[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 79 (Monday, April 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 21731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10115]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA 84.060A]


Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies; 
Notice Inviting Applications for Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000

    Purpose of Program: The Indian Education Formula Grant program 
provides grants to support local educational agencies in their efforts 
to reform elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian 
students. The programs funded are to be based on challenging State 
content standards and State student performance standards used for all 
students, and be designed to assist Indian students to meet those 
standards.
    Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs) and certain 
schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Indian tribes under 
certain conditions.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 2, 2000. 
Applications not meeting the deadline will not be considered for 
funding in the initial allocation of awards. However, if funds become 
available after the initial allocation of funds, applications not 
meeting the deadline may be considered for funding if the Secretary 
determines under section 9117(d) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as amended, that reallocation of those funds to 
late applicants would best assist in advancing the purposes of the 
program. However, the amount and date of an individual award, if any is 
made under this provision, may be less than the applicant would have 
received had the application been submitted on time.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 2, 2000.
    Applications Available: April 24, 2000.
    Available Funds: The appropriation for this program for fiscal year 
2000 is $62,000,000, which should be sufficient to fund all eligible 
applicants.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $3,000 to $1,400,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $48,818.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1,270.

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

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 
82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Cathie Martin, Office of 
Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 
SW, Room 3W115, Washington, DC 20202-6335. Telephone: (202) 260-3774. 
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 document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request of the person listed in the preceding paragraph.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format, also, by contacting that person. 
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternative 
format the standard forms included in the application package.

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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7811.

    Dated: April 18, 2000.
Michael Cohen,
Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 00-10115 Filed 4-21-00; 8:45 am]
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