Description
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, is issuing a competitive grant to fund the Safe and Successful Youth Initiative – Human Trafficking Intervention Program (SSYI‑HT). The grant seeks organizations that can deliver survivor‑focused mentoring, comprehensive case management, and systems‑level coordination for youth (up to age 30) who are victims or at risk of human trafficking. Optional statewide training and technical assistance components are also available. Approximately three to five awards will be made, with FY 2027 funding of about $900,000 total and $1.8 million in subsequent years, spanning a contract term from January 1 2027 to June 30 2029 (extendable to 2036). Applicants must submit detailed program plans, logic models, budgets for each fiscal year, and certify compliance with extensive data‑privacy, conflict‑of‑interest, and subcontractor requirements.
• Core services: survivor mentoring, case management, systems coordination (mandatory).
• Optional services: statewide training/technical assistance, supplemental programming.
• Funding: ~ $900 k FY 2027, $1.8 M FY 2028‑FY 2029, split among 3‑5 grantees.
• Timeline: Questions due Sep 18 2026; full application due Oct 14 2026; award expected before Jan 2027 start date.