Opportunity Information: Apply for SFOP0009888
The 2023 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity - Statements of Interest (SFOP0009888) is a discretionary U.S. Department of State funding opportunity run by the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP Office). It launches the first step of the TIP Office's 2023 open, competitive process to support anti-trafficking work taking place outside the United States. Funding is provided through grants, and the overall goal is to identify strong project concepts that can prevent human trafficking, protect trafficking survivors, and strengthen responses to trafficking in other countries or across regions.
This announcement is specifically for the Statement of Interest (SOI) stage rather than a full application. An SOI is a brief, high-level project summary that lets the TIP Office screen proposed ideas before requesting more detailed proposals. In practical terms, applicants are being asked to outline what they want to do, where they want to do it (country or region), who the work will serve, what outcomes they expect, and how the project fits anti-trafficking priorities. The SOI stage acts as a gatekeeper: only the applicants whose concepts pass an initial review process will be invited to submit full proposals.
The process described in the opportunity has multiple review steps. First, SOIs go through a technical review to confirm the submission meets basic requirements. SOIs that clear the technical check then receive a formal review. Applicants whose SOIs are selected after these reviews are invited to submit full proposals. Those full proposals are then reviewed by the TIP Office and an inter-agency selection panel, which ultimately determines which projects may receive funding. Because of this staged approach, the SOI should be written as a clear, compelling concept note that demonstrates feasibility and alignment with anti-trafficking objectives, while recognizing that detailed implementation plans and budgets are typically developed more fully in the invited proposal phase.
Applicants interested in multiple projects must submit separate SOIs for each proposed country or regional project identified under the funding opportunity. That means an organization cannot bundle several countries into a single submission unless it is truly a single regional project; instead, each distinct country effort (or each distinct regional concept) should be presented as its own SOI application. This structure helps reviewers compare proposals consistently and ensures that each geographic focus is evaluated on its own merits.
Key administrative details include the opportunity title and number (2023 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity - Statements of Interest; SFOP0009888), the issuing agency (Department of State, TIP Office), and the assistance listing/CFDA number (19.019). The original posting date is June 15, 2023, with an original closing date of July 31, 2023. The instrument type is listed as a grant, and the funding activity category is labeled as "Other" with additional clarification referenced in the original notice. The award ceiling is up to $6,000,000, indicating that projects could potentially be sizable in scope, depending on the program design and what the TIP Office determines is appropriate. The listing shows "Expected Awards: 0," which often reflects that the agency is not committing to a specific number of awards at the SOI stage or that the number will depend on available funds and the quality of submissions.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with further details referenced in the opportunity's eligibility section. In effect, the notice signals that applicants should consult the full funding announcement language for precise eligibility rules, required registrations, and any restrictions tied to organization type or geographic operations. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as an entry point into a competitive State Department process: submit an SOI summarizing an anti-trafficking project concept for work outside the United States, undergo initial screening and review, and, if selected, proceed to an invited full proposal that will be evaluated for potential funding by the TIP Office and inter-agency partners.Apply for SFOP0009888
- 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 "2023 TIP Office Notification of Funding Opportunity - Statements 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 Jun 15, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2023. (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 $6,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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