Opportunity Information: Apply for 21JD04
The Jail Inspection Initiative is a Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections (NIC) cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number 21JD04; CFDA 16.601) focused on supporting and strengthening the work of state jail inspection leadership. The opportunity is built around two connected goals: first, to maintain an ongoing forum where chief jail inspectors and related state jail organizations can regularly share ideas, lessons learned, and practical information; and second, to research NIC's existing Jail Inspector Training Program curriculum and produce recommendations for updates and revisions so the training stays current with emerging issues and field realities.
A major driver of the project is preserving the value of the Chief State Jail Inspector Network, which NIC has historically supported through an annual, two-day in-person meeting at the National Corrections Academy in Aurora, Colorado. Those meetings typically brought together about 20 to 25 members and were structured around agency updates, guided peer discussions, and presentations from guest speakers. Because of COVID-19-related limitations, NIC proposed shifting these convenings into a virtual format so the network can continue operating even when travel and in-person gatherings are constrained. The underlying premise is that state inspection agencies and the local facilities they oversee are facing serious, often shared challenges, and that coordinated discussion among peers is a practical way to identify solutions, compare approaches, and spread effective practices more quickly than working in isolation.
Financially, the grant anticipates a single award with a ceiling of $50,000. It is categorized as "Other" and uses a cooperative agreement structure, meaning the recipient should expect active involvement and collaboration with NIC rather than operating entirely independently. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. The opportunity was created March 11, 2021, with an original closing date of May 10, 2021. Overall, the initiative is less about funding direct jail operations and more about supporting the professional infrastructure around jail inspection: convening the people who lead inspection systems, capturing and sharing what they are learning in real time, and translating those insights into concrete recommendations to modernize NIC's inspector training curriculum.Apply for 21JD04
- The Department of Justice, 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 "Jail Inspection Initiative" 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 Mar 11, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 10, 2021. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- 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).
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