[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-7344]
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[Federal Register: March 29, 1994]
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice Solicitation of Proposals for the
Evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)
Program
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
National Institute of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation of proposals for the Evaluation of The Gang
Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program, sponsored
jointly by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Firearms.
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ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20531.
To obtain copies of the Solicitation Evaluation of the Gang
Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program, call the
National Criminal Justice Reference Service, 1-800-851-3420, Box 6000,
Rockville, MD 20850.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on
May 9, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Winifred L. Reed, National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307-2952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is
provided:
Authority
This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968, sections 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23
(1988).
Background
The National Institute of Justice, in partnership with the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (AFT), is soliciting proposals for the
evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)
program. The G.R.E.A.T. program was begun by the ATF in 1991 in
cooperation with various agencies in Phoenix, Arizona. The program
brings law enforcement officers into elementary schools in gang-prone
areas to teach students about the destructive consequences of gang
membership.
Subsequent to the Phoenix effort, the ATF teamed with the Phoenix
Police Department and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to
train more than 400 police officers to teach the G.R.E.A.T. curriculum
in elementary and middle schools. In 1993, ATF entered into cooperative
agreements with three metropolitan areas that receive funding for the
G.R.E.A.T. initiative, with additional funding approved for fiscal year
1994.
In order to assess the implementation and effectiveness of this
initiative, a rigorous evaluation will be conducted, sponsored jointly
by the ATF and the National Institute of Justice.
Carol Petrie,
Acting Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 94-7344 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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