[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12827-12828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6721]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1164]
RIN 1121-ZB01


National Institute of Justice Law Enforcement and Corrections 
Family Support Solicitation for Research, Evaluation, Development, and 
Demonstration Projects

AGENCY: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National 
Institute of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of 
Justice ``Law Enforcement and Corrections Family Support: Solicitation 
for Research, Evaluation, Development, and Demonstration Projects.''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business May 18, 
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. 201B03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23 
(1994).

Background

    The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) requests proposals for 
research, evaluation, development, and demonstration projects in 
response to Title XXI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
Act of 1994 in which Congress established the Law Enforcement Family 
Support Program. In support of this program NIJ is calling for 
proposals to:
    (1) Develop, demonstrate, and test innovative stress prevention or 
treatment programs for State or local law enforcement personnel and 
their families.

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    (2) Conduct research on the nature, extent, and consequences of 
stress experienced by correctional officers and their families, or to 
evaluate the effectiveness of law enforcement and/or correctional 
prevention or treatment programs.
    (3) Develop, demonstrate, and test effective ways to change law 
enforcement or correctional agency policies, practices, and 
organizational culture to ameliorate stress experienced by law 
enforcement and correction officers and their families.
    Grants totaling approximately $938,000 will be made available under 
this solicitation for periods of generally 18 months, although longer 
award periods may be considered. The Act specifies that a grant to a 
State or local law enforcement agency may not exceed $100,000 and that 
a grant to an organization representing law enforcement or correctional 
personnel may not exceed $250,000. Funds under this program may be used 
to supplement existing stress-reduction or employee assistance 
programs.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Law 
Enforcement and Corrections Family Support: Solicitation for Research, 
Evaluation, Development, and Demonstration Projects'' (refer to 
document no. SL000266). 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. 98-6721 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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