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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice

 

Solicitation for an Interagency Demonstration on Youth, Firearms, 
and Violence

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

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of proposals.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of solicitation of proposals for an 
Interagency Demonstration on Youth, Firearms, and Violence, sponsored 
jointly by the National Institute of Justice; the Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and the National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control, of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
August 15, 1994.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20531.
    To obtain copies of the Solicitation, Interagency Demonstration on 
Youth, Firearms, and Violence, call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service, 1-800-851-3420, Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Mock, National Institute of 
Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20531, (202) 307-0693.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is 
provided:

    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 (1988).

Background

    The unacceptably high levels of violent crimes, injuries, and 
deaths in the United States among our Nation's youth are creating a 
generation of victims and undermining the economic and communal fabric 
of society. Firearms are a central part of the problem--for young 
people 10 to 34 years of age, firearms are the second leading cause of 
death. In 1990, more teenagers died from firearm-related injuries than 
from all natural diseases combined.
    The National Institute of Justice, in partnership with the Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and with the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention 
and Control, seeks to develop a strategy for preventing and controlling 
youth violence. From this partnership has come a solicitation 
requesting proposals to design and implement a demonstration utilizing 
a problem-solving approach to understand, prevent and control youth 
violence. The proposed demonstration project would involve a 
partnership among the juvenile justice system, a public health agency, 
and a law enforcement or criminal justice agency within a target 
community.
    For a copy of the solicitation, Interagency Demonstration on Youth, 
Firearms, and Violence, call the National Criminal Justice Reference 
Service, 1-800-851-3420, Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20850.
Carol Petrie,
Acting Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 94-15997 Filed 6-30-94; 8:45 am]
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