FR Doc 05-4741
[Federal Register: March 10, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 46)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Safe
Schools/Healthy Students; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184L.
DATES: Applications Available: March 10, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 29, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 29, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs) or consortia
of LEAs that have not received funds or services under the Safe
Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) initiative during any previous fiscal
year.
Estimated Available Funds: $74,800,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: Up to $1,000,000 per year for LEAs or
consortia in rural areas and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools; up
to $2,000,000 per year for LEAs or consortia in suburban areas; and up
to $3,000,000 per year for LEAs or consortia in urban areas.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $2,000,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget that exceeds the maximum amount established for its defined
urbanicity. The maximum amount for SS/HS funds is $3 million for urban
LEAs for a 12-month period; $2 million for suburban LEAs for a 12-month
period; and $1 million for rural LEAs and BIA schools for a 12-month
period. To determine urbanicity and the maximum amount they are
eligible to apply for, all applicants except BIA schools must use the
district locale code on the National Public School and School District
Locator Web site (available online at
http://www.nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch
) and the definitions established in the notice of final
priority, selection criteria, requirements, and definitions for the SS/
HS program published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2004 (69 FR
30756). A BIA school's request must not exceed $1 million.
Estimated Number of Awards: 40.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program provides Federal financial
assistance to LEAs to implement an integrated, comprehensive community-
wide plan designed to create safe and drug-free schools and promote
prosocial skills and healthy childhood development in youth.
Priority: This priority is from the notice of final priority,
selection criteria, requirements, and definitions, for this program,
published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2004 (69 FR 30756).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority supports the projects of LEAs proposing to implement
an integrated, comprehensive community-wide plan designed to create
safe and drug-free schools and promote prosocial skills and healthy
childhood development in youth. Plans must focus activities, curricula,
programs, and services in a manner that responds to all of the
following six elements --
Element One--Safe school environment--Note: No more than 10 percent
of the total budget for each year may be used to support costs
associated with (1) security equipment and personnel, and (2) minor
remodeling of school facilities to improve school safety;
Element Two--Alcohol and other drugs and violence prevention and
early intervention programs;
Element Three--School and community mental health preventive and
treatment intervention services;
Element Four--Early childhood psychosocial and emotional
development programs;
Element Five--Supporting and connecting schools and communities;
and
Element Six--Safe school policies.
Program Authority: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act (20 U.S.C. 7131); Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa);
and Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (42 U.S.C.
5614(b)(4)(e) and 5781 et seq.).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, 99, and 299. (b) The notice of final priority,
selection criteria, requirements, and definitions for this program,
published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2004 (69 FR 30756).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $74,800,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: Up to $1,000,000 per year for LEAs or
consortia in rural areas and BIA schools;
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up to $2,000,000 per year for LEAs or consortia in suburban areas; and
up to $3,000,000 per year for LEAs or consortia in urban areas.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $2,000,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget that exceeds the maximum amount established for its defined
urbanicity. The maximum amount for SS/HS funds is $3 million for urban
LEAs for a 12-month period; $2 million for suburban LEAs for a 12-month
period; and $1 million for rural LEAs and BIA schools for a 12-month
period. To determine urbanicity and the maximum amount they are
eligible to apply for, all applicants except BIA schools must use the
district locale code on the National Public School and School District
Locator Web site (available online at http://www.nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch
) and the definitions established in the notice of final
priority, selection criteria, requirements, and definitions for the SS/
HS program published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2004 (69 FR
30756). A BIA school's request must not exceed $1 million.
Estimated Number of Awards: 40.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs or consortia of LEAs that have not
received funds or services under the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/
HS) initiative during any previous fiscal year.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching
3. Other: The applicant must include in its application two
memoranda of agreement demonstrating the commitment of the required SS/
HS partners. Two agreements must be signed by the required partners (as
described in paragraphs (a) and (b)) and dated no earlier than six
months prior to the SS/HS application deadline. Applicants must also
include information in the application that supports the selection of
the identified local law enforcement partner and juvenile justice
partner and describes how those partners' activities will support and
be integrated in the SS/HS strategy. Applicants must contact their
State Department of Mental Health to identify the relevant local public
mental health authority. Mental health entities that have no legal
authority in the administrative oversight of the delivery of mental
health services are not acceptable as the sole mental health partner.
Each SS/HS application must include the local public mental health
authority as a partner. (The local public mental health authority is
not required to provide mental health services to the target population
but must provide administrative control or oversight of the delivery of
mental health services.)
(a) The first of these two agreements is the Memorandum of
Agreement for the SS/HS Partners. This agreement must contain the
signatures of the school superintendent and authorized representatives
for the local public mental health authority and local law enforcement
and juvenile justice agencies. This agreement must include the
following information: A mission statement for the SS/HS partnership;
the goals and objectives of the partnership; desired outcomes for the
partnership; a description of how information will be shared among
partners; and a description of the roles and responsibilities of each
partner. Applicants submitting as a consortium of LEAs must demonstrate
partnership with the relevant local law enforcement agency (or
agencies), public mental health authority (or authorities) and juvenile
justice agency (or agencies) for each of the participating LEAs in the
consortium. Applicants must indicate those instances where a local law
enforcement agency, public mental health authority, or juvenile justice
agency has authority or jurisdiction for one or more of the
participating LEAs in the consortium.
(b) The second of these two agreements is the Memorandum of
Agreement for Mental Health Services. This agreement must contain the
signatures of the school superintendent and the authorized
representative of the local public mental health authority. The local
public mental health authority must agree to provide administrative
control and/or oversight of the delivery of mental health services.
This agreement also must state procedures to be used for referral,
treatment, and follow-up for children and adolescents with serious
mental health problems. Applicants submitting as a consortium of LEAs
must demonstrate partnership with the relevant public mental health
authority (or authorities) for each of the participating LEAs in the
consortium. Applicants must indicate those instances where a local
public mental health authority has authority/jurisdiction for one or
more of the participating LEAs in the consortium.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll
free): (877) 433-7827. Fax: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free):
(877) 576-7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html
or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: mailto:edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.184L.
You also may access the application package electronically at the
following address:
http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpsafeschools/applicant.html
.
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 section VII of this notice.
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 program.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. An application's narrative must be limited to the
equivalent of no more than 40 pages and must adhere to the following
standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' by 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
All text in the application narrative must be double
spaced (no more than three lines per vertical inch) excluding titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations, references, captions, text in charts,
tables, figures and graphs.
Text must be presented in a 12-point Courier New font.
All pages must be consecutively numbered using the style 1
of 40, 2 of 40, etc.
The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet, project abstract,
budget forms and worksheets, or the required attachments.
Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application that--
Exceed the page limit if you apply these standards; or
Exceed the equivalent of the page limit if you apply other
standards.
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3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: March 10,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 29, 2005.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted by
mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application by mail or hand delivery, please
refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 29, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program 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 program.
5. Funding Restrictions: No less than 7 percent of a grantee's
budget for each year may be used to support costs associated with local
evaluation activities. No more than 10 percent of the total budget for
each year may be used to support costs associated with (1) security
equipment and personnel, and (2) minor remodeling of school facilities
to improve school safety. We reference additional regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted in paper format by mail or hand
delivery.
a. Submission of Applications by Mail. If you submit your
application by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial
carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your
application, on or before the application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: CFDA 84.184L, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: CFDA 84.184L, 7100
Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of the address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
b. Submission of Application by Hand Delivery. If you submit your
application by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver
the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before
the application deadline date, to the Department at the following
address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Attention: CFDA 84.184L, 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter,
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are: (1) geographic distribution
and diversity of activities addressed by the projects; and (2)
equitable distribution of grants among urban, suburban, and rural LEAs.
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: If funded you are expected to submit, semi-annually,
a performance report, which includes reporting on expenditures, as
specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.720. You are also expected to
collect data on the key Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
performance measures for this program and report those data annually to
the Department. At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report that includes financial and evaluation
information, as directed by the Secretary.
4. Performance Measures: Under the GPRA, we have developed four
measures for evaluating the overall effectiveness of the SS/HS
initiative: (1) The percentage of Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant
sites that experience a decrease in the number of violent incidents at
schools during the 3-year period; (2) The percentage of Safe Schools/
Healthy Students grant sites that experience a decrease in substance
abuse during the 3-year period; (3) The percentage of Safe Schools/
Healthy Students grant sites that improve school attendance during the
3-year period; and (4) The percentage of SS/HS grant sites that
increase mental health services to students and families during the 3-
year grant period.
These measures constitute the Department's indicators of success
for this initiative. Consequently, applicants for a grant under this
program are advised to give careful consideration to these four
measures in conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation
for their proposed project.
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VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Dorsey, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E336, Washington, DC 20202-
6450. Telephone: (202) 708-4674 or by e-mail: Karen.Dorsey@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 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.
VIII. Other Information
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
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
You may also view this document in text or PDF at the following Web
site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvpsafeschools/applicant.html.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html
Dated: March 7, 2005.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
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