[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8674]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1168]
RIN 1121-ZB06


National Institute of Justice Announcement of the Availability of 
the Solicitation ``National Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence 
and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program''

AGENCY: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National 
Institute of Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of 
Justice solicitation ``National Evaluation of the Rural Domestic 
Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program.''

DATES: Due date for reciept of proposals is close of business June 8, 
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. 201B03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23 
(1994).

Background

    Proposals are solicited for a national evaluation of the Rural 
Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program, a 
discretionary program administered by the Office of Justice Programs, 
Violence Against Women Grants Office. One national evaluation grant of 
up to $375,000 will be awarded in FY98, with supplemental funding of up 
to $325,000 for subsequent years, for a total project funding level of 
up to $700,000. The duration of the national evaluation is up to 36 
months with reports of evaluation results to be submitted annually.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``National Evaluation of the Rural Domestic Violence and Child 
Victimization Enforcement Grant Program'' (refer to document no. 
SL000270). For World Wide Web access, connect either 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.
[FR Doc. 98-8674 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am]
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