[Federal Register: December 24, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 248)]
[Notices]
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Part III
Department of Education
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Title I Migrant Education Coordination Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1997 Using Fiscal 1996
Funds
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.144]
Title I Migrant Education Coordination Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1997 Using Fiscal Year 1996
Funds
Purpose of the Program: To support projects that use technology in
innovative ways to strengthen the academic achievement of migrant
students who move between school districts. The fiscal year 1997
competition focuses on projects designed to meet the priority in the
notice of final priority for this program, as published elsewhere in
this issue of the Federal Register.
Eligible Applicants: Any State educational agency (SEA), local
educational agency (LEA), institution of higher education (IHE) or
other public or private nonprofit entity is eligible to apply. The
Secretary specifically invites the following entities to submit
applications: SEAs that administer Migrant Education Programs; LEAs
with a high number or high percentage of migrant students; and non-
profit community-based organizations that work with migrant families.
Applicants must apply as part of a consortium made up of at least two
entities previously described, and consortium members must provide
educational services to migrant students in at least two or more school
districts. The consortium must include at least one other partner from
the business community, institutions of higher education, academic
content experts, software designers, or other entities.
Deadline for the Transmittal of Applications: February 28, 1997.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 28, 1997.
Applications Available: December 24, 1996.
Available Funds: $3,000,000 per year for 5 years (depending on
appropriations).
Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000 to $600,000 per year.
Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to five years.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75 (except
Secs. 75.201, 75.210 and 75.217), 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, and 86; and
34 CFR 200.40. The selection criteria, as published elsewhere in a
notice in this issue of the Federal Register, apply to this program.
Priority: The priority in the notice of final priority for this
program, as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register,
applies to this competition.
FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Gilbert, Office of
Migrant Education, U.S. Department of Education, 4100 Portals Building,
600 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-6134, by telephone
(202) 260-1357, by e-mail Kristin__Gilbert@ed.gov or by fax (202) 205-
0089. 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.
Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including
copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can
be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board),
telephone (202) 260-9950; on the Internet Gopher Server (at gopher://
gcs.ed.gov); or on the World Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov). However,
the official application notice for a discretionary grant competition
is the notice published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6398(a).
Dated: December 17, 1996.
Gerald N. Tirozzi,
Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 96-32561 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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