OpportunityTitle: Safeguarding Children of Incarcerated Parents: Developing and Implementing Family Strengthening Policies at Correctional Institutions at the Local and State level
CategoryExplanation: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance at the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is soliciting applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016.
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.    NIC welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as sub-recipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire program.    NIC may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.    For additional eligibility information, see Section C. Eligibility Information.
Description: A growing body of research indicates that strong family connections during incarceration is associated with better reentry outcomes, including reduced recidivism. Research also indicates that positive communication between incarcerated parents and their children can be important for their child&#8217;s well-being. Maintaining family relationships during incarceration is challenging; including changes in family structure, long distances between the prison facility and family, and limited resources to maintain communication. However there are policies that correctional facilities can implement to help overcome these challenges, while still maintaining a safe and secure environment. The goal of this cooperative agreement is for the awardee to develop training materials and implement evidence-informed, model policies that can be adopted by local jails and state prisons to reduce the traumatic impact of parental incarceration on children and improve reentry outcomes for parents. This project will be modeled on the highly successful &#8220;Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents&#8221; project that developed a model protocol for police, developed through a collaborative process, to reduce the traumatic impact of parental arrest on children. The model protocol for police was developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and consisted of a model protocol document, a white paper explaining the development of the protocol, training for implementation through webinars and conference presentations, and a produced training video explaining implementation. All of these materials are available to download free of charge on IACP&#8217;s website: http://www.iacp.org/cap. The model policies for corrections would similarly be developed by an organization with expertise in the corrections profession. They will be developed through a collaborative process that would include subject matter experts in corrections, correctional safety, jail and prison administration as well as child welfare, trauma, and children of incarcerated parents. These policies and training materials will be developed, distributed, and implemented at pilot sites, with their implementation carefully tracked.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Application Questions
GrantorContactText: Melanie Simms &lt;br/&gt;Administrative Officer &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-353-0484