The contest is part of the department’s recognition of February as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has opened applications for their 2024 Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award, offering a cash prize of $50,000 to the first-place winner. The launch of this award was part of the department’s recognition of February as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Applications for the award will be accepted through March 11, 2024.
“The horrors of human trafficking are far reaching, but together, we have the power to detect and prevent them,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “We’re empowering America’s transportation workforce and the traveling public—hundreds of millions strong—to be the eyes and ears of a collective effort to combat trafficking.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Buttigieg and U.S. transportation officials as they field and assess the human trafficking prevention strategies that will be submitted.
- For staff and personnel working in the travel and transportation industry as they learn how to spot and prevent human trafficking.
Sources: Department of Transportation
