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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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                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2007
                                                                                        "Finding Victims of Human Trafficking"
                                                                                        NIJ FY07 Trafficking in Human Beings Research and Comprehensive Literature Review
                                                                                        National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
                                                                                        IL
                                                                                        2007-VT-BX-0001
                                                                                        $293,198
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2008
                                                                                        A Review and Translation of Spanish-Language Literature on Sex Trafficking
                                                                                        NIJ FY 08 ORE Trafficking
                                                                                        San Diego University Research Foundation
                                                                                        CA
                                                                                        2008-IJ-CX-0008
                                                                                        $59,559
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2010
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2013
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2018
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2007
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2020
                                                                                        Disrupting Human Trafficking Networks through Mathematical Modeling: Addressing Replacement Effects and Uncertain Information
                                                                                        Graduate Research Fellowship, Fiscal Year 2020
                                                                                        RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
                                                                                        NY
                                                                                        2020-R2-CX-0022
                                                                                        $100,000
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        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
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