[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 111 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 31318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14665]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ)-1233]
RIN 1121-ZB66


Announcement of the Availability of the National Institute of 
Justice Solicitation for Research on Violence Against Indian Women

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 ``Research on Violence Against Indian Women.''

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals is close of business, Friday, 
July 9, 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).

Background

    The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), in collaboration with the 
Office of Justice Programs' Violence Against Women Office (VAWO), is 
soliciting proposals for research on violence against women issues 
among Native Americans. Grants will be awarded in conjunction with the 
S.T.O.P. (Services/Training/Officers/Prosecutors) Violence Against 
Indian Women Discretionary Grant Program.
    Recommended study areas include, but are not limited to: 
Instrumentation development for measuring prevalence and incidence 
rates of violence against Indian women with and understanding and 
sensitivity to Native cultures; enforcing the provisions of the VAWA in 
Tribal Courts; factors affecting the safety of Indian women in Public 
Law 280 States; effectiveness of batterer reeducation; level of shelter 
services provided; patterns of abuse; and the impact of domestic 
violence training on tribal response to violence.
    NIJ encourages both qualitative and quantitative research 
proposals. NIJ has allocated $450,000 for this solicitation and 
anticipates awarding up to 4 grants for a period of 24 months.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Research on Violence Against Indian Women'' (refer to document no. 
SL000359). 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.
[FR Doc. 99-14665 Filed 6-9-99; 8:45 am]
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