[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 13423-13424] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-6136] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.031A, CFDA No. 84.031G] Extension of Closing Date for Receipt of Applications for Designation as an Eligible Institution for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995 for the Strengthening Institutions and Endowment Challenge Grant Programs The Department of Education published a notice in the Federal Register of February 6, 1995 (60 FR 7047) that established March 27, 1995 as the closing date for submission of applications to be designated as an eligible institution under the Strengthening Institutions and [[Page 13424]] Endowment Challenge Grant programs for Fiscal Year 1995. The Department is reopening and extending the application period to April 3, 1995 because the requisite applications will not be available until March 1, 1995. FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Strengthening Institutions Program Branch, Division of Institutional Development, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 600, Portals Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-5335. Telephone: (202) 708-8839. 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 U.S.C. 1057, 1059c and 1065a. Dated: March 8, 1995. David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. 95-6136 Filed 3-10-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P