[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/ funding.htm, or the NCJRS Justice Information Center at https:// 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] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P
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