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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education; Overview Information;
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented
Students Education Program; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.206A.)
DATES: Applications Available: April
21, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 5, 2008.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 4, 2008.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented
Students Education Program is to carry
out a coordinated program of
scientifically based research,
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demonstration projects, innovative
strategies, and similar activities
designed to build and enhance the
ability of elementary and secondary
schools nationwide to meet the special
educational needs of gifted and talented
students.
Priority: This priority is from the
notice of final priority for this program,
published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2008 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is: Javits Demonstration
Programs.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice
of final priority, published elsewhere in
this issue of the Federal Register.
LEAs or other entities applying for the
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented
Students Education Program must
provide for the equitable participation
of private school children and teachers
in private nonprofit elementary and
secondary schools, including the
participation of teachers and other
personnel in professional development
programs serving such students, located
in areas served by the grant recipient. In
order to ensure that grant program
activities address the needs of private
school children, teachers, and other
educational personnel, the LEA or other
entity must engage in timely and
meaningful consultation with private
school officials during the design and
development of the program. This
consultation must take place before any
decision is made that would affect the
opportunities of eligible private school
children, teachers, and other
educational personnel to participate in
the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented
Students Education Program.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7253 et seq.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$2,646,000.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2009 from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$300,000–$450,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$441,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
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III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State
educational agencies, local educational
agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher
education, other public agencies, and
private agencies and organizations,
including Indian tribes and Indian
organizations as defined by the Indian
Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act, and Native Hawaiian
organizations.
Note: Participation of Private School
Children and Teachers
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1. Address To Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet or from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet
use the following addresses: https://
www.grants.gov or https://www.ed.gov/
programs/javits/applicant.html. To
obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax,
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), call, toll free:
1–877–576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or 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
84.206A.
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 program
contact person listed in this section.
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.
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Page Limit: The application narrative
is where you, the applicant, address the
selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. You must
limit the application narrative to the
equivalent of no more than 20 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, except titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, captions, and all text in
charts, tables, and graphs.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
• Use a font that is either 12-point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• Begin numbering at the right bottom
of the first page in Arabic numerals
(‘‘1’’) and number the pages
consecutively throughout the document.
• Include all critical information in
the program narrative.
The page limit does not apply to the
cover sheet; the budget section,
including the narrative budget
justification; the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
the resumes, the bibliography, or the
letters of support. However, the page
limit does apply to all of the application
narrative section.
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit; or if you apply
other standards and exceed the
equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: April 21,
2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 5, 2008.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (https://www.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
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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: August 4, 2008.
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 the
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented
Students Education Program, CFDA
Number 84.206A, 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
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 the Jacob K. Javits Gifted
and Talented Students Education
Program 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
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search (e.g., search for 84.206, not
84.206A).
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 accept your
application if it is received—that is, date
and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
We do not consider an application that
does not comply with the deadline
requirements. 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 program 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 also must provide on your
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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—NonConstruction 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 EDspecified 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,
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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.
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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
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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: Teresa Cahalan, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5W218,
Washington, DC 20202–8243. FAX:
(202) 401–0220.
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 84.206A),
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
84.206A), 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.
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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,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.206A), 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
1. Selection Criteria: The following
selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and
are listed in the application package.
The maximum score for all selection
criteria is 100 points. The points or
weights assigned to each criterion are
indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for the Project (10)
In determining the need for the
proposed project, we will consider the
extent to which specific gaps or
weaknesses in services, infrastructure,
or opportunities have been identified
and will be addressed by the proposed
project, including the nature and
magnitude of those gaps or weaknesses.
(b) Quality of the Project Design (25)
In determining the quality of the
design of the proposed project, we will
consider the extent to which—
(1) The goals, objectives, and
outcomes to be achieved by the
proposed project are clearly specified
and measurable;
(2) The design of the proposed project
is appropriate to, and will successfully
address, the needs of the target
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population or other identified needs;
and
(3) The proposed project represents an
exceptional approach for meeting
statutory purposes and requirements.
(c) Quality of the Project Personnel (15)
In determining the quality of project
personnel, we will consider the extent
to which the applicant encourages
applications for employment from
persons who are members of groups that
have traditionally been
underrepresented based on race, color,
national origin, gender, age, or
disability. We will also consider the
following—
(1) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of the
project director or principal
investigator; and
(2) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel.
(d) Quality of the Management Plan (20)
In determining the quality of the
management plan for the proposed
project, we will consider the adequacy
of the management plan to achieve the
objectives of the proposed project on
time and within budget, including
clearly defined responsibilities,
timelines, and milestones for
accomplishing project tasks.
(e) Quality of the Project Evaluation (30)
In determining the quality of the
project evaluation, we will consider the
extent to which—
(1) The methods of evaluation are
thorough, feasible, and appropriate to
the goals, objectives, and outcomes of
the proposed project; and
(2) The evaluation will provide
guidance about effective strategies
suitable for replication or testing in
other settings.
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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 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 in
this notice and include these and other
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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: Pursuant to
the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the
Department developed the following
three measures for evaluating the overall
effectiveness of projects funded under
this competition: (1) The quality of
project designs, based on an expert
panel review; (2) significant gains in
academic achievement among target
student populations, based on an expert
panel review; and (3) the quality of
project designs for effective professional
development, based on expert panel
review. As part of their interim and final
performance reports, grantees will be
expected to submit data to the
Department as needed to assess progress
using these measures. Projects that do
not include a professional development
component will not be assessed through
the GPRA measure in (3) in this section.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact:
Teresa Cahalan, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5W218, Washington, DC 20202–
8343. Telephone: (202) 401–3947 or by
e-mail: jacobk.javits@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal
Relay Service (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)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in
this notice.
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
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Note: The official version of this document
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Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
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index.html.
Dated: April 16, 2008.
Kerri L. Briggs,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented
Students Education Program
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of final priority.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for
Elementary and Secondary Education
announces a priority under the Jacob K.
Javits Gifted and Talented Students
Education Program. The Assistant
Secretary will use this priority for
competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2008
and later years.
We take this action to support the
implementation of models with
demonstrated effectiveness in
identifying and serving gifted and
talented students (including
economically disadvantaged
individuals, individuals with limited
English proficiency, and individuals
with disabilities) who may not be
identified and served through typical
strategies for identifying gifted and
talented children. We intend the
priority to increase the availability of
proven models for increasing the
number of students from
underrepresented groups participating
in gifted and talented education
programs.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This priority is effective
April 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Teresa Cahalan, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5W218, Washington, DC 20202–
8243. Telephone: (202) 401–3947 or via
Internet: jacobk.javits@ed.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview
Information; Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education
Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2008
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.206A.)
DATES: Applications Available: April 21, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 5, 2008.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 4, 2008.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and
Talented Students Education Program is to carry out a coordinated
program of scientifically based research,
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demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities
designed to build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary
schools nationwide to meet the special educational needs of gifted and
talented students.
Priority: This priority is from the notice of final priority for
this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2008 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition,
this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we
consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is: Javits Demonstration Programs.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7253 et seq.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final priority,
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: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $2,646,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2009 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $300,000-$450,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $441,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies, local
educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher education, other
public agencies, and private agencies and organizations, including
Indian tribes and Indian organizations as defined by the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act, and Native Hawaiian
organizations.
Note: Participation of Private School Children and Teachers
LEAs or other entities applying for the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and
Talented Students Education Program must provide for the equitable
participation of private school children and teachers in private
nonprofit elementary and secondary schools, including the participation
of teachers and other personnel in professional development programs
serving such students, located in areas served by the grant recipient.
In order to ensure that grant program activities address the needs of
private school children, teachers, and other educational personnel, the
LEA or other entity must engage in timely and meaningful consultation
with private school officials during the design and development of the
program. This consultation must take place before any decision is made
that would affect the opportunities of eligible private school
children, teachers, and other educational personnel to participate in
the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program.
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: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet or from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet use the following
addresses: https://www.grants.gov or https://www.ed.gov/programs/javits/
applicant.html. To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, 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), call, toll
free: 1-877-576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or 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 84.206A.
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 program contact
person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit the application narrative to the equivalent
of no more than 20 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, except titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, captions, and all text in charts,
tables, and graphs.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Begin numbering at the right bottom of the first page in
Arabic numerals (``1'') and number the pages consecutively throughout
the document.
Include all critical information in the program narrative.
The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget
section, including the narrative budget justification; the assurances
and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes, the
bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the page limit does
apply to all of the application narrative section.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit; or if
you apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: April 21, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 5, 2008.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (https://www.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
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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: August 4, 2008.
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 the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and
Talented Students Education Program, CFDA Number 84.206A, 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 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 the Jacob K.
Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program 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 84.206, not
84.206A).
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 accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system
after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements. 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 program 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 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,
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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: Teresa Cahalan, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5W218,
Washington, DC 20202-8243. FAX: (202) 401-0220.
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 84.206A), 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
84.206A), 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, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.206A), 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
1. Selection Criteria: The following selection criteria for this
competition are from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the
application package. The maximum score for all selection criteria is
100 points. The points or weights assigned to each criterion are
indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for the Project (10)
In determining the need for the proposed project, we will consider
the extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude
of those gaps or weaknesses.
(b) Quality of the Project Design (25)
In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project,
we will consider the extent to which--
(1) The goals, objectives, and outcomes to be achieved by the
proposed project are clearly specified and measurable;
(2) The design of the proposed project is appropriate to, and will
successfully address, the needs of the target
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population or other identified needs; and
(3) The proposed project represents an exceptional approach for
meeting statutory purposes and requirements.
(c) Quality of the Project Personnel (15)
In determining the quality of project personnel, we will consider
the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability. We will also consider the
following--
(1) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director or principal investigator; and
(2) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel.
(d) Quality of the Management Plan (20)
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, we will consider the adequacy of the management plan to
achieve the objectives of the proposed project on time and within
budget, including clearly defined responsibilities, timelines, and
milestones for accomplishing project tasks.
(e) Quality of the Project Evaluation (30)
In determining the quality of the project evaluation, we will
consider the extent to which--
(1) The methods of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the proposed
project; and
(2) The evaluation will provide guidance about effective strategies
suitable for replication or testing in other settings.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may 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 in 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: Pursuant to the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department developed the following
three measures for evaluating the overall effectiveness of projects
funded under this competition: (1) The quality of project designs,
based on an expert panel review; (2) significant gains in academic
achievement among target student populations, based on an expert panel
review; and (3) the quality of project designs for effective
professional development, based on expert panel review. As part of
their interim and final performance reports, grantees will be expected
to submit data to the Department as needed to assess progress using
these measures. Projects that do not include a professional development
component will not be assessed through the GPRA measure in (3) in this
section.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Teresa Cahalan, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5W218, Washington, DC 20202-
8343. Telephone: (202) 401-3947 or by e-mail: jacobk.javits@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (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) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice.
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Dated: April 16, 2008.
Kerri L. Briggs,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. E8-8588 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]
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