[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 16482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8230]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1219]
RIN 1121-ZB50


National Institute of Justice Solicitation for Research and 
Evaluation on Sentencing and Corrections

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 for Research and Evaluation on Sentencing and 
Corrections (1999).''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business June 30, 
1999.

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). Beginning in fiscal year 1999, up to 10 percent of the funds 
provided under Section 20104 of Subtitle C--Report on Streamlining 
Federal Prevention and Treatment Efforts may be allocated by States to 
offender drug testing-interdiction and treatment programs.

Background

    This request for proposals announces a fourth year of support for 
research and evaluation that will further understanding about 
correctional policies and programs, sentencing, and impacts related to 
sentencing legislation. Support for this research and evaluation 
program is provided under the Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-
in-Sentencing Acts (Title II, Subtitle A ) of the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended. The request responds to 
Congressional and public demand for a knowledge base that examines 
correctional policy, accountability in sentencing and recommendations 
for improvements. This fourth year of funding will support up to 
$1,500,000 in projects that will complement the previously funded 
national evaluation of the primary sentencing initiatives in the Act. 
Applications are sought for correctional managment studies, drug 
testing-interdiction and sanctioning research projects, and 
practitioner-initiated research partnerships that will contribute to 
the understanding of the impact and effectiveness of State and local 
correctional issues and sentencing initiatives that are generalizable 
to other jurisdictions.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Solicitation for Research and Evaluation on Corrections and 
Sentencing (1999)'' (refer to document no. SL000331). For World Wide 
Web access, connect either to NIJ at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
funding.htm, or the NCJRS Justice Information Center at http://
www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij.
Edwin Zedlewski,
Acting Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 99-8230 Filed 4-2-99; 8:45 am]
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