Closed · HHS-2025-ACF-IOAS-OTIP-ZV-0002 · CFDA 93.598 · Discretionary

National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5M-$9M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 30, 2025
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) is a closed discretionary listing from Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP that offered $5,000,000 -- $9,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 20 other opportunities from Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP.

$5M-$9M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
93.598
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) is closed (last close May 30, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP still indexes 20 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 30, 2025

Posted Jan 16 Closes May 30

Est. Total Funding

$9,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This NOFO is modified. Changes are made to these sections: funding details, key dates, program description, merit review (criteria), deadlines, and post-award requirements.The National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) is a national toll-free hotline that operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year via telephone, text, and chat, to assist adults and minors who have experienced a severe form of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.The objectives of the NHTH include:Operate the NHTH’s telephone, text, chat, and website via a coordinated national communications system available 24 hours a day. Provide timely information and service referrals to victims of human trafficking using a trauma-informed, person-centered, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate approach.Notify law enforcement agencies of potential cases of human trafficking, where appropriate; andEstablish and maintain a comprehensive online directory of community-based service providers in communities across the United States. Develop trusted relationships to identify, update, and maintain comprehensive internal and online referral directories. Directories must include vetted organizations equipped to meet the service needs of survivors and/or respond to tips of potential human trafficking in accordance with relevant referral protocols.

Wide-open applicant board · 14 Grants.gov doors

National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) prints 14 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +10 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). 3 other Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP listings share this eligibility-code string (14% of 21).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 22
For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Code 23
Small businesses

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Office on Trafficking in Persons endtrafficking@acf.hhs.gov

What to do next

National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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