Federal Register: October 30, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 210)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.234N]
Projects With Industry; Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998
Purpose of program: The Projects With Industry (PWI) program
creates and expands job and career opportunities in the competitive
labor market for individuals with disabilities by engaging the talent
and leadership of private industry as partners in the rehabilitation
process. PWI projects identify competitive job and career opportunities
and the skills needed to perform those jobs, create practical settings
for job readiness and training programs, and provide job placement and
career advancement services.
Eligible Applicants: Employers, profitmaking and nonprofit
organizations, designated State units, labor unions, community
rehabilitation program providers, trade associations, Indian tribes or
tribal organizations, and other agencies or organizations with the
capacity to create and expand job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities.
Only eligible applicants that propose to serve a geographic area
that is currently unserved or underserved by the PWI program can
receive new awards under this program.
Deadline For Transmittal Of Applications: January 13, 1998.
Deadline For Intergovernmental Review: March 14, 1998.
Applications Available: October 31, 1997.
Available Funds: $731,846.
Estimated Range of Awards: $158,000-$238,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $198,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
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
Parts 369 and 379.
Priorities
Competitive Priority: The competitive preference priority
concerning Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities in the notice
of final priorities for this program, published in the Federal Register
on December 9, 1994 (59 FR 63860), applies to this competition.
Background
The Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community program is a critical
element of the Administration's community revitalization strategy. The
program is a first step in rebuilding communities in America's poverty-
stricken inner cities and rural heartlands. It is designed to empower
people and communities by inspiring Americans to work together to
create jobs and opportunity.
The Federal Government has designated nine Empowerment Zones
(Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit,
Michigan; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Camden, New
Jersey; Kentucky Highlands, Kentucky; Mid-Delta, Mississippi; and Rio
Grande Valley, Texas). Two Supplemental Empowerment Zones have been
designated--Los Angeles, California and Cleveland, Ohio. Ninety-five
Enterprise Communities have been designated. A full list of Enterprise
Communities and additional information are available upon request from
the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at 1-800-998-
9999.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), the Secretary gives preference to
applications that meet the following competitive priority. Ten bonus
points will be assigned to applications determined to be approvable on
the basis of their evaluation under the applicable program selection
criteria. These bonus points are in addition to any points the
application earns under the selection criteria for this program.
Competitive Preference Priority--Providing Program Services in an
Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community
Under the Projects With Industry program, competitive preference
will be given to applications that--(1) Propose the provision of
substantial services in Empowerment Zones or Enterprise Communities;
and (2) Propose projects that contribute to the strategic plan of the
Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community and that are made an integral
component of the Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community activities.
A PWI project may provide services at one or more sites. A PWI
project is considered to be providing substantial services in a zone or
community if a minimum of 51 percent of the total number of persons
served by the project, irrespective of the number of sites, reside in a
zone or community and at least 1 of the project sites is located within
the boundaries of a zone or community. If there is only one project
site, it must be located within the boundaries of a zone or community.
Invitational Priority: Under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(1), the Secretary is
particularly interested in applications that meet the following
invitational priority. However, an application that meets this
invitational priority does not receive competitive or absolute
preference over other applications:
Projects that establish collaborative consortia with designated
State vocational rehabilitation units, the business community, and
other appropriate organizations to create and expand job and career
opportunities for individuals with disabilities including career
advancement services that prepare these individuals for leadership and
professional job positions in a variety of industries.
For Further Information Contact: Martha Muskie, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3320 Switzer Building,
Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone (202) 205-3293.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
For Applications Contact: The Grants and Contracts Service Team
(GCST), U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone:
(202) 205-8351. The preferred method for requesting applications is to
FAX your request to (202) 205-8717. 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.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternate format by contacting the GCST. However, the
Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the standard
forms included in the application package.
Electronic Access to This Document
Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or
portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the
following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html
To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with
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Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you
have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing
Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511
or toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option
G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases.
Note: The official version of a document is the document
published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 795g.
Dated: October 27, 1997.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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