Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Toolkit

Agency: National Institute of Corrections

16.602 -- Corrections Research and Evaluation and Policy Formulation

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to create and provide state and local criminal justice policy teams or pretrial services agencies with an implementation toolkit using A Framework for Pretrial Justice: Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Implementation. Some pretrial essential elements may need revisions based on changes in case law, state statutes, research evidence, standards, and organizational theory/implementation science. This new toolkit will be called “Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Toolkit.”

The foundation for the development of the Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Toolkit shall be based on four elements: (1) the law, (2) pretrial standards adopted by the ABA and NAPSA, (3) pretrial system/services research and LEBP, and (4) organizational theory/implementation science.

NIC supports the use of policy teams or other collaborative criminal justice teams to achieve meaningful and sustained pretrial system and agency improvements. The awardee is encouraged to leverage NIC’s Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) and Criminal Justice Coordinating Council resources with the development of the Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Toolkit.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

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. Foreign governments, international organizations, and non-governmental international organizations/institutions are not eligible to apply. Proof of 501(c) (3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service or an authorizing tribal resolution is required.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.

Grantor contact information

Description

Cameron D Coblentz Grant Management Specialist Phone 202-514-0053

Email

Form and application information

ccoblentz@bop.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
24CS20_-_Essential_Elements_ToolkitFINAL.pdf	24CS20 Full Solicitation	May 1, 2024 12:45 PM UTC
NIC_Style_Guide.pdf	NIC Style Guide	May 1, 2024 12:45 PM UTC

Link to additional information

NIC Website

Archived: July 31, 2024

Application process

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Award

$200,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$200,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

24CS20

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Other

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Work under this cooperative agreement involves developing an Essential Elements of a Pretrial System and Agency Toolkit to improve the implementation of pretrial system and agency improvements that lead to meaningful, sustained, and measurable outcomes.

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

May 1, 2024

Archive date:

July 31, 2024