[Federal Register: May 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 97)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
(CFDA No: 84.184L)
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities National Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education--Safe and Drug-
Free Schools and Communities National Programs, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2001.
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Purpose of Program: To fund the implementation and enhancement of
comprehensive community-wide strategies for creating safe and drug-free
schools and promoting healthy childhood development.
Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs).
Applications Available: May 18, 2001.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 16, 2001.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 14, 2001.
Estimated Available Funds: $31 million.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: Awards will range from up to $3
million for LEAs in urban areas; up to $2 million for LEAs in suburban
areas; and up to $1 million for LEAs in rural areas and tribal school
districts.
Estimated Number of Awards: 15.
Note: The Department of Education is not bound by any estimates
in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75 (except
75.102), 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 98, and 99; and (b) the notice of
final priority and selection criteria as published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register.
For Applications and Further Information Contact:
For applications and further information, please contact the
agencies as follows:
U.S. Department of Education, Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
Internet: http://www.ed.gov./offices/OESE/SDFS
Phone: (202) 260-3954
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
Internet: http://www.samhsa.gov
Phone: (800) 789-2647
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention
Internet: http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
Phone: (202) 307-5911
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of this document in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or
computer diskette) upon request. Individuals with disabilities may also
obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format by
contacting that person. However, the Departments are not able to
reproduce in an alternative format the standard forms included in the
application package.
Instructions for Transmittal of Applications
All applications must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
on or before the deadline date. Applications received after that time
will not be eligible for funding. Postmarked dates will not be
accepted. Applications by mail should be sent to: Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, c/o Juvenile Justice Resource
Center, 2277 Research Boulevard, Mail Stop 2K, Rockville, MD 20850;
301-519-5535. In the lower left-hand corner of the envelope, clearly
write ``Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative.''
Electronic Access to This Document
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http://www.ed.gov/news.htm
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
http://www.samhsa.gov
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1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
Dated: May 14, 2001.
Thomas M. Corwin,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Education.
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