[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20177-20178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9654]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.128J]


Recreational Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New 
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001

    Purpose of Program: To provide grants for recreational programs 
providing individuals with disabilities recreational activities and 
related experiences to aid in their employment, mobility, 
socialization, independence, and community integration.
    Eligible Applicants: States, public agencies, and nonprofit private 
organizations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Funds under this competition will be used to 
support projects in FY 2001. The Assistant Secretary may consider 
funding approved applications submitted in FY 2001 to support projects 
in later years.
    Applications Available: April 30, 2001.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 29, 2001.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 28, 2001.
    Available Funds: $803,607.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $134,000-$140,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $130,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 6.


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

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86.


    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants 
except federally recognized Indian tribes.


    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of 
higher education only.

Priorities

Absolute Priority

    This competition focuses on projects designed to meet the absolute 
priority in the notice of final priority for this program, published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. Under 34 CFR 
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet the absolute 
priority.

Competitive Preference Priority

    Within the absolute priority for this competition for FY 2001, this 
competition focuses on projects designed to meet the competitive 
preference priority in the notice of final competitive preference for 
this program, published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2000 
(65 FR 70408). Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to an 
additional 10 points to an application, depending on the extent to 
which the application meets the competitive preference priority.
    For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), 
P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-
7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734.
    You may also contact ED Pubs via its Web site:

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html

    Or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address:


[email protected]

    If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.128J.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format by contacting the Grants and Contracts 
Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: 
(202) 205-8351. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an 
alternative format the standard forms included in the application 
package.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary E. Chambers, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3322, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2647. Telephone (202) 205-8435. 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 a copy of this document in 
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or 
computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the 
preceding paragraph.

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 the following site: 
www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister

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    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 775.

    Dated: April 13, 2001.
Francis V. Corrigan,
Deputy Director, National Institute on Disability, and Rehabilitation 
Research.
[FR Doc. 01-9654 Filed 4-18-01; 8:45 am]
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