Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement-Effective Supervision of Women Defendants and Offenders in the Community

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The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Corrections NIC), announces the availability of funds in FY 2003 for a cooperative agreement to develop a 16-hour curriculum on Effective Supervision of Women Defendants and Offenders in the Community. NIC will work with a single cooperative agreement awardee to develop a curriculum for pre-service and in-service training of community correction's managers and line staff on the effective supervision of women defendants and offenders in the community. The new curriculum will focus on the practical knowledge and skills that line probation, parole, and pretrial service officers need to enhance outcomes and improve rates of successful completion for women defendants and offenders in the community. It will employ adult learning techniques and develop modules which can be used in flexible training formats for a maximum of 16 hours. This agreement is for the design and development of a training curriculum. The piloting or direct delivery of the curriculum is not included within this scope of work. No funds will be transferred to State or local governments. Background: While the majority of probation and parole populations remain predo