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- The National Institute of Corrections in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Women Offenders Gender Responsive Approaches to Risk and Need Assessment" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.602 CorrectionsResearch and Evaluation and Policy Formulation.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 15, 2009 and posted on May 15, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 24, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- An eligible applicant is any state or general unit of local government, private agency, educational institution, organization, individual or team with expertise in the described areas. Applicants must have demonstrated the ability to implement a project of this size and scope.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) offered a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 09M12) focused on improving how correctional agencies assess the risks and needs of women involved in the justice system. The grant, titled "Women Offenders Gender Responsive Approaches to Risk and Need Assessment," centers on continued support, further development, and broader dissemination of the Womens Risk and Need Assessment Instruments. These instruments were originally created under a prior cooperative agreement with a national university and are specifically designed to be gender responsive, meaning they account for pathways, experiences, and factors that tend to be more common or more influential in womens justice involvement, rather than relying solely on tools built primarily around male populations.
The core purpose of the project is to strengthen and expand the use of these gender responsive assessment tools across both institutional and community corrections contexts. NIC highlights that the instruments are intended for use in prisons and jails as well as in community supervision settings such as probation and parole. In practical terms, this type of work supports better classification, case planning, service matching, and supervision strategies by ensuring the assessment process captures womens criminogenic needs and responsivity factors in a way that is valid for them. The emphasis is not just on producing a tool, but also on helping the field apply it consistently and effectively through continued development and dissemination efforts.
This funding opportunity falls under CFDA 16.602 (Corrections Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation) and is categorized under "Gender Responsive Strategies for Women Offenders." NIC anticipated making a single award (Expected Awards: 1). The announcement lists no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of eligibility. The award ceiling and floor were both listed as 0 in the source data, which typically indicates that the specific funding amount was not stated in that summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full announcement materials.
Eligibility for the cooperative agreement was broad and included state and local governments, private agencies, educational institutions, organizations, and qualified individuals or teams, as long as they had relevant expertise in the subject area. NIC also required applicants to demonstrate that they could implement a project of this size and scope, signaling that experience with correctional assessment, research-to-practice initiatives, training and technical assistance, instrument development, validation, or large-scale dissemination efforts would likely be important for competitiveness.
The opportunity was posted on May 15, 2009, with an application closing date of June 24, 2009, and it was archived on July 24, 2009. For applicants who could not access the full announcement electronically, NIC provided an administrative contact: Pamela Davison, Administrative Assistant, at (202) 353-0484.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
This was a National Institute of Corrections (NIC) discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity, Funding Opportunity Number (FON) 09M12, titled "Women Offenders Gender Responsive Approaches to Risk and Need Assessment."
What is the focus of Funding Opportunity Number 09M12?
The opportunity focused on improving how correctional agencies assess the risks and needs of women involved in the justice system, with an emphasis on gender responsive approaches to risk and need assessment.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose was to provide continued support, further development, and broader dissemination of the Womens Risk and Need Assessment Instruments so they could be used more consistently and effectively in the field.
What are the Womens Risk and Need Assessment Instruments?
They are assessment tools designed specifically to be gender responsive for women in the justice system. They were originally created under a prior cooperative agreement with a national university.
What does "gender responsive" mean in this opportunity?
In this context, "gender responsive" means the instruments account for pathways, experiences, and factors that tend to be more common or more influential in womens justice involvement, rather than relying only on tools built primarily around male populations.
Is this grant about creating a new tool or supporting an existing one?
The opportunity centered on continued support, further development, and dissemination of existing Womens Risk and Need Assessment Instruments that had already been created under a prior cooperative agreement.
What kinds of correctional settings are intended to use these instruments?
NIC indicated the instruments were intended for use across both institutional and community corrections contexts, including prisons and jails and community supervision settings such as probation and parole.
How are these assessment tools expected to help correctional agencies?
According to the announcement summary, the work supports better classification, case planning, service matching, and supervision strategies by ensuring the assessment process captures womens criminogenic needs and responsivity factors in a way that is valid for them.
Does the opportunity emphasize implementation and field use, not just tool development?
Yes. The emphasis described was not only on producing a tool, but also on helping the field apply it consistently and effectively through continued development and dissemination.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity fell under CFDA 16.602, listed as "Corrections Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation."
What category or program area is this funding associated with?
It was categorized under "Gender Responsive Strategies for Women Offenders."
How many awards did NIC expect to make?
NIC anticipated making a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement indicated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of eligibility.
What was the award amount for this opportunity?
In the summary data provided, the award ceiling and floor were both listed as 0. This typically indicates the specific funding amount was not stated in that summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full announcement materials.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was described as broad and included state and local governments, private agencies, educational institutions, organizations, and qualified individuals or teams, as long as they had relevant expertise in the subject area.
Did NIC have expectations about applicant capability and experience?
Yes. NIC required applicants to demonstrate they could implement a project of this size and scope, signaling that relevant experience and expertise would matter for competitiveness.
What kinds of expertise were likely important for applicants?
Based on the summary, experience related to correctional assessment, research-to-practice initiatives, training and technical assistance, instrument development, validation, and/or large-scale dissemination efforts would likely be important.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on May 15, 2009.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was June 24, 2009.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on July 24, 2009.
Who could applicants contact if they could not access the full announcement electronically?
NIC provided an administrative contact for this purpose: Pamela Davison, Administrative Assistant, at (202) 353-0484.
What type of funding instrument was this?
The opportunity was described as a discretionary cooperative agreement, which NIC referred to as a cooperative agreement opportunity.
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