[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 19397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9444]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.162A]


Emergency Immigrant Education Program; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Purpose of Program: This program provides grants to State 
educational agencies (SEAs) to assist local educational agencies that 
experience large increases in their student population due to 
immigration. These grants are to be used to provide high-quality 
instruction to immigrant children and youth and to help such children 
and youth transition into American society and meet the same 
challenging State performance standards expected of all children and 
youth.
    Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 29, 1995.
    Applications Available:  April 21, 1995.
    Available Funds: $50 million.
    Project Period: Up to 16 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 
82, 85, and 86.
    Programmatic Information: An SEA may apply for a grant if it meets 
the eligibility requirements specified in section 7304 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the 
Improving America's School's Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-82, enacted 
October 20, 1994). An eligible SEA must provide a count, taken during 
April 1995, of the number of immigrant children and youth enrolled in 
public and nonpublic schools in accordance with the requirements 
specified in section 7304 of the Act. Under section 7501 (7) of the 
Act, the term ``immigrant children and youth'' means individuals who 
are aged 3 through 21, were not born in any State, and have not been 
attending one or more schools in any one or more States for more than 
three full academic years.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Ms. Harpreet K. Sandhu or 
Ms. Soccoro Lara, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Room 5086, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-6510. 
Telephone: Harpreet Sandhu (202) 205-9808 or Socorro Lara (202) 205-
5711. 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.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7541-7549.

    Dated: April 11, 1995.
Eugene E. Garcia,
Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-9444 Filed 4-17-95; 8:45 am]
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