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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice Solicitation of Proposals for the 
Evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) 
Program
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
National Institute of Justice.

ACTION: Solicitation of proposals for the Evaluation of The Gang 
Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program, sponsored 
jointly by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, and Firearms.

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ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20531.
    To obtain copies of the Solicitation Evaluation of the Gang 
Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program, call the 
National Criminal Justice Reference Service, 1-800-851-3420, Box 6000, 
Rockville, MD 20850.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
May 9, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Winifred L. Reed, National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307-2952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is 
provided:

Authority

    This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, sections 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23 
(1988).

Background

    The National Institute of Justice, in partnership with the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (AFT), is soliciting proposals for the 
evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) 
program. The G.R.E.A.T. program was begun by the ATF in 1991 in 
cooperation with various agencies in Phoenix, Arizona. The program 
brings law enforcement officers into elementary schools in gang-prone 
areas to teach students about the destructive consequences of gang 
membership.
    Subsequent to the Phoenix effort, the ATF teamed with the Phoenix 
Police Department and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to 
train more than 400 police officers to teach the G.R.E.A.T. curriculum 
in elementary and middle schools. In 1993, ATF entered into cooperative 
agreements with three metropolitan areas that receive funding for the 
G.R.E.A.T. initiative, with additional funding approved for fiscal year 
1994.
    In order to assess the implementation and effectiveness of this 
initiative, a rigorous evaluation will be conducted, sponsored jointly 
by the ATF and the National Institute of Justice.
Carol Petrie,
Acting Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 94-7344 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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