[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31071-31072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14533]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1999

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: This notice provides closing dates and other information 
regarding the transmittal of applications for one fiscal year 1999 
competition under one program authorized by the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended. This notice supports the 
National Education Goals by helping to improve results for children 
with disabilities.

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

Special Education--Training and Information for Parents of Children 
With Disabilities [CFDA No. 84.328]

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to ensure that 
parents of children with disabilities receive training and information 
to help improve results for their children.
    Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for awards under this 
priority are parent organizations, as defined in section 682(g) of 
IDEA. A parent organization is a private nonprofit organization (other 
than an institution of higher education) that (a) has a board of 
directors, the parent and professional members of which are broadly 
representative of the population to be served and the majority of whom 
are parents of children with disabilities, that includes individuals 
with disabilities working in the fields of special education, related 
services, and early intervention; or (b) if the private nonprofit 
organization does not have such a board, has a membership that 
represents the interests of individuals with disabilities and must 
establish a special governing board with the same requirements as 
paragraph (a) and develops a memorandum of understanding between this 
special governing board and the board of directors of the organization 
that clearly outlines the relationship between the board and the 
committee and the decision making responsibilities and authority of 
each.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 
80, 81, 82, 85, and 97; and (b) The selection criteria for this 
priority are drawn from the EDGAR general selection criteria menu. The 
specific selection criteria for this priority are included in the 
funding application packet for this competition.

Absolute Priority--Parent Training and Information Centers (84.328M)

    The priority for the Parent Training and Information Centers in the 
notice of final priority for this program, published elsewhere in this 
issue of the Federal Register, applies to this competition.
    Applications Available: June 15, 1999.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 23, 1999.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 21, 1999.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 18.
    Estimated Project Awards: Project award amounts are for a single 
budget period of 12 months. The FY 1999 State awards, interim State 
awards, and awards focusing on Native American families and military 
families are listed below:

Arizona..............................  Up to $200,000
Delaware.............................  Up to $164,300
District of Columbia.................  Up to $136,700
Indiana..............................  Up to $267,800
Iowa.................................  Up to $176,200
Massachusetts........................  Up to $278,500
Minnesota............................  Up to $267,000
Mississippi..........................  Up to $192,500
Missouri.............................  Up to $208,400
South Dakota.........................  Up to $159,773
Virginia.............................  Up to $290,900
Washington...........................  Up to $244,100
Wyoming..............................  Up to $128,500
California...........................  Up to $377,150
Illinois.............................  Up to $158,000
New York.............................  Up to $270,100
Native American Families.............  Up to $100,000
Military Families....................  Up to $100,000
 

    Awards may also be made to authorized entities in Guam, the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the freely associated 
States. However, maximum funding levels have not been specified.
    Page Limits: Part III of the application, the application 
narrative, is where an applicant addresses the selection criteria that 
are used by reviewers in evaluating an application. An applicant must 
limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 60 double-spaced pages 
using the following standards: (1) a ``page'' is 8\1/2\'' x 11'' (on 
one side only) with one-inch margins (top, bottom, and sides); and (2) 
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, 
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in 
charts, tables, figures, and graphs, must be double-spaced (no more 
than 3 lines per vertical inch). If using a proportional computer font, 
use no smaller than a 12-point font, and an average character density 
no greater than 18 characters per inch. If using a nonproportional font 
or a typewriter, do not use more than 12 characters to the inch.
    The page limit does not apply to Part I--the cover sheet; Part II--
the budget section (including the narrative budget justification); Part 
IV--the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, 
resumes, bibliography, and letters of support. However, all of the 
application narrative must be included in Part III. If an application 
narrative uses a smaller print size, spacing, or

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margin that would make the narrative exceed the equivalent of the page 
limit, the application will not be considered for funding.
    Project Period: Up to 48 months.
    For Application Information Contact: For this priority under the 
Special Education--Training and Information for Parents of Children 
with Disabilities program, contact the U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3527, Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 
20202-2734. Telephone: (202) 205-8038. FAX: (202) 205-8105. Internet: 
Debra__S[email protected].
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the TDD number: (202) 205-8953.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of this notice in 
an alternate format (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) by contacting the Department listed above. However, the 
Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the standard 
forms included in the application package.

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: Special Education--
Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities, 
84.328)

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1482.

    Dated: June 3, 1999.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 99-14533 Filed 6-8-99; 8:45 am]
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