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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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