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public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Federal Perkins
Loan Program Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0023.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing collection of
information.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households, State, Local,
or Tribal Governments, Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 23,488,137.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 607,752.
Abstract: Institutions of higher
education make Perkins loans.
Information is necessary in order to
monitor a school’s due diligence in its
contact with the borrower regarding
repayment, billing and collections,
reimbursement to its Perkins loan
revolving fund, rehabilitation of
defaulted loans as well as institutions
use of third party collections. This
extension is a request for approval of
reporting and record-keeping
requirements contained in the
regulations related to the administrative
requirements of the Perkins Loan
Program.
Dated: April 18, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Training
and Information for Parents of Children
With Disabilities—Parent Training and
Information Centers
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information: Training and
Information for Parents of Children with
Disabilities—Parent Training and
Information Centers Notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2013.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.328M.
Dates:
Applications Available: April 25,
2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 10, 2013.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 8, 2013.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
this program is to ensure that parents of
children with disabilities receive
training and information to help
improve results for their children.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv) and (v), this priority is
from allowable activities specified in
the statute, or otherwise authorized in
the statute (see sections 671 and 681(d)
of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2013 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this is
an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3), for this competition, we
consider only applications that meet
this priority.
This priority is:
Parent Training and Information
Centers.
Background:
Almost 35 years of research and
experience has demonstrated that the
education of children with disabilities
can be made more effective by
strengthening the ability of parents to
participate fully in the education of
their children at school and at home
(see section 601(c)(5)(B) of IDEA).
This notice announces a priority
designed to help ensure that parents of
children with disabilities have the
training and information they need to
participate in the education of their
children.
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Parent Training and Information
Centers (PTIs) are designed to meet the
needs of parents of children with
disabilities living in the States, regions
of the States, or territories served by the
PTIs, particularly underserved parents
and parents of children who may be
inappropriately identified as having a
disability. Under this priority, PTIs will,
consistent with section 671 of IDEA,
provide parents of children with
disabilities with the training and
information they need to enable them to
participate cooperatively and effectively
in helping their children to—
(a) Meet developmental and
functional goals and the challenging
academic achievement standards that
have been established for all children;
and
(b) Be prepared to lead productive
independent adult lives, to the
maximum extent possible.
The following Web site provides
further information on the work of
previously funded PTIs:
www.parentcenternetwork.org.
Priority:
To be considered for funding under
this absolute priority, applicants must
meet the application requirements
contained in the priority. All projects
funded under the absolute priority also
must meet the programmatic and
administrative requirements specified in
the priority.
Application Requirements: An
applicant must include in its
application—
(a) A logic model that depicts, at a
minimum, the goals, activities, outputs,
and outcomes of the proposed project. A
logic model communicates how a
project will achieve its outcomes and
provides a framework for both the
formative and summative evaluations of
the project;
Note: The following Web sites provide
more information on logic models: www.
researchutilization.org/matrix/logicmodel_
resource3c.html and https://archive.tadnet.
org/model_and_performance?format=html.
(b) A plan to implement the activities
described in the Project Activities
section of this priority;
(c) A plan, linked to the proposed
project’s logic model, for a formative
evaluation of the proposed project’s
activities. The plan must describe how
the formative evaluation will use clear
performance objectives to ensure
continuous improvement in the
operation of the proposed project,
including objective measures of progress
in implementing the project and
ensuring the quality of products and
services;
(d) A budget for attendance at the
following:
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(1) The three-day Leadership
Conference in Washington, DC during
each year of the project period.
(2) The two-day Regional Technical
Assistance for Parent Centers
Conference, in the region in which the
PTI is located, during each year of the
project period. Applicants should refer
to www.parentcenternetwork.org for a
list of regions; and
(e) A description specifying the
special efforts the PTI will make to:
(1) Ensure that the needs for training
and information of underserved parents
of children with disabilities in the area
to be served, including parents of
children attending high-poverty
schools 1 and the State’s persistently
lowest-achieving schools,2 are
effectively met; and
(2) Work with community-based
organizations, including those that work
with low-income parents and parents of
limited English proficient children.
1 For the purpose of this notice, the term ‘‘highpoverty school’’ means a school in which at least
50 percent of students are eligible for free or
reduced-price lunches under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act or in which at least 50
percent of students are from low-income families as
determined using one of the criteria specified under
section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended. For middle and
high schools, eligibility may be calculated on the
basis of comparable data from feeder schools.
Eligibility as a high-poverty school under this
definition is determined on the basis of the most
currently available data.
2 For the purpose of this notice, the term
‘‘persistently lowest-achieving schools means,’’ as
determined by the State—
(a)(1) Any Title I school in improvement,
corrective action, or restructuring that (i) Is among
the lowest-achieving five percent of Title I schools
in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring
or the lowest-achieving five Title I schools in
improvement, corrective action, or restructuring in
the State, whichever number of schools is greater;
or (ii) Is a high school that has had a graduation
rate as defined in 34 CFR 200.19(b) that is less than
60 percent over a number of years; and (2) Any
secondary school that is eligible for, but does not
receive, Title I funds that—(i) Is among the lowestachieving five percent of secondary schools or the
lowest-achieving five secondary schools in the State
that are eligible for, but do not receive, Title I funds,
whichever number of schools is greater; or (ii) Is a
high school that has had a graduation rate as
defined in 34 CFR 200.19(b) that is less than 60
percent over a number of years.
(b) To identify the persistently lowest-achieving
schools, a State must take into account both—(i)
The academic achievement of the ‘‘all students’’
group in a school in terms of proficiency on the
State’s assessments under section 1111(b)(3) of the
ESEA in reading/language arts and mathematics
combined; and (ii) The school’s lack of progress on
those assessments over a number of years in the ‘‘all
students’’ group. For the purposes of this priority,
the Department considers schools that are identified
as Tier I or Tier II schools under the School
Improvement Grants Program (see 75 FR 66363) as
part of a State’s approved FY 2009, FY 2010, or FY
2011 application to be persistently lowest-achieving
schools. A list of these Tier I and Tier II schools
can be found on the Department’s Web site at
www2.ed.gov/programs/sif/.
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Project Activities: To meet the
requirements of this priority, the PTI, at
a minimum, must—
(a) Maintain a Web site that contains,
at a minimum, a current calendar of
upcoming events, free informational
publications for families, and links to
webinars or other online multimedia
resources. The Web site must also meet
government or industry-recognized
standards for accessibility. Applicants
can find more information regarding
Web site accessibility at: https://
webaim.org;
(b) Provide training and information
that meets the training and information
needs of parents of children with
disabilities living in the area served by
the PTI, particularly underserved
parents and parents of children who
may be inappropriately identified as
having a disability and including
parents of children attending highpoverty schools and the State’s
persistently lowest-achieving schools;
(c) Serve the parents of infants,
toddlers, and children from ages birth
through 26, with the full range of
disabilities described in section 602(3)
of IDEA;
(d) Ensure that the training and
information provided meets the needs of
low-income parents and parents of
limited English proficient children;
(e) Assist parents to—
(1) Better understand the nature of
their children’s disabilities and their
educational, developmental, and
transitional needs;
(2) Communicate effectively and work
collaboratively with personnel
responsible for providing special
education, early intervention services,
transition services, and related services;
(3) Participate in decision-making
processes, including those regarding
participation in State and local
assessments, and the development of
individualized education programs
under Part B of IDEA and
individualized family service plans
under Part C of IDEA;
(4) Obtain appropriate information
about the range, type, and quality of—
(i) Options, programs, services,
technologies, practices, and
interventions that are based on
scientifically based research, to the
extent practicable; and
(ii) Resources available to assist
children with disabilities and their
families in school and at home,
including information available through
the Office of Special Education’s
(OSEP’s) technical assistance and
dissemination centers (www.tadnet.org)
and through communities of practice
(www.tadnet.org/communities);
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(5) Understand the requirements of
IDEA related to the provision of
education and early intervention
services to children with disabilities;
(6) Participate in activities at the
school level that benefit their children;
and
(7) Participate in school reform
activities;
(f) In States where the State elects to
contract with the PTIs, contract with the
State educational agency (SEA) to
provide, consistent with subsections (B)
and (D) of section 615(e)(2) of IDEA,
individuals to meet with parents to
explain the mediation process;
(g) Assist parents in resolving
disputes in the most expeditious and
effective way possible, including
encouraging the use, and explaining the
benefits, of alternative methods of
dispute resolution such as the
mediation process described in section
615(e) of IDEA;
(h) Assist parents and students with
disabilities to understand their rights
and responsibilities under IDEA,
including those under section 615(m) of
IDEA upon the student’s reaching the
age of majority (as appropriate under
State law);
(i) Assist parents to understand the
availability of, and how to effectively
use, procedural safeguards provided
under IDEA, including the resolution
session described in section 615(e);
(j) Assist parents in understanding,
preparing for, and participating in, the
resolution session described in section
615(f)(1)(B) of IDEA;
(k) Establish cooperative partnerships
with any Community Parent Resource
Centers (CPRCs) and any other PTIs
funded in the State under sections 672
and 671 of IDEA, respectively;
(l) Network with appropriate
clearinghouses, including organizations
conducting national dissemination
activities under section 663 of IDEA and
the Department’s Institute of Education
Sciences, and with other national, State,
and local organizations and agencies
such as protection and advocacy
agencies that serve parents and families
of children with the full range of
disabilities described in section 602(3)
of IDEA;
(m) Respond to requests from OSEP
for information about the needs and
experiences of parents served by the PTI
to inform OSEP’s analysis of State
progress towards improving outcomes
for children with disabilities;
(n) Annually report to the Department
on—
(1) The number and demographics of
parents to whom the PTI provided
information and training in the most
recently concluded fiscal year,
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including additional information
regarding the parents’ unique needs and
the levels of service provided to them;
and
(2) The effectiveness of strategies used
to reach and serve parents, including
underserved parents of children with
disabilities such as parents of children
attending high-poverty schools and the
State’s persistently lowest achieving
schools, by providing evidence of how
those parents were served effectively;
(o) Respond to requests from the
OSEP-funded National and Regional
Parent Training Assistance Centers
(PTACs) and use the technical
assistance services of the National and
Regional PTACs in order to serve the
families of infants, toddlers, and
children with disabilities as efficiently
as possible. Regional PTACs are charged
with assisting PTIs and CPRCs with
administrative and programmatic issues;
(p) In collaboration with OSEP and
the National PTAC, participate in an
annual collection of program data for
the PTIs and CPRCs funded under
sections 671 and 672 of IDEA,
respectively; and
(q) Maintain ongoing communication
with the OSEP Project Officer through
phone conversations and email
communication.
In addition, the PTI’s board of
directors must meet not less than once
in each calendar quarter to review the
activities for which the award was
made, and annually submit to the
Secretary a written review of the PTI’s
activities conducted during the
preceding fiscal year.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:
Under the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department
generally offers interested parties the
opportunity to comment on proposed
priorities and requirements. Section
681(d) of IDEA, however, makes the
public comment requirements of the
APA inapplicable to the priorities in
this notice.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1471 and
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Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 97, 98,
and 99. (b) The Education Department
debarment and suspension regulations
in 2 CFR part 3485.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Awards: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $486,599.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
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exceeding the following maximum
amounts for a single budget period of 12
months:
Arkansas: $258,634.
Montana: $227,965.
The Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
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individuals with disabilities or parents
of individuals with disabilities ages
birth through 26 in planning,
implementing, and evaluating the
projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of
IDEA).
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
Note: We are accepting only applications
that propose to serve Arkansas and Montana. package via the Internet, or from either
the Education Publications Center (ED
Estimated Number of Awards: 2.
Pubs) or the program office.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use
estimates in this notice.
the following address: www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,
Estimated Project Awards: Project
fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S.
award amounts are for a single budget
Department of Education, P.O. Box
period of 12 months.
22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
The Department took into
Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827.
consideration current funding levels,
FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a
population distribution, poverty rates,
telecommunications device for the deaf
and low-density enrollment when
(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call,
determining the award amounts for
toll free: 1–877–576–7734.
grants under this competition. In the
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
following States, one award may be
site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its
made for up to the amounts listed to a
email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
qualified applicant for a PTI Center to
If you request an application package
serve the entire State.
from ED Pubs, be sure to identify the
Arkansas ...................................
$258,634
Montana ...................................
$227,965 competition to which you want to
apply, as follows: CFDA Number
III. Eligibility Information
84.328M.
To obtain a copy from the program
1. Eligible Applicants: Parent
office, contact: Carmen Sanchez, U.S.
organizations.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Note: Section 671(a)(2) of IDEA defines a
Avenue SW., room 4057, Potomac
‘‘parent organization’’ as a private nonprofit
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington DC
organization (other than an institution of
20202–2600. Telephone: (202) 245–
higher education) that—
6595. If you use a TDD or TTY, call the
(a) Has a board of directors—
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
(1) The majority of whom are parents of
children with disabilities ages birth through
1–800–877–8339.
26;
Individuals with disabilities can
(2) That includes—
obtain a copy of the application package
(i) Individuals working in the fields of
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
special education, related services, and early
large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
intervention; and
by contacting the person or team listed
(ii) Individuals with disabilities; and
(3) The parent and professional members of under Accessible Format in section VIII
of this notice.
which are broadly representative of the
2. Content and Form of Application
population to be served, including lowSubmission: Requirements concerning
income parents and parents of limited
the content of an application, together
English proficient children; and
(b) Has as its mission serving families of
with the forms you must submit, are in
children with disabilities who are ages birth
the application package for this
through 26, and have the full range of
competition.
disabilities described in section 602(3) of
Page Limit: The application narrative
IDEA.
(Part III of the application) is where you,
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
the applicant, address the selection
program does not require cost sharing or criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
matching.
your application. You must limit Part III
3. Other: General Requirements—(a)
to the equivalent of no more than 70
The projects funded under this program pages using the following standards:
must make positive efforts to employ
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
and advance in employment qualified
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
individuals with disabilities (see section and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
606 of IDEA).
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
(b) Applicants and grant recipients
funded under this program must involve application narrative, including titles,
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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 cover sheet; Part II, the budget
section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
the resumes, the bibliography, or the
letters of support. However, the page
limit does apply to all of the application
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: April 25,
2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 10, 2013.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, please refer to
section IV. 7. 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: August 8, 2013.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
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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. Data Universal Numbering System
Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, Central Contractor Registry,
and System for Award Management: To
do business with the Department of
Education, you must—
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number
and TIN with the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR)—and, after July 24, 2012,
with the System for Award Management
(SAM), the Government’s primary
registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and
TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR or SAM
registration with current information
while your application is under review
by the Department and, if you are
awarded a grant, during the project
period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from
Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency,
institution, or organization, you can
obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
Service. If you are an individual, you
can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security
Administration. If you need a new TIN,
please allow 2–5 weeks for your TIN to
become active.
The CCR or SAM registration process
may take five or more business days to
complete. If you are currently registered
with the CCR, you may not need to
make any changes. However, please
make certain that the TIN associated
with your DUNS number is correct. Also
note that you will need to update your
registration annually. This may take
three or more business days to
complete. Information about SAM is
available at SAM.gov.
In addition, the Board Chair of the
parent organization applying for a grant
must (1) be designated by the
organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and
(2) register with Grants.gov as an AOR.
Details on these steps are outlined at the
following Grants.gov Web page:
www.grants.gov/applicants/
get_registered.jsp.
7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
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accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Parent Training and Information Centers
competition, CFDA number 84.328M,
must be submitted electronically using
the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site at 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.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the Parent Training and
Information Centers competition at
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 84.328, not 84.328M).
Please note the following:
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are date and time stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted and must be date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not accept your
application if it is received—that is, date
and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements. When we retrieve your
application from Grants.gov, we will
notify you if we are rejecting your
application because it was date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
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• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors,
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the submission
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this program to
ensure that you submit your application
in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education
Submission Procedures pertaining to
Grants.gov under News and Events on
the Department’s G5 system home page
at www.G5.gov.
• 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 you
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 upload any narrative
sections and all other attachments to
your application as files in a PDF
(Portable Document) read-only, nonmodifiable format. Do not upload an
interactive or fillable PDF file. If you
upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF or submit a
password-protected file, we will not
review that material. Additional,
detailed information on how to attach
files is in the application instructions.
• 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 email.
This second notification indicates that
the Department has received your
application and has assigned your
application a PR/Award number (an ED-
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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.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
the Grants.gov system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system;
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• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to
the Department, it must be postmarked
no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Carmen Sanchez, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Room 4057, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202–2600. FAX:
(202) 245–7617.
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 84.328M), 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
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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) 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 84.328M), 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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Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper
Applications: If you mail or hand deliver
your application to the Department—
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the Department—in
Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,
including suffix letter, if any, of the
competition under which you are submitting
your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail to you a notification of receipt of your
grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call
the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are from 34 CFR
75.210 and are listed in the application
package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We
remind potential applicants that in
reviewing applications in any
discretionary grant competition, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out a previous
award, such as the applicant’s use of
funds, achievement of project
objectives, and compliance with grant
conditions. The Secretary may also
consider whether the applicant failed to
submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable
quality.
In addition, in making a competitive
grant award, the Secretary also requires
various assurances including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department of
Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,
108.8, and 110.23).
3. Additional Review and Selection
Process Factors: In the past, the
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Department has had difficulty finding
peer reviewers for certain competitions
because so many individuals who are
eligible to serve as peer reviewers have
conflicts of interest. The Standing Panel
requirements under section 682(b) of
IDEA also have placed additional
constraints on the availability of
reviewers. Therefore, the Department
has determined that, for some
discretionary grant competitions,
applications may be separated into two
or more groups and ranked and selected
for funding within specific groups. This
procedure will make it easier for the
Department to find peer reviewers, by
ensuring that greater numbers of
individuals who are eligible to serve as
reviewers for any particular group of
applicants will not have conflicts of
interest. It also will increase the quality,
independence, and fairness of the
review process, while permitting panel
members to review applications under
discretionary grant competitions for
which they also have submitted
applications. However, if the
Department decides to select an equal
number of applications in each group
for funding, this may result in different
cut-off points for fundable applications
in each group.
4. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR
74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary may
impose special conditions on a grant if
the applicant or grantee is not
financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a
financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 34
CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has
not fulfilled the conditions of a prior
grant; or is otherwise not responsible.
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); or we may send you an email
containing a link to access an electronic
version of your 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
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application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
grant under this competition, you must
ensure that you have in place the
necessary processes and systems to
comply with the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
funding under the competition. This
does not apply if you have an exception
under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) 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 www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993, the Department has
established a set of performance
measures, including long-term
measures, that are designed to yield
information on various aspects of the
effectiveness and quality of the Training
and Information for Parents of Children
with Disabilities program. The measures
focus on the extent to which projects
provide high-quality materials, the
relevance of project products and
services to educational and early
intervention policy and practice, and
the usefulness of products and services
to improve educational and early
intervention policy and practice.
Grantees will be required to provide
information related to these measures in
annual reports submitted to the
Department.
Grantees also will be required to
report information on their projects’
performance in annual reports to the
Department (34 CFR 75.590).
5. Continuation Awards: In making a
continuation award, the Secretary may
consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the
extent to which a grantee has made
‘‘substantial progress toward meeting
the objectives in its approved
application.’’ This consideration
includes the review of a grantee’s
progress in meeting the targets and
projected outcomes in its approved
application, and whether the grantee
has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application
and budget. In making a continuation
award, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in
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compliance with the assurances in its
approved application, including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Room 4057, PCP, Washington, DC
20202–2600. Telephone: (202) 245–
6595.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the
FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
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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 disc) 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 or a TTY, call
the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Electronic Access to This Document:
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 via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site 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). To use PDF you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
Dated: April 22, 2013.
Michael Yudin,
Delegated the authority to perform the
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Agenda
President’s Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders;
Notice of an Open Meeting
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss and reflect upon the
Commission’s past work; review the
work of the White House Initiative on
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders;
and determine key strategies to help
meet the Commission’s charge as
outlined in E.O. 13515.
President’s Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department of
Education.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of an open meeting.
This notice sets forth the
schedule and agenda of the meeting of
the President’s Advisory Commission
on Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders (Commission). The notice also
describes the functions of the
Commission. Notice of the meeting is
required by section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act and
intended to notify the public of its
opportunity to attend.
SUMMARY:
May 6–7, 2013.
Time: 9:00–5:00 p.m. (May 6, 2013);
12:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (May 7, 3013)
EDT.
DATES:
The Melrose Hotel, 2430
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20037.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shelly W. Coles, White House Initiative
on Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202)
453–7277, fax: 202–453–5632.
The
President’s Advisory Commission on
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
is established under Executive Order
13515, dated October 14, 2009 and
subsequently continued and amended
by Executive Order 13585. Per E.O.
13515, The Commission shall provide
advice to the President, through the
Secretary of Education and a senior
official to be designated by the
President, as Co-Chairs of the Initiative,
on: (i) The development, monitoring,
and coordination of executive branch
efforts to improve the quality of life of
AAPIs through increased participation
in Federal programs in which such
persons may be underserved; (ii) the
compilation of research and data related
to AAPI populations and
subpopulations; (iii) the development,
monitoring, and coordination of Federal
efforts to improve the economic and
community development of AAPI
businesses; and (iv) strategies to
increase public and private-sector
collaboration, and community
involvement in improving the health,
education, environment, and well-being
of AAPIs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Additional Information
Individuals of the public who would
like to attend the meeting on May 6–7,
2013, of the President’s Advisory
Commission on Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders shall R.S.V.P. to Shelly
Coles via email at shelly.coles@ed.gov
no later than, May 2, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
EDT.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices, or
material in alternative format) should
notify Shelly Coles at (202) 453–7277,
no later than Monday, April 22, 2013.
We will attempt to meet requests for
accommodations after this date, but,
cannot guarantee their availability. The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. Due to time
constraints, there will not be a public
comment period at this meeting,
However, individuals wishing to
provide comment(s) about the White
House Initiative on Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders or the President’s
Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders may
contact Shelly Coles via email at
shelly.coles@ed.gov. Please include in
the subject line, the wording, ‘‘Public
Comment’’.
Records are kept of all Commission
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at the office of the White
House Initiative on Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20202, Monday–
Friday during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Electronic Access to this Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: 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 1–866–512–1800; or in the
Washington, DC area at 202–512–0000.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Training and Information for Parents
of Children With Disabilities--Parent Training and Information Centers
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
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Overview Information: Training and Information for Parents of
Children with Disabilities--Parent Training and Information Centers
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.328M.
Dates:
Applications Available: April 25, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 10, 2013.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 8, 2013.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to ensure that
parents of children with disabilities receive training and information
to help improve results for their children.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv) and (v), this
priority is from allowable activities specified in the statute, or
otherwise authorized in the statute (see sections 671 and 681(d) of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2013 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition,
this is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), for this
competition, we consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Parent Training and Information Centers.
Background:
Almost 35 years of research and experience has demonstrated that
the education of children with disabilities can be made more effective
by strengthening the ability of parents to participate fully in the
education of their children at school and at home (see section
601(c)(5)(B) of IDEA).
This notice announces a priority designed to help ensure that
parents of children with disabilities have the training and information
they need to participate in the education of their children.
Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) are designed to meet
the needs of parents of children with disabilities living in the
States, regions of the States, or territories served by the PTIs,
particularly underserved parents and parents of children who may be
inappropriately identified as having a disability. Under this priority,
PTIs will, consistent with section 671 of IDEA, provide parents of
children with disabilities with the training and information they need
to enable them to participate cooperatively and effectively in helping
their children to--
(a) Meet developmental and functional goals and the challenging
academic achievement standards that have been established for all
children; and
(b) Be prepared to lead productive independent adult lives, to the
maximum extent possible.
The following Web site provides further information on the work of
previously funded PTIs: www.parentcenternetwork.org.
Priority:
To be considered for funding under this absolute priority,
applicants must meet the application requirements contained in the
priority. All projects funded under the absolute priority also must
meet the programmatic and administrative requirements specified in the
priority.
Application Requirements: An applicant must include in its
application--
(a) A logic model that depicts, at a minimum, the goals,
activities, outputs, and outcomes of the proposed project. A logic
model communicates how a project will achieve its outcomes and provides
a framework for both the formative and summative evaluations of the
project;
Note: The following Web sites provide more information on logic
models: www.researchutilization.org/matrix/logicmodel_resource3c.html and https://archive.tadnet.org/model_and_performance?format=html.
(b) A plan to implement the activities described in the Project
Activities section of this priority;
(c) A plan, linked to the proposed project's logic model, for a
formative evaluation of the proposed project's activities. The plan
must describe how the formative evaluation will use clear performance
objectives to ensure continuous improvement in the operation of the
proposed project, including objective measures of progress in
implementing the project and ensuring the quality of products and
services;
(d) A budget for attendance at the following:
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(1) The three-day Leadership Conference in Washington, DC during
each year of the project period.
(2) The two-day Regional Technical Assistance for Parent Centers
Conference, in the region in which the PTI is located, during each year
of the project period. Applicants should refer to
www.parentcenternetwork.org for a list of regions; and
(e) A description specifying the special efforts the PTI will make
to:
(1) Ensure that the needs for training and information of
underserved parents of children with disabilities in the area to be
served, including parents of children attending high-poverty schools
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\1\ For the purpose of this notice, the term ``high-poverty
school'' means a school in which at least 50 percent of students are
eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act or in which at least 50 percent of
students are from low-income families as determined using one of the
criteria specified under section 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. For middle and high
schools, eligibility may be calculated on the basis of comparable
data from feeder schools. Eligibility as a high-poverty school under
this definition is determined on the basis of the most currently
available data.
\2\ For the purpose of this notice, the term ``persistently
lowest-achieving schools means,'' as determined by the State--
(a)(1) Any Title I school in improvement, corrective action, or
restructuring that (i) Is among the lowest-achieving five percent of
Title I schools in improvement, corrective action, or restructuring
or the lowest-achieving five Title I schools in improvement,
corrective action, or restructuring in the State, whichever number
of schools is greater; or (ii) Is a high school that has had a
graduation rate as defined in 34 CFR 200.19(b) that is less than 60
percent over a number of years; and (2) Any secondary school that is
eligible for, but does not receive, Title I funds that--(i) Is among
the lowest-achieving five percent of secondary schools or the
lowest-achieving five secondary schools in the State that are
eligible for, but do not receive, Title I funds, whichever number of
schools is greater; or (ii) Is a high school that has had a
graduation rate as defined in 34 CFR 200.19(b) that is less than 60
percent over a number of years.
(b) To identify the persistently lowest-achieving schools, a
State must take into account both--(i) The academic achievement of
the ``all students'' group in a school in terms of proficiency on
the State's assessments under section 1111(b)(3) of the ESEA in
reading/language arts and mathematics combined; and (ii) The
school's lack of progress on those assessments over a number of
years in the ``all students'' group. For the purposes of this
priority, the Department considers schools that are identified as
Tier I or Tier II schools under the School Improvement Grants
Program (see 75 FR 66363) as part of a State's approved FY 2009, FY
2010, or FY 2011 application to be persistently lowest-achieving
schools. A list of these Tier I and Tier II schools can be found on
the Department's Web site at www2.ed.gov/programs/sif/.
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(2) Work with community-based organizations, including those that
work with low-income parents and parents of limited English proficient
children.
Project Activities: To meet the requirements of this priority, the
PTI, at a minimum, must--
(a) Maintain a Web site that contains, at a minimum, a current
calendar of upcoming events, free informational publications for
families, and links to webinars or other online multimedia resources.
The Web site must also meet government or industry-recognized standards
for accessibility. Applicants can find more information regarding Web
site accessibility at: https://webaim.org;
(b) Provide training and information that meets the training and
information needs of parents of children with disabilities living in
the area served by the PTI, particularly underserved parents and
parents of children who may be inappropriately identified as having a
disability and including parents of children attending high-poverty
schools and the State's persistently lowest-achieving schools;
(c) Serve the parents of infants, toddlers, and children from ages
birth through 26, with the full range of disabilities described in
section 602(3) of IDEA;
(d) Ensure that the training and information provided meets the
needs of low-income parents and parents of limited English proficient
children;
(e) Assist parents to--
(1) Better understand the nature of their children's disabilities
and their educational, developmental, and transitional needs;
(2) Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with personnel
responsible for providing special education, early intervention
services, transition services, and related services;
(3) Participate in decision-making processes, including those
regarding participation in State and local assessments, and the
development of individualized education programs under Part B of IDEA
and individualized family service plans under Part C of IDEA;
(4) Obtain appropriate information about the range, type, and
quality of--
(i) Options, programs, services, technologies, practices, and
interventions that are based on scientifically based research, to the
extent practicable; and
(ii) Resources available to assist children with disabilities and
their families in school and at home, including information available
through the Office of Special Education's (OSEP's) technical assistance
and dissemination centers (www.tadnet.org) and through communities of
practice (www.tadnet.org/communities);
(5) Understand the requirements of IDEA related to the provision of
education and early intervention services to children with
disabilities;
(6) Participate in activities at the school level that benefit
their children; and
(7) Participate in school reform activities;
(f) In States where the State elects to contract with the PTIs,
contract with the State educational agency (SEA) to provide, consistent
with subsections (B) and (D) of section 615(e)(2) of IDEA, individuals
to meet with parents to explain the mediation process;
(g) Assist parents in resolving disputes in the most expeditious
and effective way possible, including encouraging the use, and
explaining the benefits, of alternative methods of dispute resolution
such as the mediation process described in section 615(e) of IDEA;
(h) Assist parents and students with disabilities to understand
their rights and responsibilities under IDEA, including those under
section 615(m) of IDEA upon the student's reaching the age of majority
(as appropriate under State law);
(i) Assist parents to understand the availability of, and how to
effectively use, procedural safeguards provided under IDEA, including
the resolution session described in section 615(e);
(j) Assist parents in understanding, preparing for, and
participating in, the resolution session described in section
615(f)(1)(B) of IDEA;
(k) Establish cooperative partnerships with any Community Parent
Resource Centers (CPRCs) and any other PTIs funded in the State under
sections 672 and 671 of IDEA, respectively;
(l) Network with appropriate clearinghouses, including
organizations conducting national dissemination activities under
section 663 of IDEA and the Department's Institute of Education
Sciences, and with other national, State, and local organizations and
agencies such as protection and advocacy agencies that serve parents
and families of children with the full range of disabilities described
in section 602(3) of IDEA;
(m) Respond to requests from OSEP for information about the needs
and experiences of parents served by the PTI to inform OSEP's analysis
of State progress towards improving outcomes for children with
disabilities;
(n) Annually report to the Department on--
(1) The number and demographics of parents to whom the PTI provided
information and training in the most recently concluded fiscal year,
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including additional information regarding the parents' unique needs
and the levels of service provided to them; and
(2) The effectiveness of strategies used to reach and serve
parents, including underserved parents of children with disabilities
such as parents of children attending high-poverty schools and the
State's persistently lowest achieving schools, by providing evidence of
how those parents were served effectively;
(o) Respond to requests from the OSEP-funded National and Regional
Parent Training Assistance Centers (PTACs) and use the technical
assistance services of the National and Regional PTACs in order to
serve the families of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities
as efficiently as possible. Regional PTACs are charged with assisting
PTIs and CPRCs with administrative and programmatic issues;
(p) In collaboration with OSEP and the National PTAC, participate
in an annual collection of program data for the PTIs and CPRCs funded
under sections 671 and 672 of IDEA, respectively; and
(q) Maintain ongoing communication with the OSEP Project Officer
through phone conversations and email communication.
In addition, the PTI's board of directors must meet not less than
once in each calendar quarter to review the activities for which the
award was made, and annually submit to the Secretary a written review
of the PTI's activities conducted during the preceding fiscal year.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested
parties the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities and
requirements. Section 681(d) of IDEA, however, makes the public comment
requirements of the APA inapplicable to the priorities in this notice.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1471 and 1481.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84,
97, 98, and 99. (b) The Education Department debarment and suspension
regulations in 2 CFR part 3485.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Awards: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $486,599.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding the following maximum amounts for a single budget
period of 12 months:
Arkansas: $258,634.
Montana: $227,965.
The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in
the Federal Register.
Note: We are accepting only applications that propose to serve
Arkansas and Montana.
Estimated Number of Awards: 2.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Estimated Project Awards: Project award amounts are for a single
budget period of 12 months.
The Department took into consideration current funding levels,
population distribution, poverty rates, and low-density enrollment when
determining the award amounts for grants under this competition. In the
following States, one award may be made for up to the amounts listed to
a qualified applicant for a PTI Center to serve the entire State.
Arkansas................................................... $258,634
Montana.................................................... $227,965
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Parent organizations.
Note: Section 671(a)(2) of IDEA defines a ``parent
organization'' as a private nonprofit organization (other than an
institution of higher education) that--
(a) Has a board of directors--
(1) The majority of whom are parents of children with
disabilities ages birth through 26;
(2) That includes--
(i) Individuals working in the fields of special education,
related services, and early intervention; and
(ii) Individuals with disabilities; and
(3) The parent and professional members of which are broadly
representative of the population to be served, including low-income
parents and parents of limited English proficient children; and
(b) Has as its mission serving families of children with
disabilities who are ages birth through 26, and have the full range
of disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other: General Requirements--(a) The projects funded under this
program must make positive efforts to employ and advance in employment
qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of IDEA).
(b) Applicants and grant recipients funded under this program must
involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with
disabilities ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and
evaluating the projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA).
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet, or from either the Education
Publications Center (ED Pubs) or the program office.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address:
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) or a text telephone (TTY), call, toll free:
1-877-576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at
its email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application package from ED Pubs, be sure to
identify the competition to which you want to apply, as follows: CFDA
Number 84.328M.
To obtain a copy from the program office, contact: Carmen Sanchez,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 4057,
Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202)
245-6595. If you use a TDD or TTY, call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or compact disc) 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 competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to
the equivalent of no more than 70 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, including titles,
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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 cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the page
limit does apply to all of the application 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: April 25, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 10, 2013.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 7. 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: August 8, 2013.
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. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, Central Contractor Registry, and System for Award Management:
To do business with the Department of Education, you must--
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the Central
Contractor Registry (CCR)--and, after July 24, 2012, with the System
for Award Management (SAM), the Government's primary registrant
database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR or SAM registration with current
information while your application is under review by the Department
and, if you are awarded a grant, during the project period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow 2-5 weeks for your TIN to become active.
The CCR or SAM registration process may take five or more business
days to complete. If you are currently registered with the CCR, you may
not need to make any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN
associated with your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will
need to update your registration annually. This may take three or more
business days to complete. Information about SAM is available at
SAM.gov.
In addition, the Board Chair of the parent organization applying
for a grant must (1) be designated by the organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register with Grants.gov as
an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined at the following Grants.gov
Web page: www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Parent Training and Information
Centers competition, CFDA number 84.328M, must be submitted
electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at
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.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Parent
Training and Information Centers competition at 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 84.328, not 84.328M).
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. We do not consider an application that does not comply
with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application
because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
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The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this program to ensure that you
submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system.
You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to
Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5 system home
page at www.G5.gov.
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 you 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 upload any narrative sections and all other
attachments to your application as files in a PDF (Portable Document)
read-only, non-modifiable format. Do not upload an interactive or
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only,
non-modifiable PDF or submit a password-protected file, we will not
review that material. Additional, detailed information on how to attach
files is in the application instructions.
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 email. 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.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system;
and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Carmen Sanchez, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4057, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202-2600. FAX: (202) 245-7617.
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 84.328M), 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
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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) 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 84.328M), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Additional Review and Selection Process Factors: In the past,
the Department has had difficulty finding peer reviewers for certain
competitions because so many individuals who are eligible to serve as
peer reviewers have conflicts of interest. The Standing Panel
requirements under section 682(b) of IDEA also have placed additional
constraints on the availability of reviewers. Therefore, the Department
has determined that, for some discretionary grant competitions,
applications may be separated into two or more groups and ranked and
selected for funding within specific groups. This procedure will make
it easier for the Department to find peer reviewers, by ensuring that
greater numbers of individuals who are eligible to serve as reviewers
for any particular group of applicants will not have conflicts of
interest. It also will increase the quality, independence, and fairness
of the review process, while permitting panel members to review
applications under discretionary grant competitions for which they also
have submitted applications. However, if the Department decides to
select an equal number of applications in each group for funding, this
may result in different cut-off points for fundable applications in
each group.
4. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR 74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary
may impose special conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is
not financially stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance;
has a financial or other management system that does not meet the
standards in 34 CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has not fulfilled
the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not responsible.
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); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your 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: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) 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 www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993, the Department has established a set of
performance measures, including long-term measures, that are designed
to yield information on various aspects of the effectiveness and
quality of the Training and Information for Parents of Children with
Disabilities program. The measures focus on the extent to which
projects provide high-quality materials, the relevance of project
products and services to educational and early intervention policy and
practice, and the usefulness of products and services to improve
educational and early intervention policy and practice.
Grantees will be required to provide information related to these
measures in annual reports submitted to the Department.
Grantees also will be required to report information on their
projects' performance in annual reports to the Department (34 CFR
75.590).
5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the extent to which a
grantee has made ``substantial progress toward meeting the objectives
in its approved application.'' This consideration includes the review
of a grantee's progress in meeting the targets and projected outcomes
in its approved application, and whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and
budget. In making a continuation award, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in
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compliance with the assurances in its approved application, including
those applicable to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit
discrimination in programs or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and
110.23).
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4057, PCP, Washington, DC
20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-6595.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, 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 disc) 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 or a TTY, call the FRS,
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Dated: April 22, 2013.
Michael Yudin,
Delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-09806 Filed 4-24-13; 8:45 am]
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