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U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

International Programs to Combat Human Trafficking

Federal program · program number 19.019 (the federal Assistance Listing number)

Key facts

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7 grants
Type of help
Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
Typical award
$50,000 to $750,000
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

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What it pays for

The mission of the TIP Office is to combat human trafficking (a/k/a modern slavery) by employing a �3 Ps� strategy: preventing trafficking in persons, protecting and assisting trafficking victims, and prosecuting traffickers and others who profit from trafficking in persons. Additionally, the TIP Office focuses on a 4th-P, partnerships to effectuate this strategy.

Who can apply

US-based and foreign NGOs, International Organizations, For-Profit Organizations, and Universities and Institutions of Higher Learning may apply.

How applications are judged

All selection criteria are set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Match

None required (federal program listing).

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 2 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Hope for Justice, Inc.Knoxville, Knox CountyThe Freedom Fund$228K2023
Hope for Justice, Inc.Knoxville, Knox CountyThe Freedom Fund$200K2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

Official program listing (SAM.gov) Program website