NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking
This grant funds research and evaluation projects to improve justice system responses and technology use in combating human trafficking, with emphasis on the Southern Border and protecting children.
Funder: National Institute of Justice
Due Dates: June 8, 2026 (Grants.gov) | June 15, 2026 (JustGrants)
Funding Amounts: Up to $3,000,000 per award; estimated total funding $4,000,000; ~5 awards expected.
Summary: Supports research and evaluation projects addressing human trafficking, with emphasis on justice responses and technology, especially at the Southern Border.
Description
This opportunity, released by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in partnership with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), seeks to advance research and evaluation efforts to combat human trafficking and protect children, with a particular focus on trafficking at the Southern Border. Projects should address emerging evidence needs and remaining gaps, and aim to inform U.S. criminal justice policy and practice. Two categories of applications are solicited:
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Category 1: Justice System Responses to Trafficking
Research and evaluation projects on strategies to improve trafficking investigations, prosecutions, and disruption of human trafficking networks, particularly along the Southern border; and evaluations of direct service programs for American child and adult victims of labor and sex trafficking. -
Category 2: Technology and Trafficking
Research and evaluation at the intersection of technology and trafficking, including technology used by traffickers and technologies to investigate and build cases.
