# Facilitation Skills for Cognitive Behavioral Programs in Corrections

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/25ac04-facilitation-skills-for-cognitive-behavioral-programs-in/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356102

> National Institute of Corrections offered grants of up to $250,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $250,000 in total. Applications closed on October 15, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | 25AC04 |
| Agency | National Institute of Corrections |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | October 15, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $250,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.601 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

NIC invites applications from nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions ofhigher 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.

## What the grant funds

Perhaps no other intervention has attracted more attention across the criminal justice system than cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). First widely used in the latter half of the 20th century, as large numbers of people with mental illness were deinstitutionalized and treated in community settings, CBT has since found its way into nearly every aspect of the justice system, often supplementing, or displacing other programs and interventions. CBT assumes that most people can become conscious of their own thoughts and behaviors and then make positive changes to them. A person's thoughts are often the result of experience, and behavior is often influenced and prompted by these thoughts. In addition, thoughts may sometimes become distorted and fail to reflect reality accurately. Practitioners today use CBT to reduce recidivism among adults and juveniles, help victims deal with the aftermath of crimes, and address substance abuse, depression, violence, and other problematic behavior. CBT programs help individuals in corrections improve their social skills, means-ends problem solving, critical reasoning, moral reasoning, cognitive style, self-control, impulse management, and self-efficacy. Effective facilitators are crucial to assisting to make these improvements and reductions. The ideal skills for group facilitators include empathy, knowledge of facilitation/teaching techniques, understanding group processes and interpersonal interactions, the ability to control a group of justice-involved adults and at-risk youth, and the ability to challenge individuals through non-coercive means. Almost without exception, studies of cognitive behavioral programs point to proper training as a key factor in achieving desired program outcomes. Training is the starting point for successful facilitators.

## Questions people ask

### Is 25AC04 still open?

No. It closed on October 15, 2024.

### Who can apply for Facilitation Skills for Cognitive Behavioral Programs in Corrections?

National Institute of Corrections accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Facilitation Skills for Cognitive Behavioral Programs in Corrections?

Closed October 15, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each. About $250,000 in total for one award.