[Federal Register: February 12, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 29)] [Notices] [Page 6517] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Title I Part C--Education of Migratory Children AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of funding level for FY 1997 consortium incentive grants available under Part C of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education reserves $1,500,000, the maximum permitted by the statute, for FY 1997 consortium incentive grant awards authorized under section 1308(d) of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. State educational agencies operating Migrant Education Programs (MEPs) are the only eligible entities for this grant program. Criteria for awarding consortium incentive grants were published on April 8, 1996 (61 FR 15670). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kristina Barber, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Portals Building, Room 4100, Washington, DC 20202-6235. Telephone: 202-260-3169. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay System (FIRS), at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.144, Migrant Education--Coordination Program) Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6398(d). Dated: February 4, 1997. Gerald N. Tirozzi, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 97-3470 Filed 2-11-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P