[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40002-40003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19883]



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Part IV





Department of Education





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Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training; New Awards 
Applications Invitation (Fiscal Year 1999); Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.129E, 84.129F, 84.129P, 84.129Q, and 84.129R]


Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training; 
Notice Inviting Applications For New Awards For Fiscal Year (FY) 1999

    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 18, 1998.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 17, 1998.
    Applications Available: July 24, 1998.
    Available Funds: $1,000,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000 to $100,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Award: $100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

    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 10 awards across the 5 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 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 number           Priority Area (maximum number of awards in        Project  period         level of 
                                            parentheses)                                                awards  
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84.129E1.................  Rehabilitation Technology (3)................  Up to 60 months..........      100,000
84.129F1.................  Vocational evaluation and work adjustment (3)  Up to 60 months..........      100,000
84.129P1.................  Specialized personnel for rehabilitation of    Up to 60 months..........      100,000
                            individuals who are blind or have vision                                            
                            impairment (3).                                                                     
84.129Q1.................  Rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or  Up to 60 months..........      100,000
                            hard of hearing (4).                                                                
84.129R1.................  Job development and job placement services to  Up to 60 months..........     100,000.
                            individuals with disabilities (2).                                                  
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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. 20202-2550; or (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.
    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: Mary C. Lynch, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3322, Switzer Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-8291.
    For information on a specific training category, please contact the 
following: For Vocational evaluation and work adjustment and Job 
development and job placement services to individuals with 
disabilities, 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. For 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) 205-9481. For Rehabilitation Technology, contact Mary 
C. Lynch, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., 
Room 3322, Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone 
(202) 205-8291.
    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

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    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 a document is the document 
published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 774.

    Dated: July 21, 1998.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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