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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA NO: 84.217]

 

Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program; Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide 
grants for higher education institutions to prepare low-income, first-
generation college students, and students from groups underrepresented 
in graduate education, for doctoral study. This program supports the 
National Education Goals by funding projects designed to increase the 
number of United States undergraduate and graduate students, especially 
minorities, who complete advanced degrees in numerous disciplines, 
including the fields of mathematics and science.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education and 
combinations of those institutions.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 3, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 4, 1995.
    Applications Available: December 23, 1994.
    Available Funds: $17,900,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $190,000--$250,000 per year.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $195,000 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 92.
    Project Period: Up to 60 months.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice, except as otherwise provided by statute.


    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 647 
as published in the Federal Register on August 25, 1994 (59 FR 43986-
92).
    For Applications or Information Contact: Eileen S. Bland, Special 
Services Branch, Division of Student Services, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202-5249. 
Telephone: (202) 708-4804. 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 
Standard 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: 20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 and 1070a-15.

    Dated: December 13, 1994.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 94-31099 Filed 12-16-94; 8:45 am]
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