Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses Grant Competition; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2004, CFDA Number 84.184N [OSDFS]

FR Doc 04-5154
[Federal Register: March 8, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 45)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information;
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses Grant
Competition; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2004

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184N

DATES: Applications Available: March 8, 2004.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 16, 2004.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 16, 2004.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs) that
offer an associate or baccalaureate degree. To be eligible, an IHE must
not have received an award during the previous five fiscal years under
recognition programs (CFDA 84.116X or 84.184N) prior to enactment of
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
Estimated Available Funds: $750,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY
2005 from the rank-ordered list of unfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000-$125,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $75,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

Project Period: Up to 15 months.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program: The Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on
College Campuses grant competition provides awards to identify,
enhance, further evaluate, and disseminate information about models of
alcohol and other drug prevention at IHEs.
Priority: We are establishing this priority for this competition
only, in accordance with section 437(d)(1) of the General Education
Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1)).
Absolute Priority: For this competition this priority is an
absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Identify, enhance, further evaluate, and disseminate information
about an effective alcohol or other drug prevention program being
implemented on the applicant's campus. Under this priority, applicants
are required to:
(1) Describe an alcohol or other drug prevention program that has
been implemented for at least two full academic years on the
applicant's campus;
(2) Provide evidence of the effectiveness of the program;
(3) Provide a plan to enhance and further evaluate the program
during the project period; and
(4) Provide a plan to disseminate information to assist other IHEs
in implementing a similar program.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested parties
the opportunity to comment on a proposed priority and certain selection
process requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, however, exempts from
this requirement rules governing the first grant competition under a
new or substantially revised program authority. This is the first
Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention

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Models on College Campuses grant competition under the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the NCLB. In
order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has decided to
forego public comment on the priority and selection process
requirements under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA. This priority and certain
selection process requirements will apply to this grant competition
only.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

II. Award Information

Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $750,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds, the Secretary may make additional awards in FY
2005 from the rank-ordered list of unfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000-$125,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $75,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

Project Period: Up to 15 months.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs)
that offer an associate or baccalaureate degree. To be eligible, an IHE
must not have received an award during the previous five fiscal years
under recognition programs (CFDA 84.116X or 84.184N) prior to enactment
of the NCLB.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not involve cost
sharing or matching.

IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Address to Request Application Package: You may obtain an
application via the Internet or from the program office. To obtain a
copy via the Internet use the following address: http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpcollege/index.html.
To obtain a copy from the program

office, write or call the following: Kimberly Light, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., room 3E222, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 260-2647
or by e-mail: kimberly.light@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 1-800-877-5339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: March 8, 2004.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 16, 2004. The dates
and times for the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand
(including a courier service or commercial carrier) are in the
application package for this competition. The application package also
specifies the hours of operation of the e-Application Web site.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 16, 2004.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under
Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Instructions and requirements for
the transmittal of applications by mail or by hand (including courier
service or commercial carrier) are in the application package for this
competition.
Pilot Project for Electronic Submission of Applications: We are
continuing to expand our pilot project for electronic submission of
applications to include additional formula grant programs and
additional discretionary grant competitions. The Alcohol and Other Drug
Prevention Models on College Campuses grant competition--CFDA number
84.184N is one of the programs included in the pilot project. If you
are an applicant under the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on
College Campuses grant competition, you may submit your application to
us in either electronic or paper format.
The pilot project involves the use of the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application). If you use e-Application, you will
be entering data online while completing your application. You may not
e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. If you
participate in this voluntary pilot project by submitting an
application electronically, the data you enter online will be saved
into a database. We request your participation in e-Application. We
shall continue to evaluate its success and solicit suggestions for its
improvement.
If you participate in e-Application, please note the following:
Your participation is voluntary.
When you enter the e-Application system, you
will find information about its hours of operation. We strongly
recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to
initiate an e-Application package.
You will not receive any additional point value
because you submit a grant application in electronic format, nor will
we penalize you if you submit an application in paper format.
You may submit all documents electronically,
including the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424),
Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
After you electronically submit your
application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgement, which will
include a PR/Award Number (an identifying number unique to your
application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424) to the Application Control Center after following
these steps:
1. Print ED 424 from e-Application.
2. The institution's Authorizing Representative must sign this
form.
3. Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard copy signature page of the ED 424.
4. Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at (202)
260-1349.
We may request that you give us original
signatures on other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System
Unavailability: If you elect to participate in the e-Application pilot
for the Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses
Grant Competition and you are prevented from submitting your
application on the application deadline date because the e-Application
system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business
day in order

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to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by hand
delivery. We will grant this extension if--
1. You are a registered user of e-Application, and have initiated
an e-Application for this competition; and
2. (a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
during the last hour of operation (that is, for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time) on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under for
Further Information Contact (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
GRANTS help desk at 1-888-336-8930.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Alcohol and
Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses Grant Competition at:
http://e-grants.ed.gov.

V. Application Review Information

1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are in 34 CFR 75.210 and in the application package for this
competition.
2. Review and Selection Process: In addition to the selection
criteria, in making awards under this grant program, the Secretary may
take into consideration the diversity of activities addressed by the
projects in addition to the rank order of applicants.

VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118.

VII. Agency Contact

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Light, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., room 3E222, Washington, DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 260-2647
or by e-mail: kimberly.light@ed.gov.
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
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.

To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
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Dated: March 2, 2004.
Deborah A. Price,
Deputy Under Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
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