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Proposals for Comparative, CrossNational Crime Research Challenge

Grants’’ (refer to document No.

SL000277). For World Wide Web access,

connect either to NIJ at http://

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding.htm, or

the NCJRS Justice Information Center at

http://www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij.

David Boyd,

Deputy Director, Acting for Jeremy Travis,

Director, National Institute of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

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RIN 1121–ZB10

National Institute of Justice

Announcement of the Availability of

the Solicitation for Data Resources

Program Funding for the Analysis of

Existing Data

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

National Institute of Justice, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the

availability of the National Institute of

Justice solicitation ‘‘Data Resources

Program Funding for the Analysis of

Existing Data.’’

DATES: Due dates for receipt of

proposals is close of business August

15, 1998; and December 15, 1998.

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

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

is seeking applicants to conduct original

research using data from the National

Archive of Criminal Justice Data,

especially data from previously funded

NIJ projects. Awards of up to $35,000

will be made to support research to be

conducted within a nine-month period.

Of particular interest are studies that

will replicate findings from previously

supported NIJ research, use archived

data sets containing similar information

collected at different times or from

different sites, apply alternative or

emerging statistical techniques and

methodologies to archived data sets that

extend the understanding of criminal

justice processes and criminal behavior,

and conduct research on archived data

sets that explores the development of

applications of direct benefit to

practitioners.

Interested organizations should call

the National Criminal Justice Reference

Service (NCJRS) at 1–800–851–3420 to

obtain a copy of ‘‘Data Resources

Program Funding for the Analysis of

Existing Data’’ (refer to document no.

SL000278). 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.

David Boyd,

Deputy Director, Acting for Jeremy Travis,

Director, National Institute of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

National Institute of Justice

[OJP (NIJ)–1169]

RIN 1121–ZB07

National Institute of Justice

Announcement of the Availability of

the Solicitation for Research and

Evaluation on Sentencing and

Corrections

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

National Institute of Justice, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the

availability of the National Institute of

Justice ‘‘Solicitation for Research and

Evaluation on Sentencing and

Corrections.’’

DATES: Due date for receipt of proposals

is close of business June 29, 1998.

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, §§ 201–03, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 3721–23 (1994).

Background

This request for proposals announces

a third 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 third year of funding will support

up to $4,500,000 in projects that will

complement the previously funded

national evaluation of the primary

sentencing initiatives in the Act.

Applications are sought for impact

studies, practitioner-researcher

partnerships, and topical research

projects that will contribute to the

understanding of the impact and

effectiveness of State, local and tribal

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 (1998)’’ (refer to

document no. SL000276). 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.

David Boyd,

Deputy Director, Acting for Jeremy Travis,

Director, National Institute of Justice.

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