NIJ FY 2014 Methodological Research to Support NIJ’s Program of Research Examining Violence and Victimization of American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) Youth

NIJ FY 2014 Methodological Research to Support NIJ’s Program of Research Examining Violence and Victimization of American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) Youth – In partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), NIJ seeks proposals for research that will provide prevalence data and research detailing the occurrence and forms of victimization experienced by American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) youth living in or near tribal communities. In particular, NIJ seeks proposals to develop and test optimum data collection procedures for self-report data on violence and victimization experienced by AI and AN youth living in tribal communities or settings. The focus of the work under this solicitation is to develop, implement, and pilot test a survey and methods for providing estimates of victimization, and to determine the feasibility of using these procedures in tribal communities and settings. To allow time for, among other things, any necessary post-award review, modification, and clearance by OJP of the proposed budget, applicants should propose an award start date of January 1, 2015. Current Closing Date for Applications: June 17, 2014.