[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 122 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32464-32465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15938]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ) No.1087]
RIN 1121-ZA39
National Institute of Justice Solicitation ``Law Enforcement
Family Support: Solicitation for Demonstration and Training Programs
for Reducing Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers and Their Families''
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
National Institute of Justice.
ACTION: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of
Justice Solicitation ``Law Enforcement Family Support: Solicitation for
Demonstration and Training Programs for Reducing Stress Among Law
Enforcement Officers and Their Families.''
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DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on
August 6, 1996.
ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20531.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tawana Waugh, U.S. Department of
Justice Response Center, at 800-421-6770 (in Metropolitan Washington,
DC, 202-307-1480).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is
provided:
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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
Title XXI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of
1994 establishes a Law Enforcement Family Support Program, in
recognition of the negative effects of job related stress on law
enforcement personnel and their families. The program authorizes the
Attorney General to support research on the effects of stress on law
enforcement personnel and their families, identify and evaluate
programs providing support services to law enforcement personnel and
their families, and provide technical assistance and training for
stress reduction and family support programs.
This solicitation seeks proposals for the development,
demonstration, and assessment of innovative stress reduction programs
for State or local law enforcement personnel and their families; and
for the development and delivery of training on how to plan, implement,
and manage stress reduction and family support programs and services.
Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Law
Enforcement Family Support: Solicitation for Demonstration and Training
Programs for Reducing Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers and Their
Families'' (refer to document no. SL000154). The solicitation is
available electronically via the NCJRS Bulletin Board, which can be
accessed via Internet. Telnet to ncjrsbbs.ncjrs.org, or gopher to
ncjrs.org:71. For World Wide Web access, connect to the NCJRS Justice
Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org. Those without Internet
access can dial the NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301-738-8895.
Set modem at 9600 baud, 8-N-1.
Jeremy Travis,
Director National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-15938 Filed 6-21-96; 8:45 am]
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