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Funding Opportunities and Cooperative Agreements

NIC is dedicated to improving the nation’s correctional system. We are committed to providing funding opportunities and cooperative agreements to support the work of federal, state, local, and tribal corrections agencies (excluding private and non-profit entities). Our funding opportunities are designed to support a wide range of programs and activities that align with our mission and priorities. We award funding on a competitive basis, and we encourage organizations to submit proposals outlining their programs or projects and demonstrating how they align with our priorities.

We also offer cooperative agreements, which are designed to foster partnerships between our agency and the organizations we support. These agreements involve a higher level of oversight and guidance from our agency, and we work closely with our partners to achieve specific objectives.

We understand that the needs of the corrections field are diverse and constantly evolving, and we strive to make our funding opportunities and cooperative agreements as accessible and responsive as possible. We invite organizations to explore our website to learn more about our funding opportunities and cooperative agreements and then to contact us with any questions or to discuss potential partnerships.

  • Submission Deadline
    This Cooperative Agreement aims to establish a process evaluation framework specifically tailored for state Department of Corrections (DOC) agencies to facilitate a systematic and in-depth examination of the decision-making processes involved in releasing incarcerated individuals to halfway houses and reentry centers. This is not a funding opportunity to establish halfway homes, build halfway homes nor staffing for halfway homes. The central aim is to uncover the precise operational mechanisms, identify the challenges encountered, and understand the various factors that influence these critical determinations. It is important to clarify that this evaluation focuses on understanding.
  • Submission Deadline
    Through this solicitation, NIC seeks a provider to deliver: One blended basic training for new facilitators of victim-offender dialogue and One blended advanced training focused on cases involving sexual assault. Together, these training courses will expand the capacity of state correctional agencies to meet victims’ needs, foster healing, and enable victims to actively participate in repairing the harm caused to them.