[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63112-63137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29772]



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Part II





Department of Education





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Bilingual Education: Comprehensive School Grants; Inviting Applications 
for New Awards for Fiscal Year 2000; Notice;

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.290U]


Bilingual Education: Comprehensive School Grants; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000

Note To Applicants

    This notice is a complete application package. Together with the 
statute authorizing the program and the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), this notice contains all of the 
information, application forms, and instructions needed to apply for an 
award under this program. The statutory authorization for this program, 
and the application requirements that apply to this competition, are 
contained in sections 7114 and 7116 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Improving America's Schools 
Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-382, enacted October 20, 1994 (the Act) (20 
U.S.C. 7424 and 7426)).

Purpose of Program

    This program provides grants to implement schoolwide bilingual 
education programs or schoolwide special alternative instruction 
programs for reforming, restructuring, and upgrading all relevant 
programs and operations, within an individual school, that serve all or 
virtually all limited English proficient (LEP) children and youth in 
one or more schools with significant concentrations of these children 
and youth.
    Eligible applicants: (a) One or more local educational agencies 
(LEAs); or (b) one or more LEAs in collaboration with an institution of 
higher education, community-based organizations, other LEAs, or a State 
educational agency.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 14, 2000.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 15, 2000.
    Available Funds: $20 million.
    The Administration has requested $20 million for this program for 
FY 2000. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final 
congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow 
enough time to complete the grant process before the end of the fiscal 
year, if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
    Estimated range of awards: $150,000-$275,000.
    Estimated average size of awards: $200,000.
    Estimated number of awards: 100.

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

    Project period: 60 months.

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) 
34 CFR part 299.

Description of Program

    Funds under this program are to be used to reform, restructure, and 
upgrade all relevant operations and programs, within a school, that 
serve LEP children and youth. Before carrying out a project assisted 
under this program, a grantee will plan, train personnel, develop 
curriculum, and acquire or develop materials. In addition, grantees are 
authorized, under this program, to improve the education of LEP 
children and youth and their families by implementing family education 
programs, improving the instructional program for LEP children, 
compensating personnel who have been trained--or are being trained--to 
serve LEP children and youth, providing tutorials and academic or 
career counseling for LEP children and youth, and providing intensified 
instruction.

Priorities

Absolute Priority

    The priority in the notice of final priority for this program, as 
published in the Federal Register on October 30, 1995 (60 FR 55245), 
applies to this competition.
    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and section 7114(a) of the Act, the 
Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet the 
following priority. The Secretary funds under this competition only 
applications that meet this absolute priority:
    Projects that serve only schools in which the number of LEP 
students, in each school served, equals at least 25 percent of the 
total student enrollment.

Competitive Priority

    Within the absolute priority specified in this notice, the 
Secretary under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 299.3(b) gives 
preference to applications that meet the following competitive 
priority. The Secretary awards 5 points to an application that meets 
this competitive priority. These points are in addition to any points 
the application earns under the selection criteria for the program:
    Projects that will contribute to systemic educational reform in an 
Empowerment Zone, including a Supplemental Empowerment Zone, or an 
Enterprise Community designated by the United States Department of 
Housing and Urban Development or the United States Department of 
Agriculture, and are made an integral part of the Zone's or Community's 
comprehensive community revitalization strategies.
    A list of areas that have been designated as Empowerment Zones and 
Enterprise Communities is provided at the end of this notice.

Invitational Priorities

    Within the absolute priority specified in this notice, the 
Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet one or 
more of the following invitational priorities. However, under 34 CFR 
75.105(c)(1) an application that meets one or more of these 
invitational priorities does not receive competitive or absolute 
preference over other applications:
Invitational Priority 1--Reading
    Projects that focus on reforming, restructuring, and upgrading 
reading instruction to assist limited English proficient students to 
read independently and well by the end of third grade.
Invitational Priority 2--Mathematics
    Projects that focus on reforming, restructuring, and upgrading 
mathematics instruction to assist limited English proficient students 
to master challenging mathematics, including the foundations of algebra 
and geometry, by the end of eighth grade.
Invitational Priority 3--Preparation for Postsecondary Education
    Projects that focus on motivating and academically preparing 
limited English proficient students for successful participation in 
college and other postsecondary education.
Invitational Priority 4--Safe and Drug-Free Schools
    Projects that contribute to the creation and maintenance of a safe 
and drug-free learning environment for limited English proficient 
students by being made an integral part of a comprehensive school 
safety plan.
    Information on developing and implementing a comprehensive school 
safety plan is found in the 1998 Annual Report on School Safety 
prepared by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice and available 
at the Department of Education's Internet site at http://www.ed.gov/
pubs/AnnSchoolRept98/
Invitational Priority 5--Professional Development
    Applicants that consider the U.S. Department of Education 
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Development Principles in planning and designing a Comprehensive School 
Grant project.
    Those principles call for educator professional development that 
focuses on teachers as central to student learning, yet includes all 
other members of the school community; focuses on individual, 
collegial, and organizational improvement; respects and nurtures the 
intellectual and leadership capacity of teachers, principals, and 
others in the school community; reflects best available research and 
practice in teaching, learning, and leadership; enables teachers to 
develop further expertise in subject content, teaching strategies, uses 
of technologies, and other essential elements in teaching to high 
standards; promotes continuous inquiry and improvement embedded in the 
daily life of schools; is planned collaboratively by those who will 
participate in and facilitate that development; requires substantial 
time and other resources; is driven by a coherent long-term plan; is 
evaluated ultimately on the basis of its impact on teacher 
effectiveness and student learning; and uses this assessment to guide 
subsequent professional development efforts.

Selection Criteria

    (a)(1) The Secretary uses the following selection criteria in 34 
CFR 75.210 and sections 7114, 7116, and 7123 of the Act to evaluate 
applications for new grants under this competition.
    (2) The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100 points.
    (3) The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in 
parentheses.
    (b) The criteria--(1) Meeting the purposes of the authorizing 
statute. (15 points) The Secretary reviews each application to 
determine how well the proposed project will implement schoolwide 
bilingual education programs or schoolwide special alternative 
instruction programs for reforming, restructuring, and upgrading all 
relevant programs and operations, within an individual school, that 
serve all (or virtually all) children and youth of limited English 
proficiency in schools with significant concentrations of those 
children and youth.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7424(a))

    (2) Need for the project. (10 points) The Secretary considers the 
need for the proposed project. In determining the need for the proposed 
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The number of children and youth of limited English proficiency 
in the school or school district to be served, and
    (ii) The characteristics of those children and youth, such as--
    (A) Language spoken;
    (B) Dropout rates;
    (C) Proficiency in English and the native language;
    (D) Academic standing in relation to the English proficient peers 
of those children and youth; and
    (E) If applicable, the recency of immigration.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7426(g)(1)(A))

    (3) Quality of the project design. (15 points) The Secretary 
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project. In 
determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the 
Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be 
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
    (ii) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is 
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target 
population or other identified needs.
    (iii) The extent to which the proposed project is part of a 
comprehensive effort to improve teaching and learning and support 
rigorous academic standards for students.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(c)(2) (i), (ii), and (xviii))

    (4) Project activities. (15 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine--
    (i) How well the proposed project will improve the education of 
limited English proficient students and their families by carrying out 
some or all of the following authorized activities:
    (A) Implementing family education programs and parent outreach and 
training activities designed to assist parents to become active 
participants in the education of their children.
    (B) Improving the instructional program for limited English 
proficient students by identifying, acquiring, and upgrading 
curriculum, instructional materials, educational software, and 
assessment procedures, and, if appropriate, applying educational 
technology.
    (C) Compensating personnel, including teacher aides who have been 
specifically trained, or are being trained, to provide services to 
children and youth of limited English proficiency.
    (D) Providing training for personnel participating in or preparing 
to participate in the program that will assist that personnel in 
meeting State and local certification requirements and, to the extent 
possible, obtaining college or university credit.
    (E) Providing tutorials and academic or career counseling for 
children and youth of limited English proficiency.
    (F) Providing intensified instruction.
    (ii) The degree to which the program for which assistance is sought 
involves the collaborative efforts of institutions of higher education, 
community-based organizations, and the appropriate local and State 
educational agency or businesses; and
    (iii) How well the proposed project provides for utilization of the 
State and national dissemination sources for program design and in 
dissemination of results and products.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7424(b)(3); 7426(h)(6) and (i)(4)-(5))

    (5) Proficiency in English and another language. (5 points) The 
Secretary reviews each application to determine the extent to which the 
proposed project will provide for the development of bilingual 
proficiency both in English and another language for all participating 
students.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7426(i)(1))

    (6) Quality of the management plan. (10 points) The Secretary 
considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project. 
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed 
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives 
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly 
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing 
project tasks.
    (ii) The extent to which the time commitments of the project 
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are 
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed 
project.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(g) (1) and (2) (i) and (iv))

    (7) Quality of project personnel. (5 points) (i) The Secretary 
considers the quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed 
project.
    (ii) In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary 
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for 
employment from persons who are members of groups that have 
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national 
origin, gender, age, or disability.
    (iii) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:

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    (A) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, 
of the project director or principal investigator.
    (B) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, 
of key project personnel.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(e) (1)-(3) (i) and (ii))

    (8) Language skills of personnel. (3 points) The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine how well the proposed project meets the 
following requirements:
    (i) The program will use qualified personnel, including personnel 
who are proficient in the language or languages used for instruction.
    (ii) The applicant will employ teachers in the proposed program 
who, individually or in combination, are proficient in English, 
including written, as well as oral, communication skills.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7426 (g)(1)(E) and (h)(1))

    (9) Adequacy of resources. (3 points) The Secretary considers the 
adequacy of resources for the proposed project. In determining the 
adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary considers 
the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the 
proposed project.
    (ii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to 
the objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed 
project.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(f) (1) and (2) (iii)-(iv))

    (10) Integration of project funds. (5 points) The Secretary reviews 
each application to determine how well funds received under this 
program will be integrated with all other Federal, State, local, and 
private resources that may be used to serve children and youth of 
limited English proficiency.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7426(g)(2)(A)(iii))

    (11) Evaluation plan. (10 points) The Secretary reviews each 
application to determine how well the proposed project's evaluation 
will meet the following requirements:
    (i) Student evaluation and assessment procedures must be valid, 
reliable, and fair for limited English proficient students.
    (ii) The evaluation must include--
    (A) How students are achieving the State student performance 
standards, if any, including data comparing children and youth of 
limited English proficiency with nonlimited English proficient children 
and youth with regard to school retention, academic achievement, and 
gains in English (and, if applicable, native language) proficiency;
    (B) Program implementation indicators that provide information for 
informing and improving program management and effectiveness, including 
data on appropriateness of curriculum in relationship to grade and 
course requirements, appropriateness of program management, 
appropriateness of the program's staff professional development, and 
appropriateness of the language of instruction; and
    (C) Program context indicators that describe the relationship of 
the activities funded under the grant to the overall school program and 
other Federal, State, or local programs serving children and youth of 
limited English proficiency.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7426(h)(3) and 7433(c)(1)-(3))

    (12) Commitment and capacity building. (4 points) The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine how well the proposed project 
meets the following requirements:
    (i) The proposed project must contribute toward building the 
capacity of the applicant to provide a program on a regular basis, 
similar to that proposed for assistance, that will be of sufficient 
size, scope, and quality to promise significant improvement in the 
education of students of limited English proficiency.
    (ii) The applicant will have the resources and commitment to 
continue the program when assistance under this program is reduced or 
no longer available.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7426(h)(5))

Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

    This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 
12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs) and the 
regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
    The objective of the Executive order is to foster an 
intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen federalism by relying 
on State and local processes for State and local government 
coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance.
    Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of 
Contact to find out about, and to comply with, the State's process 
under Executive order 12372. Applicants proposing to perform activities 
in more than one State should immediately contact the Single Point of 
Contact for each of those States and follow the procedure established 
in each State under the Executive order.
    If you want to know the name and address of any State Single Point 
of Contact (SPOC), see the list published in the Federal Register on 
April 28, 1999 (64 FR 22963) or; you may view the latest SPOC list on 
the OMB Web site at the following address:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants

    In States that have not established a process or chosen a program 
for review, State, areawide, regional, and local entities may submit 
comments directly to the Department.
    Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by a 
State Single Point of Contact and any comments from State, areawide, 
regional, and local entities must be mailed or hand-delivered by the 
date indicated in this notice to the following address: The Secretary, 
E.O. 12372-CFDA# 84.290U, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., room, 7E200, Washington, DC 20202-0125.
    Proof of mailing will be determined on the same basis as 
applications (see 34 CFR 75.102). Recommendations or comments may be 
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date indicated in 
this notice.
    PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE ADDRESS IS NOT THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE 
ONE TO WHICH THE APPLICANT SUBMITS ITS COMPLETED APPLICATION. Do not 
send applications to the above address. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANSMITTAL OF 
APPLICATIONS:
    (a) If an applicant wants to apply for a grant, the applicant 
shall--
    (1) Mail the original and two copies of the application on or 
before the deadline date to: U.S. Department of Education, Application 
Control Center, Attention: CFDA #84.290U, Washington, D.C. 20202-4725; 
or
    (2) Hand-deliver the original and two copies of the application by 
4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on or before the deadline date to: U.S. 
Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: CFDA 
#84.290U, Room 3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th and D Streets, 
SW., Washington, D.C.
    (b) An applicant must show one of the following as proof of 
mailing:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
    (c) If an application is mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, 
the Secretary

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does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

    Note: (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a 
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant should 
check with its local post office.
    (2) The Application Control Center will mail a Grant Application 
Receipt Acknowledgment to each applicant. If an applicant fails to 
receive the notification of application receipt within 15 days from 
the date of mailing the application, the applicant should call the 
U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 
708-9495.
    (3) The applicant must indicate on the envelope and--if not 
provided by the Department--in Item 3 of the Application for Federal 
Education Assistance (ED 424) the CFDA number and suffix letter of 
the competition under which the application is being submitted.

Application Instructions and Forms

    This notice contains the following forms and instructions, 
including a statement regarding estimated public reporting burden, a 
notice to applicants regarding compliance with section 427 of the 
General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), a checklist for applicants, 
and various assurances, certifications, and required documentation:
    a. Estimated Burden Statement.
    b. Application Instructions.
    c. Checklist for Applicants.
    d. List of Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities.
    e. Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424) and 
Instructions.
    f. Group Application Certification.
    g. Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524) and 
Instructions.
    h. Student Data.
    i. Project Documentation.
    j. Program Assurances.
    k. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B) and 
Instructions.
    l. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and 
Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED 
80-0013) and Instructions.
    m. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-0014) and 
Instructions.
    n. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL) and 
Instructions. This document has been marked to reflect statutory 
changes. See the notice published in the Federal Register (61 FR 1413) 
by the Office of Management and Budget on January 19, 1996.
    o. Notice to All Applicants (GEPA Requirement) and Instructions 
(OMB No. 1801-0004).
    An applicant may submit information on a photostatic copy of the 
application forms, assurances, and certifications. However, one copy of 
the application forms, assurances, and certifications must have an 
original signature.
    All applicants must submit ONE original signed application, 
including ink signatures on all forms and assurances, and TWO copies of 
the application. Please mark each application as original or copy. No 
grant may be awarded unless a complete application has been received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Millicent Bentley-Memon, Terence 
Sullivan, or Edia Velez, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Room 5605, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-6510. 
Telephone: Millicent Bentley-Memon (202) 205-2777, Terence Sullivan 
(202) 205-9752, Edia Velez (202) 205-9715. 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.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this notice in an 
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
paragraph. Please note, however, that the Department is not able to 
reproduce in an alternate format the standard forms included in the 
notice.

Electronic Access to This Document

    You may view this document, as well as all other Department of 
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe 
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 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 the PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing 
Office, 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 at GPO access at:

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

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7424.

    Dated: November 9, 1999.
Art Love,
Acting Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 
Affairs.

Estimated Burden Statement

    According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this 
information collection is OMB No. 1885-0535 (Exp. 12/31/2001). The time 
required to complete this information collection is estimated to 
average 120 hours per response, including the time to review 
instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, 
and complete and review the information collection. If you have any 
comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions 
for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, 
Washington, DC 20202-4651.
    If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your 
individual submission of this form, write directly to: Office of 
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5605, Switzer Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-6510.

Application Instructions

Mandatory Page Limit for the Application Narrative

    The narrative is the section of the application where you address 
the selection criteria used by reviewers in evaluating the application. 
You must limit the narrative to the equivalent of no more than 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 
all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
    (3) If you use a proportional computer font, you may not use a font 
smaller than a 12-point font. If you use a non-proportional font or a 
typewriter, you may not use more than 12 characters per inch.
    (4) The page limit does not apply to the Application for Federal 
Education Assistance Form (ED 424); the Budget Information Form (ED 
524) and attached itemization of costs; the other application forms and 
attachments to those forms; the assurances and

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certifications; or the one-page abstract and table of contents 
described below. The page limit applies only to item 15 in the 
Checklist for Applicants provided below.
    IF, IN ORDER TO MEET THE PAGE LIMIT, YOU USE PRINT SIZE, SPACING, 
OR MARGINS SMALLER THAN THE STANDARDS SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTICE, YOUR 
APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING.

Abstract

    The narrative section should be preceded by a one-page abstract 
that includes a short description of the population to be served by the 
project, project objectives, and planned project activities.

Selection Criteria

    The narrative should address fully all aspects of the selection 
criteria in the order listed and should give detailed information 
regarding each criterion. Do not simply paraphrase the criteria. Do not 
include resumes or curriculum vitae for project personnel; provide 
position descriptions instead. Do not include bibliographies, letters 
of support, or appendices in your application.

Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community Priority

    Applicants that wish to be considered under the competitive 
priority for Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities, as specified 
in a previous section of this notice, should identify in Section D of 
the Project Documentation Form the applicable Empowerment Zone or 
Enterprise Community. The application narrative should describe the 
extent to which the proposed project will contribute to systemic 
educational reform in the particular Empowerment Zone or Enterprise 
Community and be an integral part of the Zone's or Community's 
comprehensive revitalization strategies. A list of areas that have been 
designated as Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities is provided 
at the end of this notice.

Table of Contents

    The application should include a table of contents listing the 
various parts of the narrative in the order of the selection criteria. 
The table should include the page numbers where the parts of the 
narrative are found.

Budget

    A separate budget summary and cost itemization must be provided on 
the Budget Information Form (ED 524) and in the itemized budget for 
each project year. Budget line items should be directly related to the 
activities proposed to achieve the goals and objectives of the project.

Submission of Application to State Educational Agency

    Section 7116(a)(2) of the authorizing statute (Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Improving America's 
Schools Act of 1994, Pub. L. 103-382) requires all applicants except 
schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to submit a copy of 
their application to their State educational agency (SEA) for review 
and comment (20 U.S.C. 7426(a)(2)). Section 75.156 of the Education 
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) requires these 
applicants to submit their application to the SEA on or before the 
deadline date for submitting their application to the U.S. Department 
of Education. This section of EDGAR also requires applicants to attach 
to their application a copy of their letter that requests the SEA to 
comment on the application (34 CFR 75.156). A copy of this letter 
should be attached to the Project Documentation Form contained in this 
application package. APPLICANTS THAT DO NOT SUBMIT A COPY OF THEIR 
APPLICATION TO THEIR STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE 
STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR 
FUNDING.

Final Application Preparation

    Use the Checklist for Applicants provided below to verify that your 
application is complete. Submit three copies of the application, 
including one copy with an original signature on each form that 
requires the signature of the authorized representative. Do not use 
elaborate bindings, notebooks, or covers. The application must be 
mailed or hand-delivered to the U.S. Department of Education 
Application Control Center (ACC). If mailed, the application must be 
postmarked by the deadline date.

Checklist for Applicants

Order of the Forms and Other Items for the Application

    1. Application for Federal Education Assistance Form (ED 424).
    2. Group Application Certification Form (if applicable).
    3. Budget Information Form (ED 524).
    4. Itemized budget for each project year.
    5. Student Data Form.
    6. Project Documentation Form, including:
    Section A--Copy of transmittal letter to SEA (if applicable);
    Section B--Documentation of consultation with nonprofit private 
school officials (if applicable);
    Section C--Appropriate box checked;
    Section D--Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community identified (if 
applicable).
    7. Program Assurances Form.
    8. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs Form (SF 424B).
    9. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and 
Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements Form 
(ED 80-0013).
    10. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility 
and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions Form (ED 80-
0014) (if applicable).
    11. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form (SF LLL).
    12. Notice to All Applicants (GEPA Requirement) (OMB No. 1801-
0004).
    13. One-page abstract.
    14. Table of contents.
    15. Application narrative (not to exceed 50 pages).

Transmittal of the Application

    1. One original and two copies of the application to the U.S. 
Department of Education Application Control Center.
    2. One copy to the appropriate State Educational Agency (if 
applicable).
    3. One copy to the appropriate State Single Point of Contact (if 
applicable).

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Instructions for ED 424

    1. Legal Name and Address. Enter the legal name of applicant and 
the name of the primary organizational unit which will undertake the 
assistance activity.
    2. D-U-N-S Number. Enter the applicant's D-U-N-S Number. If your 
organization does not have a D-U-N-S Number, you can obtain the 
number by calling 1-800-333-0505 or by completing a D-U-N-S Number 
Request Form. The form can be obtained via the Internet at the 
following URL: http://www.dub.com/dbis/aboutdb/intlduns.htm.
    3. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number. Enter 
the CFDA number and title of the program under which assistance is 
requested.
    4. Project Director. Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, 
and e-mail address of the person to be contacted on matters 
involving this application.
    5. Federal Debt Delinquency. Check ``Yes'' if the applicant's 
organization is delinquent on any Federal debt. (This question 
refers to the applicant's organization and not to the person who 
signs as the authorized representative. Categories of debt include 
delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.) Otherwise, check 
``No.''
    6. Type of Applicant. Enter the appropriate letter in the box 
provided.
    7. Novice Applicant. Check ``Yes'' only if assistance is being 
requested under a program that gives special consideration to novice 
applicants and you meet the program requirements for novice 
applicants. By checking ``Yes'' the applicant certifies that it 
meets the novice applicant requirements specified by ED. Otherwise, 
check ``No.''
    8. Type of Submission. Self-explanatory.
    9. Executive Order 12372. Check ``Yes'' if the application is 
subject to review by Executive Order 12372. Also, please enter the 
month, date, and four (4) digit year (e.g., 12/12/2000). Applicants 
should contact the State Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Federal 
Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the application is 
subject to the State intergovernmental review process. Otherwise, 
check ``No.''
    10. Proposed Project Dates. Please enter the month, date, and 
four (4) digit year (e.g., 12/12/2000).
    11. Human Subjects. Check ``Yes'' or ``No''. If research 
activities involving human subjects are not planned at any time 
during the proposed project period, check ``No.'' The remaining 
parts of item 11 are then not applicable.
    If research activities involving human subjects, whether or not 
exempt from Federal regulations for the protection of human subjects 
are planned at any time during the proposed project period, either 
at the applicant organization on or at any other performance site or 
collaborating institution, check ``Yes.'' If all the research 
activities are designated to be exempt under the regulations, enter, 
in item 11a, the exemption number(s) corresponding to one or more of 
the six exemption categories listed in ``Protection of Human 
Subjects in Research'' attached to this form. Provide sufficient 
information in the application to allow a determination that the 
designated exemptions in item 11a, are appropriate. Provide this 
narrative information in an ``Item 11/Protection of Human Subjects 
Attachment'' and insert this attachment immediately following the ED 
424 face page. Skip the remaining parts of item 11.
    If some or all of the planned research activities involving 
human subjects are covered (nonexempt), skip item 11a and continue 
with the remaining parts of item 11, as noted below. In addition, 
follow the instructions in ``Protection of Human Subjects in 
Research'' attached to this form to prepare the six-point narrative 
about the nonexempt activities. Provide this six-point narrative in 
an ``Item 11/Protection of Human Subjects Attachment'' and insert 
this attachment immediately following the ED 424 face page.
    If the applicant organization has an approved Multiple Project 
Assurance of Compliance on file with the Grants Policy and Oversight 
Staff (GPOS), U.S. Department of Education, or with the Office for 
Protection from Research Risks (OPRR), National Institutes of 
Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that covers 
the specific activity, enter the Assurance number in item 11b and 
the date of approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the 
proposed activities in item 11c. This date must be no earlier than 
one year before the receipt date for which the application is 
submitted and must include the four (4) digit year (e.g., 2000). 
Check the type of IRB review in the appropriate box. An IRB may use 
the expedited review procedure if it complies with the requirements 
of 34 CFR 97.110. If the IRB review is delayed beyond the submission 
of the application, enter ``Pending'' in item 11c. If your 
application is recommended/selected for funding, a follow-up 
certification of IRB approval from an official signing for the 
applicant organization must be sent to and received by the 
designated ED official within 30 days after a specific formal 
request from the designated ED official. If the applicant 
organization does not have on file with GPOS or OPRR an approved 
Assurance of Compliance that covers the proposed research activity, 
enter ``None'' in item 11b and skip 11c. In this case, the applicant 
organization, by the signature on the application, is declaring that 
it will comply with 34 CFR 97 within 30 days after a specific formal 
request from the designated ED official for the Assurance(s) and IRB 
certifications.
    12. Project Title. Enter a brief descriptive title of the 
project. If more than one program is involved, you should append an 
explanation on a separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction 
or real property projects), attach a map showing project location. 
For preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary 
description of this project.
    13. Estimated Funding. Amount requested or to be contributed 
during the first funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of 
in-kind contributions should be included on appropriate lines as 
applicable. If the action will result in a dollar change to an 
existing award, indicate only the amount of the change. For 
decreases, enclose the amounts in parentheses. If both basic and 
supplemental amounts are included, show breakdown on an attached 
sheet. For multiple program funding, use totals and show breakdown 
using same categories as item 13.
    14. Certification. To be signed by the authorized representative 
of the applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for 
you to sign this application as official representative must be on 
file in the applicant's office.
    Be sure to enter the telephone and fax number and e-mail address 
of the authorized representative. Also, in item 14c, please enter 
the month, date, and four (4) digit year (e.g., 12/12/2000) in the 
date signed field.

Paperwork Burden Statement

    According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are 
required to respond to a collection of information unless such 
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB 
control number for this information collection is 1875-0106. The 
time required to complete this information collection is estimated 
to average between 15 and 45 minutes per response, including the 
time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather 
the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. 
If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the estimate(s) 
or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. 
Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4651. If you have 
comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual 
submission of this form write directly to: Joyce I. Mays, 
Application Control Center, U.S. Department of Education, 7th and D 
Streets, SW., ROB-3, Room 3633, Washington, DC 20202-4725.

Protection of Human Subjects in Research

(Attachment to ED 44)

I. Instructions to Applicants About the Narrative Information that Must 
be Provided if Research Activities Involving Human Subjects are Planned

    If you marked item 11 on the application ``Yes'' and designated 
exemptions in 11a, (all research activities are exempt), provide 
sufficient information in the application to allow a determination 
that the designated exemptions are appropriate. Research involving 
human subjects that is exempt from the regulations is discussed 
under II.B. ``Exemptions,'' below. The Narrative must be succinct. 
Provide this information in an ``Item 11/Protection of Human 
Subjects Attachment'' and insert this attachment immediately 
following the ED 424 face page.
    If you marked ``Yes'' to item 11 on the face page, and 
designated no exemptions from the regulations (some or all of the 
research activities are nonexempt), address the following six points 
for each nonexempt activity. In addition, if research involving 
human subjects will take place at collaborating site(s) or other 
performance site(s), provide this information before discussing the 
six points. Although no specific page limitation applies to this 
section of the application, be succinct. Provide the six-point 
narrative and discussion of other performance sites in an ``Item 11/
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Attachment'' and insert this attachment immediately following the ED 
424 face page.
    (1) Provide a detailed description of the proposed involvement 
of human subjects. Describe the characteristics of the subject 
population, including their anticipated number, age range, and 
health status. Identify the criteria for inclusion or exclusion of 
any subpopulation. Explain the rationale for the involvement of 
special classes of subjects, such as children, children with 
disabilities, adults with disabilities, persons with mental 
disabilities, pregnant women, prisoners, institutionalized 
individuals, or others who are likely to be vulnerable.
    (2) Identify the sources of research material obtained from 
individually identifiable living human subjects in the form of 
specimens, records, or data. Indicate whether the material or data 
will be obtained specifically for research purposes or whether use 
will be made of existing specimens, records, or data.
    (3) Describe plans for the recruitment of subjects and the 
consent procedures to be followed. Include the circumstances under 
which consent will be sought and obtained, who will seek it, the 
nature of the information be provided to prospective subjects, and 
the method of documenting consent. State if the Institutional Review 
broad (IRB) has authorized a modification or waiver of the elements 
of consent or the requirement for documentation of consent.
    (4) Describe potential risks (physical, psychological, social, 
legal, or other) and assess their likelihood and seriousness. Where 
appropriate, describe alternative treatments and procedures that 
might be advantageous to the subjects.
    (5) Describe the procedures for protecting against or minimizing 
potential risks, including risks to confidentiality, and assess 
their likely effectiveness. Where appropriate, discuss provisions 
for ensuring necessary medical or professional intervention in the 
event of adverse effects to the subjects. Also, where appropriate, 
describe the provisions for monitoring the data collected to ensure 
the safety of the subjects.
    (6) Discuss why the risks to subjects are reasonable in relation 
to the anticipated benefits to subjects and in relation to the 
importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to 
result.

II. Information on Research Activities Involving Human Subjects

A. Definitions

    A research activity involves human subjects if the activity is 
research, as defined in the Department's regulations, and the 
research activity will involve use of human subjects, as defined in 
the regulations.

--Is it a Research Activity?

    The ED Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects, Title 
34, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97, define research as ``a 
systematic investigation, including research development, testing 
and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable 
knowledge.'' If an activity follows a deliberate plan whose purpose 
is to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge, such as an 
exploratory study or the collection of data to test a hypothesis, it 
is research. Activities which meet this definition constitute 
research whether or not they are conducted or supported under a 
program which is considered research for other purposes. For 
example, some demonstration and service programs may include 
research activities.

--Is it a human subject?

    The regulations define human subject as ``a living individual 
about whom an investigator (whether professional or student) 
conducting research obtains (1) data through intervention or 
interaction with the individual, or (2) identifiable private 
information.'' If an activity involves obtaining information about a 
living person by manipulating that person or that person's 
environment, as might occur when a new instructional technique is 
tested, or by communicating or interacting with the individual, as 
occurs with surveys and interviews, the definition of human subject 
is met. (2) If an activity involves obtaining private information 
about a living person in such a way that the information can be 
linked to that individual (the identity of the subject is or may be 
readily determined by the investigator or associated with the 
information), the definition of human subject is met. [Private 
information includes information about behavior that occurs in a 
context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no 
observation or recording is taking place, and information which has 
been provided for specific purposes by an individual which the 
individual can reasonably expect will not be made public (for 
example, a school health record).]

B. Exemptions

    Research activities in which the only involvement of human 
subjects will be in one or more of the following six categories of 
exemptions are not covered by the regulations:
    (1) Research conducted in established or comply accepted 
educational settings, involving normal educational practices, such 
as (a) research on regular and special education instructional 
strategies, or (b) research on the effectiveness of or the 
comparison among instructional techniques, curricula, or classroom 
management methods.
    (2) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive, 
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview 
procedures or observation of public behavior, unless: (a) 
information obtained is recorded in such a manner that human 
subjects can be identified, directly or through identifiers linked 
to the subjects; and (b) any disclosure of the human subjects' 
responses outside the research could reasonably place the subjects 
at risk of criminal or civil liability or be damaging to the 
subjects' financial standing, employability, or reputation. If the 
subjects are children, this exemption applies only to research 
involving educational tests or observations of public behavior when 
the investigators(s) do not participate in the activities being 
observed. [Children are defined as persons who have not attained the 
legal age for consent to treatments or procedures involved in the 
research, under the applicable law or jurisdiction in which the 
research will be conducted.]
    (3) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive, 
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview 
procedures or observation of public behavior that is not exempt 
under section (2) above, if the human subjects are elected or 
appointed public officials or candidates for public office; or 
federal statute(s) requires(s) without exception that the 
confidentiality of the personally identifiable information will be 
maintained throughout the research and thereafter.
    (4) Research involving the collection or study of existing data, 
documents, records, pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens, 
if these sources are publicly available or if the information is 
recorded by the investigator in a manner that subjects cannot be 
identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects.
    (5) Research and demonstration projects which are conducted by 
or subject to the approval of department or agency heads, and which 
are designed to study, evaluate, or other-wise examine: (a) public 
benefit or service programs; (b) procedures for obtaining benefits 
or services under those programs; (c) possible changes in or 
alternatives to those programs or procedures; or (d) possible 
changes in methods or levels of payment for benefits or services 
under those programs.
    (6) Taste and food quality evaluation and consumer acceptance 
studies, (a) if wholesome foods without additives are consumed or 
(b) if a food is consumed that contains a food ingredient at or 
below the level and for a use found to be safe, or agricultural 
chemical or environmental contaminant at or below the level found to 
be safe, by the Food and Drug Administration or approved by the 
Environmental Protection Agency or the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
    Copies of the Department of Education's Regulations for the 
Protection of Human Subjects, 34 CFR Part 97 and other pertinent 
materials on the protection of human subjects in research are 
available from the Grants Policy and Oversight Staff (GPOS) Office 
of the Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Department of Education, Washington, D.C., telephone: (202) 708-
8263, and on the U.S. Department of Education's Protection of Human 
Subjects in Research Web Site at http://ocfo.ed.gov/humansub.htm.

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estimated to vary from 13 to 22 hours per response, with an average 
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reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering 
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. 
Department of Education, Information Management and Compliance 
Division, Washington, DC 20202-4651; and the Office of Management 
and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project 1875-0102, Washington, DC 
20503.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ED FORM 524

General Instructions

    This form is used to apply to individual U.S. Department of 
Education discretionary grant programs. Unless directed otherwise, 
provide the same budget information for each year of the multi-year 
funding request. Pay attention to applicable program specific 
instructions, if attached.

Section A--Budget Summary

U.S. Department of Education Funds

    All applicants must complete Section A and provide a breakdown 
by the applicable budget categories shown in lines 1-11.
    Lines 1-11, columns (a)-(e): For each project year for which 
funding is requested, show the total amount requested for each 
applicable budget category.
    Lines 1-11, column (f): Show the multi-year total for each 
budget category. If funding is requested for only one project year, 
leave this column blank.
    Line 12, columns (a)-(e): Show the total budget request for each 
project year for which funding is requested.
    Line 12, column (f): Show the total amount requested for all 
project years. If funding is requested for only one year, leave this 
space blank.

Section B--Budget Summary

Non-Federal Funds

    If you are required to provide or volunteer to provide matching 
funds or other non-Federal resources to the project, these should be 
shown for each applicable budget category on lines 1-11 of Section 
B.
    Lines 1-11, columns (a)-(e): For each project year for which 
matching funds or other contributions are provided, show the total 
contribution for each applicable budget category.
    Lines 1-11, column (f): Show the multi-year total for each 
budget category. If non-Federal contributions are provided for only 
one year, leave this column blank.
    Line 12, columns (a)-(e): Show the total matching or other 
contribution for each project year.
    Line 12, column (f): Show the total amount to be contributed for 
all years of the multi-year project. If non-Federal contributions 
are provided for only one year, leave this space blank.

Section C--Other Budget Information

Pay attention to applicable program specific instructions, if 
attached.

    1. Provide an itemized budget breakdown, by project year, for 
each budget category listed in Sections A and B.
    2. If applicable to this program, enter the type of indirect 
rate (provisional, predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in 
effect during the funding period. In addition, enter the estimated 
amount of the base to which the rate is applied, and the total 
indirect expense.
    3. If applicable to this program, provide the rate and base on 
which fringe benefits are calculated.
    4. Provide other explanations or comments you deem necessary.

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PROJECT DOCUMENTATION

    Note: Submit the appropriate documents and information as 
specified below for the following programs:

     Comprehensive School Grants
     Systemwide Improvement Grants

SECTION A

    A copy of applicants transmittal letter requesting the 
appropriate State educational agency to comment on the application. 
This requirement does not apply to schools funded by the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs. (See 34 CFR 74.155 and 75.156 below.)
    Sec. 75.155 Review procedure if State may comment on 
applications: Purpose of Secs. 75.156-75.158. If the authorizing 
statute for a program requires that a specific State agency be given 
an opportunity to comment on each application, the State and the 
applicant shall use the procedures in Secs. 75.156-75.158 for that 
purpose.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1))

    Cross-Reference: See 34 CFR part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of 
Department of Education Programs and Activities) for the regulations 
implementing the application review procedures that States may use 
under E.O. 12372. (In addition to the requirement in Sec. 75.155 for 
review by the State educational agency, the application is subject 
to review by State Executive Order 12372 process. Applicants must 
complete item 16 of the application face sheet (Standard Form 424, 
Application for Federal Assistance) by either (a) specifying the 
date when the application was made available to the State Single 
Point of Contact for review or (b) indicating that the program has 
not been selected by the State for review.)
    Sec. 75.156 When an applicant under Sec. 75.155 must submit its 
application to the State: proof of submission. (a) Each applicant 
under a program covered by Sec. 75.155 shall submit a copy of its 
application to the State on or before the deadline date for 
submitting its application to the Department. (b) The applicant 
shall attach to its application a copy of its letter that requests 
the State to comment on the application.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C.. 1221e-3(a)(1))

SECTION B

    Evidence of compliance with the Federal requirements for 
participation of students enrolled in nonprofit private schools. 
(See section 7116(h)(2) of Public Law 103-382 and 34 CFR 75.119, 
76.652, and 76.656 below.)
    Sec. 7116. Applications. ``(2) in designing the program for 
which application is made, the needs of children in nonprofit 
private elementary and secondary schools have been taken into 
account through consultation with appropriate private school 
officials and, consistent with the number of such children enrolled 
in such schools in the area to be served whose educational needs are 
of the type and whose language and grade levels are of a similar 
type to those which the program is intended to address, after 
consultation with appropriate private school officials, provision 
has been made for the participation of such children on a basis 
comparable to that provided for public school children.''

(Authority: 20 U.S.C.. 1221e-3(a)(1))

    Sec. 75.119 Information needed if private schools participate. 
If a program requires the applicant to provide an opportunity for 
participation of students enrolled in private schools, the 
application must include the information required of subgrantees 
under 34 CFR 76.656.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control 
number 1880-0513)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1))

    Sec. 76.652 Consultations with representatives of private school 
students.
    (a) An applicant for a subgrant shall consult with appropriate 
representatives of students enrolled in private schools during all 
phases of the development and design of the project covered by the 
application, including consideration of:
    (1) Which children will receive benefits under the project;
    (2) How the children's needs will be identified;
    (3) What benefits will be provided;
    (4) How the benefits will be provided; and
    (5) How the project will be evaluated.
    (b) A subgrantee shall consult with appropriate representatives 
of students enrolled in private schools before the subgrantee makes 
any decision that affects the opportunities of those students to 
participate in the project.
    (c) The applicant or subgrantee shall give the appropriate 
representatives a genuine opportunity to express their views 
regarding each matter subject to the consultation requirements in 
this section.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1))

    Sec. 76.656  Information in an application for a subgrant. An 
applicant for a subgrant shall include the following information in 
its application:
    (a) A description of how the applicant will meet the Federal 
requirements for participation of students enrolled in private 
schools.
    (b) The number of students enrolled in private schools who have 
been identified as eligible to benefit under the program.
    (c) The number of students enrolled in private schools who will 
receive benefits under the program.
    (d) The basis the applicant used to select the students.
    (e) The manner and extent to which the applicant complied with 
Sec. 76.652 (consultation).
    (f) The places and times that the students will receive benefits 
under the program.
    (g) The differences, if any, between the program benefits the 
applicant will provide to public and private school students, and 
the reasons for the differences.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3(a)(1))

SECTION C

    Check the appropriate box below:

 There are no eligible nonprofit private schools in the
 proposed service delivery area that wish to participate in the
 project.
 One or more eligible nonprofit private schools in the
 proposed service delivery area with to participate in the project
 and are listed on the enclosed Student Data form
 There are no eligible nonprofit private schools in the
 proposed service delivery area.
 

SECTION D

    If applicable, identify on the line at the right the Empowerment 
Zone, Supplemental Empowerment Zone, or Enterprise Community that 
the proposed project will serve. (See the competitive priority and 
the list of designated Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities 
in previous sections of this application package.)

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Notice to All Applicants

    The purpose of this enclosure is to inform you about a new 
provision in the Department of Education's General Education 
Provisions Act (GEPA) that applies to applicants for new grant 
awards under Department programs. This provision is Section 427 of 
GEPA, enacted as part of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 
(Pub. L. 103-382).

To Whom Does This Provision Apply?

    Section 427 of GEPA affects applicants for new grant awards 
under this program. ALL APPLICANTS FOR NEW AWARDS MUST INCLUDE 
INFORMATION IN THEIR APPLICATIONS TO ADDRESS THIS NEW PROVISI0N IN 
ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
    (If this program is a State-formula grant program, a State needs 
to provide this description only for projects or activities that it 
carries out with funds reserved for State-level uses. In addition, 
local school districts or other eligible applicants that apply to 
the State for funding need to provide this description in their 
applications to the State for funding. The State would be 
responsible for ensuring that the school district or other local 
entity has submitted a sufficient section 427 statement as described 
below.)

What Does This Provision Require?

    Section 427 requires each applicant for funds (other than an 
individual person) to include in its application a description of 
the steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure equitable access 
to, and participation in, its Federally-assisted program for 
students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with special 
needs. This provision allows applicants discretion in developing the 
required description. The statute highlights six types of barriers 
that can impede equitable access or participation: gender, race, 
national origin, color, disability, or age. Based on local 
circumstances, you should determine whether these or other barriers 
may prevent your students, teachers, etc. from such access or 
participation in, the Federally-funded project or activity. The 
description in your application of steps to be taken to overcome 
these barriers need not be lengthy; you may provide a clear and 
succinct description of how you plan to address those barriers that 
are applicable to your circumstances. In addition, the information 
may be provided in a single narrative, or, if appropriate, may be 
discussed in connection with related topics in the application.
    Section 427 is not intended to duplicate the requirements of 
civil rights statutes, but rather to ensure that, in designing their 
projects, applicants for Federal funds address equity concerns that 
may affect the ability of certain potential beneficiaries to fully 
participate in the project and to achieve to high standards. 
Consistent with program requirements and its approved application, 
an applicant may use the Federal funds awarded to it to eliminate 
barriers it identifies.

What are Examples of How an Applicant Might Satisfy the Requirement of 
This Provision?

    The following examples may help to illustrate how an applicant 
may comply with Section 427.
    (1) An Applicant that proposes to carry out an adult literacy 
project serving, among others, adults with limited English 
proficiency, might describe in its application how it intends to 
distribute a brochure about the proposed project to such potential 
participants in their native language.
    (2) An Applicant that proposes to develop instructional 
materials for classroom use might describe how it will make the 
materials available on audio tape or in braille for students who are 
blind.
    (3) An Applicant that proposes to carry out a model science 
program for secondary students and is concerned that girls may be 
less likely than boys to enroll in the course, might indicate how it 
intends to conduct ``outreach'' efforts to girls, to encourage their 
enrollment.
    We recognize that many applicants may already be implementing 
effective steps to ensure equity of access and participation in 
their grant programs, and we appreciate your cooperation in 
responding to the requirements of this provision.

Estimated Burden Statement for GEPA Requirements

    The time required to complete this information collection is 
estimated to vary from 1 to 3 hours per response, with an average of 
1.5 hours, including the time to review instructions, search 
existing data resources, gather and maintain the data needed, and 
complete and review the information collection. If you have any 
comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or 
suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. 
Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other 
Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

    Applicants should refer to the regulations cited below to 
determine the certification to which they are required to attest. 
Applicants should also review the instructions for certification 
included in the regulations before completing this form. Signature 
of this form provides for compliance with certification requirements 
under 34 CFR Part 82, ``New Restrictions on Lobbying,'' and 34 CFR 
Part 85, ``Government-wide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) 
and Government-wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants).'' 
The certifications shall be treated as a material representation of 
fact upon which reliance will be placed when the Department of 
Education determines to award the covered transaction, grant, or 
cooperative agreement.

1. Lobbying

    As required by Section 1352, Title 31 of the U.S. Code, and 
implemented at 34 CFR Part 82, for persons entering into a grant or 
cooperative agreement over $100,000, as defined at 34 CFR Part 82, 
Sections 82.105 and 82.110, the applicant certifies that:
    (a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be 
paid, by or on behalf of the underdesigned, to any person for 
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any 
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or 
an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the making of 
any Federal grant, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, 
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification 
of any Federal grant or cooperative agreement;
    (b) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been 
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 
Member of Congress in connection with this Federal grant or 
cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit 
Standard Form--LLL, ``Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,'' in 
accordance with its instructions;
    (c) The undersigned shall require that the language of this 
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards 
at all tiers (including subgrants, contracts under grants and 
cooperative agreements, and subcontracts) and that all subrecipients 
shall certify and disclose accordingly.

2. Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters

    As required by Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 
and implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, for prospective participants in 
primary covered transactions, as defined at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 
85.105 and 85.110--
    A. The applicant certifies that it and its principals:
    (a) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for 
debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered 
transactions by any Federal department or agency;
    (b) Have not within a three-year period preceding this 
application been convicted of or had a civil judgement rendered 
against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in 
connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a 
public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract under a 
public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes 
or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, 
falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or 
receiving stolen property;
    (c) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or 
civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) 
with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph 
(1)(b) of this certification; and
    (d) Have not within a three-year period preceding this 
application had one or more public transaction (Federal, State, or 
local) terminated for cause or default; and
    B. Where the applicant is unable to certify to any of the 
statements in this certification, he or she shall attach an 
explanation to this application.

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3. Drug-Free Workplace (Grantees Other Than Individuals)

    As required by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and 
implemented at 34 CFR Part 85, Subpart F, for grantees, as defined 
at 34 CFR Part 85, Sections 85.605 and 85.610-
    A. The applicant certifies that it will or will continue to 
provide a drug-free workplace by:
    (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful 
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of 
controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and 
specifying the actions that will be taken against employeed for 
violation of such prohibition;
    (b) Establishing an on-going drug-free awareness program to 
inform employees about--
    (1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
    (2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
    (3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee 
assistance programs; and
    (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug 
abuse violations occurring in the workplace;
    (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in 
the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement 
required by paragraph (a);
    (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by 
paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, 
the employee will--
    (1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
    (2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for 
a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no 
later than five calendar days after such conviction;

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Instructions for Completion of SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying 
Activities

    This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, 
whether subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or 
receipt of a covered Federal action, or a material change to a 
previous filing, pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The 
filing of a form is required for each payment or agreement to make 
payment to any lobbying entity for influencing or attempting to 
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of 
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a 
Member of Congress in connection with a covered Federal action. 
Complete all items that apply for both the initial filing and 
material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance published 
by the Office of Management and Budget for additional information.
    1. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which 
lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to influence the 
outcome of a covered Federal action.
    2. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.
    3. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If 
this is a followup report caused by a material change to the 
information previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which 
the change occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted 
report by this reporting entity for this covered Federal action.
    4. Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the 
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check 
the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that 
designates if it is, or expects to be, a prime or subaward 
recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first 
subawardee of the prime is the 1st tier. Subawards include but are 
not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under 
grants.
    5. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks 
``Subawardee,'' then enter the full name, address, city, State and 
zip code of the prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional 
District, if known.
    6. Enter the name of the federal agency making the award or loan 
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency 
name, if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United 
States Coast Guard.
    7. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered 
Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative 
agreements, loans, and loan commitments.
    8. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number 
available for the Federal action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request 
for Proposal (RFP) number; Invitations for Bid (IFB) number; grant 
announcement number; the contract, grant, or loan award number; the 
application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency). 
Included prefixes, e.g., ``RFP-DE-90-001.''
    9. For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or 
loan commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of 
the award/loan commitment for the prime entity identified in item 4 
or 5.
    10. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code 
of the lobbying registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
engaged by the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influence 
the covered Federal action.
    (b) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing 
services, and include full address if different from 10(a). Enter 
Last Name, First Name, and Middle Initial (MI).
    11. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print 
his/her name, title, and telephone number.
    According to the Paperwork Reduction Act, as amended, no persons 
are required to respond to a collection of information unless it 
displays a valid OMB control Number. The valid OMB control number 
for this information collection is OMB No. 0348-0046. Public 
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to 
average 10 minutes per response, including time for reviewing 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding the burden 
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0046), 
Washington, DC 20503.

Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities

(As of January 13, 1999)

Empowerment Zones

California: Los Angeles, Oakland, Santa Ana, Riverside County 
*
Connecticut: New Haven+
Florida: Miami +
Georgia: Atlanta, Cordele *~~+
Illinois: Chicago, East St. Louis +, Ullin*
Indiana: Gary, East Chicago
Kentucky: Kentucky Highlands * (Clinton, Jackson, and 
Wayne Counties)
Maryland: Baltimore
Massachusetts: Boston +
Michigan: Detroit
Minnesota: Minneapolis +
Mississippi: Mid-Delta * (Bolivar, Holmes, Humphreys, 
LeFlore, Sunflower, Washington Counties)
Missouri/Kansas: Kansas City, Kansas City
Missouri: St. Louis +
New Jersey: Cumberland County
New York: Harlem, Bronx
North Dakota: Lake Agassiz *
Ohio: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus +
Ohio/West Virginia: Ironton/Huntington +
Pennsylvania/New Jersey: Philadelphia/Camden
South Carolina: Columbia/Sumter
South Dakota: Oglala Sioux Reservation in Pine Ridge *
Tennessee: Knoxville
Texas: Houston, El Paso +, Rio Grande Valley * 
(Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy Counties)
Virginia: Norfolk +/Portsmouth

Enterprise Communities

Alabama: Birmingham
Alabama: Chambers County *, Greene County *, 
Sumter County *
Alaska: Juneau *
Arizona: Arizona Border * (Cochise, Santa Cruz and Yuma 
Counties), Phoenix, Window Rock *
Arkansas: East Central * (Cross, Lee, Monroe, and St. 
Francis Counties), Mississippi County *, Pulaski County
California: Imperial County *, Los Angeles, Huntington 
Park, San Diego, San Francisco, Bayview, Hunter's Point, Watsonville 
*, Orange Cove *
Colorado: Denver
Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven
Delaware: Wilmington
District of Columbia: Washington
Florida: Jackson County *, Miami, Dade County, Tampa, 
Immokalee *
Georgia: Albany, Central Savannah River * (Burke, 
Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Tallafero, and Warren Counties), Crisp 
County *, Dooley County *
Hawaii: Kaunakakai *
Illinois: East St. Louis, Springfield
Indiana: Indianapolis, Austin *
Iowa: Des Moines
Kansas: Leoti *
Kentucky: Louisville, Bowling Green *
Louisiana: Macon Ridge * (Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, 
Morehouse, and Tensas Parishes), New Orleans, Northeast Louisiana 
Delta * (Madison Parish), Ouachita Parish
Maine: Lewiston *
Massachusetts: Lowell, Springfield
Michigan: Five Cap *, Flint, Muskegon, Harrison 
*
Minnesota: Minneapolis, St. Paul
Mississippi: Jackson, North Delta Area * (Panola, 
Quitman, and Tallahatchie Counties)
Missouri: East Prairie *, St. Louis
Montana: Poplar *
Nebraska: Omaha
Nevada: Clarke County, Las Vegas
New Hampshire: Manchester
New Jersey: Newark
New Mexico: Albuquerque, La Jicarita * (Mora, Rio Arriba, 
Taos Counties), Deming *
New York: Albany, Schenectady, Troy
New York: Buffalo, Rochester
New York: Newburg, Kingston
North Carolina: Charlotte
North Carolina: Edgecombe, Halifax, Robeson, Wilson Counties 
*
Ohio: Akron, Columbus, Greater Portsmouth * (Scioto 
County)
Oklahoma: Choctaw, McCurtain Counties *, Oklahoma City, 
Ada *
Oregon: Josephine County *, Portland
Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Lock Haven *, Pittsburgh, 
Uniontown *
Rhode Island: Providence
South Carolina: Charleston, Williamsburg, Florence County 
*, Hallandale *
South Dakota: Beadle, Spink Counties *
Tennessee: Fayette, Haywood Counties *, Memphis, 
Nashville, Rutledge *
Tennessee/Kentucky: Scott, McCreary Counties *
Texas: Dallas, El Paso, San Antonio, Waco, Uvalde *
Utah: Ogden
Vermont: Burlington
Virginia: Accomack (Northampton County)*, Norfolk

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Washington: Lower Yakima County *, Seattle, Tacoma, 
Collie *
West Virginia: Charleston *, Huntington, McDowell County 
*, West Central Appalachia * (Braxton, Clay, 
Fayette, Nicholas, and Roane)
Wisconsin: Milwaukee, Keshena *

________
    * Denotes rural designee.
    + Also an Enterprise Community, Round One.

State Single Point of Contact

(As of April 22, 1999)

    Note: In accordance with Executive Order 12372, 
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs, this listing 
represents the designated State Single Points of Contact (SSPOCs). 
Because participation is voluntary, some States and Territories no 
longer participate in the process. These include: Alabama, Alaska, 
American Samona, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, 
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, 
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, 
Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.

    The jurisdictions not listed no longer participate in the 
process. However, an applicant is still eligible to apply for a 
grant or grants even if its respective State, Territory, 
Commonwealth, etc. does not have a SSPOC.

ARIZONA
    Ms. Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800 N. Central 
Avenue, Fourteenth Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone: (602) 
280-1315, FAX: (602) 280-8144, [email protected]
ARKANSAS
    Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State Clearinghouse, Office of 
Intergovernmental Services, Department of Finance and 
Administration, 1515 W. 7th St., Room 412, Little Rock, Arkansas 
72203, Telephone: (501) 682-1074, FAX: (501) 682-5206, 
[email protected]
CALIFORNIA
    Grants Coordination, State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and 
Research, 1400 10th Street, Room 121, Sacramento, California 95814, 
Telephone: (916) 445-0613, FAX: (916) 323-3018, No e-mail address
DELAWARE
    Executive Department, Office of the Budget, 540 S. Dupont 
Highway, Suite 5, Dover, Delaware 19901, Telephone: (302) 739-3326, 
FAX: (302) 739-5661, No e-mail address
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
    Mr. Charles Nichols, State Single Point of Contact, Office of 
Grants Management and Development, 717 14th Street, N.W.--Suite 
1200, Washington, D.C. 20005, Telephone: (202) 727-1700 (direct), 
(202) 727-6537 (secretary), (FAX: (202) 727-1617, No e-mail address
FLORIDA
    Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of Community Affairs, 
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100, Telephone: 
(850) 922-5438, FAX: (850) 414-0479, Contact: Ms Cherie Trainor, 
(850) 414-5495, [email protected]
GEORGIA
    Ms. Deborah Stephens, Coordinator, Georgia State Clearinghouse, 
270 Washington Street, S.W.--8th Floor, Atlanta, Georgia 30334, 
Telephone: (404) 656-3855, FAX: (404) 656-7901, 
[email protected]
ILLINOIS
    Ms. Virginia Bova, Single Point of Contact, Illinois Department 
of Commerce and Community Affairs, James R. Thompson Center, 100 
West Randolph, Suite 3-400, Chicago, IL 60601, Telephone: (312) 814-
6028, FAX: (312) 814-1800
INDIANA
    Ms. Allison Becker, State Budget Agency, 212 State House, 
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2796, Telephone: (317) 232-7221 (direct 
line), FAX: (317) 233-3323, No e-mail address
IOWA
    Mr. Steven R. McCann, Division for Community Assistance, Iowa 
Department of Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des 
Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone: (515) 242-4719, FAX: (515) 242-4809, 
[email protected],us
KENTUCKY
    Mr. Kevin J. Goldsmith, Director, Sandra Brewer, Executive 
Secretary, Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the Governor, 700 
Capitol Avenue, Franklin, Kentucky 40601, Telephone: (502) 546-2611, 
FAX: (502) 564-0437, [email protected], 
[email protected]
MAINE
    Ms. Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, 184 State Street, 38 
State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207) 287-
3261, FAX: (207) 287-6489, [email protected]
MARYLAND
    Ms. Linda Janey, Manager, Plan & Project Review, Maryland Office 
of Planning, 301 W. Preston, Street--Room 1104, Baltimore, Maryland 
21201-2365, Telephone: (410) 767-4490, FAX: (410) 767-4480, 
[email protected]
MICHIGAN
    Mr. Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 
660 Plaza Drive--Suite 1900, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone: 
(313) 961-4266, FAX: (313) 961-4869, [email protected]
MISSISSIPPI
    Ms. Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer, Department of Finance 
and Administration, 550 High Street, 303 Walters Sillers Building, 
Jackson, Mississippi 39201-3087, Telephone: (601) 359-6762, FAX: 
(601) 359-6758, No e-mail address
MISSOURI
    Ms. Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse, Office of 
Administration, P.O. Box 809, Jefferson Building, Room 915, 
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (573) 751-4834, FAX: 
(573) 522-4395, [email protected]
NEVADA
    Department of Administration, State Clearinghouse, 209 E. Musser 
Street, Room 200, Carson City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 684-
0222, FAX: (702) 684-0260, Contact: Ms. Heather Elliot, (702) 684-
0209, [email protected]
NEW HAMPSHIRE
    Mr. Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire Office of State 
Planning, Attn: Intergovernmental Review Process, Mr. Mike Blake, 
2\1/2\ Beacon Street, Concord, New Hampshire 03301, Telephone: (603) 
271-4991, FAX: 9603) 271-1728, No e-mail address
NEW MEXICO
    Mr. Nick Mandell, Local Government Division, Room 201 Bataan 
Memorial Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827-
4991, FAX: (505) 827-4984, No e-mail address
NEW YORK
    New York State Clearinghouse, Division of the Budget, State 
Capitol, Albany, New York 12224, Telphone: (518) 474-1605, FAX: 
(518) 486-1217, No e-mail address
NORTH CAROLINA
    Ms. Jeanette Furney, North Carolina Department of 
Administration, 116 West Jones Street--Suite 5106, Raleigh, North 
Carolina 27603-8003, Telephone: (919) 733-7232, FAX: (919) 733-9571, 
[email protected]
NORTH DAKOTA
    North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office of 
Intergovernmental Assistance, 600 East Boulevard Avenue, Department 
105, Bismarck, North Dakota 58505-0170, Telephone: (701) 328-2094, 
FAX: (701) 328-2308, No e-mail address
RHODE ISLAND
    Mr. Kevin Nelson, Review Coordinator, Department of 
Administration, Division of Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor, 
Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5870, Telephone: (401) 222-1220 
(secretary), FAX: (401) 222-2093 (direct), 
[email protected]
SOUTH CAROLINA
    Ms. Omeagia Burgess, State Single Point of Contact, Budget and 
Control Board, Office of State Budget, 1122 Ladies Street--12th 
floor, Columbia, South Carolina 29201, Telephone: (803) 734-0494, 
FAX: (803) 734-0645, No e-mail address
TEXAS
    Mr. Tom Adams, Governors Office, Director, Intergovernmental 
Coordination, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone: (512) 
463-1771, FAX: (512) 936-2681, [email protected],tx.us
UTAH
    Ms. Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning 
and Budget, Room 116 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, 
Telephone: (801) 538-1535 (direct), FAX: (801) 538-1547, 
[email protected]
WEST VIRGINIA
    Mr. Fred Cutlip, Director, Community Development Division, W. 
Virginia Development Office, Building #6, Room 553, Charleston, West 
Virginia 25305, Telephone: (304) 558-3248, [email protected]
WISCONSIN

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    Mr. Jeff Smith, Section Chief, Federal/State Relations, 
Wisconsin Department of Administration, 101 East Wilson Street--6th 
Floor, P.O. Box 7868, Madison, Wisconsin 53707, Telephone: (608) 
266-0267, FAX: (608) 267-6931, [email protected]
WYOMING
    Ms. Sandy Ross, State Single Point of Contact, Department of 
Administration and Information, 2001 Capitol Avenue, Room 214, 
Cheyenne, WY 82002, Telephone: (307) 777-5492, FAX: (307) 777-3696, 
[email protected]

Territories

GUAM*
    * Guam and the Virgin Islands are not confirmed.
    Mr. Joseph Rivera, Acting Director, Bureau of Budget and 
Management Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, 
Guam 96932, Telephone: (671) 475-9411 or 9412, FAX: (671) 472-2825
PUERTO RICO
    Ms. Elsa Luis, Director, Federal Proposals Division, 1100 17th 
Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 778-
0750, FAX: (202) 530-5559
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS
    Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of the Governor, Saipan, MP 96950, Telephone: 
(670) 664-2256, FAX: (670) 664-2272, Contact person: Ms. Jacoba T. 
Seman, Federal Programs Coordinator, Telephone: (670) 664-2289, FAX: 
(670) 664-2272
VIRGIN ISLANDS*
    Nellon Bowry, Director, Office of Management and Budget, #41 
Norregade Emancipation Garden Station, Second Floor, Saint Thomas, 
Virgin Islands 00802, Please direct all questions and correspondence 
about intergovernmental review to: Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809) 
774-0750, FAX: (809) 776-0069

    Note: This list is based on the most current information 
provided by the States. Information on any changes or apparent 
errors should be provided to Sherron Duncan at the Office of 
Management and Budget (202) 395-3914 and to the State in question. 
Changes to the list will only be made upon formal notification by 
the State. The list is updated every six months and is also 
published biannually in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 
The last changes made were to Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, New 
Mexico, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Utah, and Wisconsin.

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