[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20890-20891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9782]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.215E]


Elementary School Counseling Demonstration Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for Fiscal Year 
2000.

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    Purpose of Program: To assist local educational agencies to 
establish or expand elementary school counseling programs.
    Absolute Priority: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and Title X, Section 
10102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Assistant 
Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet the 
following priority. The Assistant Secretary funds under this 
competition only applications that meet this absolute priority.
    Under the absolute funding priority for this grant competition, LEA 
projects must establish or expand elementary school counseling programs 
at schools with at least one grade below fifth and no grade higher than 
eighth.
    Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies.
    Applications Available: April 18, 2000.
    Deadline for Receipt of Applications: June 9, 2000.

    Note: We must receive all applications no later than 4:30 p.m. 
Eastern Time on the deadline date. Applications received after that 
date and time will not be read. Postmarked dates will not be 
accepted. This requirement takes exception to the Education 
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR 
75.102. Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), the 
Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to 
comment on proposed regulations. However, this exception to EDGAR 
makes procedural changes only and does not establish new substantive 
policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553 (b)(A), the Assistant 
Secretary for OESE has determined that proposed rulemaking is not 
required. Applications by mail should be sent to: U.S. Department of 
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: CFDA #84.215E, 
Room 3633, ROB #3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4725. The address for 
applications delivered by hand is: U.S. Department of Education, 
Application Control Center, Attention: CFDA #84.215E, Regional 
Office Building #3, Room 3633, 7th and D Streets, SW, Washington, DC 
20202-4725.

    Deadline For Intergovernmental Review: June 19, 2000.
    Available Funds: $20,000,000.
    Maximum Grant: $400,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$400,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $325,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 60.


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


    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 
82, 85, 97, 98, 99; and (b) the Notice of Final Priority and Selection 
Criteria for FY 2000 published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 
Register.

For Applications or Information Contact:  Loretta Riggans, Safe and 
Drug-Free Schools Program, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 3E220, 
Washington, DC 20202-6123. Telephone: (202) 260-2661. The e-mail 
address is:

[email protected].
Internet: www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS.

    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8002.

Michael Cohen,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 00-9782 Filed 4-14-00; 1:52 pm]
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