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Part VII
Department of Education
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Safe Schools Grants Program, Inviting Applicants for New Awards for
Fiscal Year 1995; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.277A]
Safe Schools Grants Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995
Note to Applicants: This notice is a complete application package.
Together with the statute authorizing the program and applicable
regulations governing the program, including the Education Department
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), the notice contains all of
the information, application forms, and instructions needed to apply
for a grant under this competition.
Purpose of Program: To help local school systems ensure that all
schools are safe and free of violence consistent with the National
Education Goal, which provides that by the year 2000, every school in
America will be free of drugs and violence and will offer a disciplined
environment conducive to learning.
Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs) that show a
significant need for additional funds to prevent and eliminate
violence, school crime, and victimization of youth by violence, crime,
or other forms of abuse.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this program, an LEA must
demonstrate in its application that it--
(a) Serves an area with a high rate of--
(1) Homicides committed by persons between the ages of 5 to 18,
inclusive;
(2) Referrals of youth to juvenile court;
(3) Youth under the supervision of the courts;
(4) Expulsions and suspensions of students from school;
(5) Referrals of youth, for disciplinary reasons, to alternative
schools; or
(6) Victimization of youth by violence, crime, or other forms of
abuse; and
(b) Has serious school crime, violence, and discipline problems, as
indicated by other appropriate data.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 30, 1994.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 29, 1994.
Available Funds: $18,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: The Department expects that grants will
range from $300,000 to $1,000,000. No grant under this program will
exceed $3,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $500,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 36.
NOTE: Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 18 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) as follows:
(1) 34 CFR Part 75 (Direct Grant Programs).
(2) 34 CFR Part 77 (Definitions that Apply to Department
Regulations).
(3) 34 CFR Part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of Department of
Education Programs and Activities).
(4) 34 CFR Part 80 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants
and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments).
(5) 34 CFR Part 81 (General Education Provisions Act--Enforcement).
(6) 34 CFR Part 82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying).
(7) 34 CFR Part 85 (Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension
(Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free
Workplace (Grants)).
(8) 34 CFR Part 86 (Drug-Free Schools and Campuses).
(b) The regulations for Student Rights in Research, Experimental
Programs, and Testing in 34 CFR Part 98.
(c) The regulations for Family Educational Rights and Privacy in 34
CFR Part 99.
Description of Program
An LEA must use grant funds received under this program for one or
more of the following activities:
(1) Identifying and assessing school violence and discipline
problems, including coordinating needs assessment activities with
education, law enforcement, judicial, health, social service, and other
appropriate agencies and organizations, juvenile justice programs, and
gang prevention activities.
(2) Conducting school safety reviews or violence prevention reviews
of programs, policies, practices, and facilities to determine what
changes are needed to reduce or prevent violence and promote safety and
discipline.
(3) Planning for comprehensive, long-term strategies and preventing
school violence and discipline problems through the involvement and
coordination of school programs with other education, law enforcement,
judicial, health, social service, and other appropriate agencies and
organizations.
(4) Training school personnel in programs of demonstrated
effectiveness in addressing violence, including violence prevention,
conflict resolution, anger management, peer mediation, and
identification of high-risk youth.
(5) Activities that involve parents in efforts to promote school
safety and prevent school violence.
(6) Community education programs, including video and technology-
based projects, informing parents, businesses, local government, the
media and other appropriate entities about--
(A) The LEA's plan to promote school safety and reduce and prevent
school violence and discipline problems; and
(B) The need for community support.
(7) Coordination of school-based activities designed to promote
school safety and reduce or prevent school violence and discipline
problems with related efforts of education, law enforcement, judicial,
health, social service, and other appropriate agencies and
organizations and juvenile justice programs.
(8) Developing and implementing violence prevention activities and
materials, including--
(A) Conflict resolution and social skills development for students,
teachers, aides, other school personnel, and parents;
(B) Disciplinary alternatives to expulsion and suspension of
students who exhibit violent or antisocial behavior;
(C) Student-led activities such as peer mediation, peer counseling,
and student courts; or
(D) Alternative after-school programs that provide safe havens for
students, which may include cultural, recreational, educational, and
instructional activities, and mentoring and community service programs.
(9) Educating students and parents regarding the dangers of guns
and other weapons and the consequences of their use.
(10) Developing and implementing innovative curricula to prevent
violence in schools and training staff how to stop disruptive or
violent behavior if such behaviors occurs.
(11) Supporting ``safe zones of passage'' for students between home
and school through such measures as drug- and weapon-free school zones,
enhanced law enforcement, and neighborhood patrols.
(12) Counseling programs for victims and witnesses of school
violence and crime.
(13) Acquiring and installing metal detectors and hiring security
personnel.
(14) Reimbursing law enforcement authorities for their personnel
who participate in school violence prevention activities.
(15) Evaluating projects and activities assisted under this
program.
(16) The cost of administering projects or activities assisted
under this program.
(17) Other projects or activities that meet the purpose of this
program.
Limitations
An LEA may not use more than--
(1) A total of five percent of grant funds received under this
program for activities described in paragraphs (11), (13), and (14)
above; and
(2) Five percent of grant funds received to cover the cost of
administering projects or activities assisted under this program.
An LEA shall only be able to use grant funds received under this
program for activities described in paragraphs (11), (13), and (14)
above, if funding for such activities is not available from other
Federal sources.
An LEA may not use grant funds received under this program for
construction.
Applications
In order to receive a grant under this program, an eligible LEA
shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes--
(1) An assessment of the current violence and crime problems in the
schools to be served by the grant and in the community to be served by
the applicant;
(2) An assurance that the applicant has written policies regarding
school safety, student discipline, and the appropriate handling of
violent or disruptive acts;
(3) A description of the schools and communities to be served by
the grant, the activities and projects to be carried out with grant
funds, and how these activities and projects will help to reduce the
current violence and crime problems in the schools and communities
served;
(4) A description of educational materials to be developed in the
first most predominant non-English language of the schools and
communities to be served by the grant, if applicable;
(5) If the LEA receives Federal education funds, an explanation of
how activities assisted under this program will be coordinated with and
support any systemic education improvement plan prepared with those
funds;
(6) The applicant's plan to establish school-level advisory
committees, which include faculty, parents, staff and students, for
each school to be served by the grant and a description of how each
committee will assist in assessing that school's violence and
discipline problems as well as in designing appropriate programs,
policies, and practices to combat such problems;
(7) The applicant's plan for collecting baseline and future data,
by individual schools, to monitor violence and discipline problems and
to measure the applicant's progress in achieving the purpose of this
program;
(8) A description of how, in subsequent fiscal years, the grantee
will integrate the violence prevention activities the grantee carries
out with funds under this program with activities carried out under the
grantee's comprehensive plan for drug and violence prevention adopted
under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986;
(9) A description of how the grantee will coordinate the grantee's
school crime and violence prevention efforts with education, law
enforcement, judicial, health, and social service programs supported
under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and
other appropriate agencies and organizations serving the community;
(10) A description of how the grantee will inform parents about the
extent of crime and violence in their children's schools and maximize
the participation of parents in the grantee's violence prevention
activities;
(11) An assurance that grant funds under this program will be used
to supplement and not supplant State and local funds that would, in the
absence of funds under this program, be made available by the applicant
for the purposes of the grant; and
(12) An assurance that the applicant shall submit, within 90 days
of the expiration of the grant, an evaluation of the grantee's progress
in achieving the objectives in its approved application; the
effectiveness of the project in meeting the purposes of the program;
the effect of the project on participants being served by the grantee;
and that the applicant will cooperate with, and provide assistance to,
the Secretary in gathering statistics and other data that the Secretary
determines are necessary to determine the effectiveness of projects and
activities assisted under this program or the extent of school violence
and discipline problems throughout the Nation.
Competitive Preference
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and section 703(b) of the Safe Schools
Act of 1994, the Secretary gives preference to applications that meet
the following competitive priority. The Secretary awards up to 15
points to an application that meets this competitive priority in a
particularly effective way. These points are in addition to any points
the application earns under the selection criteria for the program:
Strength of Local Commitment
The Secretary shall give priority to applications for projects that
ensure a strong local commitment to the activities assisted under this
program, as evidenced by project components, such as--
(1) The formation of a partnership among the applicant and one or
more of the following: a community-based organization, a nonprofit
organization with a demonstrated commitment to or expertise in
developing education programs or providing educational services to
students or the public, a local law enforcement agency, or any
combination thereof; and
(2) A high level of youth participation in the projects or
activities.
Invitational Priority
The Secretary is particularly interested in applications that meet
the following invitational priority. However, under 34 CFR 105(c)(1) an
application that meets this invitational priority does not receive
competitive or absolute preference over other applications:
Projects that use a comprehensive approach to implement or expand a
violence prevention program. Such a program should include conducting a
needs assessment, involving students and parents, implementing
curricula, training staff, and coordinating school-based activities
with related efforts in the community.
Selection Criteria
(a)(1) The Secretary uses the following selection criteria to
evaluate applications for new grants under this competition.
(2) The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100 points.
(3) The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in
parentheses.
The Secretary assigns the 15 points reserved in 34 CFR 75.210(c),
as follows: 10 points to selection criterion 34 CFR 75.210(b)(3) (Plan
of Operation) for a possible total of 25 points); 3 points to selection
criterion 34 CFR 75.210(b)(4) (Quality of key personnel) for a possible
total of 10 points; and 2 points to selection criterion 34 CFR
75.210(b)(6) (Evaluation plan) for a possible total of 7 points.
(b) The criteria.--(1) Meeting the purposes of the authorizing
statute. (30 points) The Secretary reviews each application to
determine how well the project will meet the purpose of the Safe
Schools Act of 1994, including consideration of--
(i) The objectives of the project; and
(ii) How the objectives of the project further the purposes of the
Safe Schools Act of 1994.
(2) Extent of need for the project. (20 points) The Secretary
reviews each application to determine the extent to which the project
meets specific needs recognized in the Safe Schools Act of 1994,
including consideration of--
(i) The needs addressed by the project;
(ii) How the applicant identified those needs;
(iii) How those needs will be met by the project; and
(iv) The benefits to be gained by meeting those needs.
(3) Plan of operation. (25 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of the plan of operation for the
project, including--
(i) The quality of the design of the project;
(ii) The extent to which the plan of management is effective and
ensures proper and efficient administration of the project;
(iii) How well the objectives of the project relate to the purpose
of the program;
(iv) The quality of the applicant's plan to use its resources and
personnel to achieve each objective;
(v) How the applicant will ensure that project participants who are
otherwise eligible to participate are selected without regard to race,
color, national origin, gender, age, or handicapping condition; and
(vi) For grants under a program that requires the applicant to
provide an opportunity for participation of students enrolled in
private schools, the quality of the applicant's plan to provide that
opportunity.
(4) Quality of key personnel. (10 points)
(i) The Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality
of key personnel the applicant plans to use on the project, including--
(A) The qualifications of the project director (if one is to be
used);
(B) The qualifications of each of the other key personnel to be
used in the project;
(C) The time that each person referred to in paragraphs (b)(4)(i)
(A) and
(B) will commit to the project; and
(D) How the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment
practices, will ensure that its personnel are selected for employment
without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, or
handicapping condition.
(ii) To determine personnel qualifications under paragraphs
(b)(4)(i) (A) and (B), the Secretary considers--
(A) Experience and training in fields related to the objectives of
the project; and
(B) Any other qualifications that pertain to the quality of the
project.
(5) Budget and cost effectiveness. (5 points) The Secretary reviews
each application to determine the extent to which--
(i) The budget is adequate to support the project; and (ii) Costs
are reasonable in relation to the objectives of the project.
(6) Evaluation plan. (7 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of the evaluation plan for the
project, including the extent to which the applicant's methods of
evaluation--
(i) Are appropriate to the project; and
(ii) To the extent possible, are objective and produce data that
are quantifiable.
(Cross-reference: See 34 CFR 75.590 Evaluation by the grantee.)
(7) Adequacy of resources. (3 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the adequacy of the resources that the
applicant plans to devote to the project, including facilities,
equipment, and supplies.
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs
This program is subject to the requirements of Executive Order
12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs) and the
regulations in 34 CFR Part 79.
The objective of the Executive order is to foster an
intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen federalism by relying
on State and local processes for State and local government
coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance.
Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of
Contact to find out about, and to comply with, the State's process
under Executive Order 12372. Applicants proposing to perform activities
in more than one State should immediately contact the Single Point of
Contact for each of those States and follow the procedure established
in each State under the Executive order. If you want to know the name
and address of any State Single Point of Contact, see the list
published in the Federal Register on May 3, 1994 (59 FR 22904-22905).
In States that have not established a process or chosen a program
for review, State, areawide, regional, and local entities may submit
comments directly to the Department.
Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by a
State Single Point of Contact and any comments from State, areawide,
regional, and local entities must be mailed or hand-delivered by the
date indicated in this notice to the following address: The Secretary,
E.O. 12372--CFDA # 84.277A, U.S. Department of Education, Room 4161,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-0125.
Proof of mailing will be determined on the same basis as
applications (see 34 CFR 75.102). Recommendations or comments may be
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the date
indicated in this notice.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE ADDRESS IS NOT THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE
ONE TO WHICH THE APPLICANT SUBMITS ITS COMPLETED APPLICATION. DO NOT
SEND APPLICATIONS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANSMITTAL OF
APPLICATIONS:
(a) If an applicant wants to apply for a grant, the applicant
shall--
(1) Mail the original and two copies of the application on or
before the deadline date to: U. S. Department of Education, Application
Control Center, Attention: (CFDA # 84.277A, Washington, DC 20202-4725.
or
(2) Hand-deliver the original and two copies of the application by
4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the deadline date to: U.S.
Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA#
84.277A), Room #3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th and D Streets,
SW., Washington, DC.
(b) An applicant must show one of the following as proof of
mailing:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
(c) If an application is mailed through the U.S. Postal Service,
the Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of
mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
Note: (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant should
check with its local post office.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a Grant Application
Receipt Acknowledgment to each applicant. If an applicant fails to
receive the notification of application receipt within 15 days from the
date of mailing the application, the applicant should call the U.S.
Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 708-9494.
(3) The applicant must indicate on the envelope and--if not
provided by the Department--in Item 10 of the Application for Federal
Assistance (Standard Form 424) the CFDA number (and suffix letter, if
any) of the competition under which the application is being submitted.
The CFDA number for this competition is 84.277A.
Application Instructions and Forms
The appendix to this application is divided into three parts plus a
statement regarding estimated public reporting burden and various
assurances and certifications. These parts and additional materials are
organized in the same manner that the submitted application should be
organized. The parts and additional materials are as follows:
Part I: Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424 (Rev.
4-88)) and instructions.
PART II: Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (Standard
Form 424A) and instructions.
PART III: Application Narrative.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
Estimated Public Reporting Burden.
Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B).
Certifications regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and Other
Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (ED 80-
0013).
Certification regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion: Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED 80-0014, 9/90)
and instructions. (NOTE: ED 80-0014 is intended for the use of grantees
and should not be transmitted to the Department.)
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL) (if
applicable) and instructions; and Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
Continuation Sheet (Standard Form LLL-A).
An applicant may submit information on a photostatic copy of the
application and budget forms, the assurances, and the certifications.
However, the application form, the assurances, and the certifications
must each have an original signature. No grant may be awarded unless a
completed application form has been received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Macias, Division of Drug-Free
Schools and Communities, School Improvement Programs, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Portals Room 4500, Washington,
D.C. 20202-6439, (202) 260-2844. 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.
Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including
copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can
be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board),
telephone (202) 260-9950; or on the Internet Gopher Server at
GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases).
However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 20 USC 5961-5965; 5967.
Dated: August 8, 1994.
Thomas W. Payzant,
Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF 424
This is a standard form used by applicants as a required
facesheet for preapplications and applications submitted for Federal
assistance. It will be used by Federal agencies to obtain applicant
certification that States which have established a review and
comment procedure in response to Executive Order 12372 and have
selected the program to be included in their process, have been
given an opportunity to review the applicant's submission.
Item and Entry
1. Self-explanatory.
2. Date application submitted to Federal agency (or State if
applicable) if applicant's control number (if applicable).
3. State use only (if applicable).
4. If this application is to continue or revise an existing
award, enter present Federal identifier number. If for a new
project, leave blank.
5. Legal name of applicant, name of primary organizational unit
which will undertake the assistance activity, complete address of
the applicant, and name and telephone number of the person to
contact on matters related to this application.
6. Enter Employer Identification Number (EIN) as assigned by the
Internal Revenue Service.
7. Enter the appropriate letter in the space provided.
8. Check appropriate box and enter appropriate letter(s) in the
spaces(s) provided:
--``New'' means a new assistance award.
--``Continuation'' means an extension for an additional funding/
budget period for a project with a projected completion date.
--``Revision'' means any change in the Federal Government's
financial obligation or contingent liability from an existing
obligation.
9. Name of Federal agency from which assistance is being
requested with this application.
10. Use the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number and
title of the program under which assistance is requested.
11. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. If more than
one program is involved, you should append an explanation on a
separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property
projects), attach a map showing project location. For
preapplications, use a separate sheet to provide a summary
description of this project.
12. List only the largest political entities affected (e.g.,
State, counties, cities).
13. Self-explanatory.
14. List the applicant's Congressional District and any
District(s) affected by the program or project.
15. Amount requested or to be contributed during the first
funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable.
If the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award,
indicate only the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the
amounts in parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are
included, show breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program
funding, use totals and show breakdown using same categories as item
15.
16. Applicants should contact the State Single Point of Contact
(SPOC) for Federal Executive Order 12372 to determine whether the
application is subject to the State intergovernmental review
process.
17. This question applies to the applicant organization, not the
person who signs as the authorized representative. Categories of
debt include delinquent audit disallowances, loans and taxes.
18. To be signed by the authorized representative of the
applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to
sign this application as official representative must be on file in
the applicant's office. (Certain Federal agencies may require that
this authorization be submitted as part of the application.)
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF-424A
General Instructions
This form is designed so that application can be made for funds
from one or more grant programs. In preparing the budget, adhere to
any existing Federal grantor agency guidelines which prescribe how
and whether budgeted amounts should be separately shown for
different functions or activities within the program. For some
programs, grantor agencies may require budgets to be separately
shown by function or activity. For other programs, grantor agencies
may require a breakdown by function or activity. Sections A, B, C,
and D should include budget estimates for the whole project except
when applying for assistance which requires Federal authorization in
annual or other funding period increments. In the latter case,
Sections A, B, C, and D should provide the budget for the first
budget period (usually a year) and Section E should present the need
for Federal assistance in the subsequent budget periods. All
applications should contain a breakdown by the object class
categories shown in Lines a-k of Section B.
Section A. Budget Summary Lines 1-4, Columns (a) and (b)
For applications pertaining to a single Federal grant program
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog number) and not requiring a
functional or activity breakdown, enter on Line 1 under Column (a)
the catalog program title and the catalog number in Column (b).
For applications pertaining to a single program requiring budget
amounts by multiple functions or activities, enter the name of each
activity or function on each line in Column (a), and enter the
catalog number in Column (b). For applications pertaining to
multiple programs where none of the programs require a breakdown by
function or activity, enter the catalog program title on each line
in Column (a) and the respective catalog number on each line in
Column (b).
For applications pertaining to multiple programs where one or
more programs require a breakdown by function or activity, prepare a
separate sheet for each program requiring the breakdown. Additional
sheets should be used when one form does not provide adequate space
for all breakdown of data required. However, when more than one
sheet is used, the first page should provide the summary totals by
programs.
Lines 1-4, Columns (c) through (g.)
For new applications, leave Columns (c) and (d) blank. For each
line entry in Columns (a) and (b), enter in Columns (e), (f), and
(g) the appropriate amounts of funds needed to support the project
for the first funding period (usually a year).
For continuing grant program applications, submit these forms
before the end of each funding period as required by the grantor
agency. Enter in Columns (c) and (d) the estimated amounts of funds
which will remain unobligated at the end of the grant funding period
only if the Federal grantor agency instructions provide for this.
Otherwise, leave these columns blank. Enter in columns (e) and (f)
the amounts of funds needed for the upcoming period. The amount(s)
in Column (g) should be the sum of amounts in Columns (e) and (f).
For supplemental grants and change to existing grants, do not
use Columns (c) and (d). Enter in Column (e) the amount of the
increase or decrease of Federal funds and enter in Column (f) the
amount of the increase or decrease of non-Federal funds. In Column
(g) enter the new total budgeted amount (Federal and non-Federal)
which includes the total previous authorized budgeted amounts plus
or minus, as appropriate, the amounts shown in Columns (e) and (f).
The amount(s) in Column (g) should not equal the sum of amounts in
Columns (e) and (f).
Line 5--Show the totals for all columns used.
Section B Budget Categories
In the column headings (1) through (4), enter the titles of the
same programs, functions, and activities shown on Lines 1-4, Column
(a), Section A. When additional sheets are prepared for Section A,
provide similar column headings on each sheet. For each program,
function or activity, fill in the total requirements for funds (both
Federal and non-Federal) by object class categories.
Lines 6a-i--Show the totals of Lines 6a to 6h in each column.
Line 6j--Show the amount of indirect cost.
Line 6k--Enter the total of amounts on Lines 6i and 6j. For all
applications for new grants and continuation grants the total amount
in column (5), Line 6k, should be the same as the total amount shown
in Section A, Column (g), Line 5. For supplemental grants and
changes to grants, the total amount of the increase or decrease as
shown in Columns (1)-(4), Line 6k should be the same as the sum of
the amounts in Section A, Columns (e) and (f) on Line 5.
Line 7--Enter the estimated amount of income, if any, expected
to be generated from this project. Do not add or subtract this
amount from the total project amount. Show under the program
narrative statement the nature and source of income. The estimated
amount of program income may be considered by the federal grantor
agency in determining the total amount of the grant.
Section C. Non-Federal Resources
Lines 8-11--Enter amounts of non-Federal resources that will be
used on the grant. If in-kind contributions are included, provide a
brief explanation on a separate sheet.
Column (a)--Enter the program titles identical to Column (a),
Section A. A breakdown by function or activity is not necessary.
Column (b)--Enter the contribution to be made by the applicant.
Column (c)--Enter the amount of the State's cash and in-kind
contribution if the applicant is not a State or State agency.
Applicants which are a State or State agencies should leave this
column blank.
Column (d)--Enter the amount of cash and in-kind contributions
to be made from all other sources.
Column (e)--Enter totals of Columns (b), (c), and (d).
Line 12--Enter the total for each of Columns (b)-(e). The amount
in Column (e) should be equal to the amount on Line 5, Column (f),
Section A.
Section D. Forecasted Cash Needs
Line 13--Enter the amount of cash needed by quarter from the
grantor agency during the first year.
Line 14--Enter the amount of cash from all other sources needed
by quarter during the first year.
Line 15--Enter the totals of amounts on Lines 13 and 14.
Section E. Budget Estimates of Federal Funds Needed for Balance of the
Project
Lines 16-19--Enter in Column (a) the same grant program titles
shown in Column (a), Section A. A breakdown by function or activity
is not necessary. For new applications and continuation grant
applications, enter in the proper columns amounts of Federal funds
which will be needed to complete the program or project over the
succeeding funding periods (usually in years). This section need not
be completed for revisions (amendments, changes, or supplements) to
funds for the current year of existing grants.
If more than four lines are needed to list the program titles,
submit additional schedules as necessary.
Line 20--Enter the total for each of the Columns (b)-(e). When
additional schedules are prepared for this Section, annotate
accordingly and show the overall totals on this line.
Section F. Other Budget Information
Line 21--Use this space to explain amounts for individual direct
object-class cost categories that may appear to be out of the
ordinary or to explain the details as required by the Federal
grantor agency.
Line 22--Enter the type of indirect rate (provisional,
predetermined, final or fixed) that will be in effect during the
funding period, the estimated amount of the base to which the rate
is applied, and the total indirect expense.
Line 23--Provide any other explanations or comments deemed
necessary.
Instructions for Part III--Application Narrative
Before preparing the Application Narrative an applicant should read
carefully the description of the program, the information regarding
priorities, and the selection criteria the Secretary uses to evaluate
applications.
The narrative should encompass each function or activity for which
funds are being requested and should--
1. Begin with an Abstract; that is, a summary of the proposed
project;
2. Describe the proposed project in light of each of the selection
criteria in the order in which the criteria are listed in this
application package; and
3. Include any other pertinent information that might assist the
Secretary in reviewing the application.
The Secretary strongly requests the applicant to limit the
Application Narrative to no more than twenty-five (25) double-spaced,
typed pages (on one side only) although the Secretary will consider
applications of greater length.
Instructions for Estimated Public Reporting Burden
Under terms of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, as amended, and
the regulations implementing that Act, the Department of Education
invites comment on the public reporting burden in this collection of
information. Public reporting burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 28 hours per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
collection of information. You may send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department
of Education, Information Management and Compliance Division,
Washington, D.C. 20202-4651; and to the Office of Management and
Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, 1810-0565, Washington, D.C. 20503.
(Information collection approved under OMB control number 1810-
0565. Expiration date: 12/95.
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