95-10004. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Notice Inviting Application for a New Award Under the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities ...  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 1995)]
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    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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    Grants and Cooperative Agreements, etc.: Technology-Related Assistance 
    for Individuals With Disabilities Program; Notices
    
    Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 78 / Monday, April 24, 1995 / 
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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    [CFDA No.: 84.224A7]
    
    
    Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services National 
    Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Notice Inviting 
    Application for a New Award Under the Technology-Related Assistance for 
    Individuals With Disabilities Program
    
        Purpose of Program: The purpose of the State grants for technology-
    related assistance program is to assist States to develop and implement 
    comprehensive statewide systems of consumer-responsive technology-
    related assistance for individuals with disabilities. NIDRR has 
    conducted prior competitions under this program, and 55 States and 
    territories have received grants. NIDRR is now inviting an application 
    from the remaining territory. In preparing the application, the 
    applicant is advised to respond to the statutory provisions of the 
    Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 
    1988, as amended.
        Eligible Applicants: Only the entity designated by the Governor of 
    the U.S. Virgin Islands is eligible to apply on behalf of the 
    territory.
        Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 23, 1995.
        Applications Available: April 26, 1995.
        Available Funds: $150,000.
        Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000 per year.
        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.
    
        Project Period: Up to 36 months.
        Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
    Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 
    85, and 86.
        Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for the grant 
    under this competition, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 
    CFR 75.210(b). Under 34 CFR 75.210(c), the Secretary is authorized to 
    distribute an additional 15 points among the criteria to bring the 
    total to a maximum of 100 points. For this competition, the Secretary 
    distributes the additional points as follows:
        Plan of Operation: (34 CFR 75.210(b)(3)). Fifteen additional points 
    are added to this criterion for a possible of 30 points.
        For Further Information Contact: Carol Cohen, U.S. Department of 
    Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. 
    Telephone (202) 205-5666. Individuals who use a telecommunication 
    device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number at (202) 732-5079 for 
    TDD services.
        For Applications Contact: Dianne Villines, U.S. Department of 
    Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. 
    Telephone: (202) 205-9141.
        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: 29 U.S.C. 2211-2271.
    
        Dated: April 17, 1995.
    Judith E. Heumann,
    Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
    [FR Doc. 95-10004 Filed 4-21-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/24/1995
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
95-10004
Pages:
20168-20168 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CFDA No.: 84.224A7
PDF File:
95-10004.pdf