With this solicitation, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) invites applicants to administer the 2024 National Survey of Victim Service Providers (NSVSP).
Donor Name: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/09/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The goal of this cooperative agreement solicitation is to select a data collection agent that will support BJS in the development and administration of the second (2024) NSVSP. Building on the 2019 NSVSP, the 2024 NSVSP will yield an assessment and refinement of the NSVSP instrument, further clarify the national picture of the VSP field, and provide longitudinal data on victim service provision and characteristics of VSPs.
The NSVSP is part of BJS’s Victim Services Statistical Research Program, an effort to develop a statistical infrastructure around victim services and address major gaps in our knowledge about the availability and use of services to support victims of crime or abuse
Objectives
Working closely with BJS through this cooperative agreement, the recipient of funds will complete the following specific tasks:
- Conduct a thorough review of the 2019 NSVSP instrument to inform the development of the 2024 NSVSP instrument.
- Identify subject matter experts (SMEs) and coordinate processes to solicit feedback on the 2024 NSVSP data collection.
- Conduct cognitive testing and usability testing of the NSVSP instrument.
- Develop a plan for updating the NSVSP sampling methodology and create an updated approach.
- Prepare generic and full Office of Management and Budget (OMB) packages and institutional review board (IRB) protocols.
- Revise and format the NSVSP instrument.
- Plan and coordinate outreach to the victim service provider field.
- Administer the NSVSP to a sample of VSPs on the updated NCVSP frame.
- Develop and implement plans for weighting, imputation of missing data, and non-response bias analysis.
- Prepare a clean, public-use NSVSP data file, a codebook, and documentation necessary for archiving at NACJD.
- Prepare a final report summarizing the administration of the NSVSP, methodology, and how to analyze the data.
- Meet BJS data security requirements.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $1,200,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: up to $1,200,000
Period of Performance
24 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education
- 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
- Nonprofits that do not have 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
For the purposes of this notice of funding opportunity, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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