[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34034-34036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15960]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.133A]


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2001 new 
awards and announcement of pre-application meetings.

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SUMMARY: We invite applications for new FY 2001 grant awards for four 
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program 
(DRRP) on: (1) Assistive Technology Outcomes and Impacts, (2) Assistive 
Technology Research Projects for Individuals with Cognitive 
Disabilities, (3) Resource Center for Community-based Research on 
Technology for Independence, and (4) Community-based Research Projects 
on Technology for Independence.

Purpose of the Program

    The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects 
and Centers Program is to improve the effectiveness of services 
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. We take this action to 
focus research attention on an area of national need. The priorities 
are intended to improve rehabilitation services and outcomes for 
individuals with disabilities.

National Education Goals

    The eight National Education Goals focus the Nation's education 
reform efforts and provide a framework for improving teaching and 
learning.
    This notice addresses the National Education Goal that every adult 
American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills 
necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and 
responsibilities of citizenship.

Applicable Regulations

    The Education Department General Administrative Regulations 
(EDGAR), 34 CFR Part 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86 and 97; and the 
following program regulations: Disability Rehabilitation Research 
Projects and Centers--34 CFR part 350, and the Notice of Final Priority 
published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.

Pre-Application Meeting

    Interested parties are invited to participate in pre-application 
meetings to discuss the funding priorities. In each meeting you will 
receive technical assistance and information about the funding 
priority. You may attend the

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meetings either in person or by conference call at the Department of 
Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Switzer Building, Room 3065, 330 C St. SW., Washington, DC between 
10:00 a.m. and 12 noon. NIDRR staff will also be available at this 
location from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on that same day to provide 
technical assistance through individual consultation about the funding 
priority.

Pre-Application Meeting Dates

    The pre-application meeting for both the Resource Center for 
Community-based Research on Technology for Independence and Community-
based Research Projects on Technology for Independence priorities will 
be held on July 11, 2001. For further information or to make 
arrangements to attend the July 11, 2001 meeting contact Dawn Carlson, 
Switzer Building, room 3421, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20202. Internet: [email protected] Telephone (202) 401-2068. If you 
use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (202) 
205-4475.
    The pre-application meeting for the Assistive Technology Outcomes 
and Impacts priority will be held on July 17, 2001. For further 
information or to make arrangements to attend the July 17, 2001 meeting 
contact Donna Nangle, Switzer Building, room 3414, 400 Maryland Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20202. Internet: [email protected] Telephone 
(202) 205-5880. If you use a telecommunication device for the deaf 
(TDD), you may call (202) 205-4475.
    The pre-application meeting for the Assistive Technology Research 
Projects for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities priority will be 
held on July 18, 2001. For further information or to make arrangements 
to attend the July 18, 2001 meeting contact Roseann Rafferty, Switzer 
Building, room 3428, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. 
Internet: [email protected] Telephone (202) 205-5867. If you use 
a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (202) 205-
4475.

Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities at the Public Meetings

    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities, 
and a sign language interpreter will be available. If you need an 
auxiliary aid or service other than a sign language interpreter in 
order to participate in the meeting (e.g., other interpreting service 
such as oral, cued speech, or tactile interpreter; assistive listening 
device; or materials in alternative format), notify the contact person 
listed in this notice at least two weeks before the scheduled meeting 
date. Although we will attempt to meet a request we receive after this 
date, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid 
or service because of insufficient time to arrange it.

   Application Notice for Fiscal Year 2001--Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects, CFDA No. 84-133A
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                                                                     Estimated     Maximum award
           Funding priority             Deadline for transmittal     number of      amount (per   Project period
                                             of applications          awards          year)*         (months)
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84.133A-4, Assistive Technology         August 15, 2001.........               2        $450,000              60
 Outcomes and Impacts.
84.133A-6, Assistive Technology         August 15, 2001.........               3         300,000              60
 Research Projects for Individuals
 with Cognitive Disabilities.
84.133A-5, Resource Center for          August 15, 2001.........               1         300,000              60
 Community-based Research on
 Technology for Independence.
84.133A-7, Community-based Research     August 15, 2001.........               3         300,000             60
 Projects on Technology for
 Independence.
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*Note: The Secretary will reject without consideration or evaluation any application that proposes a project
  funding level that exceeds the stated maximum award amount in any year (See 34 CFR 75.104(b)).
Note: The estimate of funding level and awards in this notice do not bind the Department of Education to a
  specific level of funding or number of grants.

Eligible Applicants

    Parties eligible to apply for grants under this program are States, 
public or private agencies, including for-profit agencies, public or 
private organizations, including for-profit organizations, institutions 
of higher education, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

Selection Criteria

    The selection criteria to be used for these competitions will be 
provided in the application package for each competition.

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 its E-mail address ([email protected]). If you 
request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this 
competition as follows: CFDA number 84.133A.
    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 Services (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: Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3414, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2645. Telephone: (202) 205-5880. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD 
number at (202) 205-4475. Internet: [email protected].
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, or computer diskette) 
on request to the contact person listed in the preceding paragraph.

Electronic Access to This Document

    You may review this document, as well as all other Department of 
Education documents published in the

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    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and 764(b).

    Dated: June 20, 2001.
Francis V. Corrigan,
Deputy Director, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation 
Research.
[FR Doc. 01-15960 Filed 6-25-01; 8:45 am]
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