[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63692-63693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30166]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.305F, 84.306F, 84.307F, 84.308F and 84.309F]


Office of Educational Research and Improvement: National 
Institutes' Field-Initiated Studies Grant Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for fiscal year 
(FY) 1996--Amendment.

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    On September 14, 1995, the Assistant Secretary for Educational 
Research and Improvement published in the Federal Register (60 FR 
47830) a notice inviting applications for new awards for the National 
Institutes' Field-Initiated Studies Grant Program. This notice amends 
the original information by adding a paragraph that indicates that the 
Secretary may fund two cycles of awards from this competition. 

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    In the notice inviting applications for new awards, add the 
following paragraph to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
    The Department may fund two cycles of awards from these 
competitions. Applications funded in the first cycle will be awarded in 
June 1996 from FY 1996 funds. A second cycle of additional applications 
from this competition may be funded early in FY 1997, pending 
availability of FY 1997 funds, if the Secretary decides that there are 
applications of sufficiently high quality to merit funding.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Institute on Student 
Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment: Clara Lawson-Holmes, U.S. 
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 510, 
Washington, DC 20208-5573. Telephone: (202) 219-2079 or 
[email protected]. National Institute on the Education of At-Risk 
Students: Beth Fine, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey 
Avenue, N.W., Room 610, Washington, DC 20208-5521. Telephone: (202) 
219-1323, or [email protected]. National Institute on Early Childhood 
Development and Education: Joe Caliguro, U.S. Department of Education, 
555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20208-5520. Telephone: 
(202) 219-1935. National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, 
Policy-Making, and Management: Elizabeth DeBra or Edward Fuentes, 555 
New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20208-5510. Telephone (202) 
219-2021 or -2032. National Institute on Postsecondary Education, 
Libraries, and Lifelong Learning: Delores Monroe, 555 New Jersey 
Avenue, N.W., Room 620, Washington, DC 20208-5531. Telephone (202) 219-
2229, or [email protected].
    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 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 Servers 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. 6031(c)(2)(B).

    Dated: December 5, 1995.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 95-30166 Filed 12-11-95; 8:45 am]
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