[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20168-20169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10005]
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[CFDA No.: 84.224A6]
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Notice Inviting
Applications for a New Award for Technical Assistance Project Under the
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Program
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Technology-Related
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities 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 applications for the purpose of providing information and
technical assistance to States. The Secretary shall award one technical
assistance project for the purpose of assisting the States as they work
toward establishing a statewide comprehensive system of technology
related for individuals of all ages. NIDRR has conducted prior contract
competitions under this authority and has awarded contracts for the
provision of information and technical assistance to the State grantees
over the past six years.
Applicants are advised to respond to the requirements of section
106(b)(1)(B) of the Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with
Disabilities Act of 1988, as amended. In meeting the requirements of
this section for the provision of technical assistance to States,
applicants shall consider the input of the directors of consumer-
responsive comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related
assistance. The applicant shall provide information on how they shall
support a clearinghouse for activities that have been developed and
implemented through programs funded under this title, and how they
shall provide information and technical assistance to the State
grantees that will: (1) Facilitate service delivery capacity building,
training of personnel from a variety of disciplines, and improvement of
evaluation strategies, research, and data collection; (2) foster the
development and replication of effective approaches to information
referral, interagency coordination of training and service delivery,
outreach to underrepresented populations and rural populations, and
public awareness activities; (3) improve the awareness and adoption of
successful approaches to increasing the availability of public and
private funding for and access to the provision of assistive technology
devices and assistive technology services by appropriate State
agencies; (4) assist in planning, developing, implementing, and
evaluating appropriate activities to further extend consumer-responsive
comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance; (5)
promote effective approaches to the development of consumer-controlled
systems that increase access to, funding for, and awareness of
assistive technology devices and assistive technology services; (6)
provide technical assistance and training to the entities carrying out
activities funded pursuant to this title, to establish or participate
in electronic communication activities with other States; and (7)
provide any other appropriate information and technical assistance to
assist the States in accomplishing the purposes of this Act.
Eligible Applicants: Public or private agencies and organizations
including institutions of higher education with documented experience,
expertise and capacity in assistive technology service delivery,
interagency coordination, and systems change and advocacy activities
are eligible to apply.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 23, 1995.
Applications Available: April 26, 1995. [[Page 20169]]
Available Funds: $750,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $750,000 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 48 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 applications 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 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. 95-10005 Filed 4-21-95; 8:45 am]
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