[Federal Register: November 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 221)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.250D]
Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians
With Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2003
Purpose of Program: To provide vocational rehabilitation services
to American Indians with disabilities who reside on or near Federal or
State reservations, consistent with their individual strengths,
resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, and informed
choices, so that they may prepare for and engage in gainful employment,
including self-employment, telecommuting, or business ownership.
Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted only by the
governing bodies of Indian tribes (and consortia of those governing
bodies) located on Federal or State reservations.
Applications Available: November 18, 2002.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 31, 2003.
Estimated Available Funds: $7,659,000.
The Administration has requested $26,804,000 for this program for
FY 2003, of which $7,659,000 is expected to be used for this
competition. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow
enough time to complete the grant process, if Congress appropriates
funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $300,000-$400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $350,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 21.
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 75, 77, 80, 81, and
82; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 371.
Priority: Under section 121(b)(4) of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as
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amended (29 U.S.C. 741), we give preference to applications that meet
the following competitive priority (see 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv)). Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award 10 points to an application that meets
this competitive priority. These points are in addition to any points
the application earns under the selection criteria:
Competitive Preference Priority--Continuation of Previously Funded
Tribal Programs
In making new awards under this program, we give priority
consideration to applications for the continuation of tribal programs
that have been funded under this program.
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://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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 84.250D.
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: Pamela Martin or Suzanne Tillman,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3314,
Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2650. Telephone: for Pamela
Martin (202) 205-8494; for Suzanne Tillman (202) 205-8303. 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 persons listed in the preceding
paragraph.
Electronic Access to This Document
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the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(b).
Dated: November 12, 2002.
Robert H. Pasternack,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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