Academic Research Consulting Services I

The Texas Southern University is seeking a consultant to support the design, implementation, and analysis of a mixed-methods research project evaluating the relationship between local community capacity and the outcomes of Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funding in Texas cities. The consultant will be responsible for tasks such as developing conceptual frameworks, conducting primary data collection, and preparing written and oral research products. The contract term is five months, and the consultant will be expected to work with project partners, stakeholders, and research team members. • The scope of work includes project coordination and liaison, conceptual framework development, research design and instrument development, data collection, data analysis, and reporting and dissemination. • The consultant will be required to submit various deliverables, including a literature review report, conceptual models and definitions of capacity/equity, and a research design document. • The evaluation criteria for the proposal include experience, qualifications, methodology and approach, references and client feedback, and pricing and delivery schedule.