[Federal Register: October 24, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 206)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CDFA Nos: 84.116A and 84.116B]
Office of Postsecondary Education, Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Notice Announcing Technical Assistance
Workshops on Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 Programs
SUMMARY: This notice provides information about workshops to assist
individuals interested in learning more about the Fiscal Year (FY) 2001
programs of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
(FIPSE). Program staff will present program information and answer
questions about FIPSE's programs. The workshops will focus primarily on
the Comprehensive Program, which provides grants for innovative reform
projects that hold promise as models for the resolution of important
issues and problems in postsecondary education. Additional information
about FIPSE's programs can be found on the Internet at the following
site: http://www.ed.gov/FIPSE
Although the Department has not yet announced in the Federal
Register a closing date for any of its FY 2001 grant competitions, the
Department is holding these workshops to give potential applicants
relevant background information on FIPSE programs for which grant
competitions are expected to be held in FY 2001. Specific requirements
for grant competitions will be announced in the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The technical assistance workshops will be
held as follows:
1. Charlotte, North Carolina: Friday, November 3, 2000, 1 p.m. to 4
p.m., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
2. Washington, District of Columbia: Monday, November 6, 2000, 1
p.m. to 4 p.m., U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.
3. Chicago, Illinois: Monday, November 13, 2000, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL.
4. San Bernardino, California: Wednesday, November 15, 2000, 1:30
p.m. to 3 p.m., California State University, San Bernardino, CA.
Registration
Space at the workshops is limited. Interested individuals are
invited to register by sending an e-mail message with the subject
``Workshop 2000'' to: levenia_ishmell@ed.gov
Indicate the location you are requesting. You will receive an e-
mail reply confirming the status of your registration along with exact
information on workshop locations. All confirmed registrants are asked
to bring their printed e-mail confirmation to the workshop.
The meeting sites are accessible to individuals with disabilities.
An individual with a disability who will need an auxiliary aid or
service to participate in the meeting (e.g., assistive listening
device, sign language interpreter, or materials in an alternative
format) should notify the listed contact person at least two weeks
before the scheduled meeting date. Although the Department will attempt
to meet a request received after that date, the requested service may
not be available due to insufficient time to arrange it.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levenia Ishmell, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW., room 8031, Washington, DC 20006-8544.
Telephone: (202) 502-7668 or by e-mail: levenia_ishmell@ed.gov
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138.
Dated: October 19, 2000.
A. Lee Fritschler,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 00-27305 Filed 10-23-00; 8:45 am]
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