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                            Funding & Awards
 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. Description

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**Number of Awards:** 75**Total Amount Awarded:** $34,797,576
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        FY
                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  AmountSort descending
                                                  Status2015
                                                                                        Sex Trafficking of Minors: The Impact of Legislative Reform and Judicial Decision Making in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Communities
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        University of Kentucky Research Foundation
                                                                                        KY
                                                                                        2015-MU-MU-0009
                                                                                        $570,150
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Bending Towards Justice: Perceptions of Justice among Human Trafficking Survivors
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        Urban Institute
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2015-VF-GX-0108
                                                                                        $573,509
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        Optimizing Criminal Justice Use of Social Media in the "Web 3.0" Environment: Addressing the Problem of Human Sex Trafficking
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Applied Technology Research and Development to Optimize Law Enforcement Use of Social Media in the Web 3.0 Environment
                                                                                        NORC
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2013-IJ-CX-K009
                                                                                        $593,715
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Understanding the Trafficking of Children for the Purpose of Labor in the United States
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019
                                                                                        NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2019-VT-BX-0038
                                                                                        $664,690
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2017
                                                                                        Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking
                                                                                        NIJ FY17 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        THE URBAN INSTITUTE
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2017-VF-GX-0004
                                                                                        $679,988
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Identify, Respond, Prevent: Addressing Human Trafficking among Juvenile Justice- and Child Welfare-Involved Youth
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2018-MU-MU-0033
                                                                                        $689,381
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2013
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies to Expose Darknet Opioid Traffickers
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Artificial Intelligence Technology Applied Research and Development for Law Enforcement Applications
                                                                                        WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                                                                        WV
                                                                                        2018-75-CX-0032
                                                                                        $985,950
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2015
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        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
  
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