[Federal Register: August 19, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 160)] [Notices] [Page 44112-44113] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr19au97-28] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.184F; 84.184G; 84.184H] Office of Elementary and Secondary Education--Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice extending the application deadline date for the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act National Programs Grants to Institutions of Higher Education and Federal Activities Grants Programs for fiscal year 1997. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary extends the deadline date for the submission of applications for the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act [[Page 44113]] (SDFSCA) National Programs Grants to Institutions of Higher Education and Federal Activities Grants Programs from August 1, 1997, for applicants that can show a shipping label, invoice, or receipt for overnight delivery contracted to arrive by August 1, 1997. This action is taken due to unexpected or unavoidable delays in receipt of applications sent via certain overnight delivery services. Competitions affected by this change of application deadline date are CFDA No. 84.184F, Replication of Effective Programs or Strategies to Prevent Youth Drug Use, Violent Behavior, or both; CFDA No. 84.184G, State and Local Educational Agency Drug Use and Violence Prevention Data Collection; and CFDA No. 84.184H, Drug and Violence Prevention Programs in Higher Education: Validation Competition. DATES: The application deadline date is extended to August 19, 1997, for applicants that can show a shipping label, invoice, or receipt for overnight delivery contracted to arrive by August 1, 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Ave., SW, Room 604 Portals, Washington, DC 20202-6244. Telephone: (202) 260-3954. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131-7132. Dated: August 14, 1997. Gerald N. Tirozzi, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 97-21968 Filed 8-18-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P