[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8177]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (NIJ)-1119]
RIN 1121-ZA66
National Institute of Justice Solicitation ``NIJ Requests
Proposals to Evaluate the Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV)
Initiative''
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice,
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Notice of the availability of the NIJ solicitation ``NIJ
Requests Proposals to Evaluate the Tribal Strategies Against Violence
(TSAV) Initiative.''
ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed to the National Institute of
Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20531.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business April
30, 1997. Postmarked applications received after this date are not
acceptable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about
application procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S.
Department of Justice Response Center at 1-800-421-6771.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is
provided:
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
(1988).
Background
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is soliciting proposals to
conduct an evaluation of the Tribal Strategies Against Violence
Initiative, a discretionary program of the Bureau of Justice Assistance
(BJA). This solicitation is part of the BJA/NIJ collaboration to
evaluate programs supported by the Byrne Formula and Discretionary
Grant Programs, Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as
amended beginning at section 501 (42 U.S.C. 3751 et seq.).
The Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) Initiative is a
Federal-Tribal partnership that is designed to empower Native-American
communities through the development and implementation of a
comprehensive reservation-wide strategy to reduce crime, violence and
substance abuse. Of primary focus is the formation of a centralized
planning team that is representative of tribal service providers (i.e.
law enforcement, prosecution, social services, education, etc.),
spiritual leaders, businesses, residents, and youth whose attention is
directed at both the building and/or enhancing of local partnerships
and the development of strategies as they relate to community policing
and prosecution, family violence, juvenile delinquency, and prevention
education.
The initial demonstration sites, identified in FY 1995, were
located on the Fort Peck, Montana (Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes) and
Rosebud, South Dakota (Sioux) reservations. Five demonstration sites
were added in FY 1996. They are: Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Puyallup,
WA; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Suttons Bay,
MI; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Belcourt, ND; Chickasaw
Nation of Oklahoma, Ada, Pontotoc, OK; and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of
the Duck Valley Reservation, Owyhee, NV. Each site has received an
award of $120,000.
Interested persons should call the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service, at (800) 851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``NIJ Requests
Proposals to Evaluate the Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV)
Initiative'' (refer to SL #000207). For World Wide Web access, connect
to the NCJRS Justice Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org, and
click on Justice Grants. Those without Internet access can dial the
NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301-738-8895. Set modem at 9600
baud, 8-N-1.
Dated: March 19, 1997.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-8177 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]
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