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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.200A
Applications Available: August
29, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 14, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: January 16, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: Academic
departments of institutions of higher
education that meet the requirements in
34 CFR 648.2.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$20,340,000 for new awards under this
program for FY 2006. The actual level
of funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$126,000—$253,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$211,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 96.
DATES:
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program
provides fellowships in areas of national
need to assist graduate students with
excellent academic records who
demonstrate financial need and plan to
pursue the highest degree available in
their courses of study.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
648.33(a) and Appendix to Part 648—
Academic Areas).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Areas of National Need
A project must provide fellowships in
one or more of the following areas of
national need: Biology, chemistry,
computer and information sciences,
engineering, geological and related
sciences, mathematics, nursing, and
physics.
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Within this absolute priority the
Secretary is particularly interested in
applications that address the following
invitational priority:
Invitational Priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets this invitational
priority a competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
This priority is:
A nursing program that focuses on the
preparation of nurse scholars at the PhD
level for educational leadership roles.
Graduates of this type of program will
become the teachers preparing students
for careers in nursing, and will
disseminate to the public new
knowledge gained from disciplined
inquiry related to nursing and nursing
education.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR part 648.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants,
redistributed as fellowships to
individual fellows.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$20,340,000 for new awards under this
program for FY 2006. The actual level
of funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$126,000–$253,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$211,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 96.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Stipend Level: The Secretary will
determine the fellowship stipend for
Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need for the academic year
2006–2007 based on the level of support
provided by the graduate fellowships of
the National Science Foundation as of
February 1, 2006. However, the
Secretary will adjust the amount, as
necessary, so as not to exceed the
fellow’s demonstrated level of financial
need as calculated for purposes of the
Federal student financial aid programs
under Title IV, part F of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Institutional Payment: The Secretary
will determine the institutional
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payment for the academic year 2006–
2007 by adjusting the previous
academic year institutional payment,
which is $11,822 per fellow, by the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Consumer Price
Index for the 2005 calendar year.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Academic
departments of institutions of higher
education that meet the requirements in
34 CFR 648.2.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program involves matching (See 34 CFR
648.7).
3. Other: For requirements relating to
selecting fellows, see 34 CFR 648.40.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address To Request Application
Package: Applications can only be
accessed electronically on the Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need
Web site: https://www.ed.gov/programs/
gaann/applicant.html.
An applicant who is unable to obtain
an electronic copy of the application
package may submit a written request to
obtain a hard copy. In the request, the
applicant should explain the reason or
reasons that prevent the applicant from
using the Internet to obtain a copy of the
application. If you mail your written
request to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date. If
you fax your written request to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
request no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your request
to: Rebecca Green, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room
6096, Washington, DC 20006–8524. Fax
(202) 502–7859.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
program.
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
as follows:
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An application in a single discipline
must be limited to the equivalent of no
more than 40 pages.
An interdisciplinary application must
be limited to the equivalent of no more
than 60 pages. An interdisciplinary
application must request funding for a
single proposed program of study that
involves two or more academic
disciplines.
A multidisciplinary application must
be limited to the equivalent of no more
than 40 pages for each academic
discipline included in the proposal. A
multidisciplinary application must
request funding for two or more
proposed programs of study that are
independent and unrelated to one
another.
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions. However, you
may single space all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs. Charts,
tables, figures, and graphs presented in
the application narrative count toward
the page limit.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• You may use a 10-point font in
charts, tables, figures, graphs, footnotes,
and endnotes. However, these items are
included as part of the narrative and
counted within the specified page limit.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New or Arial. Applications submitted in
any other font (including Times Roman,
Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
• Appendices are limited to the
following: Curriculum vitae—no more
than two pages per faculty member; a
course listing; letters of support;
bibliography; and one additional
optional appendix relevant to the
support of the proposal, not to exceed
five pages.
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget
section; the assurances and
certifications; the one-page abstract; or
the appendices. However, you must
include all of the application narrative
in Part III.
We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit; or
• You apply other standards and
exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: August 29,
2005.
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Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 14, 2005.
Applications for grants under this
program 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.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: January 16, 2006.
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: We specify
unallowable costs in 34 CFR 648.64. We
reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program 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 Graduate Assistance in Areas
of National Need Competition—CFDA
Number 84.200A must be submitted
electronically using e-Application
available through the Department’s eGrants system, accessible through the eGrants portal page at: https://
e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
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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 program 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
Sheet, and all necessary assurances and
certifications. You must attach any
narrative sections of your application as
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich
text), or .PDF (Portable Document)
format. If you upload a file type other
than the three file types specified above
or submit a password protected file, we
will not review that material.
• 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.
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(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—
(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
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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: Cosette Ryan, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6008, Washington, DC
20006–8521. Fax: (202) 502–7860.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail. If you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial
carrier) your application to the
Department. You must mail the original
and two copies of your application, on
or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.200A), 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 84.200A),
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.
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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 84.200A), 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 program are in 34 CFR
648.31.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are
in 34 CFR 648.32.
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
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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 and in
34 CFR 648.66.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA), three measures have been
developed for evaluating the overall
effectiveness of the Graduate Assistance
in Areas of National Need program: (1)
The percentage of fellows in the
Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need program who obtain a
terminal degree in an area of national
need, compared to the national average;
(2) the percentage of fellows in the
Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need program from
traditionally underrepresented
populations who obtain a terminal
degree in an area of national need,
compared to the national average; and
(3) the median duration of time from
entering graduate school until degree
completion compared to comparable
doctoral students as identified annually
in the Survey of Earned Doctorates.
All grantees will be expected to
submit an annual performance report
documenting their success in addressing
these performance measures.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cosette Ryan, U.S. Department of
Education, Graduate Assistance in Areas
of National Need Program, 1990 K Street
NW., room 6008, Washington, DC
20006–8521. Telephone: (202) 502–7637
or by e-mail: ope_gaann@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: 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: August 17, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Fossil Energy; Order Vacating
Authorizations
Office of Fossil Energy (FE),
Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of vacating orders.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: DOE is vacating unused
natural gas import and export
authorizations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larine Moore, Allyson C. Reilly, Office
of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities,
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security
and Supply, P.O. Box 44375,
Washington, DC 20026–4375. (202) 586–
9478. (202) 586–9394.
DOE’s FE
is delegated the authority to regulate
natural gas import and export under
section 3 of the Natural Gas Act of 1938,
15 U.S.C. 717b. Persons seeking to
import or export natural gas are required
to file with FE an application containing
basic information about the scope and
nature of a proposed import or export.
Most applications are approved
automatically and the orders granting
approval require those authorized to
report import and export activity on a
periodic basis. The data collected is
used to monitor the North American
natural gas trade and facilitate market
analysis.
Over the years many two-year, blanket
authorizations have been issued with no
start date and terms to be triggered by
reporting activity. There has been no
reported activity for some of these
outstanding authorizations, and more
often than not FE attempts to contact
authorization holders have been
unsuccessful. FE is vacating these
authorizations in order to remove
unused authorizations from the FE
database and improve information
collection and trade monitoring.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Order
In accordance with DOE policy and
pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas
Act, it is ordered that the authorizations
listed in the attached Appendix are
vacated effective the date of the
issuance of this notice.
Issued in Washington, DC, August 5, 2005.
R.F. Corbin,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities,
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and
Supply, Office of Fossil Energy.
Appendix—Authorizations To Be
Vacated
Docket No.
Order No.
Importer/exporter
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86–30–NG ..............................................................
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121 .................................
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Citizens Energy Corp. & Citizens Resources
Corp.
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282126 Alberta Inc ................................................
282126 Alberta Inc ................................................
282126 Alberta Inc ................................................
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.200A
DATES: Applications Available: August 29, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 14, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 16, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: Academic departments of institutions of higher
education that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 648.2.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$20,340,000 for new awards under this program for FY 2006. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $126,000--$253,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $211,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 96.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program provides fellowships in areas of
national need to assist graduate students with excellent academic
records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest
degree available in their courses of study.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority
is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR 648.33(a) and Appendix
to Part 648--Academic Areas).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:
Areas of National Need
A project must provide fellowships in one or more of the following
areas of national need: Biology, chemistry, computer and information
sciences, engineering, geological and related sciences, mathematics,
nursing, and physics.
Within this absolute priority the Secretary is particularly
interested in applications that address the following invitational
priority:
Invitational Priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets this invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.
This priority is:
A nursing program that focuses on the preparation of nurse scholars
at the PhD level for educational leadership roles. Graduates of this
type of program will become the teachers preparing students for careers
in nursing, and will disseminate to the public new knowledge gained
from disciplined inquiry related to nursing and nursing education.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR part 648.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants, redistributed as fellowships
to individual fellows.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$20,340,000 for new awards under this program for FY 2006. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $126,000-$253,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $211,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 96.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Stipend Level: The Secretary will determine the fellowship stipend
for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need for the academic year
2006-2007 based on the level of support provided by the graduate
fellowships of the National Science Foundation as of February 1, 2006.
However, the Secretary will adjust the amount, as necessary, so as not
to exceed the fellow's demonstrated level of financial need as
calculated for purposes of the Federal student financial aid programs
under Title IV, part F of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Institutional Payment: The Secretary will determine the
institutional payment for the academic year 2006-2007 by adjusting the
previous academic year institutional payment, which is $11,822 per
fellow, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index for the
2005 calendar year.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Academic departments of institutions of
higher education that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 648.2.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program involves matching (See 34
CFR 648.7).
3. Other: For requirements relating to selecting fellows, see 34
CFR 648.40.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package: Applications can only be
accessed electronically on the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National
Need Web site: https://www.ed.gov/programs/gaann/applicant.html.
An applicant who is unable to obtain an electronic copy of the
application package may submit a written request to obtain a hard copy.
In the request, the applicant should explain the reason or reasons that
prevent the applicant from using the Internet to obtain a copy of the
application. If you mail your written request to the Department, it
must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application
deadline date. If you fax your written request to the Department, we
must receive the faxed request no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your request to: Rebecca Green, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6096, Washington, DC
20006-8524. Fax (202) 502-7859.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
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 as
follows:
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An application in a single discipline must be limited to the
equivalent of no more than 40 pages.
An interdisciplinary application must be limited to the equivalent
of no more than 60 pages. An interdisciplinary application must request
funding for a single proposed program of study that involves two or
more academic disciplines.
A multidisciplinary application must be limited to the equivalent
of no more than 40 pages for each academic discipline included in the
proposal. A multidisciplinary application must request funding for two
or more proposed programs of study that are independent and unrelated
to one another.
A ``page'' is 8.5 x 11, on one side
only, with 1 margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. However, you may
single space all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. Charts,
tables, figures, and graphs presented in the application narrative
count toward the page limit.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
You may use a 10-point font in charts, tables, figures,
graphs, footnotes, and endnotes. However, these items are included as
part of the narrative and counted within the specified page limit.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New or Arial. Applications submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman, Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
Appendices are limited to the following: Curriculum
vitae--no more than two pages per faculty member; a course listing;
letters of support; bibliography; and one additional optional appendix
relevant to the support of the proposal, not to exceed five pages.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section; the assurances and certifications; the one-page
abstract; or the appendices. However, you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: August 29, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 14, 2005.
Applications for grants under this program 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.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 16, 2006.
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: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR
648.64. We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program 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 Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Competition--
CFDA Number 84.200A 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 program 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 Sheet, and all necessary assurances and certifications. You
must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a
.DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format.
If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified
above or submit a password protected file, we will not review that
material.
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.
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(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: Cosette Ryan, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6008, Washington, DC
20006-8521. Fax: (202) 502-7860.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail. If you qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail
(through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the applicable following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.200A), 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
84.200A), 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
84.200A), 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 program are
in 34 CFR 648.31.
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are in 34 CFR 648.32.
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
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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 and in 34 CFR 648.66.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), three measures have been developed for evaluating
the overall effectiveness of the Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need program: (1) The percentage of fellows in the Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need program who obtain a terminal
degree in an area of national need, compared to the national average;
(2) the percentage of fellows in the Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need program from traditionally underrepresented populations
who obtain a terminal degree in an area of national need, compared to
the national average; and (3) the median duration of time from entering
graduate school until degree completion compared to comparable doctoral
students as identified annually in the Survey of Earned Doctorates.
All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance
report documenting their success in addressing these performance
measures.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cosette Ryan, U.S. Department of
Education, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program, 1990
K Street NW., room 6008, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone: (202)
502-7637 or by e-mail: ope_gaann@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: 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: August 17, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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