Specifications include, but are not limited to: Submit a research plan for the activities outlined in Section 2.5 and Deliverables 2 and 3. The plan should include (a) data sources and data collection strategies/methods (e.g., online assessment, review of program manuals, interviews with VTCs team members, focus groups, site visits, conference calls), (b) methods for analyzing data, including use of any software programs, if applicable, and (c) a timeline for completion of work for Deliverable 2 and Deliverable 3. Submit a draft and final report summarizing findings from an assessment of counties that do not have a VTC. Findings should represent no less than 85% percent of counties with no VTCs. The report should findings regarding, but not limited to, the following: •Reasons for not operating a VTC; •Barriers to operating a VTC; •Availability of other types of collaborative courts and/or resources available to veterans and military service members; and •Recommendation(s) for the expansion of VTCs or services to counties without VTC, including the feasibility of designing a regional VTC model.