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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
                                                  RecipientSort descending
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2022
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2013
                                                                                        An empirical analysis of the scope and scale of organized crime''s involvement in human trafficking in the United States
                                                                                        NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on Transnational Issues Trafficking in Persons, Transnational Organized Crime and Violent Extremism
                                                                                        Texas Christian University
                                                                                        TX
                                                                                        2013-R2-CX-0049
                                                                                        $308,694
                                                                                        Closed2010
                                                                                        An analysis of federal human trafficking cases, including the effect of prostitution arrests on trafficking charges filed, using publicly-available data from the National Archive of Criminal Justice
                                                                                        NIJ FY 10 ORE Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking
                                                                                        The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
                                                                                        NC
                                                                                        2010-IJ-CX-1673
                                                                                        $39,087
                                                                                        Closed2017
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        Northwest Indian Community Development Center- Tribal Law and Policy Institute Research Partnership
                                                                                        Tribal-Researcher Capacity Building Grants Solicitation, FY 2019
                                                                                        TRIBAL LAW AND POLICY INSTITUTE
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2019-75-CX-0016
                                                                                        $105,000
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        Evaluation of a Service Provision Program for Victims of Sex Trafficking
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons
                                                                                        Trustees of Boston University, BUMC
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2014-R2-CX-0005
                                                                                        $247,093
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        Local Actors and US Anti-trafficking Policy:Interpretation, Mediation, and Implementation
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship-Fall
                                                                                        Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2006-IJ-CX-0003
                                                                                        $20,000
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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 Date2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2019
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2014
                                                                                        Fingernails as Recorders of Region-of-Origin and Travel History
                                                                                        NIJ FY 14 Graduate Research Fellowship Program in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
                                                                                        University of Utah
                                                                                        UT
                                                                                        2014-DN-BX-0003
                                                                                        $35,000
                                                                                        Closed2022
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2011
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2005
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        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 Date
  
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