[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 67 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18188-18189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8449]



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Department of Education





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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Safe and Drug-Free 
Schools and Communities National Programs; Combined Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 2000

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.184H, 84.184K, 84.184M, 84.184N]


Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Safe and Drug-Free 
Schools and Communities National Programs; Combined Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 2000

SUMMARY: The Secretary invites applications for new awards for fiscal 
year (FY) 2000 under four direct grant competitions supported by Safe 
and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) National Programs.

PURPOSE OF PROGRAMS: The National Programs portion of the SDFSCA 
supports the development of innovative programs that (1) demonstrate 
effective new methods of ensuring safe and drug-free schools, colleges, 
and communities, and (2) provide models or proven effective practices 
that will assist schools and communities around the Nation to improve 
their programs funded under the State Grants portion of the SDFSCA.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: April 6, 2000.

Applicable Regulations

    The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) 
in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86 (note: The 
regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of higher education 
only), 97, 98, and 99; and (b) the notices of final priorities, 
definitions, eligible applicants, and selection criteria, as published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register apply to these 
competitions.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Safe and Drug-Free Schools 
Program, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, 3E-316, Washington, DC 20202-6123. 
Telephone: (202) 260-3954. By facsimile (202) 260-7767. Internet: 
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS. If you use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339. However, the Department is not able 
to reproduce in an alternate format the standard forms included in the 
application package.

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
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Office (GPO) toll free at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC area 
at (202) 512-1530.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the 
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Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html


    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.

    Dated: March 31, 2000.
Michael Cohen,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.

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                                                    Estimated
                                                     average     Estimated number    Estimated                         Deadline for       Deadline for
       CFDA No. and name         Range of awards     size of         of awards       available     Project period       receipt of        intergovern-
                                                      awards                           funds                           applications      mental review
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84.184H  Grant Competition to   $125,000 to           $175,000  8-12..............   $2,000,000  27 months........  May 12, 2000.....  June 12, 2000.
 Prevent High-Risk Drinking      $225,000.
 and Violent Behavior Among
 College Students.
84.184K  Middle School Drug     $250,000 to            325,000  140...............   45,000,000  Up to 36 months..  May 12, 2000.....  June 12, 2000.
 Prevention and School Safety    $400,000.
 Program Coordinators Grant
 Competition.
84.184M  Effective Alternative  $250,000 to            500,000  20................   10,000,000  Up to 36 months..  May 22, 2000.....  June 22, 2000.
 Strategies: Grant Competition   $750,000.
 to Reduce Student Suspensions
 and Expulsions and Ensure
 Educational Progress of
 Students who are Suspended or
 Expelled.
84.184N  Alcohol and Other      $50,000 to              70,000  Up to 10..........      600,000  12 months........  May 12, 2000.....  June 12, 2000.
 Drug Prevention Models on       $90,000.
 College Campuses Grant
 Competition.
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Note: Range of awards, average size of awards, number of awards and available funding in this notice are estimates only. The Department is not bound by
  any estimates in this notice. Funding estimates for competition 84.184H represent funding for both the first and second years of the project period.
  Projects funded under competition 84.184H will not be subject to approval of continuation or to the availability of future years' funds. Funding for
  84.184K and 84.184M represent the first year of the project period only. Funding for the second and third years of projects under competitions 84.184M
  and 84.184K are subject both to the availability of future years' funds and the approval of continuation (see 34 CFR 75.253). ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE
  RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE 4:30 P.M. EASTERN TIME ON THE DEADLINE DATE. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THAT TIME WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING. POSTMARKED
  DATES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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