Innovation Challenge to Prevent Human Trafficking Among Women and Girls

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human services is sponsoring a national competition to identify existing innovative programs that address human trafficking prevention among women and girls in the United States. The goal of this competition is to identify and award existing programs that demonstrate effectiveness in preventing human trafficking and/or improving health outcomes related to human trafficking among women and girls, sustainable program practices, and the ability of the program to be expanded and/or replicated.

The program must demonstrate evidence-based interventions and approaches to preventing the occurrence and/or improving health outcomes related to human trafficking on women and girls. The program should include attention to disparities, including racial/ethnic, sex, sexual orientation, disabilities, or social determinants of health that contribute to an increased risk of being trafficked.

The competition has two phases. Phase 1 will award existing, innovative programs that have demonstrated outcomes in successfully preventing human trafficking and/or improving health outcomes related to human trafficking among women and girls. Phase 2 will award programs that have successfully expanded and/or replicated to increase the impact of their program in preventing human trafficking and/or improving health outcomes related to human trafficking on women and girls.

Judging criteria (Total Points 100%):

• Impact (50%):
  • Demonstrated understanding of trauma-informed, person-centered, and culturally and linguistically appropriate strategies for the prevention of human trafficking of women and girls
  • Demonstrated results/data (through statistical significance) of the program in preventing human trafficking among women and girls and/or in improving health outcomes related to human trafficking among women and girls
  • Applied evidence-based interventions with evaluation processes that address human trafficking and reduce the impact on women and girls (Alternatively, a demonstrated plan to measure the preventative effect of the program)
  • Ability of the program to address disparities, including racial/ethnic, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or social determinants of health that increase the risk of women and girls being exposed to human trafficking
• Innovation (50%):
  • Description of the program/approach/model and why it is groundbreaking or unique in preventing human trafficking among women and girls
  • Proven statistical evidence that the innovative approach is effective in preventing human trafficking and/or improving health outcomes related to human trafficking among women and girls

Eligibility requirements and challenge rules

Phase 1: Up to 20 submissions may be selected to each receive a prize of up to $50,000.

Phase 2: The participants selected to receive a prize in Phase 1 may compete for consideration to receive a prize in Phase 2. Up to 8 submissions may be selected to each receive a prize of up to $100,000.

Follow the step-by-step instructions on the how to enter page.