Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)-Research Fellowships Program Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, 56129-56133 [E6-15763]
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Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
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Government Performance and Results
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developed measures that will yield
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the extent to which projects provide
high quality materials, the relevance of
project products and services to
educational and early intervention
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of products and services to improve
educational and early intervention
policy and practice.
Grantees will be required to provide
information related to these measures.
Grantees also will be required to
report information on their projects’
performance in annual reports to the
Department (34 CFR 75.590).
VII. Agency Contact
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Gorove, U.S. Department of Education,
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Dated: September 20, 2006.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR)—Research Fellowships
Program Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.133F.
Dates: Applications Available:
September 26, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 27, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: Only individuals
who have training and experience that
indicate a potential for engaging in
scientific research related to the
solution of rehabilitation problems of
individuals with disabilities are eligible.
The program provides two categories of
Research Fellowships: Merit
Fellowships and Distinguished
Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Distinguished
Fellowship, an individual must have
seven or more years of research
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experience in subject areas, methods, or
techniques relevant to rehabilitation
research and must have a doctorate,
other terminal degree, or comparable
academic qualifications.
(b) To be eligible for a Merit
Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or
independent study experience in an
area that is directly pertinent to
disability and rehabilitation. In the most
recent competitions, Merit Fellowship
recipients had research experience at
the doctoral level.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be
recipients of Research Fellowships.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$106,705,000 for NIDRR for FY 2007, of
which we intend to use an estimated
$500,000 for the Research Fellowships
competition. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Maximum Awards: Merit
Fellowships: $65,000; Distinguished
Fellowships: $75,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7
including both Merit and Distinguished
Fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: 12 months.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Research Fellowships Program is to
build research capacity by providing
support to enable highly qualified
individuals, including those who are
individuals with disabilities, to conduct
research about the rehabilitation of
individuals with disabilities.
Note: This program is in concert with
President George W. Bush’s New Freedom
Initiative (NFI) and NIDRR’s Final LongRange Plan for FY 2005–2009 (Plan). The NFI
can be accessed on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.whitehouse.gov/
infocus/newfreedom.
The Plan is comprehensive and
integrates many issues relating to
disability and rehabilitation research
topics. The Plan, which was published
in the Federal Register on February 15,
2006 (71 FR 8165), can be accessed on
the Internet at the following site:
https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/
osers/nidrr/policy.html.
Through the implementation of the
Plan, NIDRR seeks to—(1) Improve the
quality and utility of disability and
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rehabilitation research; (2) Foster an
exchange of expertise, information, and
training to facilitate the advancement of
knowledge and understanding of the
unique needs of traditionally
underserved populations; (3) Determine
best strategies and programs to improve
rehabilitation outcomes for underserved
populations; (4) Identify research gaps;
(5) Identify mechanisms of integrating
research and practice; and (6)
Disseminate findings.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
part 356).
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:
Research Fellowships Program:
Fellows must conduct original research
in an area authorized by section 204 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended. Section 204 authorizes
research designed to maximize the full
inclusion and integration into society,
employment, independent living,
family, support, and economic and
social self-sufficiency of individuals
with disabilities, especially individuals
with the most severe disabilities.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(e).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 75.60–61, 77, 82, 84, 85,
and 97. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR
350.51–52. (c) The regulations for this
program in 34 CFR part 356.
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II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$106,705,000 for NIDRR for FY 2007, of
which we intend to use an estimated
$500,000 for the Research Fellowships
competition. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Maximum Awards: Merit
Fellowships: $65,000; Distinguished
Fellowships: $75,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7
including both Merit and Distinguished
Fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: 12 months.
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III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Only
individuals who have training and
experience that indicate a potential for
engaging in scientific research related to
the solution of rehabilitation problems
of individuals with disabilities are
eligible. The program provides two
categories of Research Fellowships:
Merit Fellowships and Distinguished
Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Distinguished
Fellowship, an individual must have
seven or more years of research
experience in subject areas, methods, or
techniques relevant to rehabilitation
research and must have a doctorate,
other terminal degree, or comparable
academic qualifications.
(b) To be eligible for a Merit
Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or
independent study experience in an
area that is directly pertinent to
disability and rehabilitation. In the most
recent competitions, Merit Fellowship
recipients had research experience at
the doctoral level.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be
recipients of research Fellowships.
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: You may obtain an application
package via Internet or from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs). To obtain a copy via Internet use
the following address: https://
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write
or call the following: Education
Publications Center, 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
84.133F.
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
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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. The application package
will provide instructions for completing
all components to be included in either
the paper application or electronically
using Grants.gov. Each application must
include the required forms; an abstract;
Human Subjects narrative, if applicable;
Part III narrative; resume; and other
related materials, if applicable.
Note: Part II, the budget section, is not
required for this program and should not be
included.
Applicants submitting a paper
application or electronically using
Grants.gov must place their Social
Security Number in Block #8bSF 424
form in place of the Employer
Identification Number (EIN).
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. You must limit Part III
to the equivalent of no more than 24
pages, using the following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative. Single spacing
may be used for titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and
captions, as well as all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, Application for Federal Assistance;
Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
the resume, the bibliography, or the
letters of support. However, you must
include all of the narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit; or
• You apply other standards and
exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: September
26, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 27, 2006.
Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For
information (including dates and times)
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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.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Applicants
are not required to submit a budget with
their proposal. The Merit Fellowships
and Distinguished Fellowships awards
are one Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
awards. The Fellow must work
principally on the fellowship during the
term of the fellowship award. We define
one FTE as equal to 40 hours per week.
The Fellow cannot receive support
through any other Federal Government
grants during the term of the fellowship
award.
We reference additional 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 2007. Research Fellowships—
CFDA Number 84.133F 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 the Research
Fellowships Program 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.
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• 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.
• To submit your application via
Grants.gov, you must register as an
individual. You do not need to register
in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).
The steps to register as an individual
are—
(1) Go to the Grants.gov Credential
Provider Web page, https://
apply.grants.gov/IndCPRegister. Then
enter the funding opportunity number.
Note: The funding opportunity number can
be located when you search for this grant
opportunity on https://www.grants.gov/
applicants/search_opportunities.jsp.
(2) Fill out the credential information
to obtain a credential username and
password.
(3) Take the credential username and
password and go to the Register with
Grants.gov link to complete the
registration at: https://apply.grants.gov/
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(4) Registration for individuals is
complete, once the Grants.gov
registration step is finished.
• 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 the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF
424), 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,
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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.
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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 84.133F),
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
84.133F), 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
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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 84.133F), 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
in Item 11 of the Application for Federal
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
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 356.30 through 356.32 and are
listed in the application package for this
competition.
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 as directed by 34
CFR 356.51.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate
the overall success of its research
program, NIDRR assesses the quality of
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its funded projects through review of
grantee performance and products. Each
year, NIDRR examines a portion of its
grantees to determine the extent to
which grantees are conducting highquality research and related activities
that lead to high quality products.
Performance measures for the Research
Fellowships program include—
• The percentage of NIDRR-supported
fellows, post-doctoral trainees, and
doctoral students who publish results of
NIDRR-sponsored research in refereed
journals;
• The percentage of grantee research
and development that has appropriate
study design, meets rigorous standards
of scientific and/or engineering
methods, and builds on and contributes
to knowledge in the field; and
• The number of publications per
award based on NIDRR-funded research
and development activities in refereed
journals.
NIDRR evaluates the overall success
of individual research and development
grants through review of grantee
performance and products. NIDRR uses
information submitted by grantees as
part of their final performance report for
these reviews. Approved final
performance report guidelines require
grantees to submit information
regarding research methods, results,
outputs, and outcomes.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact:
Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 6030, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
(202) 245–7462 or by e-mail:
donna.nangle@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
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Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: September 20, 2006.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services
Overview Information; Technology and
Media Services for Individuals With
Disabilities—Research on Technology
Effectiveness and Implementation for
Children With Disabilities: WebSupported Instructional Approaches
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.327W
Applications Available:
September 26, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: November 13, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: January 9, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: State educational
agencies (SEAs); local educational
agencies (LEAs); public charter schools
that are LEAs under State law;
institutions of higher education (IHEs);
other public agencies; private nonprofit
organizations; outlying areas; freely
associated States; Indian tribes or tribal
organizations; and for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$31,063,000 for the Technology and
Media Services for Individuals with
Disabilities program for FY 2007, of
which we intend to use an estimated
$500,000 for the Research on
Technology Effectiveness and
Implementation for Children with
Disabilities: Web-Supported
Instructional Approaches competition.
The actual level of funding, if any,
depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds
for this program.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $500,000 for a single budget
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period of 12 months. The Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the
maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
this program is to: (1) Improve results
for children with disabilities by
promoting the development,
demonstration, and use of technology;
(2) support educational media services
activities designed to be of educational
value in the classroom setting to
children with disabilities; and (3)
provide support for captioning and
video description that is appropriate for
use in the classroom setting.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from
allowable activities specified in the
statute (see sections 674 and 681(d) of
the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2007 this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Technology and Media Services for
Individuals With Disabilities—Research
on Technology Effectiveness and
Implementation for Children With
Disabilities: Web-Supported
Instructional Approaches
Background: A number of Office of
Special Education Programs (OSEP)funded projects have developed and
tested World Wide Web-supported
approaches for improving educational
results for children with disabilities. In
some cases, these projects have used
generally available Web resources (e.g.,
newspaper sites, museum sites, and
search engines). In other cases, the
projects have developed specialized
Web sites (e.g., simulation of learning
environments, discussion boards, and
strategy reminders) to improve student
learning.
Web-supported educational
approaches have a number of potential
benefits for students with disabilities.
The Web can support varied learning
strategies and Web-supported activities
can be designed to address different
student needs. For example, they can
provide supports to compensate for
learning difficulties, sensory
impairments, and academic skill
deficits. Research on the benefits of
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Web-supported approaches for students
with disabilities is not entirely
conclusive, however. While some
studies have found the Web or some of
its features to be effective in teaching
and learning, other studies have not
found the Web to be effective in
teaching. We also have little information
about whether Web-based resources that
provide access for one population of
students may create accessibility
barriers for others (e.g., graphic features
may not be accessible to students with
visual disabilities, hyper-linked
resources or graphic organizers may
increase intellectual demands and thus
create barriers for students with
cognitive disabilities). Finally, the
effectiveness of Web-supported
instruction in widespread use in typical
educational environments has not been
fully explored.
Priority: This priority supports a
Center to conduct a systematic program
of research on the use of Web-supported
instructional approaches to improve
access to, and participation and progress
in, the general curriculum for students
with disabilities. In carrying out its
research, the Center must apply the
principles of universal design (i.e.,
design of products that will be usable by
children with different disabilities, to
the greatest extent possible, with
minimal need for additional
adaptations).
In their applications, applicants
must—
(a) Propose an operational definition
of Web-supported instructional
approaches to be used in a program of
research;
(b) Describe their access to existing
Web-supported instructional materials
that will allow the Center to proceed
quickly with the research without
substantial time devoted to additional
development;
(c) Demonstrate knowledge of the
state of practice in terms of use of
products, sources of products, and
research on the use of the Web to
support instruction;
(d) Present a plan for conducting a
program of research to answer the
following questions: (1) Do Websupported instructional approaches
improve learning of academic content
for students with disabilities in actual
educational settings with typical
resources and levels of teacher support?
(2) What characteristics of Websupported instruction facilitate or
impede access to and learning of
academic content for students with
disabilities? (3) What student
characteristics (e.g., disability,
technology skills) and contextual factors
(e.g., teacher training, hardware
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR)--Research Fellowships Program Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133F.
Dates: Applications Available: September 26, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 27, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: Only individuals who have training and
experience that indicate a potential for engaging in scientific
research related to the solution of rehabilitation problems of
individuals with disabilities are eligible. The program provides two
categories of Research Fellowships: Merit Fellowships and Distinguished
Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Distinguished Fellowship, an individual
must have seven or more years of research experience in subject areas,
methods, or techniques relevant to rehabilitation research and must
have a doctorate, other terminal degree, or comparable academic
qualifications.
(b) To be eligible for a Merit Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or independent study experience
in an area that is directly pertinent to disability and rehabilitation.
In the most recent competitions, Merit Fellowship recipients had
research experience at the doctoral level.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be recipients of Research
Fellowships.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$106,705,000 for NIDRR for FY 2007, of which we intend to use an
estimated $500,000 for the Research Fellowships competition. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Maximum Awards: Merit Fellowships: $65,000; Distinguished
Fellowships: $75,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7 including both Merit and
Distinguished Fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: 12 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Research Fellowships Program
is to build research capacity by providing support to enable highly
qualified individuals, including those who are individuals with
disabilities, to conduct research about the rehabilitation of
individuals with disabilities.
Note: This program is in concert with President George W. Bush's
New Freedom Initiative (NFI) and NIDRR's Final Long-Range Plan for
FY 2005-2009 (Plan). The NFI can be accessed on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/newfreedom.
The Plan is comprehensive and integrates many issues relating to
disability and rehabilitation research topics. The Plan, which was
published in the Federal Register on February 15, 2006 (71 FR 8165),
can be accessed on the Internet at the following site: https://
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/policy.html.
Through the implementation of the Plan, NIDRR seeks to--(1) Improve
the quality and utility of disability and
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rehabilitation research; (2) Foster an exchange of expertise,
information, and training to facilitate the advancement of knowledge
and understanding of the unique needs of traditionally underserved
populations; (3) Determine best strategies and programs to improve
rehabilitation outcomes for underserved populations; (4) Identify
research gaps; (5) Identify mechanisms of integrating research and
practice; and (6) Disseminate findings.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority
is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR part 356).
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:
Research Fellowships Program: Fellows must conduct original
research in an area authorized by section 204 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended. Section 204 authorizes research designed to
maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment,
independent living, family, support, and economic and social self-
sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals
with the most severe disabilities.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(e).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75.60-61, 77, 82,
84, 85, and 97. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR 350.51-52. (c) The
regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 356.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$106,705,000 for NIDRR for FY 2007, of which we intend to use an
estimated $500,000 for the Research Fellowships competition. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Maximum Awards: Merit Fellowships: $65,000; Distinguished
Fellowships: $75,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7 including both Merit and
Distinguished Fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: 12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Only individuals who have training and
experience that indicate a potential for engaging in scientific
research related to the solution of rehabilitation problems of
individuals with disabilities are eligible. The program provides two
categories of Research Fellowships: Merit Fellowships and Distinguished
Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Distinguished Fellowship, an individual
must have seven or more years of research experience in subject areas,
methods, or techniques relevant to rehabilitation research and must
have a doctorate, other terminal degree, or comparable academic
qualifications.
(b) To be eligible for a Merit Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or independent study experience
in an area that is directly pertinent to disability and rehabilitation.
In the most recent competitions, Merit Fellowship recipients had
research experience at the doctoral level.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be recipients of research
Fellowships.
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: You may obtain an
application package via Internet or from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via Internet use the following
address: https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write or call the following:
Education Publications Center, 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 84.133F.
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. The
application package will provide instructions for completing all
components to be included in either the paper application or
electronically using Grants.gov. Each application must include the
required forms; an abstract; Human Subjects narrative, if applicable;
Part III narrative; resume; and other related materials, if applicable.
Note: Part II, the budget section, is not required for this
program and should not be included.
Applicants submitting a paper application or electronically using
Grants.gov must place their Social Security Number in Block
8bSF 424 form in place of the Employer Identification Number
(EIN).
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to
the equivalent of no more than 24 pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative. Single spacing may be used for
titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as
well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part I, Application for Federal
Assistance; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page
abstract, the resume, the bibliography, or the letters of support.
However, you must include all of the narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: September 26, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 27, 2006.
Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates
and times)
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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.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Applicants are not required to submit a
budget with their proposal. The Merit Fellowships and Distinguished
Fellowships awards are one Full Time Equivalent (FTE) awards. The
Fellow must work principally on the fellowship during the term of the
fellowship award. We define one FTE as equal to 40 hours per week. The
Fellow cannot receive support through any other Federal Government
grants during the term of the fellowship award.
We reference additional 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 2007. Research Fellowships--CFDA Number
84.133F 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 the Research
Fellowships Program 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.
To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must
register as an individual. You do not need to register in the Central
Contractor Registry (CCR). The steps to register as an individual are--
(1) Go to the Grants.gov Credential Provider Web page, https://
apply.grants.gov/IndCPRegister. Then enter the funding opportunity
number.
Note: The funding opportunity number can be located when you
search for this grant opportunity on https://www.grants.gov/
applicants/search_opportunities.jsp.
(2) Fill out the credential information to obtain a credential
username and password.
(3) Take the credential username and password and go to the
Register with Grants.gov link to complete the registration at: https://
apply.grants.gov/IndGGRegister.
(4) Registration for individuals is complete, once the Grants.gov
registration step is finished.
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 the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), 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,
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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 Number 84.133F), 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
84.133F), 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
84.133F), 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 in Item 11 of the
Application for Federal 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
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition are
from 34 CFR 356.30 through 356.32 and are listed in the application
package for this competition.
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 as directed by 34 CFR 356.51.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
research program, NIDRR assesses the quality of its funded projects
through review of grantee performance and products. Each year, NIDRR
examines a portion of its grantees to determine the extent to which
grantees are conducting high-quality research and related activities
that lead to high quality products. Performance measures for the
Research Fellowships program include--
The percentage of NIDRR-supported fellows, post-doctoral
trainees, and doctoral students who publish results of NIDRR-sponsored
research in refereed journals;
The percentage of grantee research and development that
has appropriate study design, meets rigorous standards of scientific
and/or engineering methods, and builds on and contributes to knowledge
in the field; and
The number of publications per award based on NIDRR-funded
research and development activities in refereed journals.
NIDRR evaluates the overall success of individual research and
development grants through review of grantee performance and products.
NIDRR uses information submitted by grantees as part of their final
performance report for these reviews. Approved final performance report
guidelines require grantees to submit information regarding research
methods, results, outputs, and outcomes.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6030, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail:
donna.nangle@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-
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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: September 20, 2006.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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