[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65643-65644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30891]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.004D]


Desegregation of Public Education-Desegregation Assistance Center 
(DAC) Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 
Year (FY) 1996

    Purpose of Program: Provides grants to operate regional DACs to 
enable them to provide technical assistance and training, at the 
request of school boards and other responsible governmental agencies, 
on issues related to race, sex, and national origin desegregation.
    Eligible Applicants: A public agency (other than a State 
educational agency or a school board) or private, nonprofit 
organization.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 2, 1996.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 2, 1996.
    Applications Available: December 20, 1995.
    Available Funds: The Congress has not yet enacted a fiscal year 
1996 appropriation for the Department of Education. The Department is 
publishing this notice in order to give potential applicants adequate 
time to prepare applications. The estimates below of the amount of 
funds that will be available for grants under this program are based in 
part on the President's 1996 budget request, in part on the level of 
funding available in fiscal year 1995, and in part on Congressional 
action to date.
    Potential applicants should note, however, that the Congress is 
considering proposals to eliminate or reduce funding in 1996 for many 
of the discretionary grant programs administered by the Department. 
Final action on the 1996 appropriation may require the Department to 
cancel some of the competitions or to revise upward or downward the 
amount of funds estimated to be available for particular competitions.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $400,000-$900,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $650,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

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

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 
82, 85 and 86; except that 34 CFR 75.232 does not apply to grants under 
34 CFR Part 272; and (b) the regulations for this program in 34 CFR 
Parts 270 and 272.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Adell S. Washington, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Portals, Suite 
4500, Washington, D.C. 20202-6140. Telephone (202) 260-2495. 
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: 42 U.S.C. 2000c-2000c-2,2000c-5


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    Dated: December 13, 1995.
Janice E. Jackson,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-30891 Filed 12-19-95; 8:45 am]
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