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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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        FYSort descending
                                                  Title
                                                  Original Solicitation
                                                  Recipient
                                                  State
                                                  Award Number
                                                  Amount
                                                  Status2019
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Closed2019
                                                                                        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 Date2019
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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 Date2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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 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 Date2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2020
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2021
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2022
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open2023
                                                                                        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
                                                                                        Open
  
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