[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28735-28736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13102]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.132A]


Centers for Independent Living; Notice Inviting Applications for 
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001

    Purpose of program: This program provides support for planning, 
conducting, administering, and evaluating centers for independent 
living (centers) that comply with the standards and assurances in 
section 725 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 
consistent with the State plan for establishing a statewide network of 
centers. Centers are consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-
disability, nonresidential, private nonprofit agencies that are 
designed and operated within local communities by individuals with 
disabilities and provide an array of independent living (IL) services.
    Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply, an applicant must--
(a) be a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, 
nonresidential, private nonprofit agency as defined in 34 CFR 364.4(b); 
(b) have the power and authority to meet the requirements in 34 CFR 
366.2(a)(1); (c) be able to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a 
center for independent living consistent with the requirements of 
section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 
366; and (d) either--(1) not currently be receiving funds under Part C 
of Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Act; or (2) propose the expansion of 
an existing center through the establishment of a separate and complete 
center (except that the governing board of the existing center may 
serve as the governing board of the new center) in a different 
geographical location. Eligibility under this competition is limited to 
entities proposing to serve areas that are unserved or underserved in 
the States and territories listed under Available Funds and Estimated 
Number of Awards.
    Applications Available: June 1, 2001.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 30, 2001.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 28, 2001.
    Available Funds and Estimated Number of Awards: $3,860,114 in 
available funds and an estimated 52 awards, distributed in the 
following manner:

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                                                              Estimated
               Eligible entities                 Available    number of
                                                   funds        awards
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American Samoa................................     $154,046            1
California....................................      719,404           18
Delaware......................................      105,236            1
Florida.......................................      301,617            2
Illinois......................................      365,437            7
Iowa..........................................       90,000            2
Kansas........................................       44,241            1
Kentucky......................................      100,000            3
Maryland......................................      176,443            1
Michigan......................................      333,373            3
New Hampshire.................................      105,236            1
New Mexico....................................       23,847            3
New York......................................      400,000            2
North Carolina................................      133,257            1
Oregon........................................       40,000            1
South Carolina................................      130,172            1
South Dakota..................................       95,000            1
Tennessee.....................................      142,804            1
Texas.........................................      400,000            2
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    Estimated Range of Awards: $7,949 to $200,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $74,232.


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


    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department, General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82,

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85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts 
364 and 366.
    Priority:
    Competitive Preference Priority: 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), up to 10 points may be earned based on the extent to 
which an application includes effective strategies for employing and 
advancing in employment qualified individuals with disabilities as 
project employees in projects awarded in this competition. In 
determining the effectiveness of those strategies, we will consider the 
applicant's prior success, as described in the application, in 
employing and advancing in employment qualified individuals with 
disabilities. Therefore, within this competitive preference, applicants 
can be awarded up to a total of 10 points in addition to those awarded 
under the selection criteria in 34 CFR 366.27, for a total possible 
score of 110 points.
    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 84.132A.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or computer diskette) 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: James Billy, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3326, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2741. Telephone: (202) 205-9362. 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 notice in 
an alternative format 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.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing 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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    Program Authority:  29 U.S.C. 796f, 796f-1, 796f-4, and 796f-5.

    Dated: May 18, 2001.
Francis V. Corrigan,
Deputy Director, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
Research.
[FR Doc. 01-13102 Filed 5-23-01; 8:45 am]
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