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The Department of Education has transmitted the following document to the Office of the Federal Register for publication. However, the official document is the one published in the Federal Register. 4000-01P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CFDA NO: 84.176) PAUL DOUGLAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Notice inviting applications for new grants for fiscal year (FY) 1994.

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: To provide, through grants to States, scholarships to individuals who are outstanding secondary school graduates and who demonstrate an interest in teaching, in order to enable and encourage those individuals to pursue teaching careers in education at the preschool, elementary or secondary level.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: The 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau), and the Virgin Islands are eligible to apply for grants under this program.

DEADLINE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS: August 22, 1994.

DEADLINE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: September 6, 1994.

AVAILABLE FUNDS: $14,681,000.

ESTIMATED RANGE OF AWARDS: $1,230 to $1,746,057.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF AWARDS: $271,870.

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: 54.
NOTE: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

PROJECT PERIOD: Up to 12 months.

BUDGET PERIOD: 12 months.

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS:

  1. The regulations for this program in 34 CFR Part 653, as published in the FEDERAL REGISTER on August 11, 1993 (58 FR 42824); and
  2. The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75.60-75.62 and 34 CFR Parts 76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 85, 86.
FOR APPLICATIONS OR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Valerie A. Hurry, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202- 5329. Telephone: (202) 260-3392.

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., Easternme, Monday through Friday.

Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board), telephone number (202) 260-9950; or on the Internet Gopher Server at GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases). However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant competition is the notice published in the Federal Register. PROGRAM AUTHORITY: 20 U.S.C. 1104 to 1104k.

Dated:                                 _____________________________                               David A. Longanecker,                               Assistant Secretary for                                 Postsecondary Education.
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