[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73557-73569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Training and Information for Parents
of Children with Disabilities--Parent Training and Information Centers
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information: Training and Information for Parents of
Children with Disabilities--Parent Training and Information Centers
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.328M.
Dates:
Applications Available: December 11, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 9, 2015.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 10, 2015.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to ensure that
parents of children with disabilities receive training and information
to help improve results for their children.
Priority: This competition has one absolute priority. In accordance
with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv) and (v), this priority is from allowable
activities specified in the statute, or otherwise authorized in the
statute (see sections 671 and 681(d) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and any subsequent year for which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition,
this
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priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we
consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Parent Training and Information Centers.
Background:
The purpose of this priority is to fund 41 Parent Training and
Information Centers (PTIs) designed to meet the information and
training needs of parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth
with disabilities, ages birth through 26 (collectively, ``children with
disabilities''), and the information and training needs of youth with
disabilities living in the States, regions of the States, or areas
served by the centers.
More than 35 years of research and experience has demonstrated that
the education of children with disabilities can be made more effective
by strengthening the ability of parents to participate fully in the
education of their children at school and at home (see section
601(c)(5)(B) of IDEA). Since the Department first funded PTIs over 35
years ago, it has helped parents set high expectations for their
children with disabilities and provided parents with the information
and training they need to help their children meet those expectations.
The following Web site provides further information on the work of
currently funded PTIs: www.parentcenterhub.org.
PTIs, consistent with section 671(b) of IDEA, have successfully
helped families: (a) navigate systems that provide early intervention,
special education, general education, postsecondary options, and
related services; (b) understand the nature of their children's
disabilities; (c) learn about their rights and responsibilities under
IDEA; (d) expand their knowledge of evidence-based education practices
to help their children succeed; (e) strengthen their collaboration with
professionals; (f) locate resources available for themselves and their
children, which connects them to their local communities; and (g)
advocate for improved student achievement, increased graduation rates,
and improved postsecondary outcomes for all children through
participation in school reform activities. In addition, PTIs have
helped youth with disabilities have high expectations for themselves,
understand their rights and responsibilities, and learn self-advocacy
skills. PTIs have been valuable partners to Federal, State, and local
agencies, providing expertise on how to better support families and
youth with disabilities so that they can effectively and efficiently
access IDEA services.
The PTIs to be funded through this priority will build on the
strong history of the program by helping youth become effective self-
advocates and by providing parents with information, individual
assistance, and training to enable them to: (a) ensure that their
children are included in general education classrooms and
extracurricular activities with their peers; (b) help their children
meet developmental and academic goals; (c) help their children meet
challenging expectations established for all children, including
college- and career-ready academic standards; and (d) prepare their
children to achieve positive postsecondary outcomes that lead to lives
that are as productive and independent as possible.
Priority:
The Department intends to fund 41 grants to establish and operate
41 PTIs. Based on the quality of applications received, the Department
intends to fund Statewide PTIs in the following States: \1\ Alabama,
Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky,
Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Utah,
Vermont, Virgin Islands, and Wisconsin. In addition, the Department
intends to fund multiple PTIs to serve regions within the following
States: California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas. Regional
PTIs will be better able to provide responsive services to families in
the largest, most diverse States. The Department also intends to fund
one PTI to serve the following outlying areas and freely associated
States \2\ in the Pacific: American Samoa, the Federated States of
Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of
Palau.
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\1\ Under section 602(31) of IDEA, the term ``State'' means each
of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and each of the outlying areas. Under section 602(22)
``outlying area'' means the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands.
\2\ As defined in section 611(b)(1)(C) of IDEA.
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At a minimum, the PTIs must: (a) increase parents' \3\ capacity to
help their children with disabilities \4\ improve their early learning,
school-aged, and postsecondary outcomes; and (b) increase youth with
disabilities' capacity to be effective self-advocates.
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\3\ Section 602(23) of IDEA defines ``parent'' to include
natural, adoptive, and foster parents; guardians; individuals acting
in the place of natural or adoptive parents, and individuals
assigned to be surrogate parents.
\4\ The term ``disabilities'' refers to the full range of
disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA.
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To be considered for funding under this priority, an applicant must
meet the application, programmatic, and administrative requirements of
this priority. The requirements are as follows:
(a) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application under
``Significance of the Project,'' how the proposed project will, within
its State, region of the State, or area served by the center--
(1) Address the needs of parents of children with disabilities for
high-quality services that increase parents' capacity to help their
children with disabilities improve their early learning, school-aged,
and postsecondary outcomes. To meet this requirement, the applicant
must--
(i) Present appropriate information on the needs of parents,
including underserved parents, low-income parents, parents with limited
English proficiency, parents of incarcerated youth with disabilities,
and parents with disabilities;
(ii) Demonstrate knowledge of best practices in providing training
and information to a variety of audiences, including underserved
parents, low-income parents, parents with limited English proficiency,
parents of incarcerated youth with disabilities, and parents with
disabilities;
(iii) Demonstrate knowledge of best practices in outreach and
family-centered services;
(iv) Demonstrate knowledge of current evidence-based education
practices and policy initiatives to improve outcomes in early
intervention and early childhood, general and special education,
transition services, and postsecondary options, including, if
applicable to its State, the PROMISE initiative; and
(v) Demonstrate knowledge of how to identify and work with
appropriate partners in the State, including local providers and lead
agencies providing Part C services; State and local educational
agencies; State child welfare agencies; disability-specific systems and
entities serving families, such as the State's protection and advocacy
system; and other nonprofits serving families in order to improve
outcomes; and
(2) Address the needs of youth with disabilities for high-quality
services that increase their capacity to be effective self-advocates.
To meet this requirement, the applicant must--
(i) Present appropriate information on the needs of youth with
disabilities, including underserved youth,
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incarcerated youth, youth in foster care, and youth with limited
English proficiency;
(ii) Demonstrate knowledge of best practices in providing training
and information to youth with disabilities;
(iii) Demonstrate knowledge of current evidence-based education
practices and policy initiatives in self-advocacy; and
(iv) Demonstrate knowledge of how to work with appropriate partners
serving youth with disabilities, including State and local agencies,
other nonprofits, and Independent Living Centers that are providing
assistance such as postsecondary education options, employment
training, and supports.
(b) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application, under
``Quality of the Project Services,'' how the proposed project will--
(1) Use a project logic model (see paragraph (f)(1) of this
priority) to guide the development of project plans and activities
within its State, region of the State, or area served by the centers;
(2) Develop and implement an outreach plan to inform parents of
children with disabilities of how they can benefit from the services
provided by the PTI, including--
(i) Parents of children who may be inappropriately identified as
having a disability;
(ii) Underserved parents, including parents who are underserved
based on race or ethnicity;
(iii) Parents with limited English proficiency;
(iv) Low-income parents; and
(v) Parents with disabilities;
(3) Develop and implement an outreach plan to inform youth with
disabilities of how they can benefit from the services provided by the
PTI;
(4) Provide high-quality services that increase parents' capacity
to help their children with disabilities improve their early learning,
school-aged, and postsecondary outcomes. To meet this requirement, the
applicant must include information as to how the services will--
(i) Increase parents' knowledge of--
(A) The nature of their children's disabilities, including their
children's strengths, and academic, behavioral, and developmental
challenges;
(B) The importance of having high expectations for their children
and how to help them meet those expectations;
(C) The local, State, and Federal resources available to assist
them and their children and local resources that strengthen their
connection to their communities;
(D) IDEA, Federal IDEA regulations, and State implementation of
IDEA, including:
(1) Their rights and responsibilities under IDEA, including
procedural safeguards and dispute resolution;
(2) Their role on Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) and
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Teams and how to effectively
participate on IFSP and IEP Teams; and
(3) How services are provided under IDEA;
(E) Other relevant educational and health care legislation,
including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended (ESEA); section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (section 504); and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990(ADA);
(F) Transition services at all levels, including: Part C early
intervention to Part B preschool, preschool to elementary school,
elementary school to secondary school, secondary school to
postsecondary education and workforce options, and re-entry of
incarcerated youth to school and the community;
(G) How their children can have access to the general education
curriculum, including access to college- and career-ready academic
standards and assessments, extracurricular and enrichment opportunities
available to all children, and other initiatives to make students
college- and career-ready;
(H) How their children can have access to inclusive early learning
programs, inclusive general education classrooms and settings, and
extracurricular and enrichment opportunities available to all children;
(I) Evidence-based early intervention and education practices that
improve early learning, school-aged, and postsecondary outcomes;
(J) School reform efforts to improve student achievement and
increase graduation rates; and
(K) The use of data to inform instruction and advance school reform
efforts;
(ii) Increase parents' capacity to--
(A) Effectively support their children with disabilities and
participate in their children's education;
(B) Communicate effectively and work collaboratively in partnership
with early intervention service providers, school-based personnel,
related services personnel, and administrators;
(C) Resolve disputes effectively; and
(D) Participate in school reform activities to improve outcomes for
children;
(5) Provide high-quality services that increase youth with
disabilities' capacity to be effective self-advocates. To meet this
requirement, the applicant must include information as to how the
services will--
(i) Increase the knowledge of youth with disabilities about--
(A) The nature of their disabilities, including their strengths,
and of their academic, behavioral, and developmental challenges;
(B) The importance of having high expectations for themselves and
how to meet those expectations;
(C) The resources available to support their success in secondary
and postsecondary education and employment and full participation in
their communities;
(D) IDEA, section 504, ADA, and other legislation and policies that
affect people with disabilities;
(E) Their rights and responsibilities while receiving services
under IDEA and after transitioning to post-school programs, services,
and employment;
(F) How they can participate on IEP Teams; and
(G) Supported decisionmaking necessary to transition to adult life;
and
(ii) Increase the capacity of youth with disabilities to advocate
for themselves, including communicating effectively and working in
partnership with providers;
(6) Use various methods to deliver services, including in-person
and remotely through the use of technology;
(7) Use best practices to provide training and information to adult
learners and youth;
(8) Establish cooperative partnerships with any Community Parent
Resource Centers (CPRCs) and any other PTIs funded in the State under
sections 672 and 671 of IDEA, respectively; and
(9) Network with local, State, and national organizations and
agencies, such as protection and advocacy agencies that serve parents
and families of children with disabilities, to better support families
and children with disabilities to effectively and efficiently access
IDEA services.
(c) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application, under
``Quality of the Evaluation Plan,'' how--
(1) The applicant will evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed
project by undertaking a formative evaluation and a summative
evaluation, including a description of how the applicant will measure
the outcomes proposed in the logic model (see paragraph (f)(1) of this
priority). The description must include--
(i) Proposed evaluation methodologies, including proposed
instruments, data collection methods, and analyses; and
(ii) Proposed criteria for determining effectiveness, to include,
at a minimum, the effectiveness of strategies used to reach and serve
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and parents, including underserved parents of children with
disabilities; and
(2) The proposed project will use the evaluation results to examine
the effectiveness of its implementation and its progress toward
achieving intended outcomes.
(d) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application under
``Adequacy of Project Resources,'' how--
(1) The proposed personnel, consultants, and contractors have the
qualifications and experience to carry out the proposed activities and
achieve the intended outcomes identified in the project logic model
(see paragraph (f)(1) of this priority);
(2) The applicant will encourage applications for employment from
persons who are members of groups that have historically been
underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, linguistic
diversity, gender, age, or disability, as appropriate; and
(3) The applicant and key partners have adequate resources to carry
out the proposed activities.
(e) Demonstrate, in the narrative section of the application under
``Quality of the Management Plan,'' how--
(1) The proposed management plan will ensure that the intended
outcomes identified in the project logic model (see paragraph (f)(1) of
this priority) will be achieved on time and within budget;
(2) The time of key personnel, consultants, and contractors will be
sufficiently allocated to the project;
(3) The proposed management plan will ensure that the services
provided are of high quality;
(4) The board of directors will be used to provide appropriate
oversight to the project;
(5) The proposed project benefits from a diversity of perspectives,
including those of parents, providers, and administrators in the State,
region of the State, or area to be served by the center;
(6) The proposed project will ensure that the Annual Performance
Reports submitted to the Department will--
(i) Be accurate and timely;
(ii) Include information on the projects' outputs and outcomes; and
(iii) Include, at a minimum, the number and demographics of parents
and youth to whom the PTI provided information and training, the
parents' and youth's unique needs, and the levels of service provided
to them; and
(7) The project management and staff will--
(i) Make use of the technical assistance (TA) and products provided
by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)-funded Center on
Parent Information and Resources (CPIR), Regional Parent Technical
Assistance Centers (PTACs), Native American PTAC, Military PTAC, and
other TA centers as appropriate, including the PROMISE TA Center (if
funded), in order to serve parents of children with disabilities and
youth with disabilities as effectively as possible;
(ii) Participate in developing individualized TA plans with the
Regional PTAC as appropriate; and
(iii) Facilitate one site visit from the Regional PTAC during the
grant cycle.
(f) In the narrative under ``Required Project Assurances'' or
appendices as directed, the applicant must--
(1) Include in Appendix A a logic model that depicts, at a minimum,
the goals, activities, outputs, and intended outcomes of the proposed
project. A logic model communicates how a project will achieve its
intended outcomes and provides a framework for both the formative and
summative evaluations of the project;
Note: The following Web sites provide more information on logic
models: www.researchutilization.org/matrix/logicmodel_resource3c.html and www.tadnet.org/pages/589.
(2) Include in Appendix A person-loading charts and timelines, as
applicable, to illustrate the management plan described in the
narrative;
(3) Include in the budget attendance by the project director at one
OSEP meeting in Washington DC annually, to be determined by OSEP; and
Note: Within 30 days of receipt of the award, a post-award
teleconference must be held between the OSEP project officer and the
grantee's project director and other authorized representatives.
(4) Maintain a Web site that meets government or industry-
recognized standards for accessibility and that includes, at a minimum,
a current calendar of upcoming events, free informational publications
for families, and links to Webinars or other online multimedia
resources.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested
parties the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities and
requirements. Section 681(d) of IDEA, however, makes the public comment
requirements of the APA inapplicable to the priority in this notice.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1471 and 1481.
Applicable Regulations: This notice inviting applications (NIA) is
being published before the Department adopts the Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements in 2 CFR part
200. We expect to publish interim final regulations that would adopt
those requirements before December 26, 2014, and make those regulations
effective on that date. Because grants awarded under this NIA will
likely be made after we adopt the requirements in 2 CFR part 200, we
list as applicable regulations both those that are currently effective
and those that will be effective at the time we make the grants.
The current regulations follow: (a) The Education Department
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77,
79, 81, 82, 84, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Education Department debarment
and suspension regulations in 2 CFR part 3485.
At the time we award grants under this NIA, the following
regulations will apply: (a) EDGAR in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82,
84, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Education Department debarment and
suspension regulations as adopted in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards as adopted in 2 CFR part 3474.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$27,411,000 for the Training and Information for Parents of Children
with Disabilities program for FY 2015, of which we intend to use an
estimated $14,117,737 for this competition. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Contingent on the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards for FY 2016 from the list
of unfunded applicants from this competition.
Information concerning funding amounts for individual States for
this competition is provided in the ``Maximum Award'' columns of the
table in this section.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: See table.
Maximum Award: See table.
Estimated Number of Awards: See table.
Project Period: See table.
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Note 1: Consistent with 34 CFR 75.104(b), we will reject any
application that proposes a budget exceeding the maximum award for a
single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for the
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change
the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal
Register.
Note 2: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Note 3: Maximum awards for each fiscal year vary due to the
consolidation of the PTI competition schedule.
Project Period: In order to allocate resources equitably, create a
unified system of service delivery, and provide the broadest coverage
for the parents and families in every State, the Department is making
awards to PTIs in five-year cycles for each State, region within a
State, or area. For FY 2015, applications for five-year awards will be
accepted for the following States: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado,
Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan,
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota,, Ohio,
Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, the Virgin Islands,
and Wisconsin. These projects will be funded for a period up to 60
months.
Applications for five-year awards will also be accepted to serve
regions in the following States:
California:
Region 1--Los Angeles and Ventura counties;
Region 2--Imperial, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego counties;
Region 3--Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced,
Mono, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus, and
Tulare counties;
Region 4-- Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San
Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz,
Sonoma, and Solano counties; and
Region 5-- Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El
Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada,
Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama,
Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba counties.
Florida:
Region 1--Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia,
Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Gulf,
Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty,
Madison, Marion, Nassau, Okaloosa, Putnam, Santa Rosa, St. Johns,
Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington
counties;
Region 2--Brevard, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands,
Hillsborough, Indian River, Lake, Manatee, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola,
Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Lucie, and Sumter
counties; and
Region 3--Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin,
Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties.
Illinois:
Region 1--Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and
Will counties; and
Region 2---the rest of the State of Illinois (Adams, Alexander,
Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign,
Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt,
DeKalb, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Franklin,
Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry,
Iroquois, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Johnson,
Kankakee, Knox, LaSalle, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon,
Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Massac, McDonough, McLean,
Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria,
Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock
Island, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Stark,
Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Vermilion, Wabash, Warren, Washington,
Wayne, White, Whiteside, Williamson, Winnebago, and Woodford counties).
New York:
Region 1---Bronx, Nassau, New York, Richmond, Kings, Queens, and
Suffolk counties; and
Region 2---the rest of the State of New York (Albany, Allegany,
Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton,
Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton,
Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston,
Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario,
Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, St
Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben,
Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne,
Westchester, Wyoming, and Yates counties).
Texas:
Region 1---Anderson, Angelina, Archer, Austin, Bastrop, Bell,
Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Camp, Cass,
Cherokee, Clay, Collin, Comal, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas, Delta,
Denton, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Franklin, Freestone,
Gillespie, Gonzales, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton,
Hardin, Harrison, Hays, Henderson, Hill, Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt,
Jack, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Kaufman, Kendall, Lamar, Lampasas,
Lee, Leon, Limestone, Llano, Madison, Marion, McLennan, Milam, Mills,
Montague, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange,
Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Polk, Rains, Red River, Robertson,
Rockwall, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith,
Somervell, Tarrant, Throckmorton, Titus, Travis, Trinity, Tyler,
Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wichita, Williamson,
Wise, Wood, and Young counties;
Region 2---Aransas, Atascosa, Bandera, Bee, Bexar, Brazoria,
Brooks, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Colorado, DeWitt, Duval, Fort Bend,
Frio, Galveston, Goliad, Harris, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells,
Karnes, Kenedy, Kerr, Kleberg, La Salle, Lavaca, Liberty, Live Oak,
Matagorda, McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr,
Victoria, Wharton, Willacy, Wilson, and Zapata counties; and
Region 3--Andrews, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Borden, Brewster,
Briscoe, Brown, Callahan, Carson, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Coke,
Coleman, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby,
Culberson, Dallam, Dawson, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Dimmit, Donley,
Eastland, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Gaines, Garza,
Glasscock, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell,
Hemphill, Hockley, Howard, Hudspeth, Hutchinson, Irion, Jeff Davis,
Jones, Kent, Kimble, King, Kinney, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Loving,
Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Mason, Maverick, McCulloch, Menard, Midland,
Mitchell, Moore, Motley, Nolan, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Pecos,
Potter, Presidio, Randall, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Roberts, Runnels, San
Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Sherman, Stephens, Sterling,
Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Tom Green, Upton,
Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Webb, Wheeler, Wilbarger, Winkler, Yoakum, and
Zavala counties.
Applications for a five-year award will also be accepted to serve
the area in the Pacific comprised of American Samoa, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and the freely associated
States of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Estimated Project Awards: Project award amounts are for a single
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period of 12 months. To ensure that parents in the most populous States
can have timely access to services responsive to their needs, the
Department has established regions within these States and has
identified corresponding maximum award amounts for each region.
Applicants for PTIs to serve the regions within these States must
submit a separate application for each of the regions they propose to
serve.
The Department took into consideration current funding levels,
population distribution, poverty rates, and low-density enrollment when
determining the award amounts for grants under this competition. For
the States without designated regions listed in the funding table, one
award may be made for up to the amounts listed in the table to a
qualified applicant for a PTI Center to serve the entire State.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Parent organizations.
Note: Section 671(a)(2) of IDEA defines a ``parent
organization'' as a private nonprofit organization (other than an
institution of higher education) that--
(a) Has a board of directors--
(1) The majority of whom are parents of children with disabilities
ages birth through 26;
(2) That includes--
(i) Individuals working in the fields of special education, related
services, and early intervention; and
(ii) Individuals with disabilities; and
(3) The parent and professional members of which are broadly
representative of the population to be served, including low-income
parents and parents of limited English proficient children; and
(b) Has as its mission serving families of children with
disabilities who are ages birth through 26, and have the full range of
disabilities described in section 602(3) of IDEA.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other General Requirements:
(a) Recipients of funding under this program must make positive
efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with
disabilities (see section 606 of IDEA).
(b) Each applicant for, and recipient of, funding under this
program must involve individuals with disabilities, or parents of
individuals with disabilities ages birth through 26, in planning,
implementing, and evaluating the project (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of
IDEA).
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet, from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), or from the program office.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address:
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html. To obtain a copy from
ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S. Department of
Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304. Telephone, toll free:
1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call, toll free:
1-877-576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at
its email address: [email protected].
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.328M.
To obtain a copy from the program office, contact: Carmen Sanchez,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4057,
Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202)
245-6595. If you use a TDD or TTY, call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or compact disc) by contacting the person or team listed under
Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
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.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to
no more than 50 pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double-space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, reference citations, and captions, as well as
all text in charts, tables, figures, graphs, and screen shots.
Use a font that is 12 point or larger.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit and double-spacing requirement does not apply to
Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the
narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the abstract (follow the guidance provided in the
application package for completing the abstract), the table of
contents, the list of priority requirements, the resumes, the reference
list, the letters of support, or the appendices. However, the page
limit and double-spacing requirement does apply to all of Part III, the
application narrative, including all text in charts, tables, figures,
graphs, and screen shots.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit in the
application narrative section; or if you apply standards other than
those specified in the application package.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: December 11, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 9, 2015.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 7. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 10, 2015.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program 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.
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5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the
Department of Education, you must--
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award
Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the
Government's primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one-to-two business days.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow 2-5 weeks for your TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the
completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by
an entity. Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal
financial assistance under a program administered by the Department,
please allow sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number
and TIN. We strongly recommend that you register early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is active, you will need to
allow 24 to 48 hours for the information to be available in
Grants.gov and before you can submit an application through
Grants.gov.
If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with
your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update
your registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov,
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined at the
following Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Parent Training and Information
Centers competition, CFDA number 84.328M, must be submitted
electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at
www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy
of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and
submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a
grant application to us.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Parent
Training and Information Centers competition at www.Grants.gov. You
must search for the downloadable application package for this
competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha
suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.328, not 84.328M).
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. We do not consider an application that does not comply
with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application
because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5
system home page at www.G5.gov.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: The
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
You must upload any narrative sections and all other
attachments to your application as files in a PDF (Portable Document)
read-only, non-modifiable format. Do not upload an interactive or
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only,
non-modifiable PDF or submit a password-protected file, we will not
review that material. Additional, detailed information on how to attach
files is in the application instructions.
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Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send
a second notification to you by email. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether
your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system;
and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Carmen Sanchez, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4057, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2600. FAX: (202) 245-7617.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.328M), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery. If you
qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the
Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.328M), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your
application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification
of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the application deadline
date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application
Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
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75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the applicant in carrying out a
previous award, such as the applicant's use of funds, achievement of
project objectives, and compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary
may also consider whether the applicant failed to submit a timely
performance report or submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Additional Review and Selection Process Factors: In the past,
the Department has had difficulty finding peer reviewers for certain
competitions because so many individuals who are eligible to serve as
peer reviewers have conflicts of interest. The standing panel
requirements under section 682(b) of IDEA also have placed additional
constraints on the availability of reviewers. Therefore, the Department
has determined that for some discretionary grant competitions,
applications may be separated into two or more groups and ranked and
selected for funding within specific groups. This procedure will make
it easier for the Department to find peer reviewers by ensuring that
greater numbers of individuals who are eligible to serve as reviewers
for any particular group of applicants will not have conflicts of
interest. It also will increase the quality, independence, and fairness
of the review process, while permitting panel members to review
applications under discretionary grant competitions for which they also
have submitted applications. However, if the Department decides to
select an equal number of applications in each group for funding, this
may result in different cut-off points for fundable applications in
each group.
4. Special Conditions: Under current 34 CFR 74.14 and 80.12 and,
when grants are made under this NIA, 2 CFR 3574.10, the Secretary may
impose specific conditions and, in appropriate circumstances, high risk
conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is not financially
stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or
other management system that does not meet the standards in 34 CFR
parts 74 or 80, as applicable or, when grants are awarded, the
standards in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not fulfilled the
conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not responsible. 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); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally,
also.
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: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) 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 directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has established a set of
performance measures, including long-term measures, that are designed
to yield information on various aspects of the effectiveness and
quality of the Training and Information for Parents of Children with
Disabilities program. The measures focus on the extent to which
projects provide high-quality products and services, the relevance of
project products and services to educational and early intervention
policy and practice, and the use of products and services to improve
educational and early intervention policy and practice. Projects funded
under this competition are required to submit data on these measures as
directed by OSEP.
Grantees will be required to report information on their project's
performance in annual and final performance reports to the Department
(34 CFR 75.590).
5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the extent to which a
grantee has made ``substantial progress toward meeting the objectives
in its approved application.'' This consideration includes the review
of a grantee's progress in meeting the targets and projected outcomes
in its approved application, and whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and
budget. In making a continuation grant, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Sanchez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4057, PCP, Washington, DC
20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-6595.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the Federal Relay Service (FRS),
toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 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 or a TTY, call the FRS,
toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
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
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document
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Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Dated: December 5, 2014.
Michael K. Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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