Networking and Professional Development of State and Large Urban System Healthcare Administrators | 16PR04

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The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) grant opportunity titled "Networking and Professional Development of State and Large Urban System Healthcare Administrators" is a discretionary funding opportunity designed to strengthen the leadership, skills, and professional networks of correctional healthcare administrators. NIC is responding to the reality that correctional healthcare is a fast-changing field, where administrators are expected to run complex systems while keeping pace with emerging best practices, shifting legal and clinical standards, and the operational challenges that come with providing care in secure environments. These leaders are not only responsible for clinical oversight, but also for high-level management functions such as supervising and developing staff, creating and enforcing policies and procedures, working with stakeholders inside and outside the agency, and managing sizable budgets and other resources while still delivering measurable outcomes.

A central theme of the opportunity is that correctional healthcare administrators need continuous learning and a strong peer network to do their jobs effectively. NIC highlights that administrators often rely on one another to compare approaches, troubleshoot shared problems, and identify workable solutions in real time. Because the issues faced by state and large urban systems can be particularly complex (due to scale, population needs, and political and operational pressures), NIC views structured networking and targeted professional development as essential tools to support performance and improve system-wide results.

NIC positions this grant as part of a broader, ongoing effort to improve correctional healthcare leadership and practice. The solicitation points to NIC’s existing body of guidance and resources, including publications such as Effective Prison Mental Health Services Guidelines to Expand and Improve Treatment, Adults with Behavioral Health Needs Under Correctional Supervision, Health Literacy Enhancing Access to Health Care for Justice-Involved Individuals, and Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century. Building on that foundation, the opportunity emphasizes developing a "blended" training curriculum for correctional healthcare administrators, meaning a program that combines multiple training formats (commonly a mix of in-person and remote learning, peer exchange, and applied activities) to better fit the demands and schedules of senior leaders and to reinforce learning through multiple channels.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means NIC expects to have substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out, such as collaborating on deliverables, providing direction on program content, or coordinating with the recipient to ensure the project aligns with NIC priorities. The opportunity is listed under CFDA 16.601 and was created on July 21, 2016, with an original application closing date of August 29, 2016. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $95,000. The posting does not specify a set number of expected awards in the provided text.

Eligibility is broad. 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). A key condition is that recipients, including for-profit organizations, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services rendered, reinforcing that the funds are intended to support the work itself rather than generate profit. NIC also welcomes collaborative applications involving two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must serve as the primary applicant and assume primary responsibility for administering the funds, managing the full program, and overseeing any subrecipients. In practice, that means a lead organization would be accountable for overall performance, reporting, coordination, and compliance, even if specialized partners contribute to curriculum design, training delivery, evaluation, or subject-matter expertise.

Overall, this opportunity is aimed at improving correctional healthcare leadership capacity by formalizing professional development and strengthening peer-to-peer connectivity among administrators who lead large and high-stakes correctional health systems. The expected result is a more informed, better connected, and better prepared cadre of healthcare administrators who can apply proven practices, respond to emerging issues, and lead with stronger management and business discipline in a demanding corrections environment.

• The National Institute of Corrections in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Networking and Professional Development of State and Large Urban System Healthcare Administrators" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.601.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-07-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-08-29. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $95,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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