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Solicitation for a Cooperative
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National Institute of Corrections
AGENCY: National Institute of
Corrections, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a cooperative
agreement.
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals
from organizations, groups, or
individuals who would like to enter an
8-month cooperative agreement to write
a 45–50 page white paper exploring
implementation strategies to introduce
and increase awareness of
environmental and conservation efforts
to the field of corrections.
The Research and Evaluation Division
will use the information from the white
paper to collaborate with other Institute
divisions (Prisons, Jails, Community
Corrections, and Transition and
Workforce Development) in developing
and implementing training and
technical assistance opportunities. The
final white paper will become available
to the public domain.
DATES: Applications must be received
by 4 p.m. EST on Thursday, June 19,
2009.
Mailed applications must be
sent to Director, National Institute of
Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room
5007, Washington, DC 20534.
Applicants are encouraged to use
Federal Express, UPS, or similar service
to ensure delivery by the due date.
Hand delivered applications should
be brought to 500 First Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20534. At the front
desk, call (202) 307–3106, extension 0
for pickup.
Faxed applications will not be
accepted. Only electronic applications
submitted via https://www.grants.gov
will be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this announcement and the
required application forms can be
downloaded from the NIC Web site at
https://www.nicic.gov/
cooperativeagreements.
All technical or programmatic
questions concerning this
announcement should be directed to
Sherry Carroll, Correctional Program
Specialist, National Institute of
Corrections. She can be reached by
calling 1–800–995–6423 extension 0378
or by e-mail at scarroll@bop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: NIC’s interest in this
project is to contribute to the
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advancement of corrections by
developing innovative solutions to raise
the awareness of correctional
administrators and to help them stay
abreast of societal issues that are being
raised in legislative, societal, and
political forums. Additionally, NIC aims
to inform correctional administrators of
new legislation that has been brought
before Congress addressing energy
efficiency and renewable energy.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics found
that per capita expenditure for each
justice function increased between 1982
and 2003, with corrections having the
largest per capita increase of 423% (BJS,
2003)—a growth rate higher than both
law enforcement and the judiciary. With
agencies competing for performancebased budgets, agencies must show they
are operating effectively and efficiently.
This is the beginning of what could be
a new generation of correctional
facilities. Facilities may be required to
enhance their infrastructures by
implementing self-sustaining and
environmentally friendly processes for
day-to-day operations, or as backup
plans during times of emergency. This
also increases the potential for facilities
to create green products and services
that will reduce costs and improve
green-collar job skills inside and outside
of the facility. Reducing operational
costs will allow more funding to be
directed to programs designed to
produce long-term, positive effects on
offenders re-entering the community.
Correctional administrators have
attempted to address workforce
challenges by introducing skilled trades,
vocational programs, apprenticeships,
and college courses to offenders. Still,
few job assignments are offered to
offenders. Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes
(2007) completed a study suggesting
that there are barriers to employment for
former offenders with low levels of
education.
According to the American Solar
Energy Society, jobs in renewableenergy and energy-efficiency industries
could increase to 40 million by 2030
(MacMillian, 2008). It is believed that
most firms are not prepared to handle
the rapid growth of these types of jobs
and will experience a shortage of
qualified green-collar workers. There
will also be a greater need for greencollar jobs as traditional blue-collar jobs
have become less available and
competition for them increases (Jones
and Wyskida 2007).
New green-collar jobs require less
licensing than some blue-collar jobs
(Pinderhughes, 2007). This may increase
the potential for former offenders to find
gainful employment after their release.
Green-collar skills are transferable and
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can change how institutions view job
assignments in their facilities,
prompting practitioners to create green
collar jobs within the institution and
develop green-collar job readiness
training programs.
Prisons Industry work programs offer
another avenue to create more
environmental awareness through the
services and products they produce.
Prison Industries have the potential to
create green-collar jobs, promote
awareness through producing energyefficient and environmentally friendly
products, create new programs inside
correctional facilities, and lower
pollution and byproduct wastes.
Progress to date: There are a number
of innovative and creative solutions
being developed in mainstream society
to improve environmental quality
through energy alternatives, material
reuse, and conservation. These include
the use of windmills, solar panels,
biofuels, composting, recycling metals,
water and other materials, crop
production, and the use of hybrid
vehicles. Listed below are a few
examples of environmental and
conservation efforts.
Many correctional facilities are
recycling aluminum cans, initiating bike
recycling and repair programs, and
engaging in facility composting. Prison
industries are recycling computers and
electronics, participating in E-scrap
Programs in waste management, turning
wood pallets into furniture, and
recycling rubber for children’s
playgrounds.
Organizations such as Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) have established nationally
accepted benchmarks for the design,
construction, and operation of highperformance green buildings. Dr.
Pinderhughes conducted research in
Berkeley, California, that documented
an analysis of providing high quality
jobs for men and women with barriers
to employment with green-collar jobs
(Pinderhughes, 2007).
California has three non-profit
organizations—San Francisco
Conservation Corp., Rising Sun Energy
Center, and Solar Richmond that work
to prepare men and women with
barriers to employment to enter the
labor market with green-collar jobs.
The San Francisco Sheriff’s
Department’s Garden Project modeled
for community change is an integrated,
community-wide, systemic response to
crime, high rates of recidivism, and
unemployment. It is an intensive
program where participants can learn
horticulture skills and grow organic
vegetables that they can share with
senior citizens.
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Rocky Mountain Institute is a
nonprofit organization that fosters the
efficient and restorative use of resources
so that companies, governments, and
organizations are more efficient, make
more money, and do less harm to the
environment.
Charlotte Correctional Institute,
located in Punta Gorda, FL, has facilities
onsite to provide drinking water and
wastewater treatment. They also use
reclaimed water for institutional
laundry and all prison toilets.
Project Goal: Complete 45–50 page
white paper on three topic areas: (1)
Investigating green-collar job readiness
programs; (2) strategies to make penal
industry products and services more
environmentally friendly and (3)
strategies to build or transform agencies
into self-sustaining facilities by
addressing and including the following
objectives:
Conduct a need assessment on the
feasibility of green-collar jobs in
correctional facilities. This assessment
would include specific types of greencollar jobs with considerations to
offender custody levels, gender, and
special needs;
Research and identify new and
existing job readiness training programs
that may be or are delivered to
prisoners;
Develop training strategies that may
be delivered to staff such as job
employment specialists and/or job
coordinators and allow linkages for
soon-to-be released offenders with
employment services in the community;
Assess existing programs for
environmental awareness (pollution)
and green-collar job readiness training
(heating and cooling, biofuels, etc.) in
penal industries;
Identify new programs to increase
green collar products and skills, i.e.,
recycling, production, machinery, etc.,
in penal industries;
Create an assessment/resource tool for
administrators to consider in the areas
of building environment, transportation,
water, energy, and other natural
resource materials;
Select a methodology that will
determine and establish baseline data
on prison and jail’s energy, water, and
resource use and pollution generation;
Introduce cost saving benefits of
creating green protocols at facilities that
can reduce associated costs focused on
‘‘zero waste,’’ i.e., agriculture,
construction design/alterations,
composting, recycling, energy
efficiency, water allocation, etc.;
Determine strategies to build or
transform agencies into self-sustaining
facilities or for the partial
implementation of elements for self-
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sustaining, environmentally friendly
agencies (i.e., the use of solar panels,
windmills, alternative sources of energy,
etc.).
Proposal Preparation: The proposal
must be no more than 12 pages and
include a strategic plan detailing how
the work will be organized and
completed, project goals and objectives,
methodologies, a list of involved
persons and their roles, a budget, and
the applicant’s experience working with
environmental issues. The proposal and
the applicant’s experience should
address previously stated goals and
objectives in this solicitation.
Required Expertise: It is highly
desirable for the successful applicant to
demonstrate experience in the following
areas: Knowledge of green collar jobs;
Knowledge of Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED)
Standards; Knowledge of recycling,
conservation and alternative sources of
energy; Ability to assess, interpret, and
summarize research in relevant fields;
Ability to serve as a liaison with
research experts connected to the
project; Ability to translate concepts
into appropriate documents and other
forms of communication; Knowledge of
correctional organization business
practices; Skills in technical writing;
Ability to provide professional editing
services.
Document Preparation: For all awards
in which a document will be a
deliverable, the awardee must follow
the Guidelines for Preparing and
Submitting Manuscripts for Publication
as found in the ‘‘General Guidelines for
Cooperative Agreements’’ which will be
included in the award package.
Application Requirements: The
application should be concisely written,
typed double-spaced and reference the
‘‘NIC Opportunity Number’’ and Title
provided in this announcement. The
application package must include OMB
Standard Form 424, Application for
Federal Assistance, a cover letter that
identifies the audit agency responsible
for the applicant’s financial accounts as
well as the audit period or fiscal year
that the applicant operates under (e.g.,
July 1 through June 30), a program
narrative responding to the
requirements in this announcement, a
description of the qualifications of the
applicant(s), and an outline of projected
costs. The following forms must also be
included: OMB Standard Form 424A,
Budget Information—Non Construction
Programs, OMB Standard Form 424B,
Assurances—Non Construction
Programs (these forms are available at
https://www.grants.gov), DOJ/NIC
Certification Regarding Lobbying;
Debarment, Suspension and Other
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Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free
Workplace Requirements (available at
https://www.nicic.org/Downloads/PDF/
certif-frm.pdf.) Please limit the program
narrative text to 12 double-spaced
pages, exclusive of resumes and
summaries of experience. Please do not
submit full curriculum vitae.
Additional Resources: Go to https://
www.nicic.gov.
Authority: Public Law 93–415.
Funds Available: NIC is seeking
applicants’ best ideas regarding
accomplishment of the scope of work
and the related costs for achieving the
goals of this solicitation. Funds may be
used only for the activities that are
linked to the desired outcome of the
project.
This project will be a collaborative
venture with the NIC Research and
Evaluation Division.
Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible
applicant is any public or private
agency, educational institution,
organization, individual, or team with
expertise in the described areas.
Review Considerations: Applications
received under this announcement will
be subjected to a 3 to 5 person NIC
Review Process. The criteria for the
evaluation of each application will be as
follows:
Programmatic (60%)
Are all of the tasks adequately
discussed? Is there a clear statement of
how each task will be accomplished,
including the staffing, resources, and
strategies to be employed? Are there any
innovative approaches, techniques, or
design aspects proposed that will
enhance the project?
Organizational (20%)
Do the skills, knowledge, and
expertise of the organization and the
proposed project staff demonstrate a
high level of competency to carry out
the tasks? Does the applicant
organization have the necessary
experience and organizational capacity
to carry out all goals of the project? Are
the proposed project management and
staffing plans realistic and sufficient to
complete the project within the 8-month
time frame?
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Project Management/Administration
(20%)
Does the applicant identify reasonable
objectives, milestones, and measures to
track progress? If consultants and/or
partnerships are proposed, is there a
reasonable justification for their
inclusion in the project and a clear
structure to insure effective
coordination? Is the proposed budget
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realistic and provide sufficient cost
detail/narrative, and represent good
value relative to the anticipated results?
Note: NIC will not award a cooperative
agreement to an applicant who does not have
a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal
Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the
Central Contractor Registry (CCR).
A DUNS number can be received at
no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free
DUNS number request line at 1–800–
333–0505 (if you are a sole proprietor,
you would dial 1–866–705–5711 and
select option 1).
Registration in the CCR can be done
online at the CCR Web site: https://
www.ccr.gov. A CCR Handbook and
worksheet can also be reviewed at the
Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 09PEI27.
This number should appear as a
reference line in the cover letter, where
indicated on Standard Form 424, and
outside of the envelope in which the
application is sent.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 16.602.
Executive Order 12372: This program
is not subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372.
Morris L. Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
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Proposed Information Collection
Request for the ETA 538 and ETA 539,
Weekly Initial and Continued Claims;
Comment Request for Extension
Without Change
AGENCY: Employment and Training
Administration
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collection of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
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A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the addressee section of this notice or by
accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/
OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
July 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Scott
Gibbons, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Security, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S–
4531, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by e-mail:
gibbons.scott@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: The ETA 538 and ETA
539 reports are weekly reports which
contain information on initial claims
and continued weeks claimed. These
figures are important economic
indicators. The ETA 538 provides
information that allows national
unemployment claims information to be
released to the public five days after the
close of the reference period. The ETA
539 contains more detailed weekly
claims information and the state’s 13week insured unemployment rate which
is used to determine eligibility for the
Extended Benefits program.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: The
Department of Labor is particularly
interested in comments which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions: The ETA 538 and
ETA 539 continue to be needed as they
provide both timely economic
indicators as well as the information
needed to track the data that trigger
states ‘‘on’’ and ‘‘off’’ the Extended
Benefits program.
Type of Review: Extension without
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: Green Corrections
AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a cooperative agreement.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting
proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals who would like to
enter an 8-month cooperative agreement to write a 45-50 page white
paper exploring implementation strategies to introduce and increase
awareness of environmental and conservation efforts to the field of
corrections.
The Research and Evaluation Division will use the information from
the white paper to collaborate with other Institute divisions (Prisons,
Jails, Community Corrections, and Transition and Workforce Development)
in developing and implementing training and technical assistance
opportunities. The final white paper will become available to the
public domain.
DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. EST on Thursday, June
19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be sent to Director, National
Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room 5007, Washington,
DC 20534. Applicants are encouraged to use Federal Express, UPS, or
similar service to ensure delivery by the due date.
Hand delivered applications should be brought to 500 First Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20534. At the front desk, call (202) 307-3106,
extension 0 for pickup.
Faxed applications will not be accepted. Only electronic
applications submitted via https://www.grants.gov will be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this announcement and the
required application forms can be downloaded from the NIC Web site at
https://www.nicic.gov/cooperativeagreements.
All technical or programmatic questions concerning this
announcement should be directed to Sherry Carroll, Correctional Program
Specialist, National Institute of Corrections. She can be reached by
calling 1-800-995-6423 extension 0378 or by e-mail at scarroll@bop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: NIC's interest in this project is to contribute to the
advancement of corrections by developing innovative solutions to raise
the awareness of correctional administrators and to help them stay
abreast of societal issues that are being raised in legislative,
societal, and political forums. Additionally, NIC aims to inform
correctional administrators of new legislation that has been brought
before Congress addressing energy efficiency and renewable energy.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics found that per capita expenditure
for each justice function increased between 1982 and 2003, with
corrections having the largest per capita increase of 423% (BJS,
2003)--a growth rate higher than both law enforcement and the
judiciary. With agencies competing for performance-based budgets,
agencies must show they are operating effectively and efficiently.
This is the beginning of what could be a new generation of
correctional facilities. Facilities may be required to enhance their
infrastructures by implementing self-sustaining and environmentally
friendly processes for day-to-day operations, or as backup plans during
times of emergency. This also increases the potential for facilities to
create green products and services that will reduce costs and improve
green-collar job skills inside and outside of the facility. Reducing
operational costs will allow more funding to be directed to programs
designed to produce long-term, positive effects on offenders re-
entering the community.
Correctional administrators have attempted to address workforce
challenges by introducing skilled trades, vocational programs,
apprenticeships, and college courses to offenders. Still, few job
assignments are offered to offenders. Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes (2007)
completed a study suggesting that there are barriers to employment for
former offenders with low levels of education.
According to the American Solar Energy Society, jobs in renewable-
energy and energy-efficiency industries could increase to 40 million by
2030 (MacMillian, 2008). It is believed that most firms are not
prepared to handle the rapid growth of these types of jobs and will
experience a shortage of qualified green-collar workers. There will
also be a greater need for green-collar jobs as traditional blue-collar
jobs have become less available and competition for them increases
(Jones and Wyskida 2007).
New green-collar jobs require less licensing than some blue-collar
jobs (Pinderhughes, 2007). This may increase the potential for former
offenders to find gainful employment after their release. Green-collar
skills are transferable and
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can change how institutions view job assignments in their facilities,
prompting practitioners to create green collar jobs within the
institution and develop green-collar job readiness training programs.
Prisons Industry work programs offer another avenue to create more
environmental awareness through the services and products they produce.
Prison Industries have the potential to create green-collar jobs,
promote awareness through producing energy-efficient and
environmentally friendly products, create new programs inside
correctional facilities, and lower pollution and byproduct wastes.
Progress to date: There are a number of innovative and creative
solutions being developed in mainstream society to improve
environmental quality through energy alternatives, material reuse, and
conservation. These include the use of windmills, solar panels,
biofuels, composting, recycling metals, water and other materials, crop
production, and the use of hybrid vehicles. Listed below are a few
examples of environmental and conservation efforts.
Many correctional facilities are recycling aluminum cans,
initiating bike recycling and repair programs, and engaging in facility
composting. Prison industries are recycling computers and electronics,
participating in E-scrap Programs in waste management, turning wood
pallets into furniture, and recycling rubber for children's
playgrounds.
Organizations such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) have established nationally accepted benchmarks for the design,
construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. Dr.
Pinderhughes conducted research in Berkeley, California, that
documented an analysis of providing high quality jobs for men and women
with barriers to employment with green-collar jobs (Pinderhughes,
2007).
California has three non-profit organizations--San Francisco
Conservation Corp., Rising Sun Energy Center, and Solar Richmond that
work to prepare men and women with barriers to employment to enter the
labor market with green-collar jobs.
The San Francisco Sheriff's Department's Garden Project modeled for
community change is an integrated, community-wide, systemic response to
crime, high rates of recidivism, and unemployment. It is an intensive
program where participants can learn horticulture skills and grow
organic vegetables that they can share with senior citizens.
Rocky Mountain Institute is a nonprofit organization that fosters
the efficient and restorative use of resources so that companies,
governments, and organizations are more efficient, make more money, and
do less harm to the environment.
Charlotte Correctional Institute, located in Punta Gorda, FL, has
facilities onsite to provide drinking water and wastewater treatment.
They also use reclaimed water for institutional laundry and all prison
toilets.
Project Goal: Complete 45-50 page white paper on three topic areas:
(1) Investigating green-collar job readiness programs; (2) strategies
to make penal industry products and services more environmentally
friendly and (3) strategies to build or transform agencies into self-
sustaining facilities by addressing and including the following
objectives:
Conduct a need assessment on the feasibility of green-collar jobs
in correctional facilities. This assessment would include specific
types of green-collar jobs with considerations to offender custody
levels, gender, and special needs;
Research and identify new and existing job readiness training
programs that may be or are delivered to prisoners;
Develop training strategies that may be delivered to staff such as
job employment specialists and/or job coordinators and allow linkages
for soon-to-be released offenders with employment services in the
community;
Assess existing programs for environmental awareness (pollution)
and green-collar job readiness training (heating and cooling, biofuels,
etc.) in penal industries;
Identify new programs to increase green collar products and skills,
i.e., recycling, production, machinery, etc., in penal industries;
Create an assessment/resource tool for administrators to consider
in the areas of building environment, transportation, water, energy,
and other natural resource materials;
Select a methodology that will determine and establish baseline
data on prison and jail's energy, water, and resource use and pollution
generation;
Introduce cost saving benefits of creating green protocols at
facilities that can reduce associated costs focused on ``zero waste,''
i.e., agriculture, construction design/alterations, composting,
recycling, energy efficiency, water allocation, etc.;
Determine strategies to build or transform agencies into self-
sustaining facilities or for the partial implementation of elements for
self-sustaining, environmentally friendly agencies (i.e., the use of
solar panels, windmills, alternative sources of energy, etc.).
Proposal Preparation: The proposal must be no more than 12 pages
and include a strategic plan detailing how the work will be organized
and completed, project goals and objectives, methodologies, a list of
involved persons and their roles, a budget, and the applicant's
experience working with environmental issues. The proposal and the
applicant's experience should address previously stated goals and
objectives in this solicitation.
Required Expertise: It is highly desirable for the successful
applicant to demonstrate experience in the following areas: Knowledge
of green collar jobs; Knowledge of Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Standards; Knowledge of recycling,
conservation and alternative sources of energy; Ability to assess,
interpret, and summarize research in relevant fields; Ability to serve
as a liaison with research experts connected to the project; Ability to
translate concepts into appropriate documents and other forms of
communication; Knowledge of correctional organization business
practices; Skills in technical writing; Ability to provide professional
editing services.
Document Preparation: For all awards in which a document will be a
deliverable, the awardee must follow the Guidelines for Preparing and
Submitting Manuscripts for Publication as found in the ``General
Guidelines for Cooperative Agreements'' which will be included in the
award package.
Application Requirements: The application should be concisely
written, typed double-spaced and reference the ``NIC Opportunity
Number'' and Title provided in this announcement. The application
package must include OMB Standard Form 424, Application for Federal
Assistance, a cover letter that identifies the audit agency responsible
for the applicant's financial accounts as well as the audit period or
fiscal year that the applicant operates under (e.g., July 1 through
June 30), a program narrative responding to the requirements in this
announcement, a description of the qualifications of the applicant(s),
and an outline of projected costs. The following forms must also be
included: OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget Information--Non Construction
Programs, OMB Standard Form 424B, Assurances--Non Construction Programs
(these forms are available at https://www.grants.gov), DOJ/NIC
Certification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other
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Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (available
at https://www.nicic.org/Downloads/PDF/certif-frm.pdf.) Please limit the
program narrative text to 12 double-spaced pages, exclusive of resumes
and summaries of experience. Please do not submit full curriculum
vitae.
Additional Resources: Go to https://www.nicic.gov.
Authority: Public Law 93-415.
Funds Available: NIC is seeking applicants' best ideas regarding
accomplishment of the scope of work and the related costs for achieving
the goals of this solicitation. Funds may be used only for the
activities that are linked to the desired outcome of the project.
This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Research
and Evaluation Division.
Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible applicant is any public or
private agency, educational institution, organization, individual, or
team with expertise in the described areas.
Review Considerations: Applications received under this
announcement will be subjected to a 3 to 5 person NIC Review Process.
The criteria for the evaluation of each application will be as follows:
Programmatic (60%)
Are all of the tasks adequately discussed? Is there a clear
statement of how each task will be accomplished, including the
staffing, resources, and strategies to be employed? Are there any
innovative approaches, techniques, or design aspects proposed that will
enhance the project?
Organizational (20%)
Do the skills, knowledge, and expertise of the organization and the
proposed project staff demonstrate a high level of competency to carry
out the tasks? Does the applicant organization have the necessary
experience and organizational capacity to carry out all goals of the
project? Are the proposed project management and staffing plans
realistic and sufficient to complete the project within the 8-month
time frame?
Project Management/Administration (20%)
Does the applicant identify reasonable objectives, milestones, and
measures to track progress? If consultants and/or partnerships are
proposed, is there a reasonable justification for their inclusion in
the project and a clear structure to insure effective coordination? Is
the proposed budget realistic and provide sufficient cost detail/
narrative, and represent good value relative to the anticipated
results?
Note: NIC will not award a cooperative agreement to an applicant
who does not have a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal Number
(DUNS) and is not registered in the Central Contractor Registry
(CCR).
A DUNS number can be received at no cost by calling the dedicated
toll-free DUNS number request line at 1-800-333-0505 (if you are a sole
proprietor, you would dial 1-866-705-5711 and select option 1).
Registration in the CCR can be done online at the CCR Web site:
https://www.ccr.gov. A CCR Handbook and worksheet can also be reviewed
at the Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 09PEI27. This number should appear as a
reference line in the cover letter, where indicated on Standard Form
424, and outside of the envelope in which the application is sent.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 16.602.
Executive Order 12372: This program is not subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372.
Morris L. Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
[FR Doc. E9-11964 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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