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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
09J70
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
May 29, 2009
Creation Date:
May 29, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 19, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jun 19, 2009
Archive Date:
Jul 19, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:
Training Program Review in a Jail Setting. Please note that this award is NOT a grant but a cooperative agreement. NIC will be substantively involved throughout the award period and funds are available only to fulfill the statement of work as described in the full announcement.
Expected Number of Awards:
1
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$0
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
16.601
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Corrections_Training and Staff Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
An eligible applicant is any state or general unit of local government, private agency, educational institution, organization, individual, or team with expertise in the described areas. Applicants must have demonstrated ability to implement a project of this size and scope.
Agency Name
National Institute of Corrections
Description
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC),
Jails Division, is seeking applications for the review, delivery, evaluation, and revision of the curriculum for the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI), which is co-sponsored by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
and the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA).
The NSI is a seven-day training program designed to introduce first-term sheriffs to leadership concepts as they apply to the Office of Sheriff. The project will be for a three-year period and will be carried out in conjunction with the NIC Jails Division.
The awardee will work closely with NIC staff on
all aspects of the project. To be considered, applicants must demonstrate, at a minimum: 1) knowledge of the leadership role of sheriffs in their organization, local criminal justice system, and community; 2) in-depth expertise on contemporary leadership principles, concepts,
and practices and their application to the leadership roles of sheriffs; 3) ability to conduct training, based on adult learning principles, on leadership principles, concepts,
and practices; and 4) experience in conducting training for first-term sheriffs on their leadership roles.
