Slots: Only one (1) application will be accepted from a submitting organization.
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, September 13th, 2024, 5pm PT Contact RII.
LOI: N/A
External Deadline: October 21, 2024, 11:59pm ET
Award Information
Award Type: Cooperative Agreement
Estimated Number of Awards: 1
Anticipated Award Amount: $150,000
Who May Serve as PI: 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).
Link to Award: https://nicic.gov/about-nic/funding-opportunities/nic-fy-2025-leadership-development-mid-level-managers
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is the only federal agency with a legislative mandate (Public Law 93-415) to provide specialized services to corrections from a national perspective. NIC provides direct service as the primary means of carrying out its mission and responds directly to needs identified by practitioners working in state and local adult corrections, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Department of Justice, other federal agencies, and the United States Congress. As a center of learning, innovation, and leadership that shapes and advances effective correctional practice and public policy, NIC is a vital partner in planning, developing, delivering, and supporting capacity-building leadership training in the field of corrections.
NIC believes it takes skilled leadership at every level of a corrections organization to improve correctional practices and outcomes1 . Current research into practice shows that leadership development is a process that requires dedicated effort through continuous learning and professional improvement2 . Effective leadership development programs align with agency operational and strategic needs both with the agency delivering the programs, as well as the external agencies receiving the leadership development training.
As a result, NIC is seeking to update its existing Leadership Development for Mid-Level Managers virtual instructor-led training (VILT) program targeted toward agencies that are interested in developing their midlevel manager staff. This curriculum is based upon the Manager Managerial Profile from NIC’s Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century: Manager and Supervisor Levels. See this link (https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.nicic.gov/Library/020475.pdf) for sample job and responsibility areas that are appropriate for NIC’s Leadership Development for Mid-Level Managers training program.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.