95-16956. Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Availability, etc.: Literacy Leader Fellowship Program  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 11, 1995)]
    [Notices]
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    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-16956]
    
    
    
    
    Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 11, 1995 / 
    Notices
    
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    NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY
    
    [CFDA No. 84.257I]
    
    
    Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Availability, etc.: Literacy 
    Leader Fellowship Program
    
    AGENCY: The National Institute for Literacy.
    
    ACTION: Notice Inviting Applications for the Literacy Leader Fellowship 
    Program.
    
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    PURPOSE: To establish the Literacy Leader Fellows Program to provide 
    Federal financial assistance to individuals pursuing careers in adult 
    education or literacy in the areas of instruction, management, 
    research, or innovation and adult new learners. Under the program, 
    career literacy workers and adult learners are applicants for 
    fellowships.
        Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: Applications must be 
    submitted by August 14, 1995.
        Available Funds: $120,000.
        Estimated Range of Awards: $20,000-$30,000.
        Estimated Average Size of Awards: $24,000.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 5.
    
        Note: The National Institute for Literacy is not bound by any 
    estimates in this Notice.
    
        Project Period: Projects will be no less than three nor more than 
    12 months of full-time activity or the equivalent in less than full-
    time participation.
        Applicable Regulations: Interim final regulations governing the 
    National Institute for Literacy's Literacy Leader Fellows Program are 
    published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. Applications 
    for Fiscal Year 1995 are being accepted on the basis of these 
    regulations as published.
        Interested persons are invited to submit comments and 
    recommendations regarding these interim final regulations. The Director 
    will take all comments into consideration and will make those changes 
    to the regulations that the Director deems appropriate. The final 
    regulations will govern applications for fellowships beginning in 
    Fiscal Year 1996.
        While the Institute is associated with the U.S. Departments of 
    Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services, the specific policies 
    and procedures of these agencies regarding rulemaking and 
    administration of grants are not adopted by the Institute except as 
    expressly stated in this Notice.
        Transmittal of Applications: Five (5) copies of applications for 
    award must be mailed or hand-delivered on or before the deadline date 
    of August 14, 1995.
        Applications delivered by mail. Applications sent by mail must be 
    addressed to: National Institute for Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue 
    NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006, Attention: (CFDA #84.257I).
        An applicant must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the 
    following:
        (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.
        If an application is mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, the 
    Institute does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing: 
    (1) A private metered postmark, or (2) a mail receipt that is not dated 
    by the U.S. Postal Service.
        An applicant should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not 
    uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an 
    applicant should check with the local post office.
        An applicant is encouraged to use registered or certified mail or 
    at least first-class mail.
        Each late applicant will be notified that its application will not 
    be considered.
        Applications delivered by hand. Applications that are hand-
    delivered must be taken to the National Institute for Literacy, 800 
    Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC.
        The Institute will accept hand-delivered applications between 8:30 
    a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) daily, except Saturdays, 
    Sundays, and Federal holidays. Applications that are hand-delivered 
    will not be accepted by the Institute after 4:30 p.m. on the due date.
        The Institute will mail an Applicant Receipt Acknowledgment to each 
    applicant within 15 days from the due date. If an applicant fails to 
    receive the application acknowledgment, call the National Institute for 
    Literacy at (202) 632-1525.
        The applicant must indicate on the outside of the envelope the CFDA 
    number of the competition under which the application is being 
    submitted.
        Application Forms: The National Institute for Literacy has no 
    application forms or prescribed format for the Literacy Leader 
    Fellowship Program. Applicants must submit a detailed budget, 
    curriculum vitae or resume, and sufficient information to allow the 
    Institute to determine the merits of the proposed activities and rate 
    the application according to the criteria and any applicable 
    priorities. Applicants are also required to submit the following 
    assurances and certifications:
        (a) Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B).
        (b) Certification Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and 
    other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED 
    90-0013).
        (c) Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL) (if 
    applicable) and instructions.
        The assurances, and certifications must each have an original 
    signature. No award can be made unless these forms are submitted.
        Priorities: (a) The Director invites applications for Literacy 
    Leader Fellowships that meet the following priorities for 1995.
        (b) The priorities for 1995 are major areas of concern in the 
    literacy field that are currently being addressed in the Institute's 
    work.
        (c) An application may be awarded up to 5 bonus points for 
    addressing a priority or priorities, depending on how well the 
    application meets the priority or priorities.
        (d) The publication of these priorities does not bind the Institute 
    to fund only applications addressing priorities. The Director is 
    especially interested in fellowship applications that address one or 
    more of the priorities, but not to the exclusion of other significant 
    issues that may be proposed by applicants.
        (e) The priorities selected from the regulations for 1995 are as 
    follows:
        (1) Work force and Workplace literacy. Millions of American adults 
    need educational services either to enter to work force or to upgrade 
    their work-related skills. Increasingly literacy programs are offered 
    in the context of the workplace. Workforce education and development is 
    a top national priority and a critical focus in the literacy field.
        (2) Family Literacy. Educational research and practice continue to 
    demonstrate the fundamental importance of the family in creating both 
    the motivation and conditions for a child's readiness for school and 
    continued learning throughout life. This intergenerational literacy 
    connection is having an increasingly significant effect on the funding, 
    design, and operation of Federal, State, and local programs for 
    children as well as adults.
        (3) English as a Second Language/Immigration and Literacy. Recent 
    studies confirm that adults with limited English proficiency (LEP) 
    experience a variety of social and economic disadvantages: lower wages, 
    limited employment opportunities, limited access to public services, 
    and barriers to becoming active members of their communities and 
    neighborhoods. ESL instruction is currently the largest and fastest 
    growing component of the Adult 
    
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    Education Act, and the demand continues to increase dramatically. About 
    two-thirds of all recent immigrants to America are LEP, and about 76% 
    of the 12 to 14 million LEP adults in America are immigrants. Issues 
    related to the education of immigrants and ESL services are of 
    increasing importance to the literacy and adult education field.
        (4) Assessing Progress toward National Educational Goal 6. Goal 6, 
    the adult literacy and lifelong learning goal, states that: ``By the 
    year 2000, every adult American will be literate and will possess the 
    knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and 
    exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.'' Gauging 
    progress toward this goal is a primary concern of the Institute and a 
    complex undertaking that challenges all sectors of the literacy field.
        As a result, there is growing interest in the development of 
    innovative approaches for measuring and documenting this progress in a 
    variety of service settings.
        (5) The Role of Adult Learners in Literacy and Adult Education 
    Programs. As the primary consumers of literacy and adult education 
    services, adult learners have the greatest personal stake in the 
    quality of these services, and unique contributions to make in setting 
    policy for, planning, and implementating programs. The Institute is 
    interested in learning more about how current and former adult learners 
    can play meaningful roles at every level of the literacy field 
    nationwide.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Institute for Literacy: National 
    Educational Goal 6, which is now included in the Goals 2000 Educate 
    America Act, puts forward an ambitious agenda for adult literacy and 
    lifelong learning in America. To further this goal, the Congress passed 
    Public Law 102-73, the National Literacy Act of 1991, which is the 
    first piece of national legislation to focus exclusively on literacy. 
    The overall intent of the Act, as stated, is:
    
        To enhance the literacy and basic skills of adults, to ensure 
    that all adults in the United States acquire the basic skills 
    necessary to function effectively and achieve the greatest possible 
    opportunity in their work and in their lives and to strengthen and 
    coordinate adult literacy programs.
    
        In designing the Act, among the primary concerns shared by the 
    Congress and literacy stakeholders was the fragmentation and lack of 
    coordination among the many efforts in the field. To address these 
    concerns, the Act created the National Institute for Literacy to:
        (A) Provide a national focal point for research, technical 
    assistance and research dissemination, policy analysis and program 
    evaluation in the area of literacy; and
        (B) Facilitate a pooling of ideas and expertise across fragmented 
    programs and research efforts.
        Among the Institute's authorized activities is the awarding of 
    fellowships to outstanding individuals who are pursuing careers in 
    adult education or literacy in the areas of instruction, management, 
    research, or innovation. These fellowships are to be awarded for 
    activities that advance the field of adult education and literacy.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Green, National Institute for 
    Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. 
    Telephone: 202/632-1509, FAX: 202/632-1512.
        Instructions for Estimated Public Reporting Burden: Under terms of 
    the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended, and the regulations 
    implementing the Act, the National Institute for Literacy invites 
    comment on the public reporting burden in this collection of 
    information. Public reporting burden for this collection of information 
    is estimated to average 40 hours per response, including the time for 
    reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
    disseminating the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
    collection of information. You may send comments regarding this burden 
    estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
    including suggestions for reducing this burden to the National 
    Institute for Literacy, and the Office of Management and Budget, 
    Paperwork Reduction Project, Washington, DC 20503. (Information 
    collection approved under OMB control number 3200-0030, Expiration 
    date: June 30, 1998.)
    
        Program Authority: (20 U.S.C. 1213c).
    
        Dated: July 6, 1995.
    Carolyn Stately,
    Deputy Director, National Institute for Literacy.
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    BILLING CODE 6055-01-C
    
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    Instructions for the SF 424
    
        This is a standard form used by applicants as a required 
    facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal 
    assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant 
    certification that States which have established a review and 
    comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have 
    selected the program to be included in their process, have been 
    given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.
    
    Item and Entry
    
        1. Self-explanatory.
        2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if 
    applicable) & applicant's control number (if applicable).
        3. State use only (if applicable).
        4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing 
    award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new 
    project, leave blank.
        5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit 
    which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of 
    the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to 
    contact on matters related to this application.
        6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the 
    Internal Revenue Service.
        7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
        8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the 
    space(s) provided:
    
    --``New''means a new assistance award.
    --``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
    budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
    --``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's 
    financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing 
    obligation.
    
        9. Names of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
    requested with this application.
        10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
    title of the program under which assistance is requested.
        11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than 
    one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
    separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property 
    projects), attach a map showing project location. For 
    preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
    description of this project.
        12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g., 
    State, counties, cities).
        13. Self-explanatory.
        14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any 
    District(s) affected by the program or project.
        15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first 
    funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind 
    contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable. 
    If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award, 
    indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the 
    amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are 
    included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program 
    funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item 
    15.
        16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contract 
    (SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the 
    application is subject to the State intergovernmental review 
    process.
        17. This question applies to the applicant organization, but the 
    person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of 
    debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
        18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the 
    applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to 
    sign this application as official representative must be on file in 
    the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that 
    this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)
    Assurances--Non-Construction Programs
    
        Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your 
    project or program. If you have questions, please contact the 
    awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may 
    require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If such is 
    the case, you will be notified.
    
        As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify 
    that the applicant:
        1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and 
    the institutional, managerial and financial capability (including 
    funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project costs) to 
    ensure proper planning, management and completion of the project 
    described in this application.
        2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the 
    United States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized 
    representative, access to and the right to examine all records, 
    books, papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish 
    a proper accounting system in accordance with generally accepted 
    accounting standards or agency directives.
        3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using 
    their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the 
    appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest, or 
    personal gain.
        4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable 
    time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.
        5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 
    (42 U.S.C. Secs. 4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for 
    merit systems for programs funded under one of the nineteen statutes 
    or regulations specified in Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a 
    Merit System of Personnel Administration (5 CFR 900, Subpart F).
        6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to 
    nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: (a) Title 
    VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits 
    discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; (b) 
    Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. 
    Secs. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on 
    the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
    as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794), which prohibits discrimination on 
    the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as 
    amended (42 U.S.C. Secs. 6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination 
    on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 
    1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
    basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and 
    Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 
    (P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the 
    basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) Secs. 523 and 527 of the 
    Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. 290dd-3 and 290ee-3), 
    as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse 
    patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 
    U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination 
    in the sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other 
    nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s) under which 
    application for Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the 
    requirements of any other nondiscrimination statute(s) which may 
    apply to the application.
        7. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements 
    of Titles II and III of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
    Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which 
    provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or 
    whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally 
    assisted programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real 
    property acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal 
    participation in purchases.
        8. Will comply with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. 
    Secs. 1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities 
    of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in 
    whole or in part with Federal funds.
        9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-
    Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 
    U.S.C. Sec. 276c and 18 U.S.C. Sec. 874), and the Contract Work 
    Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. Secs. 327-333), regarding 
    labor standards for federally assisted construction subagreements.
        10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase 
    requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act 
    of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood 
    hazard area to participate in the program and to purchase flood 
    insurance if the total cost of insurable construction and 
    acquisition is $10,000 or more.
        11. Will comply with environmental standards which may be 
    prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of 
    environmental quality control measures under the National 
    Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order 
    (EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating facilities pursuant to EO 
    11738; (c) protection of wetlands pursuant to EO 11990; (d) 
    evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in accordance with EO 
    11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the approved State 
    management program developed under the Coastal Zone Management Act 
    of 1972 (16 
    
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    U.S.C. Secs. 1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of Federal actions to State 
    (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section 176(c) of the Clear 
    Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.); (g) 
    protection of underground sources of drinking water under the Safe 
    Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-523); and (h) 
    protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 
    1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).
        12. Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 
    U.S.C. Secs. 1271 et seq.) related to protecting components or 
    potential components of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
        13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with 
    Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 
    amended (16 U.S.C. 470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of 
    historic properties), and the Archaeological and Historic 
    Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 469a-1 et seq.).
        14. Will comply with the P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of 
    human subjects involved in research, development, and related 
    activities supported by this award of assistance.
        15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 
    (P.L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) pertaining to the 
    care, handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for 
    research, teaching, or other activities supported by this award of 
    assistance.
        16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention 
    Act (42 U.S.C. Secs. 4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead 
    based paint in construction or rehabilitation of residence 
    structures.
        17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and 
    compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984.
        18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other 
    Federal laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing 
    this program.
    
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    Date Submitted
    
    Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other 
    Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
    
        Applicants should refer to the regulations cited below to 
    determine the certification to which they are required to attest. 
    Applicants should also review the instructions for certification 
    included in the regulations before completing this form. Signature 
    of this form provides for compliance with certification requirements 
    under 34 CFR Part 82, ``New Restrictions on Lobbying,'' and 34 CFR 
    Part 85, ``Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) 
    and Government-wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants).'' 
    The certifications shall be treated as a material representation of 
    fact upon which reliance will be placed when the Department of 
    Education determines to award the transaction, grant, or cooperative 
    agreement.
    
    1. Lobbying
    
        As required by Section 1352, Title 31 of the U.S. Code, and 
    implemented at 34 CFR Part 82, for persons entering into a grant or 
    cooperative agreement over $100,000, as defined at 34 CFR Part 82, 
    Sections 82.105 and 82.110, the application certifies that:
        (a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be 
    paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person 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 the making of 
    any Federal grant, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, 
    and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification 
    of any Federal grant or cooperative agreement;
        (b) If any funds other that Federal appropriated funds have been 
    paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to 
    influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
    Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or any employee of a 
    Member of Congress in connection with this Federal grant or 
    cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit 
    Standard Form--LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in 
    accordance with its instructions;
        (c) The undersigned shall require that the language of this 
    certification be included in the award documents for all subawards 
    at all tiers (including subgrants, contracts under grants and 
    cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) and that all subrecipients 
    shall certify and disclose accordingly.
    
    2. Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters
    
        As required by Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 
    and implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, for prospective participants in 
    primary covered transactions, as defined at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 
    85.105 and 85.110--
        A. The applicant certifies that it and its principals:
        (a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for 
    debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered 
    transactions by any Federal department or agency;
        (b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this 
    application been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered 
    against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in 
    connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a 
    public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract under a 
    public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes 
    or commission of embezzlement theft, forgery, bribery, falsification 
    or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving 
    stolen property;
        (c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or 
    civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) 
    with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph 
    (1)(b) of this certification; and
        (d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this 
    application had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or 
    local) terminated for cause or default; and
        B. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the 
    statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an 
    explanation to this application.
    
    3. Drug-Free Workplace (Grantees Other Than Individuals)
    
        As required by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and 
    implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, Subpart F, for grantees, as defined 
    at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 85.605 and 85.610--
        A. The applicant certifies that it will or will continue to 
    provide a drug-free workplace by:
        (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful 
    manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a 
    controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and 
    specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for 
    violation of such prohibition;
        (b) Establishing an on-going drug-free awareness program to 
    inform employees about--
        (1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
        (2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
        (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee 
    assistance programs; and
        (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug 
    abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
        (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in 
    the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement 
    required by paragraph (a);
        (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by 
    paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, 
    the employee will--
        (1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
        (2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for 
    a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no 
    later than five calendar days after such conviction;
        (e) Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days 
    after receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2) from an employee or 
    otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of 
    convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, 
    to: Director, Grants and Contracts Service, U.S. Department of 
    Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, (Room 3124, GSA Regional Office 
    Building No. 3), Washington, DC 20202-4571. Notice shall include the 
    identification number(s) of each affected grant;
        (f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days 
    of receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2), with respect to any 
    employee who is so convicted--
        (1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an 
    employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the 
    
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    requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or
        (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a 
    drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such 
    purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or 
    other appropriate agency;
        (g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-
    free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), 
    (d), (e), and (f).
        B. The grantee may insert in the space provided below the 
    site(s) for the performance of work done in connection with the 
    specific grant:
    
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    Check {time}  if there are workplaces on file that are not 
    identified here.
    
    Drug-Free Workplace (Grantees Who Are Individuals)
    
        As required by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and 
    implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, Subpart F, for grantees, as defined 
    at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 85.605 and 85.610--
        A. As condition of the grant, I certify that I will not engage 
    in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, 
    or use of a controlled substance in conducting any activity with the 
    grant; and
        B. If convicted of a criminal drug offense resulting from a 
    violation occurring during the conduct of any grant activity, I will 
    report the conviction, to: Director, Grants and Contract Services, 
    U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, (Room 3124, 
    GSA Regional Office Building No. 3), Washington, DC 20202-4571. 
    Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected 
    grant.
    
        As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I hereby 
    certify that the applicant will comply with the above 
    certifications.
    
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    Name of Applicant
    
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    PR/Award Number and or Project Name
    
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    Printed Name and Title of Authorized Representative
    
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    Signature
    
    Date-------------------------------------------------------------------
    
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Document Information

Published:
07/11/1995
Department:
National Institute for Literacy
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice Inviting Applications for the Literacy Leader Fellowship Program.
Document Number:
95-16956
Dates:
June 30, 1998.)
Pages:
35802-35808 (7 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CFDA No. 84.257I
PDF File:
95-16956.pdf