[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 191 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58757-58758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25187]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.316A]


Office of Postsecondary Education, Native Hawaiian Higher 
Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2001

    Purpose of Program: To provide grants for programs of baccalaureate 
and post-baccalaureate fellowship assistance to Native Hawaiian 
students.
    Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are Native Hawaiian 
educational organizations or educational entities with experience in 
developing or operating Native Hawaiian programs or programs of 
instruction conducted in the Native Hawaiian language, as defined in 
section 9212 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 15, 2000.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: February 13, 2001.
    Applications Available: November 1, 2000.
    Available Funds: $2,700,000. The estimated amount of funds 
available for new awards under this competition is based on the 
Administration's request for this program for FY 2001. The actual level 
of funding, if any, is contingent on final congressional action.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $700,000-$1,400,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $900,000 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 3.

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

    Project Period: Up to 48 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, 86, and 99; and (b) Because there are no program-specific 
regulations, applicants are encouraged to read the authorizing statute 
for the Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program in sections 9206 and 
9212 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Susanna Easton or Gale 
Holdren, Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program, U.S. Department of 
Education, International Education and Graduate Programs Service, 1990 
K Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Ms. Easton's 
telephone number is (202) 502-7628. Ms. Holdren's telephone number is 
(202) 502-7691. Ms. Easton and Ms. Holdren may be reached by email at:

[email protected]
[email protected]

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you 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 to the appropriate contact persons listed in the 
preceding paragraph. However, the Department is not able to reproduce 
in an alternative format the standard forms included in the application 
package.

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    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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Regulations is available on GPO Access at:

http://www.acess.gpo.gov/nara/index.html
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7906.

    Dated: September 26, 2000.
A. Lee Fritschler,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
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