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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of Finding
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 and the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations (40
CFR parts 1500–1508), implementing
procedural provisions of NEPA, and
Executive Order (EO) 12114,
Environmental Effects Abroad of Major
Federal Actions, the Department of the
Navy (DON) gives notice that a
combined Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI)/Finding of No
Significant Harm (FONSH) has been
issued and is available for the January
2009 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier
Strike Group Composite Training
Exercise (IKE CSG COMPTUEX).
DATES: The effective date of the finding
is December 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
combined FONSI/FONSH are available
for public viewing or downloading at
https://www.navydocuments.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander, Second Fleet Public
Affairs, Commander Phillips; telephone:
757–443–9822 or https://
www.navydocuments.com.
The IKE
CSG COMPTUEX is a major U.S Navy
Atlantic Fleet training exercise
proposed to occur in January 2009. The
purpose of this exercise is to certify U.S.
Naval forces as combat-ready. Specific
training activities associated with the
IKE CSG COMPTUEX include air-toground (ATG) bombing, Combat Search
and Rescue (CSAR), Maritime
Operations, Inert Naval Gunfire, Fast
Attack Craft/Fast Inshore Attack Craft
(FAC/FIAC), and Anti-Submarine
Warfare (ASW).
The FONSI is based on analysis
contained in a Comprehensive
Environmental Assessment (EA)
addressing potential impacts associated
with land-based training for Major
Atlantic Fleet Training Exercises on the
East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S.
(February 2006). The FONSH is based
on environmental analysis contained in
a Comprehensive Overseas
Environmental Assessment (OEA)
(February 2006) and a Supplement to
the Comprehensive OEA (SOEA) for
environmental impacts associated with
U.S. Navy major exercise training in
offshore operating areas along the East
and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. (April 2008).
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Environmental concerns addressed in
the EA include land use, community
facilities, coastal zone management,
socioeconomics, cultural resources,
airspace, air quality, noise, geology,
soils, water resources, biological
resources, munitions and hazardous
materials management, and safety. Both
the EA and OEA addressed potential
impacts to the ocean physical
environment, fish and essential fish
habitat, sea turtles, marine mammals,
seabirds, migratory birds, endangered
and threatened species, socioeconomics,
and cultural resources. The SOEA
analysis included the use of MFA sonar
during the January 2009 IKE CSG
COMPTUEX.
This action includes mitigation
measures to reduce impacts to a level
that is less than significant. In
accordance with the Major Atlantic
Fleet Training Exercise EA, OEA and
SOEA, and an evaluation of the nature,
scope, and intensity of the proposed
action, the Navy finds the January 2009
IKE CSG COMPTUEX will not
significantly impact or harm the
environment. Therefore, an
Environmental Impact Statement or
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement is not required.
Dated: December 19, 2008.
T. M. Cruz,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge
Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Foundations for
Learning; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.215H.
Dates: Applications Available:
December 24, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 24, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: April 27, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program
supports projects to help eligible
children become ready for school.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from
section 5542 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended by the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. 7269a.
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Absolute Priority: For FY 2009 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: Grants to local
educational agencies (LEAs), local
councils, community-based
organizations (CBOs), including faithbased organizations, and other public
and nonprofit private entities, or a
combination of such entities, to assist
eligible children to become ready for
school.
To be eligible for funding, a project
must propose one or more of the
following:
(1) To deliver services to eligible
children and their families that foster
eligible children’s emotional,
behavioral, and social development.
(2) To coordinate and facilitate access
by eligible children and their families to
the services available through
community resources, including mental
health, physical health, substance
abuse, educational, domestic violence
prevention, child welfare, and social
services.
(3) To provide ancillary services such
as transportation or child care in order
to facilitate the delivery of any other
authorized services or activities.
(4) To develop or enhance early
childhood community partnerships and
build toward a community system of
care that brings together child-serving
agencies or organizations to provide
individualized supports for eligible
children and their families.
(5) To evaluate the success of
strategies and services provided
pursuant to the grant in promoting
young children’s successful entry to
school and to maintain data systems
required for effective evaluations.
(6) To pay for the expenses of
administering the grant activities,
including assessment of children’s
eligibility for services.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7269a.
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 97, 98, 99, and 299.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration’s budget request for FY
2009 does not include funds for this
program. However, we are inviting
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applications to allow enough time to
complete the grant process if Congress
appropriates funds for this program.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards later in
FY 2009 and FY 2010 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$200,000–$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$245,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (1) LEAs,
including charter schools that are
considered LEAs under State law; (2)
local councils; (3) CBOs, including
faith-based organizations; (4) other
public or nonprofit private entities; or
(5) a combination of such entities.
2.a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This
program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements in
accordance with section 5541(i) of the
ESEA.
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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/programs/learningfoundations/
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: 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 this program or
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.215H.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the person or
team listed under Accessible Format in
section VIII of this notice.
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2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: December 24,
2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 24, 2009.
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For
information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application
electronically, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to
section IV.6.
Other Submission Requirements of
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 of 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: April 27, 2009.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program.
5. Funding Restrictions:
Limitations on Use of Funds
(1) Grant funds may be used only to
pay for services that cannot be paid for
using other Federal, State, or local
public resources or through private
insurance.
(2) A grantee may not use more than
three percent of the amount of the grant
to pay the expenses of administering the
authorized activities, including
assessment of children’s eligibility for
services (20 U.S.C. 7269a).
We reference regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
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electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
We are participating as a partner in
the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site. Foundations for Learning, CFDA
number 84.215H, is included in this
project. We request your participation in
Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your
application electronically, you must use
the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site at https://www.Grants.gov. Through
this site, you will be able to download
a copy of the application package,
complete it offline, and then upload and
submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
You may access the electronic grant
application for Foundations for
Learning at https://www.Grants.gov. You
must search for the downloadable
application package for this program by
the CFDA number. Do not include the
CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.215, not
84.215H).
Please note the following:
• Your participation in Grants.gov is
voluntary.
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are 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.
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• 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 submit your
application in paper format.
• If you submit your application
electronically, 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.
• If you submit your application
electronically, you must attach any
narrative sections of your application as
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich
text), or .PDF (Portable Document)
format. If you upload a file type other
than the three file types specified in this
paragraph or submit a passwordprotected file, we will not review that
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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 of 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.
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.
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
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
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b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you submit your application in
paper format by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
you must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before
the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215H), LBJ Basement
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
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 submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) must deliver the
original and two copies of your
application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215H), 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.
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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
VII. Agency Contact
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are in the
application package.
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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 of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. You must also submit an
interim progress report twelve months
after the award date. This report should
provide the most current performance
and financial expenditure information
as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also
require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For
specific requirements on reporting,
please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/
grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing
the effectiveness of the Foundations for
Learning grants program: (1) The
percentage of eligible children served by
the grant attaining measurable gains in
emotional, behavioral, and social
development; and (2) the percentage of
eligible children and their families
served by the grant receiving
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individualized support from childserving agencies or organizations.
Note that in applying the selection
criteria to be used in this competition
for ‘‘Quality of project services’’ and
‘‘Quality of the project evaluation,’’ the
Secretary will take into consideration
the extent to which the applicant
demonstrates a strong capacity to
provide reliable data on these
indicators.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dana Carr, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 10096, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–6450. Telephone: (202) 245–7868
or by e-mail: dana.carr@ed.gov. If you
use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–
800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of
this notice.
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: December 19, 2008.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools.
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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—Disability Rehabilitation
Research Projects (DRRPs)
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2009.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Numbers: 84.133A–3 and
84.133A–4.
Note: This notice invites applications for
two separate competitions. For key dates,
contact person information, and funding
information regarding each of the two
competitions, see the chart in the Award
Information section of this notice.
Dates: Applications Available: See
chart.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: See
chart.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: See chart.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the DRRP program is to improve the
effectiveness of services authorized
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, by developing methods,
procedures, and rehabilitation
technologies that advance a wide range
of independent living and employment
outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with
the most severe disabilities. DRRPs
carry out one or more of the following
types of activities, as specified and
defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through
350.19: Research, training,
demonstration, development,
dissemination, utilization, and technical
assistance.
An applicant for assistance under this
program must demonstrate in its
application how it will address, in
whole or in part, the needs of
individuals with disabilities from
minority backgrounds (34 CFR
350.40(a)). The approaches an applicant
may take to meet this requirement are
found in 34 CFR 350.40(b).
Additional information on the DRRP
program can be found at: https://www.ed.
gov/rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#DRRP.
Priorities: NIDRR has established
three separate priorities for the two
competitions announced in this notice.
The General DRRP Requirements
priority, which applies to all DRRP
competitions, is from the notice of final
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information;
Foundations for Learning; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215H.
Dates: Applications Available: December 24, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 24, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 27, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program supports projects to help eligible
children become ready for school.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority
is from section 5542 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA), 20
U.S.C. 7269a.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2009 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: Grants to local educational agencies (LEAs),
local councils, community-based organizations (CBOs), including faith-
based organizations, and other public and nonprofit private entities,
or a combination of such entities, to assist eligible children to
become ready for school.
To be eligible for funding, a project must propose one or more of
the following:
(1) To deliver services to eligible children and their families
that foster eligible children's emotional, behavioral, and social
development.
(2) To coordinate and facilitate access by eligible children and
their families to the services available through community resources,
including mental health, physical health, substance abuse, educational,
domestic violence prevention, child welfare, and social services.
(3) To provide ancillary services such as transportation or child
care in order to facilitate the delivery of any other authorized
services or activities.
(4) To develop or enhance early childhood community partnerships
and build toward a community system of care that brings together child-
serving agencies or organizations to provide individualized supports
for eligible children and their families.
(5) To evaluate the success of strategies and services provided
pursuant to the grant in promoting young children's successful entry to
school and to maintain data systems required for effective evaluations.
(6) To pay for the expenses of administering the grant activities,
including assessment of children's eligibility for services.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7269a.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, 99, and 299.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration's budget request for
FY 2009 does not include funds for this program. However, we are
inviting
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applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards later in FY 2009 and FY
2010 from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $245,500.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (1) LEAs, including charter schools that
are considered LEAs under State law; (2) local councils; (3) CBOs,
including faith-based organizations; (4) other public or nonprofit
private entities; or (5) a combination of such entities.
2.a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements in accordance with section 5541(i) of the
ESEA.
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/programs/learningfoundations/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: 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
this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.215H.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under
Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: December 24, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 24, 2009.
Applications for grants under this program may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV.6.
Other Submission Requirements of 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
of 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: April 27, 2009.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions:
Limitations on Use of Funds
(1) Grant funds may be used only to pay for services that cannot be
paid for using other Federal, State, or local public resources or
through private insurance.
(2) A grantee may not use more than three percent of the amount of
the grant to pay the expenses of administering the authorized
activities, including assessment of children's eligibility for services
(20 U.S.C. 7269a).
We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this program may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
We are participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov
Apply site. Foundations for Learning, CFDA number 84.215H, is included
in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must
use 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.
You may access the electronic grant application for Foundations for
Learning at https://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable
application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include
the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.215,
not 84.215H).
Please note the following:
Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are 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.
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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 submit your application in paper format.
If you submit your application electronically, 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.
If you submit your application electronically, you must
attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC
(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If
you upload a file type other than the three file types specified in
this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review
that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send
a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30:00 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 of 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.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the
original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215H), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
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 submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.215H), 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
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Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if
any, of the competition under which you are submitting your
application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are 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
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 of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. You must also submit an interim progress report
twelve months after the award date. This report should provide the most
current performance and financial expenditure information as directed
by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require
more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/
apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the Foundations for Learning grants program: (1) The percentage of
eligible children served by the grant attaining measurable gains in
emotional, behavioral, and social development; and (2) the percentage
of eligible children and their families served by the grant receiving
individualized support from child-serving agencies or organizations.
Note that in applying the selection criteria to be used in this
competition for ``Quality of project services'' and ``Quality of the
project evaluation,'' the Secretary will take into consideration the
extent to which the applicant demonstrates a strong capacity to provide
reliable data on these indicators.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Carr, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 10096, PCP, Washington, DC
20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 245-7868 or by e-mail: dana.carr@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
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: December 19, 2008.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
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