[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4401-4402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2019]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA Nos.: 84.315A, 84.315B, 84.315C]
Capacity Building for Traditionally Underserved Populations;
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1999
Purpose of Program: To improve services provided under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act), especially services
provided to individuals from minority backgrounds, and to provide
outreach and technical assistance to minority entities and Indian
tribes to enhance their capacity and promote their participation in
activities funded under the Act.
Eligible Applicants: State and public or private nonprofit agencies
and organizations, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher
education. For Absolute Priority 1 and Absolute Priority 2, only
minority entities as defined in section 21(b)(5)(B) of the Act and
Indian tribes are eligible to apply for funds (section 21(b)(2)(B)).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Three types of projects are announced for FY
1999 under this program, and they are authorized under section
21(b)(2)(B) and (b)(2)(C) of the Act.
The term ``minority entity'' is defined in section 21(b)(5)(B) of
the Act to mean an entity that is a historically Black college or
university, a Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, an
American Indian tribal college or university, or another institution of
higher education whose student minority enrollment is at least 50
percent.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 24, 1999.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 23, 1999.
Note: Assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes is
excluded from coverage under 34 CFR Part 79 (Intergovernmental
Review of Department of Education Programs and Activities).
Applications Available: January 28, 1999.
Available Funds: $2,000,000.
Maximum Awards: In no case does the Secretary make an award greater
than the maximum amount listed for a single budget period of 12 months
for each absolute priority. The Secretary rejects and does not consider
an application that proposes a budget exceeding the following maximum
amounts:
Absolute Priority 1 `` $150,000
Absolute Priority 2 `` $400,000
Absolute Priority 3 `` $200,000
Estimated Range of Awards: $120,000 to $400,000.
Absolute Priority 1 `` $120,000 to $150,000
Absolute Priority 2 `` $300,000 to $400,000
Absolute Priority 3 `` $150,000 to $200,000
Note: Applicants should apply for level funding for each project
year.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
Absolute Priority 1--8
Absolute Priority 2--1
Absolute Priority 3--3
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Page Limit: Part III of the application, the application narrative,
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria used by
reviewers in evaluating the application. You must limit Part III to the
equivalent of no more than 45 pages, using the following standards:
(1) A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only with 1'' margins
at the top, bottom, and both sides.
(2) You must double space (no more than three lines per vertical
inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as
all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
If you use a proportional computer font, you may not use a font
smaller than a 12-point font or an average character density greater
than 18 characters per inch. If you use a nonproportional font or a
typewriter, you may not use more than 12 characters per inch.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget
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section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the
assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes,
the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must include
all of the application narrative in Part III.
If, in order to meet the page limit, you use print size, spacing,
or margins smaller than the standards specified in this notice, we
won't consider your application for funding.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, and 86.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR Part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR Part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
Priorities
Absolute Priority 1 (84.315A): Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and
section 21(b)(2)(B) of the Act, the Secretary gives an absolute
preference to applications from minority entities and Indian tribes
that propose projects that would provide training, technical
assistance, or related activities in order to improve services under
the Act, especially services provided to individuals from minority
backgrounds. The Secretary funds under this competition only
applications that meet this absolute priority.
Invitational Priority: Within Absolute Priority 1, the Secretary is
particularly interested in applications from minority entities that
propose to do both of the following:
(A) Provide training, technical assistance, or related activities
in order to improve the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services
provided under the Act, especially services provided to individuals
from minority backgrounds.
(B) Establish collaborative relationships and partnerships with
community-based organizations, particularly those community-based
organizations that provide services to individuals with disabilities
from minority backgrounds.
However, under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) an application that meets this
invitational priority does not receive competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
Approved applications from this competition also may be funded in
FY 2000.
Absolute Priority 2 (84.315B): Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and
section 21(b)(2)(B) of the Act, the Secretary gives an absolute
preference to applications from minority entities and Indian tribes
that propose projects that would improve services provided under the
Act by providing training, technical assistance, or related activities
to assist grantees funded under the Vocational Rehabilitation Service
Projects for American Indians with Disabilities program (CFDA No.
84.250). The Secretary funds under this competition only applications
that meet this absolute priority.
Absolute Priority 3 (84.315C): Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and
section 21(b)(2)(C) of the Act, the Secretary gives an absolute
preference to applications that propose projects that would provide
outreach and technical assistance to minority entities and Indian
tribes to promote their participation in activities funded under the
Act, including assistance to enhance their capacity to carry out those
activities. Projects may provide technical assistance to minority
entities who are first-time recipients of grants funded under the Act
in order to increase their capacity to carry out their grants. The
Secretary funds under this competition only applications that meet this
absolute priority.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant
under these competitions, the Secretary uses selection criteria chosen
from the general selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The
selection criteria to be used for these competitions will be provided
in the application package for these competitions.
For Applications Contact: The Grants and Contracts Service Team
(GCST), U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. (Room
3317, Switzer Building), Washington, D.C. 20202-2649; Telephone (202)
205-8351. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday. The preferred method for requesting applications is to FAX your
request to (202) 205-8717.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternate format by contacting the GCST. However, the
Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the standard
forms included in the application package.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen C. Chesley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. (Room 3318 Switzer Building),
Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-9481. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
Electronic Access to This Document
Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or
portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the
following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html
To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you
have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing
Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511
or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option
G--Files/Announcements, Bulletin and Press Releases.
Note: The official version of a document is the document
published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 718b (Section 21 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended).
Dated: January 22, 1999.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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