Opportunity Information: Apply for HHS 2022 ACF IOAS OTIP ZV 0155
The SOAR to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). It is designed to help organizations in health, behavioral health, public health, and social services settings strengthen their ability to recognize and respond to human trafficking among the people they serve. The core purpose is to fund hands-on implementation of SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond), a nationally recognized and accredited training program delivered by OTIP's National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC). The program focuses specifically on improving identification, care, and referral responses for individuals who have experienced severe forms of trafficking as defined under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended.
Awards are made as cooperative agreements, meaning recipients should expect an active partnership with the federal program office and NHTTAC rather than a hands-off grant. The opportunity (HHS 2022 ACF IOAS OTIP ZV 0155; CFDA 93.598) anticipated making two awards, with an award ceiling of $500,000. Applications were due July 25, 2022, with electronic submissions required by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the due date. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice.
Funded organizations are expected to implement SOAR trainings across their own institutions and use that training as the foundation for wider organizational change. A key requirement is delivering SOAR Online and SOAR for Organizations to staff at multiple levels, not only frontline and support staff who may encounter trafficking in day-to-day work, but also mid-level and senior leadership who can approve policy and protocol changes, allocate resources, and support implementation. The grant emphasizes building lasting internal capacity, so training is not meant to be a one-time event; recipients must use ongoing training and staff engagement to improve consistent identification of trafficking and to strengthen coordinated responses.
A major focus is ensuring that when trafficking is identified or suspected, the organization can respond with services that are coordinated, age-appropriate, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, person-centered (including patient-centered where relevant), and evidence-based. Recipients must also establish a workable continuum of care by formalizing referral relationships through memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with local direct service providers and multidisciplinary partners. These partners are intended to receive referrals and provide aftercare services that the lead organization cannot provide itself because of scope, capacity, or mission. In practice, this means the project is expected to go beyond internal training and create a reliable network for warm handoffs and longer-term support.
The program also requires recipients to take a hard look at their current readiness and local environment, then plan improvements based on that information. This includes conducting an organizational audit and producing a strategic action plan that identifies internal resources, performance measures, and concrete commitments to strengthen the institution's response to trafficking. The plan must also spell out how the organization will meaningfully integrate the expertise of people with lived experience, rather than treating survivor input as symbolic. In parallel, recipients must develop a situational analysis showing they understand their local trafficking landscape. That analysis should address relevant state anti-trafficking laws, local economic factors that may elevate risk, existing gaps in services, the risks and needs of priority populations the recipient identifies, and an honest assessment of the strength and responsiveness of local partnerships.
Another required deliverable is the development, implementation, and evaluation of a Human Trafficking Response Protocol (HTRP), along with corresponding policies and procedures. The HTRP is meant to operationalize best practices for identification, internal response, documentation practices as appropriate, referrals, and coordination, including guidance for working with law enforcement when relevant. A central constraint is legal compliance: the protocol must align with federal, state, local, and tribal laws, and it must respect confidentiality requirements that apply to patients and providers. Recipients must not only create the protocol but also assess how well it works and use findings to refine implementation over time.
Recipients may also be required to participate in an external evaluation of the overall SOAR Demonstration Program, helping OTIP assess what approaches are most effective across sites. Importantly, OTIP builds in support for awardees: prime recipients receive SOAR training and ongoing specialized training and technical assistance from NHTTAC. This structure is intended to help organizations translate training into practical workflow changes, partnership models, and sustainable response systems.
The timeline described in the notice places heavy emphasis on the first 12 months as an implementation and build-out phase. During that initial year, recipients are expected to recruit, hire, and onboard any new staff needed to run the project; ensure staff participation in SOAR trainings; and complete foundational planning products such as the organizational audit, situational analysis, strategic action plan, and training plan. They must also begin establishing the continuum of care through partnerships and MOUs. In later periods of performance, additional deliverables include the completed HTRP and related policies and procedures, a continuous quality improvement plan to guide ongoing monitoring and refinement, and a sustainability plan focused on maintaining the work beyond the grant period. Overall, the program is set up to move organizations from awareness to durable systems change, so that trafficking identification and response become embedded in routine practice rather than dependent on a few trained individuals.Apply for HHS 2022 ACF IOAS OTIP ZV 0155
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families-IOAS-OTIP in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "SOAR to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.598.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 10, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 25, 2022 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 pm Eastern Standard Time on the listed application due date.. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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SOAR to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program FAQs
What is the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training (SOAR) Demonstration Program?
The SOAR Demonstration Program is a discretionary federal funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), through the Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP). It funds organizations to strengthen their ability to recognize and respond to human trafficking among the people they serve, with a focus on practical, hands-on implementation of SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond).
Which federal offices run this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by HHS/ACF through OTIP, with training and technical assistance delivered by OTIP's National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center (NHTTAC).
What is SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond)?
SOAR is a nationally recognized and accredited human trafficking training program. In this grant, SOAR is the core framework organizations are funded to implement, using OTIP/NHTTAC training offerings as the foundation for broader organizational change.
What is the overall goal of the program?
The program is designed to move organizations beyond basic awareness toward durable systems change. The goal is to embed trafficking identification and response into routine practice through training, protocols, partnerships, and continuous improvement, rather than relying on a few trained individuals.
What types of organizations is this program designed to support?
The program is designed for organizations in health, behavioral health, public health, and social services settings that want to strengthen their capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking among the populations they serve.
What populations does the program focus on?
The focus is on improving identification, care, and referral responses for individuals who have experienced severe forms of trafficking as defined under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended.
Is this a grant or a cooperative agreement?
Awards are made as cooperative agreements. That means recipients should expect an active partnership with the federal program office and NHTTAC, rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
How many awards were anticipated and what was the maximum award amount?
The notice anticipated making two awards. The award ceiling was $500,000.
What are the opportunity identifiers listed in the notice?
The opportunity is identified as HHS 2022 ACF IOAS OTIP ZV 0155, with CFDA 93.598.
When were applications due and how were submissions required?
Applications were due July 25, 2022. Electronic submission was required by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the due date.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice.
What does the program expect awardees to do with SOAR training inside their organizations?
Funded organizations are expected to implement SOAR trainings across their institutions and use that training as the starting point for wider organizational change, including improvements to identification practices, internal workflows, and coordinated response systems.
Which staff are expected to receive SOAR training?
The grant emphasizes training at multiple organizational levels. This includes frontline and support staff who may encounter trafficking in day-to-day work, as well as mid-level and senior leadership who can approve policy and protocol changes, allocate resources, and support implementation.
Is the training intended to be a one-time event?
No. The program emphasizes building lasting internal capacity. Recipients are expected to use ongoing training and staff engagement to improve consistent identification of trafficking and to strengthen coordinated responses over time.
What types of responses and services does the program emphasize when trafficking is identified or suspected?
Responses are expected to be coordinated, age-appropriate, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, person-centered (including patient-centered where relevant), and evidence-based.
What is meant by building a "continuum of care" under this grant?
The project is expected to establish a workable continuum of care by formalizing referral relationships through memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with local direct service providers and multidisciplinary partners. These partners are intended to receive referrals and provide aftercare services that the lead organization cannot provide itself due to scope, capacity, or mission.
Are MOUs required, and if so, with whom?
Yes. The grant expects recipients to formalize referral relationships through MOUs with local direct service providers and multidisciplinary partners to support referrals, warm handoffs, and longer-term aftercare services.
What planning and readiness activities are required?
Recipients must assess readiness and the local environment, then plan improvements based on findings. Required elements include conducting an organizational audit and developing a strategic action plan, along with a situational analysis that demonstrates understanding of the local trafficking landscape.
What must be included in the organizational audit and strategic action plan?
Based on the information provided in the notice summary, the organizational audit and strategic action plan are expected to identify internal resources, performance measures, and concrete commitments to strengthen the institution's response to trafficking. The plan must also describe how the organization will meaningfully integrate the expertise of people with lived experience.
How is lived experience expertise expected to be included in the project?
The strategic action plan must explain how the organization will meaningfully integrate the expertise of people with lived experience, and it should not treat survivor input as symbolic.
What is the required situational analysis and what topics should it cover?
The situational analysis is a deliverable showing the recipient understands its local trafficking landscape. It should address relevant state anti-trafficking laws, local economic factors that may elevate risk, existing gaps in services, the risks and needs of priority populations the recipient identifies, and an assessment of the strength and responsiveness of local partnerships.
What is a Human Trafficking Response Protocol (HTRP) in this program?
An HTRP is a required protocol that operationalizes best practices for identification, internal response, documentation practices as appropriate, referrals, and coordination. It also includes guidance for working with law enforcement when relevant, and is paired with corresponding policies and procedures.
Are recipients required to evaluate the HTRP after implementing it?
Yes. Recipients must develop, implement, and evaluate the HTRP, assess how well it works, and use findings to refine implementation over time.
What legal and confidentiality requirements apply to the HTRP?
The HTRP must align with federal, state, local, and tribal laws. It must also respect confidentiality requirements that apply to patients and providers.
Does the program address working with law enforcement?
Yes. The HTRP is expected to include guidance for working with law enforcement when relevant, while still complying with applicable laws and confidentiality requirements.
Will awardees receive training and technical assistance?
Yes. OTIP provides SOAR training to prime recipients, along with ongoing specialized training and technical assistance from NHTTAC to help organizations translate training into workflows, partnership models, and sustainable response systems.
Could recipients be asked to participate in an external evaluation?
Yes. Recipients may be required to participate in an external evaluation of the overall SOAR Demonstration Program to help OTIP assess which approaches are most effective across funded sites.
What is expected during the first 12 months of the project?
The first 12 months are emphasized as an implementation and build-out phase. During that year, recipients are expected to recruit, hire, and onboard any new staff needed; ensure staff participation in SOAR trainings; complete foundational planning products (organizational audit, situational analysis, strategic action plan, and training plan); and begin establishing the continuum of care through partnerships and MOUs.
What deliverables are expected after the initial build-out year?
In later periods of performance, expected deliverables include the completed HTRP and related policies and procedures, a continuous quality improvement plan to guide ongoing monitoring and refinement, and a sustainability plan focused on maintaining the work beyond the grant period.
What does the program mean by "sustainability"?
Sustainability refers to maintaining the training, protocols, partnerships, and organizational practices beyond the grant period so trafficking identification and response remain embedded in routine operations.
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