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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 SolicitationSort descending
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2007
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2014
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        Sex Trafficking in a Border Community: A Field Study of Sex Trafficking in Tijuana, Mexico
                                                                                        NIJ FY 07 ORE Transnational Crime
                                                                                        San Diego University Research Foundation
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2007-IJ-CX-0013
                                                                                        $297,264
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        A Case Study of Human Trafficking:  The Transnational Movement of Chinese Women for Sex Work
                                                                                        NIJ FY06 ORE Transnational Crime
                                                                                        Rutgers, The State University
                                                                                        NJ
                                                                                        2006-IJ-CX-0008
                                                                                        $284,287
                                                                                        Closed2006
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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 Date2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        Crime in Public Space and Online Domains: Commercial Sex and Sex Trafficking in Massage Businesses
                                                                                        NIJ FY18 Graduate Research Fellowship in Social and Behavioral Sciences
                                                                                        NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
                                                                                        MA
                                                                                        2018-R2-CX-0005
                                                                                        $32,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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 Date2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        Labor Trafficking in North Carolina: A Statewide Survey Using Multistage Sampling
                                                                                        NIJ FY 15 Office of Research and Evaluation Continuations
                                                                                        SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2013-IJ-CX-0047
                                                                                        $174,118
                                                                                        Closed2015
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed
  
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