Institute for Jail Administration | 24JD12

Opportunity Information: Apply for 24JD12

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity called the Institute for Jail Administration (IJA), Funding Opportunity Number 24JD12 (CFDA 16.601). The purpose of this award is to support the delivery of a structured leadership training program for people who run, oversee, or directly support jail operations in local jurisdictions and in Indian country. NIC is framing the need around the scale and complexity of jails in the United States: more than 3,100 local jails and about 80 Indian country jails, holding a combined daily population of more than 660,000 people. Even though facilities vary widely in size, age, location, and resources, NIC emphasizes that jail leaders share many of the same operational and organizational pressures and carry the same fundamental duty to protect the life, health, and safety of people in custody and staff while operating a constitutionally compliant jail.

At its core, the IJA is meant to strengthen jail leadership capacity. The program trains personnel in leadership roles within local or tribal organizations that operate a jail, as well as people whose roles have a direct connection to jail operations. The training is designed to help participants function more effectively as leaders inside their agencies, manage the essential components of jail administration, and be better prepared to step into higher levels of responsibility over time. NIC highlights the real-world challenges the curriculum and training approach are expected to address, including staffing shortages, succession planning, workforce training, organizational culture, limited resources, data analysis and the use of information for decision-making, health care delivery in custody settings, substance use disorders, mental illness, facility design and day-to-day operations, and the ability to spot trends and emerging issues early within jail populations.

The opportunity is open to a range of domestic applicant types. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal nonprofits), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit entities), and institutions of higher education (including tribal colleges and universities). A key condition is that recipients, including for-profit entities, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services, meaning the work supported under this award must be delivered without profit-taking. Foreign governments, international organizations, and other non-governmental international entities are explicitly not eligible. Applicants must be able to document qualifying status, either through proof of 501(c)(3) recognition from the IRS or an authorizing tribal resolution.

NIC allows partnerships and collaborative applications, but it sets clear roles: one eligible entity must apply as the primary applicant, and any additional participating organizations must be structured as subrecipients. The applicant organization is expected to take primary responsibility for administering the funds, overseeing performance, and managing the full programmatic scope. NIC also limits submissions by stating that only one application will be accepted from any submitting organization, so organizations need to coordinate internally and submit a single, unified proposal.

This is a single-award opportunity with an expected total of one award. The award ceiling is $275,000. The closing date listed for applications is July 1, 2024, and the opportunity was created on May 1, 2024. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically signals that NIC expects to have substantial involvement during the project, such as collaborating on planning, delivery, refinement, or oversight of the training effort rather than simply providing funds with minimal federal engagement.

• The National Institute of Corrections in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Institute for Jail Administration" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.601.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-01.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-01. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $275,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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