[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13271-13272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7005]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1162]
RIN 1121-ZA99
National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Investigator-
Initiated Research 1998
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice
(NIJ), Justice.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of
Justice ``Solicitation for Investigator-Initiated Research.''
DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business June 16,
1998 and December 15, 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. 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23
(1994).
Background
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is accepting research and
development proposals through its 1998 Investigator-Initiated
Solicitation. The most flexible
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of the Institute's funding opportunities, the Investigator-Initiated
Solicitation invites applicants to submit proposals that will help NIJ
address general themes related to criminal justice. While the
solicitation offers examples of general areas of interest, research
themes and topic areas are to be constructed by the applicant. In this
way, investigator-initiated research and development proposals differ
from those defined in directed solicitations.
Funding levels for the Investigator-Initiated Solicitation
generally range from $25,000 to $300,000 and the Institute promotes
research collaborations with other Federal agencies and private
foundations. Both small grant applications (requests for less than
$50,000) and other grant applications (requests for $50,000 or more)
will be considered.
NIJ is firmly committed to the competitive process for awarding
grants. All proposals are subjected to an independent, peer-review
panel evaluation. Panel members possess academic, practitioner,
technical, and operational expertise in the proposed subject areas. The
solicitation welcomes proposals from applicants representing both the
social sciences and the physical sciences.
Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of
``Solicitation for Investigator-Initiated Research, 1998'' (refer to
document no. SL000240). For World Wide Web access, connect 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. 98-7005 Filed 3-17-98; 8:45 am]
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