99-32920. 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 71264-71266]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-32920]
    
    
    
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    Part VI
    
    
    
    
    
    Department of Education
    
    
    
    
    
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    21st Century Community Learning Centers Program; Notice
    
    Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 243 / Monday, December 20, 1999 / 
    Notices
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    [CFEDA No. 84.287]
    
    
    21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
    
    AGENCY: Department of Education
    
    ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 
    (FY) 2000.
    
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        Purpose of Program: The 21st Century community Learning Centers 
    Program was established by Congress to award grants to rural and inner-
    city public schools, or consortia of such schools, to enable them to 
    plan, implement, or expand projects that benefit the educational, 
    health, social services, cultural and recreational needs of the 
    community School-based community learning centers can provide a safe, 
    drug-free, supervised and cost-effective after-school, weekend or 
    summer haven for ch8ildren, youth and their families.
        For fiscal year (FY) 2000 we encourage applicants to design 
    projects that focus on the invitational priority in the PRIORITIES 
    section of this application notice.
        Eligible Applicants: Only rural or inner-city public elementary or 
    secondary schools, consortia of those schools, or LEAs applying on 
    their behalf, are eligible to receive a grant under the 21st Century 
    Community Learning Centers Program. An LEA considering serving more 
    than one school is encouraged to submit a consortium application on 
    their behalf. Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the statutory 
    program purpose as being either a ``rural'' or ``inner-city'' school or 
    a consortium of such schools.
        Applications Available: December 20, 1999.
        Deadline For Transmittal of Applications: March 20, 2000.
        Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2000.
        Available Funds: Approximately $185,000,000.
        Estimated Range of Awards: $35,000--$2,000,000, depending on the 
    number of Centers included in each grant application.
        Estimated Average Size of Awards; $375,000, for a grant that will 
    support 3 Centers. The average funding for a single Center is $125,000.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 350-500, but the actual number will 
    depend on how many awards will assist multiple Centers.
        Project Period: Up to 36 months. Please note that all applicants 
    for multi-year awards are required to provide detailed budget 
    information for the total grant period requested. The Department will 
    negotiate at the time of the initial award the funding levels for each 
    year of the grant award.
    
        Note: The Department is not bound by an estimates in this 
    notice.
    
        Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) 
    is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria reviewers 
    use to evaluate your application. Applicants are strongly encouraged to 
    limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 20 pages.
        Applicable Regulations; (a) The Education Department General 
    Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 
    82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99, (b) the regulations in 34 CFR part 299.
    
    Priorities
    
        The Absolute Priority and Competitive Priority 1 in the notice of 
    final priorities for this program published in the Federal Register on 
    December 2, 1997 (62 FR 63773) and repeated below, apply to this 
    competition. In addition we give preference to applications that meet 
    Competitive Priority 2 (34 CFR 75.105(c) (2) (ii) and 34 CFR 299.3(a)).
    
    Absolute Priority
    
        Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet 
    the absolute priority in the next paragraph.
        Activities To Expand Learning Opportunities: We fund only those 
    applications for 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants that 
    include, among the array of services required and authorized by the 
    statute, activities that offer significant expanded learning 
    opportunities for children and youth in the community and that 
    contribute to reduced drug use and violence.
    
    Invitational Priority
    
        Within the absolute priority, Activities to Expand Learning 
    Opportunities, we are particularly interested in applications that meet 
    the following invitational priority.
        Projects in which schools (elementary, middle, or high schools, or 
    some combination) and community-based organizations collaborate to plan 
    and provide services in communities with conditions associated with 
    high drop-out rates, such as high poverty, weak economic and community 
    infrastructures, large or growing numbers of limited English proficient 
    students and adults, and low levels of parental education.
        Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give to an application that 
    meets the invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference 
    over other applications.
    
    Competitive Priorities
    
        Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we give preference to applications 
    that meet one or both of the competitive priorities in the next two 
    paragraphs.
    Competitive Priority 1
        Projects designed to assist students to meet or exceed State and 
    local standards in core academic subjects such as reading, mathematics 
    or science, as appropriate to the needs of the participating children. 
    We award up to five (5) points for projects that address this priority. 
    These points are in addition to the 100 points an application may earn 
    under the selection criteria that will be included in the application 
    package.
    
        Note: It is our experience that successful applicants address 
    the needs of potential drop-outs and students otherwise at risk of 
    academic failure, including students living in poverty and students 
    with limited English proficiency.
    Competitive Priority 2
        Projects that will use a significant portion of the program funds 
    to address substantial problems in an Empowerment Zone, including a 
    Supplemental Empowerment Zone, or an Enterprise Community designated by 
    the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or the 
    United States Department of Agriculture. We select an application that 
    meets this priority over an application of comparable merit that does 
    not meet this competitive priority.
    
        Note: A list of areas that have been designated as Empowerment 
    Zones and Enterprise Communities is published as an appendix to this 
    notice.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 21st Century Community Learning Centers 
    Program is authorized under Title X, Part I (20 U.S.C. 8241 et seq.) of 
    the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Grantees under this program 
    are required to carry out at least four of the activities listed in 
    section 10905 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
    8245), as listed below:
        (1) Literacy education programs;
        (2) Senior citizen programs;
        (3) Children's day care services;
        (4) Integrated education, health, social service, recreational, or 
    cultural programs;
        (5) Summer and weekend school programs in conjunction with 
    recreation programs;
        (6) Nutrition and health programs;
        (7) Expanded library service hours to serve community needs;
        (8) Telecommunications and technology education programs for 
    individuals of all ages;
    
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        (9) Parenting skills education programs;
        (10) Support and training for child day care providers;
        (11) Employment counseling, training, and placement;
        (12) Services for individuals who leave school before graduating 
    from secondary school, regardless of the age of such individual; and
        (13) Services for individuals with disabilities.
        Applicants should propose an array of inclusive and supervised 
    services that include extended learning opportunities (such as 
    instructional enrichment programs, tutoring, or homework assistance) 
    but may also include recreational, musical and artistic activities; 
    opportunities to use advanced technology, particularly for those 
    community members who do not have access to computers or 
    telecommunications at home. Grants awarded under this program may be 
    used to plan, implement, or expand community learning centers.
        Geographic distribution: In awarding grants, the Secretary assures 
    an equitable distribution of assistance among the States, among urban 
    and rural areas of a State, and among urban and rural areas of the 
    United States.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Clyburn, U.S. Department of 
    Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5W240, Washington, DC 20202. 
    Telephone: (202) 260-3804. E-mail: [email protected]
        If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
    call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    
    FOR APPLICATIONS CONTACT: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. 
    Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827. 
    FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the 
    deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734.
        You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/
    pubs/edpubs.html.
        Or you may contact ED Pubs at its E-mail address: 
    edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
        If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
    this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.287.
        Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
    alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
    diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR 
    FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
        Individuals with disabilities also may obtain a copy of the 
    application package in an alternative format by contacting that person. 
    However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternative 
    format the standard forms included in the application package.
    
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        Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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        Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8241-8247.
    
        Dated: December 15, 1999.
    Michael Cohen,
    Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
    
    Appendix--Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
    
    Empowerment Zones (EZ)
    
    California: Los Angeles, Oakland, Santa Ana, Riverside County
    Connecticut: New Haven
    Florida: Miami
    Georgia: Atlanta, Cordele
    Illinois: Chicago, East St. Louis, Ullin
    Indiana: Gary, East Chicago
    Kentucky: Kentucky Highlands (Clinton, Jackson, and Wayne Counties)
    Maryland: Baltimore
    Massachusetts: Boston
    Michigan: Detroit
    Minnesota: Minneapolis
    Mississippi: Mid-Delta (Bolivar, Holmes, Humpreys, LeFlore, 
    Sunflower, Washington Counties)
    Missouri/Kansas: Kansas City, Kansas City
    New York: Harlem, Bronx
    North Dakota: Lake Agassiz
    Ohio: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus
    Ohio/West Virginia: Ironton/Huntington
    Pennsylvania/New Jersey: Philadelphia, Camden
    South Carolina: Columbia/Sumter
    South Dakota: Oglala Sioux Reservation in Pine Ridge
    Tennessee: Knoxville
    Texas: Houston, El Paso, Rio Grande Valley (Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, 
    and Willacy Counties)
    Virginia: Norfolk/Portsmouth
    
    Enterprise Communities (EC)
    
    Alabama: Birmingham, Chambers County, Greene County, Sumter County
    Arizona: Arizona Border (Cochise, Santa Cruz and Yuma Counties), 
    Phoenix, Window Rock
    Arlamsas: East Central (Cross, Lee, Monroe and St. Francis 
    Counties), Mississippi County, Pulaski County
    California: Imperial County, Los Angeles, Huntington, Park, San 
    Diego, San Francisco, Bayview, Hunter's Point, Watsonville, Orange 
    Cove
    Colorado: Denver
    Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven
    Delaware: Wilmington
    District of Columbia: Washington
    Florida: Jackson County, Miami, Dade County, Tampa, Immokalee
    Georgia: Albany, Central Savannah River (Burke, Hancock, Jefferson, 
    McDuffie, Taliafero, and Warren Counties), Crisp County, Dooley 
    County
    Georgia: Albany, Central Savannah River (Burke, Hancock, Jefferson, 
    McDuffie, Taliafero, and Warren Counties), Crisp County, Dooley 
    County
    Hawaii: Kaunakakai
    Illinois: East St. Louis, Springfield
    Indiana: Indianapolis, Austin
    Iowa: Des Moines
    Kansas: Leoti
    Kentucky: Louisville, Bowling Green
    Louisiana: Macon Ridge (Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Morehouse, 
    and Tensas Parishes), New Orleans, Northeast Louisiana Delta 
    (Madison Parish), Ouachita Parish
    Maine: Lewiston
    Massachusetts: Lowell, Springfield
    Michigan: Five Cap, Flint, Muskegon, Harrison
    Minnesota: Minneapolis, St. Paul
    Mississsippi: Jackson, North Delta Area (Panola, Quitman, and 
    Tallahatchie Counties)
    Missouri: East Prairie, St. Louis
    Montana: Poplar
    Nebraska: Omaha
    Nevada: Clarke County, Las Vegas
    New Hampshire: Manchester
    New Jersey: Newark
    New Mexico: Albuquerque, La Jicarita (Mora, Rio Arriba, Taos 
    Counties), Deming
    New York: Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Buffalo, Newburgh, Kingston, 
    Rochester
    North Carolina: Charlotte and Edgecombe, Halifax, Robeson, and 
    Wilson Counties
    Ohio: Akron, Columbus, Greater Portsmouth (Scioto County)
    Oklahoma: Choctaw and McCurtain Counties, Oklahoma City, Ada
    Oregon: Josephine County, Portland
    Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Lock Haven, Pittsburgh, Uniontown
    Rhode Island: Providence
    South Carolina: Charleston, Williamsburg, Florence County, 
    Hallandale
    South Dakota: Beadle, Spink Counties
    Tennessee: Fayette, Haywood Counties, Memphis, Nashville, Rutledge
    Tennessee/Kentucky: Scott, McCreary Counties
    Texas: Dallas, El Paso, San Antonio, Waco, Uvalde
    Utah: Ogden
    
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    Vermont: Burlington
    Virginia: Accomack (Northhampton County), Norfolk
    Washington: Lower Yakima County, Seattle, Tacoma, Collie
    West Virginia: Charleston, Huntington, McDowell County, West Central 
    Appalachia (Braxton, Clay, Fayette, Nicholas, and Roane Counties)
    Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Keshena
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Document Information

Published:
12/20/1999
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2000.
Document Number:
99-32920
Pages:
71264-71266 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CFEDA No. 84.287
PDF File:
99-32920.pdf