[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5389-5392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3165]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Direct Grant Programs
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of extension of application deadline dates for certain
direct grant programs.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary extends the deadline dates for the submission of
applications under certain direct grant programs. These are some of the
programs under which the Secretary or other principal officers of the
Department have announced competitions for new awards for fiscal year
(FY) 1996. The Secretary also revises the deadlines for
intergovernmental review for any of these programs subject to the
requirements of Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of
Federal Programs). The Secretary takes this action to allow more time
for the preparation and submission of applications by potential
applicants adversely affected by the closure of the Department for a
number of weeks. The extensions are intended to help these potential
applicants compete fairly under these programs.
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DATES: Group I: The new deadline date for applications under each
program listed under the heading ``Group I'' is March 13, 1996. (For an
explanation of deadline date for applications, please see the
Department of Education General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34
CFR 75.102.)
For programs in Group I that are subject to Executive Order 12372,
the deadline date for the transmittal of State Process Recommendations
by State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) and comments by other
interested parties is May 13, 1996.
Group II: Any new deadline date for transmitting applications under
a program listed under the heading ``Group II'' is listed with that
program.
ADDRESSES: For Applications or Further Information: The address and
telephone number for obtaining applications for, or further information
about, an individual program are in the application notice for that
program. The date and Federal Register citation of the application
notice are listed for each program.
For one program of the Office of Educational Research and
Improvement listed in Group I--CFDA No. 84.309B (Education Research and
Development Centers Program--Priority Area: Improving Adult Learning
and Literacy)--the new contact person for applications or further
information is Jerome Lord, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 627,
Washington, DC 20208-5531. Telephone: (202) 219-2242.
For Users of TDD or FIRS: Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number, if any, listed in
the individual application notices. If a TDD number is not listed for a
given program, individuals who use a 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.
For Intergovernmental Review: The address for transmitting
recommendations and comments under Executive Order 12372 is in the
appendix to the notice inviting applications for new awards under
direct grant programs and fellowship programs published in the Federal
Register on August 10, 1995 (60 FR 40956).
For Electronic Access to Information: Information about the
Department's funding opportunities, including copies of application
notices for discretionary grant competitions, can be viewed on the
Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260-
9950; on the Internet Gopher Server at GOPHER.ED.GOV (under
Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases); or on the World Wide Web
at http://www.ed.gov/money.html However, the official application
notice for a discretionary grant competition is the notice published in
the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to a lack of appropriated funds in
November, December and early January and inclement weather in January,
the Department of Education, like many other Federal agencies, was
closed for a number of weeks. As a result, many prospective applicants
were unable to obtain application packages, others could not receive
answers to questions about their applications, and still others were
precluded from receiving technical assistance in the preparation of
their applications.
Although the Department was fully operational by mid-January, the
backlog of requests and inquiries affected not only those programs and
competitions with originally or previously announced deadline dates
between December 18, 1995 and January 12, 1996, inclusive, but those
with deadlines established for the next several weeks.
Thus, with the exception of programs or competitions listed under
Group II, the Secretary has decided to extend--until 30 days from the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register--the
application deadline date of each program or competition with a
deadline date between December 18, 1995 and February 15, 1996. These
programs or competitions are listed under Group I, together with their
respective Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers and
a citation (including the date and page number) for their respective
application notices--and for any follow-up notices--previously
published in the Federal Register.
Applicants should note that in the September 14, 1995 (60 FR 47830)
application notice for the FIS (field-initiated studies) grant programs
of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement listed in Group
I, the Department required applicants to use a ``non-proportional 12-
point or larger font'' in preparing the application narrative. However,
the Department has decided to eliminate the ``non-proportional''
requirement and to accept all otherwise eligible applications in which
the narrative is prepared in 12-point or larger font.
Group II contains other programs and competitions with announced
deadlines also between December 18, 1995 and February 15, 1996 but
requiring special consideration.
Group I
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CFDA No. Name of program Application notice
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement
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84.305F................... National Institute on Student 9/14/95 (60 FR 47830).
Achievement, Curriculum, and
Assessment FIS (Field-Initiated
Studies) Grant Program.
84.306F................... National Institute on the 9/14/95 (60 FR 47830).
Education of At-Risk Students
FIS Grant Program.
84.307F................... National Institute on Early 9/14/95 (60 FR 47830).
Childhood Development and
Education FIS Grant Program.
84.308F................... National Institute on Educational 9/14/95 (60 FR 47830).
Governance, Finance,
Policymaking, and Management FIS
Grant Program.
84.309F................... National Institute on 9/14/95 (60 FR 47830).
Postsecondary Education,
Libraries, and Lifelong Learning
FIS Grant Program.
84.309B................... Education Research and 9/14/95 (60 FR 47826); 11/29/95 (60 FR 61247).
Development Centers Program--
Priority Area: Improving Adult
Learning and Literacy.
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Office of Special Education Programs
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84.023F................... Examining Alternatives for 8/10/95 (60 FR 40956); 8/25/95 (60 FR 44326).
Results Assessment for Children
with Disabilities.
84.180U................... Collaborative Research on 8/10/95 (60 FR 40956).
Technology, Media, and Materials
for Children and Youth with
Disabilities.
84.237G................... Non-Discriminatory, Culturally 8/10/95 (60 FR 40956).
Competent Collaborative
Demonstration Models to Improve
Services for Students with
Serious Emotional Disturbance
and Prevention Services for
Students with Emotional and
Behavioral Problems.
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Rehabilitation Services Administration
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84.128G................... Vocational Rehabilitation Service 8/10/95 (60 FR 40956).
Projects for Migratory
Agricultural and Seasonal
Farmworkers with Disabilities.
84.128J................... Projects for Initiating 8/10/95 (60 FR 40956).
Recreation Programs for
Individuals with Disabilities.
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Group II
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs
CFDA No. 84.194Q Bilingual Education--State Grant Program. (8/10/95
(60 FR 40956)) Applications for this program were not available until
the beginning of February. In order to give applicants sufficient time
to develop and submit quality applications, the Secretary has extended
the application deadline date. The original deadline date was January
26, 1996. The new deadline date for the submission of applications is
March 22, 1996. The new deadline date for the transmittal of State
Process Recommendations by SPOCs and comments by other interested
parties is May 21, 1996.
CFDA No. 84.195E Bilingual Education--Career Ladder Program. (8/10/
95 (60 FR 40956)) Applications for this program were not available
until the beginning of February. In order to give applicants sufficient
time to develop and submit quality applications, the Secretary has
extended the application deadline date. The original deadline date was
January 5, 1996. The new deadline date for the submission of
applications is March 22, 1996. The new deadline date for the
transmittal of State Process Recommendations by SPOCs and comments by
other interested parties is May 21, 1996.
CFDA No. 84.288S Bilingual Education--Program Development and
Implementation Grants. (8/10/95 (60 FR 40956); 8/25/95 (60 FR 44326))
Applications for this program were not available until the beginning of
February. In order to give applicants sufficient time to develop and
submit quality applications, the Secretary has extended the application
deadline date. The original deadline date was January 26, 1996. The new
deadline date for the submission of applications is March 22, 1996. The
new deadline date for the transmittal of State Process Recommendations
by SPOCs and comments by other interested parties is May 21, 1996.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
CFDA No. 84.004C Desegregation of Public Education--State
Educational Agency (SEA) Desegregation Program. (12/20/95 (60 FR
65644)) Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of information
collection has expired. After OMB's extension or renewal of this
approval, the Department will announce a new deadline date for receipt
of applications.
CFDA No. 84.004D Desegregation of Public Education--Desegregation
Assistance Center (DAC) Program. (12/20/95 (60 FR 65643)) Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval of information collection has
expired. After OMB's extension or renewal of this approval, the
Department will announce a new deadline date for receipt of
applications.
Impact Aid fiscal year 1996 section 8002 grants and fiscal year
1997 section 8003 grants. The annual application deadline, as specified
by Impact Aid regulations (34 CFR 222.3), is January 31. A notice
extending the application deadline date for these grants is being
published separately in the Federal Register.
Office of Postsecondary Education
CFDA No. 84.204A School, College, and University Partnerships
Program (8/10/95 (60 FR 40956)) The Secretary has determined it is
unlikely that funds will be sufficient to make new awards under this
program in FY 1996. Therefore, the Department is not currently making
applications available.
CFDA No. 84.116J Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education (FIPSE)--Special Focus Competition (Invitational Priority:
Institutional Cooperation and Student Mobility between United States
and Member States of European Union) (10/30/95 (60 FR 55248)) This
competition is being held by FIPSE in cooperation with a similar
competition for European institutions being conducted by Directorate
General XXII (Task Force on Education and Training of Youth) of the
European Commission. Because the European participants have a different
fiscal year from that of the U.S., they are required to obligate funds
for their competition by March 31, 1996. An extension of the deadline
for receipt of applications in the FIPSE competition would likely
preclude the European partners of U.S. applicants from securing further
European funding. Thus, the Secretary has determined that the
application deadline date should not be extended.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services/Office of
Special Education Programs
CFDA No. 84.158A State Systems for Transition for Youth with
Disabilities (8/10/95 (60 FR 40956)) This competition was open only to
State agencies that had not received a grant under the program. The
application deadline date was December 22, 1995. The Department has
confirmed that all eligible applicants that intended to submit
applications did so before the deadline date. Thus, the Secretary has
determined that an extension of the application deadline date is not
necessary.
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services/National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
CFDA No. 84.133D Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Program
(Priority: Regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance
Centers) (12/12/95 (60 FR 63868)) Publication of the application
announcement just before the closure of the Department on December 18
effectively precluded most potential applicants from obtaining
applications until mid-January. Because the program office initially
had granted potential applicants two months in which to develop and
submit applications, the Secretary extends by 30 days the initial
deadline date of February 12, 1996. The new deadline date for the
submission of applications is March 13, 1996.
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
CFDA No. 84.278D School-to-Work Opportunities--Urban/Rural
Opportunities Grants (11/14/95 (60 FR 57276)) Under section 303(b)(1)
of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, applicants were required to
submit completed applications for this program to their States for
comment no later than December 29, 1995. Since applicants had to have
completed their applications by December 29, it is unlikely that either
the lapse in appropriations or the inclement weather would have
interfered with potential applicants' ability to meet the deadline for
submission to the Department by January 29, 1996. Thus, the Secretary
has determined that no extension is necessary for submission of
applications. The Department of Labor, which jointly administers this
program, concurs with this decision.
Eligibility
The extensions granted in this notice are intended primarily to
assist potential applicants that were unable to obtain applications or
further information. However, any applicant that previously submitted
an application under any program or competition for which an extension
is granted by this notice may submit an amended or replacement
application. In that case, the applicant is requested to (1) indicate
clearly that the application being submitted is an amendment or
replacement; and (2), if the applicant has received an acknowledgment
receipt postcard from the Department's Application Control Center,
include the PR number assigned to the application, as indicated on the
postcard.
Available Funds
Applicants should note that the Congress has not yet enacted a
fiscal year 1996 appropriation for the Department. However, based on
actions taken so far, the Congress may eliminate or reduce funding in
1996 for some of the discretionary grant programs referenced in this
notice. Thus, final action on the 1996 appropriation may require the
Department to cancel some of these competitions.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS NOT BOUND BY ANY OF THE ESTIMATES IN
THE APPLICATION NOTICES ANNOUNCING THE COMPETITIONS REFERENCED IN THIS
NOTICE.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 3474.
Dated: February 8, 1996.
Richard W. Riley,
Secretary of Education.
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