95-17819. Indian Education Discretionary Grant ProgramsDemonstration Grants for Indian Children, Professional Development and Adult Education  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 37056-37057]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-17819]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    [CFDA Nos.: 84.062A, 84.299A, 84.299B]
    
    
    Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs--Demonstration 
    Grants for Indian Children, Professional Development and Adult 
    Education
    
    AGENCY: Department of Education.
    
    ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 
    (FY) 1995.
    
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        Purpose of Program: The purpose of each program is included in this 
    notice under the programmatic information for each program.
        Applications Available: July 19, 1995.
        Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 29, 1995.
        Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 17, 1995.
        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) for the Professional Development Program, 
    the payback provisions of 34 CFR Secs. 263.1(b), 263.3, and 263.35-.37, 
    as published in the Federal Register on June 27, 1995 (60 FR 33300).
        Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under 
    this program, the Secretary uses the Education Department General 
    Administrative Regulations criteria in 34 CFR 75.210. These regulations 
    provide that the Secretary may award up to 100 points for the selection 
    criteria, including a reserved 15 points. For this competition, the 
    Secretary distributes the 15 points to the ``Evaluation plan'' 
    criterion (34 CFR 75.210(b)(6)) for a possible total of 20 points.
         84.062A Adult Indian Education.
        Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) support 
    planning, pilot, and demonstration projects designed to test and 
    demonstrate the effectiveness of programs for improving employment and 
    educational opportunities for Indian adults; (2) assist in the 
    establishment and operation of programs designed to stimulate basic 
    literacy opportunities for all nonliterate Indian adults and the 
    provision of opportunities to all Indian adults to qualify for a 
    secondary school diploma, or its recognized equivalent, in the shortest 
    period of time feasible.
        Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are State 
    and local educational agencies, and Indian tribes, organizations, or 
    institutions.
    
    Priority
    
        In making grants under this program, the Secretary will award 10 
    additional points to applications submitted by Indian tribes, 
    organizations, and institutions of higher education, and Indian 
    educational agencies. An application from a consortium of eligible 
    entities that meets the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129 and includes 
    an Indian tribe, organization, or institution of higher education, or 
    an Indian educational agency shall be considered eligible to receive 
    the 10 additional priority points.
        Available Funds: $1,698,000.
        Estimated Range of Awards: $65,000 to $225,000.
        Estimated Average Size of Awards: $175,000.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
        Project Period: Up to 60 months.
        Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7851.
         84.299A Demonstration Grants for Indian Children.
        Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide 
    financial assistance to projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the 
    effectiveness of services and programs to improve the educational 
    opportunities and achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary 
    Indian children, through activities such as--
        (a) Innovative programs related to the educational needs of 
    educationally deprived children;
        (b) Educational services that are not available to such children in 
    sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to 
    raise the achievement of Indian children in one or more of the core 
    academic subjects of English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, 
    art, history, and geography;
        (c) Bilingual and bicultural programs and projects;
        (d) Special health and nutrition services, and other related 
    activities, that address the special health, social, and psychological 
    problems of Indian children;
        (e) Special compensatory and other programs and projects designed 
    to assist and encourage Indian children to enter, remain in, or reenter 
    school, and to increase the rate of secondary school graduation;
        (f) Comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services;
        (g) Early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-
    based preschool programs that emphasize school readiness and parental 
    skills, and the provision of services to Indian children with 
    disabilities;
        (h) Partnership projects between LEAs and institutions of higher 
    education that allow secondary school students to enroll in courses at 
    the postsecondary level to aid these students in the transition from 
    secondary school to postsecondary education;
        (i) Partnership projects between schools and local businesses for 
    school-to-work transition programs designed to provide Indian youth 
    with the knowledge and skills the youth need to make an effective 
    transition from school to a first job in a high-skill, high-wage 
    career;
        (j) Programs designed to encourage and assist Indian students to 
    work toward, and gain entrance into, an institution of higher 
    education; or
        (k) Other services that meet the purpose of this program.
        Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program include a 
    State educational agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, 
    Indian organization, federally supported elementary and secondary 
    school for Indian students, Indian institution, including an Indian 
    institution of higher education, or a consortium of such institutions 
    that meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129.
    
    Priorities
    
        (1) In making multiyear grants under this program, the Secretary 
    will award 10 additional points to applications that present a plan for 
    combining two or more of the activities described above over a period 
    of more than one year.
        (2) In making grants under this program, the Secretary will award 
    10 additional points to applications submitted by Indian tribes, 
    organizations, and institutions of higher education, including a 
    consortium of any of these entities with other eligible entities. An 
    application from a consortium of eligible entities that meets the 
    requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129 and includes an Indian tribe, 
    organization, or institution of higher education shall be considered 
    eligible to receive the 10 additional priority points.
        Available Funds: $1,873,000.
        Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000 to $225,000.
        Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
        Project Period: Up to 60 months.
        Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7831.
         84.299B Professional Development.
        Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) 
    increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that 
    serve Indian people; (2) provide training to qualified Indian 
    
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    individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social 
    workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve the 
    skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the capacities 
    described in (2). Activities may include, but are not limited to, 
    continuing programs, symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct 
    financial support.
        Grants to training educational personnel may be for preservice or 
    inservice training. For individuals who are being trained to enter any 
    field other than education, the training received must be in a program 
    resulting in a graduate degree.
        Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are 
    institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of 
    higher education; State or local educational agencies, in consortium 
    with institutions of higher education; and Indian tribes of 
    organizations, in consortium with institutions of higher education. An 
    application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the 
    requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129.
    
    Priorities
    
        (1) The Secretary will award 10 additional points to applications 
    for programs that include only Indian individuals as training 
    participants.
        (2) The Secretary will award 10 additional points to applications 
    submitted by Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions submitted 
    by Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions of higher education. 
    A consortium application of eligible entities that meets the 
    requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129 and includes an Indian tribe, 
    organization or institution of higher education shall be considered 
    eligible to receive the 10 additional priority points.
        Available Funds: $850,000.
        Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000 to $275,000.
        Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000.
        Estimated Number of Awards: 5.
        Project Period: Up to 60 months.
        Fiscal Information: For the payment of stipends to project 
    participants being trained, the Secretary expects to set the stipend 
    maximum at $1000 per month for full-time students and $125 allowance 
    per month per dependent during the academic year. The terms 
    ``stipend,'' ``full-time student,'' and ``dependent allowance'' are 
    defined in 34 CFR 263.3 as published in the Federal Register on June 
    27, 1995 (60 FR 33300).
        Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7832.
        For Applications or Information Contact: Cathie Martin, Office of 
    Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence 
    Avenue, SW, Portals Building--Room 4300, Washington, DC 20202-6335. 
    Telephone: (202) 260-3774 or 1-800-501-5795. 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 Copher 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 Fedeal Register.
    
    (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.062A Indian 
    Education--Adult Education; 84:299A Indian Education--Special 
    Programs, Demonstration Grants for Indian Children; and 84.299B 
    Indian Education--Special Programs, Professional Development)
    
        Dated: July 14, 1995.
    Thomas W. Payzant,
    Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education.
    [FR Doc. 95-17819 Filed 7-18-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
07/19/1995
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1995.
Document Number:
95-17819
Pages:
37056-37057 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CFDA Nos.: 84.062A, 84.299A, 84.299B
PDF File:
95-17819.pdf