[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10004]
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Part III
Department of Education
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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 /
Notices
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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.
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