[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 122 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32464-32465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15938]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Justice
[OJP (NIJ) No.1087]
RIN 1121-ZA39


National Institute of Justice Solicitation ``Law Enforcement 
Family Support: Solicitation for Demonstration and Training Programs 
for Reducing Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers and Their Families''

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 
National Institute of Justice.

ACTION: Announcement of the availability of the National Institute of 
Justice Solicitation ``Law Enforcement Family Support: Solicitation for 
Demonstration and Training Programs for Reducing Stress Among Law 
Enforcement Officers and Their Families.''

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DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals is close of business on 
August 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tawana Waugh, U.S. Department of 
Justice Response Center, at 800-421-6770 (in Metropolitan Washington, 
DC, 202-307-1480).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following supplementary information is 
provided:

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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

    Title XXI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
1994 establishes a Law Enforcement Family Support Program, in 
recognition of the negative effects of job related stress on law 
enforcement personnel and their families. The program authorizes the 
Attorney General to support research on the effects of stress on law 
enforcement personnel and their families, identify and evaluate 
programs providing support services to law enforcement personnel and 
their families, and provide technical assistance and training for 
stress reduction and family support programs.
    This solicitation seeks proposals for the development, 
demonstration, and assessment of innovative stress reduction programs 
for State or local law enforcement personnel and their families; and 
for the development and delivery of training on how to plan, implement, 
and manage stress reduction and family support programs and services.
    Interested organizations should call the National Criminal Justice 
Reference Service (NCJRS) at 1-800-851-3420 to obtain a copy of ``Law 
Enforcement Family Support: Solicitation for Demonstration and Training 
Programs for Reducing Stress Among Law Enforcement Officers and Their 
Families'' (refer to document no. SL000154). The solicitation is 
available electronically via the NCJRS Bulletin Board, which can be 
accessed via Internet. Telnet to ncjrsbbs.ncjrs.org, or gopher to 
ncjrs.org:71. For World Wide Web access, connect to the NCJRS Justice 
Information Center at http://www.ncjrs.org. Those without Internet 
access can dial the NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301-738-8895. 
Set modem at 9600 baud, 8-N-1.
Jeremy Travis,
Director National Institute of Justice.
[FR Doc. 96-15938 Filed 6-21-96; 8:45 am]
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