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Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Elementary and
Secondary School Counseling
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
For New Awards For Fiscal Year (FY)
2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.215E.
Dates: Applications Available:
February 22, 2006. Deadline for
Transmittal of Applications: April 10,
2006. Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: June 7, 2006.
Eligible applicants: Local educational
agencies (LEAs).
Estimated available funds:
$17,000,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, the Secretary may
make additional awards in FY 2007
from the rank-ordered list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$250,000–$400,000.
Maximum Award: Section 5421(a)(5)
of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended by
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,
20 U.S.C. 7245 (ESEA), limits the
amount of a grant under this program in
any one year to a maximum of $400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 45.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Elementary and Secondary School
Counseling program is to support efforts
by LEAs to establish or expand
elementary and secondary school
counseling programs.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from
Section 5421 of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C.
7245.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards based on the rank-ordered list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition, this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we
consider only applications that meet
this priority.
This priority is: The establishment or
expansion of elementary school
counseling programs. Under 34 CFR
part 77, an elementary school is a day
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or residential school that provides
elementary education, as determined
under State law. Applicants must also
address the requirements in Section
5421(c)(2) of the ESEA. A copy of the
statute authorizing this competition is
included in the application package.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7245.
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 97, 98, 99, and 299.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$17,000,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, the Secretary may
make additional awards in FY 2007
from the rank-ordered list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$250,000—$400,000.
Maximum Award: Section 5421(a)(5)
of the ESEA limits the amount of a grant
under this program in any one year to
a maximum of $400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 45.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
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1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not involve cost sharing
or matching but does involve
supplement-not-supplant funding
provisions. Section 5421(b)(2)(G) of the
ESEA requires applicants under the
program to assure that program funds
will be used to supplement, and not
supplant, any other Federal, State, or
local funds used for providing schoolbased counseling and mental health
services to students.
3. Other: Section 5421(g)(2) of the
ESEA requires that for any fiscal year in
which the amount available for this
program is less than $40,000,000 the
Secretary makes grants to LEAs only to
establish or expand counseling
programs in elementary schools. The FY
2006 appropriation for this program is
$34,650,000. Therefore, under this
notice applicants must propose projects
that establish or expand counseling
programs only in elementary schools.
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 or FAX: (301) 470–1244.
If you use a telecommunications device
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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
84.215E. The application package for
this program is also available at: https://
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/
programs.html.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
for this program in an alternative format
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or
computer diskette) on request to 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
program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Application Available: February 22,
2006. Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 10, 2006.
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
accessible through the Department’s eGrants system or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or by mail or hand
delivery, please refer to section IV.6.
Other Submission Requirements in this
notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements. Deadline for
Intergovernmental Review: June 7, 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: Section
5421(d) of the ESEA requires that no
more than four percent of a grant award
may be used for administrative costs to
carry out the project.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
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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 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 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
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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
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
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 Office
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at (202)
205–5722.
• 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 to enable you 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 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,
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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 84.215E), 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 84.215E),
7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785–1506.
Regardless of which address you use,
you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by
Hand Delivery
If you submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) must deliver the
original and two copies of your
application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215E), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
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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 34 CFR
75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the
application package.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are
the requirements in Section 5421(c)(2)
of the ESEA. Applicants must address
each of these requirements.
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 Application 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. If you receive a
multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides
the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as
specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR
75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary has established the following
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performance measures for assessing the
effectiveness of the Elementary and
Secondary School Counseling Program:
(1) The percentage of grantees closing
the gap between their student/mental
health professional ratios and the
student/mental health professional
ratios recommended by the statute; and
(2) the median percentage decrease
among grantees in the number of
student disciplinary referrals in the
schools participating in the program.
These two measures constitute the
Department’s indicators of success for
this program. Consequently, applicants
for a grant under this program are
advised to give careful consideration to
these two outcomes in conceptualizing
the design, implementation, and
evaluation of their proposed project. If
funded, applicants will be asked to
collect and report data in their annual
performance reports about progress
toward these goals. The Secretary will
also use this information to respond to
reporting requirements concerning this
program established in Section 5421(f)
of the ESEA.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact:
Loretta McDaniel, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW.,
room 3E214, Washington, DC 20202–
6450. Telephone: (202) 260–2661 or by
e-mail: loretta.mcdaniel@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
888–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: February 16, 2006.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education; Overview Information;
Migrant Education Program (MEP)
Consortium Incentive Grants Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.144.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 22,
2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 19, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 18, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: State educational
agencies (SEAs) receiving MEP Basic
State Formula grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$3,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000–
$110,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$76,923.
Maximum Award: By statute, the
maximum amount that we may award
under this program is $250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 39.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Full Text of Announcement
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VIII. Other Information
I. Funding Opportunity Description
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.
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the MEP Consortium Incentive Grants
program is to provide incentive grants to
State educational agencies (SEAs) that
participate in high-quality consortia
with another SEA or other appropriate
entity to improve the delivery of
services to migrant children whose
education is interrupted. Through this
program, the Department provides
financial incentives to SEAs to
participate in high-quality consortia that
improve the intrastate and interstate
coordination of migrant education
programs by addressing key needs of
migratory children who have their
education interrupted.
Priorities: The priorities for this
competition are from the notice of final
requirements for this program,
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
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published in the Federal Register on
March 3, 2004 (69 FR 10110).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2006, these
priorities are absolute priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet one or more of
these absolute priorities. In order for
SEAs to be considered for incentive
grants, a proposed consortium in which
an SEA would participate must address
one or more of the following absolute
priorities:
1. Services designed to improve the
proper and timely identification and
recruitment of eligible migratory
children whose education is
interrupted;
2. Services designed (based on a
review of scientifically based research)
to improve the school readiness of preschool-aged migratory children whose
education is interrupted;
3. Services designed (based on a
review of scientifically based research)
to improve the reading proficiency of
migratory children whose education is
interrupted;
4. Services designed (based on a
review of scientifically based research)
to improve the mathematics proficiency
of migratory children whose education
is interrupted;
5. Services designed (based on a
review of scientifically based research)
to decrease the dropout rate of migratory
students whose education is interrupted
and improve their high school
completion rate;
6. Services designed (based on a
review of scientifically based research)
to strengthen the involvement of
migratory parents in the education of
migratory students whose education is
interrupted; and
7. Services designed (based on a
review of scientifically based research)
to expand access to innovative
educational technologies intended to
increase the academic achievement of
migratory students whose education is
interrupted.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6398(d).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75
(except 75.232), 76, 77, 79, 80 (except
80.40(b)), 82, 84, 85 and 99; and (b) the
notice of final requirements published
in the Federal Register on March 3,
2004 (69 FR 10110).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Formula grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$3,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000–
$110,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$76,923.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information;
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program; Notice Inviting
Applications For New Awards For Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215E.
Dates: Applications Available: February 22, 2006. Deadline for
Transmittal of Applications: April 10, 2006. Deadline for
Intergovernmental Review: June 7, 2006.
Eligible applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs).
Estimated available funds: $17,000,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY
2007 from the rank-ordered list of unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$400,000.
Maximum Award: Section 5421(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001, 20 U.S.C. 7245 (ESEA), limits the amount of a grant under this
program in any one year to a maximum of $400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 45.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Elementary and Secondary
School Counseling program is to support efforts by LEAs to establish or
expand elementary and secondary school counseling programs.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority
is from Section 5421 of the ESEA, 20 U.S.C. 7245.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards based on the rank-ordered list of unfunded applicants from
this competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is: The establishment or expansion of elementary
school counseling programs. Under 34 CFR part 77, an elementary school
is a day
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or residential school that provides elementary education, as determined
under State law. Applicants must also address the requirements in
Section 5421(c)(2) of the ESEA. A copy of the statute authorizing this
competition is included in the application package.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7245.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 97, 98, 99, and 299.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $17,000,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY
2007 from the rank-ordered list of unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000--$400,000.
Maximum Award: Section 5421(a)(5) of the ESEA limits the amount of
a grant under this program in any one year to a maximum of $400,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 45.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching but does involve supplement-not-supplant funding
provisions. Section 5421(b)(2)(G) of the ESEA requires applicants under
the program to assure that program funds will be used to supplement,
and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds used for
providing school-based counseling and mental health services to
students.
3. Other: Section 5421(g)(2) of the ESEA requires that for any
fiscal year in which the amount available for this program is less than
$40,000,000 the Secretary makes grants to LEAs only to establish or
expand counseling programs in elementary schools. The FY 2006
appropriation for this program is $34,650,000. Therefore, under this
notice applicants must propose projects that establish or expand
counseling programs only in elementary schools.
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 or 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 84.215E. The application
package for this program is also available at: https://www.ed.gov/about/
offices/list/osdfs/programs.html.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package for this program in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to 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 program.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Application Available: February 22,
2006. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 10, 2006.
Applications for grants under this program may be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants system or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV.6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 7,
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: Section 5421(d) of the ESEA requires that
no more than four percent of a grant award may be used for
administrative costs to carry out the project.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications
If you choose to submit your application to us electronically, you
must use e-Application available through the Department's e-Grants
system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: https://e-
grants.ed.gov/.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
Your participation in e-Application is voluntary.
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30 p.m., 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 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
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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 Office of Safe and
Drug-Free Schools 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 Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools at (202) 205-5722.
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 to enable you 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. 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
84.215E), 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 84.215E), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery
If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.215E), 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 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are the requirements in Section
5421(c)(2) of the ESEA. Applicants must address each of these
requirements.
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 Application 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. If you receive a multi-year award, you must
submit an annual performance report that provides the most current
performance and financial expenditure information as specified by the
Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
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performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of the Elementary
and Secondary School Counseling Program: (1) The percentage of grantees
closing the gap between their student/mental health professional ratios
and the student/mental health professional ratios recommended by the
statute; and (2) the median percentage decrease among grantees in the
number of student disciplinary referrals in the schools participating
in the program. These two measures constitute the Department's
indicators of success for this program. Consequently, applicants for a
grant under this program are advised to give careful consideration to
these two outcomes in conceptualizing the design, implementation, and
evaluation of their proposed project. If funded, applicants will be
asked to collect and report data in their annual performance reports
about progress toward these goals. The Secretary will also use this
information to respond to reporting requirements concerning this
program established in Section 5421(f) of the ESEA.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Loretta McDaniel, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E214, Washington, DC 20202-
6450. Telephone: (202) 260-2661 or by e-mail: loretta.mcdaniel@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-888-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the 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 16, 2006.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
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