[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24773-24774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11770]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA Nos.: 84.184F, 84.184G, 84.184H]
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education--Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities National Programs; Combined Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1997
Summary: The Secretary invites applications for new awards for
fiscal year (FY) 1997 under three direct grant competitions supported
by Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) National
Programs.
Purpose of Program: The National Programs portion of the SDFSCA
supports the development of innovative programs that (1) demonstrate
effective new methods of ensuring safe and drug-free schools, colleges,
and communities, and (2) provide models or proven effective practices
that will assist schools and communities around the Nation to improve
their programs funded under the State Grants portion of the SDFSCA.
Applications Available: June 13, 1997.
Deadline for Receipt of Applications: August 1, 1997.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 1, 1997.
Fiscal Information:
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Estimated Estimated Estimated
CFDA number and name Estimated range of awards average size number of available Project Period
of awards awards funds
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84.184F Replication of Effective $250,000 to $450,000............. $350,000 6 $2,000,000 Up to 36 months
Programs or Strategies to Prevent
Youth Drug Use, Violent Behavior,
or Both.
84.184G State and Local 400,000 to 600,000............... 500,000 10 5,000,000 Up to 24 months
Educational Agency Drug and
Violence Prevention Data
Collection.
84.184H Drug and Violence 150,000 to 300,000............... 265,000 5 1,325,000 28 months
Prevention Programs in Higher
Education: Validation Competition.
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Note: Range of awards, average size of awards, number of awards and available funding in this notice are estimates only. The Department is not bound by
any estimates in this notice. Funding estimates for competitions 84.184F and 84.184G represent the first year of the project period only. Funding for
the second and third years of projects under competitions 84.184F and 84.184G is subject both to the availability of future years' funds and the
approval of continuation (see 34 CFR 75.253). Estimates for competition 84.184H represent funding for both the first and second years of the project
period. Projects funded under competition 84.184H will not be subject to approval of continuation or to the availability of future years' funds.
Applicable Regulations
(a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86
(Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions
of higher education only); (b) 34 CFR parts 98 and 99; and (c) the
notices of final priorities and selection criteria, as published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register apply to these
competitions.
Federal Activities Grants Program Competitions (CFDA #84.184F and
#84.184G)
Absolute Priority #1--Replication of Effective Programs or Strategies
to Prevent Youth Drug Use, Violent Behavior, or Both (CFDA# 84.184F)
Eligible Applicants
State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher
education, other nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions;
and any combination of these types of entities.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
Absolute Priority #2--State and Local Educational Agency Drug and
Violence Prevention Data Collection (CFDA #84.184G)
Eligible Applicants
State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher
education, other nonprofit agencies, organizations, and institutions;
and any combination of these types of entities.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
Drug and Violence Prevention Programs in Higher Education: Validation
Competition (CFDA #84.184H)
Absolute Priority #1--Correcting Misperceptions of Student Alcohol and
Other Drug Use by Students Attending Institutions of Higher Education
Absolute Priority #2--Limiting Student Access to and Availability of
Alcohol and Other Drugs at Institutions of Higher Education
Eligible Applicants
Institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7132.
For Applications or Information Contact: Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Program, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Suite 604 Portals, Washington, DC
20202-6123. Telephone: (202) 260-3954. By facsimile (202) 260-7767.
Internet: http:www.[email protected]">//www.[email protected]. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service 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 Service (at gopher://
gcs.ed.gov); or on the World Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov). However,
the official application notice for a discretionary grant competition
is the notice published in the Federal Register.
Dated: May 1, 1997.
Gerald N. Tirozzi,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 97-11770 Filed 5-5-97; 8:45 am]
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