[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40691-40692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14864]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.235F]


Parent Information and Training Program; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002

    Purpose of Program: To establish programs to provide training and 
information to enable individuals with disabilities, and the parents, 
family members, guardians, advocates, or other authorized 
representatives of the individuals, to participate more effectively 
with professionals in meeting the vocational, independent living, and 
rehabilitation needs of individuals with disabilities. These grants are 
designed to meet the unique training and information needs of those 
individuals who live in the area to be served, particularly those who 
are members of populations that have been unserved or underserved.
    Eligible Applicants: Private nonprofit organizations that meet the 
requirements in section 303(c)(4) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 
amended (Act).
    An applicant organization--
    (1) Must demonstrate the capacity and expertise to--
    Coordinate training and information activities with Centers for 
Independent Living;
    Coordinate and work closely with parent training and information 
centers established pursuant to section 682(a) of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (as added by section 101 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997; Public Law 105-17); 
and
    Effectively conduct the training and information activities 
authorized in section 303 of the Act by the Parent Training and 
Information Program;
    (2)(i) Must be governed by a board of directors--
    That includes professionals in the field of vocational 
rehabilitation; and
    On which a majority of the members are individuals with 
disabilities or the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or 
authorized representatives of the individuals; or
    (ii) Must have a membership that represents the interests of 
individuals with disabilities; and
    Must establish a special governing committee that includes 
professionals in the field of vocational rehabilitation and on which a 
majority of the members are individuals with disabilities or the 
parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized 
representatives of the individuals; and
    (3) Must serve individuals with a full range of disabilities, and 
the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized 
representatives of the individuals.
    Applications Available: June 17, 2002.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2002.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 30, 2002.
    Estimated Available Funds: $700,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $95,000-$105,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 7.


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


    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 
85, 86, 97, and 99.

Statutory Activities

    Applicants must provide information on how they will meet the 
requirements under section 303(c)(2) of the Act, which requires 
grantees to assist individuals with disabilities, and the parents, 
family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of 
the individuals--
     To better understand vocational rehabilitation and 
independent living programs and services;
     To provide follow-up support for transition and employment 
programs;
     To communicate more effectively with transition and 
rehabilitation personnel and other relevant professionals;
     To provide support in the development of the 
individualized plan for employment;
     To provide support and expertise in obtaining information 
about rehabilitation and independent living programs, services, and 
resources that are appropriate; and
     To understand the provisions of the Act, particularly 
provisions relating to employment, supported employment, and 
independent living.

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Priorities

Competitive Preference Priority--Employing and Advancing in Employment 
Qualified Individuals with Disabilities

    We give preference to applications that 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 that is otherwise eligible for 
funding under this program. The maximum score under the selection 
criteria for this program is 100 points; however, we will also use the 
following competitive preference so that up to an additional 10 points 
may be earned by an applicant for a total possible score of 110 points.
    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 under this program. 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.

Invitational Priority

    We are particularly interested in applications that meet the 
following priority.
    Applicants are encouraged to include or address activities they may 
wish to undertake related to the implementation of the Supreme Court's 
recent decision in the Olmstead case, which requires community living 
alternatives, if appropriate, in place of institutionalization. 
However, training on the Olmstead decision can be provided only in 
States that have implemented a policy regarding the Olmstead decision.
    These activities may include, but are not limited to--
     Training to provide families with a clear understanding of 
the implication of the Olmstead decision and its impact on individuals 
with disabilities and the parents, family members, guardians, 
advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals;
     Dissemination of relevant printed and electronic materials 
to individuals with disabilities, and the parents, family members, 
guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals; 
and
     Provision of individualized information and referral by 
staff with knowledge of the Olmstead decision to individuals with 
disabilities, and the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or 
authorized representatives of the individuals.
    Training provided to families on the Olmstead decision must be 
consistent with the policy of the State regarding the implementation of 
the decision.
    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets 
this priority a competitive or absolute preference over other 
applications.
    Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant 
under this competition, we use selection criteria chosen from the 
general selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The selection 
criteria to be used for this competition will be provided in the 
application package for this 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 at 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 84.235F.
    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) 205-8207. 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: Joyce Libby, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3332, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2650. Telephone: (202) 205-5392. 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 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.

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    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(c).

    Dated: June 7, 2002.
Loretta L. Petty,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 02-14864 Filed 6-12-02; 8:45 am]
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