[Federal Register: May 31, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 106)]
[Notices]
[Page 27340-27341]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.133A--7]
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Notice Inviting Applications for a New Award Under the Research and
Demonstration Projects Program for Fiscal Years 1996-1997.
Purpose of Program: The Research and Demonstration Projects (R&D)
Program supports discrete research, demonstration, training, and
related projects to develop methods, procedures, and technology that
maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, independent
living, employment, family support, and economic and social self-
sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially those with the
most severe disabilities.
Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible to apply for grants under
this program are public and private nonprofit and for-profit agencies
and organizations, including institutions of higher education and
Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 15, 1996.
Application Available: June 3, 1996.
Available Funds: $250,000.
Estimated Average Size of Award per Year: $250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Project Period: 36 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81,
82, 85, 86; and (b) the regulations for this program in 34 CFR Parts
350 and 351.
Note: The estimate of funding level and awards in this notice do
not bind the Department of Education to a specific level of funding
or number of grants.
This notice supports the National Education Goal that calls for all
Americans to possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a
global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of
citizenship.
Priorities
Under 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2) (v) and (c)(3) and Section 204(a) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Secretary gives an absolute
preference to applications that meet the following priority. The
Secretary funds under this competition only applications that meet the
absolute priority:
Absolute Priority--Unserved or Underserved Populations
Research, demonstration, training, and related projects that hold
promise of increasing knowledge and improving the rehabilitation of
individuals, particularly those with the most severe disabilities and
those who are members of populations that are unserved or underserved
by programs under the Rehabilitation Act.
Invitational Priority
Within the absolute priority, the Secretary is particularly
interested in applications that address the following invitational
priority. However, under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) an application that meets
an invitational priority does not receive competitive or absolute
preference over other applications:
NIDRR has observed that while women constitute most of the
disability population, little information or quantitative data is
available relative to circumstances and needs of women with
disabilities. The information that does exist suggests that women with
disabilities in America confront problems that differ in important
respects from those of their nondisabled female peers as well as those
of men with disabilities. While NIDRR currently supports projects to
address the needs of other underserved populations such as persons with
disabilities from minority backgrounds and American Indian individuals
with disabilities, NIDRR does not currently support a focused research
effort to address critical issues unique to women with disabilities.
In 1995, NIDRR convened a focus group of women with disabilities,
service providers, and researchers to discuss research gaps and
opportunities. The following topics emerged as critical areas to
disabled women: economic and employment status; prevalence of violence
and abuse; access to appropriate health care; and opportunities for
disabled girls and young women to develop independence and leadership
skills. The Secretary invites applications to undertake research
projects that address these topics, including the identification of
intervention strategies that can be addressed through research.
Research projects might propose to address one or more of the
following research needs: analysis of the income status of disabled
women; documentation of employment status and identification of
employment barriers; design and testing of leadership development
models; and an analysis of the existing data about violence and abuse
toward women with disabilities.
The Secretary is also interested in supporting projects that study
the need for and feasibility of a comprehensive research effort on the
unique problems of women with disabilities, and develop an agenda for
future research.
For Applications Contact: William H. Whalen, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Switzer Building, Room 3411,
Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone: (202) 205-9141. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number
at (202) 205-8887.
For Further Information Contact: David Esquith, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Switzer Building, Room 3424,
Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone: (202) 205-8801. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number
at (202) 205-8133. Internet: David Esquith@ed.gov
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
on the World Wide Web 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: 29 U.S.C. 761a and 762.
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Dated: May 24, 1996.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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