E-ALERT: Volume 3, Number 8

TASK FORCE FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Contract Opportunities

Contract for Correctional Program in Portland, ME:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is seeking organizations to provide residential Community Corrections Center (CCC) services for male and female Federal offenders within the city limits of Portland, Maine area. Residential services include care, custody, control, accountability, and treatment, including subsistence. Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. For more information on CCCs, please visit http://www.bop.gov/locations/cc/index.jsp. The estimated closing date of RFP200-0913-NE is June 13, 2006. Solicitation: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/BPR/PPB/RFP%2D200%2D0913%2DNE/listing.html. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE DIRECTED TOWARD: Ralawna Cobb, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-305-8679, Fax 202-307-2780, e-mail rjcobb@bop.gov.

Contract for Correctional Program in Bronx/Manhattan, NY:

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is seeking organizations to provide residential Community Corrections Center (CCC) services for male and female Federal offenders within the boroughs of Bronx and Manhattan of the New York, New York area. Residential services include care, custody, control, accountability, and treatment, including subsistence. Faith-Based and Community-Based organizations can submit offers/bids/quotations equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. For more information on CCCs, please visit http://www.bop.gov/locations/cc/index.jsp. The estimated closing date of RFP200-0912-NE is June 13, 2006. Solicitation: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOJ/BPR/PPB/RFP%2D200%2D0912%2DNE/listing.html. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE DIRECTED TOWARD: Ralawna Cobb, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-305-8679, Fax 202-307-2780, e-mail rjcobb@bop.gov.

Grant Opportunity

Grants to Raise Awareness of Teen Victimization and Services:

The National Crime Prevention Council and the National Center for Victims of Crime will select 20 new sites to receive up to $3,000 to implement a youth-led public awareness campaign under the Youth Outreach for Victim Assistance Program, which is funded by the Office of Justice Programs' Office for Victims of Crime. The application deadline is May 16, 2006. To obtain further information about this grant opportunity and download an application form, visit http://www.ncpc.org/programs/yova/grant_opportunity.php. QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS GRANT MAY BE DIRECTED TOWARD: Meghan Sharp, YOVA program manager/associate at the National Crime Prevention Council: Phone 202-466-6272, e-mail msharp@ncpc.org.

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Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
US Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20530
Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/fbci
Telephone: (202) 514-2987
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