[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10008-10009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3520]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice Reopening the Deadline Date for the New Fiscal Year (FY) 
2008 Awards; Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for 
Children With Disabilities Program (CFDA No. 84.324T)

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

ACTION: Notice reopening the deadline date for the transmittal of 
applications for new Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 awards.

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SUMMARY: On November 27, 2007, a notice inviting applications for new 
FY 2008 awards under the Personnel Development to Improve Services and 
Results for Children with Disabilities Program was published in the 
Federal Register (72 FR 66143). The notice provided a deadline date and 
other information regarding the transmittal of applications for several 
FY 2008 competitions under the Personnel Development to Improve 
Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program. We are 
reopening the competition for the Special Education Preservice Training 
Improvement Grants (CFDA No. 84.325T) priority. We understand that 
eligible applicants may have been confused about the maximum award 
amount for the five-year project

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period for this particular grant, which was mentioned in a footnote to 
the chart in the Award Information section, and we are re-stating it 
here.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 10, 2008.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 9, 2008.
    Note to Applicants: The notice inviting applications for the 
Special Education Preservice Training Improvement Grants (84.325T) 
competition, published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2007 (72 
FR 66143), identifies the requirements for applicants. Applicants are 
advised to pay close attention to the information regarding funding 
that appears in the first footnote for the 84.325T competition, on page 
66150 of the notice. This footnote reads as follows:

    ``We will reject any application that exceeds $500,000 for the 
five years of the budget period.'' The maximum award amount may not 
exceed $500,000 across the five-year project period.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Jones, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4153, Potomac Center Plaza 
(PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-7395.
    If you use a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD), call the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll-free, at 1-800-877-8339.
    Alternative Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format 
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by 
contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 
20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 245-7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, 
toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
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well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
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    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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    Dated: February 20, 2008.
Tracy R. Justesen,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. E8-3520 Filed 2-22-08; 8:45 am]
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