Awards: Listing of Funded Projects

Every year, NIJ awards grants and cooperative agreements for research, development, evaluation, testing and training and technical assistance projects across the spectrum of criminal justice.

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Number of Awards: 81
Total Amount Awarded: $41,870,614

Funded Awards
FY Sort ascending	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2024	Disaggregated Estimates of the Prevalence of Trafficking in Humans (DEPTH)	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY	CO	15PNIJ-24-GG-01747-HT	$2,495,790	Open
2024	Expansion of University of South Florida's BRIGHT Project to Combat Human Trafficking	NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	FL	15PNIJ-24-GG-00120-BRND	$1,850,000	Open
2024	Exploring the Intersection of Human Trafficking, Drug Trafficking, and Other Criminal Activity in the United States	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Money Laundering, Firearms, and Human Trafficking	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	15PNIJ-24-GG-01904-RESS	$649,895	Open
2024	Exploring the Nexus of Human Trafficking and Drug Trafficking in a Border County	NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Money Laundering, Firearms, and Human Trafficking	UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL	MA	15PNIJ-24-GG-01907-RESS	$649,732	Open
2024	Human Trafficking Data Project	NIJ FY24 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA	FL	15PNIJ-24-GG-00121-BRND	$963,000	Open
2023	Evaluating Processes and Outcomes of Housing Models for Victims of Human Trafficking	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	HARVARD COLLEGE PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF	MA	15PNIJ-23-GK-01928-HT	$654,195	Open
2023	Evaluation of the California Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Grant Program	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-23-GG-01926-HT	$799,859	Open
2023	Understanding the Scope and Nature of Forced Criminality in the United States	NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	NY	15PNIJ-23-GG-01927-HT	$997,729	Open
2022	Human Trafficking Project	NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program	SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY	TX	15PNIJ-22-GK-00246-BRND	$1,187,000	Open
2022	Improving Outcomes for Child Sex Trafficking Victims, Phase 2: A Rigorous Outcome Evaluation of Love146’s Long-Term Services (LTS) Program	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime	UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE	NH	15PNIJ-22-GG-03291-NONF	$1,244,466	Open
2022	Multi-Site Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	15PNIJ-22-GG-01568-HT	$979,022	Open
2022	Replication Validation of a Human Trafficking Screening Tool for Law Enforcement and Estimation of Prevalence	NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	THE URBAN INSTITUTE	DC	15PNIJ-22-GG-01569-NIJB	$649,332	Open
2021	Amino Acid Specific Stable Isotope Ratios in Human Keratin Tissue for Region-of-Origin and Residency Determination	Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO	NM	15PNIJ-21-GG-04157-SLFO	$320,732	Open
2021	Evaluating the OHTS Tool and Assessing Outcomes for Human Trafficking Survivors	Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021	THE URBAN INSTITUTE	DC	15PNIJ-21-GG-03631-MUMU	$648,715	Open
2021	Identifying the Feasibility and Acceptability of Conducting Longitudinal Outcome Evaluation Research with Adult Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Their Perceptions of a Comprehensive Service Model	Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA	NE	15PNIJ-21-GG-00994-NONF	$600,000	Closed
2021	Labor trafficking in construction and hospitality: Analyzing victim recruitment, exploitation, and service needs to identify strategies for prevention and intervention	Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	15PNIJ-21-GG-03632-HT	$975,209	Open
2021	Phase Two of ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services: Assessment of Program Outcomes	Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2021	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON	TX	15PNIJ-21-GG-00993-NONF	$590,041	Past Project Period End Date
2020	A National Assessment of Demand Reduction Efforts, Part II: New Developments in the Primary Prevention of Sex Trafficking	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020	NATIONAL CENTER ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, INC.	DC	2020-75-CX-0011	$239,946	Closed
2020	Advancing Visual Analytics and Computational Science to Combat Human Trafficking	NIJ Non-solicited Applications, FY 2020	GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION	GA	2019-R2-CX-4042	$86,428	Closed
2020	Disrupting Human Trafficking Networks through Mathematical Modeling: Addressing Replacement Effects and Uncertain Information	Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020	RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE	NY	2020-R2-CX-0022	$100,000	Past Project Period End Date
2020	Identification of Effective Strategies to Disrupt Recruitment of Victims in Human Trafficking: Qualitative Data, Systems Modeling, Survivors and Law Enforcement	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA	MN	2020-MU-MU-0040	$758,811	Closed
2020	Understanding the Physical and Psychological Health and Wellness Needs of Minor Sex Trafficking Victims	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	MA	2020-VT-BX-0111	$985,786	Open
2020	Understanding What Works in the Successful Identification, Investigation, and Prosecution of Labor Trafficking Cases in the United States	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2020	RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE	NC	2020-75-CX-0010	$583,465	Closed
2019	Advancing Visual Analytics and Computational Science to Combat Human Trafficking	Graduate Research Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, FY 2019	Georgia Tech Research Corporation	GA	2019-R2-CX-0042	$86,428	Closed
2019	Evaluability Assessment of a Metropolitan Network Service Delivery Model to Connect Trafficked Persons with a Full Range of Victim Services	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019	NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER	IL	2019-VT-BX-0036	$294,221	Closed