[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19897-19898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9850]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.183D]


Drug and Violence Prevention Program in Higher Education--Special 
Focus Program Competition: Specific Approaches to Prevention Projects 
(Invitational Priority: Higher Education Consortia for Drug and 
Violence Prevention); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for 
Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Purpose of Program: To provide grants to develop, implement, 
validate, and disseminate model programs and strategies to promote the 
safety of students attending institutions of higher education (IHEs) by 
preventing the illegal use of alcohol and other drugs and by preventing 
violent behavior by such students.
    Eligible Applicants: IHEs; and consortia of IHEs.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 5, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 4, 1995.
    Applications Available: April 21, 1995.
    Available Funds: $1,400,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: Up to $45,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $36,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 30 to 60.
    Project Period: 28 months.

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

    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 612.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The program is authorized under Title IV, 
section 4122, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended by the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, Pub. L. 103-382 
(October 20, 1994) (to be codified at 20 U.S.C. 7132, formerly at 20 
U.S.C. 3211). [[Page 19898]] This FY 1995 competition supports the 
seventh cohort of grants under the program.
    The FY 1994 amendment of the statute modified the scope of 
authorized programs. Projects may now address violence prevention, in 
addition to alcohol and other drug abuse. Such projects must also serve 
as models in the field. This competition is covered by the scope of the 
amended statute and the application procedures in 34 CFR part 612. In 
the case of any inconsistency between the program regulations and the 
new statutory provisions, the statute will control.

Priorities

    Absolute Priority: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 
612.21(c)(2)(iii)(B) the Secretary gives an absolute preference to 
applications that meet the following priority. The Secretary funds 
under this competition only applications that meet this absolute 
priority:
    Projects designed to develop, implement, validate, or disseminate 
model programs or strategies that concentrate on specific approaches to 
the prevention of illegal use of alcohol and other drugs and the 
prevention of violent behavior by students.
    Invitational Priority: Within the absolute priority in this notice, 
the Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet the 
following invitational priority. However, under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) an 
application that meets this invitational priority does not receive 
absolute or competitive preference over other applications:
    Applications proposing to develop or implement higher education 
consortia for the prevention of illegal alcohol and other drug use and 
the prevention of violent behavior by students.
    Applicants are invited to propose consortium arrangements to assist 
either (a) local IHE alcohol and other drug and violence professionals, 
or (b) IHE chief executive officers and other senior administrators. In 
these types of arrangements, participants would be expected to meet 
monthly to work toward the development, implementation, validation, or 
dissemination of their own comprehensive, institution-wide programs to 
prevent the illegal use of alcohol and other drugs and the prevention 
of violent behavior by students.

Selection Criteria

    In evaluating applications for Specific Approaches to Prevention 
grants, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 CFR 
612.23(c)(2)(iii).
    The program regulations in 34 CFR 612.22(b) 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:
    Need (34 CFR 612.23(c)(2)(iii)(A)). Five points are added to this 
criterion for a possible total of 20 points.
    Methods and management plan (34 CFR 612.23(c)(2)(iii)(C)). Five 
points are added to this criterion for a possible total of 20 points.
    Evaluation (34 CFR 612.23(c)(2)(iii)(E)). Five points are added to 
this criterion for a possible total of 15 points.
    For Applications or Information Contact: FIPSE, FY 1995-D 
Competition, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20202-5175. Telephone: (202) 205-0082 to order 
applications; or (202) 708-5750 for information. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between the hours of 
8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday of each week 
except Federal holidays.
    Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including 
copies of the 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. 7132.

    Dated: April 17, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-9850 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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