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Early Education Program for Children With Disabilities--Outreach 
Projects for Young Children With Disabilities; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards Under the Early Education Program for 
Children With Disabilities for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: To provide Federal financial assistance (a) to 
address the special needs of children with disabilities, birth through 
age eight, and their families; and (b) to assist State and local 
entities in expanding and improving programs and services for these 
children and their families.
    The Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities supports 
the National Education Goals by helping to ensure that children enter 
school ready to learn.
    ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Public agencies and nonprofit private 
organizations.
    DEADLINE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS: January 17, 1995.
    DEADLINE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: March 17, 1995.
    APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: November 30, 1994.
    AVAILABLE FUNDS: $2,000,000.
    ESTIMATED RANGE OF AWARDS: $120,000-140,000.
    ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF AWARDS: $130,000.
    ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: 15.

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

    PROJECT PERIOD: Up to 36 months.
    APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86; (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR Part 
309; (c) The priority in the notice of final priority for this program, 
as published on September 16, 1993 at 58 FR 48548; and (d) The priority 
in the notice of final priority for empowerment zones, as published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
    PRIORITY: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and section 623 (a)(1) of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act the Secretary gives an 
absolute preference to applications that meet the following priority. 
The Secretary funds under this competition only applications that meet 
this absolute priority under the Early Education Program for Children 
with Disabilities.
    Absolute Priority: Outreach Projects for Young Children with 
Disabilities (published on September 16, 1993 at 58 FR 48548).
    Competitive Priorities: Within this priority, the Secretary, under 
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), gives preference to applicants that meet one or 
more of the following competitive priorities:
    (a) Applicants to this competition may receive an additional 5 
points if they meet the competitive priority relating to Empowerment 
Zones or Enterprise Communities published in the final priority 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
    (b) Applicants may receive an additional 10 points if they meet the 
following competitive priority (as published on September 16, 1993 in 
58 FR 48548): projects that provide evidence that they are designed to 
build the capacity of educational and other agencies to adopt and 
implement proven models or components of models that (1) address the 
needs of groups of infants, toddlers, or young children with 
disabilities and their families from cultural, linguistic, or racial 
minority groups; or (2) address the unique needs of young children with 
low-incidence disabilities, such as deaf-blindness. These points are in 
addition to any points the application earns under the selection 
criteria and competitive preference (a).
    FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Coleman, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 4615, Switzer Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-2644. Telephone (202) 205-8166. 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 APPLICATIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Jenkins, 
U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 4617, 
Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2644. Telephone (202) 205-
9077; Fax telephone (202) 205-8971. 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; on the Internet Gopher Server at 
GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases). 
However, the official application notice of a discretionary grant 
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1423.

    Dated: November 1, 1994.
Howard R. Moses,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 94-27453 Filed 11-4-94; 8:45 am]
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