[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 45 (Monday, March 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10686-10688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5154]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; 
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses Grant 
Competition; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 
Year (FY) 2004

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184N

DATES: Applications Available: March 8, 2004.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 16, 2004.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 16, 2004.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that 
offer an associate or baccalaureate degree. To be eligible, an IHE must 
not have received an award during the previous five fiscal years under 
recognition programs (CFDA 84.116X or 84.184N) prior to enactment of 
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
    Estimated Available Funds: $750,000. Contingent upon the 
availability of funds, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY 
2005 from the rank-ordered list of unfunded applications from this 
competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000-$125,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $75,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

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


    Project Period: Up to 15 months.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on 
College Campuses grant competition provides awards to identify, 
enhance, further evaluate, and disseminate information about models of 
alcohol and other drug prevention at IHEs.
    Priority: We are establishing this priority for this competition 
only, in accordance with section 437(d)(1) of the General Education 
Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1)).
    Absolute Priority: For this competition this priority is an 
absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 
applications that meet this priority.
    This priority is:
    Identify, enhance, further evaluate, and disseminate information 
about an effective alcohol or other drug prevention program being 
implemented on the applicant's campus. Under this priority, applicants 
are required to:
    (1) Describe an alcohol or other drug prevention program that has 
been implemented for at least two full academic years on the 
applicant's campus;
    (2) Provide evidence of the effectiveness of the program;
    (3) Provide a plan to enhance and further evaluate the program 
during the project period; and
    (4) Provide a plan to disseminate information to assist other IHEs 
in implementing a similar program.
    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 a proposed priority and certain selection 
process requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, however, exempts from 
this requirement rules governing the first grant competition under a 
new or substantially revised program authority. This is the first 
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention

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Models on College Campuses grant competition under the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the NCLB. In 
order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to 
forego public comment on the priority and selection process 
requirements under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA. This priority and certain 
selection process requirements will apply to this grant competition 
only.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: $750,000. Contingent upon the 
availability of funds, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY 
2005 from the rank-ordered list of unfunded applications from this 
competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000-$125,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $75,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

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


    Project Period: Up to 15 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) 
that offer an associate or baccalaureate degree. To be eligible, an IHE 
must not have received an award during the previous five fiscal years 
under recognition programs (CFDA 84.116X or 84.184N) prior to enactment 
of the NCLB.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not involve cost 
sharing or matching.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: You may obtain an 
application via the Internet or from the program office. To obtain a 
copy via the Internet use the following address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpcollege/index.html. To obtain a copy from the program 
office, write or call the following: Kimberly Light, U.S. Department of 
Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 400 Maryland Avenue, 
SW., room 3E222, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 260-2647 
or by e-mail: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 1-800-877-5339.
    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 in this section.
    2. Content and Form of Application Submission: 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: March 8, 2004.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 16, 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: June 16, 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: We reference regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    6. Other Submission Requirements: Instructions and requirements for 
the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand (including courier 
service or commercial carrier) are in the application package for this 
competition.
    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 Alcohol and Other Drug 
Prevention Models on College Campuses grant competition--CFDA number 
84.184N is one of the programs included in the pilot project. If you 
are an applicant under the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on 
College Campuses 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 any 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.
     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 after submitting your electronic 
application, fax a signed copy of the Application for Federal Education 
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 Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses 
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

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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 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 Alcohol and 
Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses Grant Competition at: 
http://e-grants.ed.gov.

V. Application Review Information

    1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition 
are in 34 CFR 75.210 and in the application package for this 
competition.
    2. Review and Selection Process: In addition to the selection 
criteria, in making awards under this grant program, the Secretary may 
take into consideration the diversity of activities addressed by the 
projects in addition to the rank order of applicants.

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 
Notification (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 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: At the end of your project period, you must submit a 
final performance report, including financial information, as directed 
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an 
annual performance report that provides the most current performance 
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 
34 CFR 75.118.

VII. Agency Contact

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Light, U.S. Department of 
Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 400 Maryland Avenue, 
SW., room 3E222, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 260-2647 
or by e-mail: [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 person listed in this 
section.
    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.

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    Dated: March 2, 2004.
Deborah A. Price,
Deputy Under Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
[FR Doc. 04-5154 Filed 3-5-04; 8:45 am]
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