[Federal Register: March 23, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 57)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.299A]
Indian Education Discretionary Grant Programs--Demonstration
Grants for Indian Children
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
(FY) 2001.
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SUMMARY: 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
students, through activities such as:
(a) Innovative programs related to the educational 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 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 75.129.
An application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. The written agreement
must be submitted with the application. The agreement must be signed or
the applicant must submit other evidence that all the members of the
consortium agree to the contents of the agreement. Letters of support
do not meet the consortium requirements. The Secretary rejects and does
not consider an application that does not meet these requirements.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 25, 2001.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 27, 2001.
Applications Available: April 4, 2001.
Available Funds: $4,350,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000 to $400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $310,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 14.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months. It is the expectation of the
Department that all project periods will begin August 1, 2001 with
program services beginning with the Fall 2001 academic term.
Budget Requirement: Projects funded under this competition must
budget for a one and one-half day Project Directors' meeting in
Washington, DC during each year of the budget.
Maximum Annual Award Amount: In no case does the Secretary make an
award greater than $400,000 for a single budget period. The Secretary
rejects and does not consider an application that proposes a budget
exceeding these maximum amounts.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where an applicant
addresses the selection criteria that are used by reviewers in
evaluating the application. An applicant must limit the narrative to
the equivalent of no more than 75 double-spaced pages, using the
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following standards: (1) A ``page'' is 8 \1/2\" x 11" (one side only)
with one-inch margins (top, bottom and sides).
(2) 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, must be double-spaced
(no more than three lines per vertical inch).
If using a proportional computer font, use no smaller than a 12-
point font, and an average character density no greater than 18
characters per inch. If using a nonproportional font or a typewriter,
do not use more than 12 characters to the inch.
The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget
section (including the narrative budget justification); the assurances
and certifications; or the one-page abstract, appendices, resumes,
bibliography, and letters of support. However, all of the application
narrative addressing the selection criteria must be included in the
narrative section. If, in order to meet the page limit, you use print
size, spacing, or margins smaller than the standards specified in this
notice, your application will not be reviewed or considered for
funding.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, 97, 98, and 99.
Priorities
Invitational Priorities
While applicants may propose any project within the scope of
section 9121 of Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965,
as amended (the Act), the Secretary is particularly interested in
applications that meet the following 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--Early childhood and kindergarten programs,
including family-based preschool programs, that emphasize school
readiness and parental skills.
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 in Section
9121(c) of the Act over a period of more than one year.
Authority: Section 9121 of the Act; 20 U.S.C. 7831(d)(1)(B).
(2) In making grants under this program, the Secretary will award
five (5) additional points to applications submitted by Indian tribes,
Indian organizations, and Indian 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
meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 and includes an
Indian tribe, Indian organization, or Indian institution of higher
education shall be considered eligible to receive the five (5)
additional priority points. The written consortium agreement must be
submitted with the application. The agreement must be signed or the
applicant must submit other evidence that all the members of the
consortium agree to the contents of the agreement. Letters of support
do not meet the consortium requirements. The Secretary rejects and does
not consider an application that does not meet these requirements.
Authority: Section 9153 of the Act; 20 U.S.C. 7873.
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.
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/edpubs.html) or its
E-mail address (edpubs@inet.ed.gov). If you request an application from
ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA number
84.299A.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services
Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room
3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: (202)
205-8351. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), may call the Federal Information Relay Services (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an
alternative format the standards forms included in the application
package.
FOR FURTHER 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) 260-1683. Internet
address: Cathie_Martin@ed.gov.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative 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: 20 U.S.C. 7831.
Dated: March 19, 2001.
Thomas M. Corwin,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Education.
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