[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19896-19897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9851]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.183F]


Drug and Violence Prevention Program in Higher Education--
Analysis and Dissemination Program Competitions: Analysis Projects; 
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: $500,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: Up to $100,000 per year.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 5.
    Project Period: 24 months.

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

    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
[[Page 19897]] 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). This FY 1995 competition supports the sixth 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 for 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(d) 
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 analyze successful project designs, policies, 
and results of projects supported under Institution-Wide or Special 
Focus Program competitions.
    Invitational Priority: Within the absolute priority in this notice, 
the Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet one 
or both of the following invitational priorities. However, under 34 CFR 
75.105(c)(1) an application that meets one or both of these 
invitational priorities does not receive absolute or competitive 
preference over other applications:
    Invitational Priority 1. Applications by current or former 
recipients of grants under Institution-Wide or Special Focus Program 
competitions proposing to analyze the direct and indirect impacts of 
one or more fiscal-year cohorts of Institution-Wide or Special Focus 
projects for which departmental assistance has ended.
    Invitational Priority 2. Applications by current or former 
recipients of grants under Institution-Wide or Special Focus Program 
competitions proposing to analyze special topics or issues related to 
the effectiveness of Institution-Wide or Special Focus projects, 
examples of which have been selected from Institution-Wide or Special 
Focus projects for which departmental assistance has ended.
    Topics or issues may include, among others--
    (a) Multi-site data resulting from the use of the Environmental 
Assessment Instrument by selected Institution-Wide projects;
    (b) Multi-site data resulting from the use by Institution-Wide 
projects of the Core Survey Instrument developed by selected 
Institution-Wide projects;
    (c) The use by IHEs of student peers as a means of influencing 
other peers to reduce alcohol and other drug problems;
    (d) The approaches used in IHEs to plan student social activities 
not involving alcohol or other drugs and the success of those 
approaches;
    (e) IHE activities or organizational changes associated with 
empowering students, staff, and faculty to set positive social norms; 
and
    (f) The role of the IHE president, chancellor, or other senior 
policy makers in preventing alcohol and other drug problems in IHEs.

Selection Criteria

    In evaluating applications for grants under the Analysis and 
Dissemination Program, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 
CFR 612.23(c)(3).
    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:
    Key personnel (34 CFR 612.23(c)(3)(iii)). Ten points are added to 
this criterion for a possible total of 25 points.
    Evaluation (34 CFR 612.23(c)(3)(iv)). Five points are added to this 
criterion for a possible total of 15 points.
    For Applications or Information Contact: FIPSE, FY 1995-F 
Competition, U. S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, 
SW, Washington, D.C. 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. 95-9851 Filed 4-20-95; 8:45 am]
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