[Federal Register: October 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 203)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No: 84.265A]
State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000
Purpose of Program: This program is designed to support projects
for training State vocational rehabilitation agency personnel in
program areas essential to the effective management of the agency's
program of vocational rehabilitation services or in skill areas that
will enable personnel to improve their ability to provide vocational
rehabilitation services leading to employment outcomes for individuals
with disabilities.
Eligible Applicants: Only State agencies designated under a State
plan for vocational rehabilitation services under section 101(a) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, are eligible to receive an
award under this program.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 17, 1999.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: February 15, 2000.
Applications Available: Applications will be mailed to the
Directors of the
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State agencies of vocational rehabilitation on or about October 25,
1999. Extra copies of applications will be available on or about
October 25, 1999.
Available Funds: The Administration has requested $41,629,000 for
the Rehabilitation Services Administration training program, of which
$6,244,350 would be used for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit
In-Service Training program in FY 2000. Of the $6,244,350,
approximately $4,995,480 would be available for basic awards to State
agencies and $1,248,870 would be available for funding projects under
the absolute priorities in this notice. The actual level of funding, if
any, depends on final congressional action. A listing, by State agency,
of basic award funds available is as follows:
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Basic award
State funds
available
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AL...................................................... $102,375
AK...................................................... 20,748
AZ...................................................... 73,532
AR...................................................... 95,075
AR (Blind).............................................. 20,748
CA...................................................... 339,351
CO...................................................... 39,882
CT...................................................... 26,528
CT (Blind).............................................. 20,748
DE...................................................... 20,748
DE (Blind).............................................. 20,748
FL...................................................... 191,040
FL (Blind).............................................. 36,143
GA...................................................... 175,729
HI...................................................... 20,748
ID...................................................... 23,146
ID (Blind).............................................. 20,748
IL...................................................... 150,981
IN...................................................... 62,315
IA...................................................... 49,318
IA (Blind).............................................. 20,748
KS...................................................... 46,113
KY...................................................... 82,612
KY (Blind).............................................. 20,748
LA...................................................... 101,307
ME...................................................... 21,721
ME (Blind).............................................. 20,748
MD...................................................... 87,953
MA...................................................... 94,185
MA (Blind).............................................. 21,187
MI...................................................... 95,253
MI (Blind).............................................. 20,748
MN...................................................... 66,054
MN (Blind).............................................. 20,748
MS...................................................... 92,226
MO...................................................... 62,137
MO (Blind).............................................. 20,748
MT...................................................... 20,748
NE...................................................... 33,116
NE (Blind).............................................. 20,748
NV...................................................... 20,748
NH...................................................... 20,748
NJ...................................................... 58,576
NJ (Blind).............................................. 20,748
NM...................................................... 27,953
NM (Blind).............................................. 20,748
NY...................................................... 149,912
NY (Blind).............................................. 32,582
NC...................................................... 169,141
NC (Blind).............................................. 47,716
ND...................................................... 20,748
OH...................................................... 36,143
OK...................................................... 74,956
OR...................................................... 40,060
OR (Blind).............................................. 20,748
PA...................................................... 171,100
PA (Blind).............................................. 20,748
RI...................................................... 20,748
SC...................................................... 164,334
SC (Blind).............................................. 20,748
SD...................................................... 20,748
SD (Blind).............................................. 20,748
TN...................................................... 99,704
TX...................................................... 258,875
TX (Blind).............................................. 89,734
UT...................................................... 39,348
VT...................................................... 20,748
VT (Blind).............................................. 20,748
VA...................................................... 87,597
VA (Blind).............................................. 20,748
WA...................................................... 58,754
WA (Blind).............................................. 20,748
WV...................................................... 97,390
WI...................................................... 70,327
WY...................................................... 20,748
DC...................................................... 24,392
PR...................................................... 301,427
AS...................................................... 20,748
NOM..................................................... 20,748
GU...................................................... 20,748
VI...................................................... 20,748
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Estimated Range of Awards: Basic Awards: $20,748-$339,351; Quality
Awards: $5,000-$80,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: Basic Awards: $63,234; Quality
Awards: $30,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: Basic Awards: 79; Quality Awards: 40.
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 75, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, and 85; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts
385 and 388.
Statutory Requirements: Under section 302(g)(3)(A) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Rehabilitation Act
Amendments of 1998, only projects that meet the following requirements
will be funded: Projects that provide for in-service training of
rehabilitation personnel, consistent with the needs identified through
the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development required by section
101(a)(7) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, including projects
designed (i) to address recruitment and retention of qualified
rehabilitation professionals; (ii) to provide succession planning;
(iii) to provide for leadership development and capacity building; and
(iv) for fiscal years 1999 and 2000, to provide training regarding the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and the amendments to the
Rehabilitation Act made by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998.
Priorities: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 388.22, the
Secretary reserves a portion of the funds to support some or all of the
proposals that have been awarded a rating of 80 points or more under
the criteria described in 34 CFR 388.20. In making a final selection of
proposals to support under this program, the Secretary considers the
extent to which proposals have exceeded a rating of 80 points and gives
an absolute preference to applications that meet one or more of the
following priorities. The Secretary funds under the quality portion of
this program only applications that meet one or more of these absolute
priorities:
Absolute Priority 1--Development and Dissemination of Model In-
Service Training Materials and Practices
The proposed project demonstrates an effective plan to develop and
disseminate information on its State Vocational Rehabilitation In-
Service Training program, including the identification of training
approaches and successful practices, in order to permit the replication
of these programs by other State vocational rehabilitation units.
Absolute Priority 2--Distance Education
The proposed project demonstrates innovative strategies for
training State vocational rehabilitation unit personnel through
distance education methods, such as interactive audio, video, computer
technologies, or existing telecommunications networks.
Absolute Priority 3--Enhanced Employment Outcomes for Specific
Populations
The proposed project supports specialized training in the provision
of vocational rehabilitation or related services to individuals with
disabilities to increase the rehabilitation rate into competitive
employment for all individuals or specified target groups.
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 and from
the regulations for this program in 34 CFR 388.20. The selection
criteria to be used for this competition will be provided in the
application package for this competition.
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For Applications Contact: Applications will be mailed to the
Director of the State agency of vocational rehabilitation. Additional
copies of the application may be obtained from the 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). If you request an application from ED Pubs, be
sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.265A.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the 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) 205-9817. 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: Ms. Beverly Steburg, U.S. Department
of Education, Region IV, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 18T91, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303. Telephone: (404) 562-6336. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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.
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772.
Dated: October 15, 1999.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services.
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