[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12828-12829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6722]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1163]
RIN 1121-ZB00


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for a National 
Evaluation of the Arrest Policies Program Under the Violence Against 
Women Act

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice 
(NIJ), Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of 
Justice ``Solicitation for a National Evaluation of the Arrest Policies 
Program Under the Violence Against Women Act.''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business April 3, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the solicitation, please 
call NCJRS 1-800-851-3420. For general information about application 
procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. Department of 
Justice Response Center 1-800-421-6770.

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 National Institute of Justice calls for proposals to evaluate 
Arrest Policies Programs established under the Violence Against Women 
Act. One grant of up to $625,000 will be awarded under this 
solicitation for research that examines the process associated with, 
and the impact resulting from, arrest policies that are implemented in 
the context of system-wide and coordinated approaches to domestic 
violence. This national evaluation should provide a broad overview of 
the entire program sponsored by the Violence Against Women Grants 
Office and an in-depth evaluation in a number of sites.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Solicitation for a National Evaluation of the Arrest Policies Program 
Under the Violence Against Women Act'' (refer to document no. 
SL000263). For World Wide Web access, connect either to either NIJ at

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http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm, or the NCJRS Justice 
Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-6722 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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