Gender-Responsive Publication Update and Literature Review | 24PR10

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The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is offering a cooperative agreement to update and modernize its long-standing publication on gender-responsive strategies for justice-involved women in adult corrections. The original work grew out of a NIC project launched in 1999 to assemble a foundational, evidence-based understanding of what was known (and not known) about effective, gender-relevant policy and practice for women in the correctional system. That effort produced the publication Gender-Responsive Strategies: Research, Practice, and Guiding Principles for Women Offenders, which became a core resource supporting NICs Women Offender Initiative more than two decades ago. While the publication is still viewed as an important foundation, NIC is emphasizing that the field has advanced significantly since its release and the content now needs a substantial update so it reflects current research, practice, and policy realities.

The central purpose of this opportunity is to fund a refreshed publication and literature review that captures major developments over the last 20 years and clearly situates them within contemporary gender-responsive practice. NIC specifically wants the updated work to incorporate key NIC tools and resources developed since the original release, including the Gender-Responsive Discipline and Sanctions Policy Guide for Womens Facilities, the Gender-Informed Practices Assessment, the Womens Correctional Safety Scales Toolkit, the Womens Risk and Needs Assessment, and the Safety Matters: Managing Relationships in Womens Facilities training. In addition to NIC-created products, the update is expected to address broader modern standards and mandates shaping practice today, including international human rights standards and federal legislation such as the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and the First Step Act. In practical terms, NIC is looking for a publication that not only reviews the evidence base but also helps practitioners and decision-makers connect research findings to real-world policy and operational choices in womens corrections.

The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning NIC anticipates a more collaborative relationship than a standard grant, with NIC likely providing guidance, feedback, and involvement across key stages of the work. The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 24PR10, CFDA 16.601) has an award ceiling of $75,000, with NIC expecting to make one award. The original closing date listed for applications is February 19, 2024. The activity category is listed as Other, reflecting that this is a targeted publication update and literature review rather than a direct service program.

Eligibility is broad across domestic entities but has clear boundaries. NIC will consider 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). However, any recipient, including a for-profit organization, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services, which effectively makes the work cost-reimbursable without profit. Foreign governments, international organizations, and nongovernmental international organizations or institutions are not eligible. Applicants must be able to document appropriate status, such as proof of 501(c)(3) determination by the IRS for nonprofits or an authorizing tribal resolution where applicable.

NIC also signals openness to collaborative applications that involve multiple entities, such as partnerships between researchers, practitioners, and technical assistance providers. In those cases, one eligible organization must serve as the lead applicant and take primary responsibility for administering the funding, managing the full project, and overseeing any proposed subrecipients. Finally, NIC will accept only one application per submitting organization, so organizations interested in partnering will need to coordinate internally to avoid multiple submissions under the same organizational umbrella.

Overall, this solicitation is aimed at producing an updated, usable, and policy-relevant resource that preserves the original publications foundational role while bringing it fully up to date with modern research, NIC-developed practice tools, and the legal and human-rights frameworks that now shape womens corrections in the United States.

• The National Institute of Corrections in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Gender-Responsive Publication Update and Literature Review" 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 2023-12-20.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-02-19. (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 $75,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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