# NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-nij-2025-172606-nij-fy25-research-and-evaluation-on-human-trafficking/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362198

> National Institute of Justice offered grants of up to $3.0 million to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $4.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 8, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-NIJ-2025-172606 |
| Agency | National Institute of Justice |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 8, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $3.0 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $4.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.560 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

## What the grant funds

This NOFO is released by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in partnership with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The funding opportunity seeks to build upon past research and evaluation efforts by focusing on emerging evidence needs and remaining gaps to combat human trafficking and protect children, with a particular focus on trafficking at the Southern Border. Applicants should propose projects that will have a clear effect on U.S. criminal justice policy and practice. This NOFO calls for applications in two categories: • Category 1: Justice System Responses to Trafficking (Anticipated Award Amount: $3,000,000) This category seeks applications for 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 well-developed direct service programs to help American child and adult victims of labor and sex trafficking. • Category 2: Technology and Trafficking (Anticipated Award Amount: $1,000,000) This category seeks applications for research and evaluation at the intersection of technology and trafficking, especially relating to technology used by traffickers and technologies used to investigate and build cases.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-NIJ-2025-172606 still open?

No. It closed on June 8, 2026. A newer notice is open: O-NIJ-2026-172799, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).

### Who can apply for NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking?

National Institute of Justice accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses.

### What is the deadline for NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking?

Closed June 8, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $3.0 million each. About $4.0 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Research Triangle Institute, The Cna Corporation, National Opinion Research Center. The program made 383 awards worth $228 million in that time.