[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40692-40693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14865]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.235G]


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

    Purpose of Program: To provide coordination and technical 
assistance for establishing, developing, and coordinating the Parent 
Information and Training Projects funded under Title III of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
    Eligible Applicants: Private nonprofit organizations that, to the 
extent practicable, are the 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).
    Applications Available: June 17, 2002.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2002.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 30, 2002.
    Estimated Available Funds: $100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.



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    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

    Grantees must coordinate with and provide technical assistance to 
the Parent Information and Training Centers funded under Title III of 
the Act. These centers are required 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.
    In addition, grantees must coordinate and provide technical 
assistance to the Parent Information and Training Centers that address 
optional activities related to the Supreme Court's recent decision in 
the Olmstead case, which requires community living alternatives, if 
appropriate, in place of institutionalization.

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.
    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 84.235G.
    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.

Electronic Access to This Document

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    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(c)(6).

    Dated: June 7, 2002.
Loretta L Petty,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 02-14865 Filed 6-12-02; 8:45 am]
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