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This notice is an advance heads-up from the U.S. Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office) about a future funding opportunity under the Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS) for FY 2022. It is not an open solicitation and the TIP Office is not accepting applications at this time. The posting is meant to signal what is coming next and to give potential partners time to prepare for a later process. The notice indicates the TIP Office expects to release a Statement of Interest (SOI) on SAMS-Domestic and Grants.gov within the following couple of months, and that the SOI would be followed by a formal Notification of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), which is typically the document that contains full application requirements, selection criteria, and timelines.
PEMS itself is described as a research-driven and results-focused initiative aimed at measurably and substantially reducing the prevalence of human trafficking in specific targeted populations in partner countries and jurisdictions. The emphasis is not only on delivering anti-trafficking activities, but on building strong evidence about what works and whether those interventions actually reduce trafficking prevalence. The program highlights innovative interventions that are guided by research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, with the expectation that projects will contribute to better methodologies for measuring trafficking prevalence and to stronger evaluation practices overall. It also underscores the use of victim-centered and trauma-informed approaches, signaling that projects should prioritize the safety, agency, and well-being of survivors and affected communities while avoiding practices that could retraumatize or place people at further risk.
A central feature of PEMS is its insistence on scientifically rigorous research alongside implementation. The notice explains that PEMS-funded efforts are intended to establish credible evidence on the effects of anti-trafficking programs, specifically tied to reductions in trafficking prevalence. That framing implies a preference for approaches that can demonstrate measurable change, such as well-designed baseline and follow-up measurement, careful outcome tracking, and robust monitoring and evaluation systems. In practice, this often means pairing program delivery with clear learning agendas, defensible research designs, and transparent reporting so that findings can inform future policy and programming, not just a single project site.
The notice also provides context on the scale and continuity of the program. Congress has appropriated $25 million annually for PEMS since FY 2016, totaling $150 million to date as of the time of this notice. While this particular posting does not list an award ceiling, expected number of awards, or an active deadline for applicants (because it is only a notice of intent), it signals that the program is an established funding stream with sustained congressional support.
For FY 2022, the TIP Office flags interest in funding research and implementation projects connected to five priority areas as they relate to human trafficking: supply chains, climate change and displacement, public health, financial inclusion, and sex trafficking. These priorities suggest the program is looking for work that connects trafficking risk and exploitation to broader systems and shocks. Supply chains points toward labor trafficking risks in production and procurement networks. Climate change and displacement highlights how disasters, environmental degradation, and migration can increase vulnerability. Public health suggests interest in how health systems, outbreaks, or access to care intersect with trafficking identification, prevention, and survivor services. Financial inclusion indicates attention to the role of access to safe financial tools, livelihoods, and economic resilience in reducing exploitation. Sex trafficking remains a specific focus area, likely encompassing prevention, protection, and accountability strategies as well as research that can credibly measure impact.
Finally, the notice stresses partnerships as a core expectation of PEMS. The TIP Office encourages collaborations with governments, academia, civil society organizations, the private sector, other funders, and international organizations. The intent is to expand partnerships to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and strengthen the overall ecosystem working to reduce trafficking prevalence. In practical terms, that language signals that competitive projects may be those that combine operational capacity with research expertise, engage local stakeholders and authorities, and bring in private sector or systems-level actors where relevant (for example, businesses in supply chain work or financial institutions in financial inclusion efforts). The key takeaway is that this is an informational posting about an upcoming process, outlining PEMS goals and thematic priorities, with the actual application details expected to come later through an SOI and then a NOFO.Apply for SFOP0008547
- The Department of State, Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2022" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.019.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 21, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 01, 2099 This is a notice of intent and no applications are being accepted at this time.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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