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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 84.133B Rehabilitation Research
and Training Centers Program)
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and
764(b)(2).
Dated: July 2, 2008.
Tracy R. Justesen,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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President’s Board of Advisors (Board),
The White House Initiative on Tribal
Colleges and Universities (WHI/TCU)
Meeting
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This purpose of this notice is
to announce an open meeting of the
President’s Board of Advisors (Board),
The White House Initiative on Tribal
Colleges and Universities (WHI/TCU) on
Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.,
at the Navajo Technical College, Lower
Point Road, Crownpoint, New Mexico
87313; and, on Wednesday, July 16,
2008, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Southwestern
Indian Polytechnic Institute, 9169 Coors
Road, NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico
87184. This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of the
upcoming meeting of the President’s
Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges
and Universities. This notice also
describes the functions of the Board.
Notice of this meeting is required by
Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and is intended to notify
the public of its opportunity to attend.
DATES AND TIMES: Tuesday, July 15,
2008, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday,
July 16, 2008, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 1
p.m. to 5 p.m., Navajo Technical
College, Lower Point Road, Crownpoint,
New Mexico 87313; and, on
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., at Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute, 9169 Coors Road,
NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87184.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anselm Davis, Executive Director,
White House Initiative on Tribal
Colleges and Universities, 1990 K Street,
NW., Room 7014, Washington, DC
20006; Telephone: 202–219–7040; Fax:
202–219–7086.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
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The
President’s Board of Advisors on Tribal
Colleges and Universities was
established under Executive Order
13270, dated July 3, 2002, and Executive
Order 13446, dated September 28, 2007.
The Board was established: (a) To report
to the President annually on the results
of the participation of Tribal Colleges
and Universities in Federal programs,
including recommendations on how to
increase the private sector role,
including the role of private
foundations, in strengthening these
institutions, with particular emphasis
also given to enhancing institutional
planning and development,
strengthening fiscal stability and
financial management, and improving
institutional infrastructure, including
the use of technology, to ensure the
long-term viability and enhancement of
these institutions; (b) to advise the
President and the Secretary of
Education (Secretary) on the needs of
TCUs in the areas of infrastructure,
academic programs, and faculty and
institutional development; (c) to advise
the Secretary in the preparation of a
three-year Federal plan for assistance to
TCUs in increasing their capacity to
participate in Federal programs; (d) to
provide the President with an annual
progress report on enhancing the
capacity of TCUs to serve their students;
and (e) to develop, in consultation with
the Department of Education and other
Federal agencies, a private sector
strategy to assist TCUs.
The purpose of the meeting is to
update and document the Board’s
Action Agenda through a review of
collaborative efforts, to review the final
draft of the Fiscal Year 2006 Report to
the President, and to discuss relevant
issues to be addressed as the Board
pursues opportunities to strengthen
capacity of programs at the Tribal
Colleges and Universities.
Additional Information: Individuals
who will need accommodations for a
disability in order to attend the meeting
(e.g., interpreting services, assistive
listening devices, or material in
alternative format) should notify Tonya
Ewers 1990 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20006, Telephone: 202–219–7040,
no later than July 10, 2008. We will
attempt to meet requests for
accommodations after this date, but we
cannot guarantee their availability. The
meeting sites are accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
An opportunity for public comment is
available on Tuesday, July 15, 2008,
between 2:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Comments will be limited to five (5)
minutes for those who sign up to speak.
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20006, by Thursday, July 10, 2008.
Records are kept of all Board
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at the Office of the White
House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and
Universities, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, during the
hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
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Sara Martinez Tucker,
Under Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services Overview
Information; National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR)—Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects and Centers
Program—Rehabilitation Research and
Training Centers (RRTCs); Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.133B–
7, 84.133B–8, 84.133B–9, and 84.133B–
10.
Note: This notice invites applications for
four separate competitions. For key dates,
contact person information, and funding
information regarding each of the four
competitions, see the chart in the Award
Information section of this notice.
DATES: Applications Available: See
chart.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: See
chart.
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Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: See chart.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the RRTC program is to improve the
effectiveness of services authorized
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, through advanced research,
training, technical assistance, and
dissemination activities in general
problem areas, as specified by NIDRR.
Such activities are designed to benefit
rehabilitation service providers,
individuals with disabilities, and the
family members or other authorized
representatives of individuals with
disabilities.
Additional information on the RRTC
program can be found at: https://
www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#RRTC.
Priorities: NIDRR has established five
separate priorities for the four
competitions announced in this notice.
The General RRTC Requirements
priority, which applies to all RRTC
competitions, is from the notice of final
priorities (NFP) for the Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Projects and
Centers Program, published in the
Federal Register on February 1, 2008
(73 FR 6132). The remaining four
priorities are from the NFP for the
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program, published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2008, these
priorities are absolute priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), for each
competition (designated by CFDA
number in the following chart), we
consider only applications that meet
both the General RRTC Requirements
priority and the absolute priority
designated for that competition.
These priorities are:
Absolute priority
Corresponding competition CFDA No.
General RRTC Requirements ....................................................................................................
Enhancing the Functional and Employment Outcomes of Individuals Who Experience a
Stroke.
Enhancing the Functional and Employment Outcomes of Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis
Aging With Physical Disability: Reducing Secondary Conditions and Enhancing Health and
Participation, Including Employment.
Participation and Community Living for Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities ......................
84.133B–7, 84.133B–8, 84.133B–9, 84.133B–10.
84.133B–7.
Note: The full text of each of these
priorities is included in its notice of final
priorities in the Federal Register and in the
applicable application package.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g)
and 764(b)(2).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 86, and 97. (b) The regulations for
this program in 34 CFR part 350. (c) The
84.133B–8.
84.133B–9.
84.133B–10.
NFP for the Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Projects and
Centers program, published in the
Federal Register on February 1, 2008
(73 FR 6132). (d) The NFP for the
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers program, published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
(IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$7,650,000.
Maximum Award: See chart.
Estimated Number of Awards: See
chart.
Project Period: See chart.
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CFDA number
and name
84.133B–7
Enhancing
the Functional and
Employment
Outcomes of
Individuals
Who Experience a
Stroke.
84.133B–8
Enhancing
the Functional and
Employment
Outcomes of
Individuals
With Multiple Sclerosis.
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transmittal of
applications
Applications
available
Date of
pre-application
meeting
Estimated
average
size of
awards
Maximum
award*
Estimated
number of
awards
Project period
Contact
person
Donna Nangle
(202) 245–
7462 Rm
6029.
07/08/2008
08/22/2008
07/29/08
$850,000
*$850,000
1
Up to 60 mos.
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07/29/08
850,000
*850,000
1
Up to 60 mos.
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REHABILITATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTERS APPLICATION NOTICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008—Continued
Applications
available
Deadline for
transmittal of
applications
84.133B–9
Aging With
Physical
Disability:
Reducing
Secondary
Conditions
and Enhancing
Health and
Participation, Including Employment.
84.133B–10
Participation
and Community Living for Individuals With
Psychiatric
Disabilities.
........................
........................
07/29/08
850,000
*850,000
1
Up to 60 mos.
........................
........................
07/29/08
850,000
*850,000
1
Up to 60 mos.
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III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States; public
or private agencies, including for-profit
agencies; public or private
organizations, including for-profit
organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes
and tribal organizations.
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 address: https://
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
grantapps/.
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: https://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 the competition
to which you want to apply, as follows:
CFDA number 84.133B–7, 84.133B–8,
84.133B–9, or 84.133B–10.
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meeting
Estimated
average
size of
awards
CFDA number
and name
Maximum
award*
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the person or
team listed 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 each
competition announced in this notice.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. We recommend that
you limit Part III to the equivalent of no
more than 125 pages for each
competition, using the following
standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ × 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative. Single spacing
may be used for titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and
captions, as well as all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
The recommended page limit does not
apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the
narrative budget justification; Part IV,
the assurances and certifications; or the
one-page abstract, the resumes, the
bibliography, or the letters of support.
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number of
awards
Project period
Contact
person
However, the recommended page limit
does apply to all of the application
narrative section (Part III).
The application package will provide
instructions for completing all
components to be included in the
application. Each application must
include a cover sheet (Standard Form
424); budget requirements (ED Form
524) and a narrative budget justification;
other required forms; an abstract,
Human Subjects narrative, Part III
narrative; resumes of staff; and other
related materials, if applicable.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: See chart.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties are invited to
participate in any of the pre-application
meetings held for the competitions
announced in this notice and to receive
information and technical assistance
through individual consultation with
NIDRR staff. The dates for each of the
competitions’ pre-application meetings
are listed in the chart in the Award
Information section in this notice.
Interested parties may participate in
these meetings on the dates listed in the
chart by conference call with NIDRR
staff from the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.,
Washington, DC, time. For each
meeting, NIDRR staff also will be
available from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC, time, on the same day,
by telephone, to provide information
and technical assistance through
individual consultation. For further
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information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual
consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
U.S. Department of Education, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), room 6029, 550 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 245–7462 or by e-mail:
Donna.Nangle@ed.gov.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: See chart.
Applications for grants under this
program 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.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
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 the
competitions announced in this notice
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
RRTC competitions (CFDA numbers
84.133B–7, 84.133B–8, 84.133B–9, and
84.133B–10) 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-
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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 RRTC competitions
(CFDA numbers 84.133B–7, 84.133B–8,
84.133B–9, and 84.133B–10) at https://
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for the competition to which you are
applying by the CFDA number. Do not
include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix
in your search (e.g., search for 84.133,
not 84.133B).
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 4:30:00 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 4:30:00 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
4:30:00 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
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application package for the competition
to which you are applying 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—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.
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• 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,
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 4:30:00 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
4:30:00 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 4:30:00 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
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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: Donna Nangle, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 6029, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202–2700. FAX:
(202) 245–7323.
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 84.133B–7, 84.133B–8,
84.133B–9, or 84.133B–10), 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 84.133B–7,
84.133B–8, 84.133B–9, or 84.133B–10),
PO 00000
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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 84.133B–7, 84.133B–8,
84.133B–9, or 84.133B–10), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 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.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for the competitions announced
in this notice are from 34 CFR 350.54
and are listed in the application
package.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Additional factors we consider in
determining the merits of an application
are as follows—
The Secretary is interested in
outcomes-oriented research or
development projects that use rigorous
scientific methodologies. To address
this interest, applicants are encouraged
to articulate goals, objectives, and
expected outcomes for the proposed
research or development activities.
Proposals should describe how results
and planned outputs are expected to
contribute to advances in knowledge,
improvements in policy and practice,
and public benefits for individuals with
disabilities. Applicants should propose
projects that are designed to be
consistent with these goals. We
encourage applicants to include in their
application a description of how results
will measure progress towards
achievement of anticipated outcomes
(including a discussion of the proposed
measures of effectiveness), the
mechanisms that will be used to
evaluate outcomes associated with
specific problems or issues, and how the
proposed activities will support new
intervention approaches and strategies.
Submission of the information
identified in this section V.2. Review
and Selection Process is voluntary,
except where required by the selection
criteria 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 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
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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.
Note: NIDRR will provide information by
letter to grantees on how and when to submit
the final performance report.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate
the overall success of its research
program, NIDRR assesses the quality of
its funded projects through a review of
grantee performance and products. Each
year, NIDRR examines a portion of its
grantees to determine:
• The percentage of newly awarded
NIDRR projects that are conducting at
least one multi-site, collaborative
controlled trial of interventions and
programs.
• The number of accomplishments
(e.g., new or improved tools, methods,
discoveries, standards, interventions,
programs, or devices) developed or
tested with NIDRR funding that have
been judged by expert panels to be of
high quality and to advance the field.
• The average number of publications
per award based on NIDRR-funded
research and development activities in
refereed journals.
• The percentage of new grants that
include studies funded by NIDRR that
assess the effectiveness of interventions,
programs, and devices using rigorous
and appropriate methods.
NIDRR uses information submitted by
grantees as part of their Annual
Performance Reports (APRs) in support
of these performance measures.
Updates on the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993
(GPRA) indicators, revisions, and
methods appear on the NIDRR Program
Review Web site: https://
www.neweditions.net/pr/commonfiles/
pmconcepts.htm.
Grantees should consult these sites on
a regular basis to obtain details and
explanations on how NIDRR programs
contribute to the advancement of the
Department’s long-term and annual
performance goals.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact:
Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 6029, PCP, Washington, DC 20202.
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Donnna.Nangle@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)
by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2550. 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/
index.html.
Dated: July 2, 2008.
Tracy R. Justesen,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Overview
Information; National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR)--Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and
Centers Program--Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs);
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.133B-7,
84.133B-8, 84.133B-9, and 84.133B-10.
Note: This notice invites applications for four separate
competitions. For key dates, contact person information, and funding
information regarding each of the four competitions, see the chart
in the Award Information section of this notice.
DATES: Applications Available: See chart.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: See chart.
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Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: See chart.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve
the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended, through advanced research, training, technical
assistance, and dissemination activities in general problem areas, as
specified by NIDRR. Such activities are designed to benefit
rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, and
the family members or other authorized representatives of individuals
with disabilities.
Additional information on the RRTC program can be found at: https://
www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RRTC.
Priorities: NIDRR has established five separate priorities for the
four competitions announced in this notice. The General RRTC
Requirements priority, which applies to all RRTC competitions, is from
the notice of final priorities (NFP) for the Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, published in the
Federal Register on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6132). The remaining four
priorities are from the NFP for the Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects and Centers Program, published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register.
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2008, these priorities are absolute
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), for each competition (designated
by CFDA number in the following chart), we consider only applications
that meet both the General RRTC Requirements priority and the absolute
priority designated for that competition.
These priorities are:
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Corresponding competition
Absolute priority CFDA No.
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General RRTC Requirements................... 84.133B-7, 84.133B-8,
84.133B-9, 84.133B-10.
Enhancing the Functional and Employment 84.133B-7.
Outcomes of Individuals Who Experience a
Stroke.
Enhancing the Functional and Employment 84.133B-8.
Outcomes of Individuals With Multiple
Sclerosis.
Aging With Physical Disability: Reducing 84.133B-9.
Secondary Conditions and Enhancing Health
and Participation, Including Employment.
Participation and Community Living for 84.133B-10.
Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities.
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Note: The full text of each of these priorities is included in
its notice of final priorities in the Federal Register and in the
applicable application package.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and 764(b)(2).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 86, and 97. (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 350. (c) The NFP for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers program, published in the Federal Register on
February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6132). (d) The NFP for the Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers program, published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education (IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $7,650,000.
Maximum Award: See chart.
Estimated Number of Awards: See chart.
Project Period: See chart.
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers Application Notice for Fiscal Year 2008
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Estimated
Applications Deadline for Date of pre- average Maximum Estimated
CFDA number and name available transmittal of application size of award* number of Project period Contact person
applications meeting awards awards
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84.133B-7 Enhancing the 07/08/2008 08/22/2008 07/29/08 $850,000 *$850,000 1 Up to 60 mos.... Donna Nangle
Functional and Employment (202) 245-7462
Outcomes of Individuals Who Rm 6029.
Experience a Stroke.
84.133B-8 Enhancing the .............. .............. 07/29/08 850,000 *850,000 1 Up to 60 mos....
Functional and Employment
Outcomes of Individuals With
Multiple Sclerosis.
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84.133B-9 Aging With Physical .............. .............. 07/29/08 850,000 *850,000 1 Up to 60 mos....
Disability: Reducing
Secondary Conditions and
Enhancing Health and
Participation, Including
Employment.
84.133B-10 Participation and .............. .............. 07/29/08 850,000 *850,000 1 Up to 60 mos....
Community Living for
Individuals With Psychiatric
Disabilities.
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III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies,
including for-profit agencies; public or private organizations,
including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal
organizations.
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
address: https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
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: https://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 the
competition to which you want to apply, as follows: CFDA number
84.133B-7, 84.133B-8, 84.133B-9, or 84.133B-10.
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 person or team
listed 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 each competition
announced in this notice.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. We recommend that you limit
Part III to the equivalent of no more than 125 pages for each
competition, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative. Single spacing may be used for
titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as
well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
The recommended page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover
sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-
page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of
support. However, the recommended page limit does apply to all of the
application narrative section (Part III).
The application package will provide instructions for completing
all components to be included in the application. Each application must
include a cover sheet (Standard Form 424); budget requirements (ED Form
524) and a narrative budget justification; other required forms; an
abstract, Human Subjects narrative, Part III narrative; resumes of
staff; and other related materials, if applicable.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: See chart.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties are invited to
participate in any of the pre-application meetings held for the
competitions announced in this notice and to receive information and
technical assistance through individual consultation with NIDRR staff.
The dates for each of the competitions' pre-application meetings are
listed in the chart in the Award Information section in this notice.
Interested parties may participate in these meetings on the dates
listed in the chart by conference call with NIDRR staff from the Office
of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services between 10 a.m. and 12
p.m., Washington, DC, time. For each meeting, NIDRR staff also will be
available from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC, time, on the
same day, by telephone, to provide information and technical assistance
through individual consultation. For further
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information or to make arrangements to participate in any of these
meetings via conference call or for an individual consultation, contact
Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP),
room 6029, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202)
245-7462 or by e-mail: Donna.Nangle@ed.gov.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: See chart.
Applications for grants under this program 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.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
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 the
competitions announced in this notice 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 RRTC competitions (CFDA numbers
84.133B-7, 84.133B-8, 84.133B-9, and 84.133B-10) 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 the RRTC
competitions (CFDA numbers 84.133B-7, 84.133B-8, 84.133B-9, and
84.133B-10) at https://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the
downloadable application package for the competition to which you are
applying by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha
suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133B).
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 4:30:00
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 4:30:00 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
4:30:00 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 the competition to which you
are applying 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.
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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 4:30:00 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 4:30:00 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 4:30:00
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: Donna Nangle, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6029, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202-2700. FAX: (202) 245-7323.
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 84.133B-
7, 84.133B-8, 84.133B-9, or 84.133B-10), 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 84.133B-
7, 84.133B-8, 84.133B-9, or 84.133B-10), 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 84.133B-7, 84.133B-8, 84.133B-9, or 84.133B-10), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-
4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 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.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for the competitions
announced in this notice are from 34 CFR 350.54 and are listed in the
application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
determining the merits of an application are as follows--
The Secretary is interested in outcomes-oriented research or
development projects that use rigorous scientific methodologies. To
address this interest, applicants are encouraged to articulate goals,
objectives, and expected outcomes for the proposed research or
development activities. Proposals should describe how results and
planned outputs are expected to contribute to advances in knowledge,
improvements in policy and practice, and public benefits for
individuals with disabilities. Applicants should propose projects that
are designed to be consistent with these goals. We encourage applicants
to include in their application a description of how results will
measure progress towards achievement of anticipated outcomes (including
a discussion of the proposed measures of effectiveness), the mechanisms
that will be used to evaluate outcomes associated with specific
problems or issues, and how the proposed activities will support new
intervention approaches and strategies. Submission of the information
identified in this section V.2. Review and Selection Process is
voluntary, except where required by the selection criteria 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 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.
Note: NIDRR will provide information by letter to grantees on
how and when to submit the final performance report.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
research program, NIDRR assesses the quality of its funded projects
through a review of grantee performance and products. Each year, NIDRR
examines a portion of its grantees to determine:
The percentage of newly awarded NIDRR projects that are
conducting at least one multi-site, collaborative controlled trial of
interventions and programs.
The number of accomplishments (e.g., new or improved
tools, methods, discoveries, standards, interventions, programs, or
devices) developed or tested with NIDRR funding that have been judged
by expert panels to be of high quality and to advance the field.
The average number of publications per award based on
NIDRR-funded research and development activities in refereed journals.
The percentage of new grants that include studies funded
by NIDRR that assess the effectiveness of interventions, programs, and
devices using rigorous and appropriate methods.
NIDRR uses information submitted by grantees as part of their
Annual Performance Reports (APRs) in support of these performance
measures.
Updates on the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
(GPRA) indicators, revisions, and methods appear on the NIDRR Program
Review Web site: https://www.neweditions.net/pr/commonfiles/
pmconcepts.htm.
Grantees should consult these sites on a regular basis to obtain
details and explanations on how NIDRR programs contribute to the
advancement of the Department's long-term and annual performance goals.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 6029, PCP, Washington, DC
20202. Telephone: (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: Donnna.Nangle@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) by
contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC
20202-2550. 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: July 2, 2008.
Tracy R. Justesen,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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