The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting applications for its Institute for Jail Administration.
Donor Name: National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The goal of this cooperative agreement is to enhance the leadership and operational competencies of personnel in positions of leadership within local or tribal organizations responsible for operating a jail or that have a nexus to jail operations.
Objectives
- Develop a course focused on the application of leadership principles and strategies to enhance jail operations using the Kouzes and Posner Leadership Challenge model as its leadership foundation. The course is to be developed for personnel in positions of leadership within local or tribal organizations responsible for operating a jail or that have a nexus to jail operations.
- Conduct a pilot delivery of the course.
- Revise the curriculum after the pilot.
Funding Information
NIC expects to make one award for as much as $275,000.00 for a 12-month project period, beginning on August 15, 2024. Requests for amounts more than a total of $275,000.00 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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