[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42056-42057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20566]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ) No.1096]
RIN 1121-ZA46


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Evaluations of the 
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program

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

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of 
Justice ``Solicitation for Evaluations of the Residential Substance 
Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners Program.''

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
September 4, 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:

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 
(1994).

Background

    The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
authorizes programs to support both treatment and punishment of drug-
using and violent offenders. The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment 
for State Prisoners Formula Grant Program, created by Subtitle U of the 
Act, addresses the treatment goal by providing funding for the 
development of substance abuse treatment programs in State and local

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correctional facilities. States are encouraged to adopt comprehensive 
approaches to substance abuse treatment for offenders, including 
relapse prevention and aftercare services. Program grant awards will be 
made to the State office that is designated under Section 507 of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to administer the Edward 
Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant 
Program.
    The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is soliciting proposals for 
evaluations of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State 
Prisoners Program. It is anticipated that up to ten awards will be made 
for local evaluations of programs in individual States participating in 
the Program. Each of these awards is expected to be funded for up to 
$50,000 for a period of up to 15 months. Researchers will be eligible 
to conduct at most one local evaluation in collaboration with the 
appropriate state agencies; these funds are intended to encourage 
multiple, non-redundant evaluations and build research capacity in this 
topic area. It is anticipated that one award will be given to conduct a 
national evaluation, that the amount of this award will be up to 
$500,000 and that the duration will be up to 24 months. Interested 
organizations should call the National Criminal Justice Reference 
Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Solicitation 
for Evaluations of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State 
Prisoners Program'' (refer to document no. SL000176). 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. 96-20566 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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