This National Institute of Correction grant supports a white paper on “Dosage Probation,” an innovative supervision model. Developed under the EBDM Initiative, it incentivizes offenders to engage in risk-reducing activities, allowing early termination upon meeting “dosage targets.” This model proposes supervision duration be based on precise intervention hours needed, not fixed terms. Analogous to medical treatment, optimal “dosage” is crucial: too little is ineffective, too much counterproductive. This approach aims to maximize behavioral change and public safety via tailored, evidence-based intervention.
Opportunity ID: 292872
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 17CS05 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Dosage Probation White Paper |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | The goal of this cooperative agreement will be to highlight the Dosage Probation Model and to take the lessons learned, successes and challenges from the dosage test pilot sites with the field, and to develop and share an implementation model for jurisdictions. |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.602 — Corrections_Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 30, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $70,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $70,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | NIC invites applications from 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 of higher education). Recipients, including for-profit organizations, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Corrections |
| Description: | The concept of Dosage Probation was first conceptualized under the National Institute of Correction’s Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems (EBDM) Initiative. It is a new model of supervision which incentivizes offenders’ engagement in risk-reducing activities by providing the opportunity for early termination from supervision when probationers reach their dosage target. The proposed “dosage” model of probation suggests that the length of supervision should be determined by the number of hours of intervention necessary to reduce risk, rather than an arbitrarily (or customarily) established amount of time (e.g., 3 years, 5 years). For many justice-involved individuals, the research shows that correctional intervention is analogous to treating a patient: too little intervention and the patient receives little or no benefit; too much, and the treatment is ineffective or even harmful. Given this, we postulate that the length of supervision should depend on how long it takes an individual under supervision to achieve the dosage target—the type and amount of intervention that research tells us he or she needs in order to maximize the potential for behavior change and that is necessary in order to minimize risk to the public—rather than a fixed term of supervision. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NIC Website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Cameron Coblentz
Phone 202-514-0053 Email:ccoblentz@bop.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 292872 Full Announcement-Solicitation -> Dosage Probation White Paper 17CS05 FINALv1.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Cameron Coblentz Phone 202-514-0053 Email: ccoblentz@bop.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.602 | 17CS05 | Dosage Probation White Paper | PKG00231731 | Mar 30, 2017 | May 30, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
292872 SF424_Mandatory_1_2-1.2.pdf
292872 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
292872 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
292872 SF424A-1.0.pdf
292872 Mandatory_SF424B-1.1.pdf
292872 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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