[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24187-24188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11241]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1225]
RIN 1121-ZB58


National Institute of Justice Announcement of the Availability of 
the Solicitation for Safe School Technologies

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 Safe School Technologies.''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business, Monday, 
June 7, 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, sections 201-03, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721-23 
(1994).

Background

    This solicitation seeks proposals to develop new or improved 
technologies and/or implement appropriate technologies in an innovative 
manner

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into the nation's schools. Proposals should focus on the research, 
development, testing, evaluation, adoption, and implementation phases 
of new technology; or you may propose innovative modifications to 
existing technology.
    Important themes to be addressed in proposals are: How important is 
the new technology to school safety? How much will the technology cost 
to purchase and maintain? Are there hidden costs? What are the net 
savings on labor? How much training is required to use or maintain the 
technology? And, how will courts view the technology in terms of 
liability and interference with personal freedoms? Proposals should 
address these general themes, however, it is not necessary to 
explicitly answer each question.
    Multiple awards totaling $950,000 will be made available under this 
solicitation. This solicitation is not intended to fund the purchase 
and installation of existing commercial systems.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Solicitation for Safe School Technologies'' (refer to document no. 
SL000338). 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. 99-11241 Filed 5-4-99; 8:45 am]
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