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: 76
Total Amount Awarded: $35,262,197

Funded Awards
FY	Title	Original Solicitation	Recipient Sort descending	State	Award Number	Amount	Status
2011	Human Trafficking Organizations and Facilitators: A Detailed Profile and Interviews with Convicted Traffickers in the United States	NIJ FY 11 Research Solicitation on Trafficking In Persons (TIP)	Abt Associates Inc.	MA	2011-IJ-CX-0017	$488,007	Closed
2014	Exploring a New Data Platform for Research on Human Trafficking Investigation, Prosecution, Sentencing, Time Served, and Recidivism	NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	Abt Associates Inc.	MA	2014-R2-CX-0006	$492,113	Closed
2015	Advancing Human Trafficking Prevalence Estimation	NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	Abt Associates Inc.	MA	2015-MU-MU-0003	$996,870	Closed
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
2013	Transnational Crimes among Somali-Americans: Convergences of Radicalization and Trafficking	NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Transnational Issues Trafficking in Persons, Transnational Organized Crime and Violent Extremism	Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Chicago	IL	2013-ZA-BX-0008	$793,783	Closed
2006	Prosecuting Human Trafficking Cases: Lessons Learned and Best Practices from the U.S. and Abroad	NIJ FY06 ORE Transnational Crime	Caliber Associates Inc	VA	2006-IJ-CX-0010	$189,420	Closed
2004	SOLICITATION FOR CRIME AND JUSTICE RESEARCH LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO HUMAN TRAFFICING AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR VICTIMS: CURRENT PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED	Solicitation for Crime and Justice Research	Caliber Associates Inc	VA	2004-WG-BX-0088	$199,661	Closed
2004	AN EVAULATION OF SERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS DISCRETION	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation	Caliber Associates Inc	VA	2002-MU-MU-K004	$485,663	Closed
2012	Identifying Effective Counter-Trafficking Programs and Practices in the U.S.: Legislation, Law Enforcement Processes, and Demand Reduction Strategies That Work	NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	Colorado College	CO	2012-MU-CX-0027	$339,001	Closed
2001	Trafficking in Persons in the U.S.	National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards	Croft Institute for International Studies	MS	2001-IJ-CX-0027	$199,395	Closed
2018	Legal Responses to Human Trafficking:Evaluability Assessments and Future Evaluation Designs	NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	FUND FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK	NY	2018-VT-BX-0002	$428,073	Closed
2015	Prostitution and Human Trafficking: Establishing an Evidence-Based Foundation for a Specialized Criminal Justice Response	NIJ FY 15 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations	Fund For The City of New York	NY	2014-R2-CX-0007	$198,156	Closed
2014	Prostitution, Human Trafficking, and Victim Identification: Establishing an Evidence-Based Foundation for a Specialized Criminal Justice Response	NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	Fund for the City of New York / Center for Court Innovation	NY	2014-R2-CX-0007	$242,000	Closed
2018	An Object-Centric Approach for Image Analysis to Combat Human Trafficking	NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications	GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (THE)	DC	2018-75-CX-0038	$1,005,852	Closed
2007	Data and Research on Human Trafficking: Comprehensive Literature Review	NIJ FY07 Trafficking in Human Beings Research and Comprehensive Literature Review	Georgetown University	DC	2007-VT-BX-K002	$86,802	Closed
2016	Estimating the Prevalence of Trafficking Among Homeless and Runaway Youth Age 14-25 in Metro Atlanta	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.	GA	2016-MU-MU-0002	$499,905	Closed
2018	Combating Human Trafficking Using Structural Information in Online Review Sites	NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications	GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP	GA	2018-75-CX-0031	$361,069	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
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
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
2016	Prosecuting Trafficking in Persons Cases: An Analysis of Local Strategies and Approaches	Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	Justice Research and Statistics Association, Inc.	DC	2016-IJ-CX-0005	$460,000	Closed
2017	Indicators of Sex Trafficking in Online Escort Ads	NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons	JUSTICE RESEARCH AND STATISTICS ASSOCIATION, INC.	DC	2017-MU-CX-0005	$597,532	Closed
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
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
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