OpportunityTitle: National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC-3) 2017-18
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are for-profit (commercial) organizations, nonprofit organizations, faith-based and community organizations, institutions of higher education, and associations with demonstrated organizational and community-based experience working with American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including tribal for-profit (commercial) and nonprofit organizations, tribal colleges and universities, and tribal consortia. For-profit organizations are not allowed to make a profit as a result of this award or charge a management fee for the performance of this award.
Description: The purpose of this award is to provide funding through a cooperative agreement for a collection agent to administer the third round of the National Survey of Youth in Custody (NSYC-3). NSYC-3 will gather self-reported sexual assault data from youth in juvenile correctional facilities. Activities include drawing a national sample of state-operated juvenile facilities and locally or privately-operated facilities that house adjudicated youth under state contract, administering the survey to sampled youth within these facilities, and conducting other data collection, analysis, and reporting activities as needed. Successful completion of these activities will meet the data collection and analysis requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-79) and will provide a list of juvenile correctional systems and facilities according to the prevalence of sexual victimization. BJS anticipates making one award for a 48-month period )January 2, 2017 to December 31, 2020) under this solicitation.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: General Information
GrantorContactText: askbjs@usdoj.gov&lt;br/&gt;Allen.Beck@usdoj.gov&lt;br/&gt;