The UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons has launched the seventh Call for Proposals (Sub-grant Programme 2) to provide essential humanitarian, legal and financial aid to victims of trafficking in persons through established channels of assistance.
The UNVTF was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010 as part of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
The UNVTF is managed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and benefits from the strategic guidance and expertise of a five-member Board of Trustees, appointed by the UN Secretary-General for a three-year term. Since its inception in 2010, the UNVTF has awarded over USD 6 million in grants to more than 155 NGO projects in over 60 countries.
Objectives
- This Call for Proposals takes into consideration the importance of harnessing all available resources towards the implementation of activities aimed at meeting the objectives of this Grants programme.
- The main objectives of this Grants programme are:
- to provide direct assistance and protection to vulnerable victims of trafficking in persons
- to improve health and well-being, facilitate social integration and prevent re-trafficking amongst vulnerable victims of trafficking in persons
Funding Information
- Proposals with budgets up to USD 60,000 will be considered for award.
- Please note that value for money will be assessed as a part of the rating criteria.
- 2% of the proposed budget amount will be reserved/held for monitoring visit of UNODC to the awarded project. Grant awards will not exceed the entity’s annual income for the previous fiscal year.
- Applicants’ financial management capacity will be assessed in this respect.
Duration
- All activities financed by this sub-programme must be implemented up to 24 months.
Deadline Date: 25-Aug-2023
For more information, visit UNVTF.
