[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 1183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-420]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.235C]
Systems-Change Projects To Expand Employment Opportunities for
Individuals With Mental or Physical Disabilities, or Both, Who Receive
Public Support; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 1999
Purpose of Program: To provide financial assistance to model
demonstration projects that stimulate and advance systems change in
order to expand employment outcomes for individuals with mental or
physical disabilities, or both, who are participants in Federal, State,
and local public support programs.
Eligible Applicants: Consortia composed of, at a minimum, the State
vocational rehabilitation agency, the State welfare agency, the State
educational agency, the State agency responsible for administering the
Medicaid program, and an agency administering an employment or
employment training program supported by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Deadline for Receipt of Applications: May 11, 1999.
In order to ensure timely receipt and processing of applications,
an application must be received on or before the deadline date
announced in this application notice. The Secretary will not consider
an application for funding if it is not received by the deadline date
unless the applicant can show proof that the application was: (1) sent
by registered or certified mail not later than five days before the
deadline date; or (2) sent by commercial carrier not later than two
days before the deadline date. An applicant must show proof of mailing
in accordance with 34 CFR 75.102(d) and (e). Applications delivered by
hand must be received by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time on the deadline date.
For the purposes of this program competition, the Secretary does not
apply 34 CFR 74.102(b), which requires an application to be mailed,
rather than received, by the deadline date.
Note: All applications must be received on or before the
deadline date. This requirement takes exception to the Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR
75.102. In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (5
U.S.C. 553), it is the practice of the Secretary to offer interested
parties the opportunity to comment on proposed regulations. However,
this amendment to EDGAR makes procedural changes only and does not
establish new substantive policy. Therefore, under 5
U.S.C.553(b)(A), proposed rulemaking is not required.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 12, 1999.
Applications Available: January 11, 1999.
Available Funds: $2,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$600,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $500,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, and 85.
Priority
The priority in the notice of final priority and definitions for
this program, published in the Federal Register on July 8, 1998 (63 FR
37016), applies to this competition.
This priority is now authorized under Title III, section 303(b) of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant
under this competition, 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 this competition will be provided in
the application package for this competition.
For Applications Contact: The Grants and Contracts Service Team
(GCST), U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room
3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-4725. 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: Pedro Romero, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 3316, Switzer Building,
Washington, DC 20202-4725. Telephone: (202) 205-9797. 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, Bulletins and Press Releases.
Note: The official version of a document is the document
published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: Title III, section 303(b) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 762(b)(3))
Dated: December 22, 1998.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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