[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48072-48073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22776]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.160A, 84.160B, and 84.160C]


Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and 
Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind; Notice Inviting Applications for New 
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to assist with 
the establishment of interpreter training programs or to assist ongoing 
programs to train a sufficient number of skilled interpreters 
throughout the country to meet the communication needs of individuals 
who are deaf and individuals who are deaf-blind by--(a) Training 
manual, tactile, oral, and cued speech interpreters; (b) Ensuring the 
maintenance of the skills of interpreters; and (c) Providing 
opportunities for interpreters to raise their level of competence.
    Eligible Applicants: Public and private nonprofit agencies and 
organizations, including institutions of higher education, are eligible 
for assistance under this program.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 8, 1999.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 7, 2000.
    Applications Available: September 7, 1999.
    Estimated Available Funds: $2,100,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: Regional projects: $120,000 to $160,000; 
National Projects: $250,000 to $300,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: Regional projects: $140,000; 
National Projects: $270,800.
    Estimated Number of Awards: Regional projects: 10. One project will 
be awarded in each of the 10 RSA regions; National projects: 2.

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

    Maximum Award: Regional Projects: In no case does the Secretary 
make an award greater than $160,000 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. National Projects: In 
no case does the Secretary make an award greater than $300,000 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: Up to 60 months.
    Page Limit: Part III of the application, the application narrative, 
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria used by 
reviewers in evaluating the application. You must limit Part III to the 
equivalent of no more than 35 pages for regional projects and no more 
than 50 pages for national projects, using the following standards:
    (1) A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only with 1'' margins 
at the top, bottom, and both sides.
    (2) You must double space (no more than three lines per vertical 
inch) 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.
    If you use a proportional computer font, you may not use a font 
smaller than a 12-point font or an average character density greater 
than 18 characters per inch. If you use a nonproportional font or a 
typewriter, you may not use more than 12 characters per 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, the 
resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must 
include all of the application narrative in Part III.
    If, in order to meet the page limit, you use print size, spacing, 
or margins smaller than the standards specified in this notice, we will 
not consider your application for funding.
    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 396.

Priorities

    National Projects (CFDA Nos. 84.160B and 84.160C): The competitions 
focus on projects designed to meet one or more of the priorities in the 
notice of final priorities for this program published elsewhere in this 
issue of the Federal Register. These priorities are as follows:

Priority 1 (CFDA No. 84.160B)--National Project with Major Emphasis on 
Distance Education as a Medium for Interpreter Training
Priority 2 (CFDA No. 84.160C)--National Project with Major Emphasis on 
Training Interpreter Educators

    For FY 2000 each of the priorities is an absolute priority. Under 
34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet one of the 
priorities.
    Regional Projects (CFDA No. 84.160A): For FY 2000, the competition 
for new awards focuses on projects designed to meet the priority in the 
regulations for this program (34 CFR 396.5), as follows:
    Projects that provide training in interpreting skills for persons 
preparing to serve, and persons who are already serving, as 
interpreters for individuals who are deaf and as interpreters for 
individuals who are deaf-blind in public and private agencies, schools, 
and other service-providing institutions.
    For FY 2000 this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet the priority.

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    Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant 
under these competitions, the Secretary uses selection criteria chosen 
from the general selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and the 
selection criterion in 34 CFR 396.31. The selection criteria to be used 
for these competitions will be provided in the application package for 
these competitions.
    For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), 
PO Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-
7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may also 
contact ED Pubs via its web site (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html) 
or its E-mail address ([email protected]).
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternate format by contacting the Grants and Contracts 
Service Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, 
room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: 
(202) 205-8351. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339. 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 Lovley, US Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, (room 3217, Switzer Building), 
Washington, DC 20202-2736. Telephone: (202) 205-9393. If you use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the TDD 
number at (202) 401-3664.
    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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    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772(f).

    Dated: August 27, 1999.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 99-22776 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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