[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14563-14564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7935]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.250]


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians with 
Disabilities

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice inviting applications for new awards for 
fiscal year 1996.

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SUMMARY: On August 10, 1995 the Secretary published in the Federal 
Register (60 FR 40956) a combined application notice (CAN) inviting 
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1996 under a number of 
the Department's direct grant and fellowship programs. Included in the 
CAN was a notice inviting applications for new awards under the 
Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians with 
Disabilities. The purpose of this notice is to withdraw the invitation 
for applications for new awards under the Vocational Rehabilitation 
Service Projects for American Indians with Disabilities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice inviting applications for new 
awards was published prior to the publication

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on November 24, 1995 (60 FR 58136), of the final regulations for 34 CFR 
Part 371, which authorize the Secretary to extend ongoing projects up 
to an additional two years. The Secretary intends to extend eligible 
existing projects. This will require the use of a substantial portion 
of the available FY 1996 funds. The Secretary intends to use the small 
amount of remaining funds to provide increased grant amounts to 
existing projects to increase their capacity to serve additional 
clients and to fund additional applications from the FY 1995 
competition that were previously approved but not funded. The FY 1996 
competition for new grants is cancelled. It is anticipated that a 
competition for new grants will be held in FY 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara M. Sweeney, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3225, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2650. Telephone: (202) 205-9544. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD 
number at (202) 205-9999.
    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; on the Internet Gopher Server at 
GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases); or 
on the World Wide Web at http//www.ed.gov/money.html However, the 
official application notice for a discretionary grant competition is 
the notice published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 795g.

    Dated: March 27, 1996.
Howard R. Moses,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 96-7935 Filed 4-1-96; 8:45 am]
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