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[Federal Register: April 11, 1994]


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Part VIII





Department of Education





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Fund for Innovation in Education; et cetera; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

(CFDA No. 84.215E)

 

Fund for Innovation in Education: Innovation in Education 
Program--State Content Standards for English, History, Geography, 
Civics, Foreign Languages, and the Arts Competition; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1994

    Purpose of Program: To award grants to support projects that show 
promise of identifying and disseminating innovative educational 
approaches at the preschool, elementary and secondary levels.
    Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs), or SEAs 
working with other entities of their own choice such as the following: 
local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, private 
schools, and other public and private agencies, organizations and 
institutions.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 10, 1994.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 10, 1994.
    Applications Available: April 25, 1994.
    Estimated Available Funds: $6,000,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$450,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $300,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 20.

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

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Budget Period: 12 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86.
    Priorities: The priorities in the notice of final priorities for 
this program, as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 
Register, apply to this competition. This program and the priorities 
support the National Education Goals.
    Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under 
this competition, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 CFR 
75.210(b). Under 34 CFR 75.210(c), the Secretary is authorized to 
distribute an additional 15 points among the criteria to bring the 
total to a maximum of 100 points. For this competition, the Secretary 
distributes the additional points as follows:
    Plan of Operation. (34 CFR 75.210(b)(3)). Five additional points 
are added to this criterion for a possible total of 20 points.
    Evaluation Plan. (34 CFR 75.210(b)(6)). Ten additional points are 
added to this criterion for a possible total of 15 points.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Bryan Gray or Seresa 
Simpson, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., room 
522, Washington, DC 20208-5524. Telephone (202) 219-1496. Individuals 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 (in 
Washington, DC 202 area code, telephone 708-9300) 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. 3151.

    Dated: April 5, 1994.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 94-8525 Filed 4-8-94; 8:45 am]
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