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[Federal Register: March 8, 1994]


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Part VI





Department of Education





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Education Research and Development Centers Program; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1994
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.117D]

 
Education Research and Development Centers Program; Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994

    Purpose of Program: To support research and development centers to 
conduct research and related activities.
    Eligible Applicants: The following are eligible for a new award 
under this program: institutions of higher education, institutions of 
higher education in consort with public agencies or private nonprofit 
organizations, and interstate agencies established by compact that 
operate subsidiary bodies established to conduct postsecondary 
educational research and development.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 8, 1994.
    Applications Available: March 17, 1994.
    Available Funds: This Center will be awarded as a cooperative 
agreement. In fiscal year 1994, $700,000 is available for the first 
year of funding for a national research and development center to study 
the education of students placed at risk of educational failure. The 
following list indicates the estimated funding levels over the five-
year project period. The funding levels for years 1 through 5 are 
estimates. Actual funding will depend upon the availability of funds 
and needs as reflected in the approved application.

First Year Funding: $4.7 Million
Second Year Funding: $5.0 Million
Third Year Funding: $5.0 Million
Fourth Year Funding: $6.0 Million
Fifth Year Funding: $7.0 Million
    Five Year Total: $27.7 Million

    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 
85, and 86; (b) the regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts 706 
and 708; and (c) the regulations in 34 CFR part 97.
    Priority: The priority in the notice of final priority for this 
program, as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, 
applies to this competition.
    Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under 
this program, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 CFR 
708.11.
    The program regulations in 34 CFR 706.20 (b) and (d) provide that 
the Secretary may award up to 100 points for the selection criteria, 
including a reserved 10 points. For this competition the Secretary 
distributes the 10 points as follows:
    Technical Soundness (34 CFR 708.11(d)). Ten points are added to 
this criterion for a possible total of 30 points.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Dr. Joseph Conaty, U.S. 
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 610, 
Washington, DC 20208-5573. Telephone: (202) 219-2079. 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. 1221e.

    Dated: March 3, 1994.
Sharon Porter Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 94-5302 Filed 3-7-94; 8:45 am]
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