NOTE:  A conference call for applicants was held May 6, 2009.  A summary of the questions and answers of that conference are attached to this blog. 

The National Institute of Corrections is seeking applications from strategic planners for evidence-based, offender risk reduction efforts in four Southern California county probation departments. Through a cooperative agreement, the services would include agency orientations, organizational assessments, inventory of agency risk assessment tools, review of data collection and analysis systems, and establishment of a planning process and documentation framework. (Learn more about NIC's project to Reduce Offender Risks.)  The project would be coordinated with NIC's Community Corrections Division and completed within a nine-month period.  The application deadline is June 2, 2009.  The full solicitation and application information is posted on Grants.gov.   Link here for more information regarding NIC's Cooperative Agreements.