[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 151 (Monday, August 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40660-40661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19805]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP No.1094]
[ZRIN 1121-ZA44]


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Law Enforcement 
Courts and Corrections Technology Development, Implementation and 
Evaluation

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Announcement of the pending distribution on August 1, 1996 of 
the National Institute of Justice ``Solicitation for Law Enforcement, 
Courts and Corrections Technology Development, Implementation and 
Evaluation.''

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, Office of Science and 
Technology, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20531.

DATES: The deadlines for receipt of proposals are close of business on 
September 15, 1996, and November 15, 1996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    This action is authorized under the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (``the Crime Act''), as amended, Pub. L. 103-
322, 108 Stat. 1796, (1994), codified at 42 U.S.C. 13701 et. seq., and 
the Fiscal Year 1996 Omnibus Appropriations Act, Public Law 104-134, 
110 Stat. 1321, (1996).

Background

    The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the research and 
development agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, wishes to notify 
interested organizations that on August 1, 1996 an NIJ Solicitation 
will be released to seek proposals for the development, testing, 
evaluation, adoption and implementation of new and innovative 
technologies and techniques to support and enhance law enforcement, 
courts and corrections

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operations, particularly at the State and local level.
    The solicitation seeks not only proposals to develop, test and 
implement criminal justice technologies, but also proposals to evaluate 
the organizational and behavioral impacts of the use of specific 
technologies in the criminal justice system. Successful proposals will 
receive grant funding.
    Proposals are expected to describe individual or public-private 
partnership efforts to support and enhance or evaluate technologies for 
application in the criminal justice system. NIJ expects to have $10 
million to $15 million available to fund awards made under this 
solicitation. There will be two proposal submittal deadline dates: 
September 15, 1996, and November 1, 1996. However, award decisions for 
the proposals submitted for the November 1 deadline will be based on 
remaining funds available.
    The ``Solicitation for Law Enforcement, Courts and Corrections 
Technology Development, Implementation and Evaluation'' is expected to 
be released by NIJ on August 1, 1996. Copies of the solicitation will 
not be made available early, therefore interested parties should not 
seek to obtain copies of the document prior to the release date. NIJ 
will place a similar announcement in this publication upon release of 
the solicitation.

Document Availability

    Beginning August 1, 1996, interested organizations may obtain a 
copy of this solicitation by calling the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of NIJ's 
``Solicitation for Law Enforcement, Courts and Corrections Technology 
Development, Implementation and Evaluation.'' (refer to document number 
SL000168).
    Also beginning August 1, 1996, the solicitation will be available 
electronically through three sources on the Internet:
    (1) The Justice Technology Information Network (JUSTNET) home page 
on the World Wide Web at http://www.nlectc.org
    (2) The NCJRS Justice Information Center home page on the World 
Wide Web at http://www.ncjrs.org
    (3) Through the NCJRS Bulletin Board, telnet to ncjrsbbs.ncjrs.org, 
or gopher to ncjrs.org:71.
    Those without Internet access can dial the NCJRS Bulletin Board via 
modem: dial (301) 738-8895. Set modem at 9600 baud, 8N1.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
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