Request for Proposals

National LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence Research Survey Consultant

The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) and its program, the National Coalition for Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), is seeking a research consultant(s) to design and implement one national survey of LGBTQ peoples’ experiences of reporting intimate partner violence, which will be distributed with the assistance of LGBTQ IPV survivor service providers.

The purpose of this survey is to produce three comprehensive reports regarding LGBTQ survivors’ experiences of reporting intimate partner violence (IPV). The survey will be developed in collaboration with AVP staff and governance committee members of the National LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence Institute (the Institute), and reports authored by AVP staff aiming to shed light on the likelihood of disclosing IPV, repeated experiences of IPV, other types of victimization, and the likelihood of repeat disclosure.

Vision for Survey Scope:

The vision for this survey is to produce a breakdown of IPV survivor experiences, with multiple types of violence, and disclosure; as well as underline COVID impact. The requested scope of work involves the development of two distinct question sets for LGBTQ survivors who experienced incidents of IPV prior to 2019: One set for pre-2019 experiences of IPV and another for post-2019 experiences.  The survey will result in the following explorations in three reports:

1. LGBTQ survivors who experienced and reported incidents of intimate partner violence before 2019 and received services through an AVP and/or pursued action through the criminal legal system – this first report would center around survivors’ experiences of disclosing/reporting, the support they received, how the incident resolved (including what happened to the person who harmed them, if they know)
2. Follow up questions for LGBTQ survivors who experienced and reported incidence of intimate partner violence before 2019 and received services through an AVP and/or pursued action through the criminal legal system – in the three years after you reported the incident, did you experience additional harm through sexual, intimate partner, or anti-LGBTQ hate violence; if the survivor experienced additional harm, how many times and did they disclose or report?
3. LGBTQ survivors who experienced and reported experiences of intimate partner violence in 2020 or later – did they report, why or why not? What was the experience of reporting and receiving services during this time? Focus on COVID-specific challenges around access, tech, lock down with a person doing harm

Budget:

$90,000, with a majority of funds marked for phase one of survey development and data collection.

Timeline:

The project will begin in March 2024, with the survey created and administered in the first year of the project. The survey year is the most intensive work period for the consultant. Data codebook presented in late spring 2025, and AVP staff will complete the three related reports before October 2025 with consultant available to data check materials during report production.

Project Phases

Phase 1: Survey Development and Data Collection

• With AVP and Institute staff, develop survey questions and supporting text.
• Produce online survey on platform of consultant’s choosing and monitor responses as they come in
• Support AVP and Institute staff by reviewing communications and outreach language and ensuring that the survey is secure and accessible for respondents
• Collect data and adjust parameters depending on where we receive too much or not enough survey responses

Phase 2: Data and Report Deliverables:

• Consultant to produce codebook with clean data from the survey, divided into three sections corresponding to each of the three reports
• Develop infographics based on data and AVP/the Institute’s data
• Data check report language for data accuracy

About the partners:

The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) envisions a world in which all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and HIV-affected people are safe, respected, and live free from violence. AVP’s mission is to empower lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and support survivors through counseling and advocacy.

The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) is a coalition of over fifty anti-violence organizations that work to prevent, respond to, and end all forms of violence within and against the LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities. NCAVP is a program of the New York City Anti-Violence Project and for the past twenty years has been known for publishing and analyzing data on anti-LGBTQ hate violence and on intimate partner violence in the LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities.

The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Institute on Intimate Partner Violence (the Institute) is a project of the Los Angeles LGBT Center – the nation’s oldest and largest community-based LGBTQ service and support organization – in close collaboration with the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), and In Our Own Voices, Inc. The Institute offers state-of-the-art training and technical assistance that significantly expands the capacity of public and private agencies to provide culturally relevant, survivor-centered LGBTQ IPV intervention and prevention services, including to LGBTQ persons from racially and ethnically diverse communities. The program enhances the visibility of LGBTQ-specific IPV needs, interventions, and strategies, while conducting research to identify and disseminate evidence-informed interventions and overseeing policy initiatives that have a meaningful impact on the quality, scope, and accessibility of LGBTQ IPV services nationwide.

Submission Guidelines:

Interested parties are invited to submit their proposals by 11:59pm February 18th. Proposals should include a detailed project plan, methodology, timeline, budget, and relevant experience in conducting similar surveys within the LGBTQ community.