95-14383. Bilingual Education: Evaluation Activities, Benchmark Study Notice Inviting Applications for New Cooperative Agreement Award for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31225-31226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14383]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

(CFDA No.: 84.292A)


Bilingual Education: Evaluation Activities, Benchmark Study 
Notice Inviting Applications for New Cooperative Agreement Award for 
Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Purpose of Program: To provide assistance to conduct evaluation 
activities for the purpose of improving bilingual education and special 
alternative instruction programs for limited English proficient (LEP) 
children and youth.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education, nonprofit 
organizations, State educational agencies, and local educational 
agencies.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 28, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 28, 1995.
    Applications Available: June 13, 1995.
    Available Funds: In fiscal year 1995, $450,000 is available for the 
first year of funding. The following list indicates the estimated 
funding levels over the five-year project period. The funding levels 
for years 1 through 5 are estimates. Actual funding will depend upon 
the availability of funds, needs as reflected in the approved 
application, and demonstration of substantial progress on the part of 
the recipient towards meeting the goals and objectives of the 
application.
    First Year Funding--up to $450,000.
    Second Year Funding--up to $650,000.
    Third Year Funding--up to $850,000.
    Fourth Year Funding--up to $650,000.
    Fifth Year Funding--up to $500,000.
    Five Year Total: $3,100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

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

    Project Period: 60 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86. [[Page 31226]] 

Priority

    The absolute priority in the notice of final priority for this 
program, as published elsewhere in this part of this issue of the 
Federal Register, applies to this competition. This priority limits the 
competition to applications proposing to conduct an evaluation study to 
investigate the dynamics of school change over time in school districts 
serving LEP students.

Selection Criteria

    In evaluating applications for grants under this program, the 
Secretary uses the selection criteria established in the notice of 
final priority as published elsewhere in this part of this issue of the 
Federal Register.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This project will be awarded as a 
cooperative agreement. The nature of the cooperative agreement allows 
Government involvement in project activities. Under this program, the 
recipient must inform the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority 
Languages Affairs (OBEMLA) of project activities. OBEMLA, as 
appropriate, will be involved in those activities. The exact nature and 
extent of OBEMLA's involvement will be negotiated with the award 
recipient. OBEMLA's involvement is likely to include activities such as 
the following:
    (1) Participation in the development of the project's evaluation 
design.
    (2) If necessary, redirection of project activities as promising 
lines of inquiry appear during the course of the study.
    (3) Assistance to the grantee in obtaining, from this Department 
and other sources, information and technical assistance needed for 
conducting the study.
    (4) Participation in the review and approval of documents or 
reports slated for publication.
    (5) Assistance to the recipient in designing project activities 
that link with other Department of Education evaluation activities.
    Available Documents: OBEMLA has made available two documents 
relevant to this evaluation study. The documents are (1) ``Literature 
Review and Synthesis Report on Institutional Change and Its 
Implications for Schools Serving Limited English Proficient Students;'' 
(1994) and (2) ``Research Designs for Measuring Institutional Change 
Affecting the Education of Limited English Proficient Students'' 
(1995). These documents may be obtained from the National Clearinghouse 
on Bilingual Education (NCBE), Telephone: [phone]-NCBE.

FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Milagros E. Lanauze, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW., room 5623, 
Switzer Building, Washington, DC, 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 205-
9475. 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 [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. 7451.

    Dated: May 5, 1995.
Eugene E. Garcia,
Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-14383 Filed 6-12-95; 8:45 am]
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