[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72832-72850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33638]



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Department of Education





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Bilingual Education: State Grant Program; Application for New Awards FY 
2000; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.194Q]


Bilingual Education: State Grant Program; 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 applicable regulations governing 
the program, including 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 competition. The statutory authorization for this program and the 
application requirements that apply to this competition are contained 
in section 7134 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. 7454)).
    Purpose of Program: This program provides grants to State 
educational agencies to--(1) assist local educational agencies in the 
State with program design, capacity building, assessment of student 
performance, and program evaluation; and (2) collect data on the 
State's limited English proficient (LEP) population and the educational 
programs and services available to that population. However, a State is 
exempt from the requirements to collect data if it did not, as of 
October 20, 1994, have a system in place for collecting the data.
    Eligible Applicants: State Educational Agencies.
    Applications Available: December 28, 1999.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 28, 2000.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 28, 2000.
    Available Funds: $500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 5.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.
    Project Period: 36 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 
85, and 86; and (b) the regulations in 34 CFR part 299.

Description of Program

    Funds under this program are to be used to assist local educational 
agencies in the State with program design, capacity building, 
assessment of student performance, and program evaluation. In addition, 
grantees are required to collect data on the State's LEP population and 
the educational programs and services available to that population 
unless a grantee's State did not, as of October 20, 1994, have a system 
for collecting data in place. However, a State that develops a system 
for collecting data on the educational programs and services available 
to all LEP students in the State subsequent to October 20, 1994 must 
meet this requirement. A grantee may also use funds provided under this 
program for the training of State educational agency personnel in 
educational issues affecting limited English proficient children and 
youth.

Selection Criteria

    (a)(1) The Secretary uses the following selection criteria under 34 
CFR 75.209 and 75.210 of EDGAR and section 7134 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) Providing for the education of children and 
youth with limited English proficiency. (20 points) The Secretary 
reviews each application to determine how effectively the applicant 
provides, through its own programs and other Federal education 
programs, for the education of limited English proficient children 
within its State.
    (2) Need for the project. (15 points) (i) The Secretary considers 
the need for the proposed project.
    (ii) In determining the need for the proposed project, the 
Secretary considers the magnitude of the need for the services to be 
provided or the activities to be carried out by the proposed project.
    (3) Quality of the project design. (25 points) (I) The Secretary 
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project.
    (ii) determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, 
the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (A) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be 
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
    (B) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build 
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of 
Federal financial assistance.
    (C) The extent to which the proposed project will be coordinated 
with similar or related efforts, and with other appropriate community, 
State, and Federal resources.
    (4) Quality of project services. (15 points) (I) The Secretary 
considers the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed 
project.
    (ii) In determining the quality of the services to be provided by 
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the quality and 
sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for 
eligible project participants 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:
    (A) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed 
project is appropriate to the needs of the intended recipients or 
beneficiaries of those services.
    (B) The extent to which entities that are to be served by the 
proposed technical assistance project demonstrates support for the 
project.
    (C) The extent to which the technical assistance services to be 
provided by the proposed project involve the use of efficient 
strategies, including the use of technology, as appropriate, and the 
leveraging of non-project resources.
    (5) Quality of project personnel. (10 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 under represented based on race, color, national 
origin, gender, age, or disability.
    (iii) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (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.
    (6) Adequacy of resources: (5 points) (i) The Secretary considers 
the adequacy of resources for the proposed project.
    (ii) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed 
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (A) The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment, 
supplies, and other resources, from the applicant organization or the 
lead applicant organization.
    (B) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the 
proposed project.

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    (C) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the 
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
    (7) Quality of the project evaluation. (10 points) (i) The 
Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of 
the proposed project.
    (ii) In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary 
considers the following factors:
    (A) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough, 
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the 
proposed project.
    (B) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are appropriate 
to the context within which the project operates.

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, see the list published in the Federal 
Register on April 28, 1999 (64 FR 22960-22963) or you may view the 
latest official 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# 84.194Q, U.S. Department of Education, Room 6213, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-0124.
    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. (Washington, DC 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 
must--
    (1) Mail the original and one copy of the application on or before 
the deadline date to: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control 
Center, Attention: (CFDA# 84.194Q), Washington, DC 20202-4725, or
    (2) Hand deliver the original and one copy of the application by 
4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on or before the deadline date to: U.S. 
Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA# 
84.194Q), Room #3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th and D Streets, 
SW., Washington, DC
    (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 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.

    Notes: (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 Acknowledgement 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 
Assistance (Standard Form 424) the CFDA Number--and suffix letter, 
if any--of the competition under which the application is being 
submitted.

Application Instructions and Forms

    The appendix to this notice contains the following forms and 
instructions, plus a statement regarding estimated public reporting 
burden, a notice to applicants regarding compliance with section 427 of 
the General Education Provisions Act, various assurances and 
certifications, checklist for applicants, and required documentation:
    a. Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424 (Rev. 4-
88)) and instructions.
    b. Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED Form No. 524) 
and instructions.
    c. Instructions for the Application Narrative.
    d. Estimated Public Reporting Burden Statement.
    e. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B) and 
instructions.
    f. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and 
Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED 
80-0013) and instructions.
    g. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-0014, 9/90) 
and instructions. (NOTE: This form is intended for the use of grantees 
and should not be transmitted to the Department.)
    h. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL) (if 
applicable) and instructions.
    i. Notice to All Applicants.
    j. Checklist for Applicants.
    An applicant may submit information on a photostatic copy of the 
application and budget forms, the assurances, and the certifications. 
However, the application form, the assurances, and the certifications 
must each have an original signature.
    All applicants must submit one original signed application, 
including ink signatures on all forms and assurances, and one copy of 
the application. Please mark each application as ``original'' or 
``copy.'' No grant may be awarded unless a completed application form 
has been received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luis A. Catarineau, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5623, Switzer Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 205-9907. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this notice in an 
alternate format

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(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

    Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of 
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or 
portable document format (PDF) on the World Wide Web at either of the 
following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the PDF you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with 
Search, which is available free at either of the preceding 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 on GPO Access at:

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

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7454.

    Dated: December 21, 1999.
Arthur M. Love,
Acting Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 
Affairs.

Estimated Public Reporting 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 1885-0541. Expiration date: December 31, 
2001. The time required to complete this information collection is 
estimated to average 60 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, D.C. 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 5623, Mary E. Switzer 
Building, Washington, DC 20202-6510.

Instructions for the Application Narrative

Abstract

    The narrative section should begin with an abstract that includes a 
short description of the LEP population in the State, 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.

Table of Contents

    The application should include a table of contents listing the 
sections in the order required.

Budget

    Budget line items must support the goals and objectives of the 
proposed project and must be directly related to the instructional 
design and all other project components.

Checklist for Applicants

    The following forms and other items must be included in the 
application in the order listed below:
    1. Application for Federal Assistance Form (SF 424).
    2. Budget Information Form (ED Form No. 524).
    3. Itemized budget for each year.
    4. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs Form (SF 424B).
    5. Certifications, Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and 
Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements Form 
(ED 80-0013).
    6. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and 
Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-0014) (if 
applicable).
    7. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form (SF-LLL).
    8. Notice to All Applicants (OMB Control No. 1801-0004)--
Information that addresses section 427 of the General Education 
Provisions Act.
    9. Table of Contents.
    10. Application Narrative, including abstract.
    11. One original and one copy of the application for transmittal to 
the Education Department's Application Control Center.

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