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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program; Field
Initiated (FI) Projects; 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—Field
Initiated (FI) Projects
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice reopening the FI Projects
fiscal year (FY) 2011 competition.
AGENCY:
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.133G–1
(Research) and 84.133G–2
(Development).
SUMMARY: On December 6, 2010, we
published in the Federal Register (75
FR 75666–75671) a notice inviting
applications for new awards for the FI
Projects FY 2011 competition. That
notice established a February 4, 2011
deadline date for eligible applicants to
apply for funding under this
competition.
The Department of Education
announces the reopening of the FI
Projects FY 2011 competition. We are
establishing a new deadline date for the
transmittal of applications for the FY
2011 competition to ensure that
potential applicants who were affected
by severe winter storms around the time
of the original deadline will have
sufficient time to prepare and submit
their applications. This reopening and
extension of the competition is intended
to help potential applicants who were
affected by severe winter storms
compete fairly with other applicants
under this competition.
Eligibility: The new deadline date in
this notice applies to all eligible
applicants for the FI Projects FY 2011
competition (i.e., States; public or
private agencies, including for-profit
agencies; public or private
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organizations, including for-profit
organizations; institutions of higher
education (IHEs); and Indian Tribes and
Tribal organizations), regardless of
whether they were affected by severe
winter storms. If you have already
successfully submitted an application
for the FI Projects FY 2011 competition,
you may resubmit your application
(either with or without revisions).
However, if you successfully submitted
an application by the original deadline
date, you do not need to do so in order
to be considered for a grant award under
this competition. If you re-submit an
application under this reopening notice,
the Department will consider the
application you submit last provided
that it is submitted by the new deadline
date.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 14, 2011.
Note: Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted electronically
using the Government-wide Grants.gov apply
site at https://www.Grants.gov. For
information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application
electronically, or in paper format by mail or
hand delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission requirement,
please refer to section IV. 7.
Other Submission Requirements of the
December 6, 2010 notice inviting
applications for new awards for FI Projects
for FY 2011 (75 FR 75666, 75668). We
encourage applicants to submit their
applications as soon as possible to avoid any
problems with filing electronic applications
on the last day.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Either Lynn Medley or Marlene Spencer
as follows: Lynn Medley, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5140, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202–2700.
Telephone: (202) 245–7338 or by e-mail:
Lynn.Medley@ed.gov. Marlene Spencer,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5133,
PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2700.
Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by e-mail:
Marlene.Spencer@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal
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877–8339.
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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–
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Dated: March 3, 2011.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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significantly improve student learning.
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A final agenda will be available from
Mary Grace Lucier (see contact
information above) on March 15 and
will be posted on the Board Web site
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers
Program; Field Initiated (FI) Projects; 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--Field Initiated
(FI) Projects
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice reopening the FI Projects fiscal year (FY) 2011
competition.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.133G-1
(Research) and 84.133G-2 (Development).
SUMMARY: On December 6, 2010, we published in the Federal Register (75
FR 75666-75671) a notice inviting applications for new awards for the
FI Projects FY 2011 competition. That notice established a February 4,
2011 deadline date for eligible applicants to apply for funding under
this competition.
The Department of Education announces the reopening of the FI
Projects FY 2011 competition. We are establishing a new deadline date
for the transmittal of applications for the FY 2011 competition to
ensure that potential applicants who were affected by severe winter
storms around the time of the original deadline will have sufficient
time to prepare and submit their applications. This reopening and
extension of the competition is intended to help potential applicants
who were affected by severe winter storms compete fairly with other
applicants under this competition.
Eligibility: The new deadline date in this notice applies to all
eligible applicants for the FI Projects FY 2011 competition (i.e.,
States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies;
public or private
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organizations, including for-profit organizations; institutions of
higher education (IHEs); and Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations),
regardless of whether they were affected by severe winter storms. If
you have already successfully submitted an application for the FI
Projects FY 2011 competition, you may resubmit your application (either
with or without revisions). However, if you successfully submitted an
application by the original deadline date, you do not need to do so in
order to be considered for a grant award under this competition. If you
re-submit an application under this reopening notice, the Department
will consider the application you submit last provided that it is
submitted by the new deadline date.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 14, 2011.
Note: Applications for grants under this program must be
submitted electronically using the Government-wide Grants.gov apply
site at https://www.Grants.gov. For information (including dates and
times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to
section IV. 7.
Other Submission Requirements of the December 6, 2010 notice
inviting applications for new awards for FI Projects for FY 2011 (75
FR 75666, 75668). We encourage applicants to submit their
applications as soon as possible to avoid any problems with filing
electronic applications on the last day.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Either Lynn Medley or Marlene Spencer
as follows: Lynn Medley, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5140, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2700. Telephone:
(202) 245-7338 or by e-mail: Lynn.Medley@ed.gov. Marlene Spencer, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5133, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202-2700. Telephone: (202) 245-7532 or by e-mail:
Marlene.Spencer@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free,
at 1-800-877-8339.
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.
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Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
Dated: March 3, 2011.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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