ATEST has formally submitted 21 funding requests across seven federal agencies to congressional appropriations subcommittees. The letters ask Congress to increase funding in several programs for FY2025, while holding the line on others. Four congressional subcommittees control the...

WASHINGTON – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is requesting $1.7 billion in federal funding next fiscal year to combat human trafficking, forced labor and their root causes. The requests include increases for key programs, noting that more people have become...

March 21, 2017 The Honorable Harold Rogers, Chair House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs The Honorable Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs The...

  March 21, 2017 The Honorable John Culberson, Chairman House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies The Honorable Jose E. Serrano, Ranking Member House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related...

  March 21, 2017 The Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies The Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,...

This briefing book provides concrete recommendations from ATEST to Congress on how to leverage federal funding for law enforcement to apprehend and prosecute traffickers, while providing much needed services for victims to rebuild their lives. The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking...

The Case for Funding to End Human Trafficking Human trafficking is on America’s cultural and political radar – present in news reports and policy discussions at local, state and national levels – more than ever before. However, problems remain. Human trafficking is often hidden...

Relevant Authorization Statutes Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA 2000) In the beginning of the 21st century, at least 700,000 people were reported as victims of international trafficking each year, 14,500–17,500 of which are women and children who are trafficked...

Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs: Victims Services Task Forces Human Trafficking Slavery Prosecution Unit (HTSPU) U.S. States Attorneys Offices (USAO) Federal Bureau of Investigation The National Human Trafficking Resource Center  

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Victims Services Task Forces Grants THE FUNDING NEED $35,000,000 and report language for the Victims of Trafficking Grants program for foreign nationals, U.S. citizens, and legal permanent residents, of which, no less than $17,500,000 is for...