[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26540]


      

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Part III





Department of Education





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Direct Grant and Fellowship Programs for Fiscal Year 1998; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Direct Grant Programs and Fellowship Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice announcing direct grant programs and fellowship programs 
under which the Secretary has invited or expects to invite applications 
for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1998.

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SUMMARY: This notice identifies programs and competitions under which 
the Secretary has invited or plans to invite applications for new 
awards for FY 1998 and announces actual or estimated deadline dates for 
the transmittal of applications under these programs. The notice lists 
programs and competitions previously announced, as well as those to be 
announced at a later date. The notice is intended to help potential 
applicants in planning for FY 1998 grant competitions.

DATES: Dates of Application Notices. The actual or estimated date for 
publication of the application notice for a given program or 
competition is listed in column two of the charts. Application notices 
that have already been published in the Federal Register can be 
identified by the Federal Register page number, also shown in column 
two. If a program has yet to publish an application notice, an 
estimated date is listed.
    Applications Available. The actual or estimated date for the 
availability of an application package for a given program or 
competition is listed in column three of the charts.
    Deadline Dates for Transmitting Applications. The actual or 
estimated deadline for transmitting applications under a given program 
or competition is listed in column four of the charts. If a program has 
yet to publish an application notice, the estimated deadline date is 
listed. The actual deadline will appear in the application notice to be 
published in the Federal Register.
    Deadline Dates for Transmitting Intergovernmental Reviews. Certain 
programs in this notice are subject to Executive Order 12372 and the 
regulations in 34 CFR part 79. The actual or estimated deadline date 
for the transmittal of State Process Recommendations by State Single 
Points of Contact (SPOCs) and comments by other interested parties is 
listed in column five of the chart. If a program has yet to publish an 
application notice, the estimated deadline date is listed. The actual 
deadline will appear in the application notice to be published in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: For Applications or Further Information. The address and 
telephone number for obtaining applications for, or further information 
about, an individual program are in the actual application notice for 
that program.
    For Users of TDD or FIRS. Individuals who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number, if any, listed in 
the individual application notices. If a TDD number is not listed for a 
given program, individuals who use a 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.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to Art Stewart, U.S. Department of Education, 600 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3652, ROB-3, Washington, DC 20202-4248. 
Telephone: (202) 708-8515. Internet: Arthur__S[email protected]
    For Intergovernmental Review. The address for transmitting 
recommendations and comments under Executive Order 12372 is in the 
appendix to this notice. The appendix also contains the addresses of 
individual SPOCs.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Available Funds

    The Congress has not yet enacted a FY 1998 appropriation for the 
Department of Education. The Secretary is publishing this notice in 
order to give potential applicants adequate time to prepare 
applications. The estimates of amounts of funds that will be available 
for these programs are based on the President's FY 1998 budget request.
    Potential applicants should note, however, that the Congress may 
increase, eliminate, or reduce funding in FY 1998 for some direct grant 
or fellowship programs administered by the Department. Final action on 
the FY 1998 appropriation may require the Department to cancel some of 
the competitions listed in this notice including some of those the 
notice indicates will be announced at a later date.

Estimated Range and Average Size of Awards

    Except for programs and competitions administered by the Office of 
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), columns six and 
seven list estimated ranges and average size of awards. The amounts 
referenced in these columns are advisory and represent the Secretary's 
best estimates at this time. The average size of an award is the 
estimate for a single-year project or for the first budget period of a 
multi-year project. In the application package for an individual 
program or competition, applicants will receive information about the 
amount the Secretary intends to make available for each year of a 
multi-year project.
    In the case of programs and competitions administered by the 
principal components of OSERS, the charts differ with regard to the 
amount of awards. For programs and competitions of the National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research and the Office of 
Special Education Programs, column six of the charts lists the actual 
or estimated maximum amount the Secretary will award per year. For 
programs and competitions of the Rehabilitative Services 
Administration, column seven lists either the estimated average size or 
maximum amount of the award.


    Note: The Department is not bound by any of the estimates in 
this notice. For those programs or competitions for which the 
Department has not yet published application notices, the dates, 
fiscal information, and number of new awards listed in this combined 
notice are estimates only and, thus, subject to change. Readers are 
advised to read the actual individual application notices for these 
programs or competitions when the notices are published in the 
Federal Register.

National Education Goals

    In developing this combined application notice the Department has 
sought to ensure that programs awarding grants during FY 1998 will 
further achievement of the National Education Goals, as found in Pub. 
L. 103-227 (the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, enacted March 31, 
1994). The Secretary encourages applicants under these programs to 
consider the National Education Goals in developing their applications.
    The National Education Goals for the year 2000 are as follows:
     All children in America will start school ready to learn.
     The high school graduation rate will increase to at least 
90 percent.
     All students will leave grades 4, 8, and 12 having 
demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter, including 
English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and 
government, economics, arts, history, and geography; and every school 
in America will ensure that all students learn to use their minds well, 
so they may be prepared for responsible

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citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in our 
Nation's modern economy.
     United States students will be first in the world in 
mathematics and science achievement.
     Every adult American will be literate and will possess the 
knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and 
exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
     Every school in the United States will be free of drugs, 
violence, and the unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol and 
will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning.
     The Nation's teaching force will have access to programs 
for the continued improvement of their professional skills and the 
opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to instruct and 
prepare all American students for the next century.
     Every school will promote partnerships that will increase 
parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, 
emotional, and academic growth of children.

Applicability of Section 421 of the Controlled Substance Act

    A number of programs listed in the charts provide that a grant, 
fellowship, traineeship, or other monetary benefit may be awarded to an 
individual. This award may be made to the individual either directly by 
the Department or by a grantee that receives Federal funds for the 
purpose of providing, for example, fellowships, traineeships, or other 
awards to individuals.
    Section 421 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 862) 
provides that a sentencing court may deny eligibility for certain 
Federal benefits to an individual convicted of drug trafficking or 
possession. Thus, an individual who applies for a grant, fellowship, or 
other monetary benefit under a program covered by this notice should 
understand that, if convicted of drug trafficking or possession, he or 
she is subject to denial of eligibility for that benefit if the 
sentencing court imposes such a sanction. This denial applies whether 
the Federal benefit is provided to the individual directly by the 
Department or is provided through a grant, fellowship, traineeship, or 
other award made available with Federal funds by a grantee.
    Any persons determined to be ineligible for Federal benefits under 
the provisions of section 421 are listed in the General Services 
Administration's ``Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement 
or Nonprocurement Programs.''

Applicability of the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act of 1990

    The programs listed in the chart make discretionary awards subject 
to the eligibility requirements of the Federal Debt Collection 
Procedures Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-647; 28 U.S.C. 3201). The Act 
provides that if there is a judgment lien against a debtor's property 
for a debt to the United States, the debtor is not eligible to receive 
a Federal grant or loan, except direct payments to which the debtor is 
entitled as beneficiary, until the judgment is paid in full or 
otherwise satisfied.

Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

    Certain programs in this notice are subject to the requirements of 
EO 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. These programs are 
identified in Charts 1 through 6 with a date in the column headed 
``Deadline for Intergovernmental Review.'' For further information, an 
applicant under a program subject to the Executive order--and other 
parties interested in that program--are directed to the appendix to 
this notice.

Explanation of Charts

    This notice provides charts by principal office of virtually all 
the Department's direct grant and fellowship competitions for new 
awards the Secretary has announced or expects to announce for FY 1998. 
Each principal office is assigned a separate chart as follows:

Chart 1--Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages.
Chart 2--Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
Chart 3--Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Chart 4--Office of Postsecondary Education.
Chart 5--Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Chart 6--Office of Vocational and Adult Education.

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Electronic Access to This Document

    Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of 
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or 
portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the 
following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html

    To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with 
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you 
have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing 
Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
    Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an 
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511 
or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option 
G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding a 
competition listed in this notice, please contact the person whose name 
appears at the top of the particular chart in which that competition is 
listed.

    Dated: October 2, 1997.
Donald Rappaport,
Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer.

Appendix

Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

    This appendix applies to each program that is subject to the 
requirements of Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of 
Federal Programs) and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
    The objective of the Executive order is to foster an 
intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen federalism by 
relying on State and local processes for State and local government 
coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance.
    Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of 
Contact to find out about, and to comply with, the State's process 
under Executive Order 12372. Applicants proposing to perform 
activities in more than one State should immediately contact the 
Single Point of Contact for each of those States and follow the 
procedure established in each of those States under the Executive 
order. A listing containing the Single Point of Contact for each 
State is included in this appendix.
    In States that have not established a process or chosen a 
program for review, State, areawide, regional, and local entities 
may submit comments directly to the Department.
    Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by 
a State Single Point of Contact and any comments from State, 
areawide, regional, and local entities must be mailed or hand-
delivered by the date indicated in the actual application notice to 
the following address: The Secretary, EO 12372--CFDA# [commenter 
must insert number--including suffix letter, if any], U.S. 
Department of Education, room 6213, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20202-0124.
    Proof of mailing will be determined on the same basis as 
applications (see 34 CFR 75.102). Recommendations or comments may be 
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the date 
indicated in the actual application notice.
    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE ADDRESS IS NOT THE SAME ADDRESS AS 
THE ONE TO WHICH THE APPLICANT SUBMITS ITS COMPLETED APPLICATION. DO 
NOT SEND APPLICATIONS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS.

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