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The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is offering a cooperative agreement to develop a practical, implementation-focused resource called the Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Toolkit. The goal is to give state and local criminal justice policy teams and pretrial services agencies a clear, usable toolkit they can rely on to strengthen or modernize their pretrial systems. This effort builds directly on the publication A Framework for Pretrial Justice: Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Implementation, with the expectation that parts of the earlier essential elements may need to be updated to reflect shifts in case law, state statutes, research findings, professional standards, and what has been learned from organizational theory and implementation science about how to make reforms stick.
At its core, the toolkit is expected to be grounded in four main pillars. First is the law, meaning the toolkit should reflect legal requirements and developments that affect pretrial decision-making and practice. Second are the key pretrial standards adopted by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA), which serve as widely recognized benchmarks for what sound pretrial practice should look like. Third is research and LEBP (which refers to research evidence and approaches aligned with evidence-based practice in justice settings), so that recommendations are anchored in what studies and evaluations show about outcomes like court appearance, public safety, and fair process. Fourth is organizational theory and implementation science, emphasizing the real-world mechanics of change management, such as leadership, stakeholder alignment, data use, training, policy rollout, and continuous quality improvement.
NIC makes clear that it views collaborative leadership structures as essential to meaningful pretrial improvement. The toolkit is meant to support the work of policy teams and other cross-agency criminal justice coordinating bodies, rather than treating pretrial services as a stand-alone function. Related to that, the awardee is encouraged to incorporate and leverage NIC resources tied to Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) and Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils. In practice, that signals an expectation that the toolkit will help communities organize decision-making across courts, prosecution, defense, law enforcement, jail administration, and community partners, and use shared goals and data to guide reforms.
This opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement, which typically means NIC expects to have substantial involvement during the project, such as providing guidance, feedback, and collaboration as the toolkit is developed. The funding opportunity number is 24CS20, listed under CFDA 16.602. NIC anticipates making one award, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $200,000. The original application closing date is July 1, 2024, and the opportunity was created on May 1, 2024.
Eligible applicants include 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). A key condition is that recipients, including for-profit entities, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services, underscoring that the funding is intended to support public-benefit work rather than generate revenue. Foreign governments, international organizations, and non-governmental international organizations are not eligible. Applicants must also provide proof of 501(c)(3) status from the IRS or an authorizing tribal resolution, as applicable.
NIC allows collaborative applications involving two or more entities, but the structure must be clear: one eligible entity must apply as the primary applicant and take the lead role in administering the award and managing the entire project, while any partners should be listed as subrecipients. Finally, NIC will accept only one application per submitting organization, so organizations need to coordinate internally to avoid duplicate submissions.Apply for 24CS20
- The National Institute of Corrections in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Toolkit" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.602.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-05-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-07-01. (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 $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity for?
This National Institute of Corrections (NIC) cooperative agreement supports development of a practical, implementation-focused resource called the Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Toolkit. The toolkit is intended to be a clear, usable resource that state and local criminal justice policy teams and pretrial services agencies can rely on to strengthen or modernize pretrial systems.
2) What is the intended end product?
The expected deliverable is a toolkit focused on real-world implementation. It should help communities apply essential elements of an effective pretrial system and support agencies in putting those elements into practice.
3) How does this toolkit relate to NICs earlier publication on essential elements?
This project builds directly on the publication A Framework for Pretrial Justice: Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Implementation. NIC expects the toolkit to reflect that foundation while recognizing that portions of the earlier essential elements may need updating due to changes in case law, state statutes, research findings, professional standards, and lessons from organizational theory and implementation science about sustaining reforms.
4) What major topics or pillars must the toolkit be grounded in?
The toolkit is expected to be grounded in four main pillars:
- Law: legal requirements and developments affecting pretrial decision-making and practice.
- Pretrial standards: key standards adopted by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA).
- Research and LEBP: research evidence and approaches aligned with evidence-based practice in justice settings, tied to outcomes such as court appearance, public safety, and fair process.
- Organizational theory and implementation science: the mechanics of change management (leadership, stakeholder alignment, data use, training, policy rollout, and continuous quality improvement).
5) What does NIC mean by emphasizing the law as a pillar?
NIC is indicating that the toolkit should reflect legal requirements and legal developments that shape pretrial decisions and day-to-day pretrial practice. This includes being responsive to shifts in case law and state statutes that affect pretrial operations.
6) Which professional standards are specifically referenced?
The opportunity specifically references pretrial standards adopted by the American Bar Association (ABA) and the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) as widely recognized benchmarks for sound pretrial practice.
7) What is LEBP in the context of this opportunity?
LEBP refers to research evidence and approaches aligned with evidence-based practice in justice settings. In this opportunity, it signals that toolkit recommendations should be anchored in what research and evaluations show about outcomes such as court appearance, public safety, and fair process.
8) What does NIC want the toolkit to address about implementation?
NIC highlights organizational theory and implementation science to ensure the toolkit goes beyond recommendations and focuses on how to make reforms work in real agencies and systems. Examples named in the opportunity include leadership, stakeholder alignment, data use, training, policy rollout, and continuous quality improvement.
9) Who is the primary audience for the toolkit?
The stated audience includes state and local criminal justice policy teams and pretrial services agencies. NIC also emphasizes that the toolkit should support cross-agency coordinating bodies and collaborative leadership structures involved in pretrial improvement.
10) Does NIC view pretrial improvement as an agency-only effort or a system effort?
NIC explicitly frames meaningful pretrial improvement as a collaborative, system-level effort. The toolkit is meant to support policy teams and cross-agency criminal justice coordinating bodies rather than treating pretrial services as a stand-alone function.
11) What kinds of cross-agency partners does NIC expect to be involved in pretrial decision-making?
The opportunity signals that the toolkit should help communities organize decision-making across multiple stakeholders, including courts, prosecution, defense, law enforcement, jail administration, and community partners, using shared goals and data to guide reforms.
12) Are there existing NIC resources the awardee is encouraged to leverage?
Yes. The awardee is encouraged to incorporate and leverage NIC resources related to Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) and Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils.
13) What type of award is this?
This opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement.
14) What does a cooperative agreement imply about NICs role during the project?
The description indicates that NIC expects substantial involvement during the project, such as providing guidance, feedback, and collaboration as the toolkit is developed.
15) What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The funding opportunity number is 24CS20, and it is listed under CFDA 16.602.
16) How many awards does NIC anticipate making?
NIC anticipates making one award.
17) What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $200,000.
18) When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on May 1, 2024.
19) What is the application closing date?
The original application closing date is July 1, 2024.
20) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include:
- Nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations)
- For-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations)
- Institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions)
21) Are foreign governments or international organizations eligible?
No. Foreign governments, international organizations, and non-governmental international organizations are not eligible.
22) Is there any special condition for for-profit applicants?
Yes. Recipients, including for-profit entities, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services. This condition reflects that the funding is intended to support public-benefit work rather than generate revenue.
23) What proof of nonprofit or tribal status is required?
Applicants must provide proof of 501(c)(3) status from the IRS or an authorizing tribal resolution, as applicable.
24) Can two or more organizations apply together?
Yes. NIC allows collaborative applications involving two or more entities, but the arrangement must be clearly structured.
25) In a collaborative application, who submits the application and manages the award?
One eligible entity must apply as the primary applicant and take the lead role in administering the award and managing the entire project. Any partners should be listed as subrecipients.
26) How many applications can one organization submit?
NIC will accept only one application per submitting organization. Organizations should coordinate internally to avoid duplicate submissions.
27) What is the overarching purpose of the toolkit for communities?
Based on the opportunity description, the toolkit is intended to help communities strengthen or modernize pretrial systems by providing a practical resource grounded in law, national standards, research and evidence-based practice, and implementation science, with a strong emphasis on cross-agency collaboration and sustained change.
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