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against Elan Chemical Company, Inc.
(‘‘Defendant’’). The United States alleges
the Defendant violated various RCRA
requirements, incorporated by reference
into the New Jersey authorized
hazardous waste program regarding the
storage and generation of hazardous
waste, and a violation under EPCRA.
The complaint alleges the following
violations: Failure to make a hazardous
waste determination in accordance with
of 40 CFR 262.11, incorporated by
reference at N.J.A.C. § 7:26G–6.1(a);
storage of hazardous waste without a
permit pursuant to RCRA Section 3005,
42 U.S.C. 6925, and 40 CFR 270.1,
incorporated by reference at N.J.A.C.
§ 7:26G–12.1(a); failure to conduct
monthly monitoring of pumps in gas/
vapor or light liquid service pursuant to
40 CFR 265.1052(a)(1), incorporated by
reference at N.J.A.C. § 7:26G–9.1(a);
failure to conduct monthly monitoring
of valves in gas/vapor or light liquid
service pursuant to 40 CFR 265.1057,
incorporated by reference at N.J.A.C.
§ 7:26G–9.1(a); failure to conduct annual
inspections of tanks pursuant to 40 CFR
265.1085(c)(4)(ii), incorporated by
reference at N.J.A.C. § 7:26G–9.1(a);
failure to keep a log of equipment
subject to subpart BB of part 265
pursuant to 40 CFR 265.1064(g),
incorporated by reference at N.J.A.C.
§ 7:26G–9.1(a); and failure to timely file
its 2004 toxic release inventory
pursuant to EPCRA Section 313, 42
U.S.C. § 10023, and 40 CFR part 372.
The Consent Decree requires
Defendant to pay a civil penalty of
$200,000. The Consent Decree also
provides for injunctive relief to be
implemented at the Defendant’s facility,
consisting of maintenance of ongoing
compliance with the hazardous waste
regulations, and submission of reports
demonstrating such compliance.
The Department of Justice will
receive, for a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of this publication,
comments relating to the Consent
Decree. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and either e-mailed to
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or
mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States v. Elan Chemical, Inc., Civil
Action No. 2:09–CV–06183, D.J. Ref. No.
90–7–1–08984.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, District of New Jersey,
Peter Rodino Federal Building, 970
Broad Street, Suite 700, Newark, NJ
07102, and at the United States
Environmental Protection Agency,
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Region II, 290 Broadway, New York,
New York 10007–1866. During the
public comment period, the proposed
Consent Decree may also be examined
on the following Department of Justice
Web site, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the
proposed Consent Decree may be
obtained by mail from the Consent
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a
request to Tonia Fleetwood
(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no.
(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation
number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a
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Maureen Katz,
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Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement: Document Development—
Working With Mental Illness in
Corrections: A Framework, Strategies
and Best Practices
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 to enter into a cooperative
agreement for the development of a
document to provide correctional
administrators and practitioners in jails,
prisons and community corrections a
framework/model and guide to
implement best strategies and practices
to work with offenders diagnosed with
mental illness or demonstrate mental
health problems.
DATES: Applications must be received
by 4 p.m. EST on Friday, February 12,
2010.
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.
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Hand delivered applications should
be brought to 500 First Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20534. At the front
desk, dial 7–3106, extension 0 for
pickup.
Faxed applications will not be
accepted. Electronic applications can be
submitted via https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this announcement and a link
to the required application forms can be
downloaded from the NIC Web page at
https://www.nicic.gov. All technical or
programmatic questions concerning this
announcement should be directed to
Michael Dooley, Correctional Program
Specialist (CPS), National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) at mdooley@bop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Correctional systems are
confronted with substantial numbers of
persons with mental illness who are
detained, committed and/or are under
supervision through the nation’s jails,
prisons and community corrections.
According to the New Freedom
Commission on Mental Health:
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice,
‘‘people with serious mental illnesses
who come in contact with the criminal
justice system are typically poor and
uninsured, are disproportionately
members of minority groups, and often
are homeless and have co-occurring
substance abuse and mental disorders.
They cycle in and out of homeless
shelters, hospitals, and jails,
occasionally receiving mental health
and substance abuse services, but most
likely receiving no services at all (APA,
2000).’’
A recent study on the prevalence of
adults with serious mental illnesses in
jails suggest that of more than 20,000
adults entering five local jails are
documented with serious mental
illnesses in 14.5 percent of the men and
31 percent of the women, rates in excess
of three to six times those found in the
general population (Steadman, Osher,
Robbins, Case and Samuels, June 2009).
In a NIC 2008 Needs Assessment,
interviewees noted that problems with
mental illness continue to challenge
both prison and jail operations, and
there is a critical need for more
collaboration with providers of services
for the mentally ill, and a review of
policies driving them into the
corrections system. According to the
2005 NIC Needs Assessment ‘‘Adequacy
of offender mental health care’’ was the
second highest (2.48) concern to senior
corrections officials (Clem and Eggers,
2005).
The challenges to corrections are
significant and multi-faceted, having a
significant adverse impact on
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corrections, public safety and
government spending, not to mention
the devastating impact for these
individuals and their families.
The large and disproportionate
number of offenders under correctional
custody and supervision continue to be
a serious management and safety
problem in both our correctional
institutions and our communities.
Project Goal: The overall goal of the
initiative is to provide corrections
mental health professionals,
practitioners, policy makers and others
with an interest in mental health and
corrections, a framework and guide to
implement best practice strategies to
effectively work with and manage
offenders in custody and/or under
community supervision and who are
challenged with mental health
problems.
Document Requirements: The
following are the expected document
requirements. Note: Publications
produced under this award must follow
the ‘‘Guidelines for Preparing and
Submitting Manuscripts for
Publication’’ as found in the General
Guidelines for Cooperative Agreements
included in this award package. All
final publications submitted for posting
on the NIC Web site must meet the
Federal government’s requirement for
accessibility (508 PDF or HTML file).
Document Length: The number of
pages is to be determined. The
document must include appendices and
a bibliography.
Document Audience: Administrators,
mental health and other program
management staff, and line correctional
staff in jails, prisons and community
corrections agencies. The document will
also target community mental health
providers and policy makers.
Use of Document: The document will
be an implementation guide to help
State and local, and urban and rural
correctional agencies implement a
comprehensive framework/model and
strategies to build and maintain
partnerships with community-based
mental health and social service
providers to effectively manage and
treat persons with mental illness.
Document Distribution: NIC expects
to distribute the document widely. It
will be made available on the NIC Web
site and in print through the NIC
Information Center, upon request and
free of charge. It will also be made
available through other agencies and
organizations with an interest in
providing services in the area of mental
illness in criminal justice and
corrections.
Document Content: The document
will cover at a minimum: (1) The
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background and nature of the problem
as it relates to managing offenders with
mental illness in any correctional
setting. This should include the impact
of the problem in jail settings, prison
settings and community supervision
settings, and the impact on offenders
diagnosed with mental illness, as well
as how these systems can interface and
increase efficacy with this group; (2)
supporting research and evidence,
surveys and assessments around the
most effective models and practices for
treating and managing the offenders
with diagnosed mental illness. This
should lead to the development or
assembly of a best practice framework
and model for the effective management
and treatment of offenders diagnosed
with mental illness, and collaboration
with corrections, community mental
health providers and other key
stakeholders; (3) the roles of policy
makers, administrators, program
managers and line practitioners, from
both corrections and mental health
fields in addressing the problem and
implementing solutions; (4) descriptions
of strategies and practices that show the
most promise in working effectively and
efficiently with a mental health offender
population. This must include strategies
and practices for collaboration with
corrections, the mental health provider
community and the offenders and
families. This discussion should focus
on the differences and variable needs
between large and small jurisdictions,
and urban/metropolitan and rural
jurisdictions, as well as the differences
at the state, county and local levels; (5)
examples of programs and strategies that
have been implemented and
demonstrate responsiveness to the
needs and interests of corrections,
mental health and offenders; (6) barriers
to planning and implementing strategies
and programs for working with mentally
ill offenders, and systems working
collaboratively to address the problems
and needs of this population. The
document will also provide suggestions
for overcoming barriers, with examples
around ‘‘lessons learned’’ from
jurisdictions that have experienced
success in this area; the development
and presentation of a coherent
framework/model for implementation of
the best practice strategies and programs
most likely to succeed in large urban
and small rural jurisdictions, and at the
state, county and local levels.
Note that this is only a preliminary
schedule of content to be included. The
document content and layout may be
modified once the award recipient
begins the document development work
and consults with NIC project managers.
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It is expected that the award recipient
build in a process and format to identify
and inform the structure and content of
the document, such as a focus group
with key leaders and subject matter
experts in this field.
General Scope of Work: The award
recipient will produce a completed
document that has received initial
editing from a professional editor. NIC
will be responsible for the final editing
process and document design. The
award recipient will remain available
during this time to answer questions
and to make revisions to the document.
Document development will begin upon
award of this agreement and must be
completed 12 months after the award
date.
Project Requirements: The following
list shows the major activities required
to complete the project. The schedule
for completion of activities should
include, at a minimum, the following
activities on the part of the award
recipient: Submit a detailed work plan
with time lines and milestones for
accomplishing project activities to the
assigned CPS for approval prior to any
work being performed under this
agreement; meet with NIC project
manager for an overview of the project
and initial planning; review materials
provided by NIC; complete the initial
outline of document content and layout;
meet with NIC project manager to
review, discuss and agree on content
outline; research content topics and
related resources; submit draft sections
of document to NIC for review; revise
draft sections for NIC’s approval; submit
document to editor hired by award
recipient for first content edit; submit
draft of entire document to NIC for
review; revise document for NIC’s
approval; submit document to NIC in
hard copy and on disk in Microsoft
Word format.
Throughout the project period, the
award recipient must make provisions
for meetings with NIC staff at critical
planning and review points in
document development.
Applicant Web-conference: A webconference will be conducted for
persons with the intent to apply to the
solicitation on Thursday, January 7,
2009 at 12 p.m. EST. In this conference
NIC project managers will respond to
questions regarding the solicitation and
expectation of work to be performed.
This is optional and not a requirement
of the application process. You must
pre-register to attend the conference.
You may register by going to https://
nic.webex.com/nic/onstage/
g.php?t=a&d=715880766 and following
the registration instructions. You will be
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provided instructions for accessing the
session.
Application Requirements:
Applications 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 of fiscal year that the applicant
operates under (e.g., July 1 through June
30), 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 (available at https://
www.grants.gov), and DOJ/NIC
Certification Regarding Lobbying;
Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free
Workplace Requirements (available at
https://www.nicic.gov/Downloads/PDF/
certif-frm.pdf.)
Applications may be submitted in
hard copy, or electronically via https://
www.grants.gov. If submitted in hard
copy, there needs to be an original and
three copies of the full proposal
(program and budget narratives,
application forms and assurances). The
original should have the applicant’s
signature in blue ink.
The narrative portion of the
application must be limited to no more
than 12 double spaced pages, exclusive
of resumes and summaries of
experience. The narrative should
include, at a minimum: A brief
paragraph indicating the applicant’s
understanding of the purpose of the
document and the issues to be
addressed; 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 time lines for the
completion of each milestone; a
description of the qualifications of the
applicant organization and a resume for
the principle and each staff member
assigned to the project that documents
relevant knowledge, skills and ability to
carry out the project; a minimum of
three references for which the applicant
has provided a similar service; a budget
that details all costs for the project,
shows consideration for all
contingencies for this project, and notes
a commitment to work within the
proposed budget; and a sample of a least
one document completed by the
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applicant. The applicant must specify
its role in the production of the sample
document(s).
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
only be used for the activities that are
linked to the desired outcome of the
project.
This project will be a collaborative
venture with the NIC Prisons 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
will be reviewed by a team of NIC staff.
Among the criteria used to evaluate the
applications are: Indication of a clear
understanding of the project
requirements; background, experience,
and expertise of the proposed project
staff, including any sub-contractors;
effectiveness of the creative approach to
the project; clear, concise description of
all elements and tasks of the project,
with sufficient and realistic time frames
necessary to complete the tasks;
technical soundness of project design
and methodology; financial and
administrative integrity of the proposal,
including adherence to Federal financial
guidelines and processes; a sufficiently
detailed budget that shows
consideration of all contingencies for
this project and commitment to work
within the budget proposed; and
indication of availability to meet with
NIC staff.
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 viewed at the
Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 10P08.
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: 16.601.
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Executive Order 12372: This project is
not subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372.
Thomas J. Beauclair,
Deputy Director, National Institute of
Corrections.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: Document Development--
Working With Mental Illness in Corrections: A Framework, Strategies and
Best Practices
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 to enter into a
cooperative agreement for the development of a document to provide
correctional administrators and practitioners in jails, prisons and
community corrections a framework/model and guide to implement best
strategies and practices to work with offenders diagnosed with mental
illness or demonstrate mental health problems.
DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. EST on Friday, February
12, 2010.
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, dial 7-3106, extension 0
for pickup.
Faxed applications will not be accepted. Electronic applications
can be submitted via https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this announcement and a link
to the required application forms can be downloaded from the NIC Web
page at https://www.nicic.gov. All technical or programmatic questions
concerning this announcement should be directed to Michael Dooley,
Correctional Program Specialist (CPS), National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) at mdooley@bop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Correctional systems are confronted with substantial
numbers of persons with mental illness who are detained, committed and/
or are under supervision through the nation's jails, prisons and
community corrections. According to the New Freedom Commission on
Mental Health: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, ``people with serious
mental illnesses who come in contact with the criminal justice system
are typically poor and uninsured, are disproportionately members of
minority groups, and often are homeless and have co-occurring substance
abuse and mental disorders. They cycle in and out of homeless shelters,
hospitals, and jails, occasionally receiving mental health and
substance abuse services, but most likely receiving no services at all
(APA, 2000).''
A recent study on the prevalence of adults with serious mental
illnesses in jails suggest that of more than 20,000 adults entering
five local jails are documented with serious mental illnesses in 14.5
percent of the men and 31 percent of the women, rates in excess of
three to six times those found in the general population (Steadman,
Osher, Robbins, Case and Samuels, June 2009).
In a NIC 2008 Needs Assessment, interviewees noted that problems
with mental illness continue to challenge both prison and jail
operations, and there is a critical need for more collaboration with
providers of services for the mentally ill, and a review of policies
driving them into the corrections system. According to the 2005 NIC
Needs Assessment ``Adequacy of offender mental health care'' was the
second highest (2.48) concern to senior corrections officials (Clem and
Eggers, 2005).
The challenges to corrections are significant and multi-faceted,
having a significant adverse impact on
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corrections, public safety and government spending, not to mention the
devastating impact for these individuals and their families.
The large and disproportionate number of offenders under
correctional custody and supervision continue to be a serious
management and safety problem in both our correctional institutions and
our communities.
Project Goal: The overall goal of the initiative is to provide
corrections mental health professionals, practitioners, policy makers
and others with an interest in mental health and corrections, a
framework and guide to implement best practice strategies to
effectively work with and manage offenders in custody and/or under
community supervision and who are challenged with mental health
problems.
Document Requirements: The following are the expected document
requirements. Note: Publications produced under this award must follow
the ``Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting Manuscripts for
Publication'' as found in the General Guidelines for Cooperative
Agreements included in this award package. All final publications
submitted for posting on the NIC Web site must meet the Federal
government's requirement for accessibility (508 PDF or HTML file).
Document Length: The number of pages is to be determined. The
document must include appendices and a bibliography.
Document Audience: Administrators, mental health and other program
management staff, and line correctional staff in jails, prisons and
community corrections agencies. The document will also target community
mental health providers and policy makers.
Use of Document: The document will be an implementation guide to
help State and local, and urban and rural correctional agencies
implement a comprehensive framework/model and strategies to build and
maintain partnerships with community-based mental health and social
service providers to effectively manage and treat persons with mental
illness.
Document Distribution: NIC expects to distribute the document
widely. It will be made available on the NIC Web site and in print
through the NIC Information Center, upon request and free of charge. It
will also be made available through other agencies and organizations
with an interest in providing services in the area of mental illness in
criminal justice and corrections.
Document Content: The document will cover at a minimum: (1) The
background and nature of the problem as it relates to managing
offenders with mental illness in any correctional setting. This should
include the impact of the problem in jail settings, prison settings and
community supervision settings, and the impact on offenders diagnosed
with mental illness, as well as how these systems can interface and
increase efficacy with this group; (2) supporting research and
evidence, surveys and assessments around the most effective models and
practices for treating and managing the offenders with diagnosed mental
illness. This should lead to the development or assembly of a best
practice framework and model for the effective management and treatment
of offenders diagnosed with mental illness, and collaboration with
corrections, community mental health providers and other key
stakeholders; (3) the roles of policy makers, administrators, program
managers and line practitioners, from both corrections and mental
health fields in addressing the problem and implementing solutions; (4)
descriptions of strategies and practices that show the most promise in
working effectively and efficiently with a mental health offender
population. This must include strategies and practices for
collaboration with corrections, the mental health provider community
and the offenders and families. This discussion should focus on the
differences and variable needs between large and small jurisdictions,
and urban/metropolitan and rural jurisdictions, as well as the
differences at the state, county and local levels; (5) examples of
programs and strategies that have been implemented and demonstrate
responsiveness to the needs and interests of corrections, mental health
and offenders; (6) barriers to planning and implementing strategies and
programs for working with mentally ill offenders, and systems working
collaboratively to address the problems and needs of this population.
The document will also provide suggestions for overcoming barriers,
with examples around ``lessons learned'' from jurisdictions that have
experienced success in this area; the development and presentation of a
coherent framework/model for implementation of the best practice
strategies and programs most likely to succeed in large urban and small
rural jurisdictions, and at the state, county and local levels.
Note that this is only a preliminary schedule of content to be
included. The document content and layout may be modified once the
award recipient begins the document development work and consults with
NIC project managers. It is expected that the award recipient build in
a process and format to identify and inform the structure and content
of the document, such as a focus group with key leaders and subject
matter experts in this field.
General Scope of Work: The award recipient will produce a completed
document that has received initial editing from a professional editor.
NIC will be responsible for the final editing process and document
design. The award recipient will remain available during this time to
answer questions and to make revisions to the document. Document
development will begin upon award of this agreement and must be
completed 12 months after the award date.
Project Requirements: The following list shows the major activities
required to complete the project. The schedule for completion of
activities should include, at a minimum, the following activities on
the part of the award recipient: Submit a detailed work plan with time
lines and milestones for accomplishing project activities to the
assigned CPS for approval prior to any work being performed under this
agreement; meet with NIC project manager for an overview of the project
and initial planning; review materials provided by NIC; complete the
initial outline of document content and layout; meet with NIC project
manager to review, discuss and agree on content outline; research
content topics and related resources; submit draft sections of document
to NIC for review; revise draft sections for NIC's approval; submit
document to editor hired by award recipient for first content edit;
submit draft of entire document to NIC for review; revise document for
NIC's approval; submit document to NIC in hard copy and on disk in
Microsoft Word format.
Throughout the project period, the award recipient must make
provisions for meetings with NIC staff at critical planning and review
points in document development.
Applicant Web-conference: A web-conference will be conducted for
persons with the intent to apply to the solicitation on Thursday,
January 7, 2009 at 12 p.m. EST. In this conference NIC project managers
will respond to questions regarding the solicitation and expectation of
work to be performed. This is optional and not a requirement of the
application process. You must pre-register to attend the conference.
You may register by going to https://nic.webex.com/nic/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=715880766 and following the registration instructions. You
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provided instructions for accessing the session.
Application Requirements: Applications 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 of fiscal
year that the applicant operates under (e.g., July 1 through June 30),
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
(available at https://www.grants.gov), and DOJ/NIC Certification
Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility
Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (available at https://www.nicic.gov/Downloads/PDF/certif-frm.pdf.)
Applications may be submitted in hard copy, or electronically via
https://www.grants.gov. If submitted in hard copy, there needs to be an
original and three copies of the full proposal (program and budget
narratives, application forms and assurances). The original should have
the applicant's signature in blue ink.
The narrative portion of the application must be limited to no more
than 12 double spaced pages, exclusive of resumes and summaries of
experience. The narrative should include, at a minimum: A brief
paragraph indicating the applicant's understanding of the purpose of
the document and the issues to be addressed; 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 time
lines for the completion of each milestone; a description of the
qualifications of the applicant organization and a resume for the
principle and each staff member assigned to the project that documents
relevant knowledge, skills and ability to carry out the project; a
minimum of three references for which the applicant has provided a
similar service; a budget that details all costs for the project, shows
consideration for all contingencies for this project, and notes a
commitment to work within the proposed budget; and a sample of a least
one document completed by the applicant. The applicant must specify its
role in the production of the sample document(s).
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 only be used for
the activities that are linked to the desired outcome of the project.
This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Prisons
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 will be reviewed by a team of
NIC staff. Among the criteria used to evaluate the applications are:
Indication of a clear understanding of the project requirements;
background, experience, and expertise of the proposed project staff,
including any sub-contractors; effectiveness of the creative approach
to the project; clear, concise description of all elements and tasks of
the project, with sufficient and realistic time frames necessary to
complete the tasks; technical soundness of project design and
methodology; financial and administrative integrity of the proposal,
including adherence to Federal financial guidelines and processes; a
sufficiently detailed budget that shows consideration of all
contingencies for this project and commitment to work within the budget
proposed; and indication of availability to meet with NIC staff.
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 viewed at
the Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 10P08. 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: 16.601.
Executive Order 12372: This project is not subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372.
Thomas J. Beauclair,
Deputy Director, National Institute of Corrections.
[FR Doc. E9-29958 Filed 12-15-09; 8:45 am]
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