This grant will fund activities to increase awareness of the support, services and resources available to Indigenous persons who are survivors of labor and/or sex trafficking. This will include raising awareness on how to access such resources. One project will be funded west of the crest of the Cascade Mountains and one east of the crest of the Cascade Mountains. The grant period will be Dec. 1, 2023 – June…
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OCVA seeks a contractor to conduct a study of the impacts of the commercial sex industry on Black and African American communities in Washington, with a focus on Black and African American persons who identify as female. The study must include a review of the impacts of the commercial sex industry on Black and African American residents of Washington and culturally informed and survivor-informed policy recommendations for reducing sex trafficking…
The Washington State Department of Commerce is initiating a Request for Application (RFA) process to fund $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 for the physical security of nonprofit and religious nonprofit institutions. Grant recipients must have reasons to believe they have been subject to security threats and demonstrate a need for enhanced security. Grant funding must be used and limited to purchasing security hardware and equipment to enhance the security of…
The Washington State Department of Commerce, Office of Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention/Community Safety Unit (Commerce) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) soliciting applications from Washington state law enforcement agencies. Pursuant to direction from the Legislature, the purpose of the RFP is to provide law enforcement agencies with modern vehicle pursuit management technology, including, but not limited to, global positioning system tracking equipment, automated license plate reading technology, aircraft…