Critical Incident Response and Assistance
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- 24JD10
- Agency
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Bureau of Prisons
Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Other
- Eligible applicants
- Not on record
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity from the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons seeks applicants to provide critical incident response and assistance services to federal, state, local, tribal, and community corrections agencies. The National Institute of Corrections will award one cooperative agreement of up to $1 million for a 12-month period beginning May 5, 2024 to develop a critical incident response model, educate agencies on the program, and provide on-site assistance to five agencies following critical incident requests. Applications will be evaluated based on programmatic, organizational, and management criteria and are due through Grants.gov by March 20, 2024.
Eligible applicants including nonprofits, for-profits, and institutions of higher education can receive up to $1 million in funding. The work will involve developing a cadre of subject matter experts to serve on critical incident response teams and providing initial response and assessment services to requesting agencies experiencing incidents seriously disrupting operations or involving risks to life, health, or safety at federal, state, local, tribal, and community corrections facilities nationwide.
Synopsis
As the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) approaches its 50th anniversary, it is important to reflect on the events and conditions of the nation's correctional agencies that influenced the establishment of the National Institute of Corrections. In September 1971, a major riot at New York's Attica prison focused national attention on corrections and the practice of imprisonment in the United States. In response to public concern and recognizing the problems in correctional facilities and programs at the state and local levels, Attorney General John N. Mitchell convened a National Conference on Corrections in December 1971.
From the recommendations of the National Conference on Corrections and a meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee, NIC was created by an act of Congress in 1974 to primarily assist federal, state, tribal, and community corrections departments and agencies in their efforts to develop and implement improved corrections programs and to assist them in the development, maintenance, and coordination of programs, facilities, services, treatment, and rehabilitation. NIC employs a multifaceted approach to accomplish its mission by offering a wide range of high-quality training programs, tailored technical assistance, information services, conference workshops, webinars, and other events. In so doing, NIC has built a legacy of being the foremost resource for correctional agencies in the nation. Part of NIC's legacy has been its ability to rapidly respond to an agency's urgent request for assistance, often following a critical incident involving the life, health, or safety of staff, residents, clients, visitors, or the public.
Corrections agencies in the United States are facing several challenges related to numerous issues, including staffing, funding, leadership, supervision, facility design and maintenance, policies and procedures, mental health, substance use and withdrawal, homelessness, healthcare, use-of-force, and contraband. As a result, critical incidents, including escapes, assaults, deaths, and threats to public safety occur. NIC's ability to provide for a rapid and effective response to a correctional agency's critical need is as important today as it was more than 50 years ago.
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