Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Overview Information, Centers for Independent Living; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, 36378-36382 [05-12472]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Overview
Information, Centers for Independent
Living; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.132A.
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Applications Available: June 23, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 25, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 21, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to
apply, an applicant must—
(a) Be a consumer-controlled,
community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit
agency;
(b) Have the power and authority to—
(1) Carry out the purpose of part C of
title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended (the Act) and perform
the functions listed in section 725(b)
and (c) of the Act and subparts F and
G of 34 CFR part 366 within a
community located within a State or in
a bordering State; and
(2) Receive and administer—
(i) Funds under 34 CFR part 366;
(ii) Funds and contributions from
private or public sources that may be
used in support of a center for
independent living (center); and
(iii) Funds from other public and
private programs;
(c) Be able to plan, conduct,
administer, and evaluate a center
consistent with the standards and
assurances in section 725(b) and (c) of
the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR
part 366;
(d) Either—
(1) Not currently be receiving funds
under part C of chapter 1 of title VII of
the Act; or
(2) Propose the expansion of an
existing center through the
establishment of a separate and
complete center (except that the
governing board of the existing center
may serve as the governing board of the
new center) at a different geographical
location;
(e) Propose to serve one or more of the
geographic areas that are identified as
unserved or underserved by the States
and territories listed under Estimated
Number of Awards; and
(f) Submit appropriate documentation
demonstrating that the establishment of
a new center is consistent with the
design for establishing a statewide
network of centers in the State plan of
the State or territory whose geographic
area or areas the applicant proposes to
serve.
Estimated Available Funds: $380,168.
Estimated Range of Awards: $1,000 to
$225,122.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$126,723.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3,
distributed in the following manner:
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Estimated
available funds
States and territories
American Samoa .....................................................................................................................................................
Maryland ..................................................................................................................................................................
Ohio .........................................................................................................................................................................
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: This program
provides support for planning,
conducting, administering, and
evaluating centers that comply with the
standards and assurances in section 725
of the Act, consistent with the design
included in the State plan for
establishing a statewide network of
centers.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f–1.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, and 97. (b) The regulations for
this program in 34 CFR parts 364 and
366.
Estimated
available funds
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible
to apply, an applicant must—
(a) be a consumer-controlled,
community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit
agency;
(b) have the power and authority to—
(1) carry out the purpose of part C of
title VII of the Act and perform the
functions listed in section 725(b) and (c)
of the Act and subparts F and G of 34
CFR part 366 within a community
located within a State or in a bordering
State; and
(2) receive and administer—
(i) funds under 34 CFR part 366;
(ii) funds and contributions from
private or public sources that may be
used in support of a center; and
(iii) funds from other public and
private programs;
(c) be able to plan, conduct,
administer, and evaluate a center
consistent with the standards and
assurances in section 725(b) and (c) of
the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR
part 366;
(d) either—
(1) not currently be receiving funds
under part C of chapter 1 of title VII of
the Act; or
(2) propose the expansion of an
existing center through the
establishment of a separate and
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complete center (except that the
governing board of the existing center
may serve as the governing board of the
new center) at a different geographical
location;
(e) propose to serve one or more of the
geographic areas that are identified as
unserved or underserved by the States
and territories listed under Estimated
Number of Awards; and
(f) submit appropriate documentation
demonstrating that the establishment of
a new center is consistent with the
design for establishing a statewide
network of centers in the State plan of
the State or territory whose geographic
area or areas the applicant proposes to
serve.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not involve cost sharing
or matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), PO 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
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Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $380,168.
Estimated Range of Awards: $1,000 to
$225,122.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$126,723.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3,
distributed in the following manner:
American Samoa .....................................................................................................................................................
Maryland ..................................................................................................................................................................
Ohio .........................................................................................................................................................................
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
$154,046
1,000
225,122
II. Award Information
States and territories
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Estimated
number of
awards
$154,046
1,000
225,122
Estimated
number of
awards
1
1
1
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.132A.
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
program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: June 23, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 25, 2005.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
available through the Department’s eGrants system. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically or by mail or hand
delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV.
6. Other Submission Requirements in
this notice.
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We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 21, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically, unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
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
Centers for Independent Living
program-CFDA Number 84.132A 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:
• 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
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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 must 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 acknowledgment that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented
from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because the e-Application system is
unavailable, we will grant you an
extension of one business day in order
to transmit your application
electronically, by mail, or by hand
delivery. We will grant this extension
if—
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(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
acknowledgment 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
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: Thomas Kelley, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW, room 5042, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
2800. FAX: (202) 245–7593.
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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 any 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 84.132A), 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 84.132A),
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 84.132A), 550 12th
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Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center accepts
hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal
holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the
CFDA number ‘‘and suffix letter, if any
‘‘of the competition under which you
are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245–6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are in 34
CFR 366.27.
2. Review and Selection Process: An
additional factor we consider in
selecting an application for an award is
comments regarding the application, if
any, by the State Independent Living
Council in the State in which the
applicant is located.
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
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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
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 directs Federal
departments and agencies to improve
the effectiveness of their programs by
engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and
measuring program results against those
goals.
The goal of the Centers for
Independent Living program is to
promote and practice the independent
living philosophy of consumer control
of the center regarding decisionmaking,
service delivery, management, and
establishment of the policy and
direction of the center; self-help and
self-advocacy; development of peer
relationships and peer role models; and
the equal access of individuals with
significant disabilities to society and to
all services, programs, activities,
resources, and facilities, whether public
or private and regardless of the funding
source.
In order to measure the success of one
component of meeting this goal, each
grantee is required to track the number
of individuals who leave nursing homes
and other institutions for communitybased housing due to independent
living services provided by the center.
In annual performance reports, centers
are required to provide information on
the number of individuals requesting
this service and the number of
individuals who successfully relocated
from institutionalized to communitybased living. The Rehabilitation
Services Administration is currently in
the process of revising its annual data
report for future use to better capture
this data directly from grantees.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Kelley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5042, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–7404.
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
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Dated: June 17, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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Application To Export Electric Energy
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ACTION: Notice of application.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.)
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DATES: Comments, protests or requests
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requests to intervene should be
addressed as follows: Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability (OE–20), U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX
202–287–5736).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202–
586–4708 or Michael Skinker (Program
Attorney) 202–586–2793.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of
electricity from the United States to a
foreign country are regulated and
require authorization under section
202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)
(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).
On August 21, 1998, the Department
of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–
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182 authorizing HQUS to transmit
electric energy from the United States to
Canada as a power marketer. On August
21, 2000, in Order No. EA–182–A, DOE
renewed the HQUS authorization to
export electric energy to Canada for a
five-year term that will expire on
August 21, 2005.
On May 18, 2005, HQUS filed an
application with DOE for renewal of the
export authority contained in Order No.
EA–182–A for an additional five-year
term. HQUS proposes to export electric
energy to Canada and to arrange for the
delivery of those exports over the
international transmission facilities
presently owned by Basin Electric
Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power
Administration, Eastern Maine Electric
Cooperative, International Transmission
Company, Joint Owners of the Highgate
Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric
Power Company, Maine Public Service
Company, Minnesota Power, Inc.,
Minnkota Power Cooperative, New York
Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk
Power Corporation, Northern States
Power, Vermont Electric Power
Company, Inc. and Vermont Electric
Transmission Company.
Procedural Matters: Any person
desiring to become a party to these
proceedings or to be heard by filing
comments or protests to this application
should file a petition to intervene,
comment or protest at the address
provided above in accordance with
§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the FERC’s
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18
CFR 385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of
each petition and protest should be filed
with the DOE on or before the dates
listed above.
Comments on the HQUS application
to export electric energy to Canada
should be clearly marked with Docket
EA–182–B. Additional copies are to be
filed directly with Helene Cossette,
Senior Legal Advisor, Legal and
Regulatory Affairs, Wholesale Markets,
Hydro-Quebec Production 75,
Boulevard Rene-Levesque West, 17th
Floor, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Z
1A4, AND Jerry L. Pfeffer, Energy
Industries Advisor, W. Mason Emnett,
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP, 1440 New York Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005.
A final decision will be made on this
application after the environmental
impacts have been evaluated pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, and a determination is
made by the DOE that the proposed
action will not adversely impact on the
reliability of the U.S. electric power
supply system.
Copies of this application will be
made available, upon request, for public
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provided above or by accessing the
program’s home page at https://
www.fe.doe.gov. Upon reaching the
program home page, select ‘‘Electricity
Regulation,’’ and then ‘‘Pending
Proceedings’’ from the options menus.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 17,
2005.
Ellen Russell,
Acting Senior Advisor to the Director for
Regulatory Programs, Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Overview
Information, Centers for Independent Living; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.132A.
Dates:
Applications Available: June 23, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 25, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 21, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply, an applicant must--
(a) Be a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit agency;
(b) Have the power and authority to--
(1) Carry out the purpose of part C of title VII of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act) and perform the
functions listed in section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and subparts F
and G of 34 CFR part 366 within a community located within a State or
in a bordering State; and
(2) Receive and administer--
(i) Funds under 34 CFR part 366;
(ii) Funds and contributions from private or public sources that
may be used in support of a center for independent living (center); and
(iii) Funds from other public and private programs;
(c) Be able to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a center
consistent with the standards and assurances in section 725(b) and (c)
of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366;
(d) Either--
(1) Not currently be receiving funds under part C of chapter 1 of
title VII of the Act; or
(2) Propose the expansion of an existing center through the
establishment of a separate and complete center (except that the
governing board of the existing center may serve as the governing board
of the new center) at a different geographical location;
(e) Propose to serve one or more of the geographic areas that are
identified as unserved or underserved by the States and territories
listed under Estimated Number of Awards; and
(f) Submit appropriate documentation demonstrating that the
establishment of a new center is consistent with the design for
establishing a statewide network of centers in the State plan of the
State or territory whose geographic area or areas the applicant
proposes to serve.
Estimated Available Funds: $380,168.
Estimated Range of Awards: $1,000 to $225,122.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $126,723.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3, distributed in the following manner:
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Estimated Estimated
States and territories available number of
funds awards
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American Samoa.......................... $154,046 1
Maryland................................ 1,000 1
Ohio.................................... 225,122 1
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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: This program provides support for planning,
conducting, administering, and evaluating centers that comply with the
standards and assurances in section 725 of the Act, consistent with the
design included in the State plan for establishing a statewide network
of centers.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f-1.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, and 97. (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR
parts 364 and 366.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $380,168.
Estimated Range of Awards: $1,000 to $225,122.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $126,723.
Estimated Number of Awards: 3, distributed in the following manner:
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Estimated Estimated
States and territories available number of
funds awards
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American Samoa.......................... $154,046 1
Maryland................................ 1,000 1
Ohio.................................... 225,122 1
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply, an applicant
must--
(a) be a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit agency;
(b) have the power and authority to--
(1) carry out the purpose of part C of title VII of the Act and
perform the functions listed in section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and
subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366 within a community located within a
State or in a bordering State; and
(2) receive and administer--
(i) funds under 34 CFR part 366;
(ii) funds and contributions from private or public sources that
may be used in support of a center; and
(iii) funds from other public and private programs;
(c) be able to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a center
consistent with the standards and assurances in section 725(b) and (c)
of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366;
(d) either--
(1) not currently be receiving funds under part C of chapter 1 of
title VII of the Act; or
(2) propose the expansion of an existing center through the
establishment of a separate and complete center (except that the
governing board of the existing center may serve as the governing board
of the new center) at a different geographical location;
(e) propose to serve one or more of the geographic areas that are
identified as unserved or underserved by the States and territories
listed under Estimated Number of Awards; and
(f) submit appropriate documentation demonstrating that the
establishment of a new center is consistent with the design for
establishing a statewide network of centers in the State plan of the
State or territory whose geographic area or areas the applicant
proposes to serve.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), PO 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 84.132A.
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 program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: June 23, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 25, 2005.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer
to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
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We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 21, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically, unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding 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 Centers for Independent Living
program-CFDA Number 84.132A 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 must 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 acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) (a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the
Department's e-Application system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the e-Application system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Department's e-Application system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Thomas Kelley, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 5042, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-7593.
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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 any 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
84.132A), 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
84.132A), 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 84.132A), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number `` and suffix
letter, if any `` of the competition under which you are submitting
your application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are in 34 CFR 366.27.
2. Review and Selection Process: An additional factor we consider
in selecting an application for an award is comments regarding the
application, if any, by the State Independent Living Council in the
State in which the applicant is located.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA) of 1993 directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the
effectiveness of their programs by engaging in strategic planning,
setting outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program
results against those goals.
The goal of the Centers for Independent Living program is to
promote and practice the independent living philosophy of consumer
control of the center regarding decisionmaking, service delivery,
management, and establishment of the policy and direction of the
center; self-help and self-advocacy; development of peer relationships
and peer role models; and the equal access of individuals with
significant disabilities to society and to all services, programs,
activities, resources, and facilities, whether public or private and
regardless of the funding source.
In order to measure the success of one component of meeting this
goal, each grantee is required to track the number of individuals who
leave nursing homes and other institutions for community-based housing
due to independent living services provided by the center. In annual
performance reports, centers are required to provide information on the
number of individuals requesting this service and the number of
individuals who successfully relocated from institutionalized to
community-based living. The Rehabilitation Services Administration is
currently in the process of revising its annual data report for future
use to better capture this data directly from grantees.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Kelley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5042, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7404.
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
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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: June 17, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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