NIC Gender Responsive Training (United States)

This cooperative agreement is for the development of a two-day Gender-Responsive Foundational Training and pilot for staff working in federal, state, local, and tribal correctional agencies. This two-day program will focus on the management of justice-involved women in custody or under supervision. The curriculum should include modules on the pathways that lead women into the criminal justice system, gender differences, the effects of abuse and trauma, medical and mental health concerns, and the parenting stressors of the women incarcerated and on supervision. It should also include demonstrations and skill building exercises.

Goal

• The goal of this cooperative agreement is to enhance the knowledge of corrections professionals throughout the country about the unique management needs of justice-involved women.

Objectives

• Develop a two-day gender-responsive training curriculum incorporating material supplied by the NIC program manager.
• Pilot the curriculum.
• Create evaluations for participants to assess knowledge and skills before and after their training.
• Revise the curriculum upon completion of the pilot.

Funding Information

• NIC expects to make one award for as much as $150,000.00 for a 12-month project period, beginning on March 20, 2024. Requests for amounts more than a total of $150,000.00, including direct and indirect costs will not be considered.

Deliverables

• The awardee will actively work with the NIC program manager to determine the suitability of SMEs and instructors. Final determination rests with the NIC program manager.
• All SMEs must have at least 5 years of experience working with justice-involved women and classroom facilitation. They must submit a resume and statement of availability and interest to participate.
• The awardee is responsible for all fees and travel costs for SMEs.
• The awardee will print and distribute instructor/facilitator manuals, participant manuals, and associated materials for all training events and provide copies for the NIC program manager.
• The awardee will, throughout the award period, maintain regular, routine contact with the NIC program manager regarding programmatic and deliverable progress. This includes but is not limited to: Scheduling and conducting at least monthly a meeting to update and provide the NIC program manager with information about deliverable status, challenges, areas where assistance is required, etc. The project director will also send the NIC program manager a summary email detailing the key areas discussed during the telephone update. Providing quarterly progress reports in adherence to written requirements and prescribed schedule outlined in the award
• Submitting an end-of-program report for the pilot training program.

Eligibility Criteria

• NIC invites applications from nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). Recipients, including for-profit organizations, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services. Foreign governments, international organizations, and non-governmental international organizations/institutions are not eligible to apply. Proof of 501(c) (3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service or an authorizing tribal resolution is required.
• NIC welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire program. Only one (1) application will be accepted from a submitting organization.
• NIC may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.

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