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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.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA), the Department is currently
developing measures that will yield
information on various aspects of the
quality of the Technology and Media
Services to Improve Services and
Results for Children with Disabilities
program (e.g., the extent to which
projects are of high quality and are
relevant to the needs of children with
disabilities). Data on these measures
will be collected from the projects
funded under this competition.
Grantees will also be required to
report information on their projects’
performance in annual reports to the
Department (34 CFR 75.590).
We will notify grantees of the
performance measures once they are
developed.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Malouf, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 4078, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2550.
Telephone: (202) 245–7427.
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
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format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request by contacting the following
office: The Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–
7363.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
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text or Adobe Portable Document
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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: February 24, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 05–4103 Filed 3–2–05; 8:45 am]
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Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Technical Assistance and
Dissemination To Improve Services
and Results for Children With
Disabilities—State and Federal Policy
Forum for Program Improvement;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.326F.
DATES: Applications Available: March 4,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 15, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: June 14, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: State educational
agencies (SEAs), local educational
agencies (LEAs) public charter schools
that are LEAs under State law,
institutions of higher education (IHEs),
other public agencies, private nonprofit
organizations, for-profit organizations,
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outlying areas, freely associated States,
and Indian tribes or tribal organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $450,000.
Maximum Award: The Secretary does
not intend to fund an application that
proposes a budget exceeding $450,000
for a single budget period of 12 months.
The Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
this program is to provide technical
assistance and dissemination of useful
information to improve services to
children with disabilities by applying
scientifically based findings to facilitate
systemic changes in policy, procedure,
practice and the training and use of
personnel. Specifically, the program
authorizes activities including those
that assist States and local educational
agencies with the process of planning
systemic changes that will promote
improved early intervention,
educational and transitional results for
children with disabilities.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from
allowable activities specified in the
statute (see sections 663(b), 663(c), and
681(d) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)).
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:
Technical Assistance and
Dissemination to Improve Services and
Results for Children with Disabilities—
State and Federal Policy Forum for
Program Improvement.
Background: Access to information is
critical for decision makers and policy
officials to ensure that appropriate and
effective education is available for all
eligible children with disabilities, and
early intervention services are available
to all eligible infants and toddlers with
disabilities. State and Federal decision
makers responsible for the
implementation of IDEA must have
access to valid statistics, research
findings, policy analyses, and current
information on trends in the provision
of special education and related services
and early intervention services.
The Office of Special Education
Programs (OSEP), within the Office of
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Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services (OSERS), is the principal
agency within the Department of
Education responsible for Federal
administration of IDEA. SEAs, and
certain other designated State agencies
under Part C of IDEA oversee the
administration of IDEA at State and
local levels. The project funded under
this competition will provide access to
and analysis of administrative and
policy information generated by the
States and other jurisdictions, and will
facilitate coordination between OSEP
and State and local administrators of
IDEA.
Priority: The Assistant Secretary
establishes a priority to facilitate
communication between OSEP and
State and local administrators of IDEA,
and to synthesize national program
information that will improve the
management, administration, delivery,
and effectiveness of programs and
services provided under IDEA. The
cooperative agreement funded under
this priority will provide OSEP with a
mechanism and resources for analyzing
policies and emerging issues that are of
significant national concern.
In order to meet the requirements of
this priority, the project must—
(a) Identify national and State needs
for program improvement information
through contact with experts, research
reviews, regular communication with
State and local policy officials and other
types of needs assessments, and in
conjunction with OSEP staff. Such
information is critical to obtain better
results for infants, toddlers, children,
and youth with disabilities;
(b) Collect, organize, synthesize,
interpret and integrate information
needed for program improvement using
a variety of methods and formats,
consistent with the nature of the data
and the types of entities performing the
specific tasks. Specifically, such
information may be gathered through
activities such as surveys, interviews,
brief case examinations, and meetings
among special education administrators,
outside experts, representatives of
students with disabilities and their
families, and others;
(c) Analyze emerging policy or
program issues regarding the
administration of special education,
early intervention, and related services
at the Federal, State, and local levels.
Review, plan, and provide leadership in
recommending multi-level actions that
respond to emerging issues;
(d) Facilitate the flow of information
at the Federal, State, and local levels
related to program improvement for
infants, toddlers, children, and youth
with disabilities, through various
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resources, including the Regional
Resource Centers, Regional Parent
Technical Assistance Centers, other
OSEP-supported technical assistance
efforts, and OSEP-affiliated
communities of practice;
(e) Communicate, collaborate, and
form partnerships as appropriate and as
directed by OSEP, with technical
assistance providers at the national and
regional levels, including those that are
part of the OSEP-supported special
education technical assistance and
dissemination network;
(f) Maintain a Web site, with a
dedicated URL, on which all
anticipated, ongoing, and completed
products, as well as related information,
are available in a form that meets a
government or industry-recognized
standard for accessibility;
(g) Organize, coordinate, maintain,
and promote access to a database of
laws, policies, and regulations that
govern special education and early
intervention within the States and other
jurisdictions;
(h) Communicate regularly with OSEP
to provide and receive information that
may assist OSEP in improving its
efficiency and effectiveness in
administering IDEA; and
(i) Budget for an annual two-day
Project Directors’ meeting in
Washington, DC during each year of the
project and another annual two-day trip
to Washington, DC during each year of
the project to meet and collaborate with
the OSEP project officer, other OSEP
staff, and other funded projects for
purposes of cross-project collaboration
and information exchange.
In deciding whether to continue this
project for the fourth and fifth years, the
Secretary will consider the requirements
of 34 CFR 75.253(a), and in addition—
(1) The recommendation of a review
team consisting of experts selected by
the Secretary. The review will be
conducted in Washington, DC during
the last half of the project’s second year.
Projects must budget for the travel
associated with this one-day intensive
review; and
(2) The timeliness and effectiveness
with which all requirements of the
negotiated cooperative agreement have
been or are being met by the project; and
(3) The degree to which the project’s
design and technical strategies
demonstrate the potential for
disseminating significant new
knowledge.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:
Under the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department
generally offers interested parties the
opportunity to comment on a proposed
priority. However, section 681(d) of
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IDEA makes the public comment
requirements of the APA inapplicable to
the priority in this notice.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1463.
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.
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 IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative
agreement.
Estimated Available Funds: $450,000.
Maximum Award: The Secretary does
not intend to fund an application that
proposes a budget exceeding $450,000
for a single budget period of 12 months.
The Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs, LEAs
public charter schools that are LEAs
under State law, IHEs, other public
agencies, private nonprofit
organizations, for-profit organizations,
outlying areas, freely associated States,
and Indian tribes or tribal organizations.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other: General Requirements—(a)
The projects funded under this
competition must make positive efforts
to employ and advance in employment
qualified individuals with disabilities
(see section 606 of IDEA).
(b) Applicants and grant recipients
funded under this notice must involve
individuals with disabilities or parents
of individuals with disabilities ages
birth through 26 in planning,
implementing, and evaluating the
projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of
IDEA).
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
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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: 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
84.326F.
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 listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII of this notice.
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.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(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
to the equivalent of no more than 70
pages, using 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 narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget
section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
the resumes, the bibliography, the
references, or the letters of support.
However, you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit; or
• You apply other standards and
exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: March 4, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 15, 2005.
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For
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information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application
electronically, or by mail or hand
delivery, 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: June 14, 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 may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications. We have been accepting
applications electronically through the
Department’s e-Application system
since FY 2000. In order to expand on
those efforts and comply with the
President’s Management Agenda, we are
continuing to participate as a partner in
the new governmentwide Grants.gov
Apply site in FY 2005. The State and
Federal Policy Forum for Program
Improvement—(CFDA Number 84.326F)
competition is one of the competitions
included in this project.
If you choose to submit your
application electronically, you must use
the Grants.gov Apply site (https://
www.grants.gov). Through this site, you
will be able to download a copy of the
application package, complete it offline,
and then upload and submit your
application. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us. We request your participation in
Grants.gov.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the State and Federal
Policy Forum for Program
Improvement—(CFDA Number 84.326F)
competition at: https://www.grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable
application package for this program by
the CFDA number. Do not include the
CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your
search.
Please note the following:
• Your participation in Grants.gov is
voluntary.
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
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through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are time and date stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted with a date/time received by
the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. We will not
consider your application if it was
received by the Grants.gov system later
than 4:30 p.m. on the application
deadline date. When we retrieve your
application from Grants.gov, we will
notify you if we are rejecting your
application because it was submitted
after 4:30 p.m. on the application
deadline date.
• If you experience technical
difficulties on the application deadline
date and are unable to meet the 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, deadline,
print out your application and follow
the instructions in this notice for the
submission of paper applications by
mail or hand delivery.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition
to ensure that your application is
submitted timely to the Grants.gov
system.
• To use Grants.gov, you, as the
applicant, must have a D–U–N–S
Number and register in the Central
Contractor Registry (CCR). You should
allow a minimum of five business days
to complete the CCR registration.
• 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 may submit all documents
electronically, including all information
typically included on the Application
for Federal Education Assistance (ED
424), Budget Information—NonConstruction 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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• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgement from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. The Department will
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send you a second
confirmation by e-mail that will include
a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your
application).
• We may request that you provide
us original signatures on forms at a later
date.
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 84.326F), 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 84.326F),
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
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the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.326F), 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
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (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 from 34
CFR 75.210 and are listed 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
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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.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA), the Department is currently
developing measures that will yield
information on various aspects of the
quality of the Technical Assistance and
Dissemination to Improve Services and
Results for Children with Disabilities
program. These are: the extent to which
projects provide high quality products
and services, the relevance of project
products and services to educational
and early intervention policy and
practice, and the use of products and
services to improve educational and
early intervention policy and practice.
Data on these measures will be collected
from any project funded under this
competition.
The grantee will also be required to
report information on its project’s
performance in annual reports to the
Department (34 CFR 75.590).
We will notify grantees of the
performance measures once they are
developed.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Gonzalez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 4057, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2600.
Telephone: (202) 245–7355.
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 by contacting the following
office: The Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–
7363.
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–
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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: Feburary 14, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed priority.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services proposes one funding priority
for the National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDRR)
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program,
Rehabilitation Research and Training
Centers (RRTC) program. This priority
may be used for competitions in fiscal
year (FY) 2005 and later years. We take
this action to focus research attention on
areas of national need. We intend this
priority to improve rehabilitation
services and outcomes for individuals
with disabilities.
DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before April 4, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
this proposed priority to Donna Nangle,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6030,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
20204–2700. If you prefer to send your
comments through the Internet, use the
following address:
donna.nangle@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Nangle. Telephone: (202) 245–
7462.
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
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request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation To Comment
We invite you to submit comments
regarding this proposed priority.
We invite you to assist us in
complying with the specific
requirements of Executive Order 12866
and its overall requirement of reducing
regulatory burden that might result from
this proposed priority. Please let us
know of any further opportunities we
should take to reduce potential costs or
increase potential benefits while
preserving the effective and efficient
administration of the program.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all public comments
about this proposed priority in room
6030, 550 12th Street, SW., Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC, between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Eastern time, Monday through Friday of
each week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record
On request, we will supply an
appropriate aid, such as a reader or
print magnifier, to an individual with a
disability who needs assistance to
review the comments or other
documents in the public rulemaking
record for this proposed priority. If you
want to schedule an appointment for
this type of aid, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
We will announce the final priority in
a notice in the Federal Register. We will
determine the final priority after
considering responses to this notice and
other information available to the
Department. This notice does not
preclude us from proposing or funding
additional priorities, subject to meeting
applicable rulemaking requirements.
Note: This notice does not solicit
applications. In any year in which we choose
to use this proposed priority, we invite
applications through a notice in the Federal
Register. When inviting applications we
designate the priority as absolute,
competitive preference, or invitational. The
effect of each type of priority follows:
Absolute priority: Under an absolute
priority, we consider only applications
that meet the priority (34 CFR
75.105(c)(3)).
Competitive preference priority:
Under a competitive preference priority,
we give competitive preference to an
application by either (1) awarding
additional points, depending on how
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well or the extent to which the
application meets the competitive
priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2)
selecting an application that meets the
competitive priority over an application
of comparable merit that does not meet
the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii)).
Invitational priority: Under an
invitational priority, we are particularly
interested in applications that meet the
invitational priority. However, we do
not give an application that meets the
invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other
applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).
Note: NIDRR supports the goals of
President Bush’s New Freedom Initiative
(NFI). The NFI can be accessed on the
Internet at the following site: https://
www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom.
The proposed priority is in concert
with NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan (Plan).
The Plan is comprehensive and
integrates many issues relating to
disability and rehabilitation research
topics. While applicants will find many
sections throughout the Plan that
support potential research to be
conducted under the proposed priority,
a specific reference is included for the
priority presented in this notice. The
Plan can be accessed on the Internet at
the following site: https://www.ed.gov/
rschstat/research/pubs/.
Through the implementation of the
NFI and the Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1)
Improve the quality and utility of
disability and rehabilitation research;
(2) foster an exchange of expertise,
information, and training to facilitate
the advancement of knowledge and
understanding of the unique needs of
traditionally underserved populations;
(3) determine best strategies and
programs to improve rehabilitation
outcomes for underserved populations;
(4) identify research gaps; (5) identify
mechanisms of integrating research and
practice; and (6) disseminate findings.
Rehabilitation Research and Training
Centers
RRTCs conduct coordinated and
integrated advanced programs of
research targeted toward the production
of new knowledge to improve
rehabilitation methodology and service
delivery systems, alleviate or stabilize
disability conditions, or promote
maximum social and economic
independence for persons with
disabilities. Additional information on
the RRTC program can be found at:
https://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/
pubs/res-program.html#RRTC.
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[Notices]
[Pages 10374-10378]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services
and Results for Children With Disabilities--State and Federal Policy
Forum for Program Improvement; Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.326F.
DATES: Applications Available: March 4, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 15, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 14, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs), local
educational agencies (LEAs) public charter schools that are LEAs under
State law, institutions of higher education (IHEs), other public
agencies, private nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations,
outlying areas, freely associated States, and Indian tribes or tribal
organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $450,000.
Maximum Award: The Secretary does not intend to fund an application
that proposes a budget exceeding $450,000 for a single budget period of
12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide
technical assistance and dissemination of useful information to improve
services to children with disabilities by applying scientifically based
findings to facilitate systemic changes in policy, procedure, practice
and the training and use of personnel. Specifically, the program
authorizes activities including those that assist States and local
educational agencies with the process of planning systemic changes that
will promote improved early intervention, educational and transitional
results for children with disabilities.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority
is from allowable activities specified in the statute (see sections
663(b), 663(c), and 681(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)).
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:
Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and
Results for Children with Disabilities--State and Federal Policy Forum
for Program Improvement.
Background: Access to information is critical for decision makers
and policy officials to ensure that appropriate and effective education
is available for all eligible children with disabilities, and early
intervention services are available to all eligible infants and
toddlers with disabilities. State and Federal decision makers
responsible for the implementation of IDEA must have access to valid
statistics, research findings, policy analyses, and current information
on trends in the provision of special education and related services
and early intervention services.
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), within the Office
of
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Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), is the principal
agency within the Department of Education responsible for Federal
administration of IDEA. SEAs, and certain other designated State
agencies under Part C of IDEA oversee the administration of IDEA at
State and local levels. The project funded under this competition will
provide access to and analysis of administrative and policy information
generated by the States and other jurisdictions, and will facilitate
coordination between OSEP and State and local administrators of IDEA.
Priority: The Assistant Secretary establishes a priority to
facilitate communication between OSEP and State and local
administrators of IDEA, and to synthesize national program information
that will improve the management, administration, delivery, and
effectiveness of programs and services provided under IDEA. The
cooperative agreement funded under this priority will provide OSEP with
a mechanism and resources for analyzing policies and emerging issues
that are of significant national concern.
In order to meet the requirements of this priority, the project
must--
(a) Identify national and State needs for program improvement
information through contact with experts, research reviews, regular
communication with State and local policy officials and other types of
needs assessments, and in conjunction with OSEP staff. Such information
is critical to obtain better results for infants, toddlers, children,
and youth with disabilities;
(b) Collect, organize, synthesize, interpret and integrate
information needed for program improvement using a variety of methods
and formats, consistent with the nature of the data and the types of
entities performing the specific tasks. Specifically, such information
may be gathered through activities such as surveys, interviews, brief
case examinations, and meetings among special education administrators,
outside experts, representatives of students with disabilities and
their families, and others;
(c) Analyze emerging policy or program issues regarding the
administration of special education, early intervention, and related
services at the Federal, State, and local levels. Review, plan, and
provide leadership in recommending multi-level actions that respond to
emerging issues;
(d) Facilitate the flow of information at the Federal, State, and
local levels related to program improvement for infants, toddlers,
children, and youth with disabilities, through various resources,
including the Regional Resource Centers, Regional Parent Technical
Assistance Centers, other OSEP-supported technical assistance efforts,
and OSEP-affiliated communities of practice;
(e) Communicate, collaborate, and form partnerships as appropriate
and as directed by OSEP, with technical assistance providers at the
national and regional levels, including those that are part of the
OSEP-supported special education technical assistance and dissemination
network;
(f) Maintain a Web site, with a dedicated URL, on which all
anticipated, ongoing, and completed products, as well as related
information, are available in a form that meets a government or
industry-recognized standard for accessibility;
(g) Organize, coordinate, maintain, and promote access to a
database of laws, policies, and regulations that govern special
education and early intervention within the States and other
jurisdictions;
(h) Communicate regularly with OSEP to provide and receive
information that may assist OSEP in improving its efficiency and
effectiveness in administering IDEA; and
(i) Budget for an annual two-day Project Directors' meeting in
Washington, DC during each year of the project and another annual two-
day trip to Washington, DC during each year of the project to meet and
collaborate with the OSEP project officer, other OSEP staff, and other
funded projects for purposes of cross-project collaboration and
information exchange.
In deciding whether to continue this project for the fourth and
fifth years, the Secretary will consider the requirements of 34 CFR
75.253(a), and in addition--
(1) The recommendation of a review team consisting of experts
selected by the Secretary. The review will be conducted in Washington,
DC during the last half of the project's second year. Projects must
budget for the travel associated with this one-day intensive review;
and
(2) The timeliness and effectiveness with which all requirements of
the negotiated cooperative agreement have been or are being met by the
project; and
(3) The degree to which the project's design and technical
strategies demonstrate the potential for disseminating significant new
knowledge.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested
parties the opportunity to comment on a proposed priority. However,
section 681(d) of IDEA makes the public comment requirements of the APA
inapplicable to the priority in this notice.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1463.
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.
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 IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.
Estimated Available Funds: $450,000.
Maximum Award: The Secretary does not intend to fund an application
that proposes a budget exceeding $450,000 for a single budget period of
12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs, LEAs public charter schools that are
LEAs under State law, IHEs, other public agencies, private nonprofit
organizations, for-profit organizations, outlying areas, freely
associated States, and Indian tribes or tribal organizations.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other: General Requirements--(a) The projects funded under this
competition must make positive efforts to employ and advance in
employment qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of
IDEA).
(b) Applicants and grant recipients funded under this notice must
involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with
disabilities ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and
evaluating the projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA).
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
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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: 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 84.326F.
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 listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section
VII of this notice.
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.
Page Limit: The application narrative (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 to
the equivalent of no more than 70 pages, using 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 narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, the references, or the letters of support.
However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: March 4,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 15, 2005.
Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), 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 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 14, 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 may be submitted electronically or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications. We have been accepting
applications electronically through the Department's e-Application
system since FY 2000. In order to expand on those efforts and comply
with the President's Management Agenda, we are continuing to
participate as a partner in the new governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site in FY 2005. The State and Federal Policy Forum for Program
Improvement--(CFDA Number 84.326F) competition is one of the
competitions included in this project.
If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must
use the Grants.gov Apply site (https://www.grants.gov). Through this
site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package,
complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You
may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. We
request your participation in Grants.gov.
You may access the electronic grant application for the State and
Federal Policy Forum for Program Improvement--(CFDA Number 84.326F)
competition at: https://www.grants.gov. You must search for the
downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search.
Please note the following:
Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted with a
date/time received by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. We will not
consider your application if it was received by the Grants.gov system
later than 4:30 p.m. on the application deadline date. When we retrieve
your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it was submitted after 4:30 p.m. on
the application deadline date.
If you experience technical difficulties on the
application deadline date and are unable to meet the 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, deadline, print out your application and follow
the instructions in this notice for the submission of paper
applications by mail or hand delivery.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that
your application is submitted timely to the Grants.gov system.
To use Grants.gov, you, as the applicant, must have a D-U-
N-S Number and register in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). You
should allow a minimum of five business days to complete the CCR
registration.
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 may submit all documents electronically, including all
information typically included on 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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After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-
mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying
number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
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
84.326F), 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
84.326F), 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 84.326F), 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 Application for Federal Education
Assistance (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
from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed 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 expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), the Department is currently developing measures
that will yield information on various aspects of the quality of the
Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results
for Children with Disabilities program. These are: the extent to which
projects provide high quality products and services, the relevance of
project products and services to educational and early intervention
policy and practice, and the use of products and services to improve
educational and early intervention policy and practice. Data on these
measures will be collected from any project funded under this
competition.
The grantee will also be required to report information on its
project's performance in annual reports to the Department (34 CFR
75.590).
We will notify grantees of the performance measures once they are
developed.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Gonzalez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4057, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-7355.
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 by contacting the following office: The Grants and
Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550.
Telephone: (202) 245-7363.
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-
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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: Feburary 14, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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