[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13271-13272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7005]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1162]
RIN 1121-ZA99


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Investigator-
Initiated Research 1998

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 Investigator-Initiated Research.''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business June 16, 
1998 and December 15, 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 (NIJ) is accepting research and 
development proposals through its 1998 Investigator-Initiated 
Solicitation. The most flexible

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of the Institute's funding opportunities, the Investigator-Initiated 
Solicitation invites applicants to submit proposals that will help NIJ 
address general themes related to criminal justice. While the 
solicitation offers examples of general areas of interest, research 
themes and topic areas are to be constructed by the applicant. In this 
way, investigator-initiated research and development proposals differ 
from those defined in directed solicitations.
    Funding levels for the Investigator-Initiated Solicitation 
generally range from $25,000 to $300,000 and the Institute promotes 
research collaborations with other Federal agencies and private 
foundations. Both small grant applications (requests for less than 
$50,000) and other grant applications (requests for $50,000 or more) 
will be considered.
    NIJ is firmly committed to the competitive process for awarding 
grants. All proposals are subjected to an independent, peer-review 
panel evaluation. Panel members possess academic, practitioner, 
technical, and operational expertise in the proposed subject areas. The 
solicitation welcomes proposals from applicants representing both the 
social sciences and the physical sciences.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Solicitation for Investigator-Initiated Research, 1998'' (refer to 
document no. SL000240). For World Wide Web access, connect to either 
NIJ at 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.
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