Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55490-55492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26680]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Corrections


Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement

Summary: The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of 
Corrections (NIC), announces the availability of funds in FY 2000 for a 
cooperative agreement to develop the training curriculum, How to 
Develop Management Training.
    The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) invites applications 
for a cooperative agreement to develop a standard, core curriculum for 
training persons responsible for the development of management training 
for supervisors and administrators within juvenile corrections and 
detention settings. To enable the Institute to offer state-of-the-art 
guidance for the development of management training, the award 
recipient will develop a 32-hour training curriculum including an 
instructors' guide with lesson plans, computer-generated view graphs to 
support the curriculum, and participant manual. The 32-hour curriculum 
will provide juvenile corrections and detention trainers multiple 
development and delivery methods and strategies to construct management 
training within their agencies that will equip managers with the core 
competencies to perform effectively. (It is not within the scope of 
this cooperative agreement to provide piloting or direct delivery of 
the curriculum.)
    The award recipient will become familiar with the management and 
leadership training programs currently being offered at NIC. The 
recipient will utilize this information, as well as contribute to the 
development of new information on management practices most desirable 
in today's rapidly changing juvenile corrections and detention 
environment.
    As a collaborative venture with the NIC Academy Division, the 
recipient will develop training outcomes for the project in partnership 
with the NIC project manager. Funding for this cooperative agreement 
comes from an Interagency Agreement (IAA) between the Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and NIC. A total of 
$30,000 is reserved for the project which will support one cooperative 
agreement for a 6-month period. The recipient of the award will be 
selected through a competitive solicitation process. Steven Swisher is 
the designated NIC project manager.

Background

    Well-trained, effective managers and leaders within juvenile 
corrections and detention agencies have been a focus of the training 
and services the NIC has provided through an IAA with OJJDP over the 
past nine years. As a part of that IAA and as a result of a national 
juvenile training needs assessment conducted in the fall of 1998, 
curricula and services for training staff continue to be identified as 
critical in capacitating juvenile correctional and detention agencies 
to develop and sustain effective management and

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leadership within their organizations. Through this work, NIC and OJJDP 
recognize the need for a training curriculum that specifically 
addresses the development of training for training staff charged with 
management training within their organization.

Purpose

    This project is intended to provide juvenile corrections and 
detention training persons with:
    •  A training curriculum that provides trainers with an in-
depth understanding and skills to develop dynamic and versatile 
management training for staff within their agencies.
    •  An interactive training format minimally using an 
instructor's guide, computer-generated view graphs to support the 
curriculum content and a participant manual with a record of core 
principles, practices, and methods learned in the training experience.

Project Content

    The award recipient will propose strategies and effective models 
for developing and implementing management training in juvenile 
corrections and detention settings. The award recipient will develop 
modules addressing current and future core competencies that would 
support effective management practices. The recipient will also develop 
modules to address innovative training delivery strategies juvenile 
agencies can utilize to overcome existing barriers such as lack of 
resources or expertise, among others, to meet their management training 
needs.

Required Activities

    •  Consult with the NIC Academy Correctional Program 
Specialist on an agreed time line to assure progress and understanding 
of the scope of work.
    •  Conduct a preliminary review of the National Juvenile 
Justice Training Needs Assessment Proceedings, November 1998.
    •  Throughly review any other existing training materials 
developed by NIC, OJJDP or other agencies for relevant parts that could 
be re-written for application to this project.
    •  Using the Course Title, Description, Objectives and other 
relevant information, conduct and facilitate necessary planning 
meetings with content experts (selected with input from CPS) to 
generate the framework, concepts, modules, content, strategies and 
performance objectives. (All of above is subject to final approval by 
CPS. Final curriculum Title, Course Description and Objectives will be 
developed collaboratively with the CPS).
    •  Assign and coordinate writing, development and revisions 
of the modules and content areas for the curriculum, including multi-
media materials.
    •  Develop, edit, revise, format, and package curriculum, 
lesson plans, computer-generated view graphs, audiovisual aids and 
other course material. The package will include an Instructors Guide/
Manual, Participant Manual, and any other supporting materials for the 
curriculum. Each phase of the training instruction will have a 
separate, tabbed section in the manual. The first page of each section 
of the materials should set forth the performance objectives for the 
module. Pages within the section should be consecutively numbered in 
the order in which they will be used during the training following the 
NIC-recommended numbering formula.
    •  Obtain written permission from the publisher to duplicate 
any copyrighted materials.
    •  Research, develop, procure and provide strategies, multi-
media and written materials to demonstrate recent developments in 
management and leadership theory and training.
    •  Acquire, review, and incorporate relevant and current 
leadership and management materials.
    •  Submit preliminary draft for review by CPS project manager 
per the specified time line. Make revisions and submit second draft if 
requested.
    •  Prepare all materials using WordPerfect 7.0 or higher word 
processing software and Corel Presentations (visuals) and submit final 
copies of all materials on 3.5'' computer disks (or zip drive disks) 
and in ``camera ready'' hard copy format (2 paper copies).
    •  Submit the curriculum package to the CPS project manager 
for final approval.

Curriculum requirements

    •  All material must be submitted in hard copy that is 
``camera ready'' and on 3.5'' computer disk (or zip drive disks).
    •  Wordperfect 7.0 or higher must be the software used in an 
IBM compatible computer with Windows operating system. All visuals must 
be created using Corel Presentation software.
    •  All lesson plans shall conform to the Instructional theory 
Into Practice (ITIP) standards (see attached sample). They must be in 
the NIC Academy format, using a narrative script and trainer notes, and 
incorporate the critical elements of ITIP lesson design. Lesson plans, 
handouts and view graphs are to be in a consistent format throughout 
the curriculum. Each module should follow the Module Framework, with 
appropriate and accurate identification, numbering and sequencing.
    •  Each module should be a complete package; that is, it 
should include all materials necessary to teach that module, including 
a separate and independent delivery based on a special or unique 
request for that specific module.
    •  All material produced shall become the property of the 
U.S. Government and shall be delivered to NIC upon completion of this 
project.

    Authority: Pub. L. 93-415.

Funds Available

    The award will be limited to a maximum total of $30,000 (direct and 
indirect costs) and project activity must be completed within 6 months 
of the date of the award. Funds may only be used for the activities 
that are linked to the desired outcomes of the project.
    All products from this funding effort will be in the public domain 
and available to interested agencies through the National Institute of 
Corrections.

Deadline for Receipt of Applications

    Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 15, 
1999. They should be addressed to: National Institute of Corrections, 
320 First Street, NW, Room 5007, Washington, DC 20534, Attention: 
Administrative Officer. Hand delivered applications can be brought to 
500 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534. The front desk will call 
Bobbi Tinsley at (202) 307-3106, extension 0 for pickup.

Addresses and Further Information

    Requests for the application kit, which consists of a copy of this 
announcement and copies of the required forms, should be directed to 
Judy Evens, Cooperative Agreement Control Office, National Institute of 
Corrections, 320 First Street, NW, Room 5007, Washington, DC 20534 or 
by calling (800) 995-6423, extension 159 or (202) 307-3106, extension 
159. She can be contacted by E-mail via jevens@bop.gov. All technical 
and/or programmatic questions concerning this announcement should be 
directed to Steve Swisher at the National Institute of Corrections, 
1960 Industrial Circle, Suite A, Longmont, Colorado 80501, or by 
calling (800) 995-6429, extension 126, or by E-mail via 
sswisher@bop.gov. Application forms may also be obtained through the 
NIC website: www.nicic.org. (Click on ``What's New'' and 
``cooperative agreements''.)

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Eligible Applicants

    An eligible applicant is any private or non-profit organization, 
institution, individual, or team with expertise in the instructional 
design of training, computer-generated audio-visual training aids, and 
related training materials.

Review Considerations

    Applications received under this announcement will be subjected to 
an NIC three-to-five-member Peer Review Process.
    Number of Awards: One (1).
    NIC Application Number: (00A10) this number should appear as a 
reference line in the cover letter and also in box 11 of Standard Form 
424.

(The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number is: 16.601.)
Morris L. Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
[FR Doc. 99-26680 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]
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