98-12910. Announcement of the Availability of the National Institute of Justice Solicitation for ``Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program Research and Evaluation''

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12910]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1176]
RIN 1121-ZB13


Announcement of the Availability of the National Institute of 
Justice Solicitation for ``Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block 
Grant Program Research and Evaluation''

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 ``Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program 
Research and Evaluation Solicitation.''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business July 14, 
1998.

ADDRESS: 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 requesting proposals for 
evaluation and research related to the Juvenile Accountability 
Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) program, which is administered by the 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). It 
responds to both the congressional and public demand for accountability 
and the need to develop a knowledge base that examines policy and 
programmatic experience and continually recommends improvements to 
them. This initial announcement seeks to support a three-tiered 
evaluation approach:
    (1) A national evaluation of the implementation of JAIBG. One award 
of up to $500,000 is expected to be made, for a period of up to two 
years.
    (2) Topical research regarding issues of policy raised by the 
mandates that underlie JAIBG. Six awards of up to $200,000 each are 
expected to be made, for a period of up to two years each.
    (3) Individual practitioner-research partnerships to build local 
capacity to perform research on crucial areas surrounding the 
implementation of JAIBG. Ten awards of up to $75,000 each are expected 
to be made, for a period of up to fifteen months.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant Program Research and 
Evaluation'' (refer to document no. SL000282). 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. 98-12910 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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