RFP: Needs Assessment of LGBTQ+ Communities in New York City
About The Position
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) seeks proposals from qualified researchers, consultants, or interdisciplinary teams to conduct a comprehensive Needs Assessment of LGBTQ+ Communities in New York City. Through its direct services—including a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, legal services, and community outreach—AVP gathers important insight into the experiences of individuals seeking support. While service data provides valuable information about survivors who engage with AVP programs, it does not fully capture the broader landscape of needs, challenges, and resources across New York City’s diverse LGBTQ+ communities. This needs assessment will help develop a more comprehensive understanding of community needs beyond existing service data. The findings are intended to inform programmatic planning across the LGBTQ+ ecosystem in New York City and provide a data-informed foundation for identifying service gaps and strengthening responses to violence and other challenges affecting LGBTQ+ New Yorkers. AVP intends for the final assessment to be made publicly available and shared with key stakeholders, including government partners such as the new mayoral administration, the New York City Council, and other relevant agencies and community leaders.
Requirements
- Organizational or Consultant Background
- Proposed Research Approach and Methodology
- Relevant Experience and Examples of Prior Work
- Project Team and Roles
- Proposed Timeline and Deliverables
- Budget and Budget Narrative
Responsibilities
- Work with AVP leadership, volunteers, and outreach partners to develop research questions and data collection tools
- Design and implement surveys, interviews, focus groups, or other engagement tools
- Conduct data collection through multiple methods including surveys, focus groups, interviews, and listening sessions
- Monitor participation and adjust outreach strategies to ensure representation across communities
- Support AVP volunteers and stipend outreach workers in promoting participation in the research process
- Produce a clean dataset and codebook from collected data
- Conduct analysis across qualitative and quantitative data sources
- Organize findings to support development of a report
- Provide technical review to ensure accuracy of data referenced in the reports
- Develop a Proposed Research Methodology
- Produce a Public Report to Inform Policy and Decision-Making
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