Agencies with an interest in requesting technical assistance may apply by completing the Technical Assistance Application form which will be automatically submitted to the Technical Assistance Manager of the NIC Division that addresses the needs specific to their agency type.
If your request is to develop and improve the design, delivery, operation and evaluation of your training functions, your request should be addressed to the NIC Academy Division Technical Assistance Manager. All other technical assistance requests that have a training component should be sent to the Technical Assistance Manager of the NIC Division that addresses the needs specific to their agency type.
Upon receipt of an official request for technical assistance, NIC will send an acknowledgement letter confirming that it has received the request and will begin the technical assistance assessment process.
Application Requirements
The agency chief executive officer, as defined below, must sign a letter of request prepared on official stationery that:
- Describes briefly the problem for which assistance is requested.
- Identifies the agency contact person by name (if different from the agency head), address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
- References any supporting documentation or background materials that have an impact on the problems needing to be resolved.
- Identifies the NIC program staff who assisted the applicant if the request was preceded by a telephone call.
- Specifies a desired timeframe for service delivery.
The chief executive officer is defined as follows:
- In jails, it is the sheriff if the jail is under the sheriff. If not, it is the chief executive officer of the local department of corrections.
- In prisons, it is the director or commissioner of the state department of corrections.
- In community corrections, it is the chief probation officer, chairperson of the parole board, executive director of the agency, or director of the department of corrections, depending on the organizational structure of the agency.
Where to Apply
Complete the Technical Assistance Application form
Priority consideration will be given to those that have regional impact or build agency capacity to deliver training.
Receipt of Application
Upon receipt of request for technical assistance, NIC will send you an acknowledgment email stating that it has received the request and will begin the TA needs assessment process.