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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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This page includes all awards funded by the National Institute of Justice since 2003.[1]

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Subtopic: Human trafficking

Number of Awards: 98
Total Amount Awarded: $52,696,721

Funded Awards
FY Title Original Solicitation Recipient State Award Number Amount Status
2024 A National Review of Multidisciplinary Teams addressing Child Sexual Exploitation NIJ FY24 Research on Multidisciplinary Teams UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-24-GG-01653-MUMU $1,499,977 Open
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
2024 Improving the Systems Response to Victims of Human Trafficking with Substance Use Disorders in Minnesota NIJ FY24 Field-Initiated Action Research Partnerships RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE NC 15PNIJ-24-GG-05452-NIJB $399,969 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 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 Improving the Response to Victims of Child Sexual Exploitation Materials: A Multi-Method, Multi-Informant National Study Research to Reduce Trauma for Child Pornography Victims, Fiscal Year 2021 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NH 15PNIJ-21-GG-02983-MUMU $1,491,313 Open
2021 Indigenous-led Research on Sex Trafficking among Native Americans in the Northern Great Plains Research and Evaluation of Trafficking in Persons, Fiscal Year 2021 BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NE 15PNIJ-21-GG-03633-MUMU $1,000,000 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 Past Project Period End Date
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 Improving Outcomes for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Victims: A Phased Evaluation of the LOVE146 Victim Services Program Research and Evaluation of Victims of Crime, Fiscal Year 2020 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NH 2020-V3-GX-0076 $455,598 Closed