[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38808-38809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18340]



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Part V

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Department of Education





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The Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and 
Recruitment Program; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.297A]


The Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and 
Recruitment Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year 
(FY) 1999.

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Purposes of Program

    The Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and 
Recruitment Program supports--
    (1) Curricula--the development of curricula to address the needs of 
Native Hawaiian students, particularly elementary and secondary 
students, which may include programs of instruction conducted in the 
Native Hawaiian language and mathematics and science curricula 
incorporating the relevant application of Native Hawaiian culture and 
traditions;
    (2) Preteacher training--the development and implementation of 
preservice teacher training to ensure that student teachers within the 
State, particularly those who are likely to be employed in schools with 
a high concentration of Native Hawaiian students, are prepared to 
better address the unique needs of Native Hawaiian students within the 
context of Native Hawaiian culture, language, and traditions;
    (3) Inservice teacher training--the development and implementation 
of inservice teacher training to ensure that teachers, particularly 
those employed in schools with a high concentration of Native Hawaiian 
students, are prepared to better address the unique needs of Native 
Hawaiian students within the context of Native Hawaiian culture, 
language, and traditions; and
    (4) Teacher recruitment--the development and implementation of 
teacher recruitment programs to enhance teacher recruitment within 
communities with a high concentration of Native Hawaiian students and 
to increase the numbers of teachers who are of Native Hawaiian 
ancestry.

Eligible Applicants

    Native Hawaiian educational organizations or educational entities 
with experience in developing or operating Native Hawaiian programs or 
programs of instruction conducted in the Native Hawaiian language.
    Applications Available: July 19, 1999.
    Applications Must Be Received By: August 17, 1999.

    Note: All applications must be received on or before the 
deadline date. Applications received after that time will not be 
eligible for funding. Postmarked dates will not be accepted.

    This requirement takes exception to the Education Department 
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR75.102 Under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally 
offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed 
regulations. However, this exception to EDGAR makes procedural changes 
only and does not establish new substantive policy. Therefore, under 5 
U.S.C. 553(b)(A), the Secretary has determined that proposed rulemaking 
is not required.
    Deadline for intergovernmental Review: August 17, 1999.
    Available Funds: $120,000 for computer literacy and technology 
education; $250,000 for prisoner education programs; and $250,000 for 
waste management programs.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1 for computer literacy and technology 
education; 1 to 2 for prisoner education; and 1 to 2 for waste 
management.
    Estimated Size of Awards: $120,000 for computer literacy and 
technology education; $125,000 to $250,000 for prisoner education and 
for waste management.

    Note: These estimates are projections for the guidance of 
potential applicants. The Department is not bound by any estimates 
in this notice.

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 
82, and 85.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice inviting applications for new 
awards under the Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher 
Training and Recruitment Program was published in the Federal Register 
on April 6, 1999 (64 FR 16716). A notice of final funding priorities 
was published at the same time (64 FR 16715). The Secretary invited 
applications to address one of six absolute priorities--(1) Computer 
literacy and technology education; (2) agriculture education 
partnerships; (3) astronomy; (4) indigenous health; (5) waste 
management; and (6) prisoner education programs.
    In response to the original notice inviting applications, the 
Secretary did not receive a sufficient number of quality applications 
in three of the priority areas--computer literacy and technology 
education; waste management; and prisoner education--to make the awards 
that were intended to be granted in these areas. Therefore, the 
Secretary is running a new competition and inviting applications that 
address one of these three priority areas.

Absolute Priorities

    Applicants should refer to the original notice inviting 
applications (64 FR 16716) and the notice of final funding priorities 
(64 FR 16715) in developing their proposals for funding. Applicants are 
reminded that all proposals must meet the requirements of the Native 
Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment 
Program (20 U.S.C. 7909) and address one of the following absolute 
priorities--computer literacy and technology education; waste 
management; or prisoner education--as announced in the April 6, 1999 
notice of final funding priorities. Applications will be reviewed on 
the basis of the selection criteria announced in the April 6, 1999 
notice inviting applications. Applications addressing the agriculture 
partnerships, astronomy or indigenous health priorities will not be 
considered for funding.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Madeline E. Baggett, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-
6140. Telephone (202) 260-2502. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    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.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternate format also by contacting that person. However, 
the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the 
standards 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 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 pdf, call the U.S.

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Government Printing Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498. Note: The 
official version of a document is the document published in the Federal 
Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal 
Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access 
at:

http://www.access.gpo/gov/nara/index.html

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7909.

    Dated: July 14, 1999.
Judith Johnson,
Acting Assistant Secretary,
Elementary and Secondary Education.
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