[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 3, 1994)]
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Part VII





Department of Education





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Fund for Innovation in Education; Notice Inviting Applications for New 
Awards for Fiscal Year 1994
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.215J]

 

Fund for Innovation In Education: Innovation in Education 
Program--Partnerships for Standards-Based Professional Development of 
K-12 Educators; 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), local 
educational agencies (LEAs), institutions of higher education (IHEs), 
private schools, and other public and private agencies, organizations 
and institutions.
    Deadline for transmittal of applications: July 1, 1994.
    Deadline for intergovernmental review: September 1, 1994.
    Applications available: May 13, 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.
    Applicable regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) 34 CFR Part 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 
82, 85, and 86.
    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. In addition, in accordance with EDGAR 34 
CFR 75.591, a grantee must cooperate in any evaluation of the program 
by the Secretary. This program and the priority 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 Jaymie 
Lewis, 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 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 28, 1994.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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