97-16343. National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Effectiveness of Victims of Crime Act Funding in Meeting the Needs of Crime Victims

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 33908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16343]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP(NIJ)-1137]
RIN 1121-ZA83


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Effectiveness of 
Victims of Crime Act Funding in Meeting the Needs of Crime Victims

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 ``Effectiveness of Victims of Crime Act Funding in 
Meeting the Needs of Crime Victims.''

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business 
August 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested organizations should call 
the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-
3420 to obtain a copy of ``Effectiveness of Victims of Crime Act 
Funding in Meeting the Needs of Crime Victims'' (refer to document no. 
SL000231). For general information about application procedures for 
solicitations or for copies of the solicitations, application 
guidelines and forms, please call the U.S. Department of Justice 
Response Center 1-800-421-6770. The solicitation is available 
electronically via the NCJRS Bulletin Board, which can be accessed via 
the Internet. Telnet to ncjrsbbs.ncjrs.org, or gopher to ncjrs.org:71. 
For World Wide Web access, connect to the NCJRS Justice Information 
Center at http://www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htmnij. Those without 
Internet access can dial the NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301-
738-8895. Set the modem at 9600 baud, 8-N-1.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, Section 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23 
(1994).

Background

    The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), with the support of the 
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC),is undertaking a multi year 
evaluation effort to assess the effectiveness of the Victims of Crime 
Act (VOCA) funded compensation and assistance programs in meeting the 
needs of crime victims. The overall program will yield: (a) A needs 
assessment from the victim's point of view; (b) an assessment of the 
services available to victims from VOCA and other federally-funded 
victim programs of financial compensation and assistance, as well as 
other local and private victim services; (c) identification of unmet 
needs such as gaps in service or access to compensation; and (d) 
suggestions for improving the delivery of and payment for services to 
all crime victims. The products from this effort will provide an 
evaluation of VOCA compensation and assistance programs, along with 
guidelines for increasing their utility and effectiveness in meeting 
the needs of crime victims.
    This solicitation is the first phase in the effort; it will fund 
innovative and creative pilot tests of recommended approaches to be 
followed in a subsequent separately-funded national effort to identify 
crime victims and their needs, the sources of aid they sought and 
received to meet these needs, the adequacy of this aid in meeting those 
needs, and the impact of VOCA in meeting those needs.

Jeremy Travis, Director,
National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-16343 Filed 6-20-97; 8:45 am]
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