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Subject: Annual $50,000 USDOT Counter-Trafficking Award Proposals Due March 7 

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Counter-Trafficking Initiative is inviting submissions for the 2025 Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award!  

The award serves as a platform for transportation stakeholders to creatively develop impactful and innovative counter-trafficking tools, initiatives, campaigns, and technologies that can help prevent human trafficking. The award is open to individuals and entities, including non-governmental organizations, transportation industry associations, research institutions, and state, tribal, and local government organizations. Entrants compete for a cash award of up to $50,000 to be awarded to the individual(s) or entity selected for creating the most impactful counter-trafficking initiative or technology. 

 Submissions will be accepted through 11:59pm PST/2:59am EST on March 7, 2025. Learn more about previous winners and view the Federal Register Notice for full details. Additional information regarding DOT's counter-trafficking activities including our Transportation Leaders Against Human Trafficking initiative that this award is a component of can be found at www.transportation.gov/stop-human-trafficking. 

 We kindly request that you share this information with your network to encourage individuals and entities to submit their innovative and shareable solutions to counter human trafficking across the transportation sector. Should applicants have any questions, please have them reach out to us at trafficking@dot.gov.