95-10636. Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Federal Activities Program: Initial Teacher Professional Development Projects. Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1995

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Federal Activities 
Program; Initial Teacher Professional Development Projects; Notices

Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 83 / Monday, May 1, 1995 / Notices 
 
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.168E]


Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Federal Activities 
Program: Initial Teacher Professional Development Projects. Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1995

    Purpose of Program: To support activities that develop and 
implement high-quality professional development for K-2 teachers in the 
core academic subjects, and that are likely to generate findings of 
national significance and to stimulate reform in the field of teacher 
professional development nationally.
    Eligible Applicants: The Secretary is authorized to make grants to 
local educational agencies, educational service agencies, State 
educational agencies, State agencies for higher education, institutions 
of higher education, and other public and private agencies, 
organizations, and institutions.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 23, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 23, 1995.
    Applications Available: May 8, 1995.
    Available Funds: $3,000,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $300,000-$500,000 per year.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $400,000 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 6-9.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Budget Period: Up to 12 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administration Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 
80, 81, 85, and 86.
    Priority: The notice of final priority as published elsewhere in 
this issue of the Federal Register applies to this competition. Only 
applications that meet this priority will be considered. This program 
and priority support GOALS 2000, the President's strategy for moving 
the Nation toward achievement of the National Education Goals.
    For Applications or Information, Contact: Carolyn Warren, Annora 
Dorsey, or Trudy Turner, U.S. Department of Education, Room 502, 555 
New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20208-572. FAX request for 
application to (202) 219-106; telephone [phone]. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between the hours of 
8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday of each week 
except Federal holidays.
    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 [phone]; 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: 20 U.S.C. 6621-6622.
    Dated: April 26, 1995.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 95-10636 Filed 4-28-95; 8:45 am]
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