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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.261]

 

Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Program; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1994

    Purpose of Program: To provide grants that establish prototypes 
that reach out to young Americans and promote the practical study and 
teaching of leadership through programs specially prepared to foster 
the development of new generations of leaders in the areas of national 
and international affairs.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (as defined 
in section 1201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended), or 
nonprofit private organizations, in combination with such institutions.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 1, 1994.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 30, 1994.
    Applications Available: May 19, 1994.
    Available Funds: Approximately $2,000,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000-$250,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 14.

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

    Project Period: Up to 24 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 
85, and 86.

INVITATIONAL PRIORITY: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) the Secretary is 
particularly interested in applications that meet the following 
invitational priority. However, an application that meets this 
invitational priority does not receive competitive or absolute 
preference over other applications:
    Applications that demonstrate the development of curriculum in 
leadership for secondary and postsecondary education.
    Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for new grants under 
this competition, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 CFR 
75.210. The program regulations in 34 CFR 75.210 provide that the 
Secretary may award up to 100 points for the selection criteria, 
including a reserved 15 points. For this competition, the Secretary 
distributes the 15 additional points to the selection criterion in 34 
CFR 75.210(b)(3) (Plan of operation) for a possible total of 30 points.

FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Donald N. Bigelow, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20202-5247. Telephone: (202) 732-6061. 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. 1135f.

    Dated: May 9, 1994.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 94-11923 Filed 5-16-94; 8:45 am]
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