[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 24844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6340]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.224C]


Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as Amended--Assistive 
Technology Alternative Financing Program

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the grant slate for the Assistive 
Technology Act of 1998, as Amended (AT Act)--Assistive Technology 
Alternative Financing Program (AFP).

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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed for the 
AT Act AFP in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to make new grant awards in FY 
2006. The Secretary takes this action because a significant number of 
high-quality applications remain on the last year's grant slate and 
limited funding is available for new grant awards in FY 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Buzzell, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5025, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7319.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 30, 2005, we published a notice in the Federal Register (70 
FR 37794) inviting applications for new awards under the AT Act AFP. 
This notice indicated that the selection criteria, absolute priority, 
competitive preference priorities, and application requirements 
contained in the notice would apply to the FY 2005 grant competition 
only.
    We received a significant number of applications for AFP grants in 
FY 2005 and made eight new grant awards. Because some applications that 
met the same standard as those that received funding did not receive 
funding last year and limited funding is available for new awards under 
this program in FY 2006, we intend to select grantees in FY 2006 from 
the existing slate of applicants. This slate was developed during the 
FY 2005 competition using the selection criteria, absolute priority, 
competitive preference priorities, and application requirements 
included in the June 30, 2005, notice. No changes to the selection 
criteria, absolute priority, competitive preference priorities, or 
application requirements will be required by this action.

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.

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    Dated: April 21, 2006.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
 [FR Doc. E6-6340 Filed 4-26-06; 8:45 am]
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