[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 35224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16972]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OJP(NIJ)-1125]
RIN 1121-ZA71


National Institute of Justice Solicitation ``Evaluation of the 
National Institute of Corrections Criminal Justice System Project''

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 ``Evaluation of the National Institute of 
Corrections Criminal Justice System Project''.

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

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
August 19, 1997. Postmarked applications received after this date are 
not acceptable.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is 
provided:

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

    In March 1997, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) began 
funding the Criminal Justice System Project (CJSP), created to assist 
criminal justice policymakers in eight State and local jurisdictions in 
developing and implementing new capacities for solving a wide range of 
corrections problems. Success is defined by developing and implementing 
purposeful, informed policies on the design, use, capacity, and cost of 
selected components of their correctional system for pretrial and 
sentenced offenders. Policies should be the product of ongoing 
sanctioning policy development, system monitoring, and collaboration 
among criminal justice policymakers and the community.
    The purpose of this solicitation is to evaluate the implementation 
of CJSP, focusing on the steps taken to develop a new correctional 
policymaking structure. Grantees will be expected to provide regular 
feedback to NIJ, CJSP, and NIC to enable program development and 
informative evaluation.
    Interested persons should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service, at (800) 851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Evaluation 
of the National Institute of Corrections Criminal Justice System 
Project'' (refer to SL #000218). For World Wide Web access, connect to 
the NCJRS Justice Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org, and click 
on Justice Grants. 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. 97-16972 Filed 6-27-97; 8:45 am]
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