[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 87 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 25942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11129]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

[OJP(NIJ)-1270]


Announcement of the Availability of the National Institute of 
Justice Solicitation for Evaluation of the Comprehensive Indian 
Resources for Community and Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project

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 ``Evaluation of the Comprehensive Indian Resources 
for Community and Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project.''

DATES: Proposals must be received by 5 p.m. ET, Friday, June 23, 2000.

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 at 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

    The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is soliciting proposals to 
conduct a participatory evaluation of the Comprehensive Indian 
Resources for Community and Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project, a U.S. 
Department of Justice initiative designed to empower Native American 
Communities to more effectively fight crime, violence, and substance 
abuse.
    The CIRCLE Project is based on two key principles:
    (1) The CIRCLE tribal communities will play the lead role, with 
assistance from the Federal government, in developing and implementing 
crime, violence, and drug control efforts.
    (2) The problems to be addressed require a comprehensive approach 
that incorporates coordinated and multi-disciplinary efforts.
    This evaluation will focus on the development, implementation, and 
outcomes of the CIRCLE Project at three sites: Oglala Sioux Tribe, 
Northen Cheyenne Tribe, and Zuni Pueblo.
    An award totaling up to $270,000 will be made available for this 
first 18 month phase of the CIRCLE Project Evaluation.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of 
``Evaluation of the Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community and 
Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project'' (refer to document no. SL000417). 
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.

    Dated: April 28, 2000.
Julie E. Samuels,
Acting Director, National Institute of Justice.
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