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interest of national defense programs, or in
the interest of assuring that a fair portion of
Government procurement is placed with
small business concerns.
(3) All of the offers received under this
solicitation will first be negotiated as to price
and an evaluation will be made as though
there were no set-aside.
(4) For the purposes of set-aside
evaluation, when an offer contains
increments at different prices, each
increment will be considered a separate offer.
Except as provided in (d) below, negotiations
will be limited to the offered quantities not
awarded under the provision of (c)(2) below.
(c) SET-ASIDE AWARD PROCEDURE.
(1) The price for the small business setaside portion will be negotiated by the
Contracting Officer based upon prices the
Government would otherwise pay the
successful offeror for the non-set-aside
portion of the location under this solicitation,
adjusted for transportation charges and other
factors. In the case of a small business
concern whose offer is determined by the
evaluation process to be low on the non-setaside portion, awards of the set-aside portion
will be made to that small business concern
without further negotiation. Contracts for any
remaining set-aside portions will be
negotiated with those eligible small business
concerns that have submitted a responsive
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(2) Negotiations for small business setaside awards will begin with the small
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continue with the successive low small
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(3) The Government reserves the right to
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will be awarded a small business offeror on
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the quantity set aside for small business,
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Government has already commenced
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(4) Where the Trade Agreements Act
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eligible products will be treated as if they
were qualifying country end products.
(d) AGREEMENT. For the set-aside portion
of the acquisition, a small business concern
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procedures and the total amount of this
contract does not exceed $25,000, a small
business concern may furnish the product of
any domestic firm. This paragraph does not
apply in connection with construction or
service contracts.
Dated: May 5, 2010.
Mitchell S. Bryman,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS);
Overview Information; Centers for
Independent Living; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Numbers: 84.400A and 84.132A.
Dates:
Applications Available: May 10, 2010.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: May
20, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 9, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 9, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program
provides support for planning,
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conducting, administering, and
evaluating centers for independent
living (CILs) that comply with the
standards and assurances in section 725
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (Act), consistent with the
design included in the State Plan for
Independent Living (SPIL) for
establishing a statewide network of
CILs.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f–1;
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009, Pub. L. 111–5 (ARRA).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, and 97. (b) The regulations for
this program in 34 CFR parts 364 and
366.
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:
$10,229,435 from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA) and $596,334 from the FY 2010
Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
appropriation. The purposes of the
ARRA include the following:
(1) To preserve and create jobs and
promote economic recovery;
(2) To assist those most impacted by
the recession;
(3) To provide investments needed to
increase economic efficiency by
Estimated
available funds
States and territories
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Alaska ...........................................................................
American Samoa ..........................................................
Georgia .........................................................................
Illinois ............................................................................
Maryland .......................................................................
Michigan ........................................................................
New Jersey ...................................................................
New York ......................................................................
North Carolina ...............................................................
Ohio ...............................................................................
Tennessee ....................................................................
Texas ............................................................................
Washington ...................................................................
Note: For all entities except American
Samoa and Maryland, the dollar amount in
the column ‘‘Estimated available funds’’
represents the total amount of funding that is
available to establish new CILs in each State.
Since these funds will be used to provide
more than one year of support for the
operation of new centers, the amount listed
is not the amount that is available annually
for grant awards in that State. In the case of
American Samoa and Maryland, however,
the source of funds indicated in the table is
the FY 2010 CIL appropriation, rather than
ARRA, and the funds do represent the
amount available in this year. Please refer to
the application package for each State’s
annual amount per project period and the
number of project periods applicable to each
grant. The application package also contains
information regarding the geographic area or
areas in each State that applicants must
propose to serve. The Department will not
make awards to applicants in a State that was
required to amend its SPIL in order to receive
ARRA funds under the CIL program until the
Department has approved the amendment to
the SPIL.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
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$117,089
154,046
683,510
1,066,604
442,288
2,330,310
625,000
1,500,000
987,500
100,000
1,000,000
1,550,000
269,422
Source of funds
ARRA ...........................................................................
FY 2010 CIL Appropriation ..........................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
FY 2010 CIL Appropriation ..........................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
ARRA ...........................................................................
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible
to apply, an applicant must—
(a) Be a consumer-controlled,
community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit
agency;
(b) Have the power and authority to—
(1) Carry out the purpose of part C of
title VII of the Act and perform the
functions listed in section 725(b) and (c)
of the Act and subparts F and G of 34
CFR part 366 within a community
located within any State in which the
Secretary has approved the State Plan
required by section 704 of the Act or in
a bordering State; and
(2) Receive and administer—
(i) Funds under 34 CFR part 366;
(ii) Funds and contributions from
private or public sources that may be
used in support of a center; and
(iii) Funds from other public and
private programs;
(c) Be able to plan, conduct,
administer, and evaluate a center
consistent with the standards and
assurances in section 725(b) and (c) of
the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR
part 366;
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spurring technological advances in
science and health;
(4) To invest in transportation,
environmental protection, and other
infrastructure that will provide longterm economic benefit; and
(5) To stabilize State and local
government budgets in order to
minimize and avoid reductions in
essential services and
counterproductive State and local tax
increases.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$100,000–$1,550,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$386,635.
Estimated Number of Awards: 28,
distributed in the following manner:
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(d) Either—
(1) Not currently be receiving funds
under part C of chapter 1 of title VII of
the Act; or
(2) Propose the expansion of an
existing center through the
establishment of a separate and
complete center (except that the
governing board of the existing center
may serve as the governing board of the
new center) at a different geographical
location;
(e) Propose to serve one or more of the
geographic areas that are identified as
unserved or underserved by the States
and territories listed under Estimated
Number of Awards in this notice; and
(f) Submit appropriate documentation
demonstrating that the establishment of
a new center is consistent with the
design for establishing a statewide
network of centers in the State plan of
the State or territory whose geographic
area or areas the applicant proposes to
serve.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
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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/fund/grant/apply/
grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,
fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S.
Department of Education, P.O. Box
22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827.
FAX: (703) 605–6794. 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.EDPubs.gov or at
its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this program as
follows: CFDA numbers 84.400A and
84.132A.
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.
Page Limit: The program narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. You must limit the
program narrative (Part III) to the
equivalent of no more than 35 doublespaced pages, using the following
standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative. Single spacing
may be used for titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and
captions, as well as all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the Application and Instructions for
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assurances, certifications, and
disclosures; or the one-page abstract.
However, the page limit does apply to
all of the program narrative section (Part
III).
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit or if you apply
other standards and exceed the
equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: May 10, 2010.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties are invited to
participate in a pre-application meeting
and to receive information and technical
assistance through individual
consultation with Rehabilitation
Services Administration (RSA) staff
from the Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services. The preapplication meeting will be held on May
20, 2010. Interested parties may
participate in this meeting by
conference call with RSA staff between
1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time. RSA staff also will be available
from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the same day,
by telephone, to provide information
and technical assistance through
individual consultation. For further
information or to make arrangements to
participate in the meeting via
conference call or for an individual
consultation, contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII in this notice.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 9, 2010.
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application system (e-Application)
accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. 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
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requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 9, 2010.
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
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program 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
Centers for Independent Living
Program—CFDA Numbers 84.400A and
84.132A must be submitted
electronically using e-Application,
accessible through the Department’s
e-Grants Web site at: https://egrants.ed.gov.
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.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
E-Application will not accept an
application for this program after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application
process.
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• The hours of operation of the
e-Grants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday
until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00
a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that,
because of maintenance, the system is
unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on
Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and
between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington,
DC time. Any modifications to these
hours are posted on the e-Grants Web
site.
• 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: The 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.
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.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application Unavailability:
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If you are prevented from electronically
submitting your application on the
application deadline date because
e-Application is unavailable, we will
grant you an extension of one business
day to enable you to transmit your
application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if—
(1) You are a registered user of
e-Application and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for
60 minutes or more between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for
any period of time between 3:30 p.m.
and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgment of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If e-Application is unavailable
due to technical problems with the
system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be
sent to all registered users who have
initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to
the unavailability of e-Application.
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
e-Application because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to
e-Application;
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 prevents 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
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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: Sean Barrett, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5016, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC
20202–2800. FAX: (202) 245–7590.
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 following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.400A or 84.132A),
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 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
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address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.400A or 84.132A),
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
grant notification within 15 business days
from the application deadline date, you
should call the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are in 34 CFR
366.27 and are listed in the application
package.
2. Review and Selection Process: In
selecting an application for an award
under this program, an additional factor
we consider is comments regarding the
application, if any, by the Statewide
Independent Living Council in the State
in which the applicant is located.
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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. In
addition, the GAN includes terms and
conditions necessary for effective
implementation of data collection and
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accountability requirements under the
ARRA.
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.
Some of the funds awarded through
this competition were appropriated
under the ARRA and are subject to
additional accountability and
transparency reporting requirements,
which are described in section 1512(c)
of the ARRA. Grantees receiving funds
provided by the ARRA must be able to
distinguish these funds from any other
funds they receive through this
program. Recipients of ARRA funds will
be required to submit quarterly reports
on the expenditure of these funds no
later than ten days after the end of each
calendar quarter through a centralized
reporting Web site administered by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB):
https://www.federalreporting.gov. The
information reported at this Web site
will be available to the Department, the
White House, OMB, and the public on
https://www.Recovery.gov. Additional
guidance providing further detail on the
quarterly report is available at: https://
www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/
section-1512.html. Additional guidance
on the use of ARRA funds by centers for
independent living can be found at:
https://www.ed.gov/print/policy/gen/leg/
recovery/factsheet/rehab-act.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department
measures outcomes in the following
three areas to evaluate the overall
effectiveness of projects funded under
this competition: (1) The effectiveness
of individual services in enabling
consumers to access previously
unavailable transportation, appropriate
accommodations to receive health care
services, and/or assistive technology
resulting in increased independence in
at least one significant life area; (2) the
effectiveness of individual services
designed to help consumers move out of
institutions and into community-based
settings; and (3) the extent to which
projects are participating in community
activities to expand access to
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transportation, health care, assistive
technology, and housing for individuals
with disabilities in their communities.
Grantees will be required to report
annually on the percentage of their
consumers who achieve their individual
goals in the first two areas and on the
percentage of their staff, board members,
and consumers involved in community
activities related to the third area.
All grantees will be required to
submit an annual performance report
documenting their success in addressing
these performance measures, as well as
the standards and assurances in section
725 of the Act.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean Barrett, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5016, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–7604
or by e-mail: sean.barrett@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)
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.
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: May 5, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS);
Overview Information; Centers for Independent Living; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.400A and
84.132A.
Dates:
Applications Available: May 10, 2010.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: May 20, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 9, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 9, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program provides support for planning,
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conducting, administering, and evaluating centers for independent
living (CILs) that comply with the standards and assurances in section
725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act), consistent
with the design included in the State Plan for Independent Living
(SPIL) for establishing a statewide network of CILs.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f-1; American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. 111-5 (ARRA).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, and 97. (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR
parts 364 and 366.
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: $10,229,435 from the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and $596,334 from the FY 2010
Centers for Independent Living (CIL) appropriation. The purposes of the
ARRA include the following:
(1) To preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery;
(2) To assist those most impacted by the recession;
(3) To provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency
by spurring technological advances in science and health;
(4) To invest in transportation, environmental protection, and
other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefit; and
(5) To stabilize State and local government budgets in order to
minimize and avoid reductions in essential services and
counterproductive State and local tax increases.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$1,550,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $386,635.
Estimated Number of Awards: 28, distributed in the following
manner:
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Estimated Estimated
States and territories available Source of funds number of
funds awards
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Alaska........................................ $117,089 ARRA............................ 1
American Samoa................................ 154,046 FY 2010 CIL Appropriation....... 1
Georgia....................................... 683,510 ARRA............................ 1
Illinois...................................... 1,066,604 ARRA............................ 9
Maryland...................................... 442,288 FY 2010 CIL Appropriation....... 2
Michigan...................................... 2,330,310 ARRA............................ 5
New Jersey.................................... 625,000 ARRA............................ 1
New York...................................... 1,500,000 ARRA............................ 3
North Carolina................................ 987,500 ARRA............................ 1
Ohio.......................................... 100,000 ARRA............................ 1
Tennessee..................................... 1,000,000 ARRA............................ 1
Texas......................................... 1,550,000 ARRA............................ 1
Washington.................................... 269,422 ARRA............................ 1
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Note: For all entities except American Samoa and Maryland, the
dollar amount in the column ``Estimated available funds'' represents
the total amount of funding that is available to establish new CILs
in each State. Since these funds will be used to provide more than
one year of support for the operation of new centers, the amount
listed is not the amount that is available annually for grant awards
in that State. In the case of American Samoa and Maryland, however,
the source of funds indicated in the table is the FY 2010 CIL
appropriation, rather than ARRA, and the funds do represent the
amount available in this year. Please refer to the application
package for each State's annual amount per project period and the
number of project periods applicable to each grant. The application
package also contains information regarding the geographic area or
areas in each State that applicants must propose to serve. The
Department will not make awards to applicants in a State that was
required to amend its SPIL in order to receive ARRA funds under the
CIL program until the Department has approved the amendment to the
SPIL.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply, an applicant
must--
(a) Be a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit agency;
(b) Have the power and authority to--
(1) Carry out the purpose of part C of title VII of the Act and
perform the functions listed in section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and
subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366 within a community located within
any State in which the Secretary has approved the State Plan required
by section 704 of the Act or in a bordering State; and
(2) Receive and administer--
(i) Funds under 34 CFR part 366;
(ii) Funds and contributions from private or public sources that
may be used in support of a center; and
(iii) Funds from other public and private programs;
(c) Be able to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a center
consistent with the standards and assurances in section 725(b) and (c)
of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366;
(d) Either--
(1) Not currently be receiving funds under part C of chapter 1 of
title VII of the Act; or
(2) Propose the expansion of an existing center through the
establishment of a separate and complete center (except that the
governing board of the existing center may serve as the governing board
of the new center) at a different geographical location;
(e) Propose to serve one or more of the geographic areas that are
identified as unserved or underserved by the States and territories
listed under Estimated Number of Awards in this notice; and
(f) Submit appropriate documentation demonstrating that the
establishment of a new center is consistent with the design for
establishing a statewide network of centers in the State plan of the
State or territory whose geographic area or areas the applicant
proposes to serve.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
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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/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following:
ED Pubs, U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA
22304. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. 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.EDPubs.gov or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program as follows: CFDA numbers 84.400A and 84.132A.
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.
Page Limit: The program narrative (Part III of the application) is
where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers
use to evaluate your application. You must limit the program narrative
(Part III) to the equivalent of no more than 35 double-spaced pages,
using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5 x 11, on one side
only, with 1 margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative. Single spacing may be used for
titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as
well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the Application and
Instructions for Federal Assistance; Part IV, the assurances,
certifications, and disclosures; or the one-page abstract. However, the
page limit does apply to all of the program narrative section (Part
III).
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit or if
you apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: May 10, 2010.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties are invited to
participate in a pre-application meeting and to receive information and
technical assistance through individual consultation with
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) staff from the Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The pre-application
meeting will be held on May 20, 2010. Interested parties may
participate in this meeting by conference call with RSA staff between
1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. RSA staff also will be
available from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the same
day, by telephone, to provide information and technical assistance
through individual consultation. For further information or to make
arrangements to participate in the meeting via conference call or for
an individual consultation, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 9, 2010.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application system (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants site. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 9, 2010.
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 competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program 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 Centers for Independent Living
Program--CFDA Numbers 84.400A and 84.132A must be submitted
electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's
e-Grants Web site at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
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.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. E-Application will not accept an application for this
program after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
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The hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00
a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until
8:00 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m.
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are
posted on the e-Grants Web site.
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: The
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. 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.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because e-Application
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for any period of time between
3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If e-Application is unavailable due
to technical problems with the system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users
who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions referred to in this
section apply only to the unavailability of e-Application.
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 e-Application because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
e-Application;
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
prevents 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: Sean Barrett, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5016, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-7590.
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 following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.400A or 84.132A), 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 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
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address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.400A or 84.132A), 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 grant notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
in 34 CFR 366.27 and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: In selecting an application for an
award under this program, an additional factor we consider is comments
regarding the application, if any, by the Statewide Independent Living
Council in the State in which the applicant is located.
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. In addition, the GAN includes terms and
conditions necessary for effective implementation of data collection
and accountability requirements under the ARRA.
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.
Some of the funds awarded through this competition were
appropriated under the ARRA and are subject to additional
accountability and transparency reporting requirements, which are
described in section 1512(c) of the ARRA. Grantees receiving funds
provided by the ARRA must be able to distinguish these funds from any
other funds they receive through this program. Recipients of ARRA funds
will be required to submit quarterly reports on the expenditure of
these funds no later than ten days after the end of each calendar
quarter through a centralized reporting Web site administered by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB): https://www.federalreporting.gov.
The information reported at this Web site will be available to the
Department, the White House, OMB, and the public on https://www.Recovery.gov. Additional guidance providing further detail on the
quarterly report is available at: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/section-1512.html. Additional guidance on the use of ARRA
funds by centers for independent living can be found at: https://www.ed.gov/print/policy/gen/leg/recovery/factsheet/rehab-act.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department measures outcomes in the
following three areas to evaluate the overall effectiveness of projects
funded under this competition: (1) The effectiveness of individual
services in enabling consumers to access previously unavailable
transportation, appropriate accommodations to receive health care
services, and/or assistive technology resulting in increased
independence in at least one significant life area; (2) the
effectiveness of individual services designed to help consumers move
out of institutions and into community-based settings; and (3) the
extent to which projects are participating in community activities to
expand access to transportation, health care, assistive technology, and
housing for individuals with disabilities in their communities.
Grantees will be required to report annually on the percentage of their
consumers who achieve their individual goals in the first two areas and
on the percentage of their staff, board members, and consumers involved
in community activities related to the third area.
All grantees will be required to submit an annual performance
report documenting their success in addressing these performance
measures, as well as the standards and assurances in section 725 of the
Act.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Barrett, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5016, PCP, Washington, DC
20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7604 or by e-mail:
sean.barrett@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) 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.
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: May 5, 2010.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2010-11007 Filed 5-7-10; 8:45 am]
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