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[CFDA No.: 84.024D]
Early Education Program for Children With Disabilities--Outreach
Projects for Young Children With Disabilities; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards Under the Early Education Program for
Children With Disabilities for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995
PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: To provide Federal financial assistance (a) to
address the special needs of children with disabilities, birth through
age eight, and their families; and (b) to assist State and local
entities in expanding and improving programs and services for these
children and their families.
The Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities supports
the National Education Goals by helping to ensure that children enter
school ready to learn.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Public agencies and nonprofit private
organizations.
DEADLINE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS: January 17, 1995.
DEADLINE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: March 17, 1995.
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: November 30, 1994.
AVAILABLE FUNDS: $2,000,000.
ESTIMATED RANGE OF AWARDS: $120,000-140,000.
ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF AWARDS: $130,000.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS: 15.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
PROJECT PERIOD: Up to 36 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; (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR Part
309; (c) The priority in the notice of final priority for this program,
as published on September 16, 1993 at 58 FR 48548; and (d) The priority
in the notice of final priority for empowerment zones, as published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
PRIORITY: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and section 623 (a)(1) of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act the Secretary gives an
absolute preference to applications that meet the following priority.
The Secretary funds under this competition only applications that meet
this absolute priority under the Early Education Program for Children
with Disabilities.
Absolute Priority: Outreach Projects for Young Children with
Disabilities (published on September 16, 1993 at 58 FR 48548).
Competitive Priorities: Within this priority, the Secretary, under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), gives preference to applicants that meet one or
more of the following competitive priorities:
(a) Applicants to this competition may receive an additional 5
points if they meet the competitive priority relating to Empowerment
Zones or Enterprise Communities published in the final priority
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
(b) Applicants may receive an additional 10 points if they meet the
following competitive priority (as published on September 16, 1993 in
58 FR 48548): projects that provide evidence that they are designed to
build the capacity of educational and other agencies to adopt and
implement proven models or components of models that (1) address the
needs of groups of infants, toddlers, or young children with
disabilities and their families from cultural, linguistic, or racial
minority groups; or (2) address the unique needs of young children with
low-incidence disabilities, such as deaf-blindness. These points are in
addition to any points the application earns under the selection
criteria and competitive preference (a).
FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Coleman, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 4615, Switzer Building,
Washington, D.C. 20202-2644. Telephone (202) 205-8166. 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.
FOR APPLICATIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonya Jenkins,
U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 4617,
Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-2644. Telephone (202) 205-
9077; Fax telephone (202) 205-8971. 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; on the Internet Gopher Server at
GOPHER.ED.GOV (under Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases).
However, the official application notice of a discretionary grant
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1423.
Dated: November 1, 1994.
Howard R. Moses,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
[FR Doc. 94-27453 Filed 11-4-94; 8:45 am]
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