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Human trafficking

OJP Provides New Housing Support for Survivors of Human Trafficking

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Victims of human trafficking face many hurdles, including the immediate need for a safe place to live. Programs for affordable housing typically have long wait lists and may restrict eligibility based on aspects such as rental history and current income, which pose challenges to many trafficking victims.

Consider “Sylfie,” who had been sex trafficked for seven years. Even when she needed to go to the...

Award Condition: Prohibited conduct by recipients and subrecipients related to trafficking in persons (including reporting requirements and OJP authority to terminate award)

The following award condition is incorporated by reference into many OJP awards, starting in calendar year 2016. (Please refer to the terms and conditions that accompany the award document.) These requirements also may be addressed in (and encompassed by) certifications and assurances provided by recipients of OJP awards made in 2016 or earlier years.

Award Term and Condition:

Prohibited conduct by recipient and subrecipients related...