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Summary of Potential Costs and
Benefits
Because the Department is proposing
two priorities that may be used in two
separate competitions, rather than in a
single competition, the potential for
increased application costs exists for an
applicant that chooses to apply for both
grants under both priorities. However,
both priorities share the same overall
objective—improved performance in the
CIL program—and applications under
both priorities would likely include
common elements. This overlap may
minimize any increased costs associated
with using the two priorities in separate
competitions.
Moreover, for an applicant that
chooses to apply for only one grant, the
two-priority approach would have the
potential of reducing the application
costs for that applicant. The Department
believes that the potential benefits to the
CIL program from a more focused,
specialized approach to training and
technical assistance for CILs and SILCs
would outweigh any possible increase
in associated application costs.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 84.132B, Independent Living
Program—Training and Technical Assistance
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Intergovernmental Review
This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the
Executive order is to foster an
intergovernmental partnership and a
strengthened federalism. The Executive
order relies on processes developed by
State and local governments for
coordination and review of proposed
Federal financial assistance.
This document provides early
notification of our specific plans and
actions for this program.
Applicable Program Regulations: 34
CFR 366.
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f(b).
Dated: June 19, 2007.
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; Centers for Independent
Living—Training and Technical
Assistance; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.132B.
Applications Available: June 22, 2007.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July
2, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 6, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: October 3, 2007.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: To provide
training and technical assistance with
respect to planning, developing,
conducting, administering, and
evaluating centers for independent
living to the following entities: Centers
for independent living (CILs), eligible
agencies, and Statewide Independent
Living Councils (SILCs).
A CIL is a consumer-controlled,
community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential private nonprofit agency
that is designed and operated within a
local community by individuals with
disabilities and that provides an array of
independent living services. An eligible
agency is a consumer-controlled,
community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit
agency.
Each State establishes a SILC that
jointly develops and signs the State Plan
for Independent Living with the
Designated State Unit and monitors,
reviews, and evaluates the
implementation of the State plan. A
majority of a SILC’s members are
individuals with disabilities, and other
members include CIL representatives
and State agency representatives, as
well as other appropriate individuals.
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The purpose of independent living
services is to maximize independence,
productivity, empowerment, and
leadership of individuals with
significant disabilities and integrate
these individuals into the mainstream of
society.
Priorities: These priorities are from
the notice of final priorities for this
program, published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register.
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2007 these
priorities are absolute priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105 (c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet one or more of
these priorities.
These priorities are:
Priority 1—Centers for Independent
Living (CILs) Training and Technical
Assistance Center.
Priority 2—Statewide Independent
Living Councils (SILCs) Training and
Technical Assistance Center.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, and 97. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR part 366. (c)
The notice of final priorities published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative
agreements.
Estimated Available Funds:
$1,329,327 ($1,004,327 for Priority 1
and $325,000 Priority 2).
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $1,004,327 for Priority 1 and
$325,000 for Priority 2 for a single
budget 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.
Estimated Number of Awards: 2 (one
for Priority 1 and one for Priority 2).
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Entities that
have experience in the operation of
centers for independent living.
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2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1–
877–433–7827. Fax: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–
576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application package
from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.132B.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the team under
Alternative Format in section VIII 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.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: June 22, 2007.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July
2, 2007. Interested parties are invited to
participate in this pre-application
meeting to discuss the priorities and to
receive information and technical
assistance through individual
consultation. Interested parties may
participate in this meeting by
conference call with staff from the
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington,
DC time. On the same day, OSERS staff
also will be available from 3:30 p.m. to
4:30 p.m., by telephone, to provide
information and technical assistance
through individual consultation. For
further information or to make
arrangements to participate on the
conference call or for an individual
consultation, contact Sean Barrett, U.S.
Department of Education, Potomac
Center Plaza, room 5042, 550 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 245–7604 or by e-mail:
sean.barrett@ed.gov.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 6, 2007.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
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(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, please refer to
section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII in this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: October 3, 2007.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section in this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under Centers
for Independent Living—Training and
Technical Assistance-CFDA Number
84.132B must be submitted
electronically using the
Governmentwide 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 email an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
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qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant
application for Centers for Independent
Living—Training and Technical
Assistance at https://www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable
application package for this competition
by the CFDA number. Do not include
the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.132, not
84.132B).
Please note the following:
• 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
date and time stamped. Your application
must be fully uploaded and submitted and
must be date and 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 and 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 and 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
submission 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 complete all steps in
the Grants.gov registration process (see
https://www.grants.gov/applicants/
get_registered.jsp). These steps include (1)
registering your organization, a multi-part
process that includes registration with the
Central Contractor Registry (CCR); (2)
registering yourself as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and (3)
getting authorized as an AOR by your
organization. Details on these steps are
outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration
Guide (see https://www.grants.gov/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). You
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also must provide on your application the
same D–U–N–S Number used with this
registration. Please note that the registration
process may take five or more business days
to complete, and you must have completed
all registration steps to allow you to submit
successfully an application via Grants.gov. In
addition you will need to update your CCR
registration on an annual basis. This may
take three or more business days to complete.
• You will not receive additional point
value because you submit your application in
electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, as
described elsewhere in this section, and
submit your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information you
typically provide on the following forms:
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424),
the Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 424, Budget Information—
Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
Please note that two of these forms—the SF
424 and the Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424—have
replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal
Education Assistance).
• 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 in this paragraph 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 from Grants.gov
an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This
notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov
only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send a
second notification to you by e-mail. This
second notification indicates that the
Department has received your application
and has assigned your application 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 Technical Issues with the
Grants.gov System: If you are
experiencing problems submitting your
application through Grants.gov, please
contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number and must keep a record of it.
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
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your application electronically or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII in this notice and provide an
explanation of the technical problem
you experienced with Grants.gov, along
with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number. We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. The Department will contact you
after a determination is made on
whether your application will be
accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer 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
application deadline date and time or if the
technical problem you experienced is
unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
the Grants.gov system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to
the Department, it must be postmarked
no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Thomas Kelley, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5055, Potomac
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Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
2800. Fax: (202) 245–7593.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.132B),
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
84.132B), 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.
(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.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application by hand,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address: U.S. Department of Education,
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Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.132B), 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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,
including suffix letter, if any, of the
competition under which you are submitting
your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail to you a notification of receipt of your
grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call
the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
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V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are in 34
CFR 366.15 and are listed in the
application package.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN).
We may notify you informally, also.
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 in 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 directed by
the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The
Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to
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appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal
departments and agencies to improve
the effectiveness of their programs by
engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and
measuring program results against those
goals.
The goal of these grants is to provide
training and technical assistance with
respect to planning, developing,
conducting, administering, and
evaluating CILs to the following eligible
entities authorized under title VII of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended:
Eligible agencies, CILs, and SILCs.
In annual performance reports,
grantees are required to provide specific
information on the number of training
activities, the topics of each training
program, the number and types of
participants served (i.e., CILs, SILCs, or
eligible agencies), and summary data
from participant evaluations.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact:
Thomas Kelley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5055, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–7404 or by e-mail:
thomas.kelley@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2500. Telephone: (202) 245–
7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
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Dated: June 19, 2007.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Education
(Department) gives notice that on
October 16, 2006, an arbitration panel
rendered a decision in the matter of
Terry Ward v. Ohio Rehabilitation
Services Commission, Bureau of
Services for the Blind (Case No. R–S/05–
1). This panel was convened by the
Department under 20 U.S.C. 107d–1(a),
after the Department received a
complaint filed by the petitioner, Terry
Ward.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may obtain a copy of the full text of the
arbitration panel decision from Suzette
E. Haynes, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5022, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–7374. If you use a
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panel decision affecting the
administration of vending facilities on
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 120 (Friday, June 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34454-34457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12117]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Centers for Independent Living--Training and Technical
Assistance; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.132B.
Applications Available: June 22, 2007.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 2, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 6, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 3, 2007.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: To provide training and technical assistance
with respect to planning, developing, conducting, administering, and
evaluating centers for independent living to the following entities:
Centers for independent living (CILs), eligible agencies, and Statewide
Independent Living Councils (SILCs).
A CIL is a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential private nonprofit agency that is designed and operated
within a local community by individuals with disabilities and that
provides an array of independent living services. An eligible agency is
a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit agency.
Each State establishes a SILC that jointly develops and signs the
State Plan for Independent Living with the Designated State Unit and
monitors, reviews, and evaluates the implementation of the State plan.
A majority of a SILC's members are individuals with disabilities, and
other members include CIL representatives and State agency
representatives, as well as other appropriate individuals.
The purpose of independent living services is to maximize
independence, productivity, empowerment, and leadership of individuals
with significant disabilities and integrate these individuals into the
mainstream of society.
Priorities: These priorities are from the notice of final
priorities for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register.
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2007 these priorities are absolute
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(3) we consider only applications
that meet one or more of these priorities.
These priorities are:
Priority 1--Centers for Independent Living (CILs) Training and
Technical Assistance Center.
Priority 2--Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs) Training
and Technical Assistance Center.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, and 97. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR part 366. (c) The notice of final priorities published elsewhere in
this issue of the Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative agreements.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,329,327 ($1,004,327 for Priority 1
and $325,000 Priority 2).
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $1,004,327 for Priority 1 and $325,000 for Priority 2
for a single budget 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.
Estimated Number of Awards: 2 (one for Priority 1 and one for
Priority 2).
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Entities that have experience in the
operation of centers for independent living.
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2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone, toll
free: 1-877-433-7827. Fax: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-
576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: https://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to
identify this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.132B.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the team under
Alternative Format in section VIII 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.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: June 22, 2007.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 2, 2007. Interested parties
are invited to participate in this pre-application meeting to discuss
the priorities and to receive information and technical assistance
through individual consultation. Interested parties may participate in
this meeting by conference call with staff from the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) between 1 p.m. and 3
p.m., Washington, DC time. On the same day, OSERS staff also will be
available from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., by telephone, to provide
information and technical assistance through individual consultation.
For further information or to make arrangements to participate on the
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Sean
Barrett, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, room 5042,
550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245-7604
or by e-mail: sean.barrett@ed.gov.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 6, 2007.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 3, 2007.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under
Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section in this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under Centers for Independent Living--
Training and Technical Assistance-CFDA Number 84.132B must be submitted
electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http:/
/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.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant application for Centers for
Independent Living--Training and Technical Assistance at https://
www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application
package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the
CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.132, not
84.132B).
Please note the following:
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 date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and
must be date and 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 and 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 and 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 submission 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
complete all steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see
https://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp). These steps
include (1) registering your organization, a multi-part process that
includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR);
(2) registering yourself as an Authorized Organization
Representative (AOR); and (3) getting authorized as an AOR by your
organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov
3-Step Registration Guide (see https://www.grants.gov/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). You
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also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used
with this registration. Please note that the registration process
may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have
completed all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully
an application via Grants.gov. In addition you will need to update
your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or
more business days to complete.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize
you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms:
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--
Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. Please note that two of these forms--the SF 424 and
the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424--
have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education
Assistance).
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 in this paragraph 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 from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt
that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification
indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the
Department.) The Department then will retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send a second notification to you by e-mail. This
second notification indicates that the Department has received your
application and has assigned your application 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 Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
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 described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice and
provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with
Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will
accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem
occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your
ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after
a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer 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 application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Thomas Kelley, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5055, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Fax: (202) 245-7593.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.132B), 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or
orBy mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.132B), 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.
(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.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
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Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.132B), 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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification 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
in 34 CFR 366.15 and are listed in the application package.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notice
(GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
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 in 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 directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements
on reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the
effectiveness of their programs by engaging in strategic planning,
setting outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program
results against those goals.
The goal of these grants is to provide training and technical
assistance with respect to planning, developing, conducting,
administering, and evaluating CILs to the following eligible entities
authorized under title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended: Eligible agencies, CILs, and SILCs.
In annual performance reports, grantees are required to provide
specific information on the number of training activities, the topics
of each training program, the number and types of participants served
(i.e., CILs, SILCs, or eligible agencies), and summary data from
participant evaluations.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Thomas Kelley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5055, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7404 or by e-mail:
thomas.kelley@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by
contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202-2500. Telephone: (202) 245-7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS,
toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can 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: June 19, 2007.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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