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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement—Development of a Series
of Publications for the 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.
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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 18 months beginning in
October 2012. Work under this
SUMMARY:
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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 align with
the activities of other cooperative
agreements providing services under
Phase III of this initiative.
DATES: Applications must be received
by 4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Friday, August
10, 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
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 30,
2012 will be posted on the NIC Web
site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview: The overall goal of the
EBDM Initiative is to establish and test
the links (information tools and
protocols) between local criminal justice
decisions 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 leads to
making individual case decisions in
local systems and (2) engage these
systems as policymaking bodies to
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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 evidencebased. The Framework also highlights
the groundbreaking research that
demonstrates pretrial misconduct and
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offender recidivism can be reduced. The
Framework 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 some of the
most difficult challenges agencies face
as they seek to implement such an
approach deliberately and
systematically in their local
communities. A copy of the EvidenceBased 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 in 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
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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: This award will result
in a series of publications that will
summarize and culminate the EBDM
sites’ criminal justice system work. This
work will include, but is not limited to,
the EBDM site work products from
Phase II and their relevant experiences
during all phases of this initiative.
These publications will serve the
broader criminal justice field that is
increasingly seeking guidance and
wants to learn from jurisdictions that
have been successful with
implementation of systemwide criminal
justice change. The awardee will draw
from various documents, tools,
products, interviews, and assessments
that have been drafted from work during
previous awards and integrate them into
the project deliverables of this
cooperative agreement award. In
addition, the awardee will make the
revisions necessary to move the first
document in the series, ‘‘The
Framework,’’ from working draft to a
final version.
Project Deliverables: (1) The awardee
will complete final revisions to the
working draft document ‘‘A Framework
for Evidence-Based Decision Making in
Local Criminal Justice Systems.’’ The
final document must meet all
requirements for publication and
inclusion in the National Institute of
Corrections Information Center Library.
(2) The awardee will produce a series of
seven bulletins focusing on each of the
major criminal justice stakeholders,
which will include judges, prosecutors,
defenders, probation directors, pretrial
directors, law enforcement, and victim
services/advocates. The bulletins will
highlight each stakeholder’s perspective
and its role within the policy team.
They will highlight the major lessons
learned from the Phase III sites as they
worked toward systemwide criminal
justice risk and harm reduction goals.
The bulletins will also focus on the legal
and policy barriers that the jurisdictions
faced and the strategies they used while
working toward the EBDM principles.
The bulletins must meet all
requirements for publication and
inclusion in the National Institute of
Corrections Information Center. (3) The
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awardee will produce a series of seven
case studies highlighting the Phase II
and Phase III completed work, products,
and progress of the EBDM jurisdictions.
The case studies will include site
information from Phase II planning
activities. Those products will include
system maps, system score cards, logic
models, and performance measures. The
case studies will also focus on the
jurisdictional differences discovered
through this initiative that have
relevance to the broader criminal justice
field, such as changes in policy team
membership, lack of stakeholder
participation, implementation planning,
and starting new programming such as
pretrial and diversion.
Specific Requirements: Documents or
other media that are produced under
this award must follow these guidelines:
Prior to the preparation of the final draft
of any document or other media, the
awardee must consult with NIC’s writer/
editor concerning the acceptable formats
for manuscript submissions and the
technical specifications for electronic
media. The awardee must follow (1) the
guidelines listed herein, as well as
follow the Guidelines for Preparing and
Submitting Manuscripts for Publication
as found in the ‘‘General Guidelines for
Cooperative Agreements,’’ which can be
found on our Web site at www.nicic.gov/
cooperativeagreements and (2) NIC
recommendations for producing media
using plain language, which can be
found at www.nicic.gov/plainlanguage.
All final documents and other media
submitted under this project will be
posted on the NIC Web site and must
meet the federal government’s
requirement for accessibility (e.g., 508
PDFs or HTML files). The awardee must
provide descriptive text interpreting all
graphics, photos, graphs, and/or
multimedia that will be included with
or distributed alongside the materials
and must provide transcripts for all
applicable audio/visual works.
Meetings: The cooperative agreement
awardee will participate in an initial
meeting with 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, no more
than 30 pages, and reference the project
by the ‘‘NIC Opportunity Number’’ and
Title in this announcement. The
package must include: a cover letter that
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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.
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Authority: Public Law 93–415.
Funds Available: Up to $225,000 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 produce 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 expertise in the implementation of
evidence-based practices in pretrial
release without an over reliance on
financial release conditions.
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:
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Program Narrative: (50%)
Are all of the project tasks adequately
discussed? Is there a clear statement of
how each task will be accomplished,
including the staffing, resources, and
strategies to be employed? Are there any
innovative approaches, techniques, or
design aspects proposed that will
enhance the project?
Organizational 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 at https://
www.ccr.gov. A CCR Handbook and
worksheet can also be reviewed at the
Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 12CS15.
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://
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Agreement—Dosage-Based Probation
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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
October 2012.
DATES: Application must be received by
4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Monday, August 6,
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
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 the direct reply, all
questions and responses will be posted
on NIC’s 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 30, 2012 will be posted
on the NIC Web site.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement--Development of a Series
of Publications for the 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 18
months beginning in October 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 align with the activities of other cooperative
agreements providing services under Phase III of this initiative.
DATES: Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. (EDT) on Friday,
August 10, 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 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 30, 2012 will be posted on the NIC
Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview: The overall goal of the EBDM Initiative is to establish
and test the links (information tools and protocols) between local
criminal justice decisions 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 leads to making
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 the groundbreaking research that demonstrates pretrial
misconduct and
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offender recidivism can be reduced. The Framework 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 some of the most difficult challenges agencies face as they
seek to implement such an approach deliberately and systematically 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 in 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: This award will result in a series of publications
that will summarize and culminate the EBDM sites' criminal justice
system work. This work will include, but is not limited to, the EBDM
site work products from Phase II and their relevant experiences during
all phases of this initiative. These publications will serve the
broader criminal justice field that is increasingly seeking guidance
and wants to learn from jurisdictions that have been successful with
implementation of systemwide criminal justice change. The awardee will
draw from various documents, tools, products, interviews, and
assessments that have been drafted from work during previous awards and
integrate them into the project deliverables of this cooperative
agreement award. In addition, the awardee will make the revisions
necessary to move the first document in the series, ``The Framework,''
from working draft to a final version.
Project Deliverables: (1) The awardee will complete final revisions
to the working draft document ``A Framework for Evidence-Based Decision
Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems.'' The final document must
meet all requirements for publication and inclusion in the National
Institute of Corrections Information Center Library. (2) The awardee
will produce a series of seven bulletins focusing on each of the major
criminal justice stakeholders, which will include judges, prosecutors,
defenders, probation directors, pretrial directors, law enforcement,
and victim services/advocates. The bulletins will highlight each
stakeholder's perspective and its role within the policy team. They
will highlight the major lessons learned from the Phase III sites as
they worked toward systemwide criminal justice risk and harm reduction
goals. The bulletins will also focus on the legal and policy barriers
that the jurisdictions faced and the strategies they used while working
toward the EBDM principles. The bulletins must meet all requirements
for publication and inclusion in the National Institute of Corrections
Information Center. (3) The awardee will produce a series of seven case
studies highlighting the Phase II and Phase III completed work,
products, and progress of the EBDM jurisdictions. The case studies will
include site information from Phase II planning activities. Those
products will include system maps, system score cards, logic models,
and performance measures. The case studies will also focus on the
jurisdictional differences discovered through this initiative that have
relevance to the broader criminal justice field, such as changes in
policy team membership, lack of stakeholder participation,
implementation planning, and starting new programming such as pretrial
and diversion.
Specific Requirements: Documents or other media that are produced
under this award must follow these guidelines: Prior to the preparation
of the final draft of any document or other media, the awardee must
consult with NIC's writer/editor concerning the acceptable formats for
manuscript submissions and the technical specifications for electronic
media. The awardee must follow (1) the guidelines listed herein, as
well as follow the Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting Manuscripts
for Publication as found in the ``General Guidelines for Cooperative
Agreements,'' which can be found on our Web site at www.nicic.gov/cooperativeagreements and (2) NIC recommendations for producing media
using plain language, which can be found at www.nicic.gov/plainlanguage.
All final documents and other media submitted under this project
will be posted on the NIC Web site and must meet the federal
government's requirement for accessibility (e.g., 508 PDFs or HTML
files). The awardee must provide descriptive text interpreting all
graphics, photos, graphs, and/or multimedia that will be included with
or distributed alongside the materials and must provide transcripts for
all applicable audio/visual works.
Meetings: The cooperative agreement awardee will participate in an
initial meeting with 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, no more than 30 pages, and reference the project
by the ``NIC Opportunity Number'' and Title in this announcement. The
package must include: a cover letter that
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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: Public Law 93-415.
Funds Available: Up to $225,000 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 produce 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 expertise in the implementation of evidence-based practices in
pretrial release without an over reliance on financial release
conditions.
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? Is there a clear
statement of how each task will be accomplished, including the
staffing, resources, and strategies to be employed? Are there any
innovative approaches, techniques, or design aspects proposed that will
enhance the project?
Organizational 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 at
https://www.ccr.gov. A CCR Handbook and worksheet can also be reviewed
at the Web site.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Opportunity Number: 12CS15. 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.html.
Morris L. Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
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