[Federal Register: July 14, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 134)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.129A through R]
Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998
Purpose of Program: The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program
provides financial assistance for--
(1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an
academic degree in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation as
identified by the Secretary;
(2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program
of study leading to award of a certificate in areas of personnel
shortages in rehabilitation as identified by the Secretary; and
(3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in
residency training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and
rehabilitation.
Eligible Applicants: State agencies and other public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of
higher education, are eligible for assistance under the Rehabilitation
Long-Term Training program.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 12, 1997.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 11, 1997.
Applications Available: July 15, 1997.
Available Funds: $4,600,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000 to $150,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 46.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Maximum Award: In no case does the Secretary make an award greater
than the amount listed in the Maximum Level of Awards column in the
following chart 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.
Project Period, Maximum Number of Awards, Maximum Level of Awards,
and Absolute Priorities: The Secretary is conducting a single
competition to select a total of 46 awards across 13 priority areas
identified by the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration as areas of personnel shortages related to the public
rehabilitation program (section 302(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended). The project period and maximum level of awards to be
made in
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each priority area are listed in the following chart. The maximum
number of awards to be made are listed in parentheses following each
priority area. Applicants must submit a separate application for each
area in which they are interested. Under 34 CFR 75.105 (c)(3) and 34
CFR 386.1, the Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications
that meet one of the following priorities. The Secretary funds under
this competition only applications that propose to provide training in
one of the following areas of personnel shortages:
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Maximum
CFDA No. Priority area (maximum number Project period level of
of awards in parentheses) awards
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84.129A3..................... Rehabilitation nursing (1)... Up to 60 months...................... $100,000
84.129A8..................... Rehabilitation medicine (5).. UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
84.129A9..................... Prosthetics and orthotics (3) UP to 60 months...................... 150,000
84.129C3..................... Rehabilitation administration UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
(2).
84.129D4..................... Physical therapy (2)......... UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
84.129E4..................... Rehabilitation technology (5) UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
84.129F4..................... Vocational evaluation and UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
work adjustment (5).
84.129H3..................... Rehabilitation of individuals UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
who are mentally ill (4).
84.129L4..................... Undergraduate education in UP to 60 months...................... 75,000
the rehabilitation services
(6).
84.129N2..................... Speech pathology and UP to 60 months...................... 75,000
audiology (2).
84.129P4..................... Specialized personnel for UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
rehabilitation of
individuals who are blind or
have vision impairment (7).
84.129Q4..................... Rehabilitation of individuals UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
who are deaf or hard of
hearing (8).
84.129R4..................... Job development and job UP to 60 months...................... 100,000
placement services to
individuals with
disabilities (3).
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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 385 and 386.
For Applications Contact: The Grants and Contracts Service Team,
U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3317,
Switzer Building), Washington, D.C. 20202-2649; or call (202) 205-8351.
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. The
preferred method for requesting information is to FAX your request to
(202) 205-8717.
For Information Contact: Beverly Brightly, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3327, Switzer Building),
Washington, D.C. 20202-2649; telephone (202) 205-9561.
For information on a specific training priority, please contact the
following: For Rehabilitation medicine and Rehabilitation nursing,
contact Beverly Brightly, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3327, Switzer Building) Washington,
D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone (202) 205-9561. For Rehabilitation
administration, Vocational evaluation and work adjustment,
Undergraduate education in the rehabilitation services, and Job
development and job placement services to individuals with
disabilities, contact Beverly Steburg, U.S. Department of Education,
Region IV, 61 Forsythe Street, S.W. (Room 18T91), Atlanta, Georgia
30303. Telephone (404) 562-6336. For Physical therapy, prosthetics and
orthotics, Rehabilitation technology, Speech pathology and audiology,
Specialized personnel for rehabilitation of individuals who are blind
or have vision impairments, and Rehabilitation of individuals who are
deaf or hard of hearing, contact Sylvia Johnson, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3320, Switzer Building),
Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone (202) 205-9312. For
Rehabilitation of individuals who are mentally ill, contact Ellen
Chesley, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W.
(Room 3320, Switzer Building), Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone
(202) 205-9481.
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: 29 U.S.C. 774.
Dated: July 8, 1997.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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