[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10142]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OJP(NIJ)-1124]
RIN 1121-ZA70


National Institute of Justice Solicitation ``Law Enforcement 
Family Support: Solicitation for Demonstration and Training Programs 
for Reduction of Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers and Their 
Families''

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 ``Law Enforcement Family Support: Solicitation for 
Demonstration and Training Programs for Reduction of Stress Among Law 
Enforcement Officers and Their Families.''

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed to the National Institute of 
Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20531.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
June 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the solicitation, please 
call the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, 1-800-851-3420. 
For general information about application procedures for solicitations, 
please call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center, 1-800-421-
6771.

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

    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, to identify and evaluate 
programs providing support services to law enforcement personnel and 
their families, and to provide technical assistance and training for 
these 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 new programs under the enacting legislature for the Law 
Enforcement Family Support Program.
    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 Reduction of Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers and 
Their Families'' (refer to document no. SL000202). The solicitation is 
available electronically via the NCJRS Bulletin Board, which can be 
accessed via the 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 the modem at 9600 baud, 8-N-1.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-10142 Filed 4-18-97; 8:45 am]
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