[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66853-66854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33244]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.132A-3]


Centers for Independent Living; Notice Inviting Applications for 
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998

    Purpose of Program: This program provides support for planning, 
conducting, administering, and evaluating centers for independent 
living (centers) that comply with the standards and assurances in 
section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 
consistent with the State plan for establishing a statewide network of 
centers. Centers are consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-
disability, nonresidential, private nonprofit agencies that are 
designed and operated within local communities by individuals with 
disabilities and provide an array of independent living (IL) services.
    Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply, an applicant must--
(a) be a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, 
nonresidential, private nonprofit agency as defined in 34 CFR 364.4(b); 
(b) have the power and authority to meet the requirements in 34 CFR 
366.2(a)(1); (c) be able to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a 
center for independent living consistent with the requirements of 
section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and Subparts F and G of 34 CFR Part 
366; and (d) either--(1) not currently be receiving funds under Part C 
of Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Act; or (2) propose the expansion of 
an existing center through the establishment of a separate and complete 
center (except that the governing board of the existing center may 
serve as the governing board of the new center) in a different 
geographical location. Eligibility under this competition is limited to 
entities that meet the requirements of 34 CFR 366.24 and propose to 
serve areas that are unserved or underserved in the States and 
territories listed under Available Funds.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 6, 1998.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 6, 1998.
    Applications Available: January 9, 1998.
    Available Funds: $1,352,041 as distributed in the following manner:

Arizona.....................................................     $53,407
California..................................................     244,181
Delaware....................................................      50,970
Florida.....................................................     118,792
Georgia.....................................................      66,114
Illinois....................................................      57,577
Indiana.....................................................      43,025
Louisiana...................................................      29,835
New Jersey..................................................      57,811
North Carolina..............................................      63,162
Ohio........................................................      76,485
Pennsylvania................................................      77,288
Texas.......................................................     152,128
Guam........................................................      53,610
American Samoa..............................................     154,046
Northern Mariana Islands....................................      53,610
                                                                        

    Estimated Range of Awards:
$29,835-$154,046.

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    Estimated Number of Awards: 1-2 per eligible State.

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

    Project Period: Up to 60 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 the program in 34 CFR 
parts 364 and 366.
    For Further Information Contact: Merri Pearson, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3316, Switzer Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-2741. Telephone: (202) 205-8484 (voice) and 
(202) 205-8243 (TDD).
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
paragraph.
    For Applications Contact: The Grants and Contracts Services Team 
(GCST), U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2550. Telephone: 
(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 applications is to FAX your 
request to (202) 205-8717.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternate format by contacting the GCST. However, the 
Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the standard 
forms included in the application package.
    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 any of the following sites:

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/rsakits.html
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 any of the previous sites. If you 
have questions about using the pdf, please 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. 
These documents are located under Option G--Files/Announcements, 
Bulletins and Press Releases.

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

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 721(c) and (e) and 796(f).

    Dated: December 16, 1997.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 97-33244 Filed 12-19-97; 8:45 am]
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