[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51114-51115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24567]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.103A]


Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education Notice 
Inviting Applications for the Training Program for Federal TRIO 
Programs (Training Program) New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Training Program is to 
provide grants to train staff and leadership personnel employed in, or 
preparing for employment in, projects funded under the Federal TRIO 
Programs to improve the operation of those programs and projects.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education; and public 
and nonprofit private agencies and organizations. We suggest that 
applicants read the ``Dear Applicant letter'' and this notice before 
completing the Training Program application.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: February 8, 2000
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 10, 1999
    Applications Available: October 28, 1999
    Available Funds: $6,000,000. The estimated amount of funds 
available for new awards is based on the Administration's request for 
this program for FY 2000. The actual level of funding, if any, is 
contingent on final congressional action.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $170,000--$290,000.
    Estimated Average Size of the Awards: $250,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 26.
    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
    Project Period: Up to 24 months.
    Page Limit: An applicant uses the application narrative (Part III), 
to address the application selection criteria. This narrative section 
(Part III) may not exceed 50 pages, 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 
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 or include Part I, the cover 
sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget 
justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; and 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 you use print size, spacing, or margins smaller than the 
standards specified in this notice, your application will not be 
reviewed for funding.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 
642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Priorities: Under Title IV, Part A, Subpart 
2, Chapter I, Section 402G of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
amended, and 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2) and 642.34(a), the Secretary gives 
competitive preference (8 \1/3\ points) to applications that address 
one of the following priorities:
    (1)  General project management for new directors.
    (2)  Legislative and regulatory requirements for the operation of 
the Federal TRIO Programs.
    (3)  Student financial aid.
    (4)  The design and operation of model TRIO projects.
    (5)  Use of educational technology.
    (6)  Retention and graduation strategies.

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    (7)  Counseling.
    (8)  Reporting student and project performance.
    (9)  Coordinating project activities with other available resources 
and activities.
    An applicant can submit only one application per priority.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia S. Lucas, Training Program 
for Federal TRIO Programs, U.S. Department of Education, Office of 
Federal TRIO Programs, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Suite 600-D, Portals 
Building, Washingtion, DC 20202-5249. Telephone: (202) 708-4804. The e-
mail address for Ms. Lucas is: [email protected] Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Relay Service (FRS) 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 standard forms included in the application 
package.
    For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), 
P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-
7827. Fax: (301) 470-1244. Individuals who use a telecommunictations 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may 
also contact ED Pubs via its Web site at: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: [email protected]
    If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
this competition as follows: CFDA 84.103A.

Electronic Access to This Document

    You may view this document, as well as all other Department of 
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    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 the PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing 
Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, 
area at (202) 512-1530.

    Note: The official version of this 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. 1070d-1d.

    Dated: September 16, 1999.
Claudio R. Prieto,
Acting Assistant Secretary,
Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 99-24567 Filed 9-20-99; 8:45 am]
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