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What are the best practices used by state correctional agencies for supervising and providing services to incarcerated individuals who are proficient in languages other than English and have Limited English Proficiency?- Department of Adult Corrections
What is the estimated social, economic, and environmental value of conserving natural and working lands (particularly wetlands) in North Carolina? What are the estimated social, economic, and environmental impacts associated with the degradation of wetlands that lost federal or state protections between 2022 and 2023?- Department of Environmental Quality
Where and how can the NC Department of Public Safety Governor’s Crime Commission develop more rigorous research and evidence to inform statewide investments to reduce crime and improve public health?- Department of Public Safety / DPS Governor's Crime Commission
How can researchers help state agencies and the NC General Assembly better serve youth and families associated with the foster care system?- Department of Health and Human Services
Which credentials do employers use as a hiring preference based on responses to the 2023 NC Workforce Credentials Employer Survey?- Department of Commerce
What steps can the NC Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) take to improve the methodology and data collection activities it uses to measure employee engagement, morale, job stress, and other factors related to staff decisions to stay with or leave the agency?- Department of Adult Corrections
What are NC Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) staff needs related to peer and behavioral/mental health supports? How can the SHIELD program provide these supports to improve employee mental health?- Department of Adult Corrections
How effective are NCDAC rehabilitation, programming, and reentry practices at reducing recidivism and improving post-release outcomes?- Department of Adult Corrections
What are the costs and benefits to industry, the public, and the environment associated with NCDEQ’s proposed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances standards?- Department of Environmental Quality
What resources and strategies need to be available in communities to divert women with mental health and substance use disorders away from the justice system and into treatment?- Department of Health and Human Services
How can the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction best train correctional mental health providers in the criminal justice system to support persons experiencing suicide or self-injury?- Department of Adult Corrections
Where and how does the NC Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) need to develop more rigorous research and evidence for leadership, managers, and front-line staff to inform decisions about the agency’s program, policies, and operations over the next two years?- Department of Adult Corrections
What are the impacts of the GREAT grant program and how could NCDIT enhance the program?- Department of Information Technology
How can the Division of Motor Vehicles update forms?- Department of Transportation
Call for Methodologists: Pre-Analysis Plan Review Panel?- Office of State Budget & Management
What are the root causes of municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant and Drinking Water System Clean Water Act/Safe Drinking Water Act noncompliance that can render U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State enforcement and technical/financial assistance efforts unsuccessful?- Department of Environmental Quality / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (state partner)
What are the best practices in digital literacy and what additional research and innovation are needed because evidence isn’t yet available?- Department of Information Technology
How many code enforcement officials does North Carolina need to perform inspections within two business days statewide? What is the best methodology and tool for optimally allocating inspectors across the state?- Department of Insurance
How can the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency optimize Offsite Compliance Monitoring?- Department of Environmental Quality / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (state partner)
What additional data should the NC Department of the Secretary of State collect to answer questions about new business creation, new business survival, North Carolina’s economic health, and related issues? How should such data be collected to be most useful to investors, lenders, and policymakers?- Department of Secretary of State
What can NC Department of the Secretary of State learn from data collected from failed businesses about possible business survivorship interventions and resources that would be most likely to increase business success rates during the initial seven-year period?- Department of Secretary of State
What are the business knowledge, social capital, and financial capital needs of new businesses that are most necessary to prevent failure of North Carolina businesses within the first seven years of operation? Based on the answers developed, what intervention strategies would be most likely to address the identified needs in order to increase business success rates during this initial seven-year period?- Department of Secretary of State
Do new business creations provide near-real-time insight into the statewide economic health of North Carolina or of the state’s individual counties? If so, can this information, either by itself or in association with other data, be used to reveal statewide economic trends or economic trends of specific counties?- Department of Secretary of State
Will education increase medical providers’ use of an assessment tool that measures the functional ability of incarcerated persons within the NC State Prison System?- Department of Public Safety
How can the NC Wildlife Resources Commission improve compliance with boating regulations and, in turn, public safety? (Refined research question*)?- Department of Environmental Quality / DEQ Wildlife Resources Commission
What are the current NCWorks Certified Career Pathways across the state and what is the impact of each pathway on training and certification achievement for participants?- Department of Commerce
How can academic researchers assist the NC Department of Public Instruction with mitigating the impacts of the pandemic on students across North Carolina, which have critical implications for the State’s future workforce and economy?- Department of Public Instruction
What research questions might be answered with administrative data from the NC Department of the Secretary of State?- Department of Secretary of State
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: North Carolina Evaluation Fund?- Office of State Budget & Management
How much do NC teen court programs reduce recidivism among youth under 18?- Department of Public Safety / DPS Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
How can North Carolina data from job applications for open positions be used to learn how to most effectively recruit for state government job opportunities?- Department of Administration / DOA Office of State Human Resources
How can behavioral science improve state government recruiting practices and increase workforce diversity through greater hiring from traditionally underrepresented populations, especially for positions requiring specialized scientific, technical or data knowledge?- Department of Administration / DOA Office of State Human Resources
How can the Governor’s Crime Commission use evidence-based decision making in its grant-making process?- Department of Public Safety
How can the NC Office of Indigent Defense Services develop an evidence-based long-term plan for high quality and cost effective indigent defense services throughout North Carolina’s 100 counties?- Department of Justice / DOJ Office of Indigent Defense Services
What is the distribution of data literacy secondary school pathways and higher education certificate and degree programs by NC county and tier?- Department of Commerce
What is the relationship between spatiotemporal epidemic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, vaccine efficacy in school zones, and prolonged COVID-19 burdens?- Department of Health and Human Services / Guilford County Health Department
How can the NC Office of Strategic Partnerships match students without summer internships or jobs due to COVID-19 with local government and nonprofit organizations?- Office of State Budget & Management / OSBM Office of Strategic Partnerships
How can North Carolina state agencies and college and university career services partner to strengthen the talent pipeline of students and recent graduates into state government employment?- Department of Administration / DOA Office of State Human Resources
What impact has COVID-19 had on North Carolina nonprofit organizations?- Office of State Budget & Management / OSBM Office of Strategic Partnerships
How can North Carolina enhance its reentry policies and programming?- Department of Adult Corrections
What can we learn from applicant and intern data from the State of NC internship program?- Department of Administration
Are there practices that could improve operations, efficiency, or utilization of Finish Line Grants?- Department of Commerce / DOC Community College System Office
How should the NC Department of Justice evaluate law enforcement training programs for effectiveness and desired outcomes?- Department of Justice
Are there racial disparities in how protests and demonstrations are policed in North Carolina?- Department of Justice
What issues will the expanded use of digital currency and peer-to-peer cash apps create in terms of the NC Department of Revenue's ability to enforce tax compliance?- Department of Revenue
How can the NC Department of Revenue improve and simplify communications to North Carolina residents?- Department of Revenue