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Mark A Wyche Grantor

Executive Leadership Training for New Wardens

The continued growth of the incarcerated population, combined with the rapid retirement of baby boomers, has created a significant increase in the number of wardens needed to…

Agency
Mark A Wyche Grantor
Deadline
Jul 15, 2026 (3 days left)
Award ceiling
$200,000
Total program funding
$200,000
Expected awards
1
Opportunity #
26PR09
CFDA
16.601
Cost sharing
Not required
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About this opportunity

The continued growth of the incarcerated population, combined with the rapid retirement of baby boomers, has created a significant increase in the number of wardens needed to operate prisons, jails, and community corrections facilities across the nation.

Wardens play a critical role in ensuring public safety, protecting the well‑being of staff and incarcerated individuals, and serving as responsible stewards of public resources. Today’s wardens lead complex organizations that manage specialized populations, address staffing shortages and overcrowding, and interact with a wide range of external stakeholders.

As chief executive officers of multimillion‑dollar public institutions, their responsibilities are both extensive and widely misunderstood by the public. To meet this urgent workforce need, NIC developed the Executive Leadership Training for New Wardens curriculum, originally launched in 2001 and fully updated in 2022.

This 36‑hour, instructor‑led program is specifically designed for wardens with fewer than two years of experience and focuses on the essential leadership and administrative skills required to effectively manage a correctional facility.

Core topics include institutional culture, central office relationships, fiscal decision‑making, human resource management, media relations, action planning, and self‑care. The program also provides participants with valuable opportunities to network with peers from across the country, a component consistently identified as one of the most beneficial aspects of the training.

Who can apply

This is not a request for competitive applications. This announcement is to provide notice of NIC's continuation of Cooperative Agreement 24PR09GLS4. Applications received from organizations other than the prior award recipient will not be reviewed or considered.

How to apply

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