[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33907-33908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16344]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP(NIJ)-1138]
RIN 1121-ZA84


National Institute of Justice Solicitation ``Data Resources 
Program Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data''

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 ``Data Resources Program Funding for the Analysis 
of Existing Data.''

DATES: The deadlines for receipt of proposals are close of business 
August 15 and December 15, 1997, and April 15, August 15, and December 
15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Room 
303, Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about 
application procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. 
Department of Justice Response Center 1-800-421-6770.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    This action is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, Section 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23 
(1994).

Background

    The National Institute of Justice is seeking applicants to conduct 
original research using data from the National Archive of Criminal 
Justice Data, especially data from previous NIJ-funded projects. The 
Institute is particularly interested in proposals addressing these 
issues: sentencing, drugs and the criminal justice system, violence, 
and policing. Special consideration will be given to proposals 
providing direct applications to criminal justice policy or practice or 
suggesting innovative applications of emerging statistical techniques 
and analytic methodologies.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Data 
Resources Program Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data'' (refer to 
document no. SL 000232). 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.

    Dated:
Jeremy Travis, Director,
National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-16344 Filed 6-20-97; 8:45 am]
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