Child Protection Compact Annual Program Statement
This program funds multi-year projects to support child anti-trafficking compacts with a recipient country, including prosecution capacity, victim care, and prevention activities.
⚑ Foreign governments are not eligible as applicants; governments may be beneficiaries. · For-profit applicants may be subject to additional review and cannot earn profit above allowable costs. · This is a foreign-assistance compact program tied to a recipient country proposed by the applicant.
This is a child-trafficking prosecution/victim-services program, centered on criminal justice, social services, and international anti-trafficking capacity building. It is far outside IPPRA’s core lines in risk perception, weather/energy/nuclear public opinion, and education policy evaluation, so this team would not plausibly pursue it as a PI-led grant.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 65 good | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds applied research; capped at 65 (limited social-science role) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 20 weak | funds applied research |
Description
The TIP Office invites applications for projects to combat all forms of child trafficking as part of a potential Child Protection Compact (CPC) between the United States and a recipient country proposed by the applicant. A CPC is a multi-year plan developed jointly by the United States and another government to strengthen capacity to effectively prosecute and convict child traffickers, provide comprehensive care and support for child victims, and prevent child trafficking in all its forms.
Eligibility
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
· Not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/non-governmental organizations · Public and private educational institutions · For-profit organizations · Public International Organizations · U.S. government agencies
Applications submitted by for-profit entities may be subject to additional review following the panel selection process. Additionally, the Department of State prohibits profit to for-profit or commercial organizations under its assistance awards. Profit is defined as any amount in excess of allowable direct and indirect costs. The allowability of costs incurred by commercial organizations is determined in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) at 48 CFR 30, Cost Accounting Standards Administration, and 48 CFR 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures.
While foreign governments are not eligible to apply, governments may be beneficiaries of programs pro
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