[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8659]




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Department of Education





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National Diffusion Network--Private School Facilitator Project; Notice 
Inviting Applications for a New Award for Fiscal Year 1995; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA NO.: 84.073F]


National Diffusion Network--Private School Facilitator Project; 
Notice Inviting Applications for a New Award for Fiscal Year 1995

    Purpose of Program: To award a grant to support a National 
Diffusion Network (NDN) Private School Facilitator project. Using a 
network of facilitators who assist education service providers, the NDN 
supports nationwide dissemination of validated effective educational 
programs and promising practices. On a nationwide basis, the Private 
School Facilitator project assists interested private schools in 
gaining access to the dissemination system offered by the NDN.
    Eligible Applicants: Any public or private nonprofit agency, 
organization, or institution with demonstrated expertise in the areas 
of applied education research and program dissemination.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 26, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 25, 1995.
    Applications Available: April 10, 1995.
    Estimated Available Funds: $186,400.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $175,000 to $186,400.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $186,400.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

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

    Project Period: Up to 9 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 in 34 CFR part 98 (Student 
Rights in Research, Experimental Programs, and Testing) and 34 CFR part 
99 (Family Educational Rights and Privacy); and (c) The regulations for 
this program in 34 CFR parts 785 and 789.

Priorities

Competitive Preference Priority

    In accordance with 20 U.S.C. 8651(g)(2) and 34 CFR 
75.105(c)(2)(ii), the Secretary gives preference to Private School 
Facilitator projects that meet the following competitive priority. An 
application that meets this competitive priority is selected by the 
Secretary over applications of comparable merit that do not meet the 
priority:
    Private School Facilitator projects that propose to disseminate 
effective schoolwide projects, programs addressing the needs of high 
poverty schools (to the extent that such nonpublic schools exist), and 
programs with the capacity to offer high-quality, sustained technical 
assistance.

Invitational Priority

    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) the Secretary is particularly interested 
in applications that meet the following invitational priority. However, 
an application that meets this invitational priority does not receive 
competitive or absolute preference over other applications:
    The Secretary encourages projects that respond to the needs of 
private schools that serve disadvantaged students.
    To Request an Application: Voice Mail: (202) 219-2133; Facsimile 
machine: (202) 219-1407; Mail: NDN/PSF Application, 555 New Jersey 
Avenue, NW., Room 506c, Washington, DC 20208-5643. 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; 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. 8651.

    Dated: April 4, 1995.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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