[Federal Register: August 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 154)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.234P]
Projects With Industry; Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000
Purpose of Program: The Projects With Industry (PWI) program
creates and expands job and career opportunities for individuals with
disabilities in the competitive labor market by engaging the talent and
leadership of private industry as partners in the rehabilitation
process. PWI projects identify competitive job and career opportunities
and the skills needed to perform those jobs, create practical settings
for job readiness and training programs, and provide job placements and
career advancement services.
Eligible Applicants: Employers, nonprofit agencies or
organizations, designated State units, labor unions, community
rehabilitation program providers, trade associations, Indian tribes or
tribal organizations, and other agencies or organizations with the
capacity to create and expand job and career opportunities for
individuals with disabilities.
Only applicants that propose to serve individuals with disabilities
in States, portions of States, Indian tribes, or tribal organizations
that are currently unserved or underserved by the PWI program may
apply.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Applications for funding under this notice
will be used to support grants in FY 2000. The Secretary may consider
supporting approved applications submitted in FY 2000 for grant support
in FY 2001.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 10, 2000.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 10, 2000.
Applications Available: October 8, 1999.
The Administration has requested $22,071,000 for this program for
FY 2000. However, the actual level of funding is contingent upon final
congressional action.
Available Funds: $2,071,694.
Estimated Range of Awards: $158,000-$238,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $198,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 379.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant
under this competition, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34
CFR 379.30. The selection criteria to be used for this competition will
be provided in the application package.
Priorities: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) the Secretary is particularly
interested in applications that meet one or more of the following
invitational priorities. However, an application that meets one or more
of these invitational priorities does not receive competitive or
absolute preference over other applications:
Invitational Priority 1
Projects that demonstrate effective collaboration with the ``One-
Stop'' delivery system established under title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 to assist individuals with disabilities to
secure job skills training and employment opportunities in the
competitive labor market. Proposed PWI service delivery models should
promote the delivery of services to individuals with disabilities
through local ``One-Stop'' centers. Applicants who wish to address this
invitational priority may get further information about the ``One-
Stop'' delivery system by calling the Department of Labor at (202) 219-
8395, Ext. 182.
Invitational Priority 2
Projects that demonstrate effective collaboration with the
``Welfare-to-Work Program'' administered by the U. S. Department of
Labor to serve and secure competitive placement opportunities for
persons with disabilities who are participants in this program.
Applications should demonstrate a project's capacity to address issues
unique to individuals with disabilities transitioning from welfare to
work. Applicants who wish to address this invitational priority may get
further information at the Department of Labor web site at:
http://wtw.doleta.gov/documents/census/
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 telecommunications 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/pubs/edpubs/html) or its E-mail address
(edpubs@inet.ed.gov).
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternate 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) 205-9817. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the TDD number at 1-877-576-7734. However, the
Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the standard
forms included in the application package.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Muskie or Mary Jane Kane, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3320 Switzer
Building, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone (202) 205-3293 for Martha
Muskie. Telephone (202) 205-8206 for Mary Jane Kane. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
Electronic Access to This Document
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area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 777b.
Dated: August 6, 1999.
Curtis L. Richards,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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