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The Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections (NIC), working in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), is offering a 12-month cooperative agreement focused on improving Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) training for staff working in confinement environments. The intent is to strengthen how local jails, prisons, and similar secure settings recognize, respond to, and safely de-escalate situations involving people in custody who are experiencing a mental health crisis. This opportunity supports one award (expected awards: 1) with funding up to $1,000,000, and all products and materials developed under the agreement must be reviewed and approved by both NIC and BJA.
The project has four main components that the selected awardee must complete. First, the awardee must review, update, and revise NICs existing 40-hour, classroom-based CIT training program. The updated version is expected to reflect strong instructional design, support adult learning principles, and maintain overall quality and consistency. The revised training is designed for delivery to a cohort of about 30 participants and is meant to build practical knowledge and skills related to the behavioral characteristics of mental health disorders, with a strong emphasis on creating time and space to reduce risk and support de-escalation during crises in custody.
Second, the awardee must develop a CIT train-the-trainer curriculum. This element is intended to help agencies sustain CIT capacity internally by preparing qualified trainers who can deliver CIT instruction effectively and consistently over time. The solicitation specifically notes that the train-the-trainer approach should address major real-world operational issues agencies face, including challenges that may be more pronounced in rural and tribal agencies, such as limited staffing, fewer local treatment resources, geographic isolation, and constraints on training capacity.
Third, the awardee must establish a refresher CIT training for agencies that have already implemented the NIC CIT partnership training. This refresher component is meant to reinforce core competencies, address skill decay, incorporate updated practices, and ensure agencies maintain readiness as staff, policies, and populations change. In practice, this suggests a structured method for agencies to keep CIT knowledge current rather than treating CIT as a one-time training event.
Fourth, the awardee must deliver the newly revised and newly developed trainings to selected agencies. The solicitation indicates the cooperative agreement will support delivery of 15 cycles of training across local jails, prisons, and other confinement settings. In other words, the awardee is not only responsible for curriculum development, but also for field implementation and training delivery at scale within the period of performance.
Across all curriculum development and training delivery, the awardee is expected to apply the Instructional Theory Into Practice (ITIP) model, which is an instructional framework that emphasizes structured lesson flow and effective transfer of learning into practical performance. This requirement signals that NIC and BJA want a standardized, evidence-informed instructional approach rather than an informal or purely lecture-based course design.
The existing 40-hour CIT curriculum that must be reviewed and updated covers a wide range of topics typical of CIT approaches adapted for correctional settings. It includes an overview and history of the CIT Memphis model, and incorporates a media component with viewing of the PBS program "The New Asylum." It addresses management strategies related to incarcerating individuals with serious mental illness, includes basic psychoeducation on mental health conditions, and emphasizes trauma-informed considerations within the carceral environment. It also incorporates perspectives from consumers and family members, and includes a field or site visit to a mental health treatment or diversion center to strengthen understanding of community-based responses and alternatives. Skills development is a major theme, including core communication skills such as active listening and verbal de-escalation, a substantial roleplaying block (noted as eight hours of scenarios), and experiential activities such as "hearing voices" exercises intended to build empathy and insight. The curriculum also covers staff wellness topics like self-care and compassion fatigue, introduces psychopharmacology concepts, reviews legal considerations, and requires agencies to examine and align relevant policies and procedures, including policies governing the CIT program and use-of-force.
Key administrative details in the source information include the funding opportunity title (Crisis Intervention Teams Training, Curriculum Update, and Train-The-Trainer Pilots), funding opportunity number (23PR18), instrument type (cooperative agreement), CFDA number (16.601), and that eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional information referenced in the full announcement. The opportunity was created July 3, 2023, and originally closed August 17, 2023.Apply for 23PR18
- The Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Crisis Intervention Teams Training, Curriculum Update, and Train-The-Trainer Pilots" 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 Jul 03, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 17, 2023. (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 $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections (NIC) funding opportunity, offered in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to improve Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) training for staff working in confinement environments.
What is the official title of the opportunity?
The title is Crisis Intervention Teams Training, Curriculum Update, and Train-The-Trainer Pilots.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is 23PR18.
What type of award is this?
The instrument type is a cooperative agreement.
How long is the period of performance?
The cooperative agreement is for 12 months.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity supports one award (expected awards: 1).
What is the maximum funding amount?
Funding is available up to $1,000,000.
What is the CFDA number?
The CFDA number listed is 16.601.
Who is the opportunity intended to support?
The project is focused on strengthening how staff in local jails, prisons, and similar secure confinement settings recognize, respond to, and safely de-escalate situations involving people in custody experiencing a mental health crisis.
What is the overall goal of the project?
The goal is to improve CIT training used in confinement environments so staff can better recognize behavioral health crisis indicators, create time and space to reduce risk, and support safe de-escalation during crises in custody.
What are the main required components of the project?
The selected awardee must complete four major components: (1) review and update NIC's existing 40-hour classroom-based CIT curriculum, (2) develop a CIT train-the-trainer curriculum, (3) create a refresher CIT training for agencies that previously implemented the NIC CIT partnership training, and (4) deliver the revised and newly developed trainings to selected agencies, including 15 cycles of training.
What must be done to the existing 40-hour CIT training program?
The awardee must review, update, and revise NIC's existing 40-hour, classroom-based CIT training program, ensuring strong instructional design, alignment with adult learning principles, and overall quality and consistency.
Who is the revised 40-hour training designed for, and what is the expected cohort size?
The revised training is intended for delivery to a cohort of about 30 participants.
What knowledge and skills is the revised training expected to build?
The training is expected to build practical knowledge and skills related to the behavioral characteristics of mental health disorders, with a strong emphasis on creating time and space to reduce risk and support de-escalation during crises in custody.
What is required for the train-the-trainer component?
The awardee must develop a CIT train-the-trainer curriculum to help agencies sustain CIT capacity internally by preparing qualified trainers who can deliver CIT instruction effectively and consistently over time.
What operational realities must the train-the-trainer approach address?
The solicitation specifies that the train-the-trainer approach should address real-world operational challenges agencies face, including issues that may be more pronounced in rural and tribal agencies, such as limited staffing, fewer local treatment resources, geographic isolation, and constraints on training capacity.
What is the refresher training requirement?
The awardee must establish a refresher CIT training for agencies that have already implemented the NIC CIT partnership training, intended to reinforce core competencies, address skill decay, incorporate updated practices, and help agencies maintain readiness as staff, policies, and populations change.
Is the awardee responsible only for curriculum development?
No. The awardee is responsible for both curriculum development and field implementation. The cooperative agreement includes delivering the revised and newly developed trainings to selected agencies.
How many training delivery cycles are expected during the project?
The cooperative agreement will support delivery of 15 cycles of training across local jails, prisons, and other confinement settings.
Is there a required instructional framework for the trainings?
Yes. The awardee is expected to apply the Instructional Theory Into Practice (ITIP) model across curriculum development and training delivery.
What does the ITIP requirement signal about the desired training approach?
It signals that NIC and BJA want a standardized, structured, evidence-informed instructional approach focused on effective lesson flow and transfer of learning into practical performance, rather than an informal or purely lecture-based design.
What topics are included in NIC's existing 40-hour CIT curriculum that will be reviewed and updated?
The existing curriculum includes: an overview and history of the CIT Memphis model; a media component featuring the PBS program The New Asylum; management strategies related to incarcerating individuals with serious mental illness; basic psychoeducation on mental health conditions; trauma-informed considerations in carceral settings; perspectives from consumers and family members; a field or site visit to a mental health treatment or diversion center; communication skills such as active listening and verbal de-escalation; roleplaying scenarios (noted as eight hours); experiential exercises such as "hearing voices" activities; staff wellness topics including self-care and compassion fatigue; psychopharmacology concepts; legal considerations; and a requirement that agencies examine and align relevant policies and procedures, including CIT program policies and use-of-force policies.
Does the curriculum include scenario-based practice?
Yes. The existing curriculum includes a substantial roleplaying block, described as eight hours of scenarios.
Does the curriculum address staff wellness?
Yes. The curriculum includes staff wellness topics such as self-care and compassion fatigue.
Does the curriculum include policy and procedure alignment?
Yes. Agencies are required to examine and align relevant policies and procedures, including policies governing the CIT program and use-of-force.
Are products and materials created under the agreement subject to approval?
Yes. All products and materials developed under the cooperative agreement must be reviewed and approved by both NIC and BJA.
Who is listed as eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others", with additional eligibility information referenced in the full announcement.
When was this opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on July 3, 2023 and originally closed on August 17, 2023.
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