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Part VII





Department of Education





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Safe Schools Grants Program, Inviting Applicants for New Awards for 
Fiscal Year 1995; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.277A]

 

Safe Schools Grants Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New 
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Note to Applicants: This notice is a complete application package. 
Together with the statute authorizing the program and applicable 
regulations governing the program, including the Education Department 
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), the notice contains all of 
the information, application forms, and instructions needed to apply 
for a grant under this competition.
    Purpose of Program: To help local school systems ensure that all 
schools are safe and free of violence consistent with the National 
Education Goal, which provides that by the year 2000, every school in 
America will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined 
environment conducive to learning.
    Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs) that show a 
significant need for additional funds to prevent and eliminate 
violence, school crime, and victimization of youth by violence, crime, 
or other forms of abuse.
    To be eligible to receive a grant under this program, an LEA must 
demonstrate in its application that it--
    (a) Serves an area with a high rate of--
    (1) Homicides committed by persons between the ages of 5 to 18, 
inclusive;
    (2) Referrals of youth to juvenile court;
    (3) Youth under the supervision of the courts;
    (4) Expulsions and suspensions of students from school;
    (5) Referrals of youth, for disciplinary reasons, to alternative 
schools; or
    (6) Victimization of youth by violence, crime, or other forms of 
abuse; and
    (b) Has serious school crime, violence, and discipline problems, as 
indicated by other appropriate data.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 30, 1994.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 29, 1994.
    Available Funds: $18,000,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: The Department expects that grants will 
range from $300,000 to $1,000,000. No grant under this program will 
exceed $3,000,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 36.

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

    Project Period: Up to 18 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) as follows:
    (1) 34 CFR Part 75 (Direct Grant Programs).
    (2) 34 CFR Part 77 (Definitions that Apply to Department 
Regulations).
    (3) 34 CFR Part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of Department of 
Education Programs and Activities).
    (4) 34 CFR Part 80 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants 
and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments).
    (5) 34 CFR Part 81 (General Education Provisions Act--Enforcement).
    (6) 34 CFR Part 82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying).
    (7) 34 CFR Part 85 (Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension 
(Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free 
Workplace (Grants)).
    (8) 34 CFR Part 86 (Drug-Free Schools and Campuses).
    (b) The regulations for Student Rights in Research, Experimental 
Programs, and Testing in 34 CFR Part 98.
    (c) The regulations for Family Educational Rights and Privacy in 34 
CFR Part 99.

Description of Program

    An LEA must use grant funds received under this program for one or 
more of the following activities:
    (1) Identifying and assessing school violence and discipline 
problems, including coordinating needs assessment activities with 
education, law enforcement, judicial, health, social service, and other 
appropriate agencies and organizations, juvenile justice programs, and 
gang prevention activities.
    (2) Conducting school safety reviews or violence prevention reviews 
of programs, policies, practices, and facilities to determine what 
changes are needed to reduce or prevent violence and promote safety and 
discipline.
    (3) Planning for comprehensive, long-term strategies and preventing 
school violence and discipline problems through the involvement and 
coordination of school programs with other education, law enforcement, 
judicial, health, social service, and other appropriate agencies and 
organizations.
    (4) Training school personnel in programs of demonstrated 
effectiveness in addressing violence, including violence prevention, 
conflict resolution, anger management, peer mediation, and 
identification of high-risk youth.
    (5) Activities that involve parents in efforts to promote school 
safety and prevent school violence.
    (6) Community education programs, including video and technology-
based projects, informing parents, businesses, local government, the 
media and other appropriate entities about--
    (A) The LEA's plan to promote school safety and reduce and prevent 
school violence and discipline problems; and
    (B) The need for community support.
    (7) Coordination of school-based activities designed to promote 
school safety and reduce or prevent school violence and discipline 
problems with related efforts of education, law enforcement, judicial, 
health, social service, and other appropriate agencies and 
organizations and juvenile justice programs.
    (8) Developing and implementing violence prevention activities and 
materials, including--
    (A) Conflict resolution and social skills development for students, 
teachers, aides, other school personnel, and parents;
    (B) Disciplinary alternatives to expulsion and suspension of 
students who exhibit violent or antisocial behavior;
    (C) Student-led activities such as peer mediation, peer counseling, 
and student courts; or
    (D) Alternative after-school programs that provide safe havens for 
students, which may include cultural, recreational, educational, and 
instructional activities, and mentoring and community service programs.
    (9) Educating students and parents regarding the dangers of guns 
and other weapons and the consequences of their use.
    (10) Developing and implementing innovative curricula to prevent 
violence in schools and training staff how to stop disruptive or 
violent behavior if such behaviors occurs.
    (11) Supporting ``safe zones of passage'' for students between home 
and school through such measures as drug- and weapon-free school zones, 
enhanced law enforcement, and neighborhood patrols.
    (12) Counseling programs for victims and witnesses of school 
violence and crime.
    (13) Acquiring and installing metal detectors and hiring security 
personnel.
    (14) Reimbursing law enforcement authorities for their personnel 
who participate in school violence prevention activities.
    (15) Evaluating projects and activities assisted under this 
program.
    (16) The cost of administering projects or activities assisted 
under this program.
    (17) Other projects or activities that meet the purpose of this 
program.

Limitations

    An LEA may not use more than--
    (1) A total of five percent of grant funds received under this 
program for activities described in paragraphs (11), (13), and (14) 
above; and
    (2) Five percent of grant funds received to cover the cost of 
administering projects or activities assisted under this program.
    An LEA shall only be able to use grant funds received under this 
program for activities described in paragraphs (11), (13), and (14) 
above, if funding for such activities is not available from other 
Federal sources.
    An LEA may not use grant funds received under this program for 
construction.

Applications

    In order to receive a grant under this program, an eligible LEA 
shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes--
    (1) An assessment of the current violence and crime problems in the 
schools to be served by the grant and in the community to be served by 
the applicant;
    (2) An assurance that the applicant has written policies regarding 
school safety, student discipline, and the appropriate handling of 
violent or disruptive acts;
    (3) A description of the schools and communities to be served by 
the grant, the activities and projects to be carried out with grant 
funds, and how these activities and projects will help to reduce the 
current violence and crime problems in the schools and communities 
served;
    (4) A description of educational materials to be developed in the 
first most predominant non-English language of the schools and 
communities to be served by the grant, if applicable;
    (5) If the LEA receives Federal education funds, an explanation of 
how activities assisted under this program will be coordinated with and 
support any systemic education improvement plan prepared with those 
funds;
    (6) The applicant's plan to establish school-level advisory 
committees, which include faculty, parents, staff and students, for 
each school to be served by the grant and a description of how each 
committee will assist in assessing that school's violence and 
discipline problems as well as in designing appropriate programs, 
policies, and practices to combat such problems;
    (7) The applicant's plan for collecting baseline and future data, 
by individual schools, to monitor violence and discipline problems and 
to measure the applicant's progress in achieving the purpose of this 
program;
    (8) A description of how, in subsequent fiscal years, the grantee 
will integrate the violence prevention activities the grantee carries 
out with funds under this program with activities carried out under the 
grantee's comprehensive plan for drug and violence prevention adopted 
under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986;
    (9) A description of how the grantee will coordinate the grantee's 
school crime and violence prevention efforts with education, law 
enforcement, judicial, health, and social service programs supported 
under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and 
other appropriate agencies and organizations serving the community;
    (10) A description of how the grantee will inform parents about the 
extent of crime and violence in their children's schools and maximize 
the participation of parents in the grantee's violence prevention 
activities;
    (11) An assurance that grant funds under this program will be used 
to supplement and not supplant State and local funds that would, in the 
absence of funds under this program, be made available by the applicant 
for the purposes of the grant; and
    (12) An assurance that the applicant shall submit, within 90 days 
of the expiration of the grant, an evaluation of the grantee's progress 
in achieving the objectives in its approved application; the 
effectiveness of the project in meeting the purposes of the program; 
the effect of the project on participants being served by the grantee; 
and that the applicant will cooperate with, and provide assistance to, 
the Secretary in gathering statistics and other data that the Secretary 
determines are necessary to determine the effectiveness of projects and 
activities assisted under this program or the extent of school violence 
and discipline problems throughout the Nation.

Competitive Preference

    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and section 703(b) of the Safe Schools 
Act of 1994, the Secretary gives preference to applications that meet 
the following competitive priority. The Secretary awards up to 15 
points to an application that meets this competitive priority in a 
particularly effective way. These points are in addition to any points 
the application earns under the selection criteria for the program:

Strength of Local Commitment

    The Secretary shall give priority to applications for projects that 
ensure a strong local commitment to the activities assisted under this 
program, as evidenced by project components, such as--
    (1) The formation of a partnership among the applicant and one or 
more of the following: a community-based organization, a nonprofit 
organization with a demonstrated commitment to or expertise in 
developing education programs or providing educational services to 
students or the public, a local law enforcement agency, or any 
combination thereof; and
    (2) A high level of youth participation in the projects or 
activities.

Invitational Priority

    The Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet 
the following invitational priority. However, under 34 CFR 105(c)(1) an 
application that meets this invitational priority does not receive 
competitive or absolute preference over other applications:
    Projects that use a comprehensive approach to implement or expand a 
violence prevention program. Such a program should include conducting a 
needs assessment, involving students and parents, implementing 
curricula, training staff, and coordinating school-based activities 
with related efforts in the community.

Selection Criteria

    (a)(1) The Secretary uses the following selection criteria to 
evaluate applications for new grants under this competition.
    (2) The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100 points.
    (3) The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in 
parentheses.
    The Secretary assigns the 15 points reserved in 34 CFR 75.210(c), 
as follows: 10 points to selection criterion 34 CFR 75.210(b)(3) (Plan 
of Operation) for a possible total of 25 points); 3 points to selection 
criterion 34 CFR 75.210(b)(4) (Quality of key personnel) for a possible 
total of 10 points; and 2 points to selection criterion 34 CFR 
75.210(b)(6) (Evaluation plan) for a possible total of 7 points.
    (b) The criteria.--(1) Meeting the purposes of the authorizing 
statute. (30 points) The Secretary reviews each application to 
determine how well the project will meet the purpose of the Safe 
Schools Act of 1994, including consideration of--
    (i) The objectives of the project; and
    (ii) How the objectives of the project further the purposes of the 
Safe Schools Act of 1994.
    (2) Extent of need for the project. (20 points) The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine the extent to which the project 
meets specific needs recognized in the Safe Schools Act of 1994, 
including consideration of--
    (i) The needs addressed by the project;
    (ii) How the applicant identified those needs;
    (iii) How those needs will be met by the project; and
    (iv) The benefits to be gained by meeting those needs.
    (3) Plan of operation. (25 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the quality of the plan of operation for the 
project, including--
    (i) The quality of the design of the project;
    (ii) The extent to which the plan of management is effective and 
ensures proper and efficient administration of the project;
    (iii) How well the objectives of the project relate to the purpose 
of the program;
    (iv) The quality of the applicant's plan to use its resources and 
personnel to achieve each objective;
    (v) How the applicant will ensure that project participants who are 
otherwise eligible to participate are selected without regard to race, 
color, national origin, gender, age, or handicapping condition; and
    (vi) For grants under a program that requires the applicant to 
provide an opportunity for participation of students enrolled in 
private schools, the quality of the applicant's plan to provide that 
opportunity.
    (4) Quality of key personnel. (10 points)
    (i) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality 
of key personnel the applicant plans to use on the project, including--
    (A) The qualifications of the project director (if one is to be 
used);
    (B) The qualifications of each of the other key personnel to be 
used in the project;
    (C) The time that each person referred to in paragraphs (b)(4)(i) 
(A) and
    (B) will commit to the project; and
    (D) How the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment 
practices, will ensure that its personnel are selected for employment 
without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or 
handicapping condition.
    (ii) To determine personnel qualifications under paragraphs 
(b)(4)(i) (A) and (B), the Secretary considers--
    (A) Experience and training in fields related to the objectives of 
the project; and
    (B) Any other qualifications that pertain to the quality of the 
project.
    (5) Budget and cost effectiveness. (5 points) The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine the extent to which--
    (i) The budget is adequate to support the project; and (ii) Costs 
are reasonable in relation to the objectives of the project.
    (6) Evaluation plan. (7 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the quality of the evaluation plan for the 
project, including the extent to which the applicant's methods of 
evaluation--
    (i) Are appropriate to the project; and
    (ii) To the extent possible, are objective and produce data that 
are quantifiable.
    (Cross-reference: See 34 CFR 75.590 Evaluation by the grantee.)
    (7) Adequacy of resources. (3 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine the adequacy of the resources that the 
applicant plans to devote to the project, including facilities, 
equipment, and supplies.

Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

    This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 
12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs) and the 
regulations in 34 CFR Part 79.
    The objective of the Executive order is to foster an 
intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen federalism by relying 
on State and local processes for State and local government 
coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance.
    Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of 
Contact to find out about, and to comply with, the State's process 
under Executive Order 12372. Applicants proposing to perform activities 
in more than one State should immediately contact the Single Point of 
Contact for each of those States and follow the procedure established 
in each State under the Executive order. If you want to know the name 
and address of any State Single Point of Contact, see the list 
published in the Federal Register on May 3, 1994 (59 FR 22904-22905).
    In States that have not established a process or chosen a program 
for review, State, areawide, regional, and local entities may submit 
comments directly to the Department.
    Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by a 
State Single Point of Contact and any comments from State, areawide, 
regional, and local entities must be mailed or hand-delivered by the 
date indicated in this notice to the following address: The Secretary, 
E.O. 12372--CFDA # 84.277A, U.S. Department of Education, Room 4161, 
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-0125.
    Proof of mailing will be determined on the same basis as 
applications (see 34 CFR 75.102). Recommendations or comments may be 
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the date 
indicated in this notice.
    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE ADDRESS IS NOT THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE 
ONE TO WHICH THE APPLICANT SUBMITS ITS COMPLETED APPLICATION. DO NOT 
SEND APPLICATIONS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANSMITTAL OF 
APPLICATIONS:
    (a) If an applicant wants to apply for a grant, the applicant 
shall--
    (1) Mail the original and two copies of the application on or 
before the deadline date to: U. S. Department of Education, Application 
Control Center, Attention: (CFDA # 84.277A, Washington, DC 20202-4725.
or
    (2) Hand-deliver the original and two copies of the application by 
4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the deadline date to: U.S. 
Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA# 
84.277A), Room #3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th and D Streets, 
SW., Washington, DC.
    (b) An applicant must show one of the following as proof of 
mailing:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
    (c) If an application is mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, 
the Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of 
mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

    Note: (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a 
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant should 
check with its local post office.

    (2) The Application Control Center will mail a Grant Application 
Receipt Acknowledgment to each applicant. If an applicant fails to 
receive the notification of application receipt within 15 days from the 
date of mailing the application, the applicant should call the U.S. 
Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 708-9494.
    (3) The applicant must indicate on the envelope and--if not 
provided by the Department--in Item 10 of the Application for Federal 
Assistance (Standard Form 424) the CFDA number (and suffix letter, if 
any) of the competition under which the application is being submitted. 
The CFDA number for this competition is 84.277A.

Application Instructions and Forms

    The appendix to this application is divided into three parts plus a 
statement regarding estimated public reporting burden and various 
assurances and certifications. These parts and additional materials are 
organized in the same manner that the submitted application should be 
organized. The parts and additional materials are as follows:
    Part I: Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424 (Rev. 
4-88)) and instructions.
    PART II: Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (Standard 
Form 424A) and instructions.
    PART III: Application Narrative.
    ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
    Estimated Public Reporting Burden.
    Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B).
    Certifications regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other 
Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED 80-
0013).
    Certification regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion: Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-0014, 9/90) 
and instructions. (NOTE: ED 80-0014 is intended for the use of grantees 
and should not be transmitted to the Department.)
    Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL) (if 
applicable) and instructions; and Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 
Continuation Sheet (Standard Form LLL-A).
    An applicant may submit information on a photostatic copy of the 
application and budget forms, the assurances, and the certifications. 
However, the application form, the assurances, and the certifications 
must each have an original signature. No grant may be awarded unless a 
completed application form has been received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Macias, Division of Drug-Free 
Schools and Communities, School Improvement Programs, U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Portals Room 4500, Washington, 
D.C. 20202-6439, (202) 260-2844. 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 USC 5961-5965; 5967.

    Dated: August 8, 1994.
Thomas W. Payzant,
 Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF 424

    This is a standard form used by applicants as a required 
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal 
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant 
certification that States which have established a review and 
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have 
selected the program to be included in their process, have been 
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.

Item and Entry
    1. Self-explanatory.
    2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if 
applicable) if applicant's control number (if applicable).
    3. State use only (if applicable).
    4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing 
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new 
project, leave blank.
    5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit 
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of 
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to 
contact on matters related to this application.
    6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the 
Internal Revenue Service.
    7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
    8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the 
spaces(s) provided:

--``New'' means a new assistance award.
--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's 
financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing 
obligation.

    9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being 
requested with this application.
    10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and 
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
    11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than 
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a 
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property 
projects), attach a map showing project location. For 
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
description of this project.
    12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g., 
State, counties, cities).
    13. Self-explanatory.
    14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any 
District(s) affected by the program or project.
    15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first 
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind 
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable. 
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award, 
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the 
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are 
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program 
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item 
15.
    16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact 
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the 
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review 
process.
    17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the 
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of 
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
    18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the 
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to 
sign this application as official representative must be on file in 
the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that 
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF-424A

General Instructions

    This form is designed so that application can be made for funds 
from one or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to 
any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how 
and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for 
different functions or activities within the program. For some 
programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately 
shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies 
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C, 
and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except 
when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in 
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case, 
Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first 
budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need 
for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All 
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class 
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.

Section A. Budget Summary Lines 1-4, Columns (a) and (b)

    For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program 
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a 
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a) 
the catalog program title and the catalog number in Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget 
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each 
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the 
catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to 
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by 
function or activity, enter the catalog program title on each line 
in Column (a) and the respective catalog number on each line in 
Column (b).
    For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or 
more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a 
separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional 
sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space 
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one 
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by 
programs.

Lines 1-4, Columns (c) through (g.)

    For new applications, leave Columns (c) and (d) blank. For each 
line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and 
(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project 
for the first funding period (usually a year).
    For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms 
before the end of each funding period as required by the grantor 
agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds 
which will remain unobligated at the end of the grant funding period 
only if the Federal grantor agency instructions provide for this. 
Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter in columns (e) and (f) 
the amounts of funds needed for the upcoming period. The amount(s) 
in Column (g) should be the sum of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).
    For supplemental grants and change to existing grants, do not 
use Columns (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the 
increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the 
amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column 
(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal) 
which includes the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus 
or minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns (e) and (f). 
The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in 
Columns (e) and (f).
    Line 5--Show the totals for all columns used.

Section B Budget Categories

    In the column headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the 
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column 
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A, 
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program, 
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both 
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
    Lines 6a-i--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
    Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
    Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6j. For all 
applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount 
in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown 
in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and 
changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as 
shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of 
the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
    Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected 
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this 
amount from the total project amount. Show under the program 
narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated 
amount of program income may be considered by the federal grantor 
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.

Section C. Non-Federal Resources

    Lines 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be 
used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a 
brief explanation on a separate sheet.
    Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a), 
Section A. A breakdown by function or activity is not necessary.
    Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.
    Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind 
contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency. 
Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this 
column blank.
    Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions 
to be made from all other sources.
    Column (e)--Enter totals of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
    Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount 
in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f), 
Section A.

Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs

    Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the 
grantor agency during the first year.
    Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed 
by quarter during the first year.
    Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts on Lines 13 and 14.

Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of the 
Project

    Lines 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles 
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity 
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant 
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds 
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the 
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not 
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to 
funds for the current year of existing grants.
    If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles, 
submit additional schedules as necessary.
    Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When 
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate 
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.

Section F. Other Budget Information

    Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct 
object-class cost categories that may appear to be out of the 
ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal 
grantor agency.
    Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional, 
predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the 
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate 
is applied, and the total indirect expense.
    Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed 
necessary.

Instructions for Part III--Application Narrative

    Before preparing the Application Narrative an applicant should read 
carefully the description of the program, the information regarding 
priorities, and the selection criteria the Secretary uses to evaluate 
applications.
    The narrative should encompass each function or activity for which 
funds are being requested and should--
    1. Begin with an Abstract; that is, a summary of the proposed 
project;
    2. Describe the proposed project in light of each of the selection 
criteria in the order in which the criteria are listed in this 
application package; and
    3. Include any other pertinent information that might assist the 
Secretary in reviewing the application.
    The Secretary strongly requests the applicant to limit the 
Application Narrative to no more than twenty-five (25) double-spaced, 
typed pages (on one side only) although the Secretary will consider 
applications of greater length.

Instructions for Estimated Public Reporting Burden

    Under terms of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended, and 
the regulations implementing that Act, the Department of Education 
invites comment on the public reporting burden in this collection of 
information. Public reporting burden for this collection of information 
is estimated to average 28 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. You may send comments regarding this burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department 
of Education, Information Management and Compliance Division, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-4651; and to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 1810-0565, Washington, D.C. 20503.
    (Information collection approved under OMB control number 1810-
0565. Expiration date: 12/95.

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