[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37056-37057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17819]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA Nos.: 84.062A, 84.299A, 84.299B]


Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs--Demonstration 
Grants for Indian Children, Professional Development and Adult 
Education

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 
(FY) 1995.

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    Purpose of Program: The purpose of each program is included in this 
notice under the programmatic information for each program.
    Applications Available: July 19, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 29, 1995.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 17, 1995.
    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) for the Professional Development Program, 
the payback provisions of 34 CFR Secs. 263.1(b), 263.3, and 263.35-.37, 
as published in the Federal Register on June 27, 1995 (60 FR 33300).
    Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under 
this program, the Secretary uses the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations criteria in 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 to the ``Evaluation plan'' 
criterion (34 CFR 75.210(b)(6)) for a possible total of 20 points.
     84.062A Adult Indian Education.
    Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) support 
planning, pilot, and demonstration projects designed to test and 
demonstrate the effectiveness of programs for improving employment and 
educational opportunities for Indian adults; (2) assist in the 
establishment and operation of programs designed to stimulate basic 
literacy opportunities for all nonliterate Indian adults and the 
provision of opportunities to all Indian adults to qualify for a 
secondary school diploma, or its recognized equivalent, in the shortest 
period of time feasible.
    Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are State 
and local educational agencies, and Indian tribes, organizations, or 
institutions.

Priority

    In making grants under this program, the Secretary will award 10 
additional points to applications submitted by Indian tribes, 
organizations, and institutions of higher education, and Indian 
educational agencies. An application from a consortium of eligible 
entities that meets the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129 and includes 
an Indian tribe, organization, or institution of higher education, or 
an Indian educational agency shall be considered eligible to receive 
the 10 additional priority points.
    Available Funds: $1,698,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $65,000 to $225,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $175,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7851.
     84.299A Demonstration Grants for Indian Children.
    Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide 
financial assistance to projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the 
effectiveness of services and programs to improve the educational 
opportunities and achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary 
Indian children, through activities such as--
    (a) Innovative programs related to the educational needs of 
educationally deprived children;
    (b) Educational services that are not available to such children in 
sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to 
raise the achievement of Indian children in one or more of the core 
academic subjects of English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, 
art, history, and geography;
    (c) Bilingual and bicultural programs and projects;
    (d) Special health and nutrition services, and other related 
activities, that address the special health, social, and psychological 
problems of Indian children;
    (e) Special compensatory and other programs and projects designed 
to assist and encourage Indian children to enter, remain in, or reenter 
school, and to increase the rate of secondary school graduation;
    (f) Comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services;
    (g) Early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-
based preschool programs that emphasize school readiness and parental 
skills, and the provision of services to Indian children with 
disabilities;
    (h) Partnership projects between LEAs and institutions of higher 
education that allow secondary school students to enroll in courses at 
the postsecondary level to aid these students in the transition from 
secondary school to postsecondary education;
    (i) Partnership projects between schools and local businesses for 
school-to-work transition programs designed to provide Indian youth 
with the knowledge and skills the youth need to make an effective 
transition from school to a first job in a high-skill, high-wage 
career;
    (j) Programs designed to encourage and assist Indian students to 
work toward, and gain entrance into, an institution of higher 
education; or
    (k) Other services that meet the purpose of this program.
    Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program include a 
State educational agency, local educational agency, Indian tribe, 
Indian organization, federally supported elementary and secondary 
school for Indian students, Indian institution, including an Indian 
institution of higher education, or a consortium of such institutions 
that meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129.

Priorities

    (1) In making multiyear grants under this program, the Secretary 
will award 10 additional points to applications that present a plan for 
combining two or more of the activities described above over a period 
of more than one year.
    (2) In making grants under this program, the Secretary will award 
10 additional points to applications submitted by Indian tribes, 
organizations, and institutions of higher education, including a 
consortium of any of these entities with other eligible entities. An 
application from a consortium of eligible entities that meets the 
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129 and includes an Indian tribe, 
organization, or institution of higher education shall be considered 
eligible to receive the 10 additional priority points.
    Available Funds: $1,873,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000 to $225,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7831.
     84.299B Professional Development.
    Purpose of Program: The purposes of this program are to (1) 
increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that 
serve Indian people; (2) provide training to qualified Indian 

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individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social 
workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve the 
skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the capacities 
described in (2). Activities may include, but are not limited to, 
continuing programs, symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct 
financial support.
    Grants to training educational personnel may be for preservice or 
inservice training. For individuals who are being trained to enter any 
field other than education, the training received must be in a program 
resulting in a graduate degree.
    Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are 
institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of 
higher education; State or local educational agencies, in consortium 
with institutions of higher education; and Indian tribes of 
organizations, in consortium with institutions of higher education. An 
application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the 
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129.

Priorities

    (1) The Secretary will award 10 additional points to applications 
for programs that include only Indian individuals as training 
participants.
    (2) The Secretary will award 10 additional points to applications 
submitted by Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions submitted 
by Indian tribes, organizations, and institutions of higher education. 
A consortium application of eligible entities that meets the 
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127-.129 and includes an Indian tribe, 
organization or institution of higher education shall be considered 
eligible to receive the 10 additional priority points.
    Available Funds: $850,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000 to $275,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 5.
    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Fiscal Information: For the payment of stipends to project 
participants being trained, the Secretary expects to set the stipend 
maximum at $1000 per month for full-time students and $125 allowance 
per month per dependent during the academic year. The terms 
``stipend,'' ``full-time student,'' and ``dependent allowance'' are 
defined in 34 CFR 263.3 as published in the Federal Register on June 
27, 1995 (60 FR 33300).
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7832.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Cathie Martin, Office of 
Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Portals Building--Room 4300, Washington, DC 20202-6335. 
Telephone: (202) 260-3774 or 1-800-501-5795. 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 Copher 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 Fedeal Register.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.062A Indian 
Education--Adult Education; 84:299A Indian Education--Special 
Programs, Demonstration Grants for Indian Children; and 84.299B 
Indian Education--Special Programs, Professional Development)

    Dated: July 14, 1995.
Thomas W. Payzant,
Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-17819 Filed 7-18-95; 8:45 am]
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