[Federal Register: October 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 198)] [Notices] [Page 55702-55703] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr14oc99-38] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No.: 84.275A] National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials: Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 Purpose of Program: The Rehabilitation Training program supports projects to ensure skilled personnel are available to provide rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities through vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation programs, through supported employment programs, through independent living services programs, and through client assistance programs. The program supports projects to maintain and upgrade basic skills and knowledge of personnel employed to provide state-of-the-art service delivery system and rehabilitation technology services. Eligible Applicants: State agencies and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of higher education, are eligible for assistance under the Rehabilitation Training program. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 10, 1999. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: February 9, 2000. Applications Available: October 14, 1999. Estimated Available Funds: $300,000. Estimated Range of Award: $250,000 to $300,000. Estimated Average Size of Award: $275,000. Maximum Award: In no case does the Secretary make an award greater than $300,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Secretary rejects and does not consider an application that proposes a budget exceeding this maximum amount. Estimated Number of Awards: 1. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Project Period: Up to 60 months. Page Limit: Part III of the application, the application narrative, is where you, [[Page 55703]] the applicant, address the selection criteria used by reviewers in evaluating the application. You must limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 35 pages, using the following standards: (1) A page is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only with 1'' margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. (2) You must double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. If you use a proportional computer font, you must use a font that is at least 12-point in height and no more than 18 characters per inch in width. If you use a nonproportional font or a typewriter, you may not use more than 12 characters per inch. The page limit 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 one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III. If, in order to meet the page limit, you use print size, spacing, or margins smaller than the standards specified in this notice, we won't consider your application for funding. Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 385, except Sec. 385.31. Priority: This competition focuses on projects designed to meet the priority in the notice of final priorities for this program, published in the Federal Register on December 5, 1994 (59 FR 62502). This priority is as follows: National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials. The projects must-- Demonstrate experience and capacity to provide for a national clearinghouse of rehabilitation training materials; Identify and gather rehabilitation information and training materials for use in preparing pre-service and in-service education and training for rehabilitation personnel; Disseminate, in a cost-effective manner, rehabilitation information and state-of-the-art training materials and methods to rehabilitation personnel to assist them in achieving improved outcomes in vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, and independent living; and Provide linkages and policies for the exchange of information and referral of inquiries with other existing clearinghouses and information centers supported by the U.S. Department of Education, including the Education Resources Information Center and the National Rehabilitation Information Center. For FY 2000 this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet the priority. Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant under this competition, the Secretary uses selection criteria chosen from the general selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The selection criteria to be used for this competition will be provided in the application package for this competition. For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433- 7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may also contact ED Pubs via its Web site (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html) or its E-mail address (edpubs@inet.ed.gov). Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of this application package in an alternate format by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 205-8351. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1- 800-877-8339. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the standard forms included in the application package. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia Johnson, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3318, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2649. Telephone: (202) 205-9312. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339. 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Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772. Dated: October 8, 1999. Curtis L. Richards, Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 99-26819 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P