Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Projects With Industry; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, 5633-5637 [E5-415]
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date, to the Department at the following
address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.128G), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the
CFDA number—and suffix letter, if
any—of the competition under which
you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are in the
application package.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
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expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 directs Federal
departments and agencies to improve
the effectiveness of their programs by
engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and
measuring program results against those
goals. Program officials must develop
performance measures for all their grant
programs to assess their performance
and effectiveness. The Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) has
established the following performance
measure for the Migrant and Seasonal
Farmworkers Program and will use this
measure to assess the effectiveness of
the program.
• Percentage of individuals served
who were placed in employment.
Each grantee must annually report on
this measure in its annual performance
report. In addition, the Migrant and
Seasonal Farmworkers Program is part
of the Administration’s job training and
employment common measures
initiative. The common measures for job
training and employment programs
targeting adults are: Entered
employment (percentage employed in
the first quarter after program exit);
retention in employment (percentage of
those employed in the first quarter after
exit that were still employed in the
second and third quarter after program
exit); earnings increase (percentage
change in earnings pre-registration to
post-program and first quarter after exit
to third quarter after exit); and
efficiency (annual cost per participant).
The Department is currently working
toward the implementation of these
common measures. Each grantee will be
required to collect and report data for
the common measures when they are
implemented.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theresa DeVaughn, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5045, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2649.
Telephone: (202) 245–7321 or by e-mail:
theresa.devaughn@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
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Dated: January 28, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Projects With Industry;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.234R.
DATES: Applications Available: February
3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 21, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: Employers,
nonprofit agencies or organizations,
designated State units, labor unions,
community rehabilitation program
providers, trade associations, Indian
tribes, tribal organizations, and other
agencies or organizations with the
capacity to create and expand job and
career opportunities for individuals
with disabilities.
In order to ensure an equitable
distribution of funds among the States
as required by statute, grant awards will
be made only to organizations that
provide job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities within the
State in which the organization is
located. Only organizations that are
located in the State where the
organization applies to provide services
will be considered for a grant.
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To further ensure the equitable
distribution of funds, to the extent funds
are available, grants will be awarded to
those projects that propose to serve
those unserved or underserved
individuals with disabilities in States,
portions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal
organizations.
Estimated Available Funds:
$19,567,593.
The estimated available funds will be
used to support projects in FY 2005.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
the Secretary may make additional
awards in FY 2006 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$200,000–$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 77.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Projects
With Industry program creates and
expands job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities in the
competitive labor market by engaging
the talent and leadership of private
industry as partners in the rehabilitation
process. Projects identify competitive
job and career opportunities and the
skills needed to perform those jobs,
create practical settings for job readiness
and training programs, and provide job
placements and career advancement
services.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 795.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, and 99. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR part 379.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$19,567,593.
The estimated available funds will be
used to support projects in FY 2005.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
the Secretary may make additional
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awards in FY 2006 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$200,000–$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 77.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Employers,
nonprofit agencies or organizations,
designated State units, labor unions,
community rehabilitation program
providers, trade associations, Indian
tribes, tribal organizations, and other
agencies or organizations with the
capacity to create and expand job and
career opportunities for individuals
with disabilities.
In order to ensure an equitable
distribution of funds among the States
as required by statute, grant awards will
be made only to organizations that
provide job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities within the
State in which the organization is
located. Only organizations that are
located in the State where the
organization applies to provide services
will be considered for a grant.
To further ensure the equitable
distribution of funds, to the extent funds
are available, grants will be awarded to
those projects that propose to serve
those unserved or underserved
individuals with disabilities in States,
portions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal
organizations.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: See 34
CFR 379.40.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), P.O. 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 at its
Web site: www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED
Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.234R.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
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diskette) by contacting the Grants and
Contracts Services Team, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5075, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
2550. Telephone: (202) 245–7363. If you
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 3,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 21, 2005.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
available through the Department’s eGrants system. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically or by mail or hand
delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV.6.
Other Submission Requirements in this
notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 19, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically, unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
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calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications
Applications for grants under the
Projects With Industry program—CFDA
Number 84.234R must be submitted
electronically using e-Application
available through the Department’s eGrants system, accessible through the eGrants portal page at: https://egrants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The eApplication system will not accept an
application for this competition after
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not
wait until the application deadline date
to begin the application process.
• The regular hours of operation of
the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday
until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.
Thursday until midnight Saturday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that
the system is unavailable on Sundays,
and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC
time, for maintenance. Any
modifications to these hours are posted
on the e-Grants Web site.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you quality for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submit
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
• Any narrative sections of your
application should be attached as files
in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text),
or .PDF (Portable Document) format.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
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• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgement that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented
from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because the e-Application system is
unavailable, we will grant you an
extension of one business day in order
to transmit your application
electronically, by mail, or by hand
delivery. We will grant this extension
if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is
unavailable for 60 minutes or more
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is
unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgement of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If the system is down and
therefore the application deadline is
extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an eApplication. Extensions referred to in
this section apply only to the
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unavailability of the Department’s eApplication system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
the e-Application system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Department’s e-Application system; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
Internet to submit your application. If
you mail your written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Kerrie Brown, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5048, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
2800. FAX: (202) 245–7593.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by
Mail
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
must mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.234R), 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–
4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop 4260,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.234R),
7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785–1506.
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Regardless of which address you use,
you 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, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do 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.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by
Hand Delivery
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application, by hand,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.234R), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the
CFDA number—and suffix letter, if
any—of the competition under which
you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245–6288.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are in 34 CFR
75.210.
2. Review and Selection Process: The
procedures used for reviewing and
selecting an application for an award are
in 34 CFR 75.215 through 75.222.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118 and 34
CFR part 379.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA), the Department has
established four performance measures
for the Projects With Industry program.
The measures are percentage of
individuals served who were placed in
competitive employment, average
increase in weekly earnings experienced
by individuals placed in competitive
employment, percentage of previously
unemployed individuals served who
were placed in competitive
employment, and cost per placement.
Each grantee must submit an annual
performance report documenting its
success in addressing these performance
measures, as well as the compliance
indicators required by the program
regulations in 34 CFR part 379, Subpart
F.
In addition, the Projects With
Industry program is part of the
Administration’s job training and
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employment common measures
initiative. The common measures for job
training and employment programs
targeting adults are—
entered employment (percentage of
individuals employed in the first
quarter after program exit); retention in
employment (percentage of individuals
employed in the first quarter after exit
that were still employed in the second
and third quarters after program exit);
earnings increase (percentage change in
earnings pre-registration to postprogram and first quarter after exit to
third quarter after exit); and efficiency
(annual cost per participant). The
Department is currently working toward
implementation of these common
measures. Each grantee will be required
to collect and report data for the
common measures when implemented.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerrie Brown, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5048, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–7281 or by e-mail:
Kerrie.Brown@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
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Dated: January 31, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
RehabilitativeServices.
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Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy;
Germantown Building, Independence
Avenue, Washington, DC 20585;
Telephone: (301) 903–4563.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of this meeting is to provide advice and
guidance with respect to the basic
energy sciences research program.
Tentative Agenda: Agenda will
include discussions of the following:
• News from the Office of Science.
• News from the Office of Basic
Energy Sciences.
• BESAC discussion.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. If you would like to
file a written statement with the
Committee, you may do so either before
or after the meeting. If you would like
to make oral statements regarding any of
the items on the agenda, you should
contact Karen Talamini at (301) 903–
6594 (fax) or
karen.talamini@science.doe.gov (email). You must make your request for
an oral statement at least 5 business
days prior to the meeting. Reasonable
provision will be made to include the
scheduled oral statements on the
agenda. The Chairperson of the
Committee will conduct the meeting to
facilitate the orderly conduct of
business. Public comment will follow
the 10-minute rule.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Fernald
Department of Energy.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EMSSAB), Fernald. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No.
92–46, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of this meeting be announced in
the Federal Register.
DATES: Saturday, February 12, 2005,
8:30 a.m.–12 noon.
ADDRESSES: Morgan Township
Administration Building, 3141 Chapel
Road, Morgan Township, Ohio.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Sarno, The Perspectives Group,
Inc., 1055 North Fairfax Street, Suite
204, Alexandria, VA 22314, at (703)
837–1197, or e-mail;
djsarno@theperspectivesgroup.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE in the areas of environmental
restoration, waste management, and
related activities.
Tentative Agenda:
8:30 a.m. Call to Order.
8:35 a.m. Updates and Announcements.
9 a.m. Status of Silos Disposition
Contracts.
9:30 a.m. Post-Closure Public
Involvement Legacy Management
Community Involvement Plan for
Fernald Local Stakeholder
Organizations (LSOs).
10:15 a.m. Break.
11:15 a.m. Review FCAB History
Outline.
11:40 a.m. FY 2005 Meeting Plan.
11:50 a.m. Public Comment.
12 p.m. Adjourn.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. Written statements
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before or after the meeting. Individuals
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pertaining to agenda items should
contact the Board chair at the address or
telephone number listed below.
Requests must be received five days
prior to the meeting and reasonable
provisions will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer, Gary
Stegner, Public Affairs Office, Ohio
Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy,
is empowered to conduct the meeting in
a fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comment will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
to present their comments. This notice
is being published less than 15 calendar
days before the date of meeting due to
programmatic issues.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
will be available for public review and
copying at the Department of Energy’s
Freedom of Information Public Reading
Room, 1E–190, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC, 20585 between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except
Federal holidays. Minutes will also be
available by writing to the Fernald
Citizens’ Advisory Board, Phoenix
Environmental Corporation, MS–76,
Post Office Box 538704, Cincinnati, OH
43253–8704, or by calling the Advisory
Board at (513) 648–6478.
Issued at Washington, DC on January 31,
2005.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge
Reservation
Department of Energy.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EMSSAB), Oak Ridge
Reservation. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86
Stat. 770) requires that public notice of
this meeting be announced in the
Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, February 9, 2005, 6
p.m.
ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center,
475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Projects With Industry; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.234R.
DATES: Applications Available: February 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 21, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: Employers, nonprofit agencies or
organizations, designated State units, labor unions, community
rehabilitation program providers, trade associations, Indian tribes,
tribal organizations, and other agencies or organizations with the
capacity to create and expand job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities.
In order to ensure an equitable distribution of funds among the
States as required by statute, grant awards will be made only to
organizations that provide job and career opportunities for individuals
with disabilities within the State in which the organization is
located. Only organizations that are located in the State where the
organization applies to provide services will be considered for a
grant.
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To further ensure the equitable distribution of funds, to the
extent funds are available, grants will be awarded to those projects
that propose to serve those unserved or underserved individuals with
disabilities in States, portions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal
organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $19,567,593.
The estimated available funds will be used to support projects in
FY 2005. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY 2006 from
the list of unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 77.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Projects With Industry program creates and
expands job and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities
in the competitive labor market by engaging the talent and leadership
of private industry as partners in the rehabilitation process. Projects
identify competitive job and career opportunities and the skills needed
to perform those jobs, create practical settings for job readiness and
training programs, and provide job placements and career advancement
services.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 795.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR part 379.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $19,567,593.
The estimated available funds will be used to support projects in
FY 2005. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY 2006 from
the list of unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 77.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Employers, nonprofit agencies or
organizations, designated State units, labor unions, community
rehabilitation program providers, trade associations, Indian tribes,
tribal organizations, and other agencies or organizations with the
capacity to create and expand job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities.
In order to ensure an equitable distribution of funds among the
States as required by statute, grant awards will be made only to
organizations that provide job and career opportunities for individuals
with disabilities within the State in which the organization is
located. Only organizations that are located in the State where the
organization applies to provide services will be considered for a
grant.
To further ensure the equitable distribution of funds, to the
extent funds are available, grants will be awarded to those projects
that propose to serve those unserved or underserved individuals with
disabilities in States, portions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal
organizations.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: See 34 CFR 379.40.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. 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 at its Web site: www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.234R.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5075, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:
(202) 245-7363. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: February 3,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 21, 2005.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer
to section IV.6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically, unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding
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calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application
deadline date is provided later in this section under Exception to
Electronic Submission Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications
Applications for grants under the Projects With Industry program--
CFDA Number 84.234R must be submitted electronically using e-
Application available through the Department's e-Grants system,
accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application
for this competition after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do
not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application
process.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site
are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until
midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on
Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to
these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you quality for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
Any narrative sections of your application should be
attached as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement that will include a PR/Award
number (an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the
Department's e-Application system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the e-Application system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Department's e-Application system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Kerrie Brown, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5048, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-7593.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you must mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.234R), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.234R), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
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Regardless of which address you use, you 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, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
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.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.234R), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter,
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
in 34 CFR 75.210.
2. Review and Selection Process: The procedures used for reviewing
and selecting an application for an award are in 34 CFR 75.215 through
75.222.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118 and 34 CFR part 379.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), the Department has established four performance
measures for the Projects With Industry program. The measures are
percentage of individuals served who were placed in competitive
employment, average increase in weekly earnings experienced by
individuals placed in competitive employment, percentage of previously
unemployed individuals served who were placed in competitive
employment, and cost per placement. Each grantee must submit an annual
performance report documenting its success in addressing these
performance measures, as well as the compliance indicators required by
the program regulations in 34 CFR part 379, Subpart F.
In addition, the Projects With Industry program is part of the
Administration's job training and employment common measures
initiative. The common measures for job training and employment
programs targeting adults are--
entered employment (percentage of individuals employed in the first
quarter after program exit); retention in employment (percentage of
individuals employed in the first quarter after exit that were still
employed in the second and third quarters after program exit); earnings
increase (percentage change in earnings pre-registration to post-
program and first quarter after exit to third quarter after exit); and
efficiency (annual cost per participant). The Department is currently
working toward implementation of these common measures. Each grantee
will be required to collect and report data for the common measures
when implemented.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerrie Brown, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5048, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7281 or by e-mail:
Kerrie.Brown@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
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Dated: January 31, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and RehabilitativeServices.
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