NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking
This NOFO funds rigorous research and evaluation projects on human trafficking in the United States, including prevention, evaluation of federal policies with trafficking impacts, and applied research or program evaluation to improve services for American victims.
⚑ Eligibility is not stated in the notice; treat as open absent the full solicitation text. · Research/evaluation focus is on human trafficking in the United States. · Includes applied research and program evaluation for victim services, not basic research. · Award ceiling is $2,500,000.
This is a justice/social-services victimization topic, but it is not part of IPPRA’s standing research lines in risk, weather, energy, nuclear, or education policy. The team could contribute methods to an evaluation, but human trafficking prevention and victim services would be well outside their usual program.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-10
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 65 good | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: surveys longitudinal, community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is central; funds evaluation research; capped at 65 (limited social-science role) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds evaluation research (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking. This opportunity supports proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to better understand, respond to, and reduce Human Trafficking in the United States in three areas: (1) prevention, including justice system and other initiatives to prevent trafficking in the first place or to prevent further harm after it has occurred, (2) evaluation of federal policies that may have the unintended consequence of perpetuating or increasing human trafficking, and (3) applied research and program evaluations that directly support effective services for American victims. This NOFO is released by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in collaboration with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
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