[Federal Register: March 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 47)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1215]
RIN 1121-ZB49

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

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 ``FY 1999 Corrections and Law Enforcement Family Support 
Solicitation for Research, Evaluation, Development and Demonstration 
Projects.''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business June 14, 
1999.

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. 201-03, 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 and/or 
correctional personnel and their families.
    2. Conduct research on the nature, extent, causes, and consequences 
of stress experienced by correctional or law enforcement officers and 
their families, or to evaluate the effectiveness of law enforcement 
and/or correctional officer stress prevention or treatment programs.

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    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 correctional officers and their families.
    Grants totaling approximately $830,000 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 
``Corrections and Law Enforcement Family Support Solicitation for 
Research, Evaluation, Development, and Demonstration Projects'' (refer 
to document no. SL000329). 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. 99-6049 Filed 3-10-99; 8:45 am]
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