Deadline: 25 May 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for research projects to establish the degree to which law enforcement practices for preventing and responding to the sex trafficking of minors have changed since the adoption of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000.
NIJ is specifically interested in understanding how widely law enforcement agencies have adopted practices that are based on the perspective that the minor is a victim as opposed to a delinquent, and the challenges that agencies have faced in adopting such practices. Applications that do not propose to address these two topical areas will not be considered.
The goal of this solicitation is to contribute to the building of a comprehensive and extensive understanding of law enforcement practices to prevent and respond to the sex trafficking of minors. The research should aim to fill gaps in the existing research literature. Additionally, the research should aim to provide an empirical basis upon which to formulate and implement policies and programs to improve law enforcement responses to the sex trafficking of minors in the United States.
Award Information
- Total amount anticipated to be awarded under solicitation: $1 million.
- Period of performance start date: January 1, 2021.
Eligibility Criteria
- This funding opportunity is only open to accredited research universities. To be eligible, the institution must be fully accredited by one of the regional institutional accreditation agencies recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. Institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) are eligible to apply. Foreign colleges and universities are not eligible to apply.
- Foreign governments, foreign organizations, and foreign colleges and universities are not eligible to apply. Federal agencies are eligible to apply. (Any award made to a federal agency will be made as an inter-agency reimbursable agreement.)
- All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325737