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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
This proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register Volume 72, Number 226, page
65985 on November 26, 2007, allowing
for a 60-day comment period. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for an
additional 30 days for public comment
until February 25, 2008. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
If you have comments especially on
the estimated public burden or
associated response time, suggestions,
or need a copy of the information
collection instrument with instructions
or additional information, please
contact John Paul Jones, Department of
Justice, National Institute of Justice,
Office of Science and Technology,
Investigative and Forensic Sciences
Division, Phone: 202–307–5715 Fax:
202–307–9907, E-mail:
john.paul.jones@usdoj.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this Information
Collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Survey of Law Enforcement’s Forensic
Backlogs.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
None; U.S. Department of Justice Office
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of Justice Programs, National Institute of
Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: State and local law
enforcement officials.
Abstract: The National Institute of
Justice will use this survey to determine
the size and nature of forensic evidence
backlogs in state and local law
enforcement agencies. For the purposes
of this survey, these forensic backlogs
are defined as the number of homicide,
rape, and property crime cases that
contain forensic evidence but that have
not been submitted to forensic crime
laboratories for analysis. The 2005
Census of Crime Laboratories conducted
by the Bureau of Justice Statistics details
the size of forensic evidence backlogs in
the nation’s crime laboratory system. In
order to develop a complete picture of
forensic backlogs across the criminal
justice system, the Survey of Law
Enforcement’s Forensic Backlogs will
provide much needed information on
forensic evidence backlogs in state and
local law enforcement agencies.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
needed for an average respondent to
respond is broken down as follows: An
estimated 2,975 respondents with an
average burden time of 30 minutes—
1,488 hours total.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated total public
burden associated with this collection is
1,488 hours.
If additional information is required,
contact Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
Department of Justice, Patrick Henry
Building, Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 25, 2008.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement: Strategic Planning
Coordinator, Kansas Evidence Based
Practices Implementation Effort
National Institute of
Corrections, DOJ.
ACTION: Solicitation for Cooperative
Agreement Applications.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) solicits proposals
from organizations or individuals for a
12-month cooperative agreement to
provide coaching on executive
leadership and complex project
management to achieve the
implementation of evidence based
practices (EBP) on offender risk
reduction in the Kansas Department of
Corrections (KDOC) Community
Corrections Act oversight unit and a
limited number of local community
corrections agencies. The project is
jointly supported by NIC and the JEHT
Foundation.
This Request for Proposals seeks a
successful applicant to facilitate the
strategic change process at both the
KDOC oversight and selected local
community corrections agencies levels.
The coaching will include evidence
based policy and practice related to
decision making by criminal justice
officials and stakeholders;
organizational development knowledge
and strategies; and assessment, case
management and behavioral
interventions for the State’s adult felony
probation population. The selected
applicant will need to be available for
on site facilitation and off site coaching
beginning early April, 2008, and
continuing for twelve months thereafter.
An initial site visit including NIC and
JEHT representation will be scheduled
upon award of the cooperative
agreement.
Applications must be received
by 4 p.m. EST on Friday, February 22,
2008. Selection of the successful
applicant; and notification of review
results to all applicants: March 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be
sent to: Director, National Institute of
Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room
5007, Washington, DC 20534.
Applicants are encouraged to use
Federal Express, UPS, or similar service
to ensure delivery by the due date. Hand
delivered applications should be
brought to 500 First Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20534. At the front
desk, call (202) 307–3106, extension 0
for pickup.
Faxed applications will not be
accepted. The only electronic
applications (preferred) that will be
accepted must be submitted through
https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this announcement and the
required application forms can be
downloaded from the NIC Web site at
https://www.nicic.org. Hard copies of the
announcement can be obtained by
calling Pam Davison at 1–800–995–6423
DATES:
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x 3–0484 or E-mail pdavison@bop.gov.
mailto:jevens@bop.gov.
Questions regarding the solicitation
should be directed to Mr. Keiser at
gkeiser@bop.gov. Questions regarding
the Kansas Community Corrections Act
authorization, the history and current
status of EBP implementation in
community corrections act agencies or
other relevant Kansas legislative
requirements should be directed to
Kathleen Graves, Director, Community
Corrections, KDOC, at
Kathleeng@kdoc.dc.state.ks.us.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The KDOC has initiated a
broad effort to implement evidence
based policies and practices regarding
offender risk reduction throughout the
State’s corrections system. The KDOC
Parole and Institutions staff already are
making good progress in implementing
evidence based principles in their
functional units. The focus of this effort
will be the implementation of EBP in
the State’s community corrections
system of locally governed community
corrections agencies and the KDOC
oversight unit, authority for each
established by Community Corrections
Act legislation in the early 1980s. In a
related effort, Evidence Based Policy
and Practice Awareness Development
Training Sessions were provided to
Community Corrections Act Executive
Directors and some key stakeholders at
the end of calendar year 2007. The
Awareness Development Sessions will
be expanded and offered to all Kansas
community corrections staff during the
first quarter of calendar year 2008.
These sessions are funded by the JEHT
Foundation and conducted by the
Center for Effective Public Policy. The
work of the successful applicant must
be cognizant of and consistent with this
awareness development training.
Goals of the Strategic Planning and
Coaching Cooperative Agreement: The
first goal is to build the capacity of the
KDOC to provide effective oversight and
technical guidance to the local based
community corrections agencies in
order to expand the implementation of
EBP in local jurisdictions. The areas of
capacity building may include, but are
not limited to, total operational
management, substantive expertise and
coaching (on the content and
organizational development principles
of EBP), program and financial audits
and quality assurance.
The second goal is to facilitate the
development/improvement of the
operational infrastructure in a limited
number of local community corrections
agencies so that these agencies may
more effectively implement and sustain
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EBP risk reduction strategies. The term,
operational infrastructure, refers to the
business practices required to align and
manage operational procedures and
resources; and the tracking of critical
outputs and outcomes with the
substantive EBP approaches. These
agencies will be learning laboratories for
further statewide implementation. The
local community corrections agencies
will be selected by the KDOC based on
clear selection criteria and in close
consultation with applicant local
agencies. The successful applicant is
expected to assist KDOC with the
development of selection criteria,
analysis of applications and sustained
implementation in the local agencies.
Proposal Preparation: Persons
interested in providing these facilitation
and coaching services should prepare a
proposal that outlines a strategic
planning approach, including the
straightforward delineation of
measurable goals and objectives,
intermediate benchmarks, assigned
action steps, and feedback loops. The
plan should be developed for two levels:
(1) KDOC oversight; and (2) selected
local community corrections agencies
and jurisdictions. It should contain subsections addressing the need for
management information and other data
collection systems, multi-level
communication, quality assurance, and
program evaluation. It should include
an approach to project coordination
among the KDOC, local community
corrections agencies and funders/
sponsors.
The successful applicant must
demonstrate a logic model for building
initially and sustaining over time and
the competencies and capacity required
by both the state oversight and the local
program delivery functions. The
applicant should identify the likely
measurable outputs that would indicate
successful progress toward the changes
in EBP implementation infrastructure
and process at both State and local
governance levels.
Required Expertise: It is highly
desirable for the successful applicant to
demonstrate experience in managing a
statewide or large jurisdiction change
effort centered on evidence based
practice for offender risk reduction, as
well as in coaching executives on
successful change leadership. It also
will be helpful if the successful
applicant’s experience includes the
phased implementation of other
criminal justice system change efforts,
training of judges and other
stakeholders, and the development of
risk assessment and case management
procedures. Basic practical knowledge
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of probation and risk reduction research
are critical.
Application Requirements: The
application should be concisely written,
typed double spaced and reference the
‘‘NIC Application Number’’ and Title
provided in this announcement. The
application package must include: OMB
Standard Form 424, Application for
Federal Assistance, a cover letter that
identifies the audit agency responsible
for the applicant’s financial accounts as
well as the audit period or fiscal year
that the applicant operates under (e.g.,
July 1 through June 30), a program
narrative responding to the
requirements in this announcement, a
description of the qualifications of the
applicant(s), an outline of projected
costs, and the following forms: OMB
Standard Form 424A, Budget
Information-Non Construction
Programs, OMB Standard Form 424B,
Assurances-Non Construction Programs,
DOJ/NIC Certification Regarding
Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and
Other Responsibility Matters; and DrugFree Workplace Requirements. These
forms are available from https://
www.nicic.org, under the ‘‘About Us’’
bar, ‘‘Cooperative Agreements.’’
Submit an original and three copies of
your full proposal (program and budget
narrative, application forms and
assurances) and limit the program
narrative text to 10 double spaced pages,
exclusive of resumes and summaries of
experience. Please do not submit full
curriculum vitae. The original should
have the applicant’s signature in blue
ink.
A telephonic conference will be
conducted for persons receiving this
solicitation and having a serious intent
to respond on Tuesday, February 5,
2008, at 3 p.m. EST. In the conference,
representatives of KDOC, NIC, and the
JEHT Foundation will respond to
questions regarding the solicitation, the
expectations of work to be performed,
and the current status of EBP work and
development efforts in the State. Please
notify Mr. Keiser electronically by close
of business on February 1, 2008,
regarding your interest in participating
in the conference, and you will be
provided the call-in number and
instructions.
Additional Resources: Twelve
reference documents for additional
information can be found on NIC’s Web
site. Go to https://nicic.org. click on
‘‘Community,’’ then scroll to ‘‘Shared
Files,’’ and finally click on ‘‘Tools for
Evidence Based Implementation.’’
Authority: Pub. L. 93–415.
Funds Available: NIC is seeking the
applicant’s best ideas regarding delivery
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approaches and their related costs for
achieving the goals of the solicitation
through on-site and off-site assistance.
The final budget and award amount will
be negotiated between the funders and
the successful applicant. Funds may
only be used for the activities that are
linked to the desired outcome of the
project. No funds are transferred to state
or local governments.
Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible
applicant is any public or private
agency, educational institution,
organization, individual or team with
expertise in the described areas.
Review Considerations: Applications
received under this announcement will
be subjected to a 3 to 5 person NIC and
joint funding agency Review Process.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Application Number: 08C75. This
number should appear as a reference
line in the cover letter, in box 4a of
Standard Form 424, and outside of the
envelope in which the application is
sent.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 16,603.
E.O. 12372: This program is subject to
the provisions of Executive Order
12372.
E.O. 12372 allows states the option of
setting up a system for reviewing
applications from within their states for
assistance under certain Federal
programs. Applicants (other than
Federally-recognized Indian tribal
governments) should contact their State
Single Point of Contact (SPOC), a list of
which can be found at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/
spoc.html.
Dated: January 23, 2008.
Morris Thigpen,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Proposed Information Collection
Request of the ETA–9016, on Alien
Claims Activity Report; Comment
Request
Employment and Training
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden
conducts a preclearance consultation
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program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice or
by accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/
ombcn/ombcontrolnumber.cfm.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section below on or before
March 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nancy
Dean, U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment and Training
Administration, Office of Workforce
Security, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Frances Perkins Bldg. Room S–
4231, Washington, DC 20210, telephone
number (202) 693–3215 (this is not a
toll-free number) or by e-mail:
dean.nancy@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The ETA–9016 Report is used by the
Department of Labor to assess whether
(and the extent to which) the
requirements of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS), Systematic
Alien Verification for Entitlement
(SAVE) system are cost-effective and
otherwise appropriate for the
Unemployment Insurance (UI) program.
In addition, data from the Alien Claims
Activity Report is being used to assist
the Secretary of Labor in determining
whether a State Workforce Agency’s
(SWA) administrative costs associated
with the verification program are
reasonable and reimbursable. There is
no other report or system available for
collecting this required information.
The report allows the Department of
Labor to determine the number of aliens
filing for UI, the number of benefit
issues detected, the denials of benefits
to aliens, the extent to which State
Agencies use the system, and the overall
effectiveness and cost efficiency of the
verification system. If SWAs are not
required to submit the information on
the Alien Claims Activity Report, the
Department of Labor would not be able
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to fulfill its responsibilities to assess the
SAVE system.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
Currently, the Employment and
Training Administration, Office of
Workforce Security is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of the collection for the ETA
9016 Report on Alien Claims Activity.
Comments are requested to:
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
Continued collection of the ETA–9016
data will provide for a comprehensive
evaluation of the UI Alien Claims
Activities. The data are collected
quarterly, and an analysis of the data
received is formulated into a report
summarizing the Alien Claims Activity
by the 53 SWAs.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Agency: Employment and Training
Administration (ETA).
Title: ETA 9016, Alien Claims
Activity Report.
OMB Number: 1205–0268.
Agency Number: ETA 9016.
Affected Public: 53 State
governments.
Total Respondents: 53.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Responses: 53 States.
Total Average Time per Response: 1
hour.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 212
hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 24, 2008.
Cheryl Atkinson,
Administrator, Office of Workforce Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement: Strategic Planning
Coordinator, Kansas Evidence Based Practices Implementation Effort
AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, DOJ.
ACTION: Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) solicits proposals
from organizations or individuals for a 12-month cooperative agreement
to provide coaching on executive leadership and complex project
management to achieve the implementation of evidence based practices
(EBP) on offender risk reduction in the Kansas Department of
Corrections (KDOC) Community Corrections Act oversight unit and a
limited number of local community corrections agencies. The project is
jointly supported by NIC and the JEHT Foundation.
This Request for Proposals seeks a successful applicant to
facilitate the strategic change process at both the KDOC oversight and
selected local community corrections agencies levels. The coaching will
include evidence based policy and practice related to decision making
by criminal justice officials and stakeholders; organizational
development knowledge and strategies; and assessment, case management
and behavioral interventions for the State's adult felony probation
population. The selected applicant will need to be available for on
site facilitation and off site coaching beginning early April, 2008,
and continuing for twelve months thereafter. An initial site visit
including NIC and JEHT representation will be scheduled upon award of
the cooperative agreement.
DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. EST on Friday, February
22, 2008. Selection of the successful applicant; and notification of
review results to all applicants: March 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be sent to: Director, National
Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room 5007, Washington,
DC 20534. Applicants are encouraged to use Federal Express, UPS, or
similar service to ensure delivery by the due date. Hand delivered
applications should be brought to 500 First Street, NW., Washington, DC
20534. At the front desk, call (202) 307-3106, extension 0 for pickup.
Faxed applications will not be accepted. The only electronic
applications (preferred) that will be accepted must be submitted
through https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this announcement and the
required application forms can be downloaded from the NIC Web site at
https://www.nicic.org. Hard copies of the announcement can be obtained
by calling Pam Davison at 1-800-995-6423
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x 3-0484 or E-mail pdavison@bop.gov. mailto:jevens@bop.gov.
Questions regarding the solicitation should be directed to Mr.
Keiser at gkeiser@bop.gov. Questions regarding the Kansas Community
Corrections Act authorization, the history and current status of EBP
implementation in community corrections act agencies or other relevant
Kansas legislative requirements should be directed to Kathleen Graves,
Director, Community Corrections, KDOC, at
Kathleeng@kdoc.dc.state.ks.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The KDOC has initiated a broad
effort to implement evidence based policies and practices regarding
offender risk reduction throughout the State's corrections system. The
KDOC Parole and Institutions staff already are making good progress in
implementing evidence based principles in their functional units. The
focus of this effort will be the implementation of EBP in the State's
community corrections system of locally governed community corrections
agencies and the KDOC oversight unit, authority for each established by
Community Corrections Act legislation in the early 1980s. In a related
effort, Evidence Based Policy and Practice Awareness Development
Training Sessions were provided to Community Corrections Act Executive
Directors and some key stakeholders at the end of calendar year 2007.
The Awareness Development Sessions will be expanded and offered to all
Kansas community corrections staff during the first quarter of calendar
year 2008. These sessions are funded by the JEHT Foundation and
conducted by the Center for Effective Public Policy. The work of the
successful applicant must be cognizant of and consistent with this
awareness development training.
Goals of the Strategic Planning and Coaching Cooperative Agreement:
The first goal is to build the capacity of the KDOC to provide
effective oversight and technical guidance to the local based community
corrections agencies in order to expand the implementation of EBP in
local jurisdictions. The areas of capacity building may include, but
are not limited to, total operational management, substantive expertise
and coaching (on the content and organizational development principles
of EBP), program and financial audits and quality assurance.
The second goal is to facilitate the development/improvement of the
operational infrastructure in a limited number of local community
corrections agencies so that these agencies may more effectively
implement and sustain EBP risk reduction strategies. The term,
operational infrastructure, refers to the business practices required
to align and manage operational procedures and resources; and the
tracking of critical outputs and outcomes with the substantive EBP
approaches. These agencies will be learning laboratories for further
statewide implementation. The local community corrections agencies will
be selected by the KDOC based on clear selection criteria and in close
consultation with applicant local agencies. The successful applicant is
expected to assist KDOC with the development of selection criteria,
analysis of applications and sustained implementation in the local
agencies.
Proposal Preparation: Persons interested in providing these
facilitation and coaching services should prepare a proposal that
outlines a strategic planning approach, including the straightforward
delineation of measurable goals and objectives, intermediate
benchmarks, assigned action steps, and feedback loops. The plan should
be developed for two levels: (1) KDOC oversight; and (2) selected local
community corrections agencies and jurisdictions. It should contain
sub-sections addressing the need for management information and other
data collection systems, multi-level communication, quality assurance,
and program evaluation. It should include an approach to project
coordination among the KDOC, local community corrections agencies and
funders/sponsors.
The successful applicant must demonstrate a logic model for
building initially and sustaining over time and the competencies and
capacity required by both the state oversight and the local program
delivery functions. The applicant should identify the likely measurable
outputs that would indicate successful progress toward the changes in
EBP implementation infrastructure and process at both State and local
governance levels.
Required Expertise: It is highly desirable for the successful
applicant to demonstrate experience in managing a statewide or large
jurisdiction change effort centered on evidence based practice for
offender risk reduction, as well as in coaching executives on
successful change leadership. It also will be helpful if the successful
applicant's experience includes the phased implementation of other
criminal justice system change efforts, training of judges and other
stakeholders, and the development of risk assessment and case
management procedures. Basic practical knowledge of probation and risk
reduction research are critical.
Application Requirements: The application should be concisely
written, typed double spaced and reference the ``NIC Application
Number'' and Title provided in this announcement. The application
package must include: OMB Standard Form 424, Application for Federal
Assistance, a cover letter that identifies the audit agency responsible
for the applicant's financial accounts as well as the audit period or
fiscal year that the applicant operates under (e.g., July 1 through
June 30), a program narrative responding to the requirements in this
announcement, a description of the qualifications of the applicant(s),
an outline of projected costs, and the following forms: OMB Standard
Form 424A, Budget Information-Non Construction Programs, OMB Standard
Form 424B, Assurances-Non Construction Programs, DOJ/NIC Certification
Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility
Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements. These forms are
available from https://www.nicic.org, under the ``About Us'' bar,
``Cooperative Agreements.''
Submit an original and three copies of your full proposal (program
and budget narrative, application forms and assurances) and limit the
program narrative text to 10 double spaced pages, exclusive of resumes
and summaries of experience. Please do not submit full curriculum
vitae. The original should have the applicant's signature in blue ink.
A telephonic conference will be conducted for persons receiving
this solicitation and having a serious intent to respond on Tuesday,
February 5, 2008, at 3 p.m. EST. In the conference, representatives of
KDOC, NIC, and the JEHT Foundation will respond to questions regarding
the solicitation, the expectations of work to be performed, and the
current status of EBP work and development efforts in the State. Please
notify Mr. Keiser electronically by close of business on February 1,
2008, regarding your interest in participating in the conference, and
you will be provided the call-in number and instructions.
Additional Resources: Twelve reference documents for additional
information can be found on NIC's Web site. Go to https://nicic.org.
click on ``Community,'' then scroll to ``Shared Files,'' and finally
click on ``Tools for Evidence Based Implementation.''
Authority: Pub. L. 93-415.
Funds Available: NIC is seeking the applicant's best ideas
regarding delivery
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approaches and their related costs for achieving the goals of the
solicitation through on-site and off-site assistance. The final budget
and award amount will be negotiated between the funders and the
successful applicant. Funds may only be used for the activities that
are linked to the desired outcome of the project. No funds are
transferred to state or local governments.
Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible applicant is any public or
private agency, educational institution, organization, individual or
team with expertise in the described areas.
Review Considerations: Applications received under this
announcement will be subjected to a 3 to 5 person NIC and joint funding
agency Review Process.
Number of Awards: One.
NIC Application Number: 08C75. This number should appear as a
reference line in the cover letter, in box 4a of Standard Form 424, and
outside of the envelope in which the application is sent.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 16,603.
E.O. 12372: This program is subject to the provisions of Executive
Order 12372.
E.O. 12372 allows states the option of setting up a system for
reviewing applications from within their states for assistance under
certain Federal programs. Applicants (other than Federally-recognized
Indian tribal governments) should contact their State Single Point of
Contact (SPOC), a list of which can be found at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html.
Dated: January 23, 2008.
Morris Thigpen,
Director.
[FR Doc. 08-391 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]
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