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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.180T1]

 

Technology, Educational Media and Materials for Individuals With 
Disabilities Program; Inviting Applications for New Awards

    Purpose of Program: To support projects and centers for advancing 
the availability, quality, use, and effectiveness of technology, 
educational media, and materials in the education of children and youth 
with disabilities and the provision of related services and early 
intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities.
    This notice supports the National Education Goals by improving 
understanding of how to enable children and youth with disabilities to 
reach higher levels of academic achievement.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education, State and 
local educational agencies, public agencies, and private nonprofit or 
for-profit organizations.
    Applications Available: March 18, 1994.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 18, 1994.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 18, 1994.
    Available Funds: $1,000,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000 for the first 12 months 
of the projects. Multi-year projects are likely to be level funded 
unless there are increases in costs attributable to significant changes 
in activity level.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 5. Note: The Department is not bound by 
any estimates in this notice.
    Project Period: Up to 24 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR 
part 333.
    Priority: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), 34 CFR 333.1, and 34 CFR 
333.3, the Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that 
meet the following priority. The Secretary funds under this program 
only applications that meet this absolute priority:
Absolute Priority--Technology, Educational Media, and Materials 
Projects that Create Innovative Tools for Students with Disabilities
    This priority provides support for development projects that design 
and/or adapt technology, assistive technology, educational media, and/
or materials to improve the education of children and youth with 
disabilities.
    Invitational Priority: Within the absolute priority specified in 
this notice, the Secretary is particularly interested in applications 
that meet the following invitational priorities. However, under 34 CFR 
75.105(c)(1) an application that meets one or more of these 
invitational priorities does not receive competitive or absolute 
preference over other applications:
    The Secretary is particularly interested in projects that--
    (a) Create Innovative Tools--by encouraging development of varied 
and integrated technologies, media, and materials which open up and 
expand the lives of those with disabilities. This work should enable 
individuals with disabilities to achieve the outcomes expected of all 
students such as independence, productivity, and a quality of life that 
promotes equity in opportunity; or
    (b) Enable the Learner Across Environments--by fostering the 
creation of state-of-the-art instructional environments both in and out 
of school. These environments should use technology, educational media, 
and materials to enable students with disabilities to access knowledge, 
develop skills and problem-solving strategies, and engage in 
educational experiences necessary for their success as adults who are 
fully included in our society.
    For Technical Information Contact: For technical information please 
contact Dr. David Malouf, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., room 3521, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2640. 
Telephone: (202) 205-8111. Individuals who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern 
time, Monday through Friday.
    For Applications and General Information Contact: Requests for 
applications and general information should be addressed to: Darlene 
Crumblin, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 
3525, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2641. Telephone (202) 205-
8953. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including 
copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can 
be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board), 
telephone (202) 260-9950; or on the Internet Gopher Server at 
GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases). 
However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant 
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1461.

    Dated: February 9, 1994.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 94-3423 Filed 2-14-94; 8:45 am]
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