[Federal Register: June 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 114)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.235F]
Parent Information and Training Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002
Purpose of Program: To establish programs to provide training and
information to enable individuals with disabilities, and the parents,
family members, guardians, advocates, or other authorized
representatives of the individuals, to participate more effectively
with professionals in meeting the vocational, independent living, and
rehabilitation needs of individuals with disabilities. These grants are
designed to meet the unique training and information needs of those
individuals who live in the area to be served, particularly those who
are members of populations that have been unserved or underserved.
Eligible Applicants: Private nonprofit organizations that meet the
requirements in section 303(c)(4) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended (Act).
An applicant organization--
(1) Must demonstrate the capacity and expertise to--
Coordinate training and information activities with Centers for
Independent Living;
Coordinate and work closely with parent training and information
centers established pursuant to section 682(a) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (as added by section 101 of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997; Public Law 105-17);
and
Effectively conduct the training and information activities
authorized in section 303 of the Act by the Parent Training and
Information Program;
(2)(i) Must be governed by a board of directors--
That includes professionals in the field of vocational
rehabilitation; and
On which a majority of the members are individuals with
disabilities or the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or
authorized representatives of the individuals; or
(ii) Must have a membership that represents the interests of
individuals with disabilities; and
Must establish a special governing committee that includes
professionals in the field of vocational rehabilitation and on which a
majority of the members are individuals with disabilities or the
parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized
representatives of the individuals; and
(3) Must serve individuals with a full range of disabilities, and
the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized
representatives of the individuals.
Applications Available: June 17, 2002.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2002.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 30, 2002.
Estimated Available Funds: $700,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $95,000-$105,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
85, 86, 97, and 99.
Statutory Activities
Applicants must provide information on how they will meet the
requirements under section 303(c)(2) of the Act, which requires
grantees to assist individuals with disabilities, and the parents,
family members, guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of
the individuals--
To better understand vocational rehabilitation and
independent living programs and services;
To provide follow-up support for transition and employment
programs;
To communicate more effectively with transition and
rehabilitation personnel and other relevant professionals;
To provide support in the development of the
individualized plan for employment;
To provide support and expertise in obtaining information
about rehabilitation and independent living programs, services, and
resources that are appropriate; and
To understand the provisions of the Act, particularly
provisions relating to employment, supported employment, and
independent living.
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Priorities
Competitive Preference Priority--Employing and Advancing in Employment
Qualified Individuals with Disabilities
We give preference to applications that meet the competitive
preference priority in the notice of final competitive preference for
this program, published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2000
(65 FR 70408). Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an
additional 10 points to an application that is otherwise eligible for
funding under this program. The maximum score under the selection
criteria for this program is 100 points; however, we will also use the
following competitive preference so that up to an additional 10 points
may be earned by an applicant for a total possible score of 110 points.
Up to 10 points may be earned based on the extent to which an
application includes effective strategies for employing and advancing
in employment qualified individuals with disabilities as project
employees in projects awarded under this program. In determining the
effectiveness of those strategies, we will consider the applicant's
prior success, as described in the application, in employing and
advancing in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
Invitational Priority
We are particularly interested in applications that meet the
following priority.
Applicants are encouraged to include or address activities they may
wish to undertake related to the implementation of the Supreme Court's
recent decision in the Olmstead case, which requires community living
alternatives, if appropriate, in place of institutionalization.
However, training on the Olmstead decision can be provided only in
States that have implemented a policy regarding the Olmstead decision.
These activities may include, but are not limited to--
Training to provide families with a clear understanding of
the implication of the Olmstead decision and its impact on individuals
with disabilities and the parents, family members, guardians,
advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals;
Dissemination of relevant printed and electronic materials
to individuals with disabilities, and the parents, family members,
guardians, advocates, or authorized representatives of the individuals;
and
Provision of individualized information and referral by
staff with knowledge of the Olmstead decision to individuals with
disabilities, and the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or
authorized representatives of the individuals.
Training provided to families on the Olmstead decision must be
consistent with the policy of the State regarding the implementation of
the decision.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets
this priority a competitive or absolute preference over other
applications.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant
under this competition, we use selection criteria chosen from the
general selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The selection
criteria to be used for this competition will be provided in the
application package for this competition.
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 at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html, or you may contact ED Pubs at 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 84.235F.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package 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) 205-8207. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an
alternative format the standard forms included in the application
package.
For Further Information Contact: Joyce Libby, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3332, Switzer Building,
Washington, DC 20202-2650. Telephone: (202) 205-5392. 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
alternative 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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Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(c).
Dated: June 7, 2002.
Loretta L. Petty,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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