Deadline: 3-Jan-23
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) invites applications from nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education).
Goal
Through the activities of this solicitation, develop and deliver a final draft of the National Standards for Adult Community Supervision with an accompanying marketing and education plan
Objectives
- Conduct an initial virtual meeting with the NIC project manager and the APPA project team within 30 days of award to discuss the overview of the project, including clarifying goals and objectives, discussing timelines of activities, clarifying roles, and discussing resources to be used to meet the goal of the project.
- Work with the NIC project manager, APPA project team, and workgroup to develop a timeline and work session schedule.
- Develop a process for review and approval of written standards and commentary for the APPA executive committee.
- Develop a process for writing and editing the final draft of the standards and accompanying commentary.
- Develop a marketing and education plan.
NIC Staff Responsibilities
- Cooperative Agreements require significant staff involvement excluding the basic monitoring of the project, progress, deliverables and reports.
- The NIC project manager will be involved in the following aspects of the cooperative agreement:
- Provide overall oversight and project management, working collaboratively with awardee on all aspects of the project
- Serves as a project subject matter expert
- Approval of any materials, resources and processes developed under this solicitation.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $90,000
- Award Ceiling: $90,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- NIC invites applications from nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). Recipients, including for-profit organizations, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services. Foreign governments, international organizations, and non-governmental international organizations/institutions are not eligible to apply. Proof of 501(c) (3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service or an authorizing tribal resolution is required.
- NIC welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire program. Only one (1) application will be accepted from a submitting organization.
- NIC may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=344358