02/08/99: Notice of Closing Date Extension for Receipt of Applications for Designation as an Eligible Institution for FY 1999 for the Strengthening Institutions, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions Programs [OPE]

[Federal Register: February 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 25)]
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Receipt of Applications for Designation as an Eligible Institution for 
Fiscal Year 1999 for the Strengthening Institutions, American Indian 
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native 
Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
Programs; Closing Date Extension; Notice


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA NO. 84.031H]

 
Notice of Extension of Closing Date for Receipt of Applications 
for Designation as an Eligible Institution for Fiscal Year 1999 for the 
Strengthening Institutions, American Indian Tribally Controlled 
Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving 
Institutions, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions Programs

    Purpose: On January 4, 1999, the Department of Education published 
in the Federal Register (64 FR 347-349) a closing date notice for 
applications from institutions that wish to be designated as an 
eligible institution under the Strengthening Institutions, American 
Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and 
Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions and Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
(HSI) Programs. The first three programs are authorized under Title III 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The HSI program 
is authorized under Title V of the HEA. The purpose of this notice is 
to extend the closing date for transmittal of institutional eligibility 
applications from institutions who wish to compete for new grants under 
the Strengthening Institutions, American Indian Tribally Controlled 
Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving 
Institutions and HSI Programs. This action is needed due to unforeseen 
administrative delays.
    The closing date for eligibility applications is extended from 
February 15, 1999 to March 17, 1999 for institutions that wish to apply 
for new grant awards under the Title III and Title V programs. The 
Department plans to announce a closing date of April 12, 1999 for 
applications for new grant awards under the Strengthening Institutions, 
American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska 
Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions and HSI Programs, to be 
published in a future Federal Register notice. Because of time 
constraints, the Department does not guarantee that it will be able to 
notify an applicant for designation as an eligible Institution before 
the new grant award closing date of April 12, 1999.
    However, the closing date of May 28, 1999 has not changed for 
applicants who wish to apply only for purposes of obtaining a waiver of 
certain non-Federal share requirements under the Federal Supplemental 
Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Federal Work Study (FWS), and 
Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) 
programs.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 17, 1999 for 
Institutions of higher education that with to compete for new awards 
under the Strengthening Institutions, American Indian Tribally 
Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian 
Serving Institutions and HSI Programs. May 28, 1999 for institutions of 
higher education that plan to obtain a waiver of certain non-Federal 
share requirements under the FSEOG, FWS, and UISFL programs.
    Applications Available: February 10, 1999.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Ellen M. Sealey, Margaret 
A. Wheeler or Anne S. Young, Institutional Development and 
Undergraduate Education Service, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., (Portals CY-80) Washington, DC 20202-5335. 
Telephone (202) 708-8866, 708-9926 and 708-8839. 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., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audio tape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
paragraph.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternate format, also, by contacting that person. 
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format 
the standard forms included in the application package.
    Electronic Access to This Document: Anyone may view this document, 
as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the 
Federal Register, in text or portable document format (pdf) on the 
World Wide Web at either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg/htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html

    To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with 
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you 
have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing 
Office at (202) 512-1530 or, toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
    Anyone may also view these documents in text copy on an electronic 
bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511 or, toll 
free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents located under Option G--Files/
Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases.

    Note: The official version of a document is the document 
published in the Federal Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1057, 1059c and 1065a.

    Dated: February 2, 1999.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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