Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009339
This opportunity is a Notice of Intent from the U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office), concerning the Program to End Modern Slavery (PEMS) for FY 2023. The key point is that this notice is not an active funding announcement and the TIP Office is not accepting applications at this time. It is essentially a forward-looking communication meant to signal the government is planning or considering future funding under PEMS, and it directs interested parties to consult the attached notice for the complete details. The listing keeps an open-ended closing date far in the future, but it explicitly states there are no awards expected and no applications will be received under this notice as posted.
PEMS is described as a large, long-running anti-trafficking initiative with the central aim of measurably and substantially reducing the prevalence of human trafficking among targeted populations in partner countries and jurisdictions. The program emphasizes innovation that is driven by research, monitoring, evaluation, and learning, alongside the expansion of partnerships. In practical terms, PEMS is focused not just on delivering services or running awareness campaigns, but on building strong evidence about what interventions actually reduce trafficking prevalence and under what conditions they work.
A defining feature of PEMS-funded work, as described here, is a commitment to scientifically rigorous research methods and strong measurement. The notice highlights several components that are treated as core expectations: sound prevalence measurement (meaning credible ways to estimate how common trafficking is within a defined population), robust monitoring and evaluation practices (so program performance can be tracked and assessed), and evidence-based programming (interventions rooted in data and tested approaches rather than assumptions). It also reinforces that programs should use survivor-centered and trauma-informed approaches, which generally means interventions should prioritize safety, dignity, informed choice, confidentiality, and the realities of trauma, while avoiding practices that could retraumatize survivors or put them at additional risk.
The notice provides context on the scale of the PEMS effort by noting that Congress has appropriated 25 million dollars annually since FY 2016, totaling about 200 million dollars to date. While this specific notice does not offer funding itself, that appropriation history signals that PEMS is a significant funding stream within the TIP Office portfolio and that future opportunities may involve sizable, multi-year, research-heavy projects.
In terms of the types of projects the TIP Office is interested in supporting, the notice underscores Intervention Development Research (IDR) as the preferred approach. IDR is presented as a structured way to study trafficking as a complex system, identify elements that can realistically be changed (including risk factors that increase vulnerability and protective factors that reduce it), and then translate that understanding into a theory of change. From there, implementers design and pilot interventions to develop a model that can later be scaled up or adapted to other settings. The notice makes clear that IDR is methodologically flexible, allowing for a mix of qualitative and quantitative tools, but that the end goal is actionable learning: interventions that are not only well-intentioned, but demonstrably effective and transferable.
Another major theme is the expectation of strong local partnership and shared ownership. The notice points to co-creation and participatory research as central elements of IDR, and it explicitly states that local actors must play an active role throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and development through implementation. This signals that the TIP Office is looking for approaches that are grounded in local knowledge and leadership rather than externally designed programs dropped into a community. It also implies that competitive projects, when a funding announcement eventually opens, would likely need credible local partners and clear plans for joint decision-making, shared governance, and meaningful inclusion of impacted communities.
The administrative details included in the source data reinforce that this is informational rather than actionable right now. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 19.019 and carries the funding opportunity number SFOP0009339. It is categorized broadly (with several fields marked as "Other"), the award ceiling and expected awards are both shown as zero, and eligibility is not clearly defined in the brief excerpt beyond a generic "Others" category that would normally be clarified in the full attached notice. The overall takeaway is that interested organizations should treat this as an advance notice, monitor for a future formal announcement, and use the time to prepare for a research-and-evidence-centered competition that prioritizes rigorous prevalence reduction outcomes, IDR-based intervention design, and deep local collaboration.Apply for SFOP0009339
- 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 2023" 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 20, 2023.
- 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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