[Federal Register: April 24, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 80)] [Notices] [Page 18213-18214] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [[Page 18213]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part IV Department of Education _______________________________________________________________________ Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program; FY 1996 Applications and Final Priorities; Notices [[Page 18214]] DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.206A] Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1996 Purpose of Program: To provide grants to help build a nationwide capability in elementary and secondary schools to identify and meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students; to encourage the development of rich and challenging curricula for all students; and to supplement and make more effective the expenditures of State and local funds for the education of gifted and talented students. Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies; local educational agencies; institutions of higher education; and other public and private agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and organizations--as defined by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act--and Native Hawaiian organizations. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 14, 1996. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 12, 1996. Applications Available: May 3, 1996. Estimated Available Funds: $1,765,000. Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$275,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000. Estimated Number of Awards: 7. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Project Period: Up to 36 months. Please note that all applicants for multi-year awards are required to provide detailed budget information for the total grant period requested. The Department will negotiate at the time of the initial award the funding levels for each year of the grant award. 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 final regulations for Standards for the Conduct and Evaluation of Activities Carried Out by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)--Evaluation of Applications for Grants and Cooperative Agreements and Proposals for Contracts, published on September 14, 1995, in the Federal Register (60 FR 47808) and to be codified at 34 CFR Part 700. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR Part 791 previously applicable to this program will no longer apply to this program. Priorities: The notice of final priorities as published in this issue of the Federal Register applies to this competition. For Applications or Information Contact: Janet Williams, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, room 502, Washington, DC 20208-5645; Facsimile machine: (202) 219-2053; Telephone: (202) 219-1674. 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.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases); or world wide web site at (http://www.ed.gov/money.html). However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant competition is the notice published in the Federal Register. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8031-8036. Dated: April 18, 1996. Sharon P. Robinson, Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement. [FR Doc. 96-10011 Filed 4-23-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P