FR Doc 04-7893
[Federal Register: April 7, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 67)]
[Notices]
[Page 18361-18362]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.293B]
Foreign Language Assistance Program (Local Educational Agencies)
AGENCY: Office of English Language Acquisition, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the grant slate for the Foreign
Language Assistance program.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed for the
Foreign Language Assistance program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 to make
new grant awards in FY 2004. The Secretary takes this action because a
significant number of high-quality applications remain on the last
year's grant slate and limited funding is available for new grant
awards in FY 2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Richey, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5617, Switzer Building,
Washington, DC 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 205-9717 or via Internet:
rebecca.richey@ed.gov.
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Background
On May 9, 2003, we published a notice in the Federal Register (68
FR 24978) inviting applications for new awards under the Foreign
Language Assistance program. This notice indicated that the selection
criteria, competitive preference priorities, and application
requirements contained in the notice would apply to the FY 2003 grant
competition only.
We received a significant number of applications for grants under
the Foreign Language Assistance program in
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FY 2003 and made 74 new grants. Because such a large number of high-
quality applications were received, many applications that were awarded
high scores by peer reviewers did not receive funding last year.
Limited funding is available for new awards under this program in
FY 2004. In order to conserve funding that would have been required for
a peer review of new applications submitted under the program, we
intend to select grantees in FY 2004 from the existing slate of
applicants. This slate was developed during the FY 2003 competition
using the selection criteria, competitive preference priorities, and
application requirements included in the May 9, 2003 notice. No changes
to selection criteria, competitive preference priorities, or
application requirements will be required by this action.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7259-7259b.
Dated: April 1, 2004.
Marina Tse,
Principal Associate Deputy Under Secretary, Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited
English Proficient Students.
[FR Doc. 04-7893 Filed 4-6-04; 8:45 am]
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