[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3016]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.132B]


Training and Technical Assistance for the Centers for Independent 
Living Program; Notice Inviting Applications for a New Award for Fiscal 
Year (FY) 1996

    Purpose of Program: This program provides support to entities that 
have experience in the operation of centers for independent living to 
provide training and technical assistance with respect to planning, 
developing, conducting, administering, and evaluating centers for 
independent living.
    Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply for funds under this 
program, an entity must demonstrate in its application that it has 
experience in the operation of centers for independent living. 
Experience of an applicant in the operation of a center for independent 
living is determined by the extent to which the applicant's management 
and staff have engaged in planning, developing, conducting, 
administering, and evaluating centers for independent living. A center 
for independent living is defined in section 702(1) of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, as a consumer-controlled, 
community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit 
agency that is designed and operated within a local community by 
individuals with disabilities and provides an array of independent 
living services.
    Supplementary Information: The Secretary has determined that this 
grant requires substantial Federal involvement during the grant award 
period. Therefore, the award will be made as a cooperative agreement.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 29, 1996.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 29, 1996.
    Applications Available: February 13, 1996.
    Available Funds: $826,630.
    Estimated Average Size of Award: $826,630.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

    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, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR 
Part 366.
    For Applications Contact: Raymond Melhoff, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3327, Switzer Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-2741. Telephone (202) 205-9343. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339. Electronic copies 
of this application notice can be downloaded from the Rehabilitation 
Services Administration's electronic bulletin board, (202) 205-5574 
(2400 bps) and (202) 205-9694 (9600 bps).
    For Further Information Contact: Raymond Melhoff, telephone: (202) 
205-9320, or John Nelson, telephone: (202) 205-9362 (Voice and TDD), 
U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3327, 
Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2741.
    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: 29 U.S.C. 721(e)(1)(B)

    Dated: February 7, 1996.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 96-3016 Filed 2-9-96; 8:45 am]
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