[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15545-15546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7415]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.116P]
Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education Special Focus
Competition: Disseminating Proven Reforms; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995
Purpose of Program: To provide grants or enter into cooperative
agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education or
combinations of such institutions and other public and private
nonprofit educational institutions and agencies.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 25, 1995.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 24, 1995.
Applications Available: March 24, 1995.
Available Funds: $1,000,000.
Estimated Range of Wards: $60,000-$90,000 for two years.
Estimated Average size of Awards: $85,000 for two years.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
82, 85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR Part
630, with the exception noted in 34 CFR 630.4a(2).
Priorities
Absolute Priority
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), 34 CFR 630.12 and 34 CFR 630.11(a), the
Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet the
following priority. The Secretary funds under this competition only
applications that meet this absolute priority:
Projects that respond to immediate problems or issues and that seek
to improve postsecondary education opportunities.
Invitational Priorities
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) and 34 CFR 630.11(b)(1), the Secretary is
particularly interested in applications that meet the following
invitational priority. However, an application that meets this
invitational priority does not receive competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
Institutions with innovative postsecondary projects that became
integrated into the administrative structure of the institution between
1988 and 1994 and that are expected to continue into the foreseeable
future, are invited to apply for funds to disseminate their practices
to other campuses.
Selection Criteria
In evaluating applications for grants under this program
competition, the Secretary uses the following selection criteria chosen
from those listed in 34 CFR 630.32:
(a) Significance for Postsecondary Education. The Secretary reviews
each proposed project for its significance in improving postsecondary
education by determining the extent to which it would--
(1) Achieve the purposes of the particular program competition as
referenced in 34 CFR 630.11; [[Page 15546]]
(2) Address the program priorities for the particular program
competition;
(3) Address an important problem or need;
(4) Represent an improvement upon, or important departure from,
existing practice;
(5) Involve learner-centered improvements;
(6) Achieve far-reaching impact through improvements that will be
useful in a variety of ways and in a variety of settings; and
(7) Increase the cost-effectiveness of services.
(b) Feasibility. The Secretary reviews each proposed project for
its feasibility by determining the extent to which--
(1) The proposed project represents an appropriate response to the
problem or need addressed;
(2) The applicant is capable of carrying out the proposed project,
as evidenced by, for example--
(i) The applicant's understanding of the problem or need;
(ii) The quality of the project design, including objectives,
approaches, and evaluation plan;
(iii) The adequacy of resources, including money, personnel,
facilities, equipment, and supplies;
(iv) The qualifications of key personnel who would conduct the
project; and
(v) The applicant's relevant prior experience;
(3) The applicant and any other participating organizations are
committed to the success of the proposed project, as evidence by, for
example--
(i) Contribution of resources by the applicant and by participating
organizations;
(ii) Their prior work in the area; and
(iii) The potential for continuation of the proposed project beyond
the period of funding (unless the project would be self-terminating);
and
(4) The proposed project demonstrates potential for dissemination
to or adaptation by other organizations, and shows evidence of interest
by potential users.
(c) Appropriateness of funding projects. The Secretary reviews each
application to determine whether support of the proposed project by the
Secretary is appropriate in terms of availability of other funding
sources for the proposed activities.
In accordance with 630.32, the Secretary announces the methods that
will be used in applying the selection criteria.
The Secretary gives equal weight to the selection criteria on
significance, feasibility, and appropriateness. Within each of these
criteria, the Secretary gives equal weight to each of the subcriteria
listed above. In applying the criteria, the Secretary first analyzes a
preapplication or application in terms of each individual criterion and
subscription. The Secretary then bases the final judgment of an
application on an overall assessment of the degree to which the
applicant addresses all selection criteria.
For Applications or Information Contact
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3100, ROB-
3, Washington, DC 20202-5175. Telephone: (202) 708-5750 between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday, to
order applications or for information. Individuals may request
applications by submitting their name and postal mailing address to the
e-mail address #[email protected] GOV. 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.
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; or on the Internet Gopher Server at
GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases).
However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135a-3.
Dated: March 20, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-7415 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]
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