Peel Regional Police were not one of the 17 police services awarded a portion of $1.5 million in grant money from the province to help combat human trafficking, but it wasn’t a snub — Peel didn’t apply.

The 2018 Civil Remedies Grant awards were announced last month, funding 21 projects submitted by 17 police services across the province, including Toronto and York.

Peel Sgt. Matt Bertram said Peel’s human trafficking strategy is already funded by two current federal and provincial government grants, and applications have already been submitted for more federal funding.

“We have also secured a partnership with the Region of Peel, which has received funding to tackle human trafficking and therefore, we did not apply for the civil remedies grant in 2018,” Bertram wrote in an email. “We will consider it again next year.”