FR Doc 05-9728
[Federal Register: May 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 93)]
[Notices]               
[Page 25815-25816]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII); Notice Reopening the 
Star Schools Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Competition

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.203G.

SUMMARY: On March 8, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 
11202) a notice inviting applications for the Star Schools program's FY 
2005 competition. The original notice for this FY 2005 competition 
established a May 9, 2005, deadline date for eligible applicants to 
apply for funding under this program.
    In order to afford as many eligible applicants as possible an 
opportunity to receive funding under this program, we are reopening the 
Star Schools program FY 2005 competition. The new application deadline 
date for the competition is May 20, 2005.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 20, 2005 
(applications must be received at the Grants.gov/Apply Web site by 4:30 
p.m., Washington, DC time).


    Note: Applications for grants under the Star Schools program 
must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov site. Through 
this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application 
package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your 
application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant 
application to us. For information about how to submit your 
application electronically, please refer to Section IV. 6. Other 
Submission Requirements in the March 8, 2005, notice (70 FR 11207). 
We have not extended the deadline for submitting a statement that an 
applicant qualifies for an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement.


    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: The deadline date for 
Intergovernmental Review under Executive Order 12372 is extended to 
July 18, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Fork, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W219, Washington, DC 20202-
5980. Telephone: (202) 205-5633 or by e-mail: Donald.Fork@ed.gov.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this 
section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any eligible applicant may apply for funding

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under this program by the deadline date in this notice. Eligible 
applicants that submitted their applications in a timely manner for the 
Star Schools program FY 2005 competition to the Department on or prior 
to the competition's original deadline date of May 9, 2005, are not 
required to re-submit their applications or re-apply in order to be 
considered for FY 2005 awards under this program. We encourage eligible 
applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible to avoid 
any problems with filing electronic applications on the last day. The 
deadline for submission of applications will not be extended any 
further.
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well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the 
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    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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    Dated: May 11, 2005.
Nina Shokraii Rees,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 05-9728 Filed 5-13-05; 8:45 am]

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