Grants & Contracts
The Professional Development Department is responsible for writing solicited and unsolicited proposals to the federal, state and private foundations. The funding received through contracts and grants is used to conduct research and to provide training and technical assistance to practitioners in the fields of adult and juvenile corrections.
ACA currently has one active projects:
Discover Corrections Website
Contracting Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Contracting Period: 10/01/2009 - 09/30/2010
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is addressing workforce development
issues in corrections by providing funds to the Council of State
Governments/American Probation and Parole Association (CSG/APPA) to develop and
implement the Discover Corrections website. This innovative project will be a
collaborative effort overseen by core project team of corrections stakeholders
including APPA, the American Correctional Association (ACA), American Jail
Association (AJA) and the Center for Innovative Public Policies (CIPP).
Discover Corrections will establish a central location on the Internet for
job-seekers and students to learn about entry and advanced level careers in
corrections, locate job opportunities available in correctional agencies
nationwide, and enhance strategies to improve the effectiveness and retention of
correctional employees. Specifically, it will be a comprehensive, user-friendly
website that provides information about corrections careers; provides in-depth
accurate information that describes the real content of jobs in corrections
provided by those who do the job every day; identifies qualifications for
corrections careers; discusses second career options; provides information for
those pursuing Associate or Bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice and other
related majors; enables recruiters to share information; and connects interested
persons to job openings.
The first year of this project will focus on the planning, design, and
development of the site. The core project team members—with input from other
corrections stakeholders—will create a shared message, logo and tagline for the
website; create a final design for the website; and develop initial content for
the website. It is anticipated that the site will be populated with the initial
content and be in the alpha testing phase by the conclusion of the first year of
the project.
Funded by:
Call For Articles
Corrections Today is soliciting articles relating to juvenile justice. If you would like to submit an article, please contact Bridget Bayliss, Grant Manager at bridgetb@aca.org.
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