OpportunityTitle: Management Development for Women and Minorities in Corrections Curriculum Update
CategoryExplanation: To update the curriculum for the course, Management Development for Women and Minorities in Corrections.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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.
Description: This cooperative agreement is for the solicitation of proposals to enter into a 12-month cooperative agreement to update a training curriculum for a 40 hour program, which will focus on management development for Women and Minorities in corrections. The curriculum should be written in in ITIP Format and designed for 30 participants. The applicant package for this solicitation should demonstrate at least 10 years of correctional mid-level and upper management experience. The applicant package must demonstrate an understanding and/or experience with the impact the field of corrections has on minority and women&#8217;s leadership; specifically how to identify these individuals and prepare them for corrections leadership. The applicant package should demonstrate experience in delivering corrections training programs for both security and civilian staff. Program content should include: the current status of Women and Minorities in correctional leadership positions; the challenges to career advancement faced by Women and Minorities in corrections; identification of managerial and leadership styles, skills and techniques; problem-solving; attitudinal barriers faced by Women and Minorities; the development of goals and an action plan to guide the development of his/her career as a manager; exploration of their agency mission as it relates to mid-management advancement; additional resource and reference information; and an after-training workbook.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Application or Form information.
GrantorContactText: Cameron D Coblentz &lt;br/&gt;Grantor &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-514-0053