98-11690. Announcement of the Availability of the National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24572-24573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11690]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1174]
RIN 1121-ZA12


Announcement of the Availability of the National Institute of 
Justice Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Violence Against 
Women

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 ``Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: 
Practitioner-Researcher Collaboration; Evaluation of Policies and 
Programs including Experimental Research Designs; Longitudinal Studies 
of Women's Experience with Violence; and Basic Research.''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business, July 7, 
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

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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, sections 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23 
(1994).

Background

    NIJ is soliciting proposals for research and evaluation on violence 
against women. Four major program areas are identified in the request 
for proposals. They are Practitioner-Researcher Collaborations, 
Evaluation of Policies and Programs including Experimental Research 
Designs, Longitudinal Studies of Women's Experience with Violence, and 
Basic Research. For this solicitation, violence against women includes 
domestic or intimate partner violence, sexual assault, other assaultive 
behaviors against women and stalking. NIJ anticipates awarding a total 
of 15 to 20 grants in the four program areas with a funding total of 
$4,000,000.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Practitioner-
Researcher Collaboration; Evaluation of Policies and Programs including 
Experimental Research Designs; Longitudinal Studies of Women's 
Experience with Violence; and Basic Research'' (refer to document no. 
SL000279). 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. 98-11690 Filed 5-1-98; 8:45 am]
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