Research biostatistician for homelessness

CONTRACT NUMBER: VA241-12-D-0233 CEILING PRICE: $150,000.00



INITIAL VA TASK ORDER NUMBER: VA241-12-J-1363: OBLIGATED: $9,000.00





The contractor shall further the goals of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to end homelessness among Veterans by using far-reaching systemic improvements and innovative approaches. The contractor shall assist the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 1 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the VA Connecticut Healthcare Center for the purpose of the development of sophisticated statistical methods to more precisely estimate the benefits of supported employment and supported housing and specifically receipt of a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) section 8 housing voucher for homeless veterans. The contractor shall assist the VA Principal Investigator/researcher at the VISN 1 MIRECC with the examination of an existing de-identified database to select the variables for examination and in design of the study methodology using instrumental variables techniques. The contractor shall apply expertise to design and execution of technical work. The contractor shall generate and review with the VA Investigator/researcher the final set of analyses and statistical tables. After review of the results the contractor shall write up to two manuscripts summarizing the methods and the results.