NJ TRANSIT Wins USDOT Human Trafficking Prevention Award

1/27/2026

New Jersey Transit (NJ TRANSIT) won first place in USDOT’s 2025 Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award. The annual award, announced in January as part of National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, incentivizes innovative and shareable solutions to combat human trafficking in the transportation industry. The 2025 award winners are:

  1. NJ TRANSIT—The agency has taken a multi-faceted approach to combat human trafficking in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The program is expanding partnerships, training 12,000 employees, launching a public awareness campaign for its 225 million annual passengers, and providing direct support to potentially trafficked individuals.
  2. The Cheyenne and Arapaho DOT—Its “Safe Roads, Save Lives” program includes training, toolkits, survivor support resources, and an awareness campaign tailored for tribal transportation stakeholders, law enforcement, and travelers through roadway billboards and public transit buses in Oklahoma.
  3. 3Strands Global Foundation—Its “Railway Agents Combating Exploitation Program” trains and raises awareness of human trafficking among 7,000 railway professionals across the state of California.

Learn more about the awards and DOT’s efforts to combat human trafficking.