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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

National Institute of Corrections 

Solicitation for A Cooperative 

Agreement: Continuation of Evidence 

Based Implementation in Maricopa 

County, AZ, and Orange County, CA 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Corrections, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Solicitation for a cooperative 

agreement. 

SUMMARY: Through this twelve month 

cooperative agreement NIC will build on 

work started in 2002 to implement 

systemwide evidence based policy and 

practices (EBP). This award will 

complete work already started in 

Maricopa County, Arizona, and Orange 

County, California, to enable them to 

sustain their rates of ongoing progress in 

terms of measured recidivism outcomes 

and other productivity indicators 

through time. Measured progress must 

be made in all organizational and 

system alignment areas indicated in the 

strategic plans already developed by 

both sites. 

DATES: All applications are due by 4 

p.m. EDT on August 21, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

sent to: Director, National Institute of 

Corrections, 320 First St., NW., Room 

5007, Washington, DC 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, DC 20534. At the front 

desk, call 202–307–3106, extension 0, 

for pickup. 

Faxed applications will not be 

accepted. Only e-mailed applications 

which are submitted via www.grants.gov 

will be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: A copy of 

this announcement and the required 

application forms can be downloaded 

from the NIC Web site at www.nicic.gov. 

Hard copies of the announcement can 

be obtained by calling Pam Davison at 

1–800–995–6423, extension 30484, or at 

e-mail pdavison@bop.gov. 

All technical or programmatic 

questions concerning this 

announcement should be directed to 

Dot Faust at dfaust@bop.gov or to 

George Keiser at gkeiser@bop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Since 2002, the National 

Institute of Corrections has been 

involved in systemwide implementation 

of evidence based policy and practices. 

Through NIC’s work with the 

Cooperative Agreement Awardee 

Community Resources for Justice, Inc. 

and a National Steering Committee, a 

package of evidence based policy 

implementation tools and white papers 

have been established (see NIC’s Web 

site: www.nicic.gov.) The state-level 

learning sites of Maine and Illinois have 

provided direct implementation 

experience for developing processes, 

evaluation measures, and advocacy 

positions to firmly establish evidence 

based policy and practice as the 

preferred business practice for reaching 

risk and recidivism reduction goals in 

those two states. NIC’s formal technical 

assistance role with the pilot sites of 

Maine and Illinois ended in 2007, 

although stakeholders in both states 

continue to provide coaching for other 

sites and to collect data and analyze 

outcome measures that inform decision 

making as the efforts move forward. 

The existing implementation 

initiative expanded to two metropolitan 

county sites in 2007, taking with it 

lessons learned and the implementation 

tools developed during the Maine/ 

Illinois phase. The two urban sites 

identified in 2007 (Maricopa County, 

Arizona, and Orange County, California) 

were deliberately chosen because of 

their potential to take already 

established evidence based policy and 

practice (EBP) to higher, more advanced 

levels, and to provide experience 

implementing evidence based change in 

large, complex county governments. 

During most of 2007 and 2008, the 

Project Team has met with a variety of 

system stakeholders in these sites to 

analyze gaps in EBP implementation, 

develop strategic plans that address 

these gaps and move the systems 

forward, and to establish both feedback 

loops and evaluation plans to guide 

these two large urban jurisdictions 

toward an advanced stage of EBP 

implementation. 

Due to agency policy, NIC obligates 

itself to complete this final twelvemonth phase of existing work. In no 

way does this reflect any dissatisfaction 

on the part of NIC or the two 

implementation sites with the current 

assistance provider. The current 

provider is not barred from this 

competition. 

Purpose: The purpose of this final 

twelve-month period of the Maricopa 

and Orange County Initiatives is to 

achieve an advanced level of EBP 

implementation in both sites that will 

enable them to sustain their rates of 

ongoing progress in terms of measured 

recidivism outcomes and other 

productivity indicators through time. 

Measured progress must be made in all 

organizational and system alignment 

areas indicated in the strategic plans 

already developed by both sites. 

Specific Requirements: The proposal 

should include a description of the 

project objectives, methodologies and 

management plan for achieving the 

completion of the results as indicated in 

the following information within the 12- 

month time period. This description 

should explain and accompany a Work 

Plan for the 12-month period, beginning 

September 2, 2008 through September 1, 

2009. The Work Plan should be attached 

to a GANTT chart, separated by TA site 

(i.e., one for Orange County; and one for 

Maricopa County.) Project tasks should 

be mapped on the GANTT Chart in 3- 

month, or quarterly, pieces of work. At 

a minimum, the Work Plan should note 

relevant objectives, tasks, responsible 

persons, benchmark dates and measures 

of completion. A budget narrative that is 

consistent with the program description 

and Work Plan must also be included. 

Strategy And Process Benchmarks: It 

is intended that the following process 

benchmarks (or objectives) be reached 

or refined in Maricopa and Orange 

Counties during the next 12-month time 

period, facilitated and documented by 

the awardee of this solicitation. For each 

benchmark, the applicant should 

describe the outcomes, process 

measures or products that demonstrate 

that the objectives have arrived at the 

achievement stages or at the process 

development levels described for each 

jurisdiction. These indicators need to be 

consistent with the Strategic Plans 

previously developed (available at: 

http://www.ocgov.com/probation/ 

library/OCWorkplan071608.pdf and 

http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/ 

AdultProbation/docs/EBPplan.pdf.) 

By September of 2009, the following 

benchmarks need to have been 

addressed or need to be included in 

ongoing improvement strategies as 

described: 

Maricopa County 

Organizational Climate: Results of 

assessment or reassessment will have 

been analyzed and reviewed. 

Organizational interventions will have 

been developed, delivered and 

measured as needed. 

First-line Supervisors: Management 

reports will have been developed on the 

quality assurance (QA) measures, and 

will be reviewed and used by the 

executive team. Performance appraisal 

processes will reflect these changes. 

Performance Appraisal: Core 

competencies will be included in the 

appraisal process, and will have been 

aligned with the Maricopa County 

strategic plan and results oriented 

budget process. 

Hiring and Promoting: Job 

descriptions and interview processes 


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will have been revised. Succession 

planning strategies will be under 

measurement and review. 

Communication: A Communication 

Plan will have been developed, and will 

be on track with the original objectives 

and time line. 

Quality Implementation: The QA Plan 

will be on track with time lines, and the 

QA Team will have developed 

objectives and productivity measures. 

The QA Team will have been trained in 

risk assessment and case management 

fidelity. 

Training: A full curriculum for skill 

training and quality assurance will have 

been developed and will be in the 

process of being administered, 

including training-for-trainers and 

specialized material for mid-managers. 

Graduated Responses: Guidelines will 

have been developed and pilot testing 

will have started. 

Stakeholder Involvement: An 

outreach plan will have been developed 

and community engagement will be in 

the process of being implemented. 

Treatment providers will have been 

included in this plan. Training and 

assessment will be part of the outreach 

plan, both for stakeholders and for 

department executive staff. 

Technology: As needed, adjustments 

will have been made to accommodate 

the needs for management reports, QA 

measurement, accurate risk assessment 

and case management. 

Orange County 

Assessments: Both organizational and 

case level assessment tools will be in 

the process of being administered or readministered, and measurements will be 

ongoing to gauge fidelity and 

effectiveness. 

Training: Assessed training needs will 

have been reflected in new training 

curriculums at all staff levels. 

Competencies and skills will be under 

continual measurement. 

Staff Performance: Competency 

models will have been developed and 

will be under a monitoring process for 

coaching and feedback. The new models 

will reflect emphasis on staff 

engagement and EBP-focused 

competencies. 

Client Satisfaction and officer/ 

offender relationships will have been 

defined and measured. 

Case Planning: Policies and processes 

for adult and juvenile case planning will 

have been unified for purposes of 

consistency and data sharing when 

feasible. Progress will have been made 

on the development of enhanced data 

collection to include community 

resources. 

Data: New data elements as required 

to measure evidence based practices 

will have been incorporated into the 

data base for measurement and review. 

Stakeholders: Communication 

strategies will have been developed for 

the identified key stakeholders. Both 

education and monitoring will have 

been put into process. The target 

stakeholders will include internal staff 

and private treatment providers. Both 

informational reporting and goal setting 

will be part of routine practice. 

Program Evaluation: Program 

evaluations will be conducted on 

evidence based programs, using 

validated program evaluation 

instruments and processes. 

Organizational Change Capacity: 

Leadership development initiatives and 

transition strategies will be established 

to strengthen the capacity for sustained 

and continued incorporation of 

evidence based principles and capacity 

of current and future department 

leaders. 

Evaluation and Research (both 

Maricopa and Orange Counties) 

Officer Level: Complete data 

collection and analysis will have begun 

on site. Separate analyses will be in the 

process of being completed for line staff, 

using evidence based competencies and 

skills. 

Supervisor and Leadership Level: Data 

collection and analysis on the 360 

assessments, team assessments and 

other management level assessments 

administered in the first year of 

implementation will have been 

completed. Ongoing reassessments and 

strategy adjustments will be part of the 

implementation plan. 

Quality Assurance: Complete QA 

plans will have been implemented in 

both pilot sites. At a minimum, 

measurements will be related to 

caseload management, risk assessment, 

treatment quality and recidivism 

reduction objectives as identified. 

Offenders: Research will have begun 

on offender surveys and core 

competency relationships to outcome 

(see Offender/Officer Relationship.) 

Intermediate and Final Outcome 

Measures: At a minimum, data related 

to identified intermediate outcome 

measures will be routinely collected, 

analyzed and used in decision making. 

Data related to both intermediate and 

final recidivism reduction measures will 

be part of management reporting. 

Offender/Officer Relationship: 

Preliminary data related to the 

relationship between officer behavior 

and attitudes and offender performance 

will have been collected and analyzed. 

Organizational Level: Organizational 

assessments administered during the 

first year of the implementation 

initiative will be under a process of 

continual review as needed to address 

identified growth areas and progressive 

improvements in policy and practice. 

Application Requirements: The 

application package must include: OMB 

Standard Form 424, Application for 

Federal Assistance; cover letter that 

identifies the audit agency responsible 

for the applicant’s financial accounts as 

well as the audit period or fiscal year 

that the applicant operates under (e.g., 

July 2 through June 30); an outline of 

projected costs; and the following forms: 

OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget 

Information—Non Construction 

Programs; and OMB Standard Form 

424B, Assurances—Non Construction 

Programs; (These forms are available on 

www.grants.gov.) Other forms: You will 

also need to attach the completed DOJ/ 

NIC Certification Regarding Lobbying; 

Debarment, Suspension and Other 

Responsibility Matters; and the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available 

at http://www.nicic.org/Downloads/ 

PDF/certif-frm.pdf.) 

It is requested that the program 

narrative text be limited to no more that 

10 double spaced pages, excluding 

statements of organizational or 

individual capacity and summaries of 

the experiences and capabilities of key 

project staff and/or the individual 

applicant. Please submit summaries of 

experience and expertise and not full 

curricula vitae. Also note in your 

application any technical skills, 

experience or credentials that make you 

or your organization distinctly qualified 

to deliver the specified products. 

Telephone Conference: A telephone 

conference will be conducted on August 

8, 2008, at 1 pm EDT for persons 

receiving this solicitation and having a 

serious intent to respond. In this 

conference, NIC project managers will 

respond to questions regarding the 

solicitation and expectations of work to 

be performed. Please notify Dot Faust 

electronically (dfaust@bop.gov) by 12 

pm EDT on August 6, 2008, regarding 

your interest in participating in the 

telephone conference. You will be 

provided with a call-in number and 

instructions. In addition, NIC project 

managers will post answers to questions 

received from potential applicants on its 

Web site for the remaining week in 

which the solicitation is open to public 

interest. 

Authority: Public law 93–415. 

Funds Available: NIC is seeking the 

applicants’ best ideas regarding 

accomplishment of the scope of work 


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and the related costs for achieving the 

goals of this solicitation. The final 

budget and award amount will be 

negotiated between NIC and the 

successful applicant. Funds may only be 

used for the activities that are linked to 

the desired outcome of the project. 

Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible 

applicant is any public or private 

agency, educational institution, 

organization, individual or team with 

the expertise and experience in 

described areas. 

Review Considerations: Applications 

received under this announcement will 

be subject to a 3 to 5 person NIC Peer 

Review Process. 

Number of Awards: One. 

NIC Application Number: 08C80. This 

number should appear as a reference 

line in the cover letter, in box 4a of 

Standard Form 424, and outside of the 

envelope in which the application is 

sent. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 16.603. 

Executive Order 12372: This program 

is subject to the provisions of Executive 

Order 12372. E.O. 12372 allows states 

the option of setting up a system for 

reviewing applications from within 

their states for assistance under certain 

Federal programs. Applicants (other 

than Federally-recognized Indian tribal 

governments) should contact their State 

Single Point of Contact (SPOC), a list of 

which can be found at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html. 

Thomas J. Beauclair, 

Deputy Director, National Institute of 

Corrections. 

[FR Doc. E8–17725 Filed 8–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

National Institute of Corrections 

Solicitation for a Cooperative 

Agreement: Document—Inmate 

Behavior Management: Keeping 

Inmates Productively Occupied 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Corrections, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative 

Agreement. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Corrections, Jails Division, is seeking 

applications for the development of a 

document that provides jail 

practitioners with a guide on developing 

and implementing programs and 

activities for jail inmates, as part of an 

overall strategy to manage inmate 

behavior. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

by 4 p.m. EDT, Friday, August 15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

sent to: Director, National Institute of 

Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room 

5007, Washington, DC 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, DC 20534. At the front 

desk, dial 7–3106, ext. 0 for pickup. 

Faxed or e-mailed applications will not 

be accepted. Electronic applications can 

be submitted via http://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this announcement and the 

required application forms can be 

downloaded from the NIC Web page at 

http://www.nicic.gov. Hard copies of the 

announcement can be obtained by 

calling Pam Davison at 1–800–995–6423 

ext. 30484 or e-mail pdavison@bop.gov. 

All technical or programmatic 

questions concerning this 

announcement should be directed to 

Robbye Braxton-Mintz, Correctional 

Program Specialist, National Institute of 

Corrections, Jails Division. Ms. Mintz 

can be reached on 1–800–995–6423 ext. 

44562 or by e-mail at 

rbraxtonmintz@bop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The National Institute of 

Corrections (NIC) has identified six key 

elements in the effective management of 

inmate behavior in jails: 

Assessing the risks and needs of each 

inmate at various points during his/her 

detention; 

Assigning inmates to appropriate 

housing; 

Meeting inmates’ basic needs; 

Defining and conveying expectations 

for inmate behavior; 

Supervising inmates; 

Keeping inmates productively 

occupied. 

If a jail fully and properly implements 

all six elements, it should experience a 

significant reduction in the negative 

inmate behavior often experienced in 

jails, such as vandalism, violence, rule 

violations, and disrespectful behavior 

toward staff and other inmates. 

The NIC Jails Division offers training 

and technical assistance on inmate 

behavior management, but wishes to 

develop additional tools that will help 

jails implement the individual elements. 

Objectives: The National Institute of 

Corrections wishes to produce a 

document that gives jail practitioners 

guidance on how to develop and 

implement inmate activities and 

programs, as part of the overall inmate 

behavior management strategy. 

Statement of Work: General 

Information. 

Document Length: The number of 

pages in the body is to be determined. 

The document will include appendices 

and a bibliography. 

Document Audience: Jail 

administrators and program 

management staff. This guide is 

intended for use by jails of all sizes. 

Use of Document: The document will 

be a practical guide for developing and 

implementing inmate activities and 

programs in a jail setting, as part of the 

overall inmate behavior management 

strategy. 

Document Distribution: NIC expects 

to distribute the document widely. It 

will be made available on the NIC Web 

site and through the NIC Information 

Center, upon request and free of charge. 

Document Content: The document 

will be a clear and practical guide for 

jail practitioners on developing, 

implementing, and evaluating inmate 

activities and programs in jails, within 

the context of inmate behavior 

management. It must account for 

diversity among jails, in terms of size 

and resources available. 

The document will cover the 

following, at a minimum: 

The benefits of implementing inmate 

activities and programs in jails related 

to reducing idle time and negative 

behavior. The document must cite the 

available evidence of the relationship 

between inmate activities and programs 

and the reduction of negative inmate 

behavior. This will involve identifying 

research on this topic and contact with 

a variety of jails to obtain information 

on their experience. In some cases, 

studies may be available. In other cases, 

only anecdotal evidence may be given. 

The author will identify, review, and 

cite both types of evidence. 

The role of jail administration and 

management staff in providing 

leadership and support for reducing 

negative inmate behavior through 

implementation of activities and 

programs. The author will stress the 

importance of the jail administrator’s 

demonstrated commitment to this and 

provide concrete examples of how the 

administrator can actively demonstrate 

commitment. 

Determination of need for inmate 

activities and programs. The document 

will discuss needs in two primary areas. 

The first area focuses on the needs of 

the jail regarding reduction of negative 

inmate behavior. The document will 

explain the collection and analysis of 

data on the types and frequency of 

inmate misbehavior and the relationship 

between misbehavior and lack of 

productive activities for inmates. The 


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