Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0007256
The 2020 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity - Statement of Interest (SFOP0007256) is a discretionary U.S. Department of State funding competition run by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office). Its purpose is to support projects that prevent and combat trafficking in persons in countries outside of the United States. The announcement marks the start of a staged, competitive process that can result in the award of a grant or cooperative agreement to implement anti-trafficking initiatives overseas.
This opportunity begins with a preliminary submission called a Statement of Interest (SOI). Instead of requiring a full proposal up front, the TIP Office first asks applicants to provide a concise, three-page summary of each proposed project. The SOI functions as an initial screening step that lets applicants outline the project concept, where it will be implemented, and what it aims to accomplish before investing the time and resources needed for a complete application.
A key feature of the process is that applicants must submit separate SOIs for each country-specific or regional project they want the TIP Office to consider. In other words, organizations seeking support for multiple distinct projects across different geographies cannot bundle them into one SOI; they must prepare and submit an individual three-page SOI for each identified country or regional effort referenced by the funding opportunity.
After submission, each SOI goes through a two-step review sequence. First is a technical review, which typically checks whether the SOI meets basic requirements and is responsive to the opportunity. SOIs that pass this technical screen then proceed to a formal review. Only applicants with SOIs that successfully move through these stages are invited to the next phase, which is submission of a full proposal.
If invited, the full proposal is reviewed both by the TIP Office and by an inter-agency selection panel. That means final funding decisions are not made solely within the TIP Office; they involve broader U.S. government input as part of the selection process. The announcement describes this as a pathway to potential funding, emphasizing that an SOI is an entry point into the competition rather than an award decision by itself.
The funding instrument type listed is a grant, and the activity category is labeled as "Other" under CFDA 19.019, reflecting the specialized nature of anti-trafficking programming. The award ceiling is up to $2,000,000 per award, indicating the maximum potential amount for an individual project under this notice. The listing shows "ExpectedAwards: 0," which generally signals that the number of awards is not specified in advance in the source record rather than guaranteeing that no awards will be made.
The opportunity was created on August 14, 2020, with an original closing date of September 7, 2020, meaning SOIs needed to be submitted by that deadline for consideration. Eligibility is recorded broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice, suggesting that prospective applicants would need to consult the complete funding announcement to confirm exactly which organization types are permitted to apply and whether any specific restrictions or preferences apply.
Overall, this notice is best understood as a first-round solicitation for brief project concepts to fight human trafficking internationally, with a structured down-selection process that narrows the pool before full applications are requested and reviewed for final award consideration.Apply for SFOP0007256
- 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 "2020 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity - Statement of Interest" 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 Aug 14, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 07, 2020. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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