FR Doc 05-10139
[Federal Register: May 20, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 97)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.358A]
Small, Rural School Achievement Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice announcing application deadline.
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SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, we
award grants on a formula basis to eligible local educational agencies
(LEAs) to address the unique needs of small, rural school districts. In
this notice, we establish the deadline for submission of the fiscal
year (FY) 2005 SRSA grant applications.
As discussed in this notice, if an eligible LEA submitted an
application for SRSA grant funds for a prior year, the LEA is
considered to have met the FY 2005 application requirement based on its
previously submitted application and does not have to submit a new
application to the Department to receive its FY 2005 SRSA grant award.
Application Deadline: June 17, 2005, 4:30 p.m. eastern time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Which LEAs Are Eligible for An Award Under the SRSA Program?
An LEA is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if --
(a) The total number of students in average daily attendance at all
of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600, or each county in
which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population
density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and
(b) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a
school locale code of 7 or 8 by the Department's National Center for
Education Statistics, or the Secretary has determined, based on a
demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the SEA, that the LEA is
located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the
State.
The SRSA spreadsheets on the Department's Web site at
http://www.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html
identify the LEAs that
meet these requirements and are eligible to participate in the SRSA
program.
Which Eligible LEAs Need Not Submit an Additional Application To
Receive a FY 2005 SRSA Grant Award?
Under the regulations in 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary makes a
grant only to an eligible party that submits an application. Given the
limited purpose served by an application under this program, the
Secretary considers this requirement to be met if the LEA submitted an
SRSA application for any prior year, even if the LEA has not previously
received SRSA funds. In this circumstance, unless the LEA advises the
Secretary by the application deadline that it is withdrawing its
application, the Secretary deems the application that the LEA
previously submitted to remain in effect for FY 2005 funding, and the
LEA does not have to submit an additional application. All other
eligible LEAs must submit a new application to receive a FY 2005 grant
award.
We have provided a list of LEAs eligible for FY 2005 funds on the
Department's Web site at
http://www.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html.
The Web site also indicates which of these eligible
LEAs must submit a new application to the Department to receive their
FY 2005 SRSA grant award, and which eligible LEAs are considered
already to have met the application requirement.
Eligible LEAs that must submit a new application in order to
receive FY 2005 SRSA funding must do so electronically by the deadline
established in this notice.
Electronic Submission of Applications: Unless it is listed on the
Department's Web site as not required to submit a new application, an
eligible LEA that seeks FY 2005 SRSA funding must submit an electronic
application by June 17, 2005, 4:30 pm eastern time. Submission of an
electronic application involves the use of the Department's Electronic
Grant Application System (e-Application) available through the
Department's e-Grants system.
You can access the electronic application for the SRSA Program at:
http://e-grants.ed.gov.
Once you access this site, you will receive specific instructions
regarding the information to include in your application.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m.
Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until midnight,
Saturday (Washington, DC time). Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays and Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric Schulz or Mr. Robert
Hitchcock. Telephone: (202) 401-0039 or via Internet: reap@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 notice in an
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7345-7345b.
Dated: May 16, 2005.
Raymond Simon,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 05-10139 Filed 5-19-05; 8:45 am]
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