Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement-Technical Assistance Site Management in NIC's Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems Initiative, 40911-40914 [2012-16925]
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Administration, Office of Diversion
Control, Federal Register Representative
(ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, Virginia 22152; and must be
filed no later than August 10, 2012.
This procedure is to be conducted
simultaneously with, and independent
of, the procedures described in 21 CFR
1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). As noted
in a previous notice published in the
Federal Register on September 23, 1975,
40 FR 43745–46, all applicants for
registration to import a basic class of
any controlled substance in schedules I
or II are, and will continue to be,
required to demonstrate to the Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration, that the requirements
for such registration pursuant to 21
U.S.C. 958(a); 21 U.S.C. 823(a); and 21
CFR 1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are
satisfied.
Dated: July 2, 2012.
Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration.
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Notice of Application; United States
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Pursuant to Title 21 Code of Federal
Regulations 1301.34 (a), this is notice
that on February 17, 2012, United States
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Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, made application by
renewal to the Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) for registration as
an importer of the following basic
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prescribed by 21 CFR 1316.47.
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quintuplicate, to the Drug Enforcement
Administration, Office of Diversion
Control, Federal Register Representative
(ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive,
Springfield, Virginia 22152; and must be
filed no later than August 10, 2012.
This procedure is to be conducted
simultaneously with, and independent
of, the procedures described in 21 CFR
1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). As noted
in a previous notice published in the
Federal Register on September 23, 1975,
40 FR 43745–46, all applicants for
registration to import a basic class of
any controlled substance in schedule I
or II are, and will continue to be,
required to demonstrate to the Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration, that the requirements
for such registration pursuant to
21 U.S.C. 958(a); 21 U.S.C. 823(a); and
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement—Technical Assistance Site
Management in NIC’s Evidence-Based
Decision Making in Local Criminal
Justice Systems Initiative
National Institute of
Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement.
AGENCY:
The National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) Community Services
Division is soliciting proposals from
organizations, groups, or individuals to
enter into a cooperative agreement with
NIC for up to 16 months beginning in
August 2012. Work under this
cooperative agreement is part of a larger
NIC initiative, Evidence-Based Decision
Making (EBDM) in Local Criminal
Justice Systems. Work under this
cooperative agreement will be
coordinated with awardees of other
cooperative agreements who will be
providing services under Phase III of
this initiative.
Specifically, under this cooperative
agreement, the awardee will provide
technical assistance to seven Phase III
sites that have already been identified.
During Phase II of the EBDM initiative,
the seven sites identified change
strategies based on their individual
system planning activities. These
change strategies are critical to meeting
their system’s harm reduction goals. The
technical assistance from this award
will be targeted to the identified change
strategies.
DATES: Applications must be received
by 4 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, July 30,
2012.
SUMMARY:
Mailed applications must be
sent to: Director, National Institute of
Corrections, 320 First Street NW., Room
5002, 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
ADDRESSES:
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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 can be
downloaded from the NIC Web site at
www.nicic.gov/cooperativeagreements.
All technical or programmatic
questions concerning this
announcement should be directed to
Lori Eville, Correctional Program
Specialist, National Institute of
Corrections, at leville@bop.gov. In
addition to direct reply, all questions
and answers will be posted on the NIC
Web site at www.nicic.gov for public
review (the names of those submitting
questions will not be posted). The Web
site will be updated regularly and
postings will remain on the Web site
until the closing date of this cooperative
agreement solicitation. Only questions
received by 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on July 20,
2012 will be posted on the NIC Web
site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview: The overall goal of the
EBDM Initiative is to establish and test
articulated linkages (information tools
and protocols) between the decisions of
local criminal justice stakeholders and
the application of human and
organizational change principles
(evidence-based practices) in achieving
measurable reductions in pretrial
misconduct and post-conviction risk of
reoffending. The unique focus of the
initiative is the review of locally
developed criminal justice strategies
that guide practice within existing
sentencing statutes and rules.
The initiative intends to (1) improve
the quality of information that
jurisdictions use to make individual
case decisions in local systems and (2)
engage these systems as policymaking
bodies to collectively improve the
effectiveness and capacity of their
decision making related to pretrial
release/sentencing options. Local
officials involved in the initiative
include: Judges, prosecutors, public
defenders, police, human service
providers, county executives, and
administrators of jail, probation, and
pretrial services agencies.
Local criminal justice decisions are
defined broadly to include dispositions
regarding arrest, cite and release or to
custody, pretrial release or detention
and setting of bail and pretrial release
conditions, pretrial diversion, charging
and plea bargaining, sentencing of
adjudicated offenders regarding use of
community and custody options, and
responses to violations of conditions of
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pretrial release and community
sentences.
Background: In June 2008, the
National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
launched a multi-phased initiative and
awarded a cooperative agreement to
address evidence-based decision making
in local criminal justice systems. The
goal of Phase I of the initiative was to
build a systemwide framework (from
arrest through final disposition and
discharge) that would result in more
collaborative evidence-based decision
making and practices in local criminal
justice systems. This effort was
grounded in two decades of research on
the factors that contribute to criminal
reoffending and the methods a justice
system can employ to interrupt the
cycle of reoffense. Today, the initiative
seeks to equip criminal justice
policymakers in local communities with
information, processes, and tools that
will result in measurable reductions of
pretrial misconduct and post-conviction
reoffending.
The principle product of Phase I of
this initiative was the Evidence-Based
Decision Making Framework in Local
Criminal Justice Systems. The
Framework identifies the key structural
elements of a system informed by
evidence-based practice. It defines a
vision of safer communities. It puts
forward the belief that risk and harm
reduction are fundamental goals of the
justice system and that these can be
achieved without sacrificing offender
accountability or other important justice
system outcomes.
The Framework both acknowledges
the importance of the key premises and
values underlying our criminal justice
system and provides a set of principles
to guide evidence-based decision
making within that context. The
principles themselves are evidencebased. The Framework also highlights
groundbreaking research that
demonstrates that pretrial misconduct
and offender recidivism can be reduced.
It identifies the key stakeholders who
must be actively engaged in a
collaborative partnership if an evidencebased system of justice is to be
achieved. It outlines the difficult
challenges agencies face as they seek to
deliberately and systematically
implement such an approach in their
local communities. A copy of the
Evidence-Based Decision Making
Framework document can be
downloaded online at https://nicic.gov/
Library/024372.
In August 2010, NIC launched Phase
II (Planning and Engagement) of the
Evidence-Based Decision Making in
Local Criminal Justice Systems Initiative
by selecting seven jurisdictions to serve
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as EBDM ‘‘seed sites.’’ Those sites are
Mesa County, Colorado; Grant County,
Indiana; Ramsey County, Minnesota;
Yamhill County, Oregon; City of
Charlottesville/County of Albemarle,
Virginia; Eau Claire County, Wisconsin;
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
The cooperative agreement awardees
of Phase II provided extensive technical
assistance to each of the seven seed sites
for a period of 10 months. The
overarching purpose of the technical
assistance was to (1) Develop a shared
philosophy and vision for the local
criminal justice system; (2) Determine
the capacity to collect and analyze data,
including the quality of the data, to
support ongoing analysis of the
effectiveness of current and future
policies, practices, and services
designed to achieve specific risk and
harm reduction outcomes; and (3)
Change knowledge, skills, and abilities
regarding research-based risk reduction
strategies.
Each site received technical assistance
that was specific to the initiative and
individualized to its system’s needs.
Monthly site visits from an assigned
technical assistance site coordinator led
the jurisdictions through the attainment
of specific activities and goals. The
Roadmap to Phase II outlines the major
objectives that the technical assistance
providers guided the seeds sites
through. A copy of the roadmap is
available online at https://
static.nicic.gov/Public/
roadmap_phase_ii_final_2.docx.
The technical assistance was intended
to lead to the following outcomes: Build
a genuine, collaborative policy team;
Build individual agencies that are
collaborative and in a state of readiness
for change; Understand current practice
within each agency/across the system;
Understand and have the capacity to
implement evidence-based practices;
Establish performance measurements/
outcomes/system scorecard; Develop a
system logic model; Engage/gain
support of the community; and Develop
a strategic action plan.
All seven sites completed Phase II in
October 2011. Each jurisdiction
submitted an application for acceptance
into Phase III of the initiative. Within
their applications are a detailed strategic
action plan and their system’s logic
model. The action plan and logic model
are the foundation of implementation
activities of the Phase III technical
assistance.
Scope of Work: The intent of this
request for proposal is to expand the
availability of technical assistance to the
jurisdictions involved in NIC’s
Evidence-Based Decision Making in
Local Criminal Justice Systems
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Initiative. Technical assistance will be
coordinated and/or provided to seven
EBDM sites: Grant County, IN; Yamhill
County, OR; Charlottesville, VA; and
Ramsey County, MN; Mesa County, CO;
Milwaukee County, WI; Eau Claire
County, WI. The technical assistance
will be guided by each site’s established
strategic action plan, logic model, and
other agreed upon specialized assistance
required to reach the jurisdiction’s
identified outcomes.
In addition, targeted technical
assistance will be provided to each of
the seven sites to develop a site-specific
communication strategy. The
communication strategy will guide
elected and non-elected officials in
effectively communicating the set of
core principles upon which their
criminal justice system will base its
decisions. The communication strategy
will be targeted to both criminal justice
staff and the general public.
Project Deliverables: (1) The awardee
will work with the site coordinator from
each of the seven sites to develop a
report that prioritizes current unfunded,
targeted activities that require technical
assistance. These activities include
technical assistance events across the
criminal justice system in areas such as
data collection, risk assessment,
application of evidence-based practices,
logic model development, guarding
against implementation failure, and
sustaining change. The report will
include how the technical assistance
will be provided, the recommended
technical assistance provider, the
estimated cost of delivering the
technical assistance, and the anticipated
effect that delivering the technical
assistance will have on the sites’
performance measures. This report will
be due within 60 days of the award. (2)
The awardee will develop a report from
each technical assistance event
completed by the technical assistance
provider and submitted to the site and
NIC. At minimum, the report will
include the activities that the technical
assistance is addressing, who attended
the technical assistance event, the
outcome of the technical assistance, and
other findings and/or recommendations.
(3) The awardee will work with each of
the seven jurisdictions to develop a
strategic communications plan that
outlines their criminal justice systems’
mission, vision, and risk and harm
reduction measures and strategies. This
will include a written communications
plan that will identify key audiences of
both internal and external stakeholders
to which the message shall be
communicated.
Meetings: The cooperative agreement
awardee will participate in an initial
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meeting with the NIC staff for a project
overview and preliminary planning
meeting within 2 weeks of the award.
The awardee will meet with NIC staff
routinely to discuss the activities noted
in the timeline during the course of the
cooperative agreement. Meetings will be
held no less than quarterly and may be
conducted via webinar or in person as
agreed upon by NIC and the awardee.
Application Requirements:
Applications should be concisely
written, typed double-spaced and
reference the project by the ‘‘NIC
Opportunity Number’’ and Title in this
announcement. The 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., July 1
through June 30); a program narrative in
response to the statement of work, and
a budget narrative explaining projected
costs. The following forms must also be
included: 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 the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available
at https://www.nicic.gov/downloads/
general/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.
Authority: Pub. L. 93–415.
Funds Available: Up to $300,000 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
be used only for the activities that are
directly related to the project.
This project will be a collaborative
venture with the NIC Community
Services 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.
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Required Expertise: Successful
applicants must be able to demonstrate
that they have the organizational
capacity to carry out the deliverables of
this project. Appropriate expertise may
include extensive experience in
correctional and criminal justice policy
and practice and a strong background in
criminal justice systemwide change
with experience in the implementation
of evidence-based practices in the
criminal justice system to reduce
pretrial misconduct and offender risk of
reoffending. Applicants should also
have demonstrated the ability to
package a criminal justice strategy and
advance it to a national audience.
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:
Program Narrative: (50%)
Are all of the project tasks adequately
discussed, and is there a clear statement
of how each will be accomplished,
including the staffing, resources, and
strategies to be employed? Are there any
innovative approaches, techniques, or
design aspects proposed that will
enhance the project?
Organizational Capabilities: (25%)
Do the skills, knowledge, and
expertise of the applicant(s) and the
proposed project staff demonstrate a
high level of competency to complete
the tasks? Does the applicant have the
necessary experience and organizational
capacity to complete the goals of the
project?
Program Management/Administration
(25%)
Does the applicant identify reasonable
objectives, milestones, and measures to
track progress? If there are consultants
and/or partnerships proposed, is there a
clear structure to ensure effective
utilization and 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,
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
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worksheet can also be reviewed at the
Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 12CS04.
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: 16.603.
Executive Order 12372: This program
is subject to the provisions of Executive
Order 12372.
E.O. 12372 allows states the option of
setting up a system for reviewing
applications from within their states for
assistance under certain federal
programs. Applicants (other than
federally recognized Indian tribal
governments) should contact their state
Single Point of Contact (SPOC), a list of
which is available at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc.
Christopher Innes,
Acting Director, National Institute of
Corrections.
Avenue NW., Room 529, Washington,
DC 20506, or call (202) 606–8322.
Hearing-impaired individuals are
advised that information on this matter
may be obtained by contacting the
National Endowment for the
Humanities’ TDD terminal at (202) 606–
8282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because
the meeting will consider proprietary
financial and commercial data provided
in confidence by indemnity applicants,
and material that is likely to disclose
trade secrets or other privileged or
confidential information, and because it
is important to keep the values of
objects to be indemnified, and the
methods of transportation and security
measures confidential, the meetings will
be closed to the public pursuant to
section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5 U.S.C., as
amended. I have made this
determination under the authority
granted me by the Chairman’s
Delegation of Authority to Close
Advisory Committee Meetings dated
July 19, 1993.
Dated: July 6, 2012.
Lisette Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer.
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ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
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Federal Council on the Arts
and the Humanities, National
Endowment for the Humanities,
National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that
the Federal Council on the Arts and the
Humanities will hold a meeting of the
Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity
Panel. The purpose of the meeting is for
panel review, discussion, evaluation,
and recommendation of applications for
Certificates of Indemnity submitted to
the Federal Council on the Arts and the
Humanities for exhibitions beginning
after October 1, 2012.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, August 6, 2012, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Old Post Office Building, 1100
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20506, in Room 730.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lisette Voyatzis, Committee
Management Officer, 1100 Pennsylvania
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On June 1, 2011, the NRC Office of
Investigations (OI) began an
investigation (OI Report No. 3–2011–
011) at the D. C. Cook Nuclear Power
Plant. Based on the evidence developed
during its investigation, the NRC
identified one apparent violation of
NRC requirements in 10 CFR Part 26,
Sections 4(b) and 31(d)(2)(v) by failing
to ensure that an individual, who was
offsite when selected for Fitness-forDuty (FFD) testing, was tested at the
earliest reasonable and practical
opportunity when both the donor and
collectors were available. The results of
the investigation, completed on
December 28, 2011, were sent to Indiana
Michigan Power Company in a letter
dated March 6, 2012.
On May 23, 2012, the NRC and
Indiana Michigan Power Company met
in an ADR session mediated by a
professional mediator, arranged through
Cornell University’s Institute on
Conflict Resolution. ADR is a process in
which a neutral mediator with no
decision-making authority assists the
parties in reaching an agreement on
resolving any differences regarding the
dispute. This confirmatory order is
issued pursuant to the agreement
reached during the ADR process.
III
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Advisory Committee
SUMMARY:
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316; License Nos. DPR–58; DPR–74 EA–
12–005]
In the Matter of Indiana Michigan
Power Company, D. C. Cook Nuclear
Power Plant; Confirmatory Order
Modifying License (Effective
Immediately)
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Indiana Michigan Power Company
(Licensee) is the holder of Reactor
Operating License Nos. DPR–58 and
DPR–74 issued by the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC or the
Commission) pursuant to Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
part 50, on October 25, 1974, for Unit
1 and on December 23, 1977, for Unit
2. Both licenses were renewed on
August 30, 2005. The licenses authorize
the operation of the D. C. Cook Nuclear
Power Plant in accordance with
conditions specified therein.
This Confirmatory Order is the result
of an agreement reached during an
alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
mediation session conducted on May
23, 2012.
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In response to the NRC’s offer,
Indiana Michigan Power Company
requested use of the NRC ADR process
to resolve differences it had with the
NRC. During that ADR session, a
preliminary settlement agreement was
reached. The elements of the agreement
consisted of the following:
1. The licensee has stated that it has
completed the following actions, which
will be acknowledged in the
Confirmatory Order (CO):
a. Benchmarked nine different nuclear
utilities for firm definition of
‘‘available’’ in regard to random drug
testing;
b. Conducted unannounced FFD
testing of the high level individual, who
was not tested on May 3, 2011;
c. Revised site procedure SPP–2060–
SFI–411, ‘‘Fitness-for-Duty (FFD)
Random Selection and Notification
Process,’’ to include a definition of
‘‘available’’ for testing as it relates to the
FFD random testing process based on
the benchmarking results;
d. Performed a gap analysis and
revised the FFD collector training
material;
e. Briefed the FFD collectors on the
changes to the training material; and
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40911-40914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16925]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement--Technical Assistance
Site Management in NIC's Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local
Criminal Justice Systems Initiative
AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Community Services
Division is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or
individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement with NIC for up to 16
months beginning in August 2012. Work under this cooperative agreement
is part of a larger NIC initiative, Evidence-Based Decision Making
(EBDM) in Local Criminal Justice Systems. Work under this cooperative
agreement will be coordinated with awardees of other cooperative
agreements who will be providing services under Phase III of this
initiative.
Specifically, under this cooperative agreement, the awardee will
provide technical assistance to seven Phase III sites that have already
been identified. During Phase II of the EBDM initiative, the seven
sites identified change strategies based on their individual system
planning activities. These change strategies are critical to meeting
their system's harm reduction goals. The technical assistance from this
award will be targeted to the identified change strategies.
DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, July
30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be sent to: Director, National
Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street NW., Room 5002, 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
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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 can be
downloaded from the NIC Web site at www.nicic.gov/cooperativeagreements.
All technical or programmatic questions concerning this
announcement should be directed to Lori Eville, Correctional Program
Specialist, National Institute of Corrections, at leville@bop.gov. In
addition to direct reply, all questions and answers will be posted on
the NIC Web site at www.nicic.gov for public review (the names of those
submitting questions will not be posted). The Web site will be updated
regularly and postings will remain on the Web site until the closing
date of this cooperative agreement solicitation. Only questions
received by 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on July 20, 2012 will be posted on the NIC
Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview: The overall goal of the EBDM Initiative is to establish
and test articulated linkages (information tools and protocols) between
the decisions of local criminal justice stakeholders and the
application of human and organizational change principles (evidence-
based practices) in achieving measurable reductions in pretrial
misconduct and post-conviction risk of reoffending. The unique focus of
the initiative is the review of locally developed criminal justice
strategies that guide practice within existing sentencing statutes and
rules.
The initiative intends to (1) improve the quality of information
that jurisdictions use to make individual case decisions in local
systems and (2) engage these systems as policymaking bodies to
collectively improve the effectiveness and capacity of their decision
making related to pretrial release/sentencing options. Local officials
involved in the initiative include: Judges, prosecutors, public
defenders, police, human service providers, county executives, and
administrators of jail, probation, and pretrial services agencies.
Local criminal justice decisions are defined broadly to include
dispositions regarding arrest, cite and release or to custody, pretrial
release or detention and setting of bail and pretrial release
conditions, pretrial diversion, charging and plea bargaining,
sentencing of adjudicated offenders regarding use of community and
custody options, and responses to violations of conditions of pretrial
release and community sentences.
Background: In June 2008, the National Institute of Corrections
(NIC) launched a multi-phased initiative and awarded a cooperative
agreement to address evidence-based decision making in local criminal
justice systems. The goal of Phase I of the initiative was to build a
systemwide framework (from arrest through final disposition and
discharge) that would result in more collaborative evidence-based
decision making and practices in local criminal justice systems. This
effort was grounded in two decades of research on the factors that
contribute to criminal reoffending and the methods a justice system can
employ to interrupt the cycle of reoffense. Today, the initiative seeks
to equip criminal justice policymakers in local communities with
information, processes, and tools that will result in measurable
reductions of pretrial misconduct and post-conviction reoffending.
The principle product of Phase I of this initiative was the
Evidence-Based Decision Making Framework in Local Criminal Justice
Systems. The Framework identifies the key structural elements of a
system informed by evidence-based practice. It defines a vision of
safer communities. It puts forward the belief that risk and harm
reduction are fundamental goals of the justice system and that these
can be achieved without sacrificing offender accountability or other
important justice system outcomes.
The Framework both acknowledges the importance of the key premises
and values underlying our criminal justice system and provides a set of
principles to guide evidence-based decision making within that context.
The principles themselves are evidence-based. The Framework also
highlights groundbreaking research that demonstrates that pretrial
misconduct and offender recidivism can be reduced. It identifies the
key stakeholders who must be actively engaged in a collaborative
partnership if an evidence-based system of justice is to be achieved.
It outlines the difficult challenges agencies face as they seek to
deliberately and systematically implement such an approach in their
local communities. A copy of the Evidence-Based Decision Making
Framework document can be downloaded online at https://nicic.gov/Library/024372.
In August 2010, NIC launched Phase II (Planning and Engagement) of
the Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems
Initiative by selecting seven jurisdictions to serve as EBDM ``seed
sites.'' Those sites are Mesa County, Colorado; Grant County, Indiana;
Ramsey County, Minnesota; Yamhill County, Oregon; City of
Charlottesville/County of Albemarle, Virginia; Eau Claire County,
Wisconsin; Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
The cooperative agreement awardees of Phase II provided extensive
technical assistance to each of the seven seed sites for a period of 10
months. The overarching purpose of the technical assistance was to (1)
Develop a shared philosophy and vision for the local criminal justice
system; (2) Determine the capacity to collect and analyze data,
including the quality of the data, to support ongoing analysis of the
effectiveness of current and future policies, practices, and services
designed to achieve specific risk and harm reduction outcomes; and (3)
Change knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding research-based risk
reduction strategies.
Each site received technical assistance that was specific to the
initiative and individualized to its system's needs. Monthly site
visits from an assigned technical assistance site coordinator led the
jurisdictions through the attainment of specific activities and goals.
The Roadmap to Phase II outlines the major objectives that the
technical assistance providers guided the seeds sites through. A copy
of the roadmap is available online at https://static.nicic.gov/Public/roadmap_phase_ii_final_2.docx.
The technical assistance was intended to lead to the following
outcomes: Build a genuine, collaborative policy team; Build individual
agencies that are collaborative and in a state of readiness for change;
Understand current practice within each agency/across the system;
Understand and have the capacity to implement evidence-based practices;
Establish performance measurements/outcomes/system scorecard; Develop a
system logic model; Engage/gain support of the community; and Develop a
strategic action plan.
All seven sites completed Phase II in October 2011. Each
jurisdiction submitted an application for acceptance into Phase III of
the initiative. Within their applications are a detailed strategic
action plan and their system's logic model. The action plan and logic
model are the foundation of implementation activities of the Phase III
technical assistance.
Scope of Work: The intent of this request for proposal is to expand
the availability of technical assistance to the jurisdictions involved
in NIC's Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice
Systems
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Initiative. Technical assistance will be coordinated and/or provided to
seven EBDM sites: Grant County, IN; Yamhill County, OR;
Charlottesville, VA; and Ramsey County, MN; Mesa County, CO; Milwaukee
County, WI; Eau Claire County, WI. The technical assistance will be
guided by each site's established strategic action plan, logic model,
and other agreed upon specialized assistance required to reach the
jurisdiction's identified outcomes.
In addition, targeted technical assistance will be provided to each
of the seven sites to develop a site-specific communication strategy.
The communication strategy will guide elected and non-elected officials
in effectively communicating the set of core principles upon which
their criminal justice system will base its decisions. The
communication strategy will be targeted to both criminal justice staff
and the general public.
Project Deliverables: (1) The awardee will work with the site
coordinator from each of the seven sites to develop a report that
prioritizes current unfunded, targeted activities that require
technical assistance. These activities include technical assistance
events across the criminal justice system in areas such as data
collection, risk assessment, application of evidence-based practices,
logic model development, guarding against implementation failure, and
sustaining change. The report will include how the technical assistance
will be provided, the recommended technical assistance provider, the
estimated cost of delivering the technical assistance, and the
anticipated effect that delivering the technical assistance will have
on the sites' performance measures. This report will be due within 60
days of the award. (2) The awardee will develop a report from each
technical assistance event completed by the technical assistance
provider and submitted to the site and NIC. At minimum, the report will
include the activities that the technical assistance is addressing, who
attended the technical assistance event, the outcome of the technical
assistance, and other findings and/or recommendations. (3) The awardee
will work with each of the seven jurisdictions to develop a strategic
communications plan that outlines their criminal justice systems'
mission, vision, and risk and harm reduction measures and strategies.
This will include a written communications plan that will identify key
audiences of both internal and external stakeholders to which the
message shall be communicated.
Meetings: The cooperative agreement awardee will participate in an
initial meeting with the NIC staff for a project overview and
preliminary planning meeting within 2 weeks of the award. The awardee
will meet with NIC staff routinely to discuss the activities noted in
the timeline during the course of the cooperative agreement. Meetings
will be held no less than quarterly and may be conducted via webinar or
in person as agreed upon by NIC and the awardee.
Application Requirements: Applications should be concisely written,
typed double-spaced and reference the project by the ``NIC Opportunity
Number'' and Title in this announcement. The 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., July 1 through June 30);
a program narrative in response to the statement of work, and a budget
narrative explaining projected costs. The following forms must also be
included: 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 the Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (available at https://www.nicic.gov/downloads/general/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.
Authority: Pub. L. 93-415.
Funds Available: Up to $300,000 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
be used only for the activities that are directly related to the
project.
This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Community
Services 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.
Required Expertise: Successful applicants must be able to
demonstrate that they have the organizational capacity to carry out the
deliverables of this project. Appropriate expertise may include
extensive experience in correctional and criminal justice policy and
practice and a strong background in criminal justice systemwide change
with experience in the implementation of evidence-based practices in
the criminal justice system to reduce pretrial misconduct and offender
risk of reoffending. Applicants should also have demonstrated the
ability to package a criminal justice strategy and advance it to a
national audience.
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:
Program Narrative: (50%)
Are all of the project tasks adequately discussed, and is there a
clear statement of how each will be accomplished, including the
staffing, resources, and strategies to be employed? Are there any
innovative approaches, techniques, or design aspects proposed that will
enhance the project?
Organizational Capabilities: (25%)
Do the skills, knowledge, and expertise of the applicant(s) and the
proposed project staff demonstrate a high level of competency to
complete the tasks? Does the applicant have the necessary experience
and organizational capacity to complete the goals of the project?
Program Management/Administration (25%)
Does the applicant identify reasonable objectives, milestones, and
measures to track progress? If there are consultants and/or
partnerships proposed, is there a clear structure to ensure effective
utilization and 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, 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
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worksheet can also be reviewed at the Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 12CS04. 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: 16.603.
Executive Order 12372: This program is subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372.
E.O. 12372 allows states the option of setting up a system for
reviewing applications from within their states for assistance under
certain federal programs. Applicants (other than federally recognized
Indian tribal governments) should contact their state Single Point of
Contact (SPOC), a list of which is available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc.
Christopher Innes,
Acting Director, National Institute of Corrections.
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