Department of Education March 8, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On January 23, 2013, we published in the Federal Register (78 FR 4838) a notice inviting applications for the GEAR UP College Savings Account Research Demonstration Project. The notice established March 11, 2013, as the deadline date for eligible applicants to apply for funding under the program. To allow applicants additional time to respond to program requirements regarding college savings accounts and financial counseling, we are extending the deadline date for transmittal of applications to May 1, 2013.

The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes four priorities for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Specifically, this notice proposes a priority for a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on each of: Rehabilitation Strategies, Techniques, and Interventions (priority 1); Information and Communication Technologies (priority 2); Individual Mobility and Manipulation (priority 3); and Physical Access and Transportation (priority 4). The Assistant Secretary may use one or more of these priorities for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2013 and later years. We take this action to focus research attention on areas of national need. We intend the priorities to improve rehabilitation services and outcomes for individuals with disabilities.