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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.133D]
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

 

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research 
Notice Reinviting Applications for New Awards Under the Knowledge 
Dissemination and Utilization Program (D&U) for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Purpose: On June 8, 1994 a notice was published in the Federal 
Register at 59 FR 29676 inviting applications for new awards under the 
D&U program for fiscal year 1994 to train persons with rights and 
duties under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The notice of 
final funding priorities establishing the required activities for these 
projects was published on June 8, 1994 at 59 FR 29664. Satisfactory 
applications were not received for two priority areas: (1) ADA Training 
for Independent Living Centers; and (2) ADA Training for State and 
Local ADA Coordinators and Policymakers. There is a continuing need for 
the training projects. The purpose of this notice is to reinvite 
applications for ADA training projects for Independent living centers, 
and State and local ADA coordinators and policymakers for fiscal year 
1995.

    Note: The Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 require that 
each applicant for a project under this competition must demonstrate 
in its application how it will address the needs of individuals from 
minority backgrounds who have disabilities. 

   Application Notice for Fiscal Year 1995, Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Program, CFDA No. 84.133D   
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                                                             Deadline for                Estimated              
                                                              transmittal   Estimated     size of      Project  
           ADA training project funding priority                  of        number of   awards (per     period  
                                                             applications     awards       year)       (months) 
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Independent living centers.................................      12/19/94            1     $250,000           36
State and local ADA coordinators and policymakers..........      12/19/94            1      250,000           36
Applications Available: October 19, 1994.                                                                       
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    The estimated funding level in this notice does not bind the 
Department of Education to make awards or to any specific number of 
awards or funding levels.
    Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible to apply for grants under 
this program are public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies 
and organizations, including institutions of higher education and 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
    Priorities: The D&U ADA Training Project priorities on Independent 
living centers, and State and local ADA coordinators and policymakers 
published in the Federal Register on June 8, 1994 at 59 FR 29664 apply 
to this competition.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 
81, 82, 85, 86; (b) the regulations for this program in 34 CFR Parts 
350 and 355; and (c) the notice of final priorities published in the 
Federal Register on June 8, 1994 at 59 FR 29664.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Dianne Villines, U.S. 
Department of Education, Room 3417 Switzer Building, 600 Independence 
Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202-2704. Telephone: (202) 205-9141. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the TDD number at (202) 205-8887.
    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: 29 U.S.C. 761a and 762.

    Dated: October 11, 1994.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 94-25663 Filed 10-17-94; 8:45 am]
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