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Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020

Opportunity ID
NIJ-2020-17324
Solicitation Status
Closed
Fiscal Year
2020
Closing Date
Posting Date
Solicitation Type
Competitive
Description

With this solicitation, NIJ continues to build upon its research and evaluation efforts to better understand, prevent, and respond to trafficking in persons in the United States. Applicants should propose research projects that — first and foremost — have clear implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States.

NIJ is interested in research projects addressing both sex and labor trafficking. NIJ is particularly interested in research responding to the following priority areas:

  1. Labor trafficking.
  2. Demand reduction research.
  3. Research to identify the health and wellness effects of trafficking victimization.
  4. Profiling recruitment tactics.

FAQs

Date Modified: January 29, 2020

Language regarding priority areas on page 6 has been modified.

Date Modified: March 17, 2020

The statement “Research to identify the short- and long-term physical and physiological effects...” under priority area three on page 6 was revised to “Research to identify the short- and long-term physical and psychological effects…”

Date Created: January 3, 2020