Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, 76267-76270 [E5-7783]
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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 84.066A), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC,
time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 4 of the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (SF 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 from 34 CFR
644.21 and are listed in the application
package.
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Note: Under the ‘‘Objectives’’ selection
criterion, 34 CFR 644.21(b), applicants must
address both outcome and process objectives
that are related to each of the purposes of the
EOC Program as described in 34 CFR 644.1.
The application package for this program
specifies the following four objectives related
to the purposes of the EOC program:
Increasing enrollment in continuing
education programs, increasing applications
for student financial aid, increasing
applications for postsecondary education
admissions, and increasing postsecondary
education enrollment. The EOC Program
Profile page in the application package
details more specific information that
applicants must submit regarding these four
objectives. Applicants may, but are not
required to, develop additional objectives for
their project.
2. Review and Selection Process: The
Secretary will select an application for
funding in rank-order, based on the
application’s total score for the selection
criteria and prior experience, pursuant
to 34 CFR 644.20 through 644.22. If
there are insufficient funds for two or
more applications with the same total
scores, the Secretary will choose among
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the tied applications so as to serve
geographical areas and eligible
populations that have been underserved
by the EOC Program.
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 Notice (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 expenditures
information as specified by the
Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The success
of the EOC Program is measured by the
EOC Program participants’ success in
enrollment in continuing education
programs, completion of applications
for student financial aid, submission of
applications for postsecondary
admission, and postsecondary
education enrollment. All EOC Program
grantees will be required to submit an
annual performance report.
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Wingfield or Rachael Couch,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street, NW., suite 7000, Washington, DC
20006–8510. Telephone: (202) 502–7600
or by e-mail: TRIO@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 persons
listed in this section.
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index.html.
Dated: December 20, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Grant
Competition to Prevent High-Risk
Drinking or Violent Behavior Among
College Students; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184H.
Dates:Applications Available:
December 23, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 6, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: April 7, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education (IHEs), consortia
thereof, public and private nonprofit
organizations, including faith-based
organizations, and individuals.
Estimated Available Funds:
$1,750,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, we may make
additional awards in FY 2007 and
subsequent years from the list of
nonfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Number of Awards: 14.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$100,000—$150,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$125,000.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
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Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Projects will be funded for one year
with an option for an additional year,
contingent upon substantial progress by
the grantee and the availability of funds.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Grant
Competition to Prevent High-Risk
Drinking or Violent Behavior Among
College Students provides awards to
develop or enhance, implement, and
evaluate campus-and/or communitybased strategies to prevent high-risk
drinking or violent behavior among
college students.
Priorities: These priorities are from
the notice of final priorities and
selection criteria for this program,
published in the Federal Register on
December 27, 2000 (65 FR 82224–
82226), and the correction notice
published in the Federal Register on
January 10, 2001 (66 FR 1963)
(collectively, the Notice of Final
Priorities and Selection Criteria).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2006 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards on the basis of the list of
nonfunded applications from this
competition, these priorities are
absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet either of the
absolute priorities.
These priorities are:
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Absolute Priority One—Develop or
Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate
Campus—and/or Community-Based
Strategies To Prevent High-Risk
Drinking Among College Students
Under this priority, applicants are
required to:
(1) Identify a specific student
population to be served by the grant and
provide a justification for its selection;
(2) Provide evidence that a needs
assessment has been conducted on
campus to document prevalence rates
related to high-risk drinking by the
population selected;
(3) Set measurable goals and
objectives for the proposed project and
provide a description of how progress
toward achieving the goals and
objectives will be measured annually;
(4) Design and implement prevention
strategies, using student input and
participation, that research has shown
to be effective in preventing high-risk
drinking by the target population;
(5) Use a qualified evaluator to design
and implement an evaluation of the
project using outcomes-based
(summative) performance indicators
related to behavioral change and process
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(formative) measures that assess and
document the strategies used; and
(6) Demonstrate the ability to start the
project within 60 days after receiving
Federal funding in order to maximize
the time available to show impact
within the grant period.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Absolute Priority Two—Develop or
Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate
Campus—and/or Community-Based
Strategies To Prevent Violent Behavior
Among College Students
III. Eligibility Information
Under this priority, applicants are
required to:
(1) Identify a specific student
population to be served by the grant and
provide a justification for its selection;
(2) Provide evidence that a needs
assessment has been conducted on
campus to document prevalence rates
related to violent behavior;
(3) Set measurable goals and
objectives for the proposed project and
provide a description of how progress
toward achieving the goals and
objectives will be measured annually;
(4) Design and implement prevention
strategies, using student input and
participation, that research has shown
to be effective in preventing violent
behavior among college students;
(5) Use a qualified evaluator to design
and implement an evaluation of the
project using outcomes-based
(summative) performance indicators
related to behavioral change and process
(formative) measures that assess and
document the strategies used; and
(6) Demonstrate the ability to start the
project within 60 days after receiving
Federal funding in order to maximize
the time available to show impact
within the grant period.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) the Notice
of Final Priority and Selection Criteria.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$1,750,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, we may make
additional awards in FY 2007 and
subsequent years from the list of
nonfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$100,000—$150,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$125,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 14.
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Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Projects will be funded for one year
with an option for an additional year,
contingent upon substantial progress by
the grantee and the availability of funds.
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs, consortia
thereof, public and private nonprofit
organizations, including faith-based
organizations, and individuals.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not involve cost sharing
or matching.
IV. Application Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone (toll-free): 1–
877–433–7827.0 Fax: 1–301–470–1244.
If you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll
free): 1–877–576–7734.
You also may contact ED Pubs at its
Web site: www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED
Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
You may also access the electronic
version of the application at the
following Web site: www.ed.gov/
programs/dvphighrisk/.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA Number
84.184H.
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 under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of
this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition.
Page Limit: The program narrative
section should not exceed 25 doublespaced pages using a standard font no
smaller than 12-point, with 1-inch
margins (top, bottom, left, and right).
The narrative should follow the format
and sequence of the selection criteria.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: December 23,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 6, 2006.
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
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electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
accessible through the Department’s eGrants system, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or by mail or hand
delivery, please refer to section IV. 6.
Other Submission Requirements in this
notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: April 7, 2006.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR Part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications. If you choose to submit
your application to us electronically,
you must use e-Application available
through the Department’s e-Grants
system, accessible through the e-Grants
portal page at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• Your participation in e-Application
is voluntary.
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC, time, on the
application deadline date. The eApplication system will not accept an
application for this competition after
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC, time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not
wait until the application deadline date
to begin the application process.
• The regular hours of operation of
the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday
until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.
Thursday until midnight Saturday,
Washington, DC, time. Please note that
the system is unavailable on Sundays,
and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC,
time, for maintenance. Any
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modifications to these hours are posted
on the e-Grants Web site.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you submit your
application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications. If you
choose to submit your application
electronically, 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 acknowledgement that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of System Unavailability: If you
are prevented from electronically
submitting your application on the
application deadline date because the eApplication system is unavailable, we
will grant you an extension of one
business day in order to transmit your
application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is
unavailable for 60 minutes or more
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between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m., Washington, DC, time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is
unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC, time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgement of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If the system is down and
therefore the application deadline is
extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an eApplication.
Extensions referred to in this section
apply only to the unavailability of the
Department’s e-Application system. If
the e-Application system is available,
and, for any reason, you are unable to
submit your application electronically
or you do not receive an automatic
acknowledgment of your submission,
you may submit your application in
paper format by mail or hand delivery
in accordance with the instructions in
this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail. If you submit your application
in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial
carrier), you must mail the original and
two copies of your application, on or
before the application deadline date, to
the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.184H), 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 84.184H),
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.
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If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery. If you submit your
application in paper format by hand
delivery, you (or a courier service) must
deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.184H), 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
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1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are from the
Notice of Final Priorities and Selection
Criteria and are listed in the application
package.
2. Review and Selection Process: An
additional factor we may consider in
selecting an application for an award is
the geographic distribution of the
projects, in addition to the rank order of
applicants.
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
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(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: If funded, you are
expected to collect data on the key
GPRA performance measures for this
program and report those data to the
Department in your annual performance
report and final performance report. 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. We also may require more
frequent performance reports in
accordance with 34 CFR 75.720(c).
4. Performance Measures: We have
identified the following key GPRA
performance measures for assessing the
effectiveness of this program at the end
of these two-year grants: (1) The
percentage of grantees that achieve a
five percent decrease in high-risk
drinking among students served by the
project (Absolute Priority One) and (2)
the percentage of grantees that achieve
a five percent decrease in violent
behavior among students served by the
project (Absolute Priority Two).
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Lucey, Jr., U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3E335, Washington, DC 20202–
6450. Telephone: (202) 205–5471 or by
e-mail: richard.lucey@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at (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 contact person listed in
this section.
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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
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at this site. If you have questions about
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at (888)
293–6498; or in the Washington, DC,
area at (202) 512–1530.
You may also view this document in
text or PDF at the following site:
www.ed.gov/programs/ dvphighrisk/
applicant.html.
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: December 20, 2005.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Grant
Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among
College Students; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184H.
Dates:Applications Available: December 23, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 6, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 7, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs),
consortia thereof, public and private nonprofit organizations,
including faith-based organizations, and individuals.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,750,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, we may make additional awards in FY 2007 and
subsequent years from the list of nonfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Number of Awards: 14.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000--$150,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
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Project Period: Up to 24 months. Projects will be funded for one
year with an option for an additional year, contingent upon substantial
progress by the grantee and the availability of funds.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk
Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students provides awards to
develop or enhance, implement, and evaluate campus-and/or community-
based strategies to prevent high-risk drinking or violent behavior
among college students.
Priorities: These priorities are from the notice of final
priorities and selection criteria for this program, published in the
Federal Register on December 27, 2000 (65 FR 82224-82226), and the
correction notice published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2001
(66 FR 1963) (collectively, the Notice of Final Priorities and
Selection Criteria).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2006 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards on the basis of the list of nonfunded applications from
this competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet either of the
absolute priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority One--Develop or Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate
Campus--and/or Community-Based Strategies To Prevent High-Risk Drinking
Among College Students
Under this priority, applicants are required to:
(1) Identify a specific student population to be served by the
grant and provide a justification for its selection;
(2) Provide evidence that a needs assessment has been conducted on
campus to document prevalence rates related to high-risk drinking by
the population selected;
(3) Set measurable goals and objectives for the proposed project
and provide a description of how progress toward achieving the goals
and objectives will be measured annually;
(4) Design and implement prevention strategies, using student input
and participation, that research has shown to be effective in
preventing high-risk drinking by the target population;
(5) Use a qualified evaluator to design and implement an evaluation
of the project using outcomes-based (summative) performance indicators
related to behavioral change and process (formative) measures that
assess and document the strategies used; and
(6) Demonstrate the ability to start the project within 60 days
after receiving Federal funding in order to maximize the time available
to show impact within the grant period.
Absolute Priority Two--Develop or Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate
Campus--and/or Community-Based Strategies To Prevent Violent Behavior
Among College Students
Under this priority, applicants are required to:
(1) Identify a specific student population to be served by the
grant and provide a justification for its selection;
(2) Provide evidence that a needs assessment has been conducted on
campus to document prevalence rates related to violent behavior;
(3) Set measurable goals and objectives for the proposed project
and provide a description of how progress toward achieving the goals
and objectives will be measured annually;
(4) Design and implement prevention strategies, using student input
and participation, that research has shown to be effective in
preventing violent behavior among college students;
(5) Use a qualified evaluator to design and implement an evaluation
of the project using outcomes-based (summative) performance indicators
related to behavioral change and process (formative) measures that
assess and document the strategies used; and
(6) Demonstrate the ability to start the project within 60 days
after receiving Federal funding in order to maximize the time available
to show impact within the grant period.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) the Notice of Final Priority
and Selection Criteria.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,750,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, we may make additional awards in FY 2007 and
subsequent years from the list of nonfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000--$150,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 14.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months. Projects will be funded for one
year with an option for an additional year, contingent upon substantial
progress by the grantee and the availability of funds.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs, consortia thereof, public and private
nonprofit organizations, including faith-based organizations, and
individuals.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone
(toll-free): 1-877-433-7827.0 Fax: 1-301-470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free):
1-877-576-7734.
You also may contact ED Pubs at its Web site: www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
You may also access the electronic version of the application at
the following Web site: www.ed.gov/programs/dvphighrisk/.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA Number 84.184H.
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 under For Further Information Contact in section VII of
this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limit: The program narrative section should not exceed 25
double-spaced pages using a standard font no smaller than 12-point,
with 1-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right). The narrative
should follow the format and sequence of the selection criteria.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: December 23,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 6, 2006.
Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted
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electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants system, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 7, 2006.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR Part 79.
Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under
Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications. If you choose to submit
your application to us electronically, you must use e-Application
available through the Department's e-Grants system, accessible through
the e-Grants portal page at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
Your participation in e-Application is voluntary.
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30 p.m., 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 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. If you choose to submit your application
electronically, 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 acknowledgement that will include a PR/Award
number (an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC,
time, on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC, time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application.
Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the
unavailability of the Department's e-Application system. If the e-
Application system is available, and, for any reason, you are unable to
submit your application electronically or you do not receive an
automatic acknowledgment of your submission, you may submit your
application in paper format by mail or hand delivery in accordance with
the instructions in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail. If you submit your
application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or
a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of
your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.184H), 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
84.184H), 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.
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If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with
your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery. If you submit
your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier
service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application
by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department
at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application
Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.184H), 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
from the Notice of Final Priorities and Selection Criteria and are
listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: An additional factor we may
consider in selecting an application for an award is the geographic
distribution of the projects, in addition to the rank order of
applicants.
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: If funded, you are expected to collect data on the
key GPRA performance measures for this program and report those data to
the Department in your annual performance report and final performance
report. 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. We also may require more frequent performance reports in
accordance with 34 CFR 75.720(c).
4. Performance Measures: We have identified the following key GPRA
performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of this program at
the end of these two-year grants: (1) The percentage of grantees that
achieve a five percent decrease in high-risk drinking among students
served by the project (Absolute Priority One) and (2) the percentage of
grantees that achieve a five percent decrease in violent behavior among
students served by the project (Absolute Priority Two).
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Lucey, Jr., U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E335, Washington, DC 20202-
6450. Telephone: (202) 205-5471 or by e-mail: richard.lucey@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at (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 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 (888) 293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
You may also view this document in text or PDF at the following
site: www.ed.gov/programs/dvphighrisk/applicant.html.
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: December 20, 2005.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
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