[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10523]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1169]
RIN 1121-ZB07
National Institute of Justice Announcement of the Availability of
the Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and
Corrections
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice,
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation.
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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of
Justice ``Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and
Corrections.''
DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business June 29,
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
This request for proposals announces a third year of support for
research and evaluation that will further understanding about
correctional policies and programs, sentencing, and impacts related to
sentencing legislation. Support for this research and evaluation
program is provided under the Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-
in-Sentencing Acts (Title II, Subtitle A) of the Violent Crime Control
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended. The request responds to
Congressional and public demand for a knowledge base that examines
correctional policy, accountability in sentencing and recommendations
for improvements. This third year of funding will support up to
$4,500,000 in projects that will complement the previously funded
national evaluation of the primary sentencing initiatives in the Act.
Applications are sought for impact studies, practitioner-researcher
partnerships, and topical research projects that will contribute to the
understanding of the impact and effectiveness of State, local and
tribal correctional issues and sentencing initiatives that are
generalizable to other jurisdictions.
Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of
``Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Corrections and
Sentencing (1998)'' (refer to document no. SL000276). 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.
David Boyd,
Deputy Director, Acting for Jeremy Travis, Director, National Institute
of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-10523 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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