Open — Grants.gov due October 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET; JustGrants due October 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET.Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Up to $1 million per applicant and $2 million per task force for paired law-enforcement and victim-service human-trafficking task forces, with meaningful behavioral-health and clinical-service pathways.
Funding$22,000,000 expected total funding; Category 1 up to $700,000 per applicant ($1.2 million per task force), Category 2 up to $900,000 per applicant ($1.5 million per task force), and Category 3 up to $1,000,000 per applicant ($2 million per task force).
DeadlineGrants.gov SF-424 due October 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET; full JustGrants application due October 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET.
Last verifiedOctober 7, 2026
Required next actionIdentify and verify a qualifying paired task force with an eligible law-enforcement lead and victim-service lead, confirm category, match resources, clinical-service design and any proposed technology costs, prepare the required application materials, then submit the Grants.gov step by October 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET and JustGrants by October 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM ET.
Broad Eligibility
Category-specific eligible applicants include state, county, city or township and Tribal governments and qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits. A qualifying task force must submit two paired applications, one from an eligible lead law-enforcement agency and one from an eligible lead victim-service organization. A 25% match based on total project cost is required.
Atlas Analysis
Multidisciplinary justice-health partnership opportunity supporting coordinated task-force response, victim services, investigations, and related clinical supports. Any technology component should be directly tied to the approved program design, eligible applicant responsibilities, privacy and confidentiality safeguards, and allowable budget.
The U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime is accepting applications for FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking, Opportunity O-OVC-2026-172699. The program supports multidisciplinary task forces pairing law-enforcement and victim-service leadership to identify trafficking victims, provide services and strengthen investigations and prosecutions.
OVC expects $22,000,000 in total funding across 20 to 30 awards, representing 10 to 15 task forces. Maximum awards are $700,000 per applicant in Category 1, $900,000 per applicant in Category 2 and $1,000,000 per applicant in Category 3, with corresponding task-force maximums of $1.2 million, $1.5 million and $2 million. A qualifying task force submits paired applications from an eligible lead law-enforcement agency and an eligible lead victim-service organization. A 25% cost share based on total project cost is required.
This is a strong justice-health partnership pathway because the service framework can include crisis response, mental-health and substance-use services, emergency medical care and medical or forensic examinations. N9+ remains conditional. A remote physical examination role should be advanced only where the task force’s victim-service plan, licensed clinical delivery, privacy and confidentiality requirements, forensic protocols and budget permit it. The NOFO does not specifically authorize telehealth or the N9+ platform.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.ovc.ojp.govAtlas last verified this record October 7, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
