Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information; Alaska Native Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, 10366-10370 [05-4106]
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Dated: February 25, 2005.
Marlene Zakai,
Director, Office of Grants Policy and
Operations.
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Notice of Proposed Information
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Department of Education.
The Leader, Information
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education; Overview Information;
Alaska Native Education Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.356A.
DATES: Applications Available: March 3,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 18, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: (a) Alaska Native
organizations;
(b) Educational entities with
experience in developing or operating
Alaska Native programs or programs of
instruction conducted in Alaska Native
languages;
(c) Cultural and community-based
organizations with experience in
developing or operating programs to
benefit Alaska Natives; and
(d) Consortia of organizations and
entities described in this paragraph.
Note: A State educational agency or local
educational agency may apply for an award
under this program only as part of a
consortium involving an Alaska Native
organization. The consortium may include
other eligible applicants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$7,300,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds and quality of
applications, the Secretary may make
additional awards in FY 2006 from the
list of unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$315,000–$630,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12–22.
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
this program is to develop and support
supplemental educational programs to
benefit Alaska Natives. Permissible
activities under this program include
the following: (1) Development and
implementation of plans, methods, and
strategies to improve the education of
Alaska Natives; (2) development of
curricula and educational programs that
address the educational needs of Alaska
Native students; (3) professional
development activities for educators; (4)
development and operation of home
instruction programs for Alaska Native
preschool children, to ensure the active
involvement of parents in their
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children’s education from the earliest
ages; (5) family literacy services; (6)
development and operation of student
enrichment programs in science and
mathematics; (7) research and data
collection activities to determine the
educational status and needs of Alaska
Native children and adults; (8) other
research and evaluation activities
related to programs carried out under
Alaska Native education programs; (9)
remedial and enrichment programs to
assist Alaska Native students in
performing at a high level on
standardized tests; (10) education and
training of Alaska Native students
enrolled in a degree program that will
lead to certification or licensing as
teachers; (11) parenting education for
parents and caregivers of Alaska Native
children to improve parenting and
caregiving skills (including skills
relating to discipline and cognitive
development and parenting education
provided through in-home visitation of
new mothers); (12) activities carried out
through Even Start programs under
subpart 3 of part B of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) and
Head Start programs under the Head
Start Act, including the training of
teachers for Even Start and Head Start
programs; (13) other early learning and
preschool programs; (14) dropout
prevention programs; (15) career
preparation activities to enable Alaska
Native children and adults to prepare
for meaningful employment, including
programs providing ‘‘tech-prep,’’
mentoring, training, and apprenticeship
activities; (16) provision of operational
support and purchasing of equipment to
develop regional vocational schools in
rural areas of Alaska, including
boarding schools, for Alaska Native
students in grades 9 through 12, or at
higher levels of education, to provide
the students with necessary resources to
prepare for skilled employment
opportunities; (17) construction of
facilities that support the operation of
Alaska Native education programs; and
(18) other activities, consistent with the
purposes of this program, to meet the
educational needs of Alaska Native
children and adults.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from
section 7304(c) of ESEA (20 U.S.C.
7544(c)).
Competitive Preference Priority: For
FY 2005 this priority is a competitive
preference priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an additional
5 points to an application that meets
this priority.
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The Secretary shall give priority to
applications from Alaska Native
regional nonprofit organizations, or
consortia that include at least one
Alaska Native regional nonprofit
organization. In order to receive a
competitive preference under this
priority, an application must provide
documentation supporting its claim that
it meets this priority.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7541, et seq.;
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub.
L. 108–447).
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$7,300,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds and quality of
applications, the Secretary may make
additional awards in FY 2006 from the
list of unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$315,000—$630,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12–22.
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) Alaska
Native organizations;
(b) Educational entities with
experience in developing or operating
Alaska Native programs or programs of
instruction conducted in Alaska Native
languages;
(c) Cultural and community-based
organizations with experience in
developing or operating programs to
benefit Alaska Natives; and
(d) Consortia of organizations and
entities described in this paragraph to
carry out programs that meet the
purposes of this program.
Note: A State educational agency or local
educational agency may apply for an award
under this program only as part of a
consortium involving an Alaska Native
organization. The consortium may include
other eligible applicants.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address To Request Application
Package: Alexis Fisher, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., room 3W217, Washington, DC
20202–6200. Telephone: (202) 401–0281
or by e-mail: alexis.fisher@ed.gov.
You may also obtain the application
electronically by downloading it from
the following Web site: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/alaskanative/
applicant.html.
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 a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
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. Applicants are
strongly encouraged to limit the
application narrative (text plus all
figures, charts, tables, and diagrams) to
the equivalent of no more than 25 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 recommended 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, one-page proof of
eligibility, the resumes, the
bibliography, or the letters of support.
However, you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: March 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 18, 2005.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
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electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
available through the Department’s eGrants system. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically or by mail or hand
delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV.
6. Other Submission Requirements in
this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Under section
7304(b) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7544(b)),
not more than five percent of funds
provided to a grantee under this
competition for any fiscal year may be
used for administrative purposes.
We reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically, unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Alaska Native Education Program—
CFDA Number 84.356A—must be
submitted electronically using eApplication 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:
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• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The eApplication system will not accept an
application for this competition after
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not
wait until the application deadline date
to begin the application process.
• The regular hours of operation of
the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday
until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.
Thursday until midnight Saturday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that
the system is unavailable on Sundays,
and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC
time, for maintenance. Any
modifications to these hours are posted
on the e-Grants Web site.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submit
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
• Any narrative sections of your
application should be attached as files
in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text),
or .PDF (Portable Document) format.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgement that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the
attention of the Alaska Native Education
Program at (202) 742–5418.
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• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented
from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because the e-Application system is
unavailable, we will grant you an
extension of one business day in order
to transmit your application
electronically, by mail, or by hand
delivery. We will grant this extension
if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is
unavailable for 60 minutes or more
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is
unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgement of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If the system is down and
therefore the application deadline is
extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an eApplication. Extensions referred to in
this section apply only to the
unavailability of the Department’s eApplication system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
the e-Application system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Department’s e-Application system; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
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Internet to submit your application. If
you mail your written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Alexis Fisher, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 3W217,
Washington, DC 20202–6200. Fax: (202)
260–8969.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.356A), 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 84.356A),
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
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relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application, by hand,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.356A), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the
CFDA number—and suffix letter, if
any—of the competition under which
you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245–6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: We will use the
following selection criteria from 34 CFR
75.210 to evaluate applications for new
grants under this competition. The
maximum score for all criteria is 100
points. The maximum score for each
criterion is indicated in parentheses.
The selection criteria for this
competition are as follows:
(a) Need for Project (20 points). In
determining the need for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the
magnitude of the need for the services
to be provided or the activities to be
carried out by the proposed project.
(b) Quality of Project Design (30
Points). In determining the quality of
the design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the extent to which
the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to and will successfully
address the needs of the target
population or other identified needs.
(c) Quality of Project Personnel (15
Points). In determining the quality of
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project personnel who will carry out the
proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the applicant
encourages applications for employment
from persons who are members of
groups that have traditionally been
underrepresented based on race, color,
national origin, gender, age, or
disability.
(ii) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel.
(d) Adequacy of Resources (15
Points). In determining the adequacy of
resources for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the extent to which
the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project.
(e) Quality of Project Evaluation (20
Points). In determining the quality of
the evaluation for the proposed project,
the Secretary considers the following
factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project.
(ii) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation include the use of
objective performance measures that are
clearly related to the intended outcomes
of the project and will produce
quantitative and qualitative data to the
extent possible.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
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expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The Alaska
Native Education program seeks to
support supplemental education
programs to benefit Alaska Native
populations. The Department uses the
following performance targets to
measure the program’s success: (1) An
increased percentage of Alaska Native
students will meet or exceed proficiency
standards in mathematics, science, or
reading; (2) an increased percentage of
Alaska Native children will improve on
measures of school readiness; and (3)
the dropout rate of Alaska Native
middle and high school students will
decrease.
Each grantee is expected to submit an
annual performance report documenting
its contributions in assisting the
Department in meeting these
performance measures.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexis Fisher, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3W217, Washington, DC 20202–
6200. Telephone: (202) 401–0281 or by
e-mail: alexis.fisher@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.
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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Technology and Media
Services for Individuals With
Disabilities—Research on Technology
Effectiveness and Implementation for
Children With Disabilities; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.327R.
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; outlying areas; freely
associated States; Indian tribes or tribal
organizations; and for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: $600,000.
Maximum Award: The Secretary does
not intend to fund an application that
proposes a budget exceeding $600,000
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
the program is to: (1) Improve results for
children with disabilities by promoting
the development, demonstration, and
use of technology; (2) support
educational media services activities
designed to be of educational value in
the classroom setting to children with
disabilities; and (3) provide support for
captioning and video description that is
appropriate for use in the classroom
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Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from
allowable activities specified in the
statute (see sections 674 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: Technology and
Media Services for Individuals With
Disabilities—Research on Technology
Effectiveness and Implementation for
Children With Disabilities.
Background: Recent years have
witnessed the emergence of a
technology-based instructional medium
that has been variously termed
‘‘electronic text’’, ‘‘digital text’’,
‘‘hypertext’’, ‘‘hypermedia’’, ‘‘supported
text’’, and other similar terms. In this
priority, the expression ‘‘electronic text’’
will be used.
Specific features and capabilities of
‘‘electronic text’’ vary, but the following
eight types of resources, proposed by
Horney & Anderson-Inman (1999),1 can
be used as a basic (but not necessarily
exhaustive) reference set to define
‘‘electronic text’’ as used in this
priority—
(1) Translational resources that
provide the reader with an alternate
form for words or phrases that might be
problematic (e.g., language translation
or text-to-speech);
(2) Illustrative resources that provide
the reader with examples, illustrations,
or comparisons of a concept or set of
concepts, often taking advantage of
multimedia such as graphics, animation,
or sound;
(3) Summarizing resources that
provide an overview of the text’s
structure, content, or major features, for
example in outline form (e.g., a table of
contents with each title linked to its
appropriate page in the text) or in
graphic form (e.g., a concept map of key
ideas in the document or a timeline of
major events);
(4) Instructional resources that
prompt students to learn by guiding
their interaction with the text, for
example by means of questions
embedded in the text, tutorials, or
assignments;
(5) Enrichment resources that
augment the main body of the text with
material that is related to, but not
actually necessary for, comprehension,
such as photos or sound clips;
(6) Notational resources that enable
students to support their reading by
1 Horney, M. A. & Anderson-Inman, L. (1999).
Supported Text in Electronic Reading
Environments. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 15,
127–168.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview
Information; Alaska Native Education Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.356A.
DATES: Applications Available: March 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 18, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: (a) Alaska Native organizations;
(b) Educational entities with experience in developing or operating
Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in Alaska
Native languages;
(c) Cultural and community-based organizations with experience in
developing or operating programs to benefit Alaska Natives; and
(d) Consortia of organizations and entities described in this
paragraph.
Note: A State educational agency or local educational agency may
apply for an award under this program only as part of a consortium
involving an Alaska Native organization. The consortium may include
other eligible applicants.
Estimated Available Funds: $7,300,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds and quality of applications, the Secretary may
make additional awards in FY 2006 from the list of unfunded applicants
from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $315,000-$630,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12-22.
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 this program is to develop and
support supplemental educational programs to benefit Alaska Natives.
Permissible activities under this program include the following: (1)
Development and implementation of plans, methods, and strategies to
improve the education of Alaska Natives; (2) development of curricula
and educational programs that address the educational needs of Alaska
Native students; (3) professional development activities for educators;
(4) development and operation of home instruction programs for Alaska
Native preschool children, to ensure the active involvement of parents
in their
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children's education from the earliest ages; (5) family literacy
services; (6) development and operation of student enrichment programs
in science and mathematics; (7) research and data collection activities
to determine the educational status and needs of Alaska Native children
and adults; (8) other research and evaluation activities related to
programs carried out under Alaska Native education programs; (9)
remedial and enrichment programs to assist Alaska Native students in
performing at a high level on standardized tests; (10) education and
training of Alaska Native students enrolled in a degree program that
will lead to certification or licensing as teachers; (11) parenting
education for parents and caregivers of Alaska Native children to
improve parenting and caregiving skills (including skills relating to
discipline and cognitive development and parenting education provided
through in-home visitation of new mothers); (12) activities carried out
through Even Start programs under subpart 3 of part B of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) and
Head Start programs under the Head Start Act, including the training of
teachers for Even Start and Head Start programs; (13) other early
learning and preschool programs; (14) dropout prevention programs; (15)
career preparation activities to enable Alaska Native children and
adults to prepare for meaningful employment, including programs
providing ``tech-prep,'' mentoring, training, and apprenticeship
activities; (16) provision of operational support and purchasing of
equipment to develop regional vocational schools in rural areas of
Alaska, including boarding schools, for Alaska Native students in
grades 9 through 12, or at higher levels of education, to provide the
students with necessary resources to prepare for skilled employment
opportunities; (17) construction of facilities that support the
operation of Alaska Native education programs; and (18) other
activities, consistent with the purposes of this program, to meet the
educational needs of Alaska Native children and adults.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority
is from section 7304(c) of ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7544(c)).
Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2005 this priority is a
competitive preference priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award
an additional 5 points to an application that meets this priority.
This priority is:
The Secretary shall give priority to applications from Alaska
Native regional nonprofit organizations, or consortia that include at
least one Alaska Native regional nonprofit organization. In order to
receive a competitive preference under this priority, an application
must provide documentation supporting its claim that it meets this
priority.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7541, et seq.; Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub. L. 108-447).
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $7,300,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds and quality of applications, the Secretary may
make additional awards in FY 2006 from the list of unfunded applicants
from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $315,000--$630,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12-22.
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) Alaska Native organizations;
(b) Educational entities with experience in developing or operating
Alaska Native programs or programs of instruction conducted in Alaska
Native languages;
(c) Cultural and community-based organizations with experience in
developing or operating programs to benefit Alaska Natives; and
(d) Consortia of organizations and entities described in this
paragraph to carry out programs that meet the purposes of this program.
Note: A State educational agency or local educational agency may
apply for an award under this program only as part of a consortium
involving an Alaska Native organization. The consortium may include
other eligible applicants.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package: Alexis Fisher, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3W217,
Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone: (202) 401-0281 or by e-mail:
alexis.fisher@ed.gov.
You may also obtain the application electronically by downloading
it from the following Web site: https://www.ed.gov/programs/
alaskanative/applicant.html.
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 a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
person listed in this section.
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. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to limit the application narrative (text plus all figures,
charts, tables, and diagrams) to the equivalent of no more than 25
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 recommended 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, one-page proof of eligibility, the resumes, the
bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must include all
of the application narrative in Part III.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: March 3,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 18, 2005.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
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electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer
to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Under section 7304(b) of the ESEA (20
U.S.C. 7544(b)), not more than five percent of funds provided to a
grantee under this competition for any fiscal year may be used for
administrative purposes.
We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions
in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically, unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Alaska Native Education Program--
CFDA Number 84.356A--must be submitted electronically using e-
Application available through the Department's e-Grants system,
accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application
for this competition after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do
not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application
process.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site
are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until
midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on
Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to
these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
Any narrative sections of your application should be
attached as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement that will include a PR/Award
number (an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the attention of the Alaska Native
Education Program at (202) 742-5418.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the
Department's e-Application system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the e-Application system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Department's e-Application system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the
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Internet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement
to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date. If you fax your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Alexis Fisher, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3W217,
Washington, DC 20202-6200. Fax: (202) 260-8969.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.356A), 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
84.356A), 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 qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.356A), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter,
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: We will use the following selection criteria
from 34 CFR 75.210 to evaluate applications for new grants under this
competition. The maximum score for all criteria is 100 points. The
maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.
The selection criteria for this competition are as follows:
(a) Need for Project (20 points). In determining the need for the
proposed project, the Secretary considers the magnitude of the need for
the services to be provided or the activities to be carried out by the
proposed project.
(b) Quality of Project Design (30 Points). In determining the
quality of the design of the proposed project, the Secretary considers
the extent to which the design of the proposed project is appropriate
to and will successfully address the needs of the target population or
other identified needs.
(c) Quality of Project Personnel (15 Points). In determining the
quality of project personnel who will carry out the proposed project,
the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability.
(ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of key project personnel.
(d) Adequacy of Resources (15 Points). In determining the adequacy
of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary considers the
extent to which the budget is adequate to support the proposed project.
(e) Quality of Project Evaluation (20 Points). In determining the
quality of the evaluation for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project.
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial
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expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The Alaska Native Education program seeks
to support supplemental education programs to benefit Alaska Native
populations. The Department uses the following performance targets to
measure the program's success: (1) An increased percentage of Alaska
Native students will meet or exceed proficiency standards in
mathematics, science, or reading; (2) an increased percentage of Alaska
Native children will improve on measures of school readiness; and (3)
the dropout rate of Alaska Native middle and high school students will
decrease.
Each grantee is expected to submit an annual performance report
documenting its contributions in assisting the Department in meeting
these performance measures.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis Fisher, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3W217, Washington, DC 20202-
6200. Telephone: (202) 401-0281 or by e-mail: alexis.fisher@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.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: February 25, 2005.
Raymond J. Simon,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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