The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 for the Management of Transgender Individuals in Custody and Under Supervision.
Donor Name: National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Work under this agreement will result in several products, including policy guides for practitioners charged with the care, custody, and supervision of transgender individuals; staff awareness and training tools; and related resources for agency use.
The transgender population has some very particular issues associated with aspects of the correctional experience, such as housing, classification, and placement; medical and mental health treatment; clothing and grooming; drug testing; and interactions with staff. As a general group, they are also more likely to be victims of sexually abusive acts while in custody according to surveys conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), which indicate that non-heterosexual adults report higher rates of sexual victimization while in custody.
Goals
The goal of this cooperative agreement is to develop a collection of materials and resources that will assist corrections and community supervision agencies in the safe and humane management of transgender individuals in custody and on supervision.
Objectives
A proposal responsive to this solicitation should, at a minimum identify a plan to address the scope and timeframe of the project and determine the methodology and resources necessary to deliver the work products.
The program’s overall objectives include the following:
- Identifying reference and resource materials, including standards and accreditation requirements, for use by jails, prisons, and community supervision agencies.
- Identifying model agency policies and training programs.
- Obtaining input from corrections and community supervision practitioners, the medical and mental health community, and transgender advocates. This input should focus on, but is not to be limited to, challenges experienced in managing transgender individuals, best practice, and the areas for which guidance would be most helpful. This information may be obtained by conducting virtual focus groups or interviews of subject matter experts (number and duration to be determined).
- Developing tools, such as a recommended glossary and self-assessment policy guides to assist agencies in identifying gaps and opportunities to improve their response to transgender individuals.
- Convening and facilitating virtual and in-person work session(s) composed of eight to ten subject matter experts.
Funding Information
NIC expects to make one award for as much as $130,000.00 for a 12-month project period, beginning on March 22, 2024. Requests for amounts more than a total of $130,000.00, including direct and indirect costs will not be considered.
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.
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