NIJ FY 14 National Criminal Justice Technology Information Resource Center

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With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to operate a National Criminal Justice Technology Information Resource Center within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) System. This center will assist federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement, corrections, and courts agencies in (1) identifying effective tools and technologies to meet their operational needs and (2) adopting them into practice. The activities of this center will involve:• Identifying relevant tools and technologies, as well as matters affecting their adoption into practice (e.g., case law, health and safety risks, operational capabilities and limitations, etc.).• Communicating that information to agencies in a manner that fosters their adoptionThis center will administer the NIJ Standards and Testing Program as part of its larger effort to identify effective tools and technologies. The goal of this program is to ensure that the equipment bought by criminal justice agencies is safe and effective. The program (1) develops and maintains performance-testing standards for the unique equipment used by criminal justice agencies, (2) identifies tools and technologies that conform to these standards, and (3) disseminates that information. NIJ will be holding a teleconference on April 9, 2014, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. eastern time for parties interested in submitting proposals for funding to host the Small, Rural, Tribal, and Border (SRTB) Regional Center within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) system (NIJ–2014- 3764) and/or to operate a National Criminal Justice Technology Information Resource Center within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers (NLECTC) system (NIJ–2014- 3731). The call-in number for this conference is 1-800-521-6079 (202-353-0881 for Washington, DC area callers), passcode: 50998540#. An agenda for the teleconference will be posted at http://nij.gov/funding/pages/fy14-nlectc-teleconference.aspx by April 1, 2014. Shortly following the teleconference, a written summary will be made available. For any questions regarding this teleconference, contact ST-Research@ojp.usdoj.gov.

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