OpportunityTitle: Location and Tracking Technologies for Corrections Applications
Description: The purpose of the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Projects Grants program is to encourage and support research, development, and evaluation to improve criminal justice policy and practice in the United States. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for the evaluation of tracking devices currently used to monitor the location of offenders under community supervision or used to monitor staff and detainees in correctional institutions. NIJ also seeks proposals for research and development of new and improved alternatives to the devices currently used to monitor the location of offenders under community supervision that provide one or more of the following capabilities: 1. More accurate and timely location of individuals under supervision than is provided by current devices. 2. A less noticeable design than current devices. 3. Detection and instant notification of deliberate efforts to interfere with a device&#146;s signal, or efforts to generate false signals. Authorizing Legislation: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (sections 201 and 202); Homeland Security Act of 2002 (section 232).
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GrantorContactText: For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact Jack Harne, Physical Scientist, at 202&#150;616&#150;2911 or by e-mail at Jack.Harne@usdoj.gov. &lt;br/&gt;For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800&#150;518&#150;4726 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. &lt;br/&gt;Note: The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except Federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt;