[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8177]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (NIJ)-1119]
RIN 1121-ZA66


National Institute of Justice Solicitation ``NIJ Requests 
Proposals to Evaluate the Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) 
Initiative''

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 
Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

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SUMMARY: Notice of the availability of the NIJ solicitation ``NIJ 
Requests Proposals to Evaluate the Tribal Strategies Against Violence 
(TSAV) Initiative.''

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be mailed to the National Institute of 
Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20531.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business April 
30, 1997. Postmarked applications received after this date are not 
acceptable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about 
application procedures for solicitations, please call the U.S. 
Department of Justice Response Center at 1-800-421-6771.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is 
provided:

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 
(1988).

Background

    The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is soliciting proposals to 
conduct an evaluation of the Tribal Strategies Against Violence 
Initiative, a discretionary program of the Bureau of Justice Assistance 
(BJA). This solicitation is part of the BJA/NIJ collaboration to 
evaluate programs supported by the Byrne Formula and Discretionary 
Grant Programs, Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as 
amended beginning at section 501 (42 U.S.C. 3751 et seq.).
    The Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) Initiative is a 
Federal-Tribal partnership that is designed to empower Native-American 
communities through the development and implementation of a 
comprehensive reservation-wide strategy to reduce crime, violence and 
substance abuse. Of primary focus is the formation of a centralized 
planning team that is representative of tribal service providers (i.e. 
law enforcement, prosecution, social services, education, etc.), 
spiritual leaders, businesses, residents, and youth whose attention is 
directed at both the building and/or enhancing of local partnerships 
and the development of strategies as they relate to community policing 
and prosecution, family violence, juvenile delinquency, and prevention 
education.
    The initial demonstration sites, identified in FY 1995, were 
located on the Fort Peck, Montana (Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes) and 
Rosebud, South Dakota (Sioux) reservations. Five demonstration sites 
were added in FY 1996. They are: Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Puyallup, 
WA; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Suttons Bay, 
MI; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Belcourt, ND; Chickasaw 
Nation of Oklahoma, Ada, Pontotoc, OK; and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of 
the Duck Valley Reservation, Owyhee, NV. Each site has received an 
award of $120,000.
    Interested persons should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service, at (800) 851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``NIJ Requests 
Proposals to Evaluate the Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) 
Initiative'' (refer to SL #000207). For World Wide Web access, connect 
to the NCJRS Justice Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org, and 
click on Justice Grants. Those without Internet access can dial the 
NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301-738-8895. Set modem at 9600 
baud, 8-N-1.

    Dated: March 19, 1997.
Jeremy Travis,
Director, National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 97-8177 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]
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