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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CFDA No: 84.266
Training in Early Childhood Education and Violence Counseling
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 1994.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Note to Applicants: This notice is a complete application package.
Together with the statute authorizing the program and the Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), the notice
contains all of the information, application forms, and instructions
needed to apply for a grant under this competition.
Purpose of Program: To enable institutions of higher education to
establish innovative programs to recruit and train students for careers
in: (1) Early childhood development and care or preschool programs; or
(2) providing counseling to young children from birth to six years of
age who have been affected by violence and to adults who work with such
young children.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 27, 1994.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 25, 1994.
Available Funds: $9,040,000.
Range of Awards: Minimum $500,000; maximum $1,000,000 for each year
of the project. Applicants must request awards within this range.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $750,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
Note: This Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: 3-5 years.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Part 74 (Administration of
Grants to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Nonprofit
Organizations), Part 75 (Direct Grant Programs), Part 77 (Definitions
that Apply to Department Regulations), Part 79 (Intergovernmental
Review of Department of Education Programs and Activities), Part 82
(New Restrictions on Lobbying), Part 85 (Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-
Free Workplace (Grants)), and Part 86 (Drug-Free Schools and Campuses).
Description of Program: Section 596 of the Higher Education
Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-325) authorizes grants to institutions
of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to establish innovative
programs to recruit and train students for careers in one or both of
the following:
(1) Early childhood development and care or preschool programs; or
(2) Providing counseling to young children from birth to six years
of age who have been affected by violence and to adults who work with
these children.
Applications: A grant may be made only to an IHE that submits an
application to the Secretary. The application must--
(1) Describe the activities and services for which assistance is
sought;
(2) Contain a comprehensive plan for the recruitment, retention,
and training of students for careers in early childhood development or
violence counseling;
(3) Demonstrate that the institution has the capacity to implement
the plan; and
(4) Provide assurances that the plan was developed in consultation
with agencies and organizations that will assist the institutions in
carrying out the plan.
The comprehensive plan must include a description of--
(1) Specific strategies for reaching students at secondary schools,
community colleges, undergraduate institutions, or other agencies and
institutions from which students are to be drawn for participation in
the program, including any partnerships with the institutions;
(2) Specific strategies for retaining students in the program such
as summer sessions, internships, mentoring, or other activities;
(3) Methods that will be used to ensure that students trained
pursuant to the plan will find employment in early childhood education,
development and care, or violence counseling;
(4) The goals, objectives, and timelines to be used in assessing
the success of the plan and the activities assisted under the grant
award;
(5) The curriculum and training leading to the degree or credential
that prepares students for the careers described in the plan;
(6) The special plan, if any, to ensure that students trained
pursuant to the plan will be prepared for serving in economically
disadvantaged areas; and
(7) Sources of financial aid to ensure that the training program is
available to all qualified students.
Priorities
The priorities in the notice of final priorities for this program,
as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, apply to
this competition.
Selection Criteria
(a)(1) The Secretary uses the following selection criteria to
evaluate applications for grants under this competition.
(2) The maximum score for all of these criterion is 100 points.
(3) The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in
parentheses.
The regulations in 34 CFR 75.210 (a) and (c) provide that the
Secretary may award up to 100 points for the selection criteria
including distribution of an additional 15 points among the criteria in
34 CFR 75.210(b). For this competition the Secretary distributes the
additional 15 points as follows: 5 points to selection criterion 34 CFR
75.210(b)(2) (Extent of need for the project) for a possible total of
25 points; 5 points to selection criterion 34 CFR 75.210(b)(3) (Plan of
operation) for a possible total of 20 points); and 5 points to
selection criterion 34 CFR 75.210(b)(6) (Evaluation) for a possible
total of 10 points).
(b) The criteria.--(1) Meeting the purposes of the authorizing
statute. (30 points) The Secretary reviews each application to
determine how well the project will meet the purpose of section 596 of
the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, including consideration of--
(i) The objectives of the project; and
(ii) How the objectives of the project further the purposes of the
authorizing statute.
(2) Extent of need for the project. (25 points) The Secretary
reviews each application to determine the extent to which the project
meets specific needs recognized in the authorizing statute, including
consideration of--
(i) The needs addressed by the project;
(ii) How the applicant identified those needs;
(iii) How those needs will be met by the project; and
(iv) The benefits to be gained by meeting those needs.
(3) Plan of operation. (20 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of the plan of operation for the
project, including--
(i) The quality of the design of the project;
(ii) The extent to which the plan of management is effective and
ensures proper and efficient administration of the project;
(iii) How well the objectives of the project relate to the purpose
of the program;
(iv) The quality of the applicant's plan to use its resources and
personnel to achieve each objective;
(v) How the applicant will ensure that project participants who are
otherwise eligible to participate are selected without regard to race,
color, national origin, gender, age, or handicapping condition; and
(vi) For grants under a program that requires the applicant to
provide an opportunity for participation of students enrolled in
private schools, the quality of the applicant's plan to provide that
opportunity.
(4) Quality of key personnel. (7 points) (i) The Secretary reviews
each application to determine the quality of key personnel the
applicant plans to use on the project, including--
(A) The qualifications of the project director (if one is to be
used);
(B) The qualifications of each of the other key personnel to be
used in the project;
(C) The time that each person referred to in paragraphs (b)(4)(i)
(A) and (B) will commit to the project; and
(D) How the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment
practices, will ensure that its personnel are selected for employment
without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or
handicapping condition.
(ii) To determine personnel qualifications under paragraphs
(b)(4)(i) (A) and (B), the Secretary considers--
(A) Experience and training in fields related to the objectives of
the project; and
(B) Any other qualifications that pertain to the quality of the
project.
(5) Budget and cost effectiveness. (5 points) The Secretary reviews
each application to determine the extent to which--
(i) The budget is adequate to support the project; and
(ii) Costs are reasonable in relation to the objectives of the
project.
(6) Evaluation plan. (10 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of the evaluation plan for the
project, including the extent to which the applicant's methods of
evaluation--
(i) Are appropriate to the project; and
(ii) To the extent possible, are objective and produce data that
are quantifiable.
(Cross-reference: See 34 CFR 75.590 Evaluation by the grantee.)
(7) Adequacy of resources. (3 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the adequacy of the resources that the
applicant plans to devote to the project, including facilities,
equipment, and supplies.
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs
This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order
12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs) and the
regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
The objective of the Executive order is to foster an
intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen federalism by relying
on State and local processes for State and local government
coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance.
Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of
Contact to find out about, and to comply with, the State's process
under Executive Order 12372. Applicants proposing to perform activities
in more than one State should immediately Contact the Single Point of
Contact for each of those States and follow the procedure established
in each State under the Executive order. If you want to know the name
and address of any State Single Point of Contact, see the list
published in the Federal Register on May 3, 1994 (59 FR 22904-22905).
In States that have not established a process or chosen a program
for review, State, areawide, regional, and local entities may submit
comments directly to the Department.
Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by a
State Single Point of Contact and any comments from State, areawide,
regional, and local entities must be mailed or hand-delivered by the
date indicated in the notice to the following address: The Secretary,
E.O. 12372, U.S. Department of Education, Room 4161, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-0125.
Proof of mailing will be determined on the same basis as for
applications (see 34 CFR 75.102). Recommendations or comments may be
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the date
indicated in this notice.
Please Note That the Above Address Is Not the Same Address as the
One to Which the Applicant Submits Its Completed Application. Do Not
Send Applications to the Above Address. Instructions for Transmittal of
Applications:
(a) If an applicant wants to apply for a grant, the applicant
shall--
(1) Mail the original and two copies of the application on or
before the deadline date to:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA #84.266), Washington, DC 20202-4725
or
(2) Hand deliver the original and two copies of the application by
4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the deadline date to:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA # 84.266), Room #3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th and D
Streets, SW., Washington, DC.
(b) An applicant must show one of the following as proof of
mailing:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
(c) If an application is mailed through the U.S. Postal Service,
the Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of
mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
Notes: (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant should
check with its local post office.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a Grant Application
Receipt Acknowledgment to each applicant. If an applicant fails to
receive the notification of application receipt within 15 days from the
date of mailing the application, the applicant should call the U.S.
Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 708-9494.
(3) The applicant must indicate on the envelope and--if not
provided by the Department--in Item 10 of the Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424) the CFDA number--and suffix letter, if
any--of the competition under which the application is being submitted.
Application Instructions and Forms
The appendix to this application is divided into three parts plus a
statement regarding estimated public reporting burden and various
assurances and certifications. These parts and additional materials are
organized in the same manner that the submitted application should be
organized. The parts and additional materials are as follows:
Part I--Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424 (Rev.
4-88)) and instructions.
PART II--BUDGET INFORMATION--NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS (STANDARD
FORM 424A) AND INSTRUCTIONS
PART III--Application Narrative
Additional Materials
Estimated Public Reporting Burden.
Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B).
Certifications regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other
Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED 80-
0013).
Certification regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion: Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-0014, 9/90)
and instructions. (NOTE: ED 80-0014 is intended for the use of grantees
and should not be transmitted to the Department.)
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL) (if
applicable) and instructions; and Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
Continuation Sheet (Standard Form LLL-A).
An applicant may submit information on a photostatic copy of the
application and budget forms, the assurances, and the certifications.
However, the application form, the assurances, and the certifications
must each have an original signature. No grant may be awarded unless a
completed application form has been received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Alexander, Compensatory
Education Programs, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 4400, Portals
Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-6132. Telephone: (202) 260-0994.
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; 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: Public Law 102-325, Higher Education
Amendments of 1992, section 596.
Dated: June 7, 1994.
Thomas W. Payzant,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Instructions for Completion of SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities
This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity,
whether subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or
receipt of a covered Federal action, or a material change to a
previous filing, pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The
filing of a form is required for each payment or agreement to make
payment to any lobbying entity for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with a covered Federal action. Use
the SF-LLL-A Continuation Sheet for additional information if the
space on the form is inadequate. Complete all items that apply for
both the initial filing and material change report. Refer to the
implementing guidance published by the Office of Management and
Budget for additional information.
1. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which
lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to influence the
outcome of a covered Federal action.
2. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.
3. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If
this is a followup report caused by a material change to the
information previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which
the change occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted
report by this reporting entity for this covered Federal action.
4. Enter the full name, address, city, state and zip code of the
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check
the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that
designates if it is, or expects to be, a prime or subaward
recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first
subawardee of the prime is the 1st tier. Subawards include but are
not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under
grants.
5. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks
``Subawardee'', then enter the full name, address, city, state and
zip code of the prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional
District, if known.
6. Enter the name of the Federal agency making the award or loan
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency
name, if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United
States Coast Guard.
7. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered
Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative
agreements, loans, and loan commitments.
8. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number
available for the Federal action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request
for Proposal (RFP) number; Invitation for Bid (IFB) number; grant
announcement number, the contract, grant, or loan award number; the
application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency).
Include prefixes, e.g., ``RFP-DE-90-001.''
9. For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or
loan commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of
the award/loan commitment for the prime entity identified in item 4
or 5.
10. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, state and zip code
of the lobbying entity engaged by the reporting entity identified in
item 4 to influence the covered Federal action.
(b) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing
services, and include full address if different from 10 (a). Enter
Last Name, First Name, and Middle Initial (MI).
11. Enter the amount of compensation paid or reasonably expected
to be paid by the reporting entity (item 4) to the lobbying entity
(item 10). Indicate whether the payment has been made (actual) or
will be made (planned). Check all boxes that apply. If this is a
material change report, enter the cumulative amount of payment made
or planned to be made.
12. Check the appropriate box(es). Check all boxes that apply.
If payment is made through an in-kind contribution, specify the
nature and value of the in-kind payment.
13. Check the appropriate box(es). Check all boxes that apply.
If other, specify nature.
14. Provide a specific and detailed description of the services
that the lobbyist has performed, or will be expected to perform, and
the date(s) of any services rendered. Include all preparatory and
related activity, not just time spent in actual contact with Federal
officials. Identify the Federal official(s) or employee(s) contacted
or the officer(s), employee(s), or Member(s) of Congress that were
contacted.
15. Check whether or not a SF-LLL-A Continuation Sheet(s) is
attached.
16. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print
his/her name, title, and telephone number.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including time for
reviewing instructions, search existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0046),
Washington, DC 20503.
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Important Notice to Prospective Participants in USDE Contract and Grant
Programs
Grants
Applicants for grants from the U.S. Department of Education
(USDE) have to compete for limited funds.
Deadlines assure all applicants that they will be treated fairly
and equally, without last minute haste.
For these reasons, USDE must set strict deadlines for grant
applications. Prospective applicants can avoid disappointment if
they understand that--
Failure to meet a deadline will mean that an applicant will be
rejected without any consideration whatever.
The rules, including the deadline, for applying for each grant
are published, individually, in the Federal Register. A one-year
subscription to the Register may be obtained by sending $340.000 to:
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20202-9371. (Send check or money order only, no cash
or stamps.)
The instructions in the Federal Register must be followed
exactly. Do not accept any other advice you may receive. No USDE
employee is authorized to extend any deadline published in the
Register.
Questions regarding submission of applications may be addressed
to:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Washington, DC 20202-4725
Contracts
Competitive procurement actions undertaken by the USDE are
governed by the Federal Procurement Regulations and implementing ED
Procurement Regulations.
Generally, prospective competitive procurement actions are
synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). Prospective
offerors are therein advised of the nature of the procurement and
where to apply for copies of the Request for Proposals (RFP).
Offerors are advised to be guided solely by the contents of the
CBD synopsis and the instructions contained in the RFP. Questions
regarding the submission of offers should be addressed to the
Contracting Specialist identified on the face page of the RFP.
Offers are judged in competition with others, and failure to
conform with any substantive requirements of the RFP will result in
rejection of the offer without any consideration whatever.
Do not accept any advice you receive that is contrary to
instructions contained in either the CBD synopsis or the RFP. No
USDE employee is authorized to consider a proposal which is non-
responsive to the RFP.
A subscription to the CBD is available for $208.00 per year via
second class mailing or $261.00 per year via first class mailing.
Information included in the Federal Acquisition Regulations is
contained in Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1
($49.00). The forgoing publication may be obtained by sending your
check or money order only, no cash or stamps, to:
Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402-9371.
In an effort to be certain this important information is widely
disseminated, this notice is being included in all USDE mail to the
public. You may, therefore, receive more than one notice. If you do,
we apologize for any annoyance it may cause you.
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