[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37571-37572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18376]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.129A through R]


Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Notice 
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998

    Purpose of Program: The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program 
provides financial assistance for--
    (1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an 
academic degree in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation as 
identified by the Secretary;
    (2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program 
of study leading to award of a certificate in areas of personnel 
shortages in rehabilitation as identified by the Secretary; and
    (3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in 
residency training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and 
rehabilitation.
    Eligible Applicants: State agencies and other public or nonprofit 
agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of 
higher education, are eligible for assistance under the Rehabilitation 
Long-Term Training program.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 12, 1997.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 11, 1997.
    Applications Available: July 15, 1997.
    Available Funds: $4,600,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000 to $150,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 46.

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

    Maximum Award: In no case does the Secretary make an award greater 
than the amount listed in the Maximum Level of Awards column in the 
following chart for a single budget period of 12 months. The Secretary 
rejects and does not consider an application that proposes a budget 
exceeding this maximum amount.
    Project Period, Maximum Number of Awards, Maximum Level of Awards, 
and Absolute Priorities: The Secretary is conducting a single 
competition to select a total of 46 awards across 13 priority areas 
identified by the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration as areas of personnel shortages related to the public 
rehabilitation program (section 302(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973, as amended). The project period and maximum level of awards to be 
made in

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each priority area are listed in the following chart. The maximum 
number of awards to be made are listed in parentheses following each 
priority area. Applicants must submit a separate application for each 
area in which they are interested. Under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(3) and 34 
CFR 386.1, the Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications 
that meet one of the following priorities. The Secretary funds under 
this competition only applications that propose to provide training in 
one of the following areas of personnel shortages:

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                                                                                                       Maximum  
           CFDA No.            Priority area (maximum number              Project period               level of 
                                 of awards in parentheses)                                              awards  
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84.129A3.....................  Rehabilitation nursing (1)...  Up to 60 months......................     $100,000
84.129A8.....................  Rehabilitation medicine (5)..  UP to 60 months......................      100,000
84.129A9.....................  Prosthetics and orthotics (3)  UP to 60 months......................      150,000
84.129C3.....................  Rehabilitation administration  UP to 60 months......................      100,000
                                (2).                                                                            
84.129D4.....................  Physical therapy (2).........  UP to 60 months......................      100,000
84.129E4.....................  Rehabilitation technology (5)  UP to 60 months......................      100,000
84.129F4.....................  Vocational evaluation and      UP to 60 months......................      100,000
                                work adjustment (5).                                                            
84.129H3.....................  Rehabilitation of individuals  UP to 60 months......................      100,000
                                who are mentally ill (4).                                                       
84.129L4.....................  Undergraduate education in     UP to 60 months......................       75,000
                                the rehabilitation services                                                     
                                (6).                                                                            
84.129N2.....................  Speech pathology and           UP to 60 months......................       75,000
                                audiology (2).                                                                  
84.129P4.....................  Specialized personnel for      UP to 60 months......................      100,000
                                rehabilitation of                                                               
                                individuals who are blind or                                                    
                                have vision impairment (7).                                                     
84.129Q4.....................  Rehabilitation of individuals  UP to 60 months......................      100,000
                                who are deaf or hard of                                                         
                                hearing (8).                                                                    
84.129R4.....................  Job development and job        UP to 60 months......................      100,000
                                placement services to                                                           
                                individuals with                                                                
                                disabilities (3).                                                               
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    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 386.
    For Applications Contact: The Grants and Contracts Service Team, 
U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3317, 
Switzer Building), Washington, D.C. 20202-2649; or call (202) 205-8351. 
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. The 
preferred method for requesting information is to FAX your request to 
(202) 205-8717.
    For Information Contact: Beverly Brightly, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3327, Switzer Building), 
Washington, D.C. 20202-2649; telephone (202) 205-9561.
    For information on a specific training priority, please contact the 
following: For Rehabilitation medicine and Rehabilitation nursing, 
contact Beverly Brightly, U.S. Department of Education, 600 
Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3327, Switzer Building) Washington, 
D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone (202) 205-9561. For Rehabilitation 
administration, Vocational evaluation and work adjustment, 
Undergraduate education in the rehabilitation services, and Job 
development and job placement services to individuals with 
disabilities, contact Beverly Steburg, U.S. Department of Education, 
Region IV, 61 Forsythe Street, S.W. (Room 18T91), Atlanta, Georgia 
30303. Telephone (404) 562-6336. For Physical therapy, prosthetics and 
orthotics, Rehabilitation technology, Speech pathology and audiology, 
Specialized personnel for rehabilitation of individuals who are blind 
or have vision impairments, and Rehabilitation of individuals who are 
deaf or hard of hearing, contact Sylvia Johnson, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3320, Switzer Building), 
Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone (202) 205-9312. For 
Rehabilitation of individuals who are mentally ill, contact Ellen 
Chesley, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. 
(Room 3320, Switzer Building), Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone 
(202) 205-9481.
    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: 29 U.S.C. 774.

    Dated: July 8, 1997.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 97-18376 Filed 7-11-97; 8:45 am]
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