Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Foundations for Learning; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, 24009-24012 [05-9132]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 87 / Friday, May 6, 2005 / Notices
programmatic regulations required by
the Water Resources Development Act
of 2000 as 33 CFR part 385. Section
385.5 of the programmatic regulations
requires that the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the South Florida Water
Management District develop, in
consultation with the Department of the
Interior, the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Department of Commerce,
the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida,
the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, and other
Federal, State, and local agencies, six
guidance memoranda for approval by
the Secretary of the Army. Guidance
memoranda are program-wide
procedures and processes needed to
guide implementation of the
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Plan and to ensure that the goals and
purposes of the Plan are achieved. The
programmatic regulations require that
the Secretary of the Army afford the
public an opportunity to comment on
the Guidance Memoranda prior to their
approval. The programmatic regulations
also require the concurrence of the
Secretary of the Interior and the
Governor of Florida on the Guidance
Memoranda. An electronic copy of the
guidance memoranda document is
available at: https://
www.evergladesplan.org/pm/
progr_regs_guidance_memoranda.cfm.
Authority: 33 CFR 385.5.
Dated: April 28, 2005.
John Paul Woodley, Jr.,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Army (Civil Works), Department of the Army.
[FR Doc. 05–9046 Filed 5–5–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3710–92–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Foundations for
Learning; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.215H.
Dates: Applications Available: May 6,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 20, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: (1) Local
educational agencies (LEAs); (2) Local
councils; (3) Community-based
organizations (CBOs), including faithbased organizations; (4) Other public or
nonprofit private entities; or (5) A
combination of such entities.
VerDate jul<14>2003
18:03 May 05, 2005
Jkt 205001
24009
Estimated Available Funds: $992,000.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2006 from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$200,000-$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$245,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
(5) To evaluate the success of
strategies and services provided
pursuant to the grant in promoting
young children’s successful entry to
school and to maintain data systems
required for effective evaluations; and
(6) To pay for the expenses of
administering the grant activities,
including assessment of children’s
eligibility for services.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 97, 98, and 99.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program
supports projects to help eligible
children become ready for school.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105 (b)(2)(iv), this priority is from
section 5542 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended by the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. 7269a (ESEA).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards on the basis of the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we
consider only applications that meet
this priority.
This priority is: Grants to local
educational agencies, local councils,
community-based organizations,
including faith-based organizations, and
other public and nonprofit private
entities, or a combination of such
entities, to assist eligible children to
become ready for school.
To be eligible for funding, a project
must propose one or more of the
following—
(1) To deliver services to eligible
children and their families that foster
eligible children’s emotional,
behavioral, and social development;
(2) To coordinate and facilitate access
by eligible children and their families to
the services available through
community resources, including mental
health, physical health, substance
abuse, educational, domestic violence
prevention, child welfare, and social
services;
(3) To provide ancillary services such
as transportation or child care in order
to facilitate the delivery of any other
authorized services or activities;
(4) To develop or enhance early
childhood community partnerships and
build toward a community system of
care that brings together child-serving
agencies or organizations to provide
individualized supports for eligible
children and their families;
PO 00000
Frm 00049
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7269a.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $992,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$200,000–$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$245,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (1) Local
educational agencies (LEAs); (2) Local
councils; (3) Community-based
organizations (CBOs), including faithbased organizations; (4) Other public or
nonprofit private entities; or (5) A
combination of such entities.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not involve cost sharing
or matching but does involve
supplement-not supplant funding
provisions. Sec. 20 U.S.C.
7269a(b)(3)(D).
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 1–
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll
free): 1–877–576–7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its
Web site: 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
84.215H.
Copies of the application package for
this competition can also be found at:
https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/
osdfs/programs.html.
E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM
06MYN1
24010
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 87 / Friday, May 6, 2005 / Notices
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact
person listed in Section VII of this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission:
a. Statutory Application
Requirements:
Applications submitted under this
program must include the following—
(1) A description of the population
that the applicant intends to serve and
the types of services to be provided
under the grant;
(2) A description of the manner in
which services under the grant will be
coordinated with existing similar
services provided by public and
nonprofit private entities within the
State; and
(3) An assurance that—
• Services under the grant will be
provided by or under the supervision of
qualified professionals with expertise in
early childhood development;
• These services will be culturally
competent;
• These services will be provided in
accordance with the permissible uses of
funds as described elsewhere in this
notice;
• Funds will be used to supplement,
and not supplant, non-Federal funds;
and
• Parents of students participating in
services will be involved in the design
and implementation of the services.
b. Other:
Other requirements concerning the
content of an application, together with
the forms you must submit, are in the
application package for this program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: May 6, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 20, 2005.
Applications for grants under the
Foundations for Learning Grants
Program may be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
accessible through the Department’s eGrants system, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or by mail or hand
delivery, please refer to section 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: August 19,
2005.
VerDate jul<14>2003
18:03 May 05, 2005
Jkt 205001
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program.
5. Funding Restrictions:
Limitations on Use of Funds
(1) Grant funds may be used only to
pay for services that cannot be paid for
using other Federal, State, or local
public resources or through private
insurance.
(2) A grantee may not use more than
3 percent of the amount of the grant to
pay the expenses of administering the
authorized activities, including
assessment of children’s eligibility for
services.
We reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under the
Foundations for Learning Grants
Program may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications
If you choose to submit your
application to us electronically, you
must use e-Application available
through the Department’s e-Grants
system, accessible through the e-Grants
portal page at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• Your participation in e-Application
is voluntary.
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30 p.m., e.s.t., on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system
will not accept an application for the
Foundations for Learning Grants
Program after 4:30 p.m., e.s.t., 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
PO 00000
Frm 00050
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
time, for maintenance. Any
modifications to these hours are posted
on the e-Grants Web site.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you submit your
application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
• Any narrative sections of the
application should be attached as files
in .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
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of System Unavailability: If you
are prevented from electronically
submitting your application on the
application deadline date because the eApplication system is unavailable, we
will grant you an extension of one
business day in order to transmit your
application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is
unavailable for 60 minutes or more
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m., e.s.t., on the application deadline
date; or
(b) The e-Application system is
unavailable for any period of time
E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM
06MYN1
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 87 / Friday, May 6, 2005 / Notices
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., e.s.t.,
on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgement of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If the system is down and
therefore the application deadline is
extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an eApplication.
Extensions referred to in this section
apply only to the unavailability of the
Department’s e-Application system. If
the e-Application system is available,
and, for any reason, you are unable to
submit your application electronically
or you do not receive an automatic
acknowledgement of your submission,
you may submit your application in
paper format by mail or hand delivery
in accordance with the instructions in
this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by
Mail
If you submit your application in
paper format by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
you must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215H), 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 84.215H),
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:
VerDate jul<14>2003
18:03 May 05, 2005
Jkt 205001
(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 84.215H), 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., e.s.t., except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal
holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the
CFDA number—and suffix letter, if
any—of the competition under which
you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245–6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are in the
application package for this
competition.
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
PO 00000
Frm 00051
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
24011
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements 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 grants.
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: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing
the effectiveness of the Foundations for
Learning grants program: (1) The
percentage of eligible children served by
the grant attaining measurable gains in
emotional, behavioral, and social
development will increase; and (2) The
percentage of eligible children and their
families served by the grant receiving
individualized support from childserving agencies or organizations will
increase.
Note that in applying the selection
criteria to be used in this competition
for ‘‘Quality of project services’’ and
‘‘Quality of the project evaluation,’’ the
Secretary will take into consideration
the extent to which the applicant
demonstrates a strong capacity to
provide reliable data on these
indicators.
VII. Agency Contact
Earl
Myers, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E254,
Washington, DC 20202–6450.
Telephone: (202) 708–8846 or by e-mail:
earl.myers@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
888–877–8339.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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
E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM
06MYN1
24012
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 87 / Friday, May 6, 2005 / Notices
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: May 3, 2005.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools.
[FR Doc. 05–9132 Filed 5–5–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Rehabilitation Short-Term
Training—Client Assistance Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.246K.
Dates:
Applications Available: May 6, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 20, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: States and public
or nonprofit agencies and organizations,
including Indian tribes and institutions
of higher education.
Estimated Available Funds: $200,000.
Estimated 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
Rehabilitation Short-Term Training
program supports special seminars,
institutes, workshops, and other shortterm courses in technical matters
relating to vocational, medical, social,
and psychological rehabilitation
programs, independent living services
programs, and client assistance
programs (CAPs).
Priority: This priority is from the
notice of final priority for this program,
published in the Federal Register on
February 15, 2000 (65 FR 7678).
VerDate jul<14>2003
18:03 May 05, 2005
Jkt 205001
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:
Client Assistance Program
A project must—
• Provide training to Client
Assistance Program (CAP) personnel on
an as-needed basis, including—
(1) Management training on skills
needed for strategic and operational
planning and direction of CAP services;
(2) Advocacy training on skills and
knowledge needed by CAP staff to assist
persons with disabilities to gain access
to and to use the services and benefits
available under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, with particular
emphasis on new statutory and
regulatory requirements;
(3) Systematic advocacy training on
skills and knowledge needed by CAP
staff to address programmatic issues of
concern;
(4) Training and technical assistance
on CAP best practices; and
(5) Training on skills and knowledge
needed by CAP staff to perform
additional responsibilities required by
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998,
as amended.
• Coordinate training efforts with
other training supported by the
Rehabilitation Services Administration
(RSA), as well as with the training
supported by the Center for Mental
Health Services and the Administration
on Developmental Disabilities on
common areas such as protection and
advocacy, financial management, and
trial advocacy.
• Include both national and regional
training seminars in each project year.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, and 99. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR parts 385
and 390.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $200,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
PO 00000
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Frm 00052
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States and
public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including Indian tribes
and institutions of higher education.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: The
Secretary has determined that a grantee
must provide a match of at least 10
percent of the total cost of the project
(34 CFR 390.40).
Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect
cost reimbursement on a training grant is
limited to the recipient’s actual indirect
costs, as determined by its negotiated
indirect cost rate agreement, or eight percent
of a modified total direct cost base,
whichever amount is less. Indirect costs in
excess of the eight percent limit may not be
charged directly, used to satisfy matching or
cost-sharing requirements, or charged to
another Federal award.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 1–
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll
free): 1–877–576–7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its
Web site: 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
84.246K.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the Grants and
Contracts Services Team, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5075, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
2550. Telephone: (202) 245–7363. If you
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition. 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 45 pages,
using the following standards:
E:\FR\FM\06MYN1.SGM
06MYN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 87 (Friday, May 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24009-24012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9132]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information;
Foundations for Learning; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215H.
Dates: Applications Available: May 6, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 20, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: (1) Local educational agencies (LEAs); (2)
Local councils; (3) Community-based organizations (CBOs), including
faith-based organizations; (4) Other public or nonprofit private
entities; or (5) A combination of such entities.
Estimated Available Funds: $992,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make
additional awards in FY 2006 from the list of unfunded applications
from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $245,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program supports projects to help eligible
children become ready for school.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105 (b)(2)(iv), this
priority is from section 5542 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20
U.S.C. 7269a (ESEA).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards on the basis of the list of un-funded applications from
this competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is: Grants to local educational agencies, local
councils, community-based organizations, including faith-based
organizations, and other public and nonprofit private entities, or a
combination of such entities, to assist eligible children to become
ready for school.
To be eligible for funding, a project must propose one or more of
the following--
(1) To deliver services to eligible children and their families
that foster eligible children's emotional, behavioral, and social
development;
(2) To coordinate and facilitate access by eligible children and
their families to the services available through community resources,
including mental health, physical health, substance abuse, educational,
domestic violence prevention, child welfare, and social services;
(3) To provide ancillary services such as transportation or child
care in order to facilitate the delivery of any other authorized
services or activities;
(4) To develop or enhance early childhood community partnerships
and build toward a community system of care that brings together child-
serving agencies or organizations to provide individualized supports
for eligible children and their families;
(5) To evaluate the success of strategies and services provided
pursuant to the grant in promoting young children's successful entry to
school and to maintain data systems required for effective evaluations;
and
(6) To pay for the expenses of administering the grant activities,
including assessment of children's eligibility for services.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7269a.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $992,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $245,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (1) Local educational agencies (LEAs); (2)
Local councils; (3) Community-based organizations (CBOs), including
faith-based organizations; (4) Other public or nonprofit private
entities; or (5) A combination of such entities.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching but does involve supplement-not supplant funding
provisions. Sec. 20 U.S.C. 7269a(b)(3)(D).
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll
free): 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free):
1-877-576-7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: 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 84.215H.
Copies of the application package for this competition can also be
found at: https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/programs.html.
[[Page 24010]]
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person
listed in Section VII of this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission:
a. Statutory Application Requirements:
Applications submitted under this program must include the
following--
(1) A description of the population that the applicant intends to
serve and the types of services to be provided under the grant;
(2) A description of the manner in which services under the grant
will be coordinated with existing similar services provided by public
and nonprofit private entities within the State; and
(3) An assurance that--
Services under the grant will be provided by or under the
supervision of qualified professionals with expertise in early
childhood development;
These services will be culturally competent;
These services will be provided in accordance with the
permissible uses of funds as described elsewhere in this notice;
Funds will be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-
Federal funds; and
Parents of students participating in services will be
involved in the design and implementation of the services.
b. Other:
Other requirements concerning the content of an application,
together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package
for this program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: May 6, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 20, 2005.
Applications for grants under the Foundations for Learning Grants
Program may be submitted electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application) accessible through the Department's
e-Grants system, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, please refer
to section 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: August
19, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions:
Limitations on Use of Funds
(1) Grant funds may be used only to pay for services that cannot be
paid for using other Federal, State, or local public resources or
through private insurance.
(2) A grantee may not use more than 3 percent of the amount of the
grant to pay the expenses of administering the authorized activities,
including assessment of children's eligibility for services.
We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions
in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under the
Foundations for Learning Grants Program may be submitted electronically
or in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications
If you choose to submit your application to us electronically, you
must use e-Application available through the Department's e-Grants
system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: https://e-
grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
Your participation in e-Application is voluntary.
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30 p.m., e.s.t., on the application deadline date. The
e-Application system will not accept an application for the Foundations
for Learning Grants Program after 4:30 p.m., e.s.t., on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site
are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until
midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on
Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to
these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you submit your application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
Any narrative sections of the application should be
attached as files in .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement that will include a PR/Award
number (an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., e.s.t., on the
application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
[[Page 24011]]
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., e.s.t., on the application deadline
date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application.
Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the
unavailability of the Department's e-Application system. If the e-
Application system is available, and, for any reason, you are unable to
submit your application electronically or you do not receive an
automatic acknowledgement of your submission, you may submit your
application in paper format by mail or hand delivery in accordance with
the instructions in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the
original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.215H), 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
84.215H), 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
84.215H), 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., e.s.t., except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter,
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are in
the application package for this competition.
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 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 grants.
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: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the Foundations for Learning grants program: (1) The percentage of
eligible children served by the grant attaining measurable gains in
emotional, behavioral, and social development will increase; and (2)
The percentage of eligible children and their families served by the
grant receiving individualized support from child-serving agencies or
organizations will increase.
Note that in applying the selection criteria to be used in this
competition for ``Quality of project services'' and ``Quality of the
project evaluation,'' the Secretary will take into consideration the
extent to which the applicant demonstrates a strong capacity to provide
reliable data on these indicators.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl Myers, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E254, Washington, DC 20202-
6450. Telephone: (202) 708-8846 or by e-mail: earl.myers@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-888-877-8339.
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
[[Page 24012]]
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: May 3, 2005.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
[FR Doc. 05-9132 Filed 5-5-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
