[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19817-19818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9719]



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Bilingual Education: Program Enhancement Grants; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide 
grants to carry out highly-focused, innovative, locally-designed 
projects to expand or enhance existing bilingual education or special 
alternative instructional programs for limited English proficient 
students.
    Eligible Applicants: (a) One or more local educational agencies 
(LEAs); (b) one or more LEAs in collaboration with an institution of 
higher education (IHE), community-based organization (CBO), other LEAs, 
or a State educational agency; or (c) a CBO or an IHE that has an 
application approved by the LEA to enhance early childhood education or 
family education programs or to conduct an instructional program that 
supplements the educational services provided by an LEA.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 31, 1995.
    Applications Available: April 21, 1995. [[Page 19818]] 
    Available Funds: $22.4 million.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$150,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 180.

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

    Project Period: 24 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86.

Priority

    The priority in the notice of final priorities for this program, as 
published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, applies to 
this competition. The notice announces a competitive preference to be 
given to projects providing program services in a designated 
Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community.

Selection Criteria

    In evaluating applications for grants under this program, the 
Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210.
    The regulations in 34 CFR 75.210 provide that the Secretary may 
award up to 100 points for the selection criteria, including a reserved 
15 points. For this competition, the Secretary distributes the 15 
points as follows:
    Extent of need for the project (34 CFR 75.210(b)(2)). Eight points 
are added to this criterion for a possible total of 28 points.
    Plan of operation (34 CFR 75.210(b)(3)). Seven points are added to 
this criterion for a possible total of 22 points.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Diane DeMaio, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5090, 
Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 205-
5716. 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. 7423.

    Dated: April 11, 1995.
Eugene E. Garcia,
Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-9719 Filed 4-19-95; 8:45 am]
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