[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24773-24774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11770]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.184F, 84.184G, 84.184H]


Office of Elementary and Secondary Education--Safe and Drug-Free 
Schools and Communities National Programs; Combined Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1997

    Summary: The Secretary invites applications for new awards for 
fiscal year (FY) 1997 under three direct grant competitions supported 
by Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) National 
Programs.
    Purpose of Program: The National Programs portion of the SDFSCA 
supports the development of innovative programs that (1) demonstrate 
effective new methods of ensuring safe and drug-free schools, colleges, 
and communities, and (2) provide models or proven effective practices 
that will assist schools and communities around the Nation to improve 
their programs funded under the State Grants portion of the SDFSCA.
    Applications Available: June 13, 1997.
    Deadline for Receipt of Applications: August 1, 1997.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 1, 1997.
    Fiscal Information:

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                                                                           Estimated       Estimated       Estimated                                    
        CFDA number and name             Estimated range of awards       average size      number of       available             Project Period         
                                                                           of awards        awards           funds                                      
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84.184F  Replication of Effective    $250,000 to $450,000.............        $350,000               6      $2,000,000  Up to 36 months                 
 Programs or Strategies to Prevent                                                                                                                      
 Youth Drug Use, Violent Behavior,                                                                                                                      
 or Both.                                                                                                                                               
84.184G  State and Local             400,000 to 600,000...............         500,000              10       5,000,000  Up to 24 months                 
 Educational Agency Drug and                                                                                                                            
 Violence Prevention Data                                                                                                                               
 Collection.                                                                                                                                            
84.184H  Drug and Violence           150,000 to 300,000...............         265,000               5       1,325,000  28 months                       
 Prevention Programs in Higher                                                                                                                          
 Education: Validation Competition.                                                                                                                     
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Note: Range of awards, average size of awards, number of awards and available funding in this notice are estimates only. The Department is not bound by 
  any estimates in this notice. Funding estimates for competitions 84.184F and 84.184G represent the first year of the project period only. Funding for 
  the second and third years of projects under competitions 84.184F and 84.184G is subject both to the availability of future years' funds and the      
  approval of continuation (see 34 CFR 75.253). Estimates for competition 84.184H represent funding for both the first and second years of the project  
  period. Projects funded under competition 84.184H will not be subject to approval of continuation or to the availability of future years' funds.      

Applicable Regulations

    (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations 
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86

    (Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions 
of higher education only); (b) 34 CFR parts 98 and 99; and (c) the 
notices of final priorities and selection criteria, as published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register apply to these 
competitions.

Federal Activities Grants Program Competitions (CFDA #84.184F and 
#84.184G)

Absolute Priority #1--Replication of Effective Programs or Strategies 
to Prevent Youth Drug Use, Violent Behavior, or Both (CFDA# 84.184F)

Eligible Applicants
    State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher 
education, other nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions; 
and any combination of these types of entities.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.

Absolute Priority #2--State and Local Educational Agency Drug and 
Violence Prevention Data Collection (CFDA #84.184G)

Eligible Applicants
    State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher 
education, other nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions; 
and any combination of these types of entities.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.

Drug and Violence Prevention Programs in Higher Education: Validation 
Competition (CFDA #84.184H)

Absolute Priority #1--Correcting Misperceptions of Student Alcohol and 
Other Drug Use by Students Attending Institutions of Higher Education

Absolute Priority #2--Limiting Student Access to and Availability of 
Alcohol and Other Drugs at Institutions of Higher Education

Eligible Applicants
    Institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7132.

    For Applications or Information Contact: Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
Program, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Suite 604 Portals, Washington, DC 
20202-6123. Telephone: (202) 260-3954. By facsimile (202) 260-7767. 
Internet: http:www.[email protected]">//www.[email protected]. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service 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 Service (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.

    Dated: May 1, 1997.
Gerald N. Tirozzi,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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