[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15058-15059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8299]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.263A]


Experimental and Innovative Training; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1996

    Purpose of Program: This program is designed--
    (a) To develop new types of training programs for rehabilitation 
personnel and to demonstrate the effectiveness of these new types of 
training programs for rehabilitation personnel in providing 
rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; and
    (b) To develop new and improved methods of training rehabilitation 
personnel so that there may be a more effective delivery of 
rehabilitation services by State and other rehabilitation agencies.
    Eligible Applicants: State agencies and other public or nonprofit 
agencies

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and organizations, including institutions of higher education.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 13, 1996.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 12, 1996.
    Applications Available: April 12, 1996.
    Available Funds: $500,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $90,000-$110,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 5.

    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 
Parts 385 and 387.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Dr. Beverly Brightly, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3322, 
Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-
9561. 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; 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. 774.

    Dated: April 1, 1996.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 96-8299 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am]
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