NIC FY 2025 Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Chair and Director Training Curriculum Development and Pilot

Intro

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY)
2025 to develop and pilot a CJCC Chair and Executive Director training curriculum. This program is 
designed to build and strengthen the skills of CJCC leaders and enhance the overall effectiveness of 
CJCCs.

Eligibility

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.
 

For additional eligibility information, see Section C. Eligibility Information.

Deadline

Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to submitting an application. NIC encourages applicants to
register several weeks before the application submission deadline. In addition, NIC urges applicants to
submit applications 72 hours prior to the application due date. All applications are due to be submitted and
in receipt of a successful validation message in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on October 15, 
2024.

Late applications are neither reviewed nor considered.

For additional information, see How To Apply in Section D Application and Submission Information.

Contact Information

For programmatic questions concerning this solicitation contact Mandy Potapenko National Programs
Advisor, National Institute of Corrections at mpotapenko@bop.gov. Responses to programmatic questions 
will be posted on NIC’s website for public review. The website will be updated regularly and postings will 
remain on the website until the closing date of this solicitation.

For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline
at 800-518-4726, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 
days a week, except federal holidays.

Applicants who experience unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues beyond their control that prevent them 
from submitting their application by the deadline must e-mail the NIC at BOP-NIC/General@bop.gov 
within 24 hours after the application deadline and request approval to submit their application. Additional 
information on reporting technical issues is found under “Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov Technical 
Issues” in the How To Apply section.

Grants.gov number assigned to this announcement: 25CS10

Release date: August 16, 2024

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS - Q & A FORMAT FOR WEB POSTING

National Institute of Corrections

Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement Update

NIC Opportunity Number: NIC-25CS10

Award Title: CJCC Chair and Executive Director training curriculum

9/13/2024

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Following are the responses to questions received as of DATE in response to the above solicitation:

Question 1: Would NIC allow the curriculum development workgroup to convene in-person? If so, would NIC cover the travel costs for the workgroup participants? How many in-person meetings of the workgroup would NIC allow?

Answer: Yes, NIC allows for the workgroup to convene in-person. Page 8 of the solicitation notes the awardee is responsible for the fees and travel costs for SMEs (workgroup members). It is at the discretion of the applicant to determine the number of SME workgroup members and number of in-person workgroup meetings.