The National Institute of Corrections is offering this grant to prevent and respond to staff sexual misconduct in community supervision agencies.

This multi-year project will rely in part on previous work conducted by NIC staff on this topic area which included the development of in-person training with supporting materials and an e-course resident on the NIC Learning Management System, entitled Addressing Staff Sexual Misconduct in Community Supervision. Access to this course may be gained by special permission through a request to the program manager at lbrisbin@bop.gov Foundational work for this project includes a literature review, and the review of existing research, state statutes, and administrative rules along with compiling of a recommended glossary. This information will be used in the development of a self-assessment policy guide for agencies that wish to examine their policies, practices and available training. The convening of a virtual working group of eight to ten subject matter experts to act as content contributors and/or reviewers is a required element of this project. The NIC program manager will assist with the identification and facilitation of this working group.

NIC 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 administering the funding and managing the entire program. Only one (1) application will be accepted from a submitting organization.