[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 117 (Monday, June 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31999-32000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14917]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.316]


Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program

    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
1995.
    Purpose of Program: To provide direct grants for a program of 
baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate fellowship assistance to Native 
Hawaiian students. Program activities may include--(a) full or partial 
fellowship support for Native Hawaiian students enrolled at two-or 
four-year degree granting institutions of higher education with awards 
to be based on academic potential and financial need; and (b) full or 
partial fellowship support for Native Hawaiian students enrolled at 
postbaccalaureate degree granting institutions of higher education with 
priority given to providing fellowship support for professions in which 
Native Hawaiians are underrepresented and with fellowship awards to be 
based on academic potential and financial need; (c) counseling and 
support services for students receiving fellowship assistance under 
this program; (d) college preparation and guidance counseling at 
secondary school level for students who may be eligible for fellowship 
support under this program; (e) appropriate research and evaluation of 
the activities authorized under this program; and (f) implementation of 
faculty development programs for the improvement and matriculation of 
Native Hawaiian students. [[Page 32000]] 
    This program supports the National Education Goals that every adult 
American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills 
necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and 
responsibilities of citizenship; and that the Nation's teaching force 
will have access to programs for the continued improvement of their 
professional skills and the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and 
skills needed to instruct and prepare all American students for the 
next century.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program is authorized by section 9206 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as 
amended by section 101 of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, 
Pub. L. 103-382, enacted October 20, 1994, to be codified at 20 U.S.C. 
7906.
    Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian private nonprofit educational 
organizations or educational entities with experience in developing or 
operating Native Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction conducted 
in the Native Hawaiian language are eligible, as defined in section 
9212 of the ESEA.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 28, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 14,1995.
    Applications Available: June 19, 1995.
    Available Funds: From $1,000,000 to $1,400,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: Up to $1,400,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $467,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 2-4.

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

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Applicable Regulations: This program is governed by sections 9206 
and 9212 of the ESEA and the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86.
    Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under 
this program, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in EDGAR, 34 
CFR 75.210.
    These regulations 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:
    Plan of Operation (34 CFR 75.210(b)(3)). Ten points are added to 
this criterion for a possible total of 25 points.
    Quality of Key Personnel (34 CFR 75.210(b)(4)). Three points are 
added to this criterion for a possible total of 10 points.
    Adequacy of Resources (34 CFR 75.210(b)(7)). Two points are added 
to this criterion for a possible total of 5 points.

FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen W. Johnson, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., (Portals, Suite 
C-80) Washington, D.C. 20202-5329. The Department encourages you to FAX 
requests for this application to (202) 260-7615. 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. 7905 SEC. 9206.

    Dated: June 5, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-14917 Filed 6-16-95; 8:45 am]
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