[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
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Department of Education





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National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; 
Application Availability Under the Innovation Grants Program for Fiscal 
Year 1995; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.133C]


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Notice Inviting 
Applications Under the Innovation Grants Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 
1995

    Purpose of Program: The Innovation Grants Program is designed to 
provide financial support to projects that test new concepts and 
innovative ideas, demonstrate research results of high potential 
benefits, purchase and evaluate prototype aids and devices, develop 
unique rehabilitation training curricula, and respond to special 
initiatives of the Secretary, including projects to conduct 
feasibility, planning, and evaluation studies, conferences, and other 
activities to disseminate specific research findings.
    Invitational Priorities: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) the Secretary is 
particularly interested in applications that address the following 
invitational priority. However, an application that meets an 
invitational priority does not receive competitive or absolute 
preference over other applications.
    NIDRR has observed that disability research is hampered by the lack 
of researchers with training to assess the comprehensive phenomenon of 
disability and its complex interaction with all aspects of society, 
particularly from the perspective of individuals with disabilities. 
Therefore, the Secretary is interested in supporting innovative 
projects that study the feasibility of and develop model approaches to 
teaching disability studies at the postsecondary level. Research 
projects in this area might address one or more of the following 
issues: The current availability of disability studies in institutions 
of higher education and the feasibility of instituting disability 
studies curricula; model curricula at the undergraduate or graduate 
levels; and the relative advantages of creating disability studies as a 
specialty area in core disciplines or as an interdisciplinary program.
    A body of NIDRR research and other writings has suggested that the 
goals of the Rehabilitation Act of full integration into society, 
empowerment, and personal independence would be facilitated by an 
increased awareness of the history, nature, consequences, and culture 
of disability among individuals with disabilities and others within 
society as a whole. Therefore, the Secretary is also interested in 
supporting projects that study the feasibility of and develop models 
for teaching disability studies to adults in community settings. 
Projects addressing disability studies in community settings (e.g., 
adult education programs, independent living centers, or other 
accessible community facilities) would be most useful if they explore 
ways of accommodating various cognitive, sensory, and other 
disabilities and various ethnic and language populations in the 
learning experiences.
    This notice supports the National Education Goal that calls for all 
Americans to possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a 
global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of 
citizenship.
    Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible to apply for grants under 
this program are public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies 
and organizations, including institutions of higher education and 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 19, 1995.
    Applications Available: May 4, 1995.
    Available Funds: $150,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $50,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 3.
    Maximum Award: The Secretary does not consider an application that 
proposes a budget exceeding $50,000 for each 12-month budget period.
    The Secretary may change the maximum amount award through a note 
accompanying the application package.

    Note: The estimates of funding levels and awards in this notice 
do not bind the Department of Education to a specific level of 
funding or number of grants.

    Project Period: Up to 12 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 
81, 82, 85, 86; and (b) the regulations for this program in 34 CFR 
parts 350 and 358.
    In order to obtain information about the invitational priorities 
contact Betty Jo Berland, U.S. Department of Education, 600 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Switzer Building, Room 3422, Washington, DC 
20202. Telephone: (202) 205-8801. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number at 
(202) 205-8133.
For Further Information Contact: In order to obtain an application 
package, contact William H. Whalen, U.S. Department of Education, 600 
Independence Avenue SW., Switzer Building, Room 3411, Washington, DC 
20202. Telephone: (202) 205-9141. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number at 
(202) 205-8887.
    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: 29 U.S.C. 761a and 762.

    Dated: April 27, 1995.
Howard R. Moses,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
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