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Part II
Department of Education
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement--Library Programs;
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1995; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Educational Research and Improvement--Library Programs
Invitation To Apply for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1995
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
1995.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary invites applications for new awards for fiscal
year 1995 and announces closing dates for the transmittal of
applications under five discretionary grant programs for libraries: the
Library Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program--Basic
Grants, Library Literacy Program, Library Education and Human Resource
Development Program--Fellowships and Institutes, and Library Services
to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program--Special Projects Grants.
These programs support the National Education Goals by seeking to
improve library services, to enhance the skills of library staff, to
increase the quality and availability of library holdings, and other
activities. The National Education Goals specifically call for:
All children to start school ready to learn;
The high school graduation rate to increase to at least 90
percent;
Students to demonstrate competency in challenging subject
matter and to learn to use their minds well;
U.S. students to be first in the world in science and
mathematics achievement;
Adult Americans to be literate and to possess the
knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and
exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship;
Every school to be free of drugs and violence and to offer
a disciplined environment conducive to learning;
The Nation's teaching force to have access to programs for
the continued improvement of their professional skills and the
opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to instruct and
prepare all American students for the next century; and
Every school to promote partnerships that will increase
parental involvement and participation in promoting the social,
emotional, and academic growth of children.
In developing this combined application notice the Department has
sought to ensure that programs awarding grants during FY 1995 will
further the National Education Goals. The Secretary encourages
applicants under these programs to consider the National Education
Goals in developing their applications.
DATES: The closing dates for transmitting applications under this
notice are listed in Section I of this notice.
ADDRESSES: For Applications or Further Information: The addresses for
obtaining applications for, or further information about, individual
programs or competitions are in the respective announcements for those
programs contained in Section II of this notice.
For Users of TDD or FIRS: 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.
For Electronic Assess to Information: 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All programs announced in this notice, with
the exception of the Library Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian
Natives Program, including both Basic Grants and Special Projects
Grants, are subject to the requirements of Executive Order 12372,
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs. Information regarding
applicable procedures under this order will be included in the
application packages.
Organization of Notice
This notice contains two sections. Section I includes a chart
listing closing dates in chronological order, and other pertinent
information about programs covered by this notice. Section II consists
of the individual application announcement for each program.
Section I.--Programs and Closing Dates for Library Programs
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Estimated
Title of Program and Applications Application Deadline for Tentative Estimated Estimated range of avg. size Estimated
CFDA Number available deadline date Intergovernmental award date available awards(1) of number of
review funds(1) awards(1) awards(1)
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Library Services to
Indian Tribes and
Hawaiian Natives
Program--Basic Grants
(84.163A)............. 10/14/94 12/02/94 NA 03/27/95 (2)$906,000
(3)$604,000 NA $4,500 240
Library Education and
Human Resource
Development Program--
Institutes (84.036A).. 10/27/94 12/02/94 02/02/95 04/24/95 1,500,000-35,0
00 125,000 66,000 23
Library Education and
Human Resource
Development Program--
Fellowships (84.036B). 10/27/94 12/02/94 02/02/95 05/12/95 3,500,000 22,000-332,000 78,000 45
Library Literacy
Program (84.167A)..... 10/14/94 12/02/94 (4)02/02/95 06/01/95 8,026,000 5,000-35,000 32,000 250
Library Services to
Indian Tribes and
Hawaiian Natives
Program--Special
Grants (84.163B)...... 03/06/95 05/08/95 NA 09/08/95 (2)906,000 38,000-106,000 74,600 12
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(1)The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
(2)Indian Tribes.
(3)Hawaiian Natives.
(4)This deadline also applies to comments from State Library Administrative agencies.
Section II--Application Notices
CFDA Nos. 84.036 A & B--Library Education and Human Resource
Development Program--Fellowships and Institutes (Higher Education Act,
Title II, Part B).
Purpose of Program
Promotes high quality library and information science education and
provides fellowship, institute or traineeship grants to institutions of
higher education and library organizations or agencies to recruit,
educate, and train persons, and to establish, develop, or expand
programs, through courses of study or staff development in library and
information science.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, library
organizations, and library agencies.
Project Periods
For fellowship grants: A new fellowship grant at the master's level
must be at least one academic year; a new fellowship at the doctoral
level must be at least one academic year and may be planned for up to
two additional annual budget periods to be awarded on a noncompetitive
continuation basis.
For institute grants: A long-term institute project must provide at
least one academic year but no more than 12 months of training; a
short-term institute project must provide at least one week but no more
than six weeks of training.
Applicable Regulations
(a) The regulations for this program as published in the Federal
Register on August 26, 1993 (58 FR 45210) and (b) The Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts
74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 85, and 86.
Priorities
CFDA No. 84.036A--Institute Projects
Absolute Priorities 1
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 776.5 the Secretary gives an
absolute preference to applications that meet one or more of the
following priorities. The Secretary funds under this competition only
applications that meet one or more of these absolute priorities:
Absolute Priority 1
To recruit, educate, train, retrain and retain minorities in
library and information sciences.
Absolute Priority 2
To educate, train or retrain library personnel in areas of library
specialization where there are currently shortages, such as school
media, children's services, young adult services, science reference,
and cataloging.
Absolute Priority 3
To educate, train or retrain library personnel to serve the
information needs of the elderly, the illiterate, the disadvantaged, or
residents of rural America.
Absolute Priority 4
To educate, train or retrain library personnel in new techniques of
information acquisition, transfer, and communication technology.
Invitational Priority
Within absolute priorities 2 and 3 specified in this notice under
institute projects, the Secretary is particularly interested in
applications that meet the following invitational priority. However,
under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) an application that meets this invitational
priority does not receive competitive or absolute preference over other
applications:
Applications for institutes that place particular emphasis on
libraries and their contributions to achieving one or more of the
National Education Goals as listed in the Summary section of this
notice.
Note: Applicants interested in the invitational priority
addressing libraries and their contributions to achieving the
National Education Goals may request from the program office the
complete text of the eight goals, including the objectives
supporting each individual goal.
For Applications or Information Contact
Louise V. Sutherland, Acting Director, Discretionary Library
Programs Division, Library Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 55
New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 404, Washington, DC 20208-5571. Telephone
(202) 219-1315.
CFDA No 84.036B--Fellowship Projects
For FY 1995, only Master's and new Doctoral degree level
applications will be accepted. Grantees that were awarded doctoral
grants in FY 1994 that continue in FY 1995 will be contacted
separately.
Absolute Priorities
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 776.5 the Secretary gives an
absolute preference to applications for fellowships that meet one or
more of the following priorities. The Secretary funds under this
competition only applications for fellowships that meet one or more of
the following priorities:
Absolute Priority 1
To recruit, educate, train, retrain and retain minorities in
library and information science.
Absolute Priority 2
To educate, train or retrain library personnel in areas of library
specialization where there are currently shortages, such as school
media, children's services, young adult services, science reference,
and cataloging.
Absolute Priority 3
To increase excellence in library education by encouraging study in
library and information science and related fields at the doctoral
level.
Absolute Priority 4
To educate, train or retrain library personnel in new techniques of
information acquisition, transfer, and communication technology.
For Applications or Information Contact
Louise V. Sutherland, Acting Director, Discretionary Library
Programs Division, Library Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 555
New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 404, Washington, DC 20208-5571. Telephone
(202) 219-1315.
Program Authority
20 U.S.C. 1021, 1032
CFDA No. 84.163A--Library Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian
Natives Program--Basic Grants (Library Services and Construction Act,
Title IV).
Purpose of Program
Provides noncompetitive basic grants to eligible Indian tribes and
to eligible Hawaiian native organizations to establish or improve
public library services for Indian tribes and Hawaiian natives.
Eligible Applicants
(a) Indian tribes recognized by the Secretary of the Interior to be
eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United
States to Indians because of their status as Indians; (b) Alaska Native
villages or regional or village corporations as defined in or
established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (however, two
or more Alaska Native villages, regional corporations, or village
corporations may not receive basic grant allocations to serve the same
population); and (c) Organizations primarily serving and representing
Hawaiian natives and recognized by the Governor of Hawaii.
Applicable Regulations
(a) The Basic Grants to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Native Program
Regulations in 34 CFR Part 771; and (b) The Education Department
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74 and 82
(for grants to Hawaiian native organizations); 80 (for grants to Indian
tribes); and 75, 77, 81, and 85 (for grants to both Hawaiian natives
and Indian tribes).
For Applications or Information Contact
Beth Fine, Program Officer, Discretionary Library Programs
Division, Library Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 404, Washington, D.C. 20208-5571. Telephone
(202) 219-1315.
Program Authority
20 U.S.C. 351c(c)(1), 351c(d), 361(c), 363.
CFDA No. 81.167A--Library Literacy Program (Library Services and
Construction Act, Title VI).
Purpose of Program
Provides grants to State and local public libraries to support
adult literacy projects. Grants may not exceed $35,000 in any fiscal
year.
Eligible Applicants
State and local public libraries.
Length of Application
The applicant must limit the application narrative to no more than
25 pages, including any charts, graphs, or other documentation that are
inserted in the body of the narrative. The narrative must be double-
spaced, using 8\1/2\ x 11'' paper (on one side only) with one-inch
margins. If using a proportional computer font, use no smaller than a
12-point font. If using a nonproportional computer font or a
typewriter, do not use more than 10 characters to the inch. Pursuant to
this Department's regulatory authority to establish instructions
governing the form of application (34 CFR 75.101(a)(1)), proposal
narratives that exceed this page limit, or narratives using a smaller
print size or spacing that makes the narrative exceed the equivalent of
this limit, will not be considered for funding.
Applicable Regulations
(a) The Library Literacy Program Regulations in 34 CFR Part 769;
and (b) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, and 85.
For Applications or Information Contact
Barbara Humes, Program Officer, Discretionary Library Programs
Division, Library Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 404, Washington, D.C. 20208-5571. Telephone:
(202) 219-1315.
Program Authority
20 U.S.C. 375.
CFDA No. 84.163B--Library Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian
Natives Program--Special Projects Grants (Library Services and
Construction Act, Title IV).
Purpose of Program
Makes competitive awards to eligible Indian tribes to establish or
improve public library services. All available funds for library
services to Hawaiian natives are awarded through the Library Services
to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program--Basic Grants (CFDA No.
84.163A).
Eligible Applicants
Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages or regional or village
corporations that have met eligibility requirements for the Library
Services to Indian Tribes Program--Basic Grants (CFDA No. 84.163A) and
received such Basic Grants in the same fiscal year as the year of
application.
Priorities
The Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet
one or more of the following invitational priorities. However, under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(1) an application that meets an invitational priority
does not receive competitive or absolute preference over other
applications.
Invitational Priority 1
To assess and plan for tribal library needs.
Invitational Priority 2
To train or retrain Indians as library personnel.
Invitational Priority 3
To purchase library materials.
Invitational Priority 4
To conduct special library programs for Indians such as summer
reading programs for children, outreach programs for elders, literacy
tutoring, and training in computer use.
Applicable Regulations
(a) The Special Projects Grants to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian
Natives Program Regulations in 34 CFR Part 772; and (b) The Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts
75, 77, 80, 81, and 85.
For Applications or Information Contact
Beth Fine, Program Officer, Discretionary Library Programs
Division, Library Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue, NW., Room 404, Washington, DC 20208-5571. Telephone
(202) 219-1315.
Program Authority
20 U.S.C. 351c(c)(2), 361(d), 364.
Dated: September 23, 1994.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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