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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: Employment Retention
AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, Department of
Justice
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is
soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or
individuals who would like to enter into an eighteen-month
cooperative agreement to develop a competency-based curriculum
to train Employment Retention Specialists, as well as, develop
an assessment instrument to address both the strengths and risks
of offenders in danger of job loss.
DATE: Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. EDT on Monday,
December 28, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be sent to: Morris L.
Thigpen, Director, National Institute of Corrections, 320 First
Street, NW, Room 5007, Washington, D.C. 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, Washington, D.C. 20534. At the front
desk, dial 7-3106, extension 0 for pickup.
Faxed applications will not be accepted. Electronic
applications can be submitted via http://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: A copy of this announcement can be
downloaded from the NIC web site at www.nicic.gov. Any technical
questions may be directed to Pam Davison via email at
pdavison@bop.gov. All programmatic questions concerning this
announcement should be directed to Patricia E. Taylor,
Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of
Corrections. She can be reached by calling 1-800-995-6425
extension 39354 or by email at petaylor@bop.gov
Overview: The National Institute of Corrections= (NIC)
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Transition and Offender Workforce Development Division (T/OWD
Division) is seeking applications for the development of a
competency-based, blended, e-learning and classroom training
curriculu