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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools;
Overview Information; Life Skills for
State and Local Prisoners; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
Using Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Funds for
FY 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.255A
Applications Available: February
15, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 3, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 31, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: State or local
correctional agencies and State or local
correctional education agencies.
Estimated Available Funds:
$4,662,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$315,000–$475,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$388,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
DATES:
Note: On October 28, 2005, the President
submitted a request to Congress to rescind
(cancel) the funds that would otherwise be
available for grant awards under this
competition. The rescission request is still
pending.
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Department of Education.
ACTION: Correction notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On February 7, 2006, the
Department of Education published a
notice in the Federal Register (Page
6276, Column 3) for the information
collection, ‘‘Evaluation of the Impact of
Literacy Interventions in Freshman
Academies—Follow-Up Forms for
Students and Teachers.’’ This notice
hereby corrects the e-mail address for
comments regarding burden and/or the
collection activity requirements to ‘‘IC
DocketMgr@ed.gov.’’ The IC Clearance
Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, hereby issues
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Project Period: Up to 18 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Life Skills
for State and Local Prisoners Program
provides financial assistance for
establishing and operating programs
designed to reduce recidivism through
the development and improvement of
life skills necessary for reintegration of
adult prisoners into society.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from the
statute for this program (20 U.S.C. 1211–
2).
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:
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Grants for projects that assist State or
local correctional agencies and State or
local correctional educational agencies
in establishing and operating programs
designed to reduce recidivism through
the development and improvement of
life skills necessary for reintegration of
adult prisoners into society.
Program Authority: Section 601 of P.L.
102–73, the National Literacy Act of 1991 (20
U.S.C. 1211–2 (1991)), as incorporated by the
Department of Education Appropriations Act,
2005 (P.L. 108–447 at 118 Stat. 3145).
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
regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 490.4.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$4,662,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$315,000–$475,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$388,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
Note: On October 28, 2005, the President
submitted a request to Congress to rescind
(cancel) the funds that would otherwise be
available for grant awards under this
competition. The rescission request is still
pending.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State or local
correctional agencies and State or local
correctional education agencies.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not involve cost sharing
or matching.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 1–
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll
free): 1–877–576–7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its
Web site: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED
Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.255A. You may also download the
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application from the Department of
Education’s Web site at: https://
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
grantapps/.
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 this 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
program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 15,
2006. Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 3, 2006.
Applications under this grant
competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For
information 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: May 31,
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 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
We have been accepting applications
electronically through the Department’s
e-Application system since FY 2000. In
order to expand on those efforts and
comply with the President’s
Management Agenda, we are continuing
to participate as a partner in the new
government wide Grants.gov Apply site
in FY 2006. Life Skills for State and
Local Prisoners—CFDA 84.255A is one
of the programs included in this project.
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We request your participation in
Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your
application electronically, you must use
the Grants.gov Apply site at https://
www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you
will be able to download a copy of the
application package, complete it offline,
and then upload and submit your
application. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
You may access the electronic grant
application for Life Skills for State and
Local Prisoners at: https://
www.grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number’s
alpha suffix in your search.
Please note the following:
• Your participation in Grants.gov is
voluntary.
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are time and date stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted, and must be date/time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not consider your
application if it is date/time stamped by
the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it
was date/time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition
to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the
Grants.gov system. You can also find the
Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov at https://eGrants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
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• To submit your application via
Grants.gov, you must complete the steps
in the Grants.gov registration process
(see https://www.Grants.gov/GetStarted).
These steps include: (1) Registering your
organization, (2) registering yourself as
an Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR), and (3) getting
authorized as an AOR by your
organization. Details on these steps are
outlined in the Grants.gov 3-step
Registration Guide (see https://
www.grants.gov/assets/
GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf).
You must also provide on your
application the same D–U–N–S Number
used with this registration. Please note
that the registration process may take
five or more business days to complete
and you must have completed all
registration steps to allow you to
successfully submit an application via
Grants.gov.
• 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 may submit all documents
electronically, including all information
typically included on the Application
for Federal Education Assistance (SF
424), Budget Information—NonConstruction 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.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. The Department will
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send you a second
confirmation by e-mail that will include
a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your
application).
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on 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 of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
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an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically, or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions as described elsewhere in
this notice. If you submit an application
after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the deadline date, please contact the
person listed elsewhere in this notice
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, and provide an explanation of
the technical problem you experienced
with Grants.gov, along with the
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number
(if available). We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. The Department will contact you
after a determination is made on
whether your application will be
accepted.
Note: Extensions referred to in this section
apply only to the unavailability of or
technical problems with the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the deadline
date and time or if the technical problem you
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov
system.
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 84.255A), 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 84.255A), 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
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(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by
Hand Delivery
If you submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) must deliver the
original and two copies of your
application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA 84.255A), 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 competition are from 34
CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are as
follows:
Note: The maximum score for all of these
criteria is 100 points. The maximum score for
each criterion or factor under that criterion
is indicated in parentheses.
(1) Significance (20 points)—In
determining the significance of the
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proposed project, the following factors
are considered:
(a) The likelihood that the proposed
project will result in system change or
improvement.
(b) The extent to which the proposed
project is likely to yield findings that
may be utilized by other appropriate
agencies and organizations.
(2) Quality of the Project Design (35
points)—In determining the quality of
the design of the proposed project, the
following factors are considered:
(a) The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable.
(b) The extent to which the proposed
project represents an exceptional
approach for meeting statutory purposes
and requirements.
(c) The extent to which the design for
implementing and evaluating the
proposed project will result in
information to guide possible
replication of project activities or
strategies, including information about
the effectiveness of the approach or
strategies employed by the project.
(d) The extent to which the proposed
project will establish linkages with
other appropriate agencies and
organizations providing services to the
target population.
(3) Quality of Project Services (15
points)—In determining the quality of
the services to be provided by the
proposed project, the following factors
are considered:
(a) The quality and sufficiency of
strategies for ensuring equal access and
treatment for eligible project
participants who are members of groups
that have traditionally been
underrepresented based on race, color,
national origin, gender, age, or
disability.
(b) The extent to which the services
to be provided by the proposed project
reflect up-to-date knowledge from
research and effective practice.
(c) The likely impact of the services
to be provided by the proposed project
on the intended recipients of those
services.
(4) Quality of the Management Plan
(10 points)—In determining the quality
of the management plan for the
proposed project, the following factors
are considered:
(a) The adequacy of the management
plan to achieve the objectives of the
proposed project on time and within
budget, including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and
milestones for accomplishing project
tasks.
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improvement in the operation of the
proposed project.
(5) Quality of the Project Evaluation
(20 points)—In determining the quality
of the evaluation, the following factors
are considered:
(a) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project.
(b) The extent to which the evaluation
will provide guidance about effective
strategies suitable for replication or
testing in other settings.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary.
4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measure for assessing
the effectiveness of the Life Skills for
State and Local Prisoners Program:
The number of prisoners who attain
measurable gains in one or more of the
life skill domains taught under the Life
Skills project. This measure reflects the
Department’s indicator of success for
this program. Consequently, applicants
for a grant under this program are
advised to give careful consideration to
this measure in conceptualizing the
approach and evaluation of their
proposed project. If funded, applicants
will be asked to collect and report data
to the Department about this measure in
their final report.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlette Huntley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3E216, Washington, DC 20202.
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Telephone: (202) 205–7943: or by email: Carlette.Huntley@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
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Dated: February 9, 2006.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug
Free Schools.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools; Overview Information; Life
Skills for State and Local Prisoners; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards Using Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Funds for FY 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.255A
Dates: Applications Available: February 15, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 3, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 31, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: State or local correctional agencies and State
or local correctional education agencies.
Estimated Available Funds: $4,662,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $315,000-$475,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $388,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
Note: On October 28, 2005, the President submitted a request to
Congress to rescind (cancel) the funds that would otherwise be
available for grant awards under this competition. The rescission
request is still pending.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Life Skills for State and Local Prisoners
Program provides financial assistance for establishing and operating
programs designed to reduce recidivism through the development and
improvement of life skills necessary for reintegration of adult
prisoners into society.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority
is from the statute for this program (20 U.S.C. 1211-2).
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:
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Grants for projects that assist State or local correctional
agencies and State or local correctional educational agencies in
establishing and operating programs designed to reduce recidivism
through the development and improvement of life skills necessary for
reintegration of adult prisoners into society.
Program Authority: Section 601 of P.L. 102-73, the National
Literacy Act of 1991 (20 U.S.C. 1211-2 (1991)), as incorporated by
the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2005 (P.L. 108-447
at 118 Stat. 3145).
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 regulations for this program
in 34 CFR part 490.4.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $4,662,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $315,000-$475,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $388,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
Note: On October 28, 2005, the President submitted a request to
Congress to rescind (cancel) the funds that would otherwise be
available for grant awards under this competition. The rescission
request is still pending.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State or local correctional agencies and
State or local correctional education agencies.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll
free): 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free):
1-877-576-7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: https://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.255A. You may also download
the application from the Department of Education's Web site at: https://
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
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 this 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 program.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: February 15,
2006. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 3, 2006.
Applications under this grant competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information 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: May 31,
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 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
We have been accepting applications electronically through the
Department's e-Application system since FY 2000. In order to expand on
those efforts and comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are
continuing to participate as a partner in the new government wide
Grants.gov Apply site in FY 2006. Life Skills for State and Local
Prisoners--CFDA 84.255A is one of the programs included in this
project. We request your participation in Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must
use the Grants.gov Apply site at https://www.Grants.gov. Through this
site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package,
complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You
may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for Life Skills for
State and Local Prisoners at: https://www.grants.gov. You must search
for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search.
Please note the following:
Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and
must be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application
if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov at https://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
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To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must
complete the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see https://
www.Grants.gov/GetStarted). These steps include: (1) Registering your
organization, (2) registering yourself as an Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR), and (3) getting authorized as an AOR by your
organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-
step Registration Guide (see https://www.grants.gov/assets/
GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf). You must also provide on your
application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please
note that the registration process may take five or more business days
to complete and you must have completed all registration steps to allow
you to successfully submit an application via Grants.gov.
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 may submit all documents electronically, including all
information typically included on the Application for Federal Education
Assistance (SF 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.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-
mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying
number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
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 of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an
application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the deadline date,
please contact the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, and provide an explanation of the
technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if available). We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with
the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to
submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a
determination is made on whether your application will be accepted.
Note: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the
unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system.
We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register
to submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date
and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to
the Grants.gov system.
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 84.255A), 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 84.255A), 7100
Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery
If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA 84.255A), 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 competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are as follows:
Note: The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100 points.
The maximum score for each criterion or factor under that criterion
is indicated in parentheses.
(1) Significance (20 points)--In determining the significance of
the
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proposed project, the following factors are considered:
(a) The likelihood that the proposed project will result in system
change or improvement.
(b) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to yield
findings that may be utilized by other appropriate agencies and
organizations.
(2) Quality of the Project Design (35 points)--In determining the
quality of the design of the proposed project, the following factors
are considered:
(a) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(b) The extent to which the proposed project represents an
exceptional approach for meeting statutory purposes and requirements.
(c) The extent to which the design for implementing and evaluating
the proposed project will result in information to guide possible
replication of project activities or strategies, including information
about the effectiveness of the approach or strategies employed by the
project.
(d) The extent to which the proposed project will establish
linkages with other appropriate agencies and organizations providing
services to the target population.
(3) Quality of Project Services (15 points)--In determining the
quality of the services to be provided by the proposed project, the
following factors are considered:
(a) The quality and sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal
access and treatment for eligible project participants who are members
of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented based on race,
color, national origin, gender, age, or disability.
(b) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and effective
practice.
(c) The likely impact of the services to be provided by the
proposed project on the intended recipients of those services.
(4) Quality of the Management Plan (10 points)--In determining the
quality of the management plan for the proposed project, the following
factors are considered:
(a) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks.
(b) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project.
(5) Quality of the Project Evaluation (20 points)--In determining
the quality of the evaluation, the following factors are considered:
(a) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project.
(b) The extent to which the evaluation will provide guidance about
effective strategies suitable for replication or testing in other
settings.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measure for assessing the effectiveness of
the Life Skills for State and Local Prisoners Program:
The number of prisoners who attain measurable gains in one or more
of the life skill domains taught under the Life Skills project. This
measure reflects the Department's indicator of success for this
program. Consequently, applicants for a grant under this program are
advised to give careful consideration to this measure in
conceptualizing the approach and evaluation of their proposed project.
If funded, applicants will be asked to collect and report data to the
Department about this measure in their final report.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlette Huntley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E216, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 205-7943: or by e-mail: Carlette.Huntley@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: February 9, 2006.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug Free Schools.
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