Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: The Norval Morris Project Implementation Phase, 39042-39044 [2010-16428]

Download as PDF cprice-sewell on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES 39042 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 7, 2010 / Notices improving its employee training, its asset management, its recordkeeping, and its computer based monitoring systems. Finally, the Consent Decree requires JBS to pay a civil penalty of $2,000,000, $950,000 of which will be made to the federal government, $950,000 of which will be made to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and $100,000 of which will be made to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Both the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission are co-plaintiffs to the Consent Decree. The Consent Decree resolves the claims asserted by the federal government in a Complaint filed in December 2008.1 The Complaint alleged that, by discharging pollutants into the navigable waters of the United States, JBS violated Section 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, and the terms of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit issued by Pennsylvania under Section 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342, and Section 202 of the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, 35 P.S. § 691.202. In particular, the Complaint alleges that, on nine separate occasions, JBS spilled untreated waste into waters of the United States, causing two fish kills. The Complaint further alleges that, on 25 separate occasions, JBS discharged into waters of the United States wastewater that contained pollutants in excess of the effluent limits set by the NPDES permit. And, the Complaint alleges that, during a five-year period, JBS failed to operate and maintain its facility in a manner that would have ensured its compliance with its obligations under federal and state environmental statutes and regulations. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to this proposed 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, Attention: Nancy Flickinger (EES), and should refer to United States, et al. v. JBS Souderton, Inc., Civil Action No. 08–5999, DOJ # 90–5–1–1–09583. 1 Both the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission have intervened in the case. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:28 Jul 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19016. The consent decree also may 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 also 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 copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $16.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost for a full copy) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Maureen Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2010–16463 Filed 7–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE National Institute of Corrections Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: The Norval Morris Project Implementation Phase AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice. ACTION: Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement. SUMMARY: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month period to begin in September 2010. Work under this agreement will continue NIC’s Norval Morris Project by selecting two sites and testing implementation of the concepts and strategies that have been developed over the last four years. The Norval Morris Project is designed to develop models and execute strategies for expediting the application of research-based innovations by addressing specific topics of vital concern to the field of corrections. The project funded under this cooperative agreement will continue and extend the work of the Norval Morris Project and other NIC projects by assisting in the planning and execution of an implementation effort with two selected agencies to address the dual PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 issues of population management and workforce alignment. DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, July 30, 2010. Selection of the successful applicant and notification of review results to all applicants: September 30, 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, call (202) 307–3106, extension 0 for pickup. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. Electronic applications can be submitted only via https:// www.grants.gov. 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 Pamela Davison. She can be reached by calling 1–800–995–6423 ext 0484 or by e-mail at pdavison@bop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Project Goals: The recipient of the award under this cooperative agreement will (1) participate in the implementation planning process by attending 5 meetings, including two meetings at NIC in Washington, DC, two meetings at NIC in Aurora, CO, and the Keystone Group in late September 2010 at a location in Maryland; (2) participate in refining the NIC draft implementation model that includes the full life cycle from preassessment through sustainability and evaluation and incorporates past work of the Norval Morris and other NIC sponsored projects on organizational culture and performance, implementing evidence based practices, and evidence-based decision making; (3) assist NIC in selecting two sites for the intervention test, including assessing readiness for change; (4) assist each site, in concert with NIC, in developing and executing a plan to address issues of population management and workforce alignment; (5) participate in NIC’s evaluation of the project to measure the effectiveness of the implementation phase of the Norval Morris Project. Background: The Norval Morris project is dedicated to the memory of E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1 cprice-sewell on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 7, 2010 / Notices Dr. Norval Morris, who was instrumental in founding NIC and remained a guiding influence as a charter member of the NIC Advisory Board until he passed away in 2004. It was established as an open-ended commitment by NIC to locate innovative, evidence-based approaches, evaluate their potential to inform correctional policy and practice, create opportunities to test these innovations in correctional settings, and develop and evaluate new strategies for the dissemination and application of this knowledge. The project has sought to continue the spirit of Morris’ work and his belief that the corrections field could make more effective use of research in solving practical problems. Through a number of prior cooperative agreements, NIC has been developing a model designed to provide correctional agencies with a step-by-step approach to promote systemic change in an agency by addressing concrete problems such as population management and workforce alignment. The Norval Morris Project was designed from its inception to bring together people both inside and outside the corrections field to develop interdisciplinary approaches and draw on professional networks that cut across academic, private sector, and public sector boundaries. Such an expansive vision required a steering group to ‘‘kick start’’ the search for innovations. Because this group’s responsibility was essential for creating and maintaining the project’s overarching vision, it was called the Keystone Group. The first Keystone Group meeting took place in September 2008. It involved 19 thought leaders—half of them corrections practitioners—plus NIC senior staff and project staff. The retreat itself was designed to be emergent, without preset limits on the group’s scope of work, design, or strategy. The group’s function was to identify emerging topics and knowledge which could be imported into the corrections field, advise the project on how best to translate this knowledge to inform correctional practice, and assist the project in designing an implementation strategy. During the Keystone Group’s 2008 meeting, the following two provocative questions were developed: ‘‘How can we transform correctional leadership and the workforce in ways that empower staff to reduce recidivism and promote prevention?’’ and ‘‘How can we safely and systematically reduce the correctional population by half in eight years?’’ The next step of the process, which began immediately after the VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:28 Jul 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 Keystone Group meeting, was to begin to assemble Topic Teams. Structured similarly to the Keystone Group, Topic Teams functioned as standalone working groups and focused on the two topic areas the Keystone Group identified. An ‘‘invitation’’ to participate in the process was sent to a broad audience, seeking people interested in participating in a Topic Team. During most of 2009, working through conference calls and online meetings, the teams continued to develop, refine, and expand on the topics. In September 2009, the two topic teams met to finalize their work to pass back to the Keystone Group the material they had developed. In November 2009, a second meeting of the Keystone Group took place with 16 members attending. The group met to follow up on the Topic Team meetings held the previous month with the goal of providing direction on how the project should proceed on the twin issues of correctional population reduction and workforce alignment. Their mission was to discuss these areas and the action plans that were created by the Topic Teams. They concluded by determining the top strategies for Population Reduction and strategies for Workforce Transformation. Based on the discussions of the second meeting of the Keystone Group, NIC and project staff have continued the conversation with group members and others. A third meeting of the Keystone Group will take place in September 2010 to review the project’s progress, refine its products, and advise NIC on the implementation phase. Among the products being developed under an existing cooperative agreement are materials for use during the implementation phase to be funded through this solicitation. They will be designed to provide concrete and practical strategies to the field that, based on what we know, will have an impact. They will be designed to provide practical and specific strategies for planning, implementing, and sustaining changes and be presented in a structured format. The intent is to provide packages of materials with ‘‘offthe-shelf’’ modules that agencies can use to develop workable solutions. These products, together with others to be developed as part of the cooperative agreement funded through this solicitation, will be used to assist two agencies in planning, implementing, and sustaining strategies and policies to manage correctional populations and align the workforce with changing agency missions and needs. NIC will select the test sites with the assistance of the recipient and other project PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39043 partners. The recipient will also participate in an evaluation to track the success of the overall project. For more information on the Norval Morris Project, visit https:// www.nicic.gov/Norval. For additional resources, go to: https://www.nicic.gov. Required Expertise: Successful applicants should be able to demonstrate that they have the organizational capacity to carry out all the goals of the project, including experience in organizing and providing ongoing support for complex, multi-year projects, extensive experience in correctional policy and practice, and a record of success in working with correctional agencies on implementation, organizational development, or technical assistance projects. Preference will also be given to applicants with a record of working with interdisciplinary teams in a variety of fields beyond corrections. Application Requirements: Applications should be concisely written, typed double spaced and reference the ‘‘NIC Opportunity Number’’ and Title provided in this announcement. Please limit the program narrative text to 25 double spaced pages, exclusive of resumes and summaries of experience (do not submit full curriculum vitae). The application package must include 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., January 1 through December 31), a program narrative responding to the requirements in this announcement, a description of the qualifications of the applicant(s), an outline explaining projected costs, and the following forms: OMB Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance; 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); and DOJ/NIC Certification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available at https://www.nicic.org/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 unbound 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. Authority: Public Law 93–415. E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1 39044 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 7, 2010 / Notices cprice-sewell on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Funds Available: Up to $180,000 is available for this project, subject to available funding, but preference will be given to applicants who provide the most cost efficient solutions in accomplishing the scope of work. Determination will be made based on best value to the Government, not necessarily the lowest bid. Funds may only be used for the activities that are directly related to the project. Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible applicant is any public or private agency, educational institution, organization, individual, or team with expertise in the described areas. This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Research and Evaluation Division. Review Considerations: Applications received under this announcement will be subject to the NIC Review Process. The criteria for the evaluation of each application will be as follows: 1. Programmatic (40%). Are all of the tasks adequately discussed? Is there a clear statement of how each of the tasks 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? 2. Organizational (35%). 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 five goals of the project? Are the proposed project management and staffing plans realistic and sufficient to complete the project within the 18-month timeframe? 3. Project Management/Administration (25%). 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 ensure effective coordination? Is the proposed budget realistic, does it provide sufficient cost detail/narrative, and does it 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). VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:28 Jul 06, 2010 Jkt 220001 Registration in the CCR can be done online at the CCR Web site: https:// www.ccr.gov. A CCR Handbook and work sheet can also be reviewed at the Web site. Number of Awards: One. NIC Opportunity Number: 10PEI38. This number should appear as a reference line in the cover letter, where the opportunity number is requested on the 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. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–71,000 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC, Marion, Ohio, who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after June 5, 2009, through August 28, 2011, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on date of certification through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Signed in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of June 2010. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2010–16416 Filed 7–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P [FR Doc. 2010–16428 Filed 7–6–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–36–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [TA–W–72,286] Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–71,000] Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC, Marion, OH; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’), 19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on August 28, 2009, applicable to workers of Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC, Marion, Ohio. The notice was published in the Federal Register on November 5, 2009 (74 FR 57341). At the request of the State Agency, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in the production on drive train parts for the heavy truck industry. The review shows that on June 4, 2007, a certification of eligibility to apply for adjustment assistance was issued for all workers of Sypris Technologies Marion, LLC, Marion, Ohio, separated from employment on or after April 24, 2006 through June 4, 2009. The notice was published in the Federal Register on March 7, 2008 (73 FR 12466). In order to avoid an overlap in worker group coverage, the Department is amending the June 4, 2008 impact date established for TA–W–71,000, to read June 5, 2009. PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Unisys Corporation, Technology Business Segment, Unisys Information Technology Division, Formerly Known as BETT, Including Employees Working Off-Site in Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and On-Site Leased Workers From Hexaware Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, MI; Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’), 19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on April 29, 2010, applicable to workers of Unisys Corporation, Technology Business Segment, Unisys Information Technology Division, formerly known as BETT, including onsit leased workers from Hexaware Technologies, Inc., Plymouth, Michigan. The notice was published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2010 (75 FR 30071). At the request of the petitioners, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. The workers are engaged in activities related to the supply of corporate information technology (IT) services. New information shows that worker separations have occurred involving employees under the control of the Plymouth, Michigan location of Unisys Corporation, Technology Business Segment, Unisys Information Technology Division, formerly known as BETT, working off-site in Colorado, E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Corrections


Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: The Norval Morris 
Project Implementation Phase

AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice.

ACTION: Solicitation for 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 an 18-month period to begin in September 
2010. Work under this agreement will continue NIC's Norval Morris 
Project by selecting two sites and testing implementation of the 
concepts and strategies that have been developed over the last four 
years. The Norval Morris Project is designed to develop models and 
execute strategies for expediting the application of research-based 
innovations by addressing specific topics of vital concern to the field 
of corrections.
    The project funded under this cooperative agreement will continue 
and extend the work of the Norval Morris Project and other NIC projects 
by assisting in the planning and execution of an implementation effort 
with two selected agencies to address the dual issues of population 
management and workforce alignment.

DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, July 
30, 2010. Selection of the successful applicant and notification of 
review results to all applicants: September 30, 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, call (202) 307-3106, 
extension 0 for pickup. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be 
accepted. Electronic applications can be submitted only via https://www.grants.gov.

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 Pamela Davison. She can be reached 
by calling 1-800-995-6423 ext 0484 or by e-mail at pdavison@bop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Project Goals: The recipient of the award under this cooperative 
agreement will (1) participate in the implementation planning process 
by attending 5 meetings, including two meetings at NIC in Washington, 
DC, two meetings at NIC in Aurora, CO, and the Keystone Group in late 
September 2010 at a location in Maryland; (2) participate in refining 
the NIC draft implementation model that includes the full life cycle 
from preassessment through sustainability and evaluation and 
incorporates past work of the Norval Morris and other NIC sponsored 
projects on organizational culture and performance, implementing 
evidence based practices, and evidence-based decision making; (3) 
assist NIC in selecting two sites for the intervention test, including 
assessing readiness for change; (4) assist each site, in concert with 
NIC, in developing and executing a plan to address issues of population 
management and workforce alignment; (5) participate in NIC's evaluation 
of the project to measure the effectiveness of the implementation phase 
of the Norval Morris Project.
    Background: The Norval Morris project is dedicated to the memory of

[[Page 39043]]

Dr. Norval Morris, who was instrumental in founding NIC and remained a 
guiding influence as a charter member of the NIC Advisory Board until 
he passed away in 2004. It was established as an open-ended commitment 
by NIC to locate innovative, evidence-based approaches, evaluate their 
potential to inform correctional policy and practice, create 
opportunities to test these innovations in correctional settings, and 
develop and evaluate new strategies for the dissemination and 
application of this knowledge. The project has sought to continue the 
spirit of Morris' work and his belief that the corrections field could 
make more effective use of research in solving practical problems.
    Through a number of prior cooperative agreements, NIC has been 
developing a model designed to provide correctional agencies with a 
step-by-step approach to promote systemic change in an agency by 
addressing concrete problems such as population management and 
workforce alignment. The Norval Morris Project was designed from its 
inception to bring together people both inside and outside the 
corrections field to develop interdisciplinary approaches and draw on 
professional networks that cut across academic, private sector, and 
public sector boundaries. Such an expansive vision required a steering 
group to ``kick start'' the search for innovations. Because this 
group's responsibility was essential for creating and maintaining the 
project's overarching vision, it was called the Keystone Group.
    The first Keystone Group meeting took place in September 2008. It 
involved 19 thought leaders--half of them corrections practitioners--
plus NIC senior staff and project staff. The retreat itself was 
designed to be emergent, without preset limits on the group's scope of 
work, design, or strategy. The group's function was to identify 
emerging topics and knowledge which could be imported into the 
corrections field, advise the project on how best to translate this 
knowledge to inform correctional practice, and assist the project in 
designing an implementation strategy.
    During the Keystone Group's 2008 meeting, the following two 
provocative questions were developed: ``How can we transform 
correctional leadership and the workforce in ways that empower staff to 
reduce recidivism and promote prevention?'' and ``How can we safely and 
systematically reduce the correctional population by half in eight 
years?'' The next step of the process, which began immediately after 
the Keystone Group meeting, was to begin to assemble Topic Teams.
    Structured similarly to the Keystone Group, Topic Teams functioned 
as standalone working groups and focused on the two topic areas the 
Keystone Group identified. An ``invitation'' to participate in the 
process was sent to a broad audience, seeking people interested in 
participating in a Topic Team. During most of 2009, working through 
conference calls and online meetings, the teams continued to develop, 
refine, and expand on the topics. In September 2009, the two topic 
teams met to finalize their work to pass back to the Keystone Group the 
material they had developed. In November 2009, a second meeting of the 
Keystone Group took place with 16 members attending. The group met to 
follow up on the Topic Team meetings held the previous month with the 
goal of providing direction on how the project should proceed on the 
twin issues of correctional population reduction and workforce 
alignment. Their mission was to discuss these areas and the action 
plans that were created by the Topic Teams. They concluded by 
determining the top strategies for Population Reduction and strategies 
for Workforce Transformation. Based on the discussions of the second 
meeting of the Keystone Group, NIC and project staff have continued the 
conversation with group members and others. A third meeting of the 
Keystone Group will take place in September 2010 to review the 
project's progress, refine its products, and advise NIC on the 
implementation phase.
    Among the products being developed under an existing cooperative 
agreement are materials for use during the implementation phase to be 
funded through this solicitation. They will be designed to provide 
concrete and practical strategies to the field that, based on what we 
know, will have an impact. They will be designed to provide practical 
and specific strategies for planning, implementing, and sustaining 
changes and be presented in a structured format. The intent is to 
provide packages of materials with ``off-the-shelf'' modules that 
agencies can use to develop workable solutions. These products, 
together with others to be developed as part of the cooperative 
agreement funded through this solicitation, will be used to assist two 
agencies in planning, implementing, and sustaining strategies and 
policies to manage correctional populations and align the workforce 
with changing agency missions and needs. NIC will select the test sites 
with the assistance of the recipient and other project partners. The 
recipient will also participate in an evaluation to track the success 
of the overall project.
    For more information on the Norval Morris Project, visit https://www.nicic.gov/Norval. For additional resources, go to: https://www.nicic.gov.
    Required Expertise: Successful applicants should be able to 
demonstrate that they have the organizational capacity to carry out all 
the goals of the project, including experience in organizing and 
providing ongoing support for complex, multi-year projects, extensive 
experience in correctional policy and practice, and a record of success 
in working with correctional agencies on implementation, organizational 
development, or technical assistance projects. Preference will also be 
given to applicants with a record of working with interdisciplinary 
teams in a variety of fields beyond corrections.
    Application Requirements: Applications should be concisely written, 
typed double spaced and reference the ``NIC Opportunity Number'' and 
Title provided in this announcement. Please limit the program narrative 
text to 25 double spaced pages, exclusive of resumes and summaries of 
experience (do not submit full curriculum vitae). The application 
package must include 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., January 
1 through December 31), a program narrative responding to the 
requirements in this announcement, a description of the qualifications 
of the applicant(s), an outline explaining projected costs, and the 
following forms: OMB Standard Form 424, Application for Federal 
Assistance; 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); and DOJ/NIC Certification Regarding Lobbying; 
Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free 
Workplace Requirements (available at https://www.nicic.org/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 
unbound 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.

    Authority: Public Law 93-415.


[[Page 39044]]


    Funds Available: Up to $180,000 is available for this project, 
subject to available funding, but preference will be given to 
applicants who provide the most cost efficient solutions in 
accomplishing the scope of work. Determination will be made based on 
best value to the Government, not necessarily the lowest bid. Funds may 
only be used for the activities that are directly related to the 
project.
    Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible applicant is any public or 
private agency, educational institution, organization, individual, or 
team with expertise in the described areas.
    This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Research 
and Evaluation Division.
    Review Considerations: Applications received under this 
announcement will be subject to the NIC Review Process. The criteria 
for the evaluation of each application will be as follows: 1. 
Programmatic (40%). Are all of the tasks adequately discussed? Is there 
a clear statement of how each of the tasks 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? 2. Organizational (35%). 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 five goals of the project? Are 
the proposed project management and staffing plans realistic and 
sufficient to complete the project within the 18-month timeframe? 3. 
Project Management/Administration (25%). 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 ensure effective coordination? Is the proposed budget realistic, 
does it provide sufficient cost detail/narrative, and does it 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 work sheet can also be reviewed 
at the Web site.
    Number of Awards: One.
    NIC Opportunity Number: 10PEI38. This number should appear as a 
reference line in the cover letter, where the opportunity number is 
requested on the 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. 2010-16428 Filed 7-6-10; 8:45 am]
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