[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 18035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9187]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Fiscal year 1999 Discretionary Announcement for University-Head
Start Partnerships and Head-Start Research Scholars; Availability of
Funds and Request for Proposals
AGENCY: Administration on Children, Youth and Families, ACF, DHHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Administration for Children and Families, Administration
on Children, Youth and Families, Head Start Bureau announces the
availability of funds for two Priority Areas; University-Head Start
Partnerships (1.01) and Head Start Research Scholars (1.02). These
priority areas will support research activities in the areas of infant
and toddler development within the cultural context, the promotion of
mental health in Head Start and Early Head Start, family literacy or
field-initiated research which will increase our knowledge of low-
income children's development for the purpose of improving services or
have significant policy implications.
DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications is 5:00 P.M. EDT
June 14, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Applications, including all necessary forms can be
downloaded from the Head Start web site at www.acf.dlhhs.gov/programs/
hsb. The web site also contains a listing of all Head Start and Early
Start programs.
Hard copies of the application may be obtained by writing or
calling the Operations Center or sending an e-mail to hsr@lcgnet.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACYF Operations Center at: 1815 N.
Fort Meyer Drive Suite 300, Arlington, Virginia 22209 or (1-800) 351-
2293.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Priority Areas
Priority Area 1.01 University-Head Start Partnerships
Eligible Applicants: Universities and four-year colleges on behalf
of a faculty member who holds a doctorate or equivalent in their
respective field.
Project Duration: The announcement for Priority Area 1.01 is
soliciting applications for project periods of three years with the
first year as a planning grant. However, requests for project periods
of four or five years will be considered if the applicant can make a
strong justification for the need for a longer project period in order
to complete the research. It should be noted that requests for longer
project periods will only be granted in only rare instances. Awards, on
a competitive basis, will be for the first one-year planning budget
period. Applications for continuation funds under these awards beyond
the first-year budget period, but within the established project
period, will be entertained in subsequent years on a noncompetitive
basis, subject to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the
grantee, and a determination that continued funding would be in the
best interests of the Government.
Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share is
$75,000 for the first-year budget period. The Federal share for the
subsequent years is approximately $150,000 for each year of the project
period. The Federal Share in inclusive of indirect costs.
Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that
4-6 projects will funded.
Priority Area 1.02 Head Start Research Scholars
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education on behalf of
graduate students who have been accepted into a doctoral program in the
field of the proposed study and have completed their Master's degree or
equivalent in that field prior to applying for this grant or by the
time grants are awarded and have sent formal notification of having
been granted the degree to ACYF. To be eligible to administer the grant
on behalf of the student, the institution must be fully accredited by
one of the regional accrediting commissions recognized by the
Department of Education and the Council on Post-Secondary
Accreditation. In addition, the specific graduate student on whose
behalf the application is made must be identified and any resultant
grant award if not transferable to another student.
Project Duration: The announcement for Priority Area 1.02 is
soliciting applications for project periods up to two years. Awards, on
a competitive basis, will be for a one-year budget period, although
project periods may be for two years. It should be noted, that if the
graduate student, on whose behalf the university is applying, expects
to receive a doctorate by the end of the first year budget period, the
applicant should request a one-year project period only. A second year
budget period will not be granted if the student has graduated by the
end of the first year. Applications for continuation grants will be
entertained in the subsequent year on a non-competitive basis, subject
to availability of funds, satisfactory progress of the grantee and a
determination that continued funding would be in the best interest of
the Government
Federal Share of Project Costs: The maximum Federal share is not to
exceed $15,000 for the first-year budget period or a maximum of $30,000
for a two-year project period.
Anticipated Number of Projects to be Funded: It is anticipated that
10 projects will be funded. No university will be funded for more than
one candidate, unless there are no other approved applications.
Statutory Authority: The Head Start Act, as amended 42 U.S.C.
9801 et seq.
Dated: April 8, 1999.
James A. Harrell,
Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
[FR Doc. 99-9187 Filed 4-12-99; 8:45 am]
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