[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Part IV
Department of Education
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Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program; FY 1996
Applications and Final Priorities; Notices
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 24, 1996 /
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.206A]
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1996
Purpose of Program: To provide grants to help build a nationwide
capability in elementary and secondary schools to identify and meet the
special educational needs of gifted and talented students; to encourage
the development of rich and challenging curricula for all students; and
to supplement and make more effective the expenditures of State and
local funds for the education of gifted and talented students.
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies; local educational
agencies; institutions of higher education; and other public and
private agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and
organizations--as defined by the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act--and Native Hawaiian organizations.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 14, 1996.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 12, 1996.
Applications Available: May 3, 1996.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,765,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$275,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months. Please note that all applicants
for multi-year awards are required to provide detailed budget
information for the total grant period requested. The Department will
negotiate at the time of the initial award the funding levels for each
year of the grant award.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) the final regulations for Standards for the
Conduct and Evaluation of Activities Carried Out by the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)--Evaluation of Applications
for Grants and Cooperative Agreements and Proposals for Contracts,
published on September 14, 1995, in the Federal Register (60 FR 47808)
and to be codified at 34 CFR Part 700.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR Part 791 previously applicable
to this program will no longer apply to this program.
Priorities: The notice of final priorities as published in this
issue of the Federal Register applies to this competition.
For Applications or Information Contact: Janet Williams, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, room 502,
Washington, DC 20208-5645; Facsimile machine: (202) 219-2053;
Telephone: (202) 219-1674. 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; on the Internet Gopher Server at
GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases); or
world wide web site at (http://www.ed.gov/money.html). However, the
official application notice for a discretionary grant competition is
the notice published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8031-8036.
Dated: April 18, 1996.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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