[Federal Register: July 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 135)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA Nos.: 84.299A, 84.299B]
Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs--Demonstration
Grants for Indian Children and Professional Development
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
(FY) 1999.
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Purpose of Program: The purpose of each program is included in this
notice under the programmatic information for the program.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 16, 1999.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 18, 1999.
Applications Available: July 16, 1999.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) for the Professional Development Program,
the payback provisions of 34 CFR 263.1(b), 263.3, and 263.35 through
263.37.
Selection Criteria
The selection criteria are included in full in the application
package for this competition. These selection criteria were established
based on the regulations for evaluating discretionary grants found in
34 CFR 75.200 through 75.210.
84.299A Demonstration Grants for Indian Children
Purpose of Program
The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to
projects to develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of
services and programs to improve the educational opportunities and
achievement of preschool, elementary, and secondary Indian children,
through activities such as--
(a) Innovative programs related to the education needs of
educationally deprived children;
(b) Educational services that are not available to such children in
sufficient quantity or quality, including remedial instruction, to
raise the achievement of Indian children in one or more of the core
academic subjects of English, mathematics, science, foreign languages,
art, history, and geography.
(c) Bilingual and bicultural programs and projects;
(d) Special health and nutrition services, and other related
activities, that address the special health, social, and psychological
problems of Indian children;
(e) Special compensatory and other programs and projects designed
to assist and encourage Indian children to enter, remain in, or reenter
school, and to increase the rate of secondary school graduation;
(f) Comprehensive guidance, counseling, and testing services;
(g) Early childhood and kindergarten programs, including family-
based preschool programs that emphasize school readiness and parental
skills, and the provision of services to Indian children with
disabilities;
(h) Partnership projects between local educational agencies (LEAs)
and institutions of higher education that allow secondary school
students to enroll in courses at the postsecondary level to aid these
students in the transition from secondary school to postsecondary
education;
(i) Partnership projects between schools and local businesses for
school-to-work transition programs designed to provide Indian youth
with the knowledge and skills they need to make an effective transition
from school to a first job in a high-skill, high-wage career;
(j) Programs designed to encourage and assist Indian students to
work toward, and gain entrance into, an institution of higher
education; or
(k) Other services that meet the purpose of this program.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants for this program include a State educational
agency, LEA, Indian tribe, Indian organization, federally supported
elementary and secondary school for Indian students, Indian
institution, including an Indian institution of higher education, or a
consortium of such institutions that meet the requirements of 34 CFR
75.127 through 75.219.
Available funds: $1,265,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000 to $220,000.
Maximum Annual Award Amount: $220,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $210,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Priorities
Competitive Preference
(1) In making multiyear grants under this program, the Secretary
will award five (5) additional points to applications that present a
plan for combining two or more of the activities described above over a
period of more than one year.
Authority: Section 9121(d)(1)(B) of Subpart 2 of Part A of Title
IX, Indian Education Programs, of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (the Act).
(2) In making grants under this program, the Secretary will award
five (5) additional points to applications submitted by Indian tribes,
organizations, and institutions of higher education, including a
consortium of any of these entities with other eligible entities. An
application from a consortium of eligible entities that meets the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 and includes an Indian
tribe, organization, or institution of higher education shall be
considered eligible to receive the five (5) additional priority points.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7873.
Invitational Priorities
While applicants may propose any project within the scope of
section 9121(c) of the Act, the Secretary is particularly interested in
applications that meet one or more of the following
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invitational priorities. However, an application that meets one or more
of the invitational priorities does not receive competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
Invitational Priority 1--School readiness projects that provide age
appropriate educational programs and language skills to three- and
four-year old Indian students to prepare them for successful entry into
school at the Kindergarten school level.
Invitational Priority 2--Partnership projects between LEAs and
institutions of higher education that provide programs and coursework
for high school Indian students to prepare them for successful entry
into an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7831.
84.299B Professional Development
Purpose of Program
The purposes of this program are to (1) increase the number of
qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian people;
(2) provide training to qualified Indian individuals to become
teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary
educational personnel; and (3) improve the skills of qualified Indian
individuals who serve in the capacities described in (2). Activities
may include, but are not limited to, continuing programs, symposia,
workshops, conferences, and direct financial support.
Grants for training educational personnel may be for preservice or
inservice training. For individuals who are being trained to enter any
field other than education, the training received must be in a program
resulting in a graduate degree.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants for this program are institutions of higher
education, including Indian institutions of higher education; State or
local educational agencies, in consortium with institutions of higher
education; and Indian tribes or organizations, in consortium with
institutions of higher education. An application from a consortium of
eligible entities must meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through
75.129.
Available Funds: $2,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000 to $300,000.
Esitmated Average Size of Awards: $285,714.
Maximum Annual Award Amount: $300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Fiscal Information
For the payment of stipends to project participants being trained,
the Secretary expects to set the stipend maximum at $1000 per month for
full-time students and $125 allowance per month per dependent during
the academic year. The terms ``stipend,'' ``full-time student,'' and
``dependent allowance'' are defined in 34 CFR 263.3.
Priorities
Competitive Preference
(1) The Secretary will award five (5) additional points to
applications for programs that include only Indian individuals as
training participants.
Authority: Section 9122(e)(2); 20 U.S.C. 7832(e)(2).
(2) The Secretary will award five (5) additional points to
applications submitted by Indian tribes, organizations, and
institutions of higher education. A consortium application of eligible
entities that meets the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129
and includes an Indian tribe, organization or institution of higher
education shall be considered eligible to receive the five (5)
additional priority points.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7873.
Invitational Priority: Pre-service training programs in education
or related areas that will enable participants to complete a bachelor's
degree and meet state certification requirements for teachers at the
elementary, middle or secondary school level by conclusion of the
project period. However, an application that meets this invitational
priority does not receive competitive or absolute preference over other
applications.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7832.
For Applications or Information Contact: Cathie Martin, Office of
Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW, Room 3W115, Washington, DC 20202-6335. Telephone: (202) 260-3774.
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.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request of the person listed in the preceding paragraph.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative 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
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Note: The official version of this document is published in the
Federal Register.
Dated: July 9, 1999.
Judith Johnson,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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