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[CFDA No.: 84.246]

 

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training

    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
1995.
    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Rehabilitation Short-Term 
Training Program is to provide Federal support for developing and 
conducting special seminars, institutes, workshops, and technical 
instruction in areas of special significance to the delivery of 
vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation services.
    Eligible Applicants: Public and private nonprofit agencies and 
organizations, including institutions of higher education, are eligible 
for assistance under this program.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 28, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 29, 1995.
    Applications Available: December 29, 1994.
    Available Funds: $945,000.
    Specific information regarding the estimated range of awards, 
estimated average size of awards, and estimated number of awards 
appears in the chart in this notice.

    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; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR 
Part 390.
    Priorities: The priorities in the notice of final priorities for 
this program, as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 
Register, apply to these competitions. For the purpose of this notice, 
the Secretary designates those priorities as absolute for FY 1995. 
Under an absolute priority the Secretary funds only applications that 
meet the priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(3)).
    For Applications or Information Contact: For CFDA Nos. 84.246J and 
84.246K, contact Beverly Steburg, U.S. Department of Education, 600 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3328, Switzer Building, Washington, 
D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-9817. For CFDA No. 84.246B, 
contact Ellen Chesley, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence 
Avenue, S.W., Room 3318, Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. 
Telephone: (202) 205-9481. For CFDA No. 84.246A, contact Sylvia 
Johnson, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Room 3328, Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone: 
(202) 205-9312. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf 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: 29 U.S.C. 774.

    Dated: November 30, 1994.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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                                                                                         Estimated              
                                                                    Estimated range of    average     Estimated 
   CFDA No.                       Priority area                           awards          size of     number of 
                                                                                           awards       awards  
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84.246K        Personnel specifically trained to deliver services                  N/A     $200,000            1
                in client assistance programs.                                                                  
84.246B        Training rehabilitation and mental health             $190,000-$210,000     $200,000            2
                personnel to provide improved rehabilitation                                                    
                services to individuals with mental illness.                                                    
84.246A        Training members of American Indian Tribes, State                   N/A     $200,000            1
                Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Staff, and                                                     
                Rehabilitation Educators on services for American                                               
                Indians with Disabilities.                                                                      
84.246J        Training impartial hearing officers on provisions     $130,000-$145,000     $145,000            1
                of the act.                                                                                     
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