[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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[Federal Register: March 8, 1994]
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Part VI
Department of Education
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Education Research and Development Centers Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1994
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.117D]
Education Research and Development Centers Program; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994
Purpose of Program: To support research and development centers to
conduct research and related activities.
Eligible Applicants: The following are eligible for a new award
under this program: institutions of higher education, institutions of
higher education in consort with public agencies or private nonprofit
organizations, and interstate agencies established by compact that
operate subsidiary bodies established to conduct postsecondary
educational research and development.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 8, 1994.
Applications Available: March 17, 1994.
Available Funds: This Center will be awarded as a cooperative
agreement. In fiscal year 1994, $700,000 is available for the first
year of funding for a national research and development center to study
the education of students placed at risk of educational failure. The
following list indicates the estimated funding levels over the five-
year project period. The funding levels for years 1 through 5 are
estimates. Actual funding will depend upon the availability of funds
and needs as reflected in the approved application.
First Year Funding: $4.7 Million
Second Year Funding: $5.0 Million
Third Year Funding: $5.0 Million
Fourth Year Funding: $6.0 Million
Fifth Year Funding: $7.0 Million
Five Year Total: $27.7 Million
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82,
85, and 86; (b) the regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts 706
and 708; and (c) the regulations in 34 CFR part 97.
Priority: The priority in the notice of final priority for this
program, as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register,
applies to this competition.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under
this program, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 CFR
708.11.
The program regulations in 34 CFR 706.20 (b) and (d) provide that
the Secretary may award up to 100 points for the selection criteria,
including a reserved 10 points. For this competition the Secretary
distributes the 10 points as follows:
Technical Soundness (34 CFR 708.11(d)). Ten points are added to
this criterion for a possible total of 30 points.
For Applications or Information Contact: Dr. Joseph Conaty, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 610,
Washington, DC 20208-5573. Telephone: (202) 219-2079. 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. 1221e.
Dated: March 3, 1994.
Sharon Porter Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 94-5302 Filed 3-7-94; 8:45 am]
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