FR Doc 04-9447
[Federal Register: April 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 80)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Centers for Independent Living; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.132A.
Applications Available: April 27, 2004.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 26, 2004.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 26, 2004.
Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply, an applicant must--
(a) be a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit agency;
(b) have the power and authority to--
(1) carry out the purpose of part C of title VII of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (the Act) and perform the
functions listed in section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and subparts F
and G of 34 CFR part 366 within a community located within a State or
in a bordering State; and
(2) receive and administer--
(i) funds under 34 CFR part 366;
(ii) funds and contributions from private or public sources that
may be used in support of a center for independent living (center); and
(iii) funds from other public and private programs;
(c) be able to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a center
consistent with the standards and assurances in section 725(b) and (c)
of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366;
(d) either--
(1) not currently be receiving funds under part C of chapter 1 of
title VII of the Act; or
(2) propose the expansion of an existing center through the
establishment of a separate and complete center (except that the
governing board of the existing center may serve as the governing board
of the new center) at a different geographical location;
(e) propose to serve one or more of the geographic areas that are
identified as unserved or underserved by the States and territories
listed under Estimated Number of Awards; and
(f) submit appropriate documentation demonstrating that the
establishment of a new center is consistent with the design for
establishing a statewide network of centers in the State plan of the
State or territory whose geographic area or areas the applicant
proposes to serve.
Estimated Available Funds: $343,215.
Estimated Range of Awards: $13,844 to $154,046.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $38,135.
Estimated Number of Awards: 9, distributed in the following manner:
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Estimated Estimated
States and territories available number of
funds awards
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American Samoa................................ $154,046 1
Kansas........................................ 27,630 1
New Jersey.................................... 69,222 5
South Dakota.................................. 27,630 1
Virginia...................................... 64,687 1
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program provides support for planning,
conducting, administering, and evaluating centers that comply with the
standards and assurances in section 725 of the Act, consistent with the
design included in the State plan for establishing a statewide network
of centers.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f-1.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, and 97. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR parts 364 and 366.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
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Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $343,215.
Estimated Range of Awards: $13,844 to $154,046.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $38,135.
Estimated Number of Awards: 9, distributed in the following manner:
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Estimated Estimated
States and territories available number of
funds awards
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American Samoa................................ $154,046 1
Kansas........................................ 27,630 1
New Jersey.................................... 69,222 5
South Dakota.................................. 27,630 1
Virginia...................................... 64,687 1
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply, an applicant
must--
(a) be a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability,
nonresidential, private nonprofit agency;
(b) have the power and authority to--
(1) carry out the purpose of part C of title VII of the Act and
perform the functions listed in section 725(b) and (c) of the Act and
subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366 within a community located within a
State or in a bordering State; and
(2) receive and administer--
(i) funds under 34 CFR part 366;
(ii) funds and contributions from private or public sources that
may be used in support of a center; and
(iii) funds from other public and private programs;
(c) be able to plan, conduct, administer, and evaluate a center
consistent with the standards and assurances in section 725(b) and (c)
of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR part 366;
(d) either--
(1) not currently be receiving funds under part C of chapter 1 of
title VII of the Act; or
(2) propose the expansion of an existing center through the
establishment of a separate and complete center (except that the
governing board of the existing center may serve as the governing board
of the new center) at a different geographical location;
(e) propose to serve one or more of the geographic areas that are
identified as unserved or underserved by the States and territories
listed under Estimated Number of Awards; and
(f) submit appropriate documentation demonstrating that the
establishment of a new center is consistent with the design for
establishing a statewide network of centers in the State plan of the
State or territory whose geographic area or areas the applicant
proposes to serve.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: 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 at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html
or you may contact ED Pubs at 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 84.132A.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) 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) 205-8207. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: April 27, 2004.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 26, 2004. The dates
and times for the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand
(including a courier service or commercial carrier) are in the
application package for this program. The application package also
specifies the hours of operation of the e-Application Web site.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 26, 2004.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Instructions and requirements for
the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand (including a courier
service or commercial carrier) are in the application package for this
program.
Application Procedures:
Note: Some of the procedures in these instructions for
transmitting applications differ from those in EDGAR (34 CFR
75.102). Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the
Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to
comment on proposed regulations. However, these amendments make
procedural changes only and do not establish new substantive policy.
Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), the Secretary has determined
that proposed rulemaking is not required.
Pilot Project for Electronic Submission of Applications: We are
continuing to expand our pilot project for electronic submission of
applications to include additional formula grant programs and
additional discretionary grant competitions. The Centers for
Independent Living program-- CFDA Number 84.132A is one of the programs
included in the pilot project. If you are an applicant under the
Centers for Independent Living program, you may submit your application
to us in either electronic or paper format.
The pilot project involves the use of the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application). If you use e-Application, you will
be entering data online while completing your application. You may not
e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. If you
participate in this voluntary pilot project by submitting an
application electronically, the data you enter online will be saved
into a database. We request your participation in e-Application. We
shall continue to evaluate its success and solicit suggestions for its
improvement.
If you participate in e-Application, please note the following:
Your participation is voluntary.
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When you enter the e-Application system, you
will find information about its hours of operation. We strongly
recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to
initiate an e-Application package.
You will not receive any additional point value
because you submit a grant application in electronic format, nor will
we penalize you if you submit an application in paper format.
You may submit all documents electronically,
including the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424),
Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
Your e-Application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your
application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement, which will
include a PR/Award number (an identifying number unique to your
application).
Within three working days after submitting your
electronic application, fax a signed copy of the Application for
Federal Education Assistance (ED 424) to the Application Control Center
after following these steps:
1. Print ED 424 from e-Application.
2. The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
3. Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard copy signature page of the ED 424.
4. Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at (202)
260-1349.
We may request that you give us original
signatures on other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If you elect to participate in the e-Application pilot
for the Centers for Independent Living program and you are prevented
from submitting your application on the application deadline date
because the e-Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an
extension of one business day in order to transmit your application
electronically, by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if--
1. You are a registered user of e-Application, and you have
initiated an e-Application for this competition; and
2. (a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
during the last hour of operation (that is, for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time) on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
GRANTS help desk at 1-888-336-8930.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Centers for
Independent Living program at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
in 34 CFR 366.27.
2. Review and Selection Process: An additional factor we consider
in selecting an application for an award is comments regarding the
application, if any, by the State Independent Living Council in the
State in which the applicant is located.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), one measure has been developed for evaluating the
effectiveness of this program: the number of individuals who leave
nursing homes and other institutions for community-based housing due to
independent living services provided by a center.
All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance
report documenting their success in addressing this performance
measure, as well as the standards and assurances in section 725 of the
Act.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Billy, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3326, Switzer Building,
Washington, DC 20202-2740. Telephone: (202) 205-9362 or by e-mail:
james.billy@ed.gov.
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
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site:
http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
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official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
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Dated: April 20, 2004.
Troy R. Justesen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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