The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is facing challenges of overcrowding in federal prisons, with facilities over capacity by up to 50%. The Department is offering a grant to establish a bipartisan task force focused on addressing these issues. The grant seeks a technical assistance provider to support the nine-person Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections. This opportunity aims to tackle the increasing population in federal custody and the resulting strain on the corrections system. Application deadline is March 12, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 251294
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | BJA-2014-3786 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | BJA FY 14 Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.751 — Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 12, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 11, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to national nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and colleges and universities, both public and private. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee.
BJA welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for conducting and leading the project. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Justice Assistance |
| Description: | The U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) operates 119 federal prisons to house approximately 174,000 federal offenders. Additionally, BOP contracts with private companies and some state governments to house about another 40,000 inmates. At the end of 2012, 208,000 individuals were held in federal custody in federal and private facilities, up from 133,900 in 2000an increase of 55 percent. Between 2000 and 2011, this population increased an average of 3.9 percent per year, with a more modest increase of 1 percent between 2011 and 2012. The extent of crowding that has resulted from the population increase varies depending on the level of security (i.e., minimum, low, medium, high, administrative maximum) and type of confinement (e.g., long-term, detention, medical); at the end of January 2014, BOP facilities were over rated capacity by an average of 33 percent, and exceeded capacity by 39% in low security, 43% in medium security, and 50% in high security.
Accordingly, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 3547; 113th Congress) provides funding for the Department to establish and support the operations of a nine-person, bipartisan, blue ribbon Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections to address challenges in the federal corrections system. This solicitation seeks a technical assistance provider to convene and support the work of the task force. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. except federal holidays.
Email:support@grants.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 251294 Full Announcement-1 -> 14colsontfsol.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. except federal holidays. Email: support@grants.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.751 | PKG00192752 | Feb 12, 2014 | Mar 12, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
251294 SF424-2.0.pdf
251294 SF424B-1.1.pdf
251294 Budget-1.1.pdf
251294 Other-1.1.pdf
251294 Project-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
251294 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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