Overview Information; Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, 6424-6428 [05-2438]
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1969, as amended, the Pittsburgh
District (District), U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, intends to develop a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The Draft EIS will consider Federal
actions associated with the District’s
proposal to restore the aquatic
ecosystem of the lower Mahoning River
in Ohio through (1) Dredging
contaminated sediments lining the river;
(2) bioremediating sediments in the
bank and river where applicable; (3)
capping contaminants in the bank; and
(4) removing low-head dams along the
river; or a combination of all four
actions. The lower Mahoning River’s
ecosystem has been severely impacted
by contamination from industries that
once lined the valley and by several
low-head dams that disrupt the river’s
natural hydrology. The proposed project
will improve the lower Mahoning
River’s ecosystem to a level found at a
model reach located just upstream of the
project area.
ADDRESSES: Submit questions or
comments regarding the environmental
dredging project to Mr. Curtis N.
Meeder, Chief, Planning and
Environmental Branch, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Mahoning
Environmental Dredging Project, 1000
Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222–
4186, telephone (412) 395–7228 or email: lrp.mahdredge@usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions or comments regarding this
notice can be directed to Mr. Larry
Moskovitz, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, 1000 Liberty Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222–4186, Telephone:
(412) 395–7205, e-mail:
lrp.mahdredge@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
District is evaluating alternative
strategies to restore, through
environmental dredging, 31 miles of the
lower Mahoning River that extends from
Warren, Ohio to the Pennsylvania-Ohio
state line. Through this project reach,
the Mahoning River is considered a
navigable waterway of the United
States. The river sediment was
contaminated from the heavy industrial
use of the Mahoning River Valley
through the early and mid 20th Century.
Low head dams were constructed at that
time to assure water supplies needed by
industry. These dams have significantly
altered the natural riverine habitat, and
sediments in the river’s bottom and
banks were contaminated by decades of
unregulated industrial waste disposal.
The sediment contamination has
severely impacted the aquatic life in this
river and has led the Ohio Department
of Health to issue two advisories against
recreation on the Mahoning River from
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Warren, Ohio to the Pennsylvania state
line, one limiting fish consumption due
to elevated levels of mercury and
polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs) and
another advising against coming in
contact with sediments due to elevated
levels of polyaromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs). At the end of the 20th Century,
many of the industrial facilities along
the Mahoning River closed down, and
the remaining companies improved
their wastewater treatment facilities
resulting in a marked improvement in
river water quality. Despite this
improvement, recent studies of the
lower Mahoning River’s ecosystem
[including the Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency (OEPA’s) 1994 Water
Quality Study] suggest that the ecology
of the Mahoning River will not be
restored unless the contaminated
sediments are removed, remediated, or
capped and some or all of the dams are
removed.
The project is being undertaken
pursuant to the authority of Section 312
of the Water Resources Development
Act (WRDA) of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–640),
as amended by Section 205 of the
WRDA of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–303) and
Section 224 of the WRDA of 1999 (Pub.
L. 106–53). Section 312 provides for the
removal (dredging) of contaminated
sediments within navigable waters for
the purpose of ecosystem restoration
and specifically identifies the Mahoning
River in Ohio and Pennsylvania, due to
the severity of contamination, as one of
five rivers in the nation given top
priority for removal and remediation of
contaminated sediments. The District
will prepare a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement assessing the
environmental impacts of the
recommended and alternative plans.
Proposed Action: The Mahoning
Environmental Dredging Project is
designed to restore the ecosystem of the
Mahoning River by removing
contaminated sediment and low-head
dams throughout a 31-mile stretch of the
river (from Warren, Ohio to the OhioPennsylvania border).
The Proposed Action involves
removing contaminated sediments from
the river utilizing mechanical or
hydraulic dredging techniques and
disposing of the material in an approved
manner. Contaminated sediment located
in the banks may be treated through
hydraulic dredging, bioremediation,
capping, or a combination of these three
actions. Low-head dams that are no
longer being used for water supply will
be considered for removal.
Reasonable Alternatives: The District
will evaluate a Future Without Project
(No Action) Alternative and Future
With Project Alternatives. The exact
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nature and extent of the alternatives will
be determined as part of the preparation
of the Draft EIS. To facilitate scoping of
the environmental effects of the project,
the public may initially base comments
upon a combination of possible actions
that result in the removal of
contaminated sediments from the
riverbed and riverbank and the removal
of unused low-head dams.
The primary issues to be analyzed in
depth during the NEPA process will be
the environmental impacts of proposed
actions on the Mahoning River and
cumulative impacts of this proposed
Federal action in conjunction with
reasonably foreseeable future actions by
others. The analysis will include
impacts to biological resources, cultural
resources, socioeconomic resources, air
quality, noise, and recreation.
In addition to the public notice, a
notice will be mailed to each address on
the Mahoning Environmental Dredging
mailing list. Coordination throughout
the project will be maintained with the
appropriate local, state, and Federal
agencies. Interested parties are
encouraged to provide written
comments relevant to issues to be
addressed in the Draft EIS. The District
requests that comments or requests for
information be directed to the following
study contact: Mr. Curtis N. Meeder,
Chief, Planning and Environmental
Branch (see ADDRESSES above).
Curtis N. Meeder,
Chief, Planning and Environmental.
[FR Doc. 05–2265 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3710–92–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Overview Information; Early Childhood
Educator Professional Development
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.349A.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 7,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 22, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: June 21, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: A partnership
consisting of at least one entity from
each of the following categories, as
indicated below:
(i) One or more institutions of higher
education, or other public or private
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entities (including faith-based
organizations), that provide professional
development for early childhood
educators who work with children from
low-income families in high-need
communities.
(ii) One or more public agencies
(including local educational agencies,
State educational agencies, State human
services agencies, and State and local
agencies administering programs under
the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990), Head Start agencies,
or private organizations (including faithbased organizations).
(iii) If feasible, an entity with
demonstrated experience in providing
training to educators in early childhood
education programs concerning
identifying and preventing behavior
problems or working with children
identified as or suspected to be victims
of abuse. This entity may be one of the
partners described in paragraphs (i) and
(ii) under Eligible Applicants.
A partnership may apply for these
funds only if one of the partners
currently provides professional
development for early childhood
educators working in programs located
in high-need communities with children
from low-income families.
Estimated Available Funds:
$14,695,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$2,500,000–$5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$3,750,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3–6
awards.
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 purpose of
the Early Childhood Educator
Professional Development (ECEPD)
program is to enhance the school
readiness of young children,
particularly disadvantaged young
children, and to prevent them from
encountering difficulties once they enter
school, by improving the knowledge
and skills of early childhood educators
who work in communities that have
high concentrations of children living in
poverty.
Projects funded under the ECEPD
program provide high-quality,
sustained, and intensive professional
development for these early childhood
educators in how to provide
developmentally appropriate schoolreadiness services for preschool-age
children that are based on the best
available research on early childhood
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pedagogy and on child development
and learning. For these grants, increased
emphasis is being placed on the quality
of program evaluations for the proposed
projects.
The specific activities for which
recipients may use grant funds are
identified in the application package.
Priorities: This competition includes
one absolute priority and two
invitational priorities that are explained
in the following paragraphs. In
accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), the absolute priority is
from section 2151(e)(5)(A) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), 20
U.S.C. 6651(e)(5)(A). The absolute
priority and the two invitational
priorities are as follows.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority. This
priority is:
High-Need Communities
The applicant partnership, if awarded
a grant, shall use the grant funds to
carry out activities that will improve the
knowledge and skills of early childhood
educators who are working in early
childhood programs that are located in
‘‘high-need communities.’’
An eligible applicant must
demonstrate in its application how it
meets the statutory requirement in
section 2151(e)(5)(A) of the ESEA by
including relevant demographic and
socioeconomic data about the ‘‘highneed community’’ in which the program
is located, as indicated in the
application package. (See section
2151(e)(3)(B)(i) of the ESEA.)
‘‘High-need community,’’ as defined
in section 2151(e)(9)(B) of the ESEA,
means—
(a) A political subdivision of a State,
or a portion of a political subdivision of
a State, in which at least 50 percent of
the children are from low-income
families; or
(b) A political subdivision of a State
that is among the 10 percent of political
subdivisions of the State having the
greatest numbers of such children.
Note: The following additional terms used
in or related to this absolute priority have
statutory definitions that are included in the
application package: ‘‘early childhood
educator,’’ ‘‘low-income family,’’ and
‘‘professional development.’’
Under this competition we are
particularly interested in applications
that address the following two
invitational priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2005,
these priorities are invitational
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1),
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we do not give an application that meets
these invitational priorities a
competitive or absolute preference over
other applications.
Invitational Priority 1—Young
Children with Limited English
Proficiency, Disabilities, or Other
Special Needs
The Secretary is especially interested
in applications that focus on providing
professional development for early
childhood educators who work with
young children (including infants or
toddlers, as applicable) with: limited
English proficiency; disabilities, as
identified under Parts B or C of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act; or other special needs.
Note: The following terms used in this
invitational priority have statutory
definitions that are included in the
application package: ‘‘child with a
disability,’’ ‘‘infants and toddlers with
disabilities,’’ and ‘‘limited English
proficient.’’
Invitational Priority 2—Classroom
Curricula and Teacher Professional
Development
The Secretary also is especially
interested in applications that focus on
professional development for early
childhood educators on the specific
preschool curricula that are being used
in their early childhood programs and
that promote young children’s school
readiness in the areas of language and
cognitive development and early
reading and numeracy skills. The
curricula should be based on
scientifically based research, and have
standardized training procedures and
published curriculum materials to
support implementation by the early
childhood educators. The chosen
curricula should include a scope and
sequence of skills and content with
concrete instructional goals that will
promote early language, reading, and
numeracy skills.
The need for rigorous preschool
curricula is driven by the national focus
on high-quality preschool experiences
that prepare children for formal reading
instruction in the elementary grades.
The professional development in the
ECEPD program provides opportunities
for the program participants to achieve
greater understanding of the
implementation of scientifically based
curricula that focus on early language,
reading, and numeracy skills of young
children. Grantees should focus on
assisting the early childhood educators
to fully implement the selected
curricula and measuring learning
outcomes for the children taught by
those educators.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6651(e).
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Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99, as applicable.
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 grant.
Estimated Available Funds:
$14,695,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$2,500,000 ‘‘$5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$3,750,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3–6
awards.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: A partnership
consisting of at least one entity from
each of the following categories, as
indicated below:
(i) One or more institutions of higher
education, or other public or private
entities (including faith-based
organizations), that provide professional
development for early childhood
educators who work with children from
low-income families in high-need
communities.
(ii) One or more public agencies
(including local educational agencies,
State educational agencies, State human
services agencies, and State and local
agencies administering programs under
the Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990), Head Start agencies,
or private organizations (including faithbased organizations).
(iii) If feasible, an entity with
demonstrated experience in providing
training to educators in early childhood
education programs concerning
identifying and preventing behavior
problems or working with children
identified as or suspected to be victims
of abuse. This entity may be one of the
partners described in paragraphs (i) and
(ii) under Eligible Applicants.
A partnership may apply for these
funds only if one of the partners
currently provides professional
development for early childhood
educators working in programs located
in high-need communities with children
from low-income families.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Each
partnership that receives a grant under
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the application to the equivalent of no
more than 30 typed pages. Part IV of the
application is where you, the applicant,
provide a budget narrative that
reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit the budget
narrative in Part IV of the application to
the equivalent of no more than 5 typed
pages. For all page limits, use the
following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ × 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application and budget narratives,
including titles, headings, footnotes,
quotations, references, and captions.
Text in tables, charts, or graphs, and the
limited Appendices, may be single
IV. Application and Submission
spaced.
Information
• Use a font that is either 12-point or
1. Address to Request Application
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
Package: You may obtain an application (characters per inch). You may use other
package via the Internet or from the
point fonts for any tables, charts, graphs,
Education Publications Center (ED
and the limited Appendices, but those
Pubs). To obtain an application via the
tables, charts, graphs and limited
Internet, use the following Web address: Appendices should be in a font size that
https://www.ed.gov/programs/
is easily readable by the reviewers of
eceducator/. To obtain a copy your application.
from ED Pubs, write or call the
• Any tables, charts, or graphs are
following: Education Publications
included in the overall narrative page
Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
limit. The limited Appendices,
20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 1–
including the partnership agreement
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If
required as a group agreement under 34
you use a telecommunications device
CFR 75.128, are not part of these page
for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll
limits.
• Appendices are limited to the
free): 1–877–576–7734.
If you request an application package
following: Required partnership
from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this
agreement; and curriculum vitae of key
competition as follows: CFDA number
personnel (including key contract
84.349A.
personnel and consultants).
You may also contact ED Pubs at its
• Other application materials are
Web site: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
limited to the specific materials
edpubs.html or you may contact ED
indicated in the application package,
Pubs at its e-mail address:
and may not include any video or other
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
non-print materials.
If you request an application from ED
Our reviewers will not read any pages
Pubs, be sure to identify this
of your application that—
competition as follows: CFDA number
• Exceed the page limits if you apply
84.349A.
these standards; or
Individuals with disabilities may
• Exceed the equivalent of the page
obtain a copy of the application package limits if you apply other standards.
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
3. Submission Dates and Times.
Applications Available: February 7,
large print, audiotape, or computer
2005.
diskette) following the instructions in
Deadline for Transmittal of
section VII of this notice.
Applications: April 22, 2005.
2. Content and Form of Application
Applications for grants under this
Submission: Requirements concerning
program [competition] may be
the content of the application, together
submitted electronically using the
with the forms you must submit, are in
Electronic Grant Application System (ethe application package for this
Application) accessible through the
competition.
Page Limits: The application narrative Department’s e-Grants system, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery.
for this program (Part III of the
application) is where you, the applicant, For information (including dates and
times) about how to submit your
address the selection criteria that
application electronically, or by mail or
reviewers use to evaluate your
hand delivery, please refer to section
application. You must limit Part III of
this program must provide (1) at least 50
percent of the total cost of the project for
the entire grant period; and (2) at least
20 percent of the project cost for each
year. The project may provide these
funds from any source, other than this
program, including other Federal
sources. The partnership may satisfy
these cost-sharing requirements by
providing contributions in cash or inkind, fairly evaluated, including plant,
equipment, and services. Only
allowable costs may be counted as part
of the grantee’s share. For example, any
indirect costs over and above the
allowable amount may not be counted
toward a grantee’s share. For additional
information about indirect costs, see
section IV.5. of this notice.
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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: June 21, 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
program.
5. Funding Restrictions:
(a) Indirect Costs. For purposes of
indirect cost charges, the Secretary
considers all ECEPD program grants to
be ‘‘educational training grants’’ within
the meaning of section 75.562(a) of
EDGAR. Consistent with 34 CFR 75.562,
the indirect cost rate for any fiscal agent
other than a State agency or agency of
local government (such as a local
educational agency) is limited to a
maximum of eight percent or the
amount permitted by the fiscal agent’s
negotiated indirect cost rate agreement,
whichever is less. Further information
about indirect cost rates, and on how to
apply for a negotiated indirect cost rate
for fiscal agents that do not yet have
one, is available at the following Web
site: https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/
list/ocfo/intro.html?exp=0.
(b) Pre-award Costs: For FY 2005 the
Secretary exercises her authority under
sections 75.263 and 74.25(e)(1) of
EDGAR to approve pre-award costs
incurred by recipients of these grants
more than 90 calendar days before the
grant award. Specifically, the Secretary
approves necessary and reasonable preaward costs incurred by these grant
recipients for up to 90 days before the
application deadline date. These preaward costs must be related to the needs
assessment that applicants conduct
under section 2151(e)(3)(B)(iii) of the
ESEA before submitting their
applications, to determine the most
critical professional development needs
of the early childhood educators to be
served by the project and in the broader
community.
Applicants incur any pre-award costs
at their own risk. The Secretary is under
no obligation to reimburse these costs if
for any reason the applicant does not
receive an award or if the award is less
than anticipated and inadequate to
cover these costs.
We reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements.
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Applications for grants under this
program [competition] may be
submitted electronically or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
If you choose to submit your
application to us electronically, you
must use 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:
• Your participation in e-Application
is voluntary.
• 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 program
[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 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
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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 System Unavailability: If you
are prevented from electronically
submitting your application on the
application deadline date because the eApplication 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 unavailability of the
Department’s e-Application system. If
the e-Application system is available,
and, for any reason, you are unable to
submit your application electronically
or you do not receive an automatic
acknowledgement of your submission,
you may submit your application in
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paper format by mail or hand delivery
in accordance with the instructions in
this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you submit your application in
paper format by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
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 84.349A), 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 84.349A),
7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785–1506.
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 submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) 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 84.349A), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
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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. 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 Notice (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. ECEPD
program grantees also are required by
section 2151(e)(6)(B) of the ESEA to
report annually to the Secretary on the
partnership’s progress toward attaining
the achievement indicators referenced
in section VI. 4. Performance Measures
in this notice. For specific requirements
on grantee reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: For FY
2005, grants under this program will be
governed by the achievement indicators
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that the Secretary published in the
Federal Register on March 31, 2003 (68
FR 15646–15648). These achievement
indicators are included in the
application package.
VI. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rosemary Fennell, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Room 3C–100, Washington, DC 20202–
6132. Telephone: (202) 260–0792, or by
e-mail: eceprofdev@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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.
VII. 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/
index.html.
Dated: February 2, 2005.
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
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Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.128J.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 14,
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Overview Information; Early Childhood Educator Professional
Development Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.349A.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 7, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 22, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 21, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: A partnership consisting of at least one
entity from each of the following categories, as indicated below:
(i) One or more institutions of higher education, or other public
or private
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entities (including faith-based organizations), that provide
professional development for early childhood educators who work with
children from low-income families in high-need communities.
(ii) One or more public agencies (including local educational
agencies, State educational agencies, State human services agencies,
and State and local agencies administering programs under the Child
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990), Head Start agencies, or
private organizations (including faith-based organizations).
(iii) If feasible, an entity with demonstrated experience in
providing training to educators in early childhood education programs
concerning identifying and preventing behavior problems or working with
children identified as or suspected to be victims of abuse. This entity
may be one of the partners described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) under
Eligible Applicants.
A partnership may apply for these funds only if one of the partners
currently provides professional development for early childhood
educators working in programs located in high-need communities with
children from low-income families.
Estimated Available Funds: $14,695,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $2,500,000-$5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $3,750,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3-6 awards.
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 purpose of the Early Childhood Educator
Professional Development (ECEPD) program is to enhance the school
readiness of young children, particularly disadvantaged young children,
and to prevent them from encountering difficulties once they enter
school, by improving the knowledge and skills of early childhood
educators who work in communities that have high concentrations of
children living in poverty.
Projects funded under the ECEPD program provide high-quality,
sustained, and intensive professional development for these early
childhood educators in how to provide developmentally appropriate
school-readiness services for preschool-age children that are based on
the best available research on early childhood pedagogy and on child
development and learning. For these grants, increased emphasis is being
placed on the quality of program evaluations for the proposed projects.
The specific activities for which recipients may use grant funds
are identified in the application package.
Priorities: This competition includes one absolute priority and two
invitational priorities that are explained in the following paragraphs.
In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), the absolute priority is
from section 2151(e)(5)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. 6651(e)(5)(A). The absolute
priority and the two invitational priorities are as follows.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that
meet this priority. This priority is:
High-Need Communities
The applicant partnership, if awarded a grant, shall use the grant
funds to carry out activities that will improve the knowledge and
skills of early childhood educators who are working in early childhood
programs that are located in ``high-need communities.''
An eligible applicant must demonstrate in its application how it
meets the statutory requirement in section 2151(e)(5)(A) of the ESEA by
including relevant demographic and socioeconomic data about the ``high-
need community'' in which the program is located, as indicated in the
application package. (See section 2151(e)(3)(B)(i) of the ESEA.)
``High-need community,'' as defined in section 2151(e)(9)(B) of the
ESEA, means--
(a) A political subdivision of a State, or a portion of a political
subdivision of a State, in which at least 50 percent of the children
are from low-income families; or
(b) A political subdivision of a State that is among the 10 percent
of political subdivisions of the State having the greatest numbers of
such children.
Note: The following additional terms used in or related to this
absolute priority have statutory definitions that are included in
the application package: ``early childhood educator,'' ``low-income
family,'' and ``professional development.''
Under this competition we are particularly interested in
applications that address the following two invitational priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2005, these priorities are
invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not give an
application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.
Invitational Priority 1--Young Children with Limited English
Proficiency, Disabilities, or Other Special Needs
The Secretary is especially interested in applications that focus
on providing professional development for early childhood educators who
work with young children (including infants or toddlers, as applicable)
with: limited English proficiency; disabilities, as identified under
Parts B or C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; or
other special needs.
Note: The following terms used in this invitational priority
have statutory definitions that are included in the application
package: ``child with a disability,'' ``infants and toddlers with
disabilities,'' and ``limited English proficient.''
Invitational Priority 2--Classroom Curricula and Teacher
Professional Development
The Secretary also is especially interested in applications that
focus on professional development for early childhood educators on the
specific preschool curricula that are being used in their early
childhood programs and that promote young children's school readiness
in the areas of language and cognitive development and early reading
and numeracy skills. The curricula should be based on scientifically
based research, and have standardized training procedures and published
curriculum materials to support implementation by the early childhood
educators. The chosen curricula should include a scope and sequence of
skills and content with concrete instructional goals that will promote
early language, reading, and numeracy skills.
The need for rigorous preschool curricula is driven by the national
focus on high-quality preschool experiences that prepare children for
formal reading instruction in the elementary grades. The professional
development in the ECEPD program provides opportunities for the program
participants to achieve greater understanding of the implementation of
scientifically based curricula that focus on early language, reading,
and numeracy skills of young children. Grantees should focus on
assisting the early childhood educators to fully implement the selected
curricula and measuring learning outcomes for the children taught by
those educators.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6651(e).
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Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99, as applicable.
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 grant.
Estimated Available Funds: $14,695,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $2,500,000 `` $5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $3,750,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3-6 awards.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: A partnership consisting of at least one
entity from each of the following categories, as indicated below:
(i) One or more institutions of higher education, or other public
or private entities (including faith-based organizations), that provide
professional development for early childhood educators who work with
children from low-income families in high-need communities.
(ii) One or more public agencies (including local educational
agencies, State educational agencies, State human services agencies,
and State and local agencies administering programs under the Child
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990), Head Start agencies, or
private organizations (including faith-based organizations).
(iii) If feasible, an entity with demonstrated experience in
providing training to educators in early childhood education programs
concerning identifying and preventing behavior problems or working with
children identified as or suspected to be victims of abuse. This entity
may be one of the partners described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) under
Eligible Applicants.
A partnership may apply for these funds only if one of the partners
currently provides professional development for early childhood
educators working in programs located in high-need communities with
children from low-income families.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Each partnership that receives a grant
under this program must provide (1) at least 50 percent of the total
cost of the project for the entire grant period; and (2) at least 20
percent of the project cost for each year. The project may provide
these funds from any source, other than this program, including other
Federal sources. The partnership may satisfy these cost-sharing
requirements by providing contributions in cash or in-kind, fairly
evaluated, including plant, equipment, and services. Only allowable
costs may be counted as part of the grantee's share. For example, any
indirect costs over and above the allowable amount may not be counted
toward a grantee's share. For additional information about indirect
costs, see section IV.5. of this notice.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: You may obtain an
application package via the Internet or from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs). To obtain an application via the Internet, use the
following Web address: https://www.ed.gov/programs/eceducator/
index.html. To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write or call the following:
Education Publications Center, 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.
If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to
identify this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.349A.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: https://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 84.349A.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) following the instructions in section
VII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of the application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limits: The application narrative for this program (Part III
of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must
limit Part III of the application to the equivalent of no more than 30
typed pages. Part IV of the application is where you, the applicant,
provide a budget narrative that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit the budget narrative in Part IV of the
application to the equivalent of no more than 5 typed pages. For all
page limits, use the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5 x 11, on one side
only, with 1 margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application and budget narratives, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. Text in
tables, charts, or graphs, and the limited Appendices, may be single
spaced.
Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch). You may use other point fonts for
any tables, charts, graphs, and the limited Appendices, but those
tables, charts, graphs and limited Appendices should be in a font size
that is easily readable by the reviewers of your application.
Any tables, charts, or graphs are included in the overall
narrative page limit. The limited Appendices, including the partnership
agreement required as a group agreement under 34 CFR 75.128, are not
part of these page limits.
Appendices are limited to the following: Required
partnership agreement; and curriculum vitae of key personnel (including
key contract personnel and consultants).
Other application materials are limited to the specific
materials indicated in the application package, and may not include any
video or other non-print materials.
Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application that--
Exceed the page limits if you apply these standards; or
Exceed the equivalent of the page limits if you apply
other standards.
3. Submission Dates and Times.
Applications Available: February 7, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 22, 2005.
Applications for grants under this program [competition] may be
submitted electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System
(e-Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants system, or
in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including
dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically,
or by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section
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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: June 21, 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 program.
5. Funding Restrictions:
(a) Indirect Costs. For purposes of indirect cost charges, the
Secretary considers all ECEPD program grants to be ``educational
training grants'' within the meaning of section 75.562(a) of EDGAR.
Consistent with 34 CFR 75.562, the indirect cost rate for any fiscal
agent other than a State agency or agency of local government (such as
a local educational agency) is limited to a maximum of eight percent or
the amount permitted by the fiscal agent's negotiated indirect cost
rate agreement, whichever is less. Further information about indirect
cost rates, and on how to apply for a negotiated indirect cost rate for
fiscal agents that do not yet have one, is available at the following
Web site: https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html?exp=0.
(b) Pre-award Costs: For FY 2005 the Secretary exercises her
authority under sections 75.263 and 74.25(e)(1) of EDGAR to approve
pre-award costs incurred by recipients of these grants more than 90
calendar days before the grant award. Specifically, the Secretary
approves necessary and reasonable pre-award costs incurred by these
grant recipients for up to 90 days before the application deadline
date. These pre-award costs must be related to the needs assessment
that applicants conduct under section 2151(e)(3)(B)(iii) of the ESEA
before submitting their applications, to determine the most critical
professional development needs of the early childhood educators to be
served by the project and in the broader community.
Applicants incur any pre-award costs at their own risk. The
Secretary is under no obligation to reimburse these costs if for any
reason the applicant does not receive an award or if the award is less
than anticipated and inadequate to cover these costs.
We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions
in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements.
Applications for grants under this program [competition] may be
submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
If you choose to submit your application to us electronically, you
must use 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:
Your participation in e-Application is voluntary.
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 program [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 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 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. If the e-
Application system is available, and, for any reason, you are unable to
submit your application electronically or you do not receive an
automatic acknowledgement of your submission, you may submit your
application in
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paper format by mail or hand delivery in accordance with the
instructions in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), 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
84.349A), 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
84.349A), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
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 submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) 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 84.349A), 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. 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 Notice
(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. ECEPD program grantees also are required by section
2151(e)(6)(B) of the ESEA to report annually to the Secretary on the
partnership's progress toward attaining the achievement indicators
referenced in section VI. 4. Performance Measures in this notice. For
specific requirements on grantee reporting, please go to https://
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: For FY 2005, grants under this program
will be governed by the achievement indicators that the Secretary
published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2003 (68 FR 15646-
15648). These achievement indicators are included in the application
package.
VI. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary Fennell, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3C-100, Washington, DC 20202-
6132. Telephone: (202) 260-0792, or by e-mail: eceprofdev@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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.
VII. 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/.
Dated: February 2, 2005.
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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