[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12827-12828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6721]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1164]
RIN 1121-ZB01
National Institute of Justice Law Enforcement and Corrections
Family Support Solicitation for Research, Evaluation, Development, and
Demonstration Projects
AGENCY: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National
Institute of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of
Justice ``Law Enforcement and Corrections Family Support: Solicitation
for Research, Evaluation, Development, and Demonstration Projects.''
DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business May 18,
1998.
ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20531.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the solicitation, please
call NCJRS 1-800-851-3420. For general information about application
procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. Department of
Justice Response Center 1-800-421-6770.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, Secs. 201B03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23
(1994).
Background
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) requests proposals for
research, evaluation, development, and demonstration projects in
response to Title XXI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 in which Congress established the Law Enforcement Family
Support Program. In support of this program NIJ is calling for
proposals to:
(1) Develop, demonstrate, and test innovative stress prevention or
treatment programs for State or local law enforcement personnel and
their families.
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(2) Conduct research on the nature, extent, and consequences of
stress experienced by correctional officers and their families, or to
evaluate the effectiveness of law enforcement and/or correctional
prevention or treatment programs.
(3) Develop, demonstrate, and test effective ways to change law
enforcement or correctional agency policies, practices, and
organizational culture to ameliorate stress experienced by law
enforcement and correction officers and their families.
Grants totaling approximately $938,000 will be made available under
this solicitation for periods of generally 18 months, although longer
award periods may be considered. The Act specifies that a grant to a
State or local law enforcement agency may not exceed $100,000 and that
a grant to an organization representing law enforcement or correctional
personnel may not exceed $250,000. Funds under this program may be used
to supplement existing stress-reduction or employee assistance
programs.
Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Law
Enforcement and Corrections Family Support: Solicitation for Research,
Evaluation, Development, and Demonstration Projects'' (refer to
document no. SL000266). For World Wide Web access, connect either to
either NIJ at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm, or the NCJRS
Justice Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-6721 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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