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10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. Title IX of the Violence
Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA
2005) requires the Attorney General to
establish a Task Force to assist the
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to
develop and implement a program of
research on violence against American
Indian and Alaska Native women,
including domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, stalking, and
murder. The program will evaluate the
effectiveness of the Federal, State, and
Tribal response to violence against
Indian women, and will propose
recommendations to improve the
government response. The Attorney
General, acting through the Director of
the Office on Violence Against Women,
established the Task Force on March 31,
2008.
This meeting will be the third meeting
of the Task Force and will include a
discussion addressing the Title IX,
Section 904 proposed program of
research and facilitated Task Force
discussion of the proposal and the
development of written
recommendations from the Task Force.
In addition, the Task Force is also
welcoming public oral comment at this
meeting and has reserved an estimated
30 minutes for this purpose. Members of
the public wishing to address the Task
Force must contact Lorraine Edmo,
Deputy Tribal Director, Office on
Violence Against Women, United States
Department of Justice, 800 K Street,
NW., Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530;
by telephone at: (202) 514–8804; e-mail:
Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202
307–3911. Time will be reserved for
public comment on June 29, 2008 from
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. See the section
below for information on reserving time
for public comment.
Access: This meeting will be open to
the pubic but registration on a space
available basis is required. All members
of the public Persons who wish to
attend must register at least six (6) days
in advance of the meeting by contacting
Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director,
Office on Violence Against Women,
United States Department of Justice, by
e-mail: Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or
fax: 202 307–3911. All attendees will be
required to sign in at the meeting
registration desk. Please bring photo
identification and allow extra time prior
to the start of the meeting.
The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
Individuals who require special
accommodation in order to attend the
meeting should notify Lorraine Edmo,
Deputy Tribal Director, Office on
Violence Against Women, United States
Department of Justice, by e-mail:
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Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202
307–3911 no later than June 22, 2009.
After this date, we will attempt to
satisfy accommodation requests but
cannot guarantee the availability of any
requests.
Written Comments: Interested parties
are invited to submit written comments
by June 22, 2009 to Lorraine Edmo,
Deputy Tribal Director, Office on
Violence Against Women, United States
Department of Justice, 800 K Street,
NW., Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530
by mail; or by e-mail:
Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or by fax: 202
307–3911.
Public Comment: Persons interested
in participating during the public
comment period of the meeting, which
will address the Title IX, Section 904
Research Plan Proposal, are requested to
reserve time on the agenda by
contacting Lorraine Edmo, Deputy
Tribal Director, Office on Violence
Against Women, United States
Department of Justice, by e-mail:
Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202
307–3911. Requests must include the
participant’s name, organization
represented, if appropriate, and a brief
description of the subject of the
comments. Each participant will be
permitted approximately 3 to 5 minutes
to present comments, depending on the
number of individuals reserving time on
the agenda. Participants are also
encouraged to submit written copies of
their comments at the meeting.
Comments that are submitted to
Lorraine Edmo, Deputy Tribal Director,
Office on Violence Against Women,
United States Department of Justice, 800
K Street, NW., Suite 920, Washington,
DC 20530 by mail; by e-mail:
Lorraine.edmo@usdoj.gov; or fax: 202
307–3911 before June 22, 2009 will be
circulated to Task Force members prior
to the meeting.
Given the expected number of
individuals interested in presenting
comments at the meeting, reservations
should be made as soon as possible.
Persons unable to obtain reservations to
speak during the meeting are
encouraged to submit written
comments, which will be accepted at
the meeting location or may be mailed
to the Section 904 Violence Against
Women in Indian Country Task Force,
to the attention of Lorraine Edmo,
Deputy Tribal Director, Office on
Violence Against Women, United States
Department of Justice, 800 K Street,
NW., Suite 920, Washington, DC 20530.
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Dated: May 21, 2009.
Catherine Pierce,
Acting Director, Office on Violence Against
Women.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement—National Sheriffs’
Institute: Training Program Review,
Delivery, Revision, and Evaluation
AGENCY: National Institute of
Corrections, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement.
SUMMARY: 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 sevenday 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.
DATES: Applications must be received
by 4 p.m. (EDT) on 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 as
mail at NIC is sometimes delayed due to
security screening.
Applicants who wish to hand-deliver
their applications should bring them to
500 First Street, NW., Washington, DC
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20534, and dial 202–307–3106, ext. 0, at
the front desk for pickup.
Faxed or e-mailed applications will
not be accepted; however, electronic
applications can be submitted via https://
www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this announcement and links to
the required application forms can be
found on the NIC Web page at https://
www.nicic.gov/cooperativeagreements.
Questions about this project and the
application procedures should be
directed to Jim T. Barbee, Correctional
Program Specialist, National Institute of
Corrections. Questions must be e-mailed
to Mr. Barbee at jbarbee@bop.gov, and
Mr. Barbee will respond by e-mail to the
individual. Also, all questions and
responses will be posted on NIC’s Web
site at https://www.nicic.gov for public
review. (The names of those submitting
the questions will not be posted.) The
Web site will be updated daily and
postings will remain on the Web site
until the closing date of this cooperative
agreement solicitation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The NSI is a training
program designed to introduce first-term
sheriffs to their leadership role,
specifically as it relates to the role of the
sheriff in his/her own organization, the
local criminal justice system, and the
community. All leadership concepts are
taught within the context of the
experience of the first-term sheriff.
Current program topics include: The
Sheriff as Leader; Defining Your
Leadership Direction; Self Awareness;
Developing Your Executive Team;
Ethics; Power and Influence; The
External Environment and Public
Partnerships; and Leading Change. The
first two topics form the foundation for
the program, and all other topics are
taught as they relate to the sheriff’s
leadership role and the achievement of
the sheriff’s leadership direction. There
are also two evening sessions—one
conducted by NSA on the Office of
Sheriff and one that provides a forum
for discussing issues of the participants’
choice. At the end of the program, each
participant creates a leadershipdevelopment plan, based on what he/
she has learned and self-assessments
conducted throughout the program.
Although the current curriculum has
been pilot tested and successfully
conducted, NIC continuously assesses
the content and delivery strategies for
needed improvement. The current
curriculum has been in place for about
three years and is due for an overall
review. NIC expects to work closely
with the awardee and NSA to conduct
the program, evaluate it, determine
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needed revisions, and make those
revisions.
Scope of Work
NSI program delivery: The
cooperative agreement awardee will
facilitate the delivery of six NSI
programs. This will entail contracting
with five instructors to prepare for and
deliver the program; ensuring all
instructors are available and present for
the entire program and a pre-program
meeting (up to four hours) on the
Sunday the program begins; managing
the instructor team during the program;
ensuring adherence to the lesson plans;
facilitating participant learning
activities; and managing participant
activities and breaks to ensure
compliance with timeframes noted in
the lesson plans. NIC staff will be on
site for each program, and the awardee
will work closely with NIC staff during
program delivery.
Note: The applicant must identify and
describe the qualifications of at least four
instructors who have committed to teaching
the NSI under this cooperative agreement.
The fifth instructor will be identified jointly
by NIC and the awardee after the cooperative
agreement is awarded. The work of the fifth
instructor will be funded by the awardee and
must be accounted for in the application
budget.
The NSI begins on a Sunday with an
instructor meeting in the afternoon and
the opening program session Sunday
night. The program concludes the
following Saturday afternoon. For the
foreseeable future, the program will be
conducted in Longmont, Colorado.
The following are the responsibility of
NIC or NSA: Recruiting and selecting
participants; notifying participants of
selection and program details; providing
the training room, equipment, and
materials; providing for participant
lodging, meals, and transportation;
mailing and ensuring completion of
participants’ pre-program assignments;
and scoring the Myers-Briggs Type
Inventory and the Leadership Practices
Inventory. In addition to the program
instructors, there is a mentoring sheriff
for each program. NIC and NSA select
and pay all expenses for the mentoring
sheriff.
NSI program evaluation: There are
three types of program evaluation for
which the awardee will be responsible.
First, the awardee will, in conjunction
with all program staff, observe and
discuss participants’ response to
instructional modules; effectiveness of
instructional strategies; relevance of
content; and instructors’ effectiveness in
delivering the curriculum, managing
participants, responding to participant
questions, and engaging participants in
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learning activities. The awardee will
facilitate a meeting of program staff to
discuss these issues at the end of each
day.
Second, the NIC Jails Division has
developed two in-program evaluation
forms. One is an evaluation form that
participants complete at the end of each
module. This form assesses, based on
self report, each participant’s level of
knowledge about a given concept before
and after completing the module; the
relevance of each concept to the
participant’s work; and the degree to
which each participant intends to use
what he/she has learned. Participants
are given time at the end of each module
to complete the form. The awardee will
distribute and collect the forms after
each module for program staff review
and discussion at the end of the day.
The other in-program evaluation is an
end-of-program questionnaire
completed by each participant. The
awardee will distribute and collect these
forms for program staff review and
discussion at the end of the program.
Within three weeks after the program,
the awardee will submit a report to NIC
that includes: (1) Tabulation of all
ratings from both evaluation forms, (2)
compilation of all comments from both
evaluation forms, and (3) a brief
summary of evaluation results and their
implications for program revision.
Third, NIC has developed a threemonth follow-up evaluation to
determine if participants implemented
the concepts taught; the effect of
implementation on their ability to lead;
obstacles to implementation;
participants’ assessment of the
effectiveness of the NSI; and
participants’ suggestions for improving
the NSI. The awardee will conduct this
evaluation through telephone interviews
with program participants. Within one
month of interview completion, the
awardee will deliver to NIC a written
report of evaluation findings and the
implications for program content and
delivery. The awardee will include in
this report note of any correlation or
discrepancies between the in-program
evaluation results (degree of learning,
assessment of concept relevance, and
intention to implement concepts) and
the findings of the follow-up evaluation.
Program revisions: Based on the
evaluations noted above, the awardee
will work closely with NIC staff to
identify needed curriculum revisions.
The awardee will also draft revisions,
working with NIC staff. NIC staff will
write the final version of the revised
lesson plans and ensure they are in
NIC’s lesson plan format.
Meetings with NIC staff: Shortly after
the award of the cooperative agreement,
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the awardee and instructional team will
meet with NIC staff for a ‘‘kick-off’’
meeting, which will last up to two days.
Also, the awardee and up to four
members of the instructional team will
meet at three times each year of the
award. These meetings will last up to
two days and will focus on program
planning, review, and revision.
Initial familiarization with the NSI: In
preparation for the project kick-off
meeting, the awardee will review all
program lesson plans, participant
manuals, presentation slides, and other
program materials.
Application Requirements: An
application package must include OMB
Standard Form 425, 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
under which the applicant operates
(e.g., July 1 through June 30); and an
outline of projected costs with the
budget and strategy narratives described
in this announcement. The following
additional forms must also be included:
OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs; OMB Standard Form 424B,
Assurances—Non-Construction
Programs (both available at https://
www.grants.gov); DOJ/FBOP/NIC
Certification Regarding Lobbying,
Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters; and the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available
at https://www.nicic.org/Downloads/
PDF/certif-frm.pdf).
Applications should be concisely
written, typed double spaced, and
reference the NIC opportunity number
and title referenced in this
announcement.
If you are hand delivering or
submitting via Fed-Ex, please include
an original and three copies of your full
proposal (program and budget narrative,
application forms, assurances and other
descriptions). The original should have
the applicant’s signature in blue ink.
Electronic submissions will be accepted
only via https://www.grants.gov.
The narrative portion of the
application should include, at a
minimum: a brief paragraph indicating
the applicant’s understanding of the
project’s purpose; a brief paragraph that
summarizes the project goals and
objectives; a clear description of the
methodology that will be used to
complete the project and achieve its
goals; a statement or chart of measurable
project milestones and timelines for the
completion of each milestone; a
description of the qualifications of the
applicant organization and a resume for
the principal and each staff member
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assigned to the project (including
instructors) that documents relevant
knowledge, skills, and abilities to carry
out the project; and a budget that details
all costs for the project, shows
consideration for all contingencies for
the project, and notes a commitment to
work within the proposed budget.
The narrative portion of the
application should not exceed ten
double-spaced typewritten pages,
excluding attachments related to the
credentials and relevant experience of
staff.
Authority: Public Law 93–415.
Funds Available: NIC is seeking the
applicant’s 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.
Eligibility of Applicants: 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.
Review Considerations: Applications
will be subject to the NIC Review
Process. The criteria for the evaluation
of each application will be as follows:
Project Design and Management—30%
Is there a clear understanding of the
purpose of the project and the nature
and scope of project activities? Does the
applicant give a clear and complete
description of all work to be performed
for this project? Does the applicant
clearly describe a work plan, including
objectives, tasks, and milestones
necessary to project completion? Are the
objectives, tasks, and milestones
realistic and will they achieve the
project as described in NIC’s solicitation
for this cooperative agreement? Are the
roles and the time required of project
staff clearly defined? Is the applicant
willing to meet with NIC staff, at a
minimum, as specified in the
solicitation for this cooperative
agreement?
Applicant Organization and Project
Staff Background—45%
Is there a description of the
background and expertise of all project
personnel as they relate to this project?
Is the applicant capable of managing
this project? Does the applicant have an
established reputation or skill that
makes the applicant particularly well
qualified for the project? Do project
personnel, individually or collectively,
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have knowledge of the leadership role of
sheriffs in their organization, local
criminal justice system, and
community? Do the project personnel,
individually or collectively, have indepth expertise on contemporary
leadership principles, concepts, and
practices and their application to the
leadership roles of sheriffs? Do the
project personnel, individually or
collectively, have the ability to conduct
training, based on adult learning
principles, on leadership principles,
concepts, and practices? Do project
personnel, individually or collectively,
have experience in conducting training
for first-term sheriffs on their leadership
roles? Does the staffing plan propose
sufficient and realistic time
commitments from key personnel? Are
there written commitments from
proposed staff that they will be available
to work on the project as described in
the application?
Budget—25%
Does the application provide adequate
cost detail to support the proposed
budget? Are potential budget
contingencies included? Does the
application include a chart that aligns
the budget with project activities along
a timeline with, at a minimum,
quarterly benchmarks? In terms of
program value, is the estimated cost
reasonable in relation to work
performed and project products?
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).
Applicants can obtain a DUNS
number at no cost by calling the
dedicated toll-free DUNS number
request line at 800–333–0505.
Applicants who are sole proprietors
should dial 866–705–5711 and select
option #1.
Applicants may register in the CCR
Online at the CCR Web site at https://
www.ccr.gov. Applicants can also
review a CCR handbook and worksheet
at this Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 09J70. This
number should appear as a reference
line in the cover letter, where the
opportunity number is requested on
Standard Form 424, and on the outside
of the envelope in which the application
is sent.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 16.601.
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Executive Order 12372: This project is
not subject to the provisions of the
executive order.
Morris L. Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice (09–045)]
Review of U.S. Human Space Flight
Plans Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92–463, as amended, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
announces a meeting of the Review of
U.S. Human Space Flight Plans
Committee. For specifics on agenda
topics, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
DATES: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 9
a.m.–5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Carnegie Institution, 1530 P
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005,
phone: 202–387–6400.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Philip R. McAlister, Office of Program
Analysis and Evaluation, National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Washington, DC 20546. Phone 202–358–
0712.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public up
to the seating capacity of the room. It is
imperative that the meeting be held on
this date to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants. The agenda topics for the
meeting include:
• Previous Studies on U.S. Human
Space Flight.
• Current U.S. Space Policy.
• International Cooperation.
• Evolved Expendable Launch
Vehicle.
• Commercial Human Space Flight
Capabilities.
• Exploration Technology Planning.
P. Diane Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering issuance of an amendment
to Facility Operating License No. NPF–
16, issued to Florida Power and Light
(the licensee), for operation of the St.
Lucie Plant Unit 2 located in St. Lucie
County, Florida.
The proposed amendment would
revise Technical Specification (TS)
3.1.3.4, related to requirements for
Control Element Assembly (CEA) drop
time to increase the available margin for
CEA drop time testing.
Before issuance of the proposed
license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission’s
regulations.
The Commission has made a
proposed determination that the
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration. Under
the Commission’s regulations in Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), Section 50.92, this means that
operation of the facility in accordance
with the proposed amendment would
not (1) involve a significant increase in
the probability or consequences of an
accident previously evaluated; or (2)
create the possibility of a new or
different kind of accident from any
accident previously evaluated; or (3)
involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
analysis of the issue of no significant
hazards consideration, which is
presented below:
proposed slower reactivity insertion rate at
all rod positions will not preclude meeting
the trip reactivity limits used in the analyses.
Therefore, the proposed change does not
involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed change create the
possibility of a new or different kind of
accident from any accident previously
evaluated?
The proposed change does not involve a
physical alteration of the plant (no new or
different type of equipment will be installed)
or a change in the methods governing normal
plant operation. The proposed change will
not introduce new failure modes or effects
and will not, in the absence of other
unrelated failures, lead to an accident whose
consequences exceed the consequences of
accidents previously analyzed.
Therefore, the proposed change does not
create the possibility of a new or different
kind of accident from any accident
previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed change involve a
significant reduction in a margin of safety?
The increase in CEA drop time as proposed
in this TS change has been determined to
have no adverse impact on the St. Lucie Unit
2 safety analysis described in the UFSAR
[Updated Final Safety Analysis Report], and
thus does not have any effect on the existing
margins of safety for the fuel, the fuel
cladding, the reactor vessel, or the
containment building. The change in CEA
drop time does not impact the power shapes
(assumed for Relaxed Axial Offset Control or
the safety analyses) or statepoints; hence
there is no impact on the thermal hydraulic
or fuel rod design analysis. There is no
impact on the mechanical design. The
slightly slower drop would produce a smaller
impact on the fuel assembly and lower
stresses on the CEA. Since there is no adverse
impact, current mechanical design analyses
remain applicable.
Therefore, the proposed change does not
involve a significant reduction in a margin of
safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee’s
analysis and, based on this review, it appears
that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c)
are satisfied.
Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to
determine that the amendment request
involves no significant hazards
consideration.
1. Does the proposed change involve a
significant increase in the probability or
consequences of an accident previously
evaluated?
The proposed change increases the
required CEA drop time. This new CEA drop
time requirement must be verified prior to
Modes 1 or 2 of plant operations. The
probability of an accident previously
evaluated remains unchanged since the CEAs
drop into the core as a result of a core
anomaly or undesired condition, and the fact
that the CEA drop time was increased does
not in itself initiate an accident. Likewise,
the consequences of an accident previously
evaluated remain unchanged since for both
LOCA [loss-of-coolant accident] and nonLOCA analyses, it has been verified that the
The Commission is seeking public
comments on this proposed
determination. Any comments received
within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be
considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not
issue the amendment until the
expiration of 60 days after the date of
publication of this notice. The
Commission may issue the license
amendment before expiration of the 60day period provided that its final
determination is that the amendment
involves no significant hazards
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[ Docket No. 50–389;NRC–2009–0221]
Florida Power and Light; Notice of
Consideration of Issuance of
Amendment to Facility Operating
License, Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination,
and Opportunity for a Hearing
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement--National Sheriffs'
Institute: Training Program Review, Delivery, Revision, and Evaluation
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), 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.
DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. (EDT) on 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 as mail at NIC is
sometimes delayed due to security screening.
Applicants who wish to hand-deliver their applications should bring
them to 500 First Street, NW., Washington, DC
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20534, and dial 202-307-3106, ext. 0, at the front desk for pickup.
Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted; however,
electronic applications can be submitted via https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this announcement and links
to the required application forms can be found on the NIC Web page at
https://www.nicic.gov/cooperativeagreements.
Questions about this project and the application procedures should
be directed to Jim T. Barbee, Correctional Program Specialist, National
Institute of Corrections. Questions must be e-mailed to Mr. Barbee at
jbarbee@bop.gov, and Mr. Barbee will respond by e-mail to the
individual. Also, all questions and responses will be posted on NIC's
Web site at https://www.nicic.gov for public review. (The names of those
submitting the questions will not be posted.) The Web site will be
updated daily and postings will remain on the Web site until the
closing date of this cooperative agreement solicitation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The NSI is a training program designed to introduce
first-term sheriffs to their leadership role, specifically as it
relates to the role of the sheriff in his/her own organization, the
local criminal justice system, and the community. All leadership
concepts are taught within the context of the experience of the first-
term sheriff. Current program topics include: The Sheriff as Leader;
Defining Your Leadership Direction; Self Awareness; Developing Your
Executive Team; Ethics; Power and Influence; The External Environment
and Public Partnerships; and Leading Change. The first two topics form
the foundation for the program, and all other topics are taught as they
relate to the sheriff's leadership role and the achievement of the
sheriff's leadership direction. There are also two evening sessions--
one conducted by NSA on the Office of Sheriff and one that provides a
forum for discussing issues of the participants' choice. At the end of
the program, each participant creates a leadership-development plan,
based on what he/she has learned and self-assessments conducted
throughout the program.
Although the current curriculum has been pilot tested and
successfully conducted, NIC continuously assesses the content and
delivery strategies for needed improvement. The current curriculum has
been in place for about three years and is due for an overall review.
NIC expects to work closely with the awardee and NSA to conduct the
program, evaluate it, determine needed revisions, and make those
revisions.
Scope of Work
NSI program delivery: The cooperative agreement awardee will
facilitate the delivery of six NSI programs. This will entail
contracting with five instructors to prepare for and deliver the
program; ensuring all instructors are available and present for the
entire program and a pre-program meeting (up to four hours) on the
Sunday the program begins; managing the instructor team during the
program; ensuring adherence to the lesson plans; facilitating
participant learning activities; and managing participant activities
and breaks to ensure compliance with timeframes noted in the lesson
plans. NIC staff will be on site for each program, and the awardee will
work closely with NIC staff during program delivery.
Note: The applicant must identify and describe the
qualifications of at least four instructors who have committed to
teaching the NSI under this cooperative agreement. The fifth
instructor will be identified jointly by NIC and the awardee after
the cooperative agreement is awarded. The work of the fifth
instructor will be funded by the awardee and must be accounted for
in the application budget.
The NSI begins on a Sunday with an instructor meeting in the
afternoon and the opening program session Sunday night. The program
concludes the following Saturday afternoon. For the foreseeable future,
the program will be conducted in Longmont, Colorado.
The following are the responsibility of NIC or NSA: Recruiting and
selecting participants; notifying participants of selection and program
details; providing the training room, equipment, and materials;
providing for participant lodging, meals, and transportation; mailing
and ensuring completion of participants' pre-program assignments; and
scoring the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory and the Leadership Practices
Inventory. In addition to the program instructors, there is a mentoring
sheriff for each program. NIC and NSA select and pay all expenses for
the mentoring sheriff.
NSI program evaluation: There are three types of program evaluation
for which the awardee will be responsible.
First, the awardee will, in conjunction with all program staff,
observe and discuss participants' response to instructional modules;
effectiveness of instructional strategies; relevance of content; and
instructors' effectiveness in delivering the curriculum, managing
participants, responding to participant questions, and engaging
participants in learning activities. The awardee will facilitate a
meeting of program staff to discuss these issues at the end of each
day.
Second, the NIC Jails Division has developed two in-program
evaluation forms. One is an evaluation form that participants complete
at the end of each module. This form assesses, based on self report,
each participant's level of knowledge about a given concept before and
after completing the module; the relevance of each concept to the
participant's work; and the degree to which each participant intends to
use what he/she has learned. Participants are given time at the end of
each module to complete the form. The awardee will distribute and
collect the forms after each module for program staff review and
discussion at the end of the day. The other in-program evaluation is an
end-of-program questionnaire completed by each participant. The awardee
will distribute and collect these forms for program staff review and
discussion at the end of the program. Within three weeks after the
program, the awardee will submit a report to NIC that includes: (1)
Tabulation of all ratings from both evaluation forms, (2) compilation
of all comments from both evaluation forms, and (3) a brief summary of
evaluation results and their implications for program revision.
Third, NIC has developed a three-month follow-up evaluation to
determine if participants implemented the concepts taught; the effect
of implementation on their ability to lead; obstacles to
implementation; participants' assessment of the effectiveness of the
NSI; and participants' suggestions for improving the NSI. The awardee
will conduct this evaluation through telephone interviews with program
participants. Within one month of interview completion, the awardee
will deliver to NIC a written report of evaluation findings and the
implications for program content and delivery. The awardee will include
in this report note of any correlation or discrepancies between the in-
program evaluation results (degree of learning, assessment of concept
relevance, and intention to implement concepts) and the findings of the
follow-up evaluation.
Program revisions: Based on the evaluations noted above, the
awardee will work closely with NIC staff to identify needed curriculum
revisions. The awardee will also draft revisions, working with NIC
staff. NIC staff will write the final version of the revised lesson
plans and ensure they are in NIC's lesson plan format.
Meetings with NIC staff: Shortly after the award of the cooperative
agreement,
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the awardee and instructional team will meet with NIC staff for a
``kick-off'' meeting, which will last up to two days. Also, the awardee
and up to four members of the instructional team will meet at three
times each year of the award. These meetings will last up to two days
and will focus on program planning, review, and revision.
Initial familiarization with the NSI: In preparation for the
project kick-off meeting, the awardee will review all program lesson
plans, participant manuals, presentation slides, and other program
materials.
Application Requirements: An application package must include OMB
Standard Form 425, 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 under
which the applicant operates (e.g., July 1 through June 30); and an
outline of projected costs with the budget and strategy narratives
described in this announcement. The following additional forms must
also be included: OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs; OMB Standard Form 424B, Assurances--Non-
Construction Programs (both available at https://www.grants.gov); DOJ/
FBOP/NIC Certification Regarding Lobbying, Debarment, Suspension and
Other Responsibility Matters; and the Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
(available at https://www.nicic.org/Downloads/PDF/certif-frm.pdf).
Applications should be concisely written, typed double spaced, and
reference the NIC opportunity number and title referenced in this
announcement.
If you are hand delivering or submitting via Fed-Ex, please include
an original and three copies of your full proposal (program and budget
narrative, application forms, assurances and other descriptions). The
original should have the applicant's signature in blue ink. Electronic
submissions will be accepted only via https://www.grants.gov.
The narrative portion of the application should include, at a
minimum: a brief paragraph indicating the applicant's understanding of
the project's purpose; a brief paragraph that summarizes the project
goals and objectives; a clear description of the methodology that will
be used to complete the project and achieve its goals; a statement or
chart of measurable project milestones and timelines for the completion
of each milestone; a description of the qualifications of the applicant
organization and a resume for the principal and each staff member
assigned to the project (including instructors) that documents relevant
knowledge, skills, and abilities to carry out the project; and a budget
that details all costs for the project, shows consideration for all
contingencies for the project, and notes a commitment to work within
the proposed budget.
The narrative portion of the application should not exceed ten
double-spaced typewritten pages, excluding attachments related to the
credentials and relevant experience of staff.
Authority: Public Law 93-415.
Funds Available: NIC is seeking the applicant's 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.
Eligibility of Applicants: 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.
Review Considerations: Applications will be subject to the NIC
Review Process. The criteria for the evaluation of each application
will be as follows:
Project Design and Management--30%
Is there a clear understanding of the purpose of the project and
the nature and scope of project activities? Does the applicant give a
clear and complete description of all work to be performed for this
project? Does the applicant clearly describe a work plan, including
objectives, tasks, and milestones necessary to project completion? Are
the objectives, tasks, and milestones realistic and will they achieve
the project as described in NIC's solicitation for this cooperative
agreement? Are the roles and the time required of project staff clearly
defined? Is the applicant willing to meet with NIC staff, at a minimum,
as specified in the solicitation for this cooperative agreement?
Applicant Organization and Project Staff Background--45%
Is there a description of the background and expertise of all
project personnel as they relate to this project? Is the applicant
capable of managing this project? Does the applicant have an
established reputation or skill that makes the applicant particularly
well qualified for the project? Do project personnel, individually or
collectively, have knowledge of the leadership role of sheriffs in
their organization, local criminal justice system, and community? Do
the project personnel, individually or collectively, have in-depth
expertise on contemporary leadership principles, concepts, and
practices and their application to the leadership roles of sheriffs? Do
the project personnel, individually or collectively, have the ability
to conduct training, based on adult learning principles, on leadership
principles, concepts, and practices? Do project personnel, individually
or collectively, have experience in conducting training for first-term
sheriffs on their leadership roles? Does the staffing plan propose
sufficient and realistic time commitments from key personnel? Are there
written commitments from proposed staff that they will be available to
work on the project as described in the application?
Budget--25%
Does the application provide adequate cost detail to support the
proposed budget? Are potential budget contingencies included? Does the
application include a chart that aligns the budget with project
activities along a timeline with, at a minimum, quarterly benchmarks?
In terms of program value, is the estimated cost reasonable in relation
to work performed and project products?
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).
Applicants can obtain a DUNS number at no cost by calling the
dedicated toll-free DUNS number request line at 800-333-0505.
Applicants who are sole proprietors should dial 866-705-5711 and select
option 1.
Applicants may register in the CCR Online at the CCR Web site at
https://www.ccr.gov. Applicants can also review a CCR handbook and
worksheet at this Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 09J70. This number should appear as a
reference line in the cover letter, where the opportunity number is
requested on Standard Form 424, and on the outside of the envelope in
which the application is sent.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 16.601.
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Executive Order 12372: This project is not subject to the
provisions of the executive order.
Morris L. Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
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