[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
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Part IV





Department of Education





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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research: Applications, 
Invitation for New Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model Systems Projects 
Under the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers 
Program (FY 1998); Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.133A]


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); Model Systems 
Projects Under the Disability and Rehabilitation; Research Projects and 
Centers Program for Fiscal Year 1998

    Purpose of Program: Authority for Disability and Rehabilitation 
Research Projects (DRRPs) is contained in section 202 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 761a). DRRPs carry 
out one or more of the following types of activities, as specified in 
34 CFR 350.13-350.19: research, development, demonstration, training, 
dissemination, utilization, and technical assistance. Disability and 
Rehabilitation Research Projects develop methods, procedures, and 
rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and 
integration into society, employment, independent living, family 
support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with 
disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities.
    This notice supports the National Education Goal that calls for all 
Americans to possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a 
global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of 
citizenship.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 23, 1998.
    Application Available: January 20, 1998.
    Maximum Award Amount per Year: $345,000.

    Note: The Secretary will reject without consideration or 
evaluation any application that proposes a project funding level 
that exceeds the stated maximum award amount per year (See 34 CFR 
75.104(b)).

    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

    Note: The estimates of funding level and awards in this notice 
do not bind the Department of Education to a specific level of 
funding or number of grants.

    Project Period: 48 months.
    Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible to apply for grants under 
this program are States, public or private agencies, including for-
profit agencies, public or private organizations, including for-profit 
organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes and 
tribal organizations.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 
82, 85, 86, and 34 CFR part 350.
    Priority: This notice invites applications for TBI Model Systems 
Projects. On May 9, 1997 a notice of final priority was published in 
the Federal Register establishing the required activities for TBI Model 
System Projects in fiscal year 1997 and fiscal year 1998.
    The conference agreement accompanying NIDRR's FY 1998 appropriation 
included $5 million to permit NIDRR to establish additional TBI Model 
System projects and a national data center.
    This notice invites applications for additional TBI Model Systems 
Projects in FY 1998. In addition to establishing the TBI Model Systems 
Project in FY 1998, NIDRR plans to invite applications for 
collaborative research involving the TBI Model Systems.
    On February 6, 1997 NIDRR published in the Federal Register 
regulations consolidating a number of regulations governing NIDRR's 
existing programs, including, but not limited to, Parts 350 (General 
Provisions) and 351 (Research and Demonstration Projects). These new 
regulations took effect on October 1, 1997 and apply to this 
competition. The new regulations include a new menu of selection 
criteria (34 CFR 350.54) for use in evaluating all applications. NIDRR 
has drawn from this menu of selection criteria to establish the 
specific selection criteria (contained in the application package) that 
will be used to evaluate applications for the TBI Model Systems 
Projects priority referenced in this notice inviting applications. The 
final priorities established for the TBI Model Systems R&D Projects in 
FY 1997 will be used for equivalent projects in FY 1998.
    For Applications Contact: The Grants and Contracts Service Team 
(GCST), Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue S.W., Switzer 
Building, 3317, Washington, D.C. 20202, or call (202) 205-8207. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the TDD number at (202) 205-9860. The preferred method for 
requesting information 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., room 3418, Switzer Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-2645. Telephone: (202) 205-5880. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD 
number at (202) 205-2742. Internet: Donna__N[email protected]
    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.
    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 preceding 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.

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 760-762.
    Dated: January 15, 1998.
Howard R. Moses,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education andRehabilitative 
Services.
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