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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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                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  AmountSort descending
                                                  Status2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2005
                                                                                        Assessing the Extent of Human Trafficking: A Community Outreach Approach
                                                                                        Research on Trafficking in Human Beings - FY 2005
                                                                                        Vera Institute of Justice
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0053
                                                                                        $336,177
                                                                                        Closed2012
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Understanding and Improving Law Enforcement Responses to Human Trafficking
                                                                                        Research on Trafficking in Human Beings - FY 2005
                                                                                        Northeastern University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2005-IJ-CX-0045
                                                                                        $350,994
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Partnering to Enhance Services for Survivors: An Evaluability Assessment and Formative Evaluation of Safe Horizon's Anti-Trafficking Program
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2019-VT-BX-0039
                                                                                        $390,522
                                                                                        Open2012
                                                                                        Sex Trafficking and Gangs in the San Diego/Tijuana Border Region Area
                                                                                        NIJ FY 12 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        University of San Diego
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2012-R2-CX-0028
                                                                                        $398,824
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Identifying Community Indicators of Human Trafficking
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research
                                                                                        Research Triangle Institute
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-0045
                                                                                        $419,643
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Improving Trafficking Victim Identification: Evaluation and Dissemination of a Screening Tool
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Research Solicitation on Trafficking In Persons (TIP)
                                                                                        Vera Institute of Justice
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2011-MU-MU-0066
                                                                                        $448,421
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Researcher-Survivor Formative Evaluation of San Francisco's Anti-Human Trafficking Task Forces
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        Research Triangle Institute
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2015-VF-GX-0107
                                                                                        $453,117
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Capturing Human Trafficking Victimization through Crime Reporting
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        Northeastern University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2015-VF-GX-0105
                                                                                        $462,973
                                                                                        Closed2016
                                                                                        Measuring Outcomes in Services to Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking: Instrument Development and Testing
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2016-VT-BX-0001
                                                                                        $464,515
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Continuation Funding for 2014-R2-CX-0005
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations
                                                                                        Trustees of Boston University, BUMC
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2014-R2-CX-0005
                                                                                        $481,374
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        ETA: Evaluation of Technology-based Advocacy Services
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Programs and Services for Victims of Crime: Phased Evaluation Research
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2018-ZD-CX-0004
                                                                                        $485,244
                                                                                        Closed2004
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2011
                                                                                        Understanding the Organization, Operation and Victimization of Labor Trafficking in the United States
                                                                                        NIJ FY 11 Research Solicitation on Trafficking In Persons (TIP)
                                                                                        Urban Institute
                                                                                        DC
                                                                                        2011-IJ-CX-0026
                                                                                        $498,844
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        Improving Identification, Prevalence Estimation, and Earlier Intervention for Victims of Labor and Sex Trafficking
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2019-VT-BX-0037
                                                                                        $499,483
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2019
                                                                                        Grooming Traffickers: Investigating the Techniques and Mechanisms for Seducing and Coercing New Traffickers
                                                                                        Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons, FY 2019
                                                                                        UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2019-R2-CX-0067
                                                                                        $499,796
                                                                                        Past Project Period End Date2016
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Evaluation of OVC FY09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 Evaluation of OVC's FY 09 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking
                                                                                        Research Triangle Institute
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2009-VF-GX-0206
                                                                                        $499,992
                                                                                        Closed2009
                                                                                        Identifying Challenges to Improve the Investigation and Prosecution of State and Local Human Trafficking Cases
                                                                                        NIJ FY 09 ORE Crime and Justice Research
                                                                                        Northeastern University
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2009-IJ-CX-0015
                                                                                        $501,352
                                                                                        Closed
  
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