[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31716]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Science Financial Assistance Notice 02-06: Albert 
Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program Administration

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice inviting grant applications.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
announces its interest in receiving grant applications for support to 
administer the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship 
Program. Applications should be from not-for-profit organizations that 
have experience in administering national programs. The purpose of the 
program is designed to provide outstanding elementary and secondary 
mathematics and science teachers the opportunity to bring to Congress 
and appropriate branches of the Federal government the insights, 
extensive knowledge, and practical experience of classroom teachers. As 
Albert Einstein Fellows, teachers can help to increase the 
understanding, communication, and cooperation between Congress, the 
Department of Energy, other Federal Agencies, and the mathematics and 
science education community.

DATES: To permit timely consideration for awards in FY 2002, formal 
applications in response to this notice should be received on or before 
January 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Completed formal applications referencing Program Notice 02-
06 should be forwarded to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Science, Grants and Contracts Division, SC-64, 19901 Germantown Road, 
Germantown, Maryland 20874-1290, ATTN: Program Notice 02-06. The above 
address must also be used when submitting applications by U.S. Postal 
Service Express, any other commercial mail delivery service or when 
hand carried by the applicant.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Musick, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Science, SC-1 (FRSTL), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator 
Fellowship Act was signed into law in November 1994. The law gives the 
Department of Energy responsibility for administering the program of 
Distinguished Educator Fellowships for elementary and secondary school 
mathematics and science teachers. Selected teachers spend up to one 
year in a Congressional Office, the Department of Energy (DOE), or in 
one of several other participating agencies, including the National 
Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA), the National Institutes of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the 
Department of Education (ED), or the White House Office of Science and 
Technology Policy (OSTP).
    Administration of the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator 
Fellowship program must include, but is not limited to, the following: 
(1) Advertise and market the program, which may include a website, 
electronic bulletin boards, educational journals, professional 
meetings, or through local, state and national alliances; (2) 
administer the application and review process, including responding to 
inquiries regarding the application process and conducting the review 
of all applications; (3) administer the interview process of semi-
finalists who come to Washington, including travel and lodging 
logistics and interview arrangements with all participating agencies; 
(4) plan and organize the orientation of all new Fellows; (5) provide 
letters and news releases of Fellow appointments; (6) facilitate the 
10-month fellowships, including coordinating all Hill interviews and 
placements, and planning professional development activities; (7) 
monitor the quality of each fellowship experience and provide 
evaluation of the program to the Department; and (8) prepare and submit 
an annual report to the Department and to the Congress, as directed by 
the legislation.
    It is anticipated that the funding level for FY 2002 will be up to 
$460,000. Contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds, DOE 
expects to make one grant in FY 2002 to meet the objectives of this 
program. Multiple year funding of this grant is expected, ranging from 
$450,000 to $500,000 per year for up to a five-year project period, 
with funding provided on an annual basis subject to availability of 
funds.

Merit Review

    Applications will be subjected to a scientific merit review and 
will be evaluated against the following criteria, which are listed in 
descending order of importance as set forth in 10 CFR Part 605:
    1. Educational benefits of the Project;
    2. Appropriateness of the proposed method or approach;
    3. Competency of applicant's personnel and adequacy of proposed 
resources; and
    4. Reasonableness and appropriateness of the proposed budget.
    General information about development and submission of 
applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluations and selection 
processes, and other policies and procedures are contained in the 
Application Guide for the Office of Science Financial Assistance 
Program and 10 CFR part 605 which is available on the World Wide Web 
at: http://www.science.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html. DOE is 
under no obligation to pay for any costs associated with the 
preparation or submission of applications if an award is not made.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number for this program 
is 81.049, and the solicitation control number is ERFAP 10 CFR part 
605.


    Issued in Washington, DC on December 17, 2001.
John Rodney Clark,
Associate Director of Science for Resource Management.
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