[Federal Register: July 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 143)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA Nos.: 84.129C, 84.129D, 84.129E, 84.129F, 84.129H, 84.129J,
84.129N, 84.129P, 84.129Q, and 84.129R]
Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training;
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000
Purpose of Program: The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program
provides financial assistance for--
(1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an
academic degree in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation as
identified by the Secretary;
(2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program
of study leading to award of a certificate in areas of personnel
shortages in rehabilitation as identified by the Secretary; and
(3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in
residency training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and
rehabilitation.
Eligible Applicants: State agencies and other public or nonprofit
agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of
higher education, are eligible for assistance under the Rehabilitation
Long-Term Training program.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 17, 1999.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 16, 1999.
Applications Available: July 23, 1999.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,600,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000 to $100,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 37.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
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) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR
parts 385 and 386.
Page Limit: Part III of the application, the application narrative,
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria used by
reviewers in evaluating
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the application. You must limit Part III to the equivalent of no more
than 35 pages, using the following standards:
(1) A page is 8.5'' x 11'' on one side only with 1'' margins at the
top, bottom, and both sides.
(2) You must double space (no more than three lines per vertical
inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as
all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
If you use a proportional computer font, you may not use a font
smaller than a 12-point font or an average character density greater
than 18 characters per inch. If you use a nonproportional font or a
typewriter, you may not use more than 12 characters per inch.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must
include all of the application narrative in Part III.
If, in order to meet the page limit, you use print size, spacing,
or margins smaller than the standards specified in this notice, we will
not consider your application for funding.
Maximum Award: In no case does the Secretary make an award greater
than the amount listed in the Maximum Level of Award column in the
following chart for a single budget period of 12 months. The Secretary
rejects and does not consider an application that proposes a budget
exceeding this maximum amount.
Project Period, Maximum Number of Awards, Maximum Level of Awards,
and Absolute Priorities: The Secretary is conducting a single
competition to select a total of 37 awards across the 11 priority areas
of personnel shortages related to the public rehabilitation program
(section 302(b)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended). The
project period and maximum level of awards to be made in each priority
area are listed in the following chart. The maximum number of awards to
be made are listed in the parentheses following each priority area.
Applicants must submit a separate application for each area in which
they are interested. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 386.1, the
Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet one of
the following priorities. The Secretary funds under this competition
only applications that propose to provide training in one of the
following areas of personnel shortages:
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Priority area (maximum
CFDA No. number of awards in Project period Maximum level
parentheses) of award
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84.129C........................ Rehabilitation Up to 60 months.................... $100,000
administration (1).
84.129D1....................... Physical therapy (3)...... Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
84.129D2....................... Occupational therapy (3).. Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
84.129E........................ Rehabilitation technology Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
(2).
84.129F........................ Vocational evaluation and Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
work adjustment (5).
84.129H........................ Rehabilitation of Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
individuals who are
mentally ill (5).
84.129J........................ Rehabilitation psychology Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
(3).
84.129N........................ Speech pathology and Up to 60 months.................... 75,000
audiology (2).
84.129P........................ Specialized personnel for Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
rehabilitation of
individuals who are blind
or have vision
impairments (8).
84.129Q........................ Rehabilitation of Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
individuals who are deaf
or hard of hearing (8).
84.129R........................ Job development and job Up to 60 months.................... 100,000
placement services to
individuals with
disabilities (5).
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Invitational Priority: Within the absolute priority for CFDA No.
84.129Q, Rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing,
the Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet the
following invitational priority. However, under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) an
application that meets this invitational priority does not receive
competitive or absolute preference over other applications:
Projects that would offer training in the special skills and
knowledge related to the effective rehabilitation of individuals who
are deaf or hard of hearing and low functioning. These are individuals
who, in addition to hearing loss, have other physical or mental
impairments, learning, language, or educational deficits, and other
related conditions that result in multiple ongoing functional
limitations.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant
under this competition, the Secretary uses selection criteria chosen
from the general selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The
selection criteria to be used for this competition will be provided in
the application package for this competition.
For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs),
P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-
7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunication device for
the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may also
contact ED Pubs via its web site (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html)
or its E-mail address (edpubs@inet.ed.gov).
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternate format by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Service Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:
(202) 205-9817. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an
alternate format the standard forms included in the application
package.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Chesley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW. (room 3318, Switzer Building),
Washington, DC 20202-2649. Telephone (202) 205-9481. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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 in the preceding
paragraph.
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 774.
Dated: July 22, 1999.
Curtis L. Richards,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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