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This bill, named the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025, introduces two primary programs to combat human trafficking in the United States. First, the bill establishes the Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Prevention Education Grants, which will provide funding to local educational agencies in high-trafficking areas to develop comprehensive, evidence-based training programs about human trafficking prevention for students, teachers, and school personnel. These grants prioritize agencies partnering with non-profit organizations and focusing on at-risk populations like homeless, foster, and runaway youth. The bill requires annual reporting on the grants' implementation, including data on training, identified victims, and program effectiveness. Second, the bill creates the Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program, which will provide comprehensive support services for trafficking survivors aged 18 and older, including education assistance, job training, life skills coaching, criminal record expungement, scholarship support, and case management to help survivors reintegrate into society. The bill also extends funding authorizations for trafficking-related programs through fiscal year 2029, increasing annual appropriations and allocating specific funds for the National Human Trafficking Hotline and housing assistance grants for trafficking victims.

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