Opportunity Information: Apply for 72052118RFA00006
The "Counter-Trafficking in Persons" grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 72052118RFA00006) is a USAID/Haiti cooperative agreement designed to reduce human trafficking in Haiti by strengthening a state-led, inter-agency response that both prevents trafficking and improves protection for people at risk and for survivors. The activity is framed around building a durable, rights-based system in which Haitian government institutions and civil society organizations work together to consolidate earlier progress and put in place safeguards that make trafficking harder to carry out and easier to detect, report, and prosecute. Rather than treating trafficking only as an isolated criminal issue, the opportunity emphasizes an integrated approach that combines prevention through public awareness, victim-centered protection and services, and stronger coordination among key national bodies responsible for counter-trafficking work.
A central theme of the opportunity is reinforcing Government of Haiti leadership and capacity so that counter-trafficking efforts are not purely project-driven, but embedded in national and departmental systems. The intent is to foster a coordinated environment where government entities and non-governmental partners operate with clear roles, consistent procedures, and shared objectives. This includes improving how institutions communicate with the public, how victims are identified and supported, and how different actors collaborate to avoid gaps, duplication, or inconsistent responses across regions.
The first objective focuses on prevention through awareness and deterrence. It aims to improve the Government of Haiti's ability to inform the public about the dangers and realities of trafficking, the various forms trafficking can take, and the legal consequences for perpetrators. In practical terms, this objective implies a stronger national capacity to design and deliver public information campaigns, tailor messaging to vulnerable groups, and ensure that communities understand how trafficking occurs, how recruitment and exploitation can appear in everyday life, and where to seek help or report suspected cases. The emphasis on legal consequences also suggests an intention to reinforce the idea that trafficking is a serious crime with penalties, helping shift social norms and reduce tolerance or misinformation that can allow trafficking to persist.
The second objective is centered on building and implementing a victim-centered protection system at both national and departmental levels. This objective explicitly includes both the Government of Haiti and civil society organizations, signaling that services and protection mechanisms are expected to be developed collaboratively and delivered through a coordinated network. A victim-centered system generally means that assistance and protection are guided by the needs, rights, and safety of survivors rather than by institutional convenience. It also implies attention to safe identification and referral, confidentiality, non-discrimination, and minimizing re-traumatization. By specifying national and departmental levels, the opportunity highlights the importance of expanding capacity beyond the capital and ensuring that protective services, referral pathways, and support mechanisms function consistently across Haiti's administrative areas.
The third objective targets coordination and institutional effectiveness, with particular emphasis on enabling the National Counter-Trafficking Committee (NCTC), IBESR, and other Government of Haiti institutions along with civil society to coordinate counter-trafficking in persons activities more effectively. This reflects a recognition that trafficking responses typically involve many actors (social services, child protection, justice sector, law enforcement, border and migration authorities, and NGOs providing shelter or legal aid), and that weak coordination can lead to missed cases, fragmented services, or inconsistent enforcement. Strengthening coordination can include clearer inter-agency protocols, joint planning and information-sharing, improved case management linkages, and more consistent collaboration between government bodies and service providers. The explicit mention of NCTC and IBESR indicates these institutions are expected to play key convening or leadership roles in the national response architecture.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is offered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Haiti (USAID-Port au Prince). It is categorized as a discretionary funding opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically means substantial involvement by the funding agency during implementation compared to a standard grant. The program is listed under CFDA Number 98.001. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional eligibility details that may appear in the full announcement. The total award ceiling is $5,000,000, and USAID anticipated making one award, indicating a single implementing partner was expected to lead the activity, likely coordinating a consortium or network of subpartners as needed.
Key dates included a creation date of July 20, 2018, and an original closing date of September 17, 2018. Overall, the opportunity supports a comprehensive counter-trafficking strategy in Haiti: preventing trafficking through stronger public awareness, improving survivor protection through a victim-centered national and departmental system, and tightening coordination among the primary Haitian government bodies and civil society actors responsible for counter-trafficking efforts.Apply for 72052118RFA00006
- The Agency for International Development, Haiti USAID-Port Au Prince in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "“Counter-Traficking in Persons”" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 98.001.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 20, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 17, 2018. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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