Official funding announcement — preliminary draft
Funder: National Institute of Justice
Opportunity number: O-NIJ-2026-172799
Official listed status: posted
Closing information: 2026-11-16 (official deadline clock time and time zone must be checked in NOFO)
Award disclosure: Official federal synopsis lists an award ceiling of 2,500,000; applicant-level applicability requires full-NOFO review.
Applicant categories in federal synopsis: County governments; Small businesses; Independent school districts; Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; City or township governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Special district governments; For profit organizations other than small businesses; State governments; Private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Federal synopsis
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).
Draft intake record. Eligibility, program terms, current amendments and applicant ceiling must be independently verified before publishing.