[Federal Register: December 12, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 238)] [Notices] [Page 63692-63693] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.305F, 84.306F, 84.307F, 84.308F and 84.309F] Office of Educational Research and Improvement: National Institutes' Field-Initiated Studies Grant Program AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for fiscal year (FY) 1996--Amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On September 14, 1995, the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement published in the Federal Register (60 FR 47830) a notice inviting applications for new awards for the National Institutes' Field-Initiated Studies Grant Program. This notice amends the original information by adding a paragraph that indicates that the Secretary may fund two cycles of awards from this competition. [[Page 63693]] In the notice inviting applications for new awards, add the following paragraph to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. The Department may fund two cycles of awards from these competitions. Applications funded in the first cycle will be awarded in June 1996 from FY 1996 funds. A second cycle of additional applications from this competition may be funded early in FY 1997, pending availability of FY 1997 funds, if the Secretary decides that there are applications of sufficiently high quality to merit funding. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment: Clara Lawson-Holmes, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 510, Washington, DC 20208-5573. Telephone: (202) 219-2079 or clawson@inet.ed.gov. National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students: Beth Fine, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 610, Washington, DC 20208-5521. Telephone: (202) 219-1323, or bfine@inet.ed.gov. National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education: Joe Caliguro, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20208-5520. Telephone: (202) 219-1935. National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policy-Making, and Management: Elizabeth DeBra or Edward Fuentes, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20208-5510. Telephone (202) 219-2021 or -2032. National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning: Delores Monroe, 555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Room 620, Washington, DC 20208-5531. Telephone (202) 219- 2229, or fis@inet.ed.gov. 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 the application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260-9950; or on the Internet Gopher Servers at gopher.ed.gov (under Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases). However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant competition is the notice published in the Federal Register. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6031(c)(2)(B). Dated: December 5, 1995. Sharon P. Robinson, Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement. [FR Doc. 95-30166 Filed 12-11-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P