The New York County District Attorney’s Office (DANY) is requesting proposals to evaluate the Trauma-Informed Abusive Partner Intervention Program (TI-APIP).

The TI-APIP initiative is situated within DANY’s broader efforts to combat intimate partner violence (IPV), to hold abusive partners accountable, and to reduce recidivism. The Urban Resource Institute is planning and implementing the TI-APIP, which will adopt a holistic and comprehensive approach to working with abusive partners by changing the justifications, attitudes, and beliefs perpetuating abuse.

Evaluation applicants should propose a research design that facilitates a process evaluation and outcome evaluation of the TI-APIP initiative. Specific goals of the evaluation include developing a better understanding of the TI-APIP implementation process, and whether the model is effective in reducing risk factors for criminal justice involvement (e.g., offender attitudes and behaviors such as motivation to change and aggression; offender and victim mental health; and other outcomes). Applicants should propose a design for a process and outcome evaluation.

This solicitation reflects DANY’s broad commitment to data-driven decision-making and to informing the research and practice field in New York and more widely.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office anticipates total funding for the evaluation to be up to $400,000 during the contract term.

DOCUMENTS

• DOWNLOAD: CJII request for proposals to evaluate the Trauma-Informed Abusive Partner Intervention Initiative
• DOWNLOAD: Question-and-Answer Addendum for the CJII request for proposals to evaluate the Trauma-Informed Abusive Partner Intervention Initiative

DEADLINES

• The deadline to submit questions about this RFP is Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Questions must be submitted through the CJII application portal at https://cuny-islg.fluidreview.com/.
• The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, May 17, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Proposals must be submitted through the CJII application portal at https://cuny-islg.fluidreview.com/.

Background

ISLG is the technical assistance consultant to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for CJII. ISLG provides input to DANY, manages and provides guidance to the grantees funded under CJII, and conducts oversight and performance measurement throughout the lifetime of the initiative. All funds are administered through the Research Foundation of CUNY (Research Foundation).