Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Law enforcement and corrections family support; research, evaluation, development, and demonstration projects,

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Federal Register: March 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 50)NoticesPage 12827-12828From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

OJP (NIJ)-1164RIN 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.

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.

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