DOT Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award

The Department's annual $50,000 Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award aims to incentivize individuals and entities to think creatively in developing innovative solutions to combat human trafficking in the transportation industry, and to share those innovations with the broader community.  A Federal Register Notice soliciting submissions for the 2023 award will be published soon. 

2021 Awardees

Winner: The A21 Campaign
For its Can You See Me? Roadside Billboard Initiative proposal to expand its public awareness campaign of 1,000 counter-trafficking billboards in 46 cities across the U.S.

2nd: U.S. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
For its Combating Silence: Increasing Awareness to Louisiana Human Trafficking proposal to reach up to 5.3 million road users.

3rd: Busing on the Lookout (a program of Truckers Against Trafficking)
For its Capturing Innovation to Build Public Transit’s Capacity to Combat Human Trafficking proposal to engage up to 72 transit agencies to increase human trafficking training, partnerships, awareness, and reporting among transit agencies throughout the country.
 

2020 Awardees

Winner: United Against Slavery
For its National Outreach Survey for Transportation Sectors proposal to conduct a survey of transportation stakeholders, human trafficking survivors, and providers across all modes of transportation.

2nd: Busing on the Lookout (a program of Truckers Against Trafficking)
For its Creating Local Partnerships to End Human Trafficking: Bus & Casino Coalition Builds proposal to target human trafficking loopholes that exist between buses and casinos.

3rd: ArtWorks for Freedom
For its Airports to Freedom proposal to install a multimedia counter-trafficking educational kiosk in up to nine airports to educate and engage the aviation industry and traveling public.