[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 34969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14861]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket ID ED-2011-OII-0001]


Investing in Innovation Fund

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice announcing the location, dates, and times of pre-
application meetings.

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Overview Information

Investing in Innovation Fund

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.411A 
(Scale-up grants), 84.411B (Validation grants), and 84.411C 
(Development grants).

SUMMARY: The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement 
announces pre-application meetings for the fiscal year (FY) 2011 
Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) competition. The Department of 
Education (Department) published three notices inviting applications 
for the i3 program in the Federal Register on June 3, 2011 (76 FR 
32148-32182). These notices include the priorities and selection 
criteria that the Department will use for the FY 2011 i3 competition. 
The Department published a separate notice inviting applications for 
each grant type--Scale-up, Validation, and Development--under the i3 
program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thelma Leenhouts, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W302, Washington, DC 20202-
5960. Telephone: (202) 453-7122; or by e-mail: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department intends to hold pre-
application meetings designed to provide technical assistance to 
interested applicants for all three types of i3 grants (Scale-up, 
Validation, and Development). The Department will hold two pre-
application meetings on June 17, 2011, in Washington, DC, from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Time). The Department will also hold one pre-application 
meeting on June 24, 2011, in San Francisco, California, from 10:00 a.m. 
to 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). The Department will hold another pre-
application meeting on June 28, 2011, in Houston, Texas, from 10:00 
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Central Time). Each of these four on-site pre-
application meetings will also be transmitted live through the Internet 
as a webinar. Detailed information on the pre-application meetings, 
including registration information for the on-site meetings and 
webinars, specific location information for the on-site meetings, and 
information on how to notify the Department if an attendee will need 
special accommodations, is available on the i3 Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System 
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    Dated: June 10, 2011.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 2011-14861 Filed 6-14-11; 8:45 am]
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