[Federal Register: January 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 12)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.116R]
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--
Special Focus Competition: Controlling the Cost of Postsecondary
Education; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 1998
Purpose of Program: To provide grants or enter into cooperative
agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing
on problem areas or improvement approaches in postsecondary education.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education, other public
and private nonprofit educational institutions and agencies, or
combinations of those institutions or agencies.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 20, 1998.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 1998.
Applications Available: January 20, 1998.
Available Funds: $1,300,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $70,000-$200,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 5-15.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
82, 85 and 86.
Priority
Invitational Priority
The Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet
the following invitational priority. However, an application that meets
this invitational priority does not receive competitive or absolute
preference over other applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).
Invitational Priority
Projects that are designed to deliver postsecondary education at
less cost than in previous years, while maintaining high quality.
Methods for Applying Selection Criteria
The Secretary gives equal weight to the listed criteria. Within
each of the criterion, the Secretary gives equal weight to each of the
factors.
Selection Criteria
In evaluating applications for grants under this program
competition, the Secretary uses the following selection criteria chosen
from those listed in 34 CFR 75.210:
(a) The significance of the proposed project, as determined by--
(1) The extent to which the proposed project involves the
development or demonstration of promising new strategies that build on,
or are alternatives to, existing strategies; and
(2) The potential replicability of the proposed project or
strategies, including, as appropriate, the potential for implementation
in a variety of settings.
(b) The quality of the design of the proposed project, as
determined by the extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes
to be achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and
measurable.
(c) The quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed
project, as determined by the extent to which the methods of evaluation
are thorough, feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project.
(d) The quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed
project, as determined by--
(1) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel; and
(2) The extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability.
(e) The adequacy of resources for the proposed project, as
determined by--
(1) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project;
(2) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project;
(3) The relevance and demonstrated commitment of each partner in
the proposed project to the implementation and success of the project;
(4) The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment,
supplies, and other resources from the applicant organization or the
lead applicant organization; and
(5) The potential for continued support of the project after
Federal funding ends, including, as appropriate, the demonstrated
commitment of appropriate entities to such support.
For Applications or Information Contact: Fund for the Improvement
of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 3100, ROB-3, Washington, D.C. 20202-
5175. You may request applications by calling 202-358-3041 (voice mail)
or 732-544-2872 (fax-on-demand) or by submitting the name of the
competition and your name and postal address to FIPSE@ED.GOV (e-mail).
Applications are also listed on the FIPSE Web Site . 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. For additional program information call David Johnson at the
FIPSE office (202-708-5750) between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on
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request to the contact person listed in the preceding paragraph.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternate format, also, by contacting that person.
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format
the standard forms included in the application package.
Electronic Access to This Document
Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or
portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the
following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html
To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you
have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing
Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511
or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option
G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases.
Note: The official version of a document is the document
published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135a-3.
Dated: January 13, 1998.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 98-1208 Filed 1-16-98; 8:45 am]
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