[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38426-38427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19021]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Request for Cooperative Agreement Applications (RFA)
AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: Request for Cooperative Agreement Applications (RFAs).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) announces the availability of funds in FY' 98 for
several cooperative agreements to fund a ``Drug-Free State
Demonstration Project: A Program That Will Help to Reduce or Eliminate
the Use of Illegal Drugs in Prisons.'' Several awards will be made
available to States, the District of Columbia, and Territorial
Departments of Corrections.
Purpose: The National Institute of Corrections is seeking proposals
for cooperative agreements to assist States, the District of Columbia,
and Territorial Departments of Corrections interested in testing a
variety of project strategies, with multiple targets and a combination
of outcome measurement(s), whose goal will be to reduce or eliminate
the use of illegal drugs in prisons. Proposed project sites will choose
from a variety of components, including but not limited to new
technologies for drug detection, drug treatment programs, drug testing,
developing policies and sanctions, personnel training, telephone
monitoring and intelligence systems. In their efforts to reduce illegal
drugs in
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prison, proposals may include one or a combination of targets,
including visitors, vendors, volunteers, staff and inmates working in
outside contact areas. Outcomes may be measured based on changes in
pre- and post-inmate drug testing results, along with other
measurements, such as reduced inmate on staff and inmate on inmate
assaults. NIC is seeking a geographic and programmatic diversity which
allows for duplication of results, befitting a demonstration project of
this nature. NIC is also seeking projects that can be replicated in
different jurisdictions if proven successful, as well as projects that
show a specific added value to current policies and procedures. In this
regard, linkages to other programs (e.g., between detection and
treatment) will be an important part of a successful project.
Authority: Pub. L. 93-415.
Funds Available: Funding for this project is estimated at
approximately $4.2 million for several cooperative agreements to be
awarded to States, the District of Columbia, and Territorial
Departments of Corrections.
Funding Limits: The awards will be limited to a maximum of $500,000
each (direct and indirect costs). An individual project can not exceed
three years in length.
Funds can not be used for construction, or to acquire or build real
property.
Deadline for Receipt of Application: 4:00 PM Eastern time on August
31, 1998. At The National Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street,
NW, Washington, DC 20534. Applications shall be considered as meeting
the deadline if they are either: (1) Received on or before the deadline
date; or (2) postmarked on or before the deadline date and received in
time for orderly processing. Applicants must obtain a legible dated
receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal Service in lieu of
a postmark. Private metered postmarks will not be acceptable as a proof
of timely mailing. Late applications will be returned to the sender.
Address and Further Information: Requests for the application kit,
which also includes further details on the project's objectives,
selection criteria, etc., should be directed to: Judy Evens, Control
Office, National Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street, NW, Room
5007, Washington, DC 20534 or by calling 1-800-995-6423, ext. 159 or
202-307-3106, ext 159. E-Mail: jevens@bop.gov.
All technical and programmatic information under this program
announcement should be directed to: Allen Ault, Chief, Special
Projects, National Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20543 or by calling 1-800-995-6423, ext. 125 or 202-307-
3106, ext. 125. E-Mail: aault@bop.gov.
Eligible Applicants: An eligible applicant is any State, the
District of Columbia, or Territorial Department of Corrections.
Review Consideration: Applications received under this announcement
will be subject to a review process established by NIC.
Number of Awards: Approximately ten (10).
NIC Application Number: 98K46. This number should appear as a
reference line on your cover letter and also in box 11 of Application
for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424). The cover letter should be
addressed to Morris L. Thigpen, Director, NIC, 320 First Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20543.
Other Information: Applicants are advised that the narrative
description of their program, not including the budget and budget
narrative, should not exceed 12 double spaced pages.
The Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance number is: 16-602.
Morris L. Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
[FR Doc. 98-19021 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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