[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5321-5324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2284]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Carol 
M. White Physical Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for 
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215F.

DATES: Applications Available: February 4, 2004.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 22, 2004.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2004.
    Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs) and 
community-based organizations (CBOs), including faith-based 
organizations provided that they meet the applicable statutory and 
regulatory requirements.
    Estimated Available Funds: $69,587,000. Contingent upon the 
availability of funds, we may make additional awards in FY 2005 from 
the rank-ordered list of unfunded applicants from this competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$500,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $300,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 230.


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


    Project Period: Up to 36 months.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The Carol M. White Physical Education Program 
provides grants to initiate, expand, or improve physical education 
programs, including after-school programs, for students in one or more 
grades from kindergarten through 12th grade in order to help students 
make progress toward meeting State standards for physical education.
    Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), the 
following priority is from sections 5503 and 5504(a) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA). (20 U.S.C. 7261b, 7261c)
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2004 this priority is an absolute 
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that 
meet this priority.
    This priority is:
    The initiation, expansion, or improvement of physical education 
programs (including after-school programs) in order to make progress 
toward meeting State standards for physical education for kindergarten 
through 12th grade students by providing equipment and support to 
enable students to participate actively in physical education 
activities and providing funds for staff and teacher training and 
education.
    A physical education program funded under this absolute priority 
must provide for one or more of the following:
    (1) Fitness education and assessment to help students understand, 
improve, or maintain their physical well-being.
    (2) Instruction in a variety of motor skills and physical 
activities designed to enhance the physical, mental, and social or 
emotional development of every student.
    (3) Development of, and instruction in, cognitive concepts about 
motor skills and physical fitness that support a lifelong healthy 
lifestyle.
    (4) Opportunities to develop positive social and cooperative skills 
through physical activity participation.
    (5) Instruction in healthy eating habits and good nutrition.
    (6) Opportunities for professional development for teachers of 
physical education to stay abreast of the latest research, issues, and 
trends in the field of physical education.
    Competitive Preference Priority: Within this absolute priority, we 
give competitive preference to applications that address the following 
priority. This priority is from 34 CFR 75.225. For FY 2004 this 
priority is a competitive preference priority. Under 34 CFR 
75.105(c)(2)(ii) we award an additional five points to an application 
depending on how well the application meets this priority.
    This priority is for applications from novice applicants.
    The term novice applicant means any applicant for a grant from the 
U.S. Department of Education that:
    (1) has never received a grant or subgrant under the program from 
which it seeks funding;
    (2) has never been a member of a group application, submitted in 
accordance with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129, that received a grant under the 
program from which it seeks; and
    (3) has not had an active discretionary grant from the Federal 
Government in the five years before the deadline date for applications 
under this program (Carol M. White Physical Education Program or its 
predecessor program, the Physical Education for Progress Program). For 
the purposes of this requirement, a grant is active until the end of 
the grant's project or funding period, including any extensions of 
those periods that extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds.
    In the case of a group application submitted in accordance with 34 
CFR 75.127 through 75.129, to qualify as a novice applicant a group 
includes only parties that meet the requirements listed above.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C 7261-7261f.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR, part 86 apply to institutions 
of higher education only.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: $69,587,000. Contingent upon the 
availability of funds, we may make additional awards in FY 2005 from 
the rank-ordered list of unfunded applicants from this competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$500,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $300,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 230.

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


    Project Period: Up to 36 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs and CBOs, including faith-based 
organizations, provided that they meet the applicable statutory and 
regulatory requirements.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: In accordance with Section 5506 of the 
ESEA, the Federal share of project costs may not exceed (1) 90 percent 
of the total cost of a program for the first year for which the program 
receives assistance; and (2) 75 percent of such costs for the second 
and each subsequent such year. In accordance with Section 5507 of the 
ESEA, funds made available under this subpart must be used to 
supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds 
available for physical education activities.
    3. Other: Extracurricular activities, such as team sports and 
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program activities, will not be 
considered as part of the curriculum of a physical education program 
eligible for assistance under this program. An application for funds 
may provide for the participation, in the activities funded, of (a) 
students enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools or secondary 
schools, and their parents and teachers; or (b) home-schooled students, 
and their parents and teachers.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: You may obtain an 
application via the Internet or from the ED Publication Center (ED 
Pubs). To obtain a copy via Internet use the following address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed/index.html. To obtain a copy from ED 
Pubs, write or call the following: Education Publications Center, 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 84.215F.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact 
person listed under For Further

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Information Contact elsewhere in this notice.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Each LEA or CBO 
desiring a grant shall submit an application that contains a plan to 
initiate, expand, or improve physical education programs in order to 
make progress toward meeting State standards for physical education. 
Additional requirements concerning the content of an application, 
together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package 
for this competition.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Applications Available: February 4, 2004.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 22, 2004.
    The dates and times for the transmittal of applications by mail or 
by hand (including a courier service or commercial carrier) are in the 
application package for this competition. The application package also 
specifies the hours of operation of the e-Application Web site.
    We do not consider an application that does not comply with the 
deadline requirements.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2004.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. 
Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under 
Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this 
competition.
    5. Funding Restrictions: Not more than 5 percent of grant funds 
made available to an LEA or CBO for any fiscal year may be used for 
administrative expenses.
    6. Other Submission Requirements: Instructions and requirements for 
the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand (including a courier 
service or commercial carrier) are in the application package for this 
program.
    Application Procedures:

    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:
    We are continuing to expand our pilot project for electronic 
submission of applications to include additional formula grant programs 
and additional discretionary grant competitions. The Carol M. White 
Physical Education Program, CFDA number 84.215F, is one of the programs 
included in the pilot project. If you are an applicant under the Carol 
M. White Physical Education Program grant competition, 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). If you use e-Application, you will 
be entering data online while completing your application. You may not 
e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. If you 
participate in this voluntary pilot project by submitting an 
application electronically, the data you enter online will be saved 
into a database. We request your participation in e-Application. We 
shall continue to evaluate its success and solicit suggestions for its 
improvement.
    If you participate in e-Application, please note the following:
     Your participation is voluntary.
     When you enter the e-Application system, you 
will find information about its hours of operation. We strongly 
recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to 
initiate an e-Application package.
     You will not receive additional point value 
because you submit a grant application in electronic format, nor will 
we penalize you if you submit an application in paper format.
     You may submit all documents electronically, 
including the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), 
Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs, ED 524), and all 
necessary assurances and certifications.
     Your e-Application must comply with any page 
limit requirements described in this notice.
     After you electronically submit your 
application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement, which will 
include a PR/Award number (an identifying number unique to your 
application).
     Within three working days of submitting your 
electronic application, 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 e-Application.
    2. The institution's Authorizing Representative must sign this 
form.
    3. Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the 
hard copy signature page of the ED 424.
    4. Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at (202) 
260-1349.
     We may request that you give us original 
signatures on other forms at a later date.
    Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System 
Unavailability: If you elect to participate in the e-Application pilot 
for the Carol M. White Physical Education Program grant competition and 
you are prevented from submitting your application on the application 
deadline date because the e-Application system is unavailable, we will 
grant you an extension of one business day in order to transmit your 
application electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant 
this extension if--
    1. You are a registered user of e-Application, and you have 
initiated an e-Application for this competition; and
    2. (a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or 
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Washington, DC time, 
on the application deadline date; or
    (b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time 
during the last hour of operation (that is, for any period of time 
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time) on the 
application deadline date.
    We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability 
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to 
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may 
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (See VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
GRANTS help desk at 1-888-336-8930.
    You may access the electronic grant application for the Carol M. 
White Physical Education Program grant competition at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.

V. Application Review Information

    In addition to the selection criteria contained in the application 
package, we consider (1) novice status; and (2) equitable distribution 
among LEAs and CBOs serving urban and rural areas.

VI. Award Administration Information

    1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your 
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notice 
(GAN). We may also notify you informally.
    If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, 
we notify you.
    2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify 
administrative and national policy requirements in the application 
package

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and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable 
Regulations section of this notice.
    We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of 
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and 
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also 
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding 
commitments under the grant.
    3. Reporting: There are reporting requirements under this program, 
including under section 5505(a) of the ESEA and 34 CFR 75.590 and 
75.720. In accordance with section 5505(a) of the ESEA, grantees under 
this program are required to submit an annual report that: (1) 
Describes the activities conducted during the preceding year; and (2) 
demonstrates that progress has been made toward meeting State standards 
for physical education. In accordance with 34 CFR 75.590, grantees must 
submit an annual performance report that evaluates:
    a. Progress in achieving the objectives in the approved 
application;
    b. The effectiveness of the project in meeting the purposes of the 
program; and
    c. The effect of the project on participants served by the project.
    The annual performance report must address these reporting 
requirements and progress toward meeting the following performance 
measures established by the Secretary for this program.
    In addition, at the end of the project period, a final performance 
and financial report must be submitted as specified by the Secretary in 
34 CFR 75.720.
    4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the 
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of 
the Carol M. White Physical Education Program:
    a. The number and percentage of students served by the grant 
actively participating in physical education activities will increase; 
and
    b. The number and percentage of students served by the grant who 
make progress toward meeting State standards for physical education 
will increase.
    These two measures constitute the Department's indicators of 
success for this program. Consequently, applicants for a grant under 
this program are advised to give careful consideration to these two 
outcomes in conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation 
of their proposed project. If funded, applicants will be asked to 
collect and report data in their annual performance reports about 
progress toward these goals. The Secretary will also use this 
information to respond to reporting requirements concerning this 
program established in Section 5421(f) of the ESEA.

VII. Agency Contacts

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Weinheimer or Pat Rattler, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E-330, 
Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 260-5939 or by e-mail: 
[email protected] or [email protected].
    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 program contact persons listed in this 
section.

VIII. Other Information

    Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as 
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document format (PDF) on the 
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/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.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.


    Dated: January 30, 2004.
William Modzeleski,
Associate Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
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