[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32561]



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Part III





Department of Education





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Title I Migrant Education Coordination Program; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1997 Using Fiscal 1996 
Funds

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.144]


Title I Migrant Education Coordination Program; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1997 Using Fiscal Year 1996 
Funds

    Purpose of the Program: To support projects that use technology in 
innovative ways to strengthen the academic achievement of migrant 
students who move between school districts. The fiscal year 1997 
competition focuses on projects designed to meet the priority in the 
notice of final priority for this program, as published elsewhere in 
this issue of the Federal Register.
    Eligible Applicants: Any State educational agency (SEA), local 
educational agency (LEA), institution of higher education (IHE) or 
other public or private nonprofit entity is eligible to apply. The 
Secretary specifically invites the following entities to submit 
applications: SEAs that administer Migrant Education Programs; LEAs 
with a high number or high percentage of migrant students; and non-
profit community-based organizations that work with migrant families. 
Applicants must apply as part of a consortium made up of at least two 
entities previously described, and consortium members must provide 
educational services to migrant students in at least two or more school 
districts. The consortium must include at least one other partner from 
the business community, institutions of higher education, academic 
content experts, software designers, or other entities.
    Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications: February 28, 1997.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 28, 1997.
    Applications Available: December 24, 1996.
    Available Funds: $3,000,000 per year for 5 years (depending on 
appropriations).
    Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000 to $600,000 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 6.

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

    Project Period: Up to five years.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75 (except 
Secs. 75.201, 75.210 and 75.217), 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, and 86; and 
34 CFR 200.40. The selection criteria, as published elsewhere in a 
notice in this issue of the Federal Register, apply to this program.
    Priority: The priority in the notice of final priority for this 
program, as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, 
applies to this competition.

FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Gilbert, Office of 
Migrant Education, U.S. Department of Education, 4100 Portals Building, 
600 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-6134, by telephone 
(202) 260-1357, by e-mail Kristin__G[email protected] or by fax (202) 205-
0089. 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://
gcs.ed.gov); or on the World Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov). However, 
the official application notice for a discretionary grant competition 
is the notice published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6398(a).

    Dated: December 17, 1996.
Gerald N. Tirozzi,
Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 96-32561 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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