The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications to work collaboratively with NIC to coordinate, facilitate, and deliver training program for two separate women in leadership programs.
Donor Name: National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
It is imperative to support positive interventions for women working in and striving for elevation in the often unwelcoming world of corrections. When gender barriers are eliminated, accelerated learning for women is possible. Women-only environments offer safe, nurturing conditions in which women can concentrate on the learning process that is designed to encourage their learning orientations (i.e., relationships, connections, and inclusion), behavior characteristics commonly found in women’s way of leading. It is an opportunity to re-establish their professional value, attend to personal balance, and increase support via creating networks and exploring next steps.
Goals
The goals of this cooperative agreement are to:
- Deliver quality, research-based programming that supports women’s ways of leading.
- Increase participant self-awareness.
- Explores the influence of psychological safety.
- Provide personal and professional development.
- Create an environment that promotes networking relationships.
Objectives
The awardee must facilitate the coordination and delivery of two training programs using National Institute of Corrections (NIC) lesson plans. These training programs use presentations, tabletop exercises, experiential activities, literature, audio-visual resources, and experienced faculty to support the following:
- Providing participants with insight into awareness of themselves and their leadership styles
- Providing a safe and confidential training environment for discussion and learning
- Creating a professional development plan for sustainability and elevation
- Developing the professional network for continuing support.
Funding Information
NIC expects to make one award for as much as $100,000.00 for a 12-month project period, beginning on March 29, 2024. Requests for amounts more than a total of $100,000.00, 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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