Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2023 ACF IOAS OTIP TV 0050

The Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program is a federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). It is designed to help local educational agencies (LEAs) build and run school-based prevention efforts that reduce the likelihood of students becoming victims of human trafficking. The program emphasizes practical, skills-based education for both school staff and students, aligning with requirements laid out in the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018.

At its core, the grant supports LEAs in creating comprehensive prevention programming that works at multiple levels inside a school system. A major focus is training educators and other school personnel to recognize warning signs that a student may be at high risk for trafficking, or may already be experiencing it, and to respond in an appropriate, informed, and safe way. Alongside staff training, the program requires student-facing prevention education meant to strengthen resilience against both labor trafficking and sex trafficking. This student component is expected to go beyond awareness and instead build concrete knowledge and skills that help students better identify unsafe situations, understand exploitation tactics, and seek help safely.

The opportunity also requires districts to plan for scale and sustainability rather than running a one-off training. Specifically, grantees must train qualified individuals who can implement and replicate the project across the school district or within defined target areas. This “train-the-trainer” style requirement is meant to ensure that prevention education can be repeated, expanded, and maintained over time, even as staff changes occur or new schools are brought into the effort.

Another central requirement is the creation and implementation of a Human Trafficking School Safety Protocol (HTSSP). This protocol is meant to formalize how schools respond when trafficking is suspected or confirmed, with attention to the safety, security, and well-being of students and staff. LEAs are expected to consult with local law enforcement while developing the HTSSP, not to shift responsibility onto schools, but to clearly define the appropriate role of school staff and how coordination should work in real situations. The protocol should also address how and when to notify and engage parents, guardians, or other caregivers, as appropriate, recognizing that family engagement can be important while also requiring careful judgment in sensitive situations.

A key structural condition of this grant is that the LEA cannot do the prevention education work alone. The district must partner with a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization (NGO) to provide all aspects of the human trafficking prevention education for students and school staff. This requirement reinforces that the program should be grounded in specialized expertise, survivor-informed practices, and established community capacity, while still being integrated into the school environment in a practical, usable way.

In addition to the required activities, the program allows an optional enhancement: LEAs may choose to provide skills-based prevention education for caregivers as well. This option recognizes that prevention can be stronger when families and caregivers understand risk factors, recruitment tactics, online safety issues, and how to respond if they suspect exploitation, while still keeping student safety and confidentiality at the center of decision-making.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary cooperative agreement funding opportunity (meaning OTIP is likely to have substantial involvement in oversight and collaboration during the project period). The opportunity number is HHS 2023 ACF IOAS OTIP TV 0050, listed under CFDA 93.327, and categorized under Income Security and Social Services. The award ceiling is $500,000, with an anticipated total of about five awards. The posting indicates it was created on January 27, 2023, with an original application closing date of April 27, 2023, and applications were required to be submitted electronically by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the due date. Eligibility is noted as “Others,” with further clarification expected in the full notice under the section on additional eligibility information, though the program description makes clear that LEAs are the intended funded entities and they must formally partner with a nonprofit/NGO to carry out the education components.

Overall, HTYPE is aimed at building district-wide capacity to prevent trafficking before it happens, improving early identification and safe response when risks are present, and putting clear protocols in place so school staff are not left improvising in high-stakes situations. It blends prevention education, workforce training, replication planning, and a formal safety protocol into one coordinated school-based approach.

  • The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Human Trafficking Youth Prevention Education (HTYPE) Demonstration Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.327.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Jan 27, 2023.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 27, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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