Resources for NIC?s Website on Data Collection and Analysis in Corrections

Post Date

May 31st 2012

Application Due Date

June 29th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

12JA04

CFDA Number(s)

16.601

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Data Collection and Analysis in Corrections

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

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 ability to implement a project of this size and scope.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $135000

Grant Description

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for the development of resources for NICуs Website on data collection and analysis for corrections. The resource materials will include, but are not limited to, documents or other information sources (i.e. spreadsheets, websites) that provide examples of policy and procedure governing information management; information on effective practices in developing or acquiring automated information management systems; and an overview of current information technology in corrections. NIC currently has some content under development on its website at http://nicic.gov/informationtechnology. The website resources will also include small data applications that provide users the capability for data analysis and interpretation and short tutorials on how to download and use the applications provided. The website applications, after initial development, deployment, and testing, will be maintained by NIC. The project will be for a 12-month period and will be carried out in conjunction with the NIC Jails Division who will confer as needed with Prisons and Community Corrections Services Division staff. The awardee will work closely with NIC staff on all aspects of the project. To be considered, the applicant team collectively must have, at a minimum, in-depth knowledge of the purpose, functions, and operational complexities of corrections, in-depth knowledge of the full range of decisions corrections administrators must make to manage corrections populations/clients and operations, in-depth knowledge of the types of data needed to inform these decisions, expertise and experience in identifying, collecting, and analyzing these data, expertise and experience in developing and managing information systems, experience in developing web page content, development of statistical and assessment applications using standard html and java script, asp.net and Excel, and development of tutorials or other рhow-toс resources that support the developed applications, and demonstrated ability to research materials in support of this type of project. All resource products developed must comply with Section 508 Standards for Accessibility. (http://section508.gov)

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Federal Bureau of Prisons

• Agency Contact:

  Pamela Davison
  Administrative Assistant
  Phone 202-353-0484

• Agency Mailing Address:

  For technical assistance only

• Agency Email Address:

  pdavison@bop.gov

• Location:

  National Institute of Corrections

• More Information:

  full announcement on NIC's web page