94-6005. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Applications for a New Award Under the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.133B]

 

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Applications for a 
New Award Under the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC) 
for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994

    Purpose: On October 19, 1993, the National Institute on Disability 
and Rehabilitation Research published a notice in the Federal Register 
at 58 FR 54006 inviting applications for a new award under the RRTC 
program for fiscal year 1994 on Rehabilitation in the Pacific Basin. 
Satisfactory applications were not received for the RRTC, but there is 
a continuing need for the research. The purpose of this notice is to 
reinvite applications for an RRTC on Rehabilitation in the Pacific 
Basin for fiscal year 1994. This notice announces a new deadline date 
for applications. Any applicant wishing to apply or reapply should 
request a new application package.
    The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 require that each 
applicant for a grant demonstrate how its proposed activities address 
the needs of individuals from minority backgrounds who have 
disabilities. For purposes of this competition, applications proposing 
to address the needs of Pacific Islanders with disabilities will be 
judged to have satisfied this requirement.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education and public or 
private agencies and organizations collaborating with institutions of 
higher education, including Indian tribes and tribal organizations, are 
eligible to apply for awards under this program.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  May 18, 1994.
    Applications Available: March 18, 1994.
    Available Funds: $650,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

    Note: The estimates of funding levels and awards in this notice 
do not bind the Department of Education to a specific level of 
funding or number of grants, unless the amount is otherwise 
specified by statute or regulation.

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Priority: The priority published in the Federal Register on October 
19, 1993 at 58 FR 54004 on Rehabilitation in the Pacific Basin applies 
to this competition.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 
82, 85, 86; (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts 350 
and 352; and (c) the notice of final priority published in the Federal 
Register on October 19, 1993 at 58 FR 54004.

For Further Information Contact: In order to obtain further information 
and an application package, contact Dianne Villines, U.S. Department of 
Education, room 3417 Switzer Building, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20202-2704. Telephone: [phone]. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD 
number at [phone].

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 760-762.

    Dated: March 10, 1994.
Howard R. Moses,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 94-6005 Filed 3-15-94; 8:45 am]
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