[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
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Teaching American History Grant Program; Notice Inviting Grant 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.215X]


Teaching American History Grant Program; Notice Inviting Grant 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002

    Note to Applicants: This notice is a complete application 
package. Together with the statute authorizing these grants and the 
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 
this notice contains all of the information, application forms, and 
instructions needed to apply for a Teaching American History grant 
under this competition. These grants are authorized by Title II, 
Part C, subpart 4, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.).

    Purpose of Program: Teaching American History grants support 
programs to raise student achievement by improving teachers' knowledge, 
understanding, and appreciation of traditional American history. Grant 
awards assist local educational agencies (LEAs), in partnership with 
entities that have extensive content expertise, to develop, document, 
evaluate, and disseminate innovative, cohesive models of professional 
development. By helping teachers to develop a deeper understanding and 
appreciation of traditional American history as a separate subject 
matter within the core curriculum, these programs will improve 
instruction and raise student achievement.
    Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs), working in 
partnership with one or more of the following entities:
     Institutions of higher education (IHEs);
     Non-profit history or humanities organizations; and
     Libraries and museums.

    Note 1: LEAs must provide evidence of a partnership with the 
entities described above in order to be eligible for a grant.


    Note 2: Groups of LEAs interested in submitting a single 
application must follow the procedures for group applications in 34 
CFR 75.127-129 of EDGAR.

    E-Mail Notification of Intent to Apply for Funding: The Department 
will be able to develop a more efficient process for reviewing grant 
applications if it has a better understanding of the number of LEAs 
that intend to apply for funding under this competition. Therefore, the 
Secretary strongly encourages each potential applicant to notify the 
Department with a short e-mail noting the intent to submit an 
application for funding. The e-mail need not include information 
regarding the content of the proposed application, only the applicant's 
intent to submit it. The Secretary requests that this e-mail 
notification be sent no later than May 3, 2002. The e-mail notification 
should be sent to Ms. Christine Miller at: 
[email protected]. Applicants that fail to provide this e-
mail notification may still apply for funding.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 3, 2002.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 1, 2002.
    Estimated Available Funds: $100,000,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $350,000-$1,000,000 (total funding per 
grant, for a three-year project period).
    Estimated Average Size: $500,000 (total for all three years).
    Maximum Award Amount: The total amount of funding that an LEA may 
receive under this competition is $1,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 150-200.
    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Please note that applicants for multi-year awards are required to 
provide detailed budget information for the total grant period 
requested. The Department will determine at the time of the initial 
award the funding levels for each year of the grant award. The 
Department of Education is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

    Note: To provide the applicant the capacity to effectively plan 
for and carry out the comprehensive long-term activities involved in 
ongoing, intensive professional development, to establish 
partnerships to support this work, and to document and demonstrate 
the effectiveness of its program for future dissemination, the 
Secretary anticipates awarding the entire three-year grant amount 
for the project at the time of the initial award.

    Page Limits: Applicants are strongly encouraged to limit the 
application narrative to no more than 20 double-spaced pages.
    The following standards are preferred: (1) A ``page'' is 8.5"  x  
11" (one side only) with one-inch margins (top, bottom, and sides). (2) 
Use 12-point font for all text in the application narrative.
    The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet, the one-page 
abstract, budget section, appendices, and forms and assurances.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 
82, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99.
    Supplementary Information: Budgets must include funds for at least 
two project staff members to attend a two-day annual meeting of the 
Teaching American History Grant program in Washington, DC, each year of 
the project. Applicants must include funds to cover travel and lodging 
expenses for these training activities during each year of the project.
    Background: In fiscal year 2001, Congress appropriated $50 million 
for the Teaching American History program, of which the Department 
awarded $49.6 million in support of 60 grants to LEAs and consortia in 
33 States. Abstracts of these grants are available at www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/TAH/. The Secretary reserved the remaining $365,000 in FY 
2001 for peer review costs. Congress appropriated $100 million for this 
program for fiscal year 2002.
    Program Description: The Teaching American History Grant Program is 
authorized by Part C, subpart 4, of Title II of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act.
    Students who know and appreciate the great ideas, issues, and 
events of American history are more likely to understand and exercise 
their civic rights and responsibilities. Their understanding of 
traditional American history will be enhanced if it is taught as a 
separate academic subject and not as a component of social studies. 
Teachers must have strong content knowledge to teach students 
effectively about the significant issues, episodes, individuals, and 
turning points in the history of the United States.
    The Teaching American History Grant Program will support projects 
to raise student achievement in traditional American history by 
improving teachers' knowledge, understanding, and appreciation for 
American history through intensive, ongoing professional development. 
Project activities should enable teachers to develop further expertise 
in American history subject content, teaching strategies, and other 
essential elements of teaching to higher standards. Projects should be 
driven by a coherent, long-term plan and should be evaluated on the 
basis of their impact on teacher effectiveness and student learning. 
This assessment should guide subsequent professional development 
efforts.
    This program will demonstrate how school districts and institutions 
with expertise in traditional American history can collaborate over a 
three-year period to ensure that teachers develop the content knowledge 
and skills necessary to teach traditional American history effectively 
as a separate academic subject. In addition to any dissemination 
conducted directly by grantees, the Department intends to take

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the products and information resulting from this grant program and 
share the results with other communities.
    Under this program, applicants may propose projects that:
     Develop and implement high-quality in-service or pre-
service professional development that provides educators with content 
knowledge and related teaching skills to prepare all students to 
achieve to higher standards in American history; and
     Develop and implement strategies for sustained and on-
going collaboration that will take place over the course of at least 
three years among teachers and outside experts to improve content 
knowledge and instruction in traditional American history.
    Applicants should consider projects that include at least one or 
more of the following:
     Supporting participation of teams of teachers in summer 
institutes and summer immersion activities designed to improve content 
knowledge and instruction in traditional American history;
     Supporting school-based collaborative efforts among 
teachers, including programs that facilitate teacher observation and 
analyses of fellow history teachers' classroom practice to improve 
content knowledge and instruction;
     Developing programs to assist new history teachers in the 
classroom, such as--
    (a) Mentoring and coaching by trained mentor teachers over the 
entire grant period;
    (b) Team teaching with experienced history teachers; or
    (c) Providing release time for observation and consultation with 
experienced history teachers;
     Providing collaborative professional development 
experiences for veteran history teachers;
     Supporting LEA collaboration with history departments at 
IHEs to improve content understanding and quality of instruction in the 
LEA;
     Developing programs to improve history knowledge and 
instruction, and therefore student achievement, in high-poverty areas 
or for disadvantaged students;
     Establishing and maintaining professional networks, 
focused specifically on teaching traditional American history, that 
provide a forum for interaction among teachers and that allow for the 
exchange of information;
     Providing guidance to teachers on the use of technology to 
provide access to primary historical documents, enable cooperative 
learning efforts, and develop effective presentations of historical 
content; and
     Creating materials documenting the implementation and 
benefits of the program and products for other educators to use in the 
course of teaching American history as a separate subject within the 
core curriculum.
    Application Content: To apply for Teaching American History program 
funds, applicants must fully describe, in their project narrative, 
projects that:
     Develop and implement high-quality professional 
development programs, or strengthen existing programs, in order to 
improve traditional American history education programs in elementary, 
middle, or high schools;
     Demonstrate strong evidence of collaboration with either 
an institution of higher education, a non-profit history or humanities 
association, or a library or museum;
     Document the program's outcomes and benefits; and
     Develop products that may be used to replicate the program 
in other settings.
    Thus, grant applications must describe existing or proposed 
strategies that could successfully be implemented, expanded, 
documented, evaluated and disseminated. Taken together, these 
strategies and methods should comprise a research-based and 
comprehensive traditional American history education improvement 
project that:
     Is based on reliable theory, preliminary internal or 
external research, and evaluation regarding effective practice;
     Has the potential to improve students' achievement in 
traditional American history;
     Highlights the development of model pre-service or in-
service professional development for history teachers;
     Involves multiple partners and effectively combines 
resources to create quality, sustainable programs;
     Demonstrates the feasibility of further replication and 
dissemination;
     Is applicable to a broad range of rural and urban schools 
serving poor and disadvantaged students, including schools that are 
chronically low-performing; and
     Describes methods by which the applicant will assess the 
project's outcomes.

Competition Requirements

    Invitational Priority: The Secretary is particularly interested in 
applications that meet the following priority:
    Applications from high-poverty rural and urban LEAs for projects 
designed to improve traditional American history instruction in 
chronically low-performing schools and improve achievement of 
disadvantaged students.
    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not give an application that meets 
the invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference over 
other applications.

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking

    Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the 
Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to 
comment on proposed selection criteria. However, in order to make 
timely grant awards in fiscal year (FY) 2002, the Assistant Secretary 
for Elementary and Secondary Education has decided to issue this 
application notice without first publishing selection criteria for 
public comment. These selection criteria will apply to the FY 2002 
grant competition only. The Assistant Secretary takes this action under 
section 437(d)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act.

Reporting Requirements and Expected Outcomes

    The Secretary requires successful applicants to submit annual 
performance reports that document the grantee's yearly progress toward 
meeting expected programmatic outcomes. These outcomes must be based on 
measurable performance objectives. The Secretary will use these reports 
to measure the success of the grantee's project, and the reports will 
contribute to a broader knowledge base about high-quality, effective 
professional development strategies that can improve the teaching and 
learning of American history nationwide.
    In addition, grantees will be required to submit a final 
performance report, due no later than 90 days after the end of the 
project period.
    Selection Criteria: The Secretary uses the following selection 
criteria to evaluate applications for grants under this competition. In 
all instances where the word ``project'' appears in the selection 
criteria, the reference to a Teaching American History program should 
be made. The maximum composite score for all of these criteria is 100 
points. The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in 
parentheses. Within each criterion, the Secretary evaluates each factor 
equally.

(a) Significance. (30 points)

    In determining the significance of the proposed project, the 
Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The likelihood that the proposed project will improve the 
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instruction in American history and student knowledge of the subject.
    (ii) The importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely 
to be attained by the proposed project, especially improvements in 
teaching and student achievement.
    (iii) The likelihood that the proposed project will promote the 
teaching of traditional American history as a separate academic subject 
(not as a component of social studies) within the LEA's elementary 
school and secondary school curricula.

(b) Quality of the project design. (25 points)

    In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, 
the Secretary considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be 
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
    (ii) The extent to which the proposed project is part of a 
comprehensive effort to improve teaching and learning in American 
history and support rigorous academic standards for all students.
    (iii) The extent to which the proposed project involves the 
collaboration of appropriate partners with content expertise in 
American history to improve teachers' knowledge and instruction.

(c) Quality of the management plan. (20 points)

    In determining the quality of the management plan, the Secretary 
considers the following factors:
    (i) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives 
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly 
defined responsibilities, timelines, continuous improvement strategies 
and milestones for accomplishing project tasks.
    (ii) The extent to which the time commitments of the project 
director and other key project personnel are appropriate and adequate 
to meet the objectives of the proposed project.

(d) Quality of the project evaluation. (15 points)

    In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary 
considers the following factors:
    (i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough, 
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the 
proposed project.
    (ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use 
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the 
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and 
qualitative data to the extent possible.
    (iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide 
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward 
achieving intended outcomes.

(e) Adequacy of resources. (10 points)

    In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project, 
the Secretary considers:
    (i) The extent to which the costs are reasonable and the budget 
sufficient in relation to the objectives, design, and scope of project 
activities.
    (ii) The relevance and demonstrated commitment of each partner in 
the proposed project to the implementation and success of the project.

Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

    This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 
12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs) and the 
regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
    The objective of the Executive Order is to foster an 
intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen federalism by relying 
on State and local processes for State and local government 
coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance.
    Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of 
Contact to find out about, and to comply with, the State's process 
under Executive Order 12372. Applicants proposing to perform activities 
in more than one State should immediately contact the Single Point of 
Contact for each of those States and follow the procedures established 
in each State under the Executive order.
    If you want to know the name and address of any State Single Point 
of Contact (SPOC) you may view the latest SPOC list on the OMB Web site 
at the following address: www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants.
    In States that have not established a process or chosen a program 
for review, State, area-wide, regional, and local entities may submit 
comments directly to the Department.
    Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by a 
State Single Point of Contact and any comments from State, area-wide, 
regional, and local entities must be mailed or hand-delivered by the 
date indicated in this notice to the following address: The Secretary, 
E.O. 12372-CFDA #84.215X, U.S. Department of Education, Room 7E200, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-0125.
    Proof of mailing will be determined on the same basis as 
applications (see 34 CFR 75.102). Recommendations or comments may be 
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on the date 
indicated in this notice.
    Please note that the above ADDRESS is not the same ADDRESS as the 
one to which the applicant submits its completed application. Do not 
send applications to the above ADDRESS.

Instructions for Transmittal of Applications

    Note: Some of the procedures in these instructions for 
transmitting applications differ from those in the Education 
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR 
75.102). Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the 
Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to 
comment on proposed regulations. However, these amendments make 
procedural changes only and do not establish new substantive policy. 
Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), the Secretary has determined 
that proposed rulemaking is not required.

Pilot Project for Electronic Submission of Applications

    In FY 2002, the U.S. Department of Education is continuing to 
expand its pilot project of electronic submission of applications to 
include additional formula grant programs and additional discretionary 
grant competitions. The Teaching American History Grant program (CFDA 
#84.215X) is one of the programs included in the pilot project. If you 
are an applicant under the Teaching American History Grant program, you 
may submit your application to us in either electronic or paper format.
    The pilot project involves the use of the Electronic Grant 
Application System (e-APPLICATION, formerly e-GAPS) portion of the 
Grant Administration and Payment System (GAPS). We request your 
participation in this pilot project. We shall continue to evaluate its 
success and solicit suggestions for improvement.
    If you participate in this e-APPLICATION pilot, please note the 
following:
     Your participation is voluntary.
     You will not receive any additional point value or penalty 
because you submit a grant application in electronic or paper format.
     You can submit all documents electronically, including the 
Application for Federal Assistance (ED 424), Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and 
certifications.
     Within three working days of submitting your electronic 
application

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fax a signed copy of the Application for Federal Assistance (ED 424) to 
the Application Control Center after following these steps:
    1. Print ED 424 from the e-APPLICATION system.
    2. Make sure that the institution's Authorizing Representative 
signs this form.
    3. Before faxing this form, submit your electronic application via 
the e-APPLICATION system. You will receive an automatic 
acknowledgement, which will include a PR/Award number (an identifying 
number unique to your application).
    4. Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of ED 
424.
    5. Fax ED 424B to the Application Control Center at (202) 260-1349.
     We may request that you give us original signatures on all 
other forms at a later date.
    You may access the electronic grant application for the Teaching 
American History Grant program at: http://e-grants.ed.gov
    We have included additional information about the e-APPLICATION 
pilot project (see Parity Guidelines between Paper and Electronic 
Applications) in the application package.
    If you want to apply for a grant and be considered for funding, you 
must meet the following deadline requirements:

(A) If You Send Your Application by Mail

    You must mail the original and two copies of the application on or 
before the deadline date. To help expedite our review of your 
application, we would appreciate your voluntarily including an 
additional two copies of your application. Mail your application to: 
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: 
CFDA #84.215X, 7th & D Streets, SW., ROB-3, Room 3633, Washington, DC 
20202-4725.
    You must show one of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
    If you mail an application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

An applicant should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not 
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an 
applicant should check with its local post office.


    Special Note: Due to recent disruptions to normal mail delivery, 
the Department encourages you to consider using an alternative 
delivery method (for example, a commercial carrier, such as Federal 
Express or United Parcel Service; U.S. Postal Service Express Mail; 
or a courier service) to transmit your application for this 
competition to the Department. If you use an alternative delivery 
method, please obtain the appropriate proof of mailing under 
``Applications Sent by Mail,'' then follow the instructions for 
``Applications Delivered by Hand.''

(B) Applications Delivered by Hand

    You or your courier must hand deliver the original and two copies 
of the application by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on or before the 
deadline date. To help expedite our review of your application, we 
would appreciate your voluntarily including an additional two copies of 
your application. Deliver your application to: U.S. Department of 
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: CFDA # 84.215X, 7th & 
D Streets, SW, ROB-3, Room 3633, Washington, DC 20202-4725.
    The Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily 
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time), except 
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. The Center accepts 
application deliveries through the D Street entrance only. A person 
delivering an application must show identification to enter the 
building.

(C) If You Submit Your Application Electronically

    You must submit your grant application through the Internet using 
the software provided on the e-Grants Web site (http://e-grants.ed.gov) 
by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the deadline date.
    The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00 
a.m. until 12:00 midnight (Washington, DC time) Monday-Friday and 6:00 
a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturdays. The system is unavailable on the second 
Saturday of every month, Sundays, and Federal holidays. Please note 
that on Wednesdays the Web site is closed for maintenance at 7 p.m. 
(Washington, DC time).
    Notes:
    (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated 
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your 
local post office.
    (2) If you send your application by mail, or if you or your courier 
deliver it by hand, the Application Control Center will mail a Grant 
Application Receipt Acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the 
notification of application receipt within 15 days from the date of 
mailing the application, you should call the U.S. Department of 
Education Application Control Center at (202) 708-9493.
    (3) If your application is late, we will notify you that we will 
not consider the application.
    (4) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the 
Department--in Item 4 of the Application for Federal Education 
Assistance (ED 424 (exp. 11/30/2004)) the CFDA number--and suffix 
letter, if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your 
application.
    (5) If you submit your application through the Internet via the e-
Grants Web site, you will receive an automatic acknowledgment when we 
receive your application.

Application Instructions and Forms

    The appendix to this notice contains all required forms and 
instructions, including instructions for preparing the application 
narrative, a statement regarding estimated public reporting burden, a 
notice to applicants regarding compliance with section 427 of the 
General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), various assurances and 
certifications, and a checklist for applicants.
    To apply for an award under this competition, your application must 
be organized in the following order and include the following four 
parts. The parts and additional materials are as follows:

Part I: Application for Federal Assistance (ED 424, Exp. 11/30/2004) 
and Instructions

Part II: Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED Form No. 
524) and Instructions

    An applicant for a multi-year project must provide a budget 
narrative that provides budget information for each budget period of 
the proposed project period.

Part III: Application Narrative

    The application narrative is where an applicant addresses the 
selection criteria that are used by reviewers in evaluating the 
application. Applicants are strongly encouraged to limit the 
application narrative to no more than 20 double-spaced, standard-type 
pages.

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The following standards are preferred: (1) A ``page'' is 8.5"  x  11" 
(one side only) with one-inch margins (top, bottom, and sides). (2) If 
using a proportional computer font, applicants are requested to use a 
12-point font.

Part IV: Assurances and Certifications

    a. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B).
    b. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and 
Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED 
80-0013) and instructions.
    c. Certifications regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility 
and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-0014, 
9/90) and instructions.


    Note: ED Form 80-0014 is intended for the use of grantees and 
should not be transmitted to the Department.

    d. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL) (if 
applicable) and instructions.
    An applicant may submit information on photostatic copies of the 
application, budget forms, assurances, and certifications as printed in 
this notice in the Federal Register. However, the application form, 
assurances, and certifications must each have an original signature. 
All applicants are required to submit ONE original signed application, 
including ink signatures on all forms and assurances, and TWO copies of 
the application, one bound and one unbound copy suitable for 
photocopying. Please mark each application as ``original'' or ``copy.'' 
To aid with the review of applications, the Department encourages 
applicants to submit two additional paper copies of the application. 
The Department will not penalize applicants who do not provide 
additional copies. No grant may be awarded unless a completed 
application form, including the signed assurances and certifications, 
has been received.
    For Further Information Contact:
    Christine Miller, Alex Stein, Harry Kessler, or Claire Geddes, 
Teaching American History Grant Program, U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-6200. Telephone (202) 
260-8766 (Christine Miller); (202) 205-9085 (Alex Stein); (202) 708-
9943 (Harry Kessler); (202) 260-8757 (Claire Geddes).
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-888-877-
8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this notice in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact persons.

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: 
http://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 
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.


    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.

    Dated: March 28, 2002.
Susan B. Neuman,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.

Appendix

Instructions for the Application Narrative

    The narrative is the section of the application where the 
selection criteria used by reviewers in evaluating the application 
are addressed. The narrative must encompass each function or 
activity for which funds are being requested. Before preparing the 
application narrative, an applicant should read carefully the 
description of the program and the selection criteria the Secretary 
uses to evaluate applications.
    Applicants should note the preferable page limits for the 
application narrative stated in this notice under Page Limits.
    1. Begin with a one-page Abstract summarizing the proposed 
Teaching American History project, including a description of 
project objectives and activities and partners in the application. 
Also include a short description of the population to be served by 
the project.
    2. Include a Table of Contents listing the parts of the 
narrative in the order of the selection criteria and the page 
numbers where the parts of the narrative are found. Be sure to 
number the pages.
    3. Describe fully the proposed project in light of the selection 
criteria in the order in which the criteria are listed in the 
application package. Do not simply paraphrase the criteria.
    4. Provide the following in response to the attached ``Notice to 
all Applicants:'' (1) A reference to the portion of the application 
in which information appears as to how the applicant is addressing 
steps to promote equitable access and participation, or (2) a 
separate statement that contains that information.
    5. If the application is from a group, attach the group's 
agreement. When applying for funds as a group, such as a consortium, 
individual eligible applicants must enter into an agreement signed 
by all members of the group. The group's agreement must detail the 
activities each member of the group plans to perform, and must bind 
each member to every statement and assurance made in the group's 
application. (The designated applicant must submit the group's 
agreement with its application.)
    6. Applicants may include supporting documentation as appendices 
to the narrative. This material should be concise and pertinent to 
the competition. Note that the Secretary considers only information 
contained in the application in ranking applications for funding 
consideration. Letters of support sent separately from the formal 
application package are not considered in the review by the 
technical review panels.
    7. Attach copies of all required assurances and forms.

Estimated Public Reporting Burden

    According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, you are not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it 
displays a valid OMB Control Number. The valid OMB control number 
for this information collection is 1890-0009, (Expiration Date: 06/
30/2002). The time required to complete this information collection 
is estimated to average sixty-five (65) hours per response, 
including the time to review instructions, search existing data 
resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the 
information collection. If you have any comments concerning the 
accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving this 
form, please write to: Christine Miller, Teaching American History 
Grant Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 
FB-6, 5C126, Washington, DC 20202-6200.
    If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your 
individual submission of this form, write directly to: Christine 
Miller, Teaching American History Grant Program, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, FB-6, 5C126, Washington, DC 
20202-6200.

Checklist for Applicants

    The following forms and other items must be included in the 
application in the order listed below:
    ____1. Application for Federal Assistance (ED 424)
    ____2. Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs ED (Form 
No. 524) and budget narrative.
    ____3. Application Narrative, including information that 
addresses section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (see 
the section entitled ``NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS''), and relevant 
appendices.
    ____4. Group agreement, if applicable.
    ____5. Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (SF 242B).
    ____6. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, 
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0013).
    ____7. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL).

Parity Guidelines Between Paper and Electronic Applications

    In FY 2002, the U.S. Department of Education is continuing to 
expand the pilot project, which began in FY 2000, which allows 
applicants to use an Internet-based electronic system for submitting 
applications. This competition is among those that have an electronic 
submission option available to all applicants. The system, called e-
APPLICATION, formerly e-GAPS (Electronic Grant Application System), 
allows an applicant to submit a grant application to us electronically, 
using a current version of the applicant's Internet browser. To see e-
APPLICATION visit the following address: http://e-grants.ed.gov.
    Users of e-APPLICATION, a data driven system, will be entering data 
on-line while completing their applications. This will be more 
interactive than just e-mailing a soft copy of a grant application to 
us. If you participate in this voluntary pilot project by submitting an 
application electronically, the data you enter on-line will go into a 
database and ultimately will be accessible in electronic form to our 
reviewers.
    This pilot project continues the Department's transition to an 
electronic grant award process. In addition to e-APPLICATION, the 
Department plans to expand the number of discretionary programs using 
the electronic peer review (e-READER) system and to increase the 
participation of discretionary programs offering grantees the use of 
the electronic annual performance reporting (e-REPORTS) system. To help 
ensure parity and a similar look between electronic and paper copies of 
grant applications, we are asking each applicant that submits a paper 
application to adhere to the following guidelines:
     Submit your application on 8\1/2\" by 11" paper.
     Leave a 1-inch margin on all sides.
     Use consistent font throughout your document. You may also 
use boldface type, underlining, and italics. However, please do not use 
colored text.
     Please use black and white, also, for illustrations, 
including charts, tables, graphs and pictures.
     For the narrative component, your application should 
consist of the number and text of each selection criterion followed by 
the narrative. The text of the selection criterion, if included, does 
not count against any page limitation.
     Place a page number at the bottom right of each page 
beginning with 1; and number your pages consecutively throughout your 
document.
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