[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 32514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15258]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No: 84.272]


National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership (NEISP) 
Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 
1995

    Purpose of Program: Under the NEISP Program, the Secretary provides 
grants to States to--
    (a) Encourage the States to provide or maintain a guaranteed amount 
of financial assistance necessary to permit eligible low-income 
students who obtain high school diplomas or the equivalent to attend an 
institution of higher education; and
    (b) Provide financial incentives to enable States, in cooperation 
with local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, 
community organizations, and businesses, to provide--
    (1) Additional counseling, mentoring, academic support, outreach, 
and supportive services to preschool, elementary school, middle school, 
and secondary school students who are at risk of dropping out of 
school; and
    (2) Information to students and their parents about the advantages 
of obtaining a postsecondary education and their college financing 
options.
    Eligible Applicants: The Secretary is authorized to accept 
applications from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, American 
Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 
Islands.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 24, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 22, 1995.
    Available Funds: The Administration's budget request for fiscal 
year 1995 did not include funds for this program. However, the Congress 
has appropriated $3,108,000 in fiscal year 1995 for the early 
intervention and postsecondary educational scholarship components of 
the NEISP Program. Please note that for fiscal year 1995 only 
approximately $1,000,000 in Federal funds are available to fund new 
State applicants to be allocated to States on a competitive basis. This 
is due to the grant continuation requirements for 1994-95 NEISP Program 
grantees.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000 to $375,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $275,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 3-5.

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

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Budget Period: 12 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 76, 77 79, 80, 
82, 85 and 86; (b) the regulations in 34 CFR part 600; (c) the 
regulations in 34 CFR part 668; and (d) the regulations for this 
program in 34 CFR part 693.
    Supplementary Information: The Secretary strongly requests the 
applicant to limit the application narrative to no more than 50 double-
spaced, typed pages (on one side only) although the Secretary will 
consider applications of greater length. The Department anticipates 
that successful applications under this program generally will meet 
this page limit.
    Priority: None.
    Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under 
this program competition, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 
34 CFR 693.22 of the program regulations.
    For Further Information Contact: Daniel Sullivan, U.S. Department 
of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3045, ROB-3, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-5447. Telephone: (202) 708-4607. 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 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. 1070a-21 to 1070a-27.

    Dated: June 16, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-15258 Filed 6-21-95; 8:45 am]
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