99-22776. Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 48072-48073]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-22776]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    [CFDA Nos.: 84.160A, 84.160B, and 84.160C]
    
    
    Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and 
    Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind; Notice Inviting Applications for New 
    Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000
    
        Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to assist with 
    the establishment of interpreter training programs or to assist ongoing 
    programs to train a sufficient number of skilled interpreters 
    throughout the country to meet the communication needs of individuals 
    who are deaf and individuals who are deaf-blind by--(a) Training 
    manual, tactile, oral, and cued speech interpreters; (b) Ensuring the 
    maintenance of the skills of interpreters; and (c) Providing 
    opportunities for interpreters to raise their level of competence.
        Eligible Applicants: Public and private nonprofit agencies and 
    organizations, including institutions of higher education, are eligible 
    for assistance under this program.
        Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 8, 1999.
        Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 7, 2000.
        Applications Available: September 7, 1999.
        Estimated Available Funds: $2,100,000.
        Estimated Range of Awards: Regional projects: $120,000 to $160,000; 
    National Projects: $250,000 to $300,000.
        Estimated Average Size of Awards: Regional projects: $140,000; 
    National Projects: $270,800.
        Estimated Number of Awards: Regional projects: 10. One project will 
    be awarded in each of the 10 RSA regions; National projects: 2.
    
        Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
    notice.
    
        Maximum Award: Regional Projects: In no case does the Secretary 
    make an award greater than $160,000 for a single budget period of 12 
    months. The Secretary rejects and does not consider an application that 
    proposes a budget exceeding this maximum amount. National Projects: In 
    no case does the Secretary make an award greater than $300,000 for a 
    single budget period of 12 months. The Secretary rejects and does not 
    consider an application that proposes a budget exceeding this maximum 
    amount.
        Project Period: Up to 60 months.
        Page Limit: Part III of the application, the application narrative, 
    is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria used by 
    reviewers in evaluating the application. You must limit Part III to the 
    equivalent of no more than 35 pages for regional projects and no more 
    than 50 pages for national projects, using the following standards:
        (1) A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only with 1'' margins 
    at the top, bottom, and both sides.
        (2) You must double space (no more than three lines per vertical 
    inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, 
    headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as 
    all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
        If you use a proportional computer font, you may not use a font 
    smaller than a 12-point font or an average character density greater 
    than 18 characters per inch. If you use a nonproportional font or a 
    typewriter, you may not use more than 12 characters per inch.
        The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, 
    the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part 
    IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the 
    resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must 
    include all of the application narrative in Part III.
        If, in order to meet the page limit, you use print size, spacing, 
    or margins smaller than the standards specified in this notice, we will 
    not consider your application for funding.
        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) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR 
    parts 385 and 396.
    
    Priorities
    
        National Projects (CFDA Nos. 84.160B and 84.160C): The competitions 
    focus on projects designed to meet one or more of the priorities in the 
    notice of final priorities for this program published elsewhere in this 
    issue of the Federal Register. These priorities are as follows:
    
    Priority 1 (CFDA No. 84.160B)--National Project with Major Emphasis on 
    Distance Education as a Medium for Interpreter Training
    Priority 2 (CFDA No. 84.160C)--National Project with Major Emphasis on 
    Training Interpreter Educators
    
        For FY 2000 each of the priorities is an absolute priority. Under 
    34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet one of the 
    priorities.
        Regional Projects (CFDA No. 84.160A): For FY 2000, the competition 
    for new awards focuses on projects designed to meet the priority in the 
    regulations for this program (34 CFR 396.5), as follows:
        Projects that provide training in interpreting skills for persons 
    preparing to serve, and persons who are already serving, as 
    interpreters for individuals who are deaf and as interpreters for 
    individuals who are deaf-blind in public and private agencies, schools, 
    and other service-providing institutions.
        For FY 2000 this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 
    75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet the priority.
    
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        Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant 
    under these competitions, the Secretary uses selection criteria chosen 
    from the general selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and the 
    selection criterion in 34 CFR 396.31. The selection criteria to be used 
    for these competitions will be provided in the application package for 
    these competitions.
        For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), 
    PO Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-
    7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for 
    the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may also 
    contact ED Pubs via its web site (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html) 
    or its E-mail address (edpubs@inet.ed.gov).
        Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
    package in an alternate format by contacting the Grants and Contracts 
    Service Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, 
    room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: 
    (202) 205-8351. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
    (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
    800-877-8339. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an 
    alternate format the standard forms included in the application 
    package.
    For Further Information Contact: Mary Lovley, US Department of 
    Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, (room 3217, Switzer Building), 
    Washington, DC 20202-2736. Telephone: (202) 205-9393. If you use a 
    telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the TDD 
    number at (202) 401-3664.
        Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
    alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
    diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
    paragraph.
    
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        Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772(f).
    
        Dated: August 27, 1999.
    Judith E. Heumann,
    Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
    [FR Doc. 99-22776 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
09/01/1999
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-22776
Pages:
48072-48073 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CFDA Nos.: 84.160A, 84.160B, and 84.160C
PDF File:
99-22776.pdf