Grants To Reduce Alcohol Abuse

CFDA #84.184A

## Information and Application Procedures for Fiscal Year 2007

OMB No. 1890-0009 Expiration Date: 06/30/2008

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######## Application Deadline: March 26, 2007

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### U.S. Department of Education

##### Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools 

> **UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**
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> Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

February 2007

Dear Colleague:

Thank you for your interest in applying for funding under the Grants to
Reduce Alcohol Abuse Among Secondary School Students.

We know that alcohol is the most commonly abused drug by youth. Alcohol
abuse contributes to a number of academic, social, health, and mental
health-related problems and is associated with the three leading causes
of death among youth: unintentional injury, homicide, and suicide.
According to several studies, 90% of alcohol consumed by youth is in the
form of binge drinking.

Preventing alcohol abuse among secondary school students is a critical
concern for both schools and communities. One national study found that
alcohol use among teens is also linked to both victimization and
perpetration of peer (youth) violence, and both victimization and
perpetration of date violence.

This competition supports the establishment of safe, disciplined, and
drug-free educational environments. Funds may be used for the adoption,
implementation, and evaluation of proven strategies for reducing
underage alcohol abuse as determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

We look forward to receiving your application under this grant
competition.

Sincerely,

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Deborah A. Price

Assistant Deputy Secretary

***Our mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote
educational excellence throughout the Nation.***

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

**I. APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCEDURES 4**

Application Transmittal Instructions

Grants.gov Submission Procedures and Tips for Applicants

**II. PROGRAM BACKGROUND INFORMATION 9**

General Information

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

> Tips for Preparing and Submitting an Application
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> Preventing Alcohol Abuse and Violent Behavior among College Students
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> Funding Priority
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> Selection Criteria
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> Frequently Asked Questions

**III. LEGAL AND REGULATORY
DOCUMENTS\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--28**

Notice Inviting Applications

Authorizing Legislation -- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

**IV. GENERAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND
INFORMATION\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--49**

Preparing the Application

> Organizing the Application
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> Instructions for Standard Forms
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> Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) Section 427

Application Preparation Checklist

**I. APPLICATION SUBMISSION PROCEDURES**

# Application Transmittal Instructions 

##### Applications for grants under this grant competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. The electronic submission of applications is voluntary. However, if you choose to submit your application electronically you must use the site listed below. **Note**: You may not submit your application by e-mail or facsimile.

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##### **Attention Electronic Applicants**: Please note that you must follow the application procedures as described in the Notice Inviting Applications for this grant competition, published in the [Federal Register]{.underline} on February 9, 2007. Some programs may require electronic submission of applications, and those programs will have specific requirements and waiver instructions in the [Federal Register]{.underline} notice.

If you want to apply for a grant and be considered for funding, you must
meet the following deadline requirements:

### [Applications Submitted Electronically]{.underline}

You must submit your grant application through the Internet using the
software provided on the Grants.gov Web site
([www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)) by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC
time) on the application deadline date. If you submit your application
through the Internet via the Grants.gov Web site, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment when we receive your application.

For more information on using Grants.gov, please refer to the Notice
Inviting Applications that was published in the Federal Register on
February 9, 2007, the Grants.gov Submission Procedures and Tips document
on pages 6-8 of this application package, and the Grants.gov Web site
([www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)).

You may access the electronic application for the Grant Competition to
Reduce Alcohol Abuse at the following Web site:
[www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/).

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### [Applications Sent by Mail]{.underline}

You must mail the original and two copies of the application on or
before the deadline date. To help expedite our review of your
application, we would appreciate your voluntarily including an
additional copy of your application. Please mail copies to: U.S.
Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: CFDA \#
84.184A, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202 -- 4260.

You 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.

If you mail an application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 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: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.

[Applications Delivered by Commercial Carrier]{.underline}

Special Note: Due to disruptions to normal mail delivery, the Department
encourages you to consider using an alternative delivery method (for
example, a commercial carrier, such as Federal Express or United Parcel
Service; or U. S. Postal Service Express Mail) to transmit your
application for this competition to the Department. If you use an
alternative delivery method, please obtain the appropriate proof of
mailing under "Applications Sent by Mail," then follow the mailing
instructions under the appropriate delivery method.

Applications that are delivered by commercial carrier, such as Federal
Express or United Parcel Service should be mailed to: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center -- Stop 4260, Attention: CFDA
#84.184A, 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.

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### [Applications Delivered by Hand]{.underline}

You or your courier must hand deliver the original and two copies of
your application by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on or before the
deadline date. To help expedite our review of your application, we would
appreciate your voluntarily including an additional copy of your
application. Please hand deliver copies to: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: CFDA #84.184A, 550
12^th^ Street, SW, PCP -- Room 7041, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The
Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time), except Saturdays,
Sundays, and federal holidays.

**Grants.gov Submission Procedures and Tips for Applicants**

To facilitate your use of Grants.gov, this document includes important
submission procedures you need to be aware of to ensure your application
is received in a timely manner and accepted by the Department of
Education.

1.  **Register Early** -- Grants.gov registration may take five or more
    business days to complete. You may begin working on your application
    while completing the registration process, but you cannot submit an
    application until all of the registration steps are complete. For
    detailed information on the registration steps, go to
    [www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp](http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp).
    **Note**: Your organization will need to update its Central
    Contractor Registry (CCR) registration annually.

2.  **Submit Early** -- We strongly recommend that you do not wait until
    the last day to submit your application. Grants.gov will put a date
    and time stamp on your application and then process it after it is
    fully uploaded. The time it takes to upload an application will vary
    depending on a number of factors including the size of the
    application and the speed of your Internet connection, and the time
    it takes Grants.gov to process the application will vary as well. If
    Grants.gov rejects your application (see step three below), you will
    need to resubmit successfully before 4:30 pm on the deadline date.
    **Note**: To submit successfully, you must provide the D-U-N-S
    number on your application that was used when your organization
    registered with the CCR.

3.  **Verify Submission is OK** -- You will want to verify that
    Grants.gov and the Department of Education received your Grants.gov
    submission timely and that it was validated successfully. To see the
    date and time your application was received, log in to Grants.gov
    and click on the Track My Application link. For a successful
    submission, the date and time received should be earlier than 4:30
    p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the deadline date, and the application
    status should be Validated, Received by Agency, or Agency Tracking
    Number Assigned.

> If the date and time received is later than 4:30 p.m. (Washington,
> D.C. time) on the closing date, your application is late. If your
> application has a status of "Received" it is still awaiting validation
> by Grants.gov. Once validation is complete, the status will either
> change to "Validated" or "Rejected with Errors." If the status is
> "Rejected with Errors," your application has not been received
> successfully. Some of the reasons Grants.gov may reject an application
> can be found on the Grants.gov site
> ([www.grants.gov/help/submit_application_faqs.jsp#10](http://www.grants.gov/help/submit_application_faqs.jsp#10)).
> For more detailed information on why an application may be rejected,
> please review the Application Error Tips document
> ([www.grants.gov/help/submit_application_faqs.jsp](http://www.grants.gov/help/submit_application_faqs.jsp)).
> If you discover your application is late or has been rejected, please
> see the instructions below.
>
> **Note**: You will receive a series of confirmations both online and
> via e-mail about the status of your application. Please do not rely
> solely on e-mail to confirm whether your application has been received
> timely and validated successfully.

# Submission Problems -- What should you do?

If you have problems submitting to Grants.gov before the deadline date,
contact Grants.gov Customer Support at 800/518-4726 or use the customer
support available on the Web site
([www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp](http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp)).

If electronic submission is [optional]{.underline} and you have problems
that you are unable to resolve before the deadline date and time for
electronic applications, please follow the transmittal instructions for
hard copy applications in the [Federal Register]{.underline} notice and
get a hard copy application postmarked by midnight on the deadline date.

If electronic submission is [required]{.underline}, you must submit an
electronic application before 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time), unless
you follow the procedures in the [Federal Register]{.underline} notice
and qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission
requirement [and]{.underline} submit, no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date, a written statement to the Department that
you qualify for one of these exceptions. See the [Federal
Register]{.underline} notice for detailed instructions.

**Helpful Hints When Working with Grants.gov**

Please note that once you download an application from Grants.gov, you
will be working offline and saving data on your computer. Please be sure
to note where you are saving the Grants.gov file on your computer. You
will need to log on to Grants.gov to upload and submit the application.
You must provide on your application the D-U-N-S number that was used
when your organization registered with the CCR.

Please go to
[www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp](http://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant_help.jsp)
for help with Grants.gov. For additional tips related to submitting
grant applications, please refer to the Grants.gov Submit Application
FAQs found on Grants.gov
[(www.grants.gov/help/submit_application_faqs.jsp]()).

**Dial-Up Internet Connections**

When using a dial-up connection to upload and submit your application,
it can take significantly longer than when you are connected to the
Internet with a high-speed connection (e.g. cable modem/DSL/T1). While
times will vary depending upon the size of your application, it can take
a few minutes to a few hours to complete your grant submission using a
dial-up connection. If you do not have access to a high-speed connection
and electronic submission is required, you may want to consider
following the instructions in the [Federal Register]{.underline} notice
to obtain an exception to the electronic submission requirement no later
than two weeks before the application deadline date. See the [Federal
Register]{.underline} notice for detailed instructions.

MAC Users

If you do not have a Windows operating system, you will need to use the
Citrix solution discussed on Grants.gov or a Windows Emulation program
to submit an application using Grants.gov. For additional information,
review the FAQs for non-Windows users
([**www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp#non_window**](http://www.grants.gov/resources/download_software.jsp#non_window)).
To view the white paper for Macintosh users published by Pure Edge, go
to
[**www.grants.gov/section678/PureEdgeSupportforMacintosh.pdf**](http://www.grants.gov/section678/PureEdgeSupportforMacintosh.pdf)
or contact Grants.gov Customer Support
([**www.grants.gov/contactus/contactus.jsp**](http://www.grants.gov/contactus/contactus.jsp))
for more information. If electronic submission is required and you are
concerned about your ability to submit electronically as a non-Windows
user, please follow the instructions in the [Federal
Register]{.underline} notice to obtain an exception to the electronic
submission requirement no later than two weeks before the application
deadline date. See the Federal Register notice for detailed
instructions.

II\. PROGRAM BACKGROUND INFORMATION

**General Information**

#### ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs). Eligibility
is limited to applicants that do not currently have an active grant
under the Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse Program (CFDA 84.184A). For the
purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered active
until the end of the grant's project or funding period, including any
extensions of those periods that extend the grantee's authority to
obligate funds (71 FR 70369).

**[Local educational agency (LEA*).*]{.underline}** The term "local
educational agency" means: (a) A public authority legally constituted
within a State for either administrative control of or direction of, or
to perform service functions for public elementary or secondary schools
in: (1) A city, county, township, school district or other political
subdivision of a State; or (2) Such combination of school districts or
counties a State recognizes as an administrative agency for its public
elementary or secondary schools; or (b) Any other public institution or
agency that has administrative control and direction of a public
elementary or secondary school. (c) As used in 34 CFR parts 400, 408,
525, 526, and 527 (vocational education programs), the term also
includes any other public institution or agency that has administrative
control and direction of a vocational education program.

**[Secondary school]{.underline}.** The term "secondary school" means a
nonprofit institutional day or residential school, including a public
secondary charter school, that provides secondary education, as
determined under State law, except that the term does not include any
education beyond grade 12.

**AUTHORITY**

This competition is authorized under Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2,
Section 4129 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. (Public Law 107-110).

###### OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS NOTICE

The official document governing this competition is the Notice Inviting
Applications published in the [Federal Register]{.underline} (See
Section III \[Legal and Regulatory Documents\] of this application
package). This notice also is available electronically at the following
Web sites:
[www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister](http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister)
and [www.gpoaccess.gov/nara](http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara).

###### NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

All applicants under this grant competition should familiarize
themselves with all federal statutes related to nondiscrimination, as
outlined in Item 6 of Standard Form 424B to ensure that their proposed
activities are compliant.

###### RESOURCES

Any questions related to the requirements of this grant competition
should be directed to Amalia Cuervo of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools (OSDFS) at 202/205-2855 or Phyllis Scattergood of the Office of
Safe and Drug- Free Schools (OSDFS) at 202/260-0504. The OSDFS Web site
is located at [www.ed.gov/osdfs](http://www.ed.gov/osdfs).

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###### GRANT AWARDS AND PROJECT PERIOD

The project period for this grant is 36 months (three budget periods of
12 months each). We intend the project and budget periods for projects
funded under this grant competition to be June 30, 2007 - June 29, 2010.
However, awards may be made as late as September 30, 2007. Projects will
be funded for one year with an option for additional years, contingent
upon substantial progress by the grantee and the availability of funds.

Applicants requesting three-year projects must submit ED Form 524 and a
detailed budget narrative for each of the three years in order to be
eligible for funding each year. No funds will be awarded for those years
for which a budget request and narrative is not provided. An estimated
20 new awards will be made. Projects will be funded for approximately
\$200,000 to \$400,000 per year depending on the scope of work. These
figures are only estimates and do not bind the Department of Education
to a specific number of grants or amount of any grant.

#### TRAVEL BUDGET

Applicants are required to include sufficient funds in the travel budget
for the project director and one other person to attend the annual two
and one half day OSDFS National Conference held in Washington D.C.
Applicants must also budget for one person to attend a one-day meeting
of project directors in Washington, D.C. in the initial year of the
grant. Grant funds may be used to pay all expenses associated with
attending the meetings.

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###### CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES

Generally, all procurement transactions must be conducted in a manner
providing full and open competition, consistent with the standards in
Section 80.36 of the Education Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR). This section requires that grantees use their own
procurement procedures (which reflect State and local laws and
regulations) to select contractors, provided that those procedures meet
certain standards described in EDGAR. (EDGAR is available online at:
<http://www.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/edgarReg/edgar.html>; see Section
80.36 for details about these procurement standards.)

Because grantees must use appropriate procurement procedures to select
contractors, applicants should not include information in their grant
applications about specific contractors that will be used to provide
services for the proposed project.

Consistent with the limitations in Section 75.515 of EDGAR concerning
the use of consultants, contractors or consultants may be used to help
prepare grant applications, but their participation in the application
development process should not be presumed to result in the receipt of a
contract for work under the project if a grant is awarded. Applicants
may include a sum for grant writing costs in their grants proposed
budget provided that the amount requested is necessary and reasonable.

###### TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MEETINGS

In addition to the OSDFS National Conference and project directors'
meeting, applicants should budget for travel, hotel and subsistence for
up to four individuals to attend a three- day grantee national technical
assistance (TA) meeting each year and two regional TA meetings every
year. At a minimum, two key staff such as the project director and
evaluator are required to attend these meetings. Each regional meeting
will last up to two days. Grant funds may be used to pay all expenses
associated with attending these meetings. As these meetings may take
place in different regions of the country, applicants should budget
accordingly.

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### TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Grantees will receive technical assistance throughout the active life of
the grant through the SAMHSA Regional Centers for the Application of
Prevention Technologies (CAPTs). This assistance will include meetings,
workshops, telephone consultation, printed materials and other forms of
support and networking opportunities to share ideas and identify
resources. Technical assistance will include start-up implementation
support, including planning for and implementing selected innovative
strategies and programs, establishing community coalitions, developing
local support for the project, establishing measurable goals and
objectives, planning and implementing a rigorous process and outcome
evaluation of the project, and addressing other evaluation issues.

In addition, SAMHSA will disseminate model program information and
provide training and technical assistance to grantees that wish to adopt
one of these programs.

###### E-MAIL ADDRESSES

As part of our review of your application, we may need to contact you
with questions for clarification. Please be sure your application
contains valid e-mail addresses for the project director and authorized
representative or another party designated to answer questions in the
event the project director and authorized representative are
unavailable.

**REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS AND NOTIFICATION OF AWARD**

The review of applications and notification of awards for this grant
competition requires approximately 6 to 8 weeks. Successful applicants
will be notified when the grant award documents are mailed. Unsuccessful
applicants will be notified within 60 days after the awards are made.

**HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH**

Please see Item 3 of the instructions for Supplemental Information for
Standard Form 424 on page 56 of this application package. Projects
funded under this grant program may be subject to protection of human
subjects research requirements. If you have any questions about your
responsibilities under these requirements, please contact ED's
protection of human subjects coordinator at 202/245-6153.

###### THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S (ED) EXPECTATIONS

By submitting an application for this program, applicants agree to fully
cooperate with any evaluation efforts conducted by ED and its
contractors. At a minimum, grantees are expected to: maintain records on
how their program is operating; maintain records on the extent to which
their program objectives are being met; include specific performance
measures in their evaluation plan; and make ongoing project information,
findings, and products available to ensure the dissemination of
knowledge gained from this effort during the grant period.

Grantees also may be expected to work with CAPT TA CENTERS to collect
key program information that will help assess the extent to which
projects supported under this grant competition are meeting the GPRA
measures established for this program as well as their project goals and
objectives. ED may use the results of these projects in an effort to
identify and disseminate to LEAs and their surrounding communities those
strategies that are effective in preventing alcohol abuse among
secondary school students.

**The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)**

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) is a
straightforward statute that requires all federal agencies to manage
their activities with attention to the consequences of those activities.
Each agency is to clearly state what it intends to accomplish, identify
the resources required, and periodically report their progress to the
Congress. In so doing, it is expected that the GPRA will contribute to
improvements in accountability for the expenditures of public funds,
improve Congressional decision-making through more objective information
on the effectiveness of federal programs, and promote a new government
focus on results, service delivery, and customer satisfaction.

We have identified the following key GPRA performance measures for
assessing the effectiveness of this program:

(1) the percentage of grantees whose target students show a measurable
    decrease in binge drinking;

(2) the percentage of grantees that show a measurable increase in the
    percentage of target students who believe that alcohol abuse is
    harmful to their health; and

(3) the percentage of grantees that show a measurable increase in the
    percentage of target students who disapprove of alcohol abuse.

These three measures constitute the Department's indicators of success
for this program. Consequently, applicants for a grant under this
program are advised to give careful consideration to these three
outcomes in conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation
of their proposed project. If funded, grantees will be expected to
collect data on the performance measure above that applies to their
project, and report that data to the Department in their annual
performance report and final performance report.

**Tips for Preparing and Submitting an Application**

###### A. Before You Begin

-   Read this application package carefully and make sure you follow all
    of the instructions.

-   Use the tools we have provided to help you including:

    -   Frequently Asked Questions section in this application package

    -   Resources related to this specific grant competition on our Web
        site at
        <http://www.ed.gov./programs/dvpalcoholabuse/index.html>.

    -   General grant application technical assistance resources on our
        Web site at
        [www.ed.gov/admins/grants/apply/techassist/index.html](http://www.ed.gov/admins/grants/apply/techassist/index.html)

-   If there is information that you do not understand, contact the
    competition manager for this grant competition.

###### B. Preparing Your Application

-   Be thorough in your program description. Write so that someone who
    knows nothing about your organization or your program plan can
    understand what you are proposing.

-   Organize your application according to the selection criteria and
    respond comprehensively.

-   Make sure your budget narrative provides enough detail about planned
    expenditures so ED staff can easily determine how the funds will be
    spent.

-   Link your planned expenditures to the goals and objectives of your
    program. Do not request funds for miscellaneous purposes and make
    sure you demonstrate that your proposed expenditures are necessary
    to carry out your program.

###### C. Submitting Your Application

-   Use the checklist provided in this application package to ensure
    your application is complete before submitting it.

-   Make sure all required forms are included and signed by an
    authorized representative of your organization.

-   Transmit your application by the deadline date. If you submit your
    application electronically, you must use the Grants.gov Web site. If
    you use the U.S. Postal Service, make sure you have a legible
    postmark date. If you use an overnight carrier, get a receipt.

###### D. What Happens Next?

-   If you submit a hard copy application, in approximately two weeks
    (depending on the volume of applications we receive), you should
    receive a postcard from ED's Application Control Center
    acknowledging receipt of your application and giving you its
    assigned number. Please refer to this number if you need to contact
    us about your application. If you submit your application
    electronically through Grants.gov you will receive an email
    acknowledgement.

-   OSDFS staff members screen each application to ensure that all
    program eligibility requirements are met and all forms are included.

-   Your application will be assigned to a three-person panel of
    independent reviewers and will receive a score from 0 to 100
    depending how well it addresses the selection criteria.

-   A Grant Award Notification will be sent to applicants whose
    proposals score within the funding range. Unsuccessful applicants
    will receive a notification letter. All applicants will receive
    information on how to get access to peer reviewers' comments. Please
    be sure your application contains valid e-mail addresses.

> **Reducing Alcohol Abuse Among Secondary School Students**

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The purpose of the Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse program is to provide
resources for LEAs to develop and implement innovative and effective
alcohol abuse prevention programs for secondary school students. Under
this program local educational agencies may compete for a grant to
implement activities that include one or more proven strategies for
reducing underage alcohol abuse as determined by the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

The Department of Education (ED) has supported efforts to reduce alcohol
abuse among secondary school students for two decades, in response to
alcohol and other drug use among the nation's youth. Through
discretionary grants and dissemination of information on effective
strategies, ED supports efforts to address these complex issues facing
our nation's schools and communities. Projects funded by ED have been
based on theory, expert consensus, practical experience, and evaluated
programs.

Underage drinking is a major concern in the health and well being of
America's youth. Alcohol is the most commonly abused substance among
adolescents and its use and abuse is preventable. A number of national
studies all indicate the need to keep children alcohol free,
highlighting the fact that the average age of a first drink in America
is 12. (NSDUH 2005)

National surveys have made it clear that alcohol use and abuse among
youth is widespread and harmful. According to the 2005 Monitoring the
Future Study of adolescents in the U.S., 41 percent of 8th graders, 63.2
percent of 10th graders, and 75.1 percent of 12th graders have used
alcohol in their lifetime.

Of greatest concern is the widespread occurrence of "binge" or heavy
episodic drinking.  According to the same national survey, 28.1 percent
of high school seniors have engaged in high-risk or binge drinking
(defined as 5 drinks or more in a row in the past two weeks). 

By high school graduation, the vast majority (75 percent) of high school
students have experience with alcohol. (NSDUH 2005) Studies are also
indicating that youth who start drinking by age 15 are 4 times more
likely to become dependent on alcohol. (NIAAA, 2006).

The recent National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study on
binge drinking among high school students found that binge drinking is
the most common pattern of alcohol consumption among high school
students and is strongly associated with a wide range of other health
and social risk behaviors. CDC's analysis of data from the National
Youth Risk Behavior Survey over a period of 12 years found that binge
drinking rates increase with age and school grade in high schools.
Students who binge drank were more likely than nondrinkers and current
drinkers who did not binge, to perform less well academically and become
involved in other risky behaviors such as riding in a car with a driver
who had been drinking, being sexually active, being a victim of dating
violence, getting into fights, neglecting responsibilities, attempting
suicide and using illicit drugs. (Miller et al., 2007)

Other studies support the CDC findings that heavy drinking during
adolescence affects students' ability to learn. Recent studies are
documenting the impact of alcohol use on academic achievement and other
cognitive processes. NIAAA reports on several reviews of research on the
neurocognitive effects of alcohol on adolescents (Brown & Tapert, 2004;
Spear & Varlinskaya, 2005; Zeigler et al., 2005).

These studies document that adolescent alcohol use may be associated
with alterations in the brain and neurocognitive deficits, with
implications for learning and other cognitive abilities that may
continue to affect the individual into adulthood.

Most importantly, underage drinking is associated with the three leading
causes of death among youth: unintentional injury, homicide, and
suicide. Specifically, a number of studies support that underage
drinking is: 1) a factor in about half of all deaths from motor vehicle
crashes and from intentional injuries (Hingson, R., et al in *Reducing
Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility.* Washington, DC:
National Academies of Science, 2004); 2) linked to physical fights,
academic and occupational problems and illegal behavior.(Miller,
Pediatrics, 2007)

The most recent 2005 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and
Health (NSDUH) show that when youths drink, they drink heavily in
comparison to adults, consuming on the average four to five drinks a
month, compared to two or more drinks for adults:

-   Slightly more than half of Americans aged 12 or older reported being
    current drinkers of alcohol (51.3 percent)

-   More than one-fifth of persons 12 or older participated in binge
    drinking at least once in the 30 days prior to the survey. (22.7
    percent)

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-   Heavy drinking was reported by 16 million or 6.6 percent of those
    aged 12 or older. Heavy drinking is defined as binge drinking on at
    least 5 days in the past 30 days in this survey.

These statistics clearly indicate that underage drinking is a major
concern in the health and well being of America's youth. A number of
evidence-based prevention programs exist which, when [implemented with
fidelity]{.underline}, can reduce and prevent alcohol consumption among
secondary schools and reduce the adverse educational, health and social
consequences of this behavior.

[Additional Information]{.underline}

To strengthen the quality of drug abuse and violence prevention programs
implemented with funds from the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, ED
established a set of Principles of Effectiveness in 1998, since
incorporated into the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Title IV --
Section 4115). ED strongly encourages secondary schools to:

-   design programs based on a thorough needs assessment of objective
    data;

-   establish a set of measurable goals and objectives linked to
    identified needs;

-   implement prevention activities that research or evaluation have
    shown to be effective in reducing alcohol abuse among secondary
    school students;

-   use evaluation results to refine, improve, and strengthen the
    program and refine goals and objectives as appropriate; and

-   include meaningful and ongoing input from parents in the development
    of the application and implementation of the project.

Basic to the success of any program to prevent alcohol abuse among
secondary school students is the need to ensure the widespread
involvement of key stakeholders including students, school personnel,
parents, and community members in the program's design and
implementation. Leadership from school senior administrators is
essential to institutionalizing prevention as a priority.

###### EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS

# Evaluation is a powerful tool that supports program planning and an understanding of effective strategies to reduce alcohol abuse among secondary school students. Therefore, applicants must propose to implement an evaluation of their efforts, using outcome-based performance measures that document the effectiveness of the project's strategies.

Keep in mind that what constitutes convincing evidence of success may
differ from one project to the next. In preparing the project design and
evaluation plan, applicants are encouraged to carefully review
information from similar projects and the research literature to
determine what has or has not been shown to be successful. This
information should be reflected in the project design. Applicants also
should include a description of all evaluation instruments they intend
to use. The evaluation plan should demonstrate both qualitative and
quantitative measures.

**Funding Priority**

Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, Title IV,
Part A, Subpart 2, Section 4129, this grant competition focuses on
projects that develop and implement innovative and effective alcohol
abuse prevention programs in secondary schools.

IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDING, PROJECTS MUST MEET THE STATUTORY PRIORITY,
IN ADDITION TO THE FOLLOWING STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet this absolute
priority.

**[Statutory Requirements]{.underline}**

The statute requires each applicant to:

\(1\) Describe the activities to be carried out under the grant;

(2) Provide an assurance that such activities will include one or more
    of the proven strategies for reducing underage alcohol abuse as
    determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
    Administration;

(3) Explain how activities to be carried out under the grant that are
    not described in (2) above will be effective in reducing underage
    alcohol abuse, including references to the past effectiveness of
    such activities; and

(4) Provide an assurance that the applicant will submit to the Secretary
    an annual report concerning the effectiveness of the programs and
    activities funded under the grant.

For the purpose of this grant competition, "proven strategies for
reducing underage alcohol abuse as determined by the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)" are those strategies
found at
<http://www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov/template_cf.cfm?page=model>

that have evidence of reductions in alcohol use among secondary
students. A partial list is given on pages 26-27 of this application
package.

[Rural and Low-Income Applicants]{.underline}

The statute directs ED to develop procedures to make the application
process for grants more user-friendly; particularly for rural and
low-income LEAs. We have chosen to address this requirement by: (1)
decreasing the number of elements under the selection criteria thereby
decreasing the application burden; (2) providing two sources of
technical assistance to help applicants prepare their application; and
(3) reading and scoring rural and low income applicants in a separate
pool.

A rural and low-income LEA is one (a) that is designated with a locale
code of 6, 7, or 8, as determined by the Department's National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES); and (b) in which 20 percent or more of
the children ages 5 through 17 years served by the LEA are from families
with incomes below the poverty line. Note: Applicants wishing to be
considered under this factor must be both rural and low income.

**Selection Criteria**

The following criteria will be used to evaluate applications submitted
for funding under this competition. The maximum score for all of these
criteria is 100 points.

1\) **Need for project** (**25 points)**

In determining the need for the proposed project the following factor is
considered:

\(a\) The magnitude or severity of the problem to be addressed by the
proposed project.

**Note**: Under this criterion we will look for evidence that the
applicant has conducted alcohol use surveys among the secondary students
who will be served by the grant and can provide data on incidence of
binge drinking and 30-day and one-year alcohol use prevalence. In the
absence of student surveys, applicants may submit data on disciplinary
referrals for alcohol consumption among the secondary school students
who will be served by the grant**.**

2\) **Significance (25 Points)**

> In determining the significance of the proposed project, the following
> factors

are considered:

> \(a\) The likelihood that the proposed project will result in system
> change or improvement;
>
> \(b\) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to build
> local capacity to provide, improve, and expand services that address
> the needs of the target population.

**Note**: We expect the applicant to describe the current alcohol
prevention program in operation in the target schools, explain the
proposed changes that will be implemented, and provide a clear link
between improved student outcomes in terms of alcohol use and the
proposed program.

3\) **Quality of the project design (25 Points)**

In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the
following factors are considered:

(a) The extent to which the design of the program reflects up-to-date
    knowledge

> from research and effective practice.
>
> \(b\) The extent to which the design of the proposed project will
> establish linkages with other appropriate agencies and organizations
> providing services to the target population.

**Note:** Under this criterion we will look for a detailed and
comprehensive description of the proposed program the applicant proposes
to implement with these funds, an explanation of the program's basis in
research and effective practice, and a description of how the applicant
proposes to document the effectiveness of the proposed program.

4\) **Quality of the project evaluation (25 points)**

In determining the quality of the evaluation, the following factors are
considered:

a)  The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use of
    objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
    intended outcomes of the project, and will produce quantitative and
    qualitative data to the extent possible.

b)  The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
    performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress
    toward achieving intended outcomes.

**Note:** Under this criterion we will look for the applicant's plan to
provide reliable data that measure changes in student perceptions and
behavior including binge drinking, perceptions of harmful effects of
alcohol use, and disapproval of alcohol abuse.

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**Frequently Asked Questions**

*What is the goal of this grant competition?*

-   The goal of the Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse program is to provide
    resources for LEAs to develop and implement innovative and effective
    alcohol abuse prevention programs for secondary school students.
    Under this program local educational agencies may compete for a
    grant to implement activities that include one or more proven
    strategies for reducing underage alcohol abuse as determined by the
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

*Who is eligible to apply?*

-   This grant competition is open to local education agencies that do
    not have a

currently active grant under the Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse Program
(84.184A).

> For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered
> active until the end of the grant's project or funding period,
> including any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee's
> authority to obligate funds (71 FR 70369).

*What is the deadline date for applications under this grant
competition?*

-   March 26, 2007

*May I get an extension of the deadline date?*

-   Waivers for individual applications failing to meet the deadline
    will not be granted, regardless of the circumstances. Under very
    extraordinary circumstances the Department may change the closing
    date for a grant competition. When this occurs, the Department
    announces such a change in a notice published in the [Federal
    Register. Please refer to the closing date notice for this
    competition for additional information about deadline
    extensions.]{.underline}

*What are the project and budget periods for these grants?*

-   36 months. Projects will be funded for one year with an option for
    two additional years, contingent upon substantial progress by the
    grantee and the availability of funds. Applicants must submit a
    budget for each year of the proposed project. Failure to submit a
    budget for one or more years will result in no funding for those
    years.

*How much money is available under this grant competition?*

-   The Administration's budget request for FY 2007 does not include
    funds for this program. However, we are inviting applications to
    allow enough time to compete this grant process should Congress
    appropriate funds for this program. The Secretary may reserve up to
    25% of funds to award grants to low-income and rural LEAs.

*How many new awards will be made?*

-   We estimated that 20 new awards will be made.

*What is the average amount of each grant?*

-   Projects will be funded for approximately \$200,000 to \$400,000 per
    year depending on the scope of work. These figures are only
    estimates and do not bind the Department of Education to a specific
    number of grants or amount of any grant.

*Is there a matching requirement?*

-   No.

*Is there a restricted indirect cost rate for this program?*

-   No. For this grant competition, you may charge indirect costs using
    the rate negotiatedwith your cognizant federal agency or the rate
    assigned by your State government.

> If you claim indirect costs in the budget for your proposed project
> and do not have a current rate, you have 90 days from the time you
> transmit your application to submit the necessary paperwork to the
> Department of Education to receive a negotiated indirect cost rate.
> For more information about indirect cost rates, please visit
> [www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html](http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html).

#### *What is an indirect cost rate?* 

-   An indirect cost is an expense that you incur that is necessary to
    implementing the grant,

> but may be difficult to identify with your grant. For example,
> indirect costs may include money spent for heat, light, rent,
> telephone, security, accounting, and Internet use.

If your organization prefers to use all of its grant funds for direct
project costs, you are not required to charge the grant for indirect
costs. If you wish to charge indirect costs, however, *you must use a
**negotiated indirect cost rate** for this competition.*

For more information, please see:
<http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/fipao/icgindex.html>.

#### *How do I obtain a negotiated indirect cost rate?*

-   Your organization may already have a negotiated, indirect cost rate
    with your State government. If not, you will negotiate your rate
    with your cognizant Federal agency.

*For my GEPA 427 statement is it adequate to state that our organization
does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, etc.?*

-   No. An organization's non-discrimination statement is not sufficient
    to meet the GEPA requirements. A GEPA statement should outline
    potential barriers and solutions to equal access, specific to the
    proposed project.

*What are some of the circumstances that might cause a grant application
submitted for funding under this competition to be deemed ineligible for
review?*

[]{.mark}

-   An application submitted for funding under this competition will be
    deemed ineligible for funding if it does not meet the absolute
    priority and/or does not serve secondary school students as defined
    by State law. Applications from ineligible entities or applications
    submitted after the transmittal date will not be considered for
    funding. At least one SAMHSA model program must also be implemented
    or your proposal will not be funded.

*Can grant funds be used to support professional development
activities?*

-   Yes, as long as the activities directly support the purposes of the
    grant.

*Is there any legislative restriction on how grant funds may be used?*

-   YES. The legislative language restricts the use of funds to
    activities, programs, and strategies to reduce alcohol abuse in
    secondary schools. **Individual State law defines the term
    "secondary school".** For example, if your State defines secondary
    schools to include grades 7 and 8, you may provide services with
    grant funds in these grades. However, if your State defines
    secondary school as grades 9-12, you may not use grant funds to
    provide programs/services in grades 7 and 8.

*May I use grant funds to implement other activities besides a model
program*

*identified by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA)?*

-   YES. Grant funds may be used to carry out other activities that are
    not associated with a SAMHSA model program, however, applicants must
    describe how such activities will be effective in reducing underage
    alcohol abuse, including references to the past effectiveness of
    such activities. In addition to these other activities, at least one
    SAMHSA model program must also be implemented or your proposal will
    not be funded.

*May I use national data to support the need for a grant in my
district?*

-   NO. You must provide data to show the need or severity of the
    problem in the student population you have targeted to receive
    services under the proposed project.

*Do I need to collect data on the effectiveness of this project?*

-   YES. The authorizing legislation requires each grantee to submit an
    annual progress report to the Secretary of Education concerning the
    effectiveness of the programs and activities funded under the grant.

*What is the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)?*

-   The Government Performance Response Act of 1993 (GPRA) is a
    straightforward statue that requires all Federal agencies to manage
    their activities with attention to the consequences of those
    activities. Each agency is to clearly state what it intends to
    accomplish, identify resources required, and periodically report
    their progress to the Congress. In so doing, it is expected that the
    GPRA will contribute to improvements in accountability for the
    expenditures of public funds, improve Congressional decision-making
    through more objective information on the effectiveness of Federal
    programs, and promote a new government focus on results, service
    delivery, and customer satisfaction.

*My district has a high concentration of families with incomes below the
poverty line; however, we are in a suburban area. May we apply for
consideration as a rural and low-income applicant?*

-   NO. Applicants must be both rural and low income in order to qualify
    as a rural and low-income applicant. A rural and low-income LEA is
    one (a) that is designated with a locale code of 6, 7, or 8, as
    determined by the Department's National Center for Education
    Statistics (NCES); and (b) in which 20 percent or more of the
    children ages 5 through 17 years served by the LEA are from families
    with incomes below the poverty line.

> []{.mark}

[Note]{.underline}: Applicants wishing to be considered under this
factor must be both rural and low-income.

*None of the programs on the SAMHSA list address what we think are the
needs in our school population. May we substitute another agency's model
program?*

-   NO. The authorizing legislation requires that you must use at least
    one of the proven strategies for reducing underage alcohol abuse as
    determined by SAMHSA.

*Will I be required to seek IRB approval to conduct activities regarding
human subjects and collect data under this grant?*

-   Please see the instructions for ED Supplement to the Standard Form
    ~~\#~~424(SF424) in the Appendices Section of this document.
    Projects funded under this grant program may be subject to
    protection of human subject's requirements. If you have any
    questions about your responsibilities under these requirements,
    please contact ED's protection of human subjects coordinator at
    202/245-6153.

For additional information on human subjects research go to:

<http://www.ed.gov/policy/fund/reg/humansub/part97.html>

*May I charge the cost of the Internal Review Board (IRB) review of my
proposal to the grant?*

-   Yes. You may charge all costs associated with IRB to the grant.

*Why do you need a valid e-mail address?*

-   We often have questions about aspects of the application that need
    to be clarified. These questions usually arise late in the
    application review process and require a rapid response. Valid
    e-mail addresses of persons who are knowledgeable about the
    application and can answer questions are essential.

*What forms are required to complete this application?*

-   **If you are applying via Grants.gov, all forms in the Grants.gov
    Application Package section must be filled out. If you are applying
    via hardcopy, please fill out and attach to your application all the
    forms at the end of the hardcopy application package. They
    include:**

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-   Application for Federal Assistance (SF Form 424) - Page 1

-   Department of Education Supplemental Information Form for the SF 424

-   Budget Information Form (ED Form 524) and detailed budget narrative

-   Assurances, Non-Construction Programs (ED Form 424B)

-   Certification Regarding Lobbying (ED Form 80-0013)

-   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form--LLL)

*How does the Freedom of Information Act affect my application?*

-   The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides that any person has
    the right to request access to federal agency records or
    information. All U.S. Government agencies are required to disclose
    records upon receiving a written request for them, except for those
    records that are protected from disclosure by the nine exemptions
    listed in the FOIA. All applications submitted for funding
    consideration under this grant competition are subject to the FOIA.
    To read the text of the Freedom of Information Act, visit
    [www.usdoj.gov/04foia/foiastat.htm](http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/foiastat.htm).

*Who do I contact for more information about this grant competition?*

-   Amalia Cuervo, U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW
    -- Room 3E342, Washington, DC 20202-6450, Phone: 202/205-2855, Fax:
    202/260-7767, E-mail: <Amalia.Cuervo@ed.gov>. or Phyllis
    Scattergood, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW
    -- Room 3E212, Washington, DC 20202-6450, Phone: 202/260-0504, Fax:
    202/205-5722, E-mail: <Phyllis.scattergood@ed.gov>.

SAMHSA Programs Addressing

Alcohol Abuse Among Youth

+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| **Quality Materials,       | Quality Materials, |                   |
| Training and Technical     | Training and       |                   |
| Assistance ARE Available** | Technical          |                   |
|                            |                    |                   |
|                            | Assistance MAY NOT |                   |
|                            | BE Available       |                   |
|                            |                    |                   |
|                            | **(Check with the  |                   |
|                            | program developer  |                   |
|                            | regarding**        |                   |
|                            |                    |                   |
|                            | **availability of  |                   |
|                            | training and       |                   |
|                            | materials)**       |                   |
+============================+====================+===================+
| ***Model Programs***       | ***Effective       | ***Promising      |
|                            | Programs***        | Programs***       |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Detailed program           | Limited program    |                   |
| information                | information        |                   |
| [www.modelprogra           | [www.modelprog     |                   |
| ms.samhsa.gov](http://www. | rams.samhsa.gov](h |                   |
| modelprograms.samhsa.gov/) | ttp://www.modelpro |                   |
|                            | grams.samhsa.gov/) |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| All Stars*™*               | Big Brothers-Big   | Preventive        |
|                            | Sisters of America | Alcohol Education |
|                            |                    | Program           |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| ATLAS                      | Friendly           | Plan a Safe       |
|                            | PEERsuasion        | Strategy          |
|                            |                    | (P.A.S.S) Program |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Border Binge Drinking      | Sembrando Salud    | Asian Youth       |
| Program                    |                    | Alliance          |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Class Action               | SMART Leaders      | Bil               |
|                            |                    | ingual/Bicultural |
|                            |                    | Counseling and    |
|                            |                    | Support Services  |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Communities Mobilizing for |                    | Kids Intervention |
| Change on Alcohol (CMCA)   |                    | with Kids in      |
|                            |                    | School            |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Creating Lasting Family    |                    | Peer Assistance   |
| Connections                |                    | and Leadership    |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Family Matters             |                    | Prevention        |
|                            |                    | Dimensions        |
|                            |                    | Program           |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Families That Care -       |                    | Teenage Health    |
| Guiding Good Choices       |                    | Modules           |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Keepin' it REAL            |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Leadership and Resiliency  |                    |                   |
| Program                    |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Life Skills                |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Lions-Quest Skills for     |                    |                   |
| Adolescence                |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Positive Action            |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Project ALERT              |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Project Northland          |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Project SUCCESS            |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Project Toward No Drug     |                    |                   |
| Abuse (TND                 |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Project Venture            |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Reconnecting Youth         |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Start Taking Alcohol Risks |                    |                   |
| Seriously -- STARS for     |                    |                   |
| Families                   |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Strengthening Families     |                    |                   |
| Program for Parents and    |                    |                   |
| Youth 10-14                |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+
| Too Good for Drugs         |                    |                   |
+----------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+

**[Model programs]{.underline}** are effective programs whose developers
have the capacity and have coordinated and agreed with CSAP to provide
quality materials, training, and technical assistance to practitioners
who wish to adopt their programs. That help is essential to ensure that
the program is carefully implemented, and maximizes the probability for
repeated effectiveness.

**[Effective programs]{.underline}** are prevention programs that
produce a consistent positive pattern of results. Only programs that
have been able to demonstrate these positive effects under rigorous
experimental or quasi-experimental designs are considered effective.

**[Promising programs]{.underline}** provide useful and scientifically
defensible information about what works in prevention, but have yet to
gather sufficient scientific support to standards set for
Effective/Model programs. Promising programs are sources of guidance for
prevention practitioners and designers, albeit Promising programs may
not be as prepared as Model programs for large-scale dissemination.

**This matrix was developed in collaboration with SAMHSA/CSAP National
Registry of Effective Prevention Programs (NREPP) as a guide for
applicants. Programs listed here have been shown to be effective in
reducing alcohol use among youth. Other programs may be appropriate
depending on how your state defines a secondary school. For a complete
list of Model, Effective, and Promising Programs along with descriptions
of program content and target audience, visit the following web site:
[www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov](http://www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov/).**

***[Applicants must identify at least one of these SAMHSA programs for
implementation as part of their grant-funded project and explain why it
is appropriate for their students.]{.underline}***

**Note: Selections must be limited to programs that focus on alcohol
abuse prevention among secondary school students.**

**III. LEGAL AND REGULATORY DOCUMENTS**

**Notice Inviting Applications**

**[Federal Register Publication Date -- February 9, 2007]{.underline}**

4000-01-U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

4000-01-U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools

Overview Information

Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse

Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2007.

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number]{.underline}:
84.184A

[Dates]{.underline}:

Applications Available: February 9, 2007

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 26, 2007 Deadline for
Intergovernmental Review: May 25, 2007

[Eligible Applicants]{.underline}: Local educational agencies (LEAs).

The Secretary limits eligibility under this discretionary grant program
competition to applicants that do not currently have an active grant
under the Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse (CFDA No. 84.184A ) Program.
For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered
active until the end of the grant's project or funding period, including
any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee's authority to
obligate funds.

[Estimated Available Funds]{.underline}: The Administration's budget
request for FY 2007 does not include funds for this program. However, we
are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.

Note: The Secretary may reserve up to 25 percent of these funds to award
grants to low-income and rural LEAs.

Contingent upon the availability of funds, we may make additional awards
in FY 2008 from the list of un-funded applications from this
competition.

[Estimated Range of Awards]{.underline}: \$200,000-\$400,000.

[Estimated Average Size of Awards]{.underline}: \$300,000.

[Estimated Number of Awards]{.underline}: 20.

[Note]{.underline}: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

[Project Period]{.underline}: Up to 36 months.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

[Purpose of Program]{.underline}: This program provides grants to LEAs
to develop and implement innovative and effective programs to reduce
alcohol abuse in secondary schools.

[Priority]{.underline}: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this
priority is from section 4129 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Act, 20 U.S.C. 7139.

[Absolute Priority]{.underline}: For FY 2007 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards on the basis of the list of un-funded applications
from this competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.

This priority is:

[Alcohol Abuse Reduction]{.underline}

A project must develop and implement innovative and effective programs
to reduce alcohol abuse in secondary schools.

[Program Authority]{.underline}: 20 U.S.C. 7139.

[Applicable Regulations]{.underline}: (a) The Education Department
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79,
80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, 99, and 299. (b) The notice of eligibility
requirement for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools discretionary
grant programs published in the [Federal Register]{.underline} on
December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70369).

II\. Award Information

[Type of Award]{.underline}: Discretionary grants.

[Estimated Available Funds]{.underline}: The Administration's budget
request for FY 2007 does not include funds for this program. However, we
are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.

Note: The Secretary may reserve up to 25 percent of funds for grants to
low-income and rural LEAs.

Contingent upon the availability of funds, we may make additional awards
in FY 2008 from the list of non-funded applications from this
competition.

[Estimated Range of Awards]{.underline}: \$200,000-\$400,000.

[Estimated Average Size of Awards]{.underline}: \$300,000.

[Estimated Number of Awards]{.underline}: 20.

[Note]{.underline}: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

[Project Period]{.underline}: Up to 36 months.

III\. Eligibility Information

1.  [Eligible Applicants]{.underline}: LEAs.

[Eligible Applicants]{.underline}: Local educational agencies (LEAs).

The Secretary limits eligibility under this discretionary grant program
competition to applicants that do not currently have an active grant
under the Grants to Reduce Alcohol Abuse (CFDA No. 84.184A ) Program.
For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered
active until the end of the grant's project or funding period, including
any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee's authority to
obligate funds.

2.  [Cost Sharing or Matching]{.underline}: This competition does

not involve cost sharing or matching.

3.  [Other]{.underline}: To be eligible to receive a grant under

this competition, an LEA's application must include\--

a\. A description of the activities to be carried out under the grant;

b\. An assurance that such activities will include one or more of the
proven strategies for reducing underage alcohol abuse as determined by
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;

c\. An explanation of how other activities to be carried out under the
grant that are not part of a SAMHSA model program will be effective in
reducing underage alcohol abuse, including references to the past
effectiveness of such activities; and

d\. An assurance that the applicant will submit to the Secretary an
annual report concerning the effectiveness of the programs and
activities funded under the grant.

IV\. Application and Submission Information

> 1\. [Address to Request Application Package]{.underline}: 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:
[www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html](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 84.184A.

Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact persons listed under [For Further
Information Contact]{.underline} elsewhere in this notice.

You may also obtain the application package electronically by
downloading it from the following Web site:
[www.ed.gov/programs/dvalcoholabuse/index.html](http://www.ed.gov/programs/dvalcoholabuse/index.html)

> 2\. [Content and Form of Application Submission]{.underline}:

Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the
forms you must submit, are in the application package for this
competition.

> 3\. [Submission Dates and Times]{.underline}:

Applications Available: February 9, 2007

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 26, 2007

Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and
times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail
or hand delivery, please refer to section IV.

6\. [Other Submission Requirements]{.underline} in this notice.

Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application process should contact the person
listed under [For Further Information Contact]{.underline} in section
VII of this notice.

We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 25, 2007

4\. [Intergovernmental Review]{.underline}: This competition is

subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under
Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this
competition.

> 5\. [Funding Restrictions]{.underline}: We reference regulations

outlining funding restrictions in the [Applicable]{.underline}
[Regulations]{.underline} section of this notice.

6\. [Other Submission Requirements]{.underline}: Applications for grants
under this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery.

a\. [Electronic Submission of Applications]{.underline}.

To comply with the President's management Agenda, we are participating
as a partner in the Government wide Grants.gov Apply site. The Grants to
Reduce Alcohol Abuse (CFDA) number: 84.184A, is included in this
project. We request your participation in Grants.gov.

If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use
the Government wide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.grants.gov.
Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the
application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit
your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.

You may access the electronic grant application for the Grants to Reduce
Alcohol Abuse at http://www.grants.gov. You must search for the
downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search
(e.g., search for 84.184, not 84.184A).

Please note the following:

• Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about
submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as
the hours of operation.

• Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date and
time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application
if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.

• The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application
and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly
recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to
begin the submission process through Grants.gov.

• You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also
find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at
http://egrants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf

• To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps
in the Grants.gov registration process (see
http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp). These steps
include (1) registering your organization, a multi-part process that
includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR); (2)
registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR);
and (3) getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on
these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide
(see
http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used
with this registration. Please note that the registration process may
take five or more business days to complete, ad you must have completed
all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully an
application via Grants.gov. In addition you will need to update your CCR
registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business
days to complete.

• You will not receive additional point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you submit
your application in paper format.

• If you submit your application electronically, you must submit all
documents electronically, including all information you typically
provide on the following forms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF
424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424,
Budget Information---Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these
forms---the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 42---have replaced the ED 424 (Application for
Federal Education Assistance).

• If you submit your application electronically, you must attach any
narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document),
.RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a
file type other than the three file types specified in this paragraph or
submit a password-protected file, we will not review that material.

• Your electronic application must comply with any page-limit
requirements described in this notice.

• After you electronically submit your application, you will receive
from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by
Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department). The Department then
will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second
notification to you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that
the Department has received your application and has assigned your
application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique
to your application).

• We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a
later date.

[Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with
the Grants.gov System]{.underline}: If you are experiencing problems
submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the
Grants.gov Support Desk at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov
Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.

If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on
the application deadline date because of technical problems with the
Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to
transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery. You also
may mail your application by following the mailing instructions
described elsewhere in this notice.

If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date, please contact the person listed
elsewhere in this notice under [For Further Information
Contact]{.underline} and provide an explanation of the technical problem
you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department
will contact you after a determination is made on whether your
application will be accepted.

[Note]{.underline}: The extensions to which we refer in this section
apply only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to
fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.

b\. [Submission of Paper Applications by Mail]{.underline}. If you
submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two
copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the applicable following address:

[By mail through the U.S. Postal Service]{.underline}:

> U.S. Department of Education
>
> Application Control Center
>
> Attention: (CFDA Number 84.184A) 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.
>
> Washington, DC 20202-4260

or

[By mail through a commercial carrier]{.underline}:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center -- Stop 4260

> Attention: (CFDA Number 84.184A)
>
> 7100 Old Landover Road

Landover, MD 20785-1506

Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:

\(1\) 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, or

\(4\) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.

If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

\(1\) A private metered postmark, or

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by

> The U.S.PostalService.

If your application is postmarked after the application

deadline date, we will not consider your application.

[Note]{.underline}: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with
your local post office.

c\. [Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery]{.underline}.

If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your
application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:

> U.S. Department of Education
>
> Application Control Center
>
> Attention: (CFDA Number 84.184A)
>
> 550 12th Street, SW.
>
> Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza
>
> Washington, DC 20202-4260

The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays
and Federal holidays.

[Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications]{.underline}: If
you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department:

\(1\) You must indicate on the envelope and --- if not provided by the
Department --- in Item 4 of the Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424) the CFDA number -- and suffix letter, if any -- of
the competition under which you are submitting your application.

\(2\) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

V. Application Review Information

> 1\. [Selection Criteria]{.underline}: The selection criteria for

this program are in 34 CFR 75.210 and in the application package for
this competition.

2\. [Review and Selection Process]{.underline}: An additional factor we
consider in selecting an application for an award is rural and
low-income status.

Applications from rural and low-income applicants will be read and
scored separately and up to 25 percent of the available funds will be
reserved for awards to these LEAs. The following is the suggested
definition of rural and low-income that has been used by this program in
previous competitions; however, LEAs that want to be considered as rural
and low-income applicants may provide other supporting evidence of their
status as rural and low-income.

A rural and low-income LEA is one (a) that is designated with a locale
code of 6, 7, or 8, as determined by the Department's National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES); and (b) in which 20 percent or more of
the children ages 5 through 17 years served by the LEA are from families
with incomes below the poverty line.

[Note]{.underline}: Applicants wishing to be considered under this
factor must be both rural and low-income.

VI\. Award Administration Information

> 1\. [Award Notices]{.underline}: If your application is successful,

we will notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a
Grant Award Notice (GAN). We may also notify you informally.

If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we
will notify you.

> 2\. [Administrative and National Policy Requirements]{.underline}:

We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the
application package and reference these and other requirements in the
[Applicable Regulations]{.underline} section of this notice.

We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an
award in the [Applicable Regulations]{.underline} section of this notice
and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.

> 3\. [Reporting]{.underline}: At the end of your project period, you

must submit a final performance report, including financial information,
as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you
must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current
performance and financial expenditure information as specified by the
Secretary in 34 CFR 75.718.

> 4\. [Performance Measures]{.underline}: Under the Government

Performance and Results Act (GPRA), three measures have been developed
for evaluating the overall effectiveness of the Grants to Reduce Alcohol
Abuse Program: (1) the percentage of grantees whose target students show
a measurable decrease in binge drinking; (2) the percentage of grantees
that show a measurable increase in the percentage of target students who
believe that alcohol abuse is harmful to their health; and (3) the
percentage of grantees that show a measurable increase in the percentage
of target students who disapprove of alcohol abuse. These three measures
constitute the Department's indicators of success for this program.
Consequently, applicants for a grant under this program are advised to
give careful consideration to these three measures in conceptualizing
the design, implementation, and evaluation of their proposed project. If
funded, applicants will be asked to collect and report data in their
annual performance reports about progress toward these goals.

VII\. Agency Contact

[For Further Information Contact]{.underline}: Amalia Cuervo, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E342, Washington,
DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (202) 205-2855 or by e-mail:
<amalia.cuervo@ed.gov> or Phyllis Scattergood, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., room 3E212, Washington DC, 20202-6450.
Telephone: (202) 260-0504, or by email: phyllis.scattergood@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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 one of the program contact persons

listed in this section.

VIII\. Other Information

[Electronic Access to This Document]{.underline}: You may view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in
the [Federal Register]{.underline}, in text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
[www.ed.gov/news/fedregister](http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister)

To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

[Note]{.underline}: The official version of this document is the
document published in the [Federal Register]{.underline}. Free Internet
access to the official edition of the [Federal Register]{.underline} and
the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
[www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html](http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html).

Dated: February 9,2007

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> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Deborah A. Price,

[Assistant Deputy Secretary for]{.underline}

[Safe and Drug-Free Schools]{.underline}.

Authorizing Legislation -- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Subpart 2-National Programs

SEC. 4129. GRANTS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL ABUSE.

\(a\) In General-The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator
of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, may
award grants from funds made available to carry out this subpart under
section 4003(2), on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies
to enable such agencies to develop and implement innovative and
effective programs to reduce alcohol abuse in secondary schools.

\(b\) Eligibility-To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection
(a), a local educational agency shall prepare and submit to the
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing
such information as the Secretary may require, including ---

> \(1\) a description of the activities to be carried out under the
> grant;
>
> \(2\) an assurance that such activities will include one or more of
> the proven strategies for reducing underage alcohol abuse as
> determined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
> Administration;
>
> \(3\) an explanation of how activities to be carried out under the
> grant that are not described in paragraph (2) will be effective in
> reducing underage alcohol abuse, including references to the past
> effectiveness of such activities;
>
> \(4\) an assurance that the applicant will submit to the Secretary an
> annual report concerning the effectiveness of the programs and
> activities funded under the grant; and
>
> \(5\) such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate.

\(c\) Streamlining of Process for Low-Income and Rural LEAs-The
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, shall develop procedures to
make the application process for grants under this section more
user-friendly, particularly for low-income and rural local educational
agencies.

\(d\) Reservations-

> \(1\) SAMHSA-The Secretary may reserve 20 percent of any amount used
> to carry out this section to enable the Administrator of the Substance
> Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to provide alcohol
> abuse resources and start-up assistance to local educational agencies
> receiving grants under this section.
>
> \(2\) Low-Income and Rural Areas-The Secretary may reserve 25 percent
> of any amount used to carry out this section to award grants to
> low-income and rural local educational agencies.

**IV. GENERAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION**

**Preparing the Application**

A completed application for assistance under this competition consists
of two parts: a detailed narrative description of the proposed project
and budget narrative including a project abstract and other forms
required in this package***.*** All forms and assurances must be
submitted in order to receive a grant. An application under this program
should address the specific needs of the applicant and propose
activities specifically designed to meet those needs. We strongly
discourage applicants from using "form" applications or proposals that
address general rather than specific local needs. Identical or
substantially similar applications are not responsive to the scoring
criteria.

A panel of non-federal readers with experience in alcohol abuse
prevention or other high-risk behaviors will review each eligible
application submitted by the deadline. The panel will award points
ranging from 0 to 100 to each application depending on how well the
selection criteria are addressed. Be sure you provide a comprehensive
response to each factor under each selection criterion. Applications
that fail to do so will be read, but our experience suggests they may
not score well enough to be funded.

If you apply via Grants.gov, you will use the following Grants.gov
narrative forms:

-   ED Abstract Narrative Attachment Form

-   Project Narrative Attachment Form

-   Other Narrative Attachment Form

-   Budget Narrative Attachment Form

The **ED Abstract Narrative Attachment Form** is where you will attach
your program abstract.

The **Project Narrative Attachment Form** is where you will attach the
narrative sections addressing the selection criteria that will be used
to evaluate applications submitted for this grant competition.

The **Other Narrative Attachment Form** is where you will attach
proposal appendices, such as curriculum vitae of key personnel, letters
of commitment, and samples of evaluation instruments. The Grants.gov
system will allow applicants to attach as many as 10 separate appendices
in this section.

The **Budget Narrative Attachment Form** is where you will attach a
detailed line item budget and any supplemental budget information.

All applicants should adhere to the following formatting guidelines:

-   Use 1-inch margins. If you submit your application in paper format
    by mail or hand delivery, your application should be printed on 8
    1/2" by 11" paper.

-   Use consistent font no smaller than 12-point type throughout your
    document. You may use boldface type, underlining, and italics;
    however, do not use colored text.

-   For the project narrative, your application should consist of the
    number and text of each selection criterion followed by the
    narrative. The text of the selection criterion, if included, does
    not count against any page limitation.

-   Place a page number at the bottom right of each page beginning with
    1, and number your pages consecutively throughout your document,
    beginning with the Abstract and ending with the Appendices.
    **Note**: Do not paginate any of the forms.

If you submit your proposal via Grants.gov, you will use your own
word-processing software to complete the application for this grant
competition.

***If you are submitting an application in hard copy, you will follow
the same general instructions but you will not attach your abstract,
project narrative, or other narratives to the Grants.gov forms.***

**Organizing the Application**

[Supplemental Instructions for Standard Form 424]{.underline}

**1. Application for Federal Assistance (SF Form 424)**:

***Reminder: All applicants must obtain and use a DUNS number, and all
applicants applying through Grants.gov must register with Grants.gov.
Information on how to obtain a DUNS number is included below. The DUNS
number used on the application must be the same number that you have
used to register with the Central Contractor Registry. If the numbers
are not the same, Grants.gov will reject the application.***

***D-U-N-S NUMBER INSTRUCTIONS***

***The D-U-N-S Number is a unique nine-digit number that does not convey
any information about the recipient. A built-in check digit helps to
ensure the accuracy of the D-U-N-S Number. The ninth digit of each
number is the check digit, which is mathematically related to the other
digits. It lets computer systems determine if a D-U-N-S Number has been
entered correctly.***

***You can obtain a D-U-N-S Number at no charge by calling 800/333-0505
or by completing the D-U-N-S Number Request Form, available online at
[www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/index.html](http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/index.html).
Dun & Bradstreet, a global information provider, has assigned D-U-N-S
Numbers to more than 43 million companies worldwide. Customer service is
available on Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) at
888/814-1435.***

Use the Application for Federal Assistance and the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424. This is the title page of
your application. Be sure that Item 10 identifies the CFDA Number for
this grant competition: 84.184A and the Title as Grant to Reduce Alcohol
Abuse Program.

If you submit your proposal for this grant competition via Grants.gov,
please complete the SF424 (Application for Federal Assistance) first.
Grants.gov will insert the correct CFDA and program name automatically
where needed.

If you submit your proposal in paper format by mail or hand delivery,
you will need to insert the correct CFDA number and program name where
requested.

Under Item 3 in the ED Supplemental Information, indicate whether the
proposed project includes human subjects research activities, and if so,
whether any or all of the proposed activities are exempt. For additional
guidance, see instructions for ED Supplemental Information in the
required forms section of this application package or call ED's
protection of human subjects coordinator at 202/245-6153.

Electronic submission requires that narratives and other files be
attached to the following attachment forms as per the instruction in
this document such as:

-   One Page Abstract must be attached to the "Department of Education
    Abstract Form"

-   Program Narratives must be attached to the "Program Narrative
    Attachment Form"

-   Budget Narratives must be attached to the "Budget Narrative
    Attachment Form"

-   All vitas, table of contents, letters, certifications, supplementary
    statements; and other requested appendices must be attached to the
    "Other Attachment Form"

NOTE: Please do not attach any narratives, supporting files, or
application components to the Standard Form (SF 424). Although this form
accepts attachments, the Department of Education will only review
materials/files attached to the attachment forms listed above***."***

**2. Abstract**: Include a concise, one-page, double-spaced abstract
following the Table of Contents. This is a key element and should
include a brief narrative describing a brief summary of the project
goals and objectives and the intended outcomes of the project. Clearly
mark this page with the applicant's name as shown in Item 1 of SF Form
424. If you submit your application via Grants.gov, attach this document
to the **ED Abstract Narrative Attachment Form**.

**3. Project Narrative**: This section should be no more than 25
double-spaced typewritten pages. The narrative must contain evidence
that the applicant meets the absolute priority and should contain and
follow in sequence the information requested for each selection
criterion. Applicants should review Section II for a discussion of the
selection criteria and the chief considerations for this specific grant
competition. A timeline or schedule of tasks and events, responsible
person(s), project milestone(s), and/or completion dates should be
included in the narrative. Include a Table of Contents with page
references. The Table of Contents does not count against any page
limitations. If you submit your application via Grants.gov, attach this
document to the **Project Narrative Attachment Form**.

**4. Budget Narrative**: You will use the Budget Information Form (ED
Form 524) provided in the required forms section of this application
package to prepare a budget for the project. That form will not be
attached to the Budget Narrative Attachment Form **Note**: A budget must
be submitted for each year in which funds are requested (up to 2 years).
Failure to supply a budget and narrative for each year of the project
will result in no funding for those years.

You must include a detailed budget narrative that supports and explains
the information provided in ED Form 524. Use the same budget categories
as those on ED Form 524 and explain the basis used to estimate costs for
all budget categories, and how the cost items relate to the proposed
project's goals, objectives, and activities. All expenditures must be
necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of the project,
reasonable for the scope and complexity of the project, and allowable
under the terms and conditions of the grant and in accordance with
government cost principles.

This ***narrative for the Budget Information Form*** should provide
enough detail for ED staff to easily understand how costs were
determined and if the budget is commensurate with the scope of the
project. Applicants must submit separate detailed budgets for each year
as shown on the Budget Information Form. If you submit your application
via Grants.gov, attach this document to the **Budget Narrative
Attachment Form**.

For this grant competition, you may charge indirect costs using the rate
negotiated with your cognizant federal agency. Be sure to include
evidence of a federally negotiated indirect cost rate. You may also use
your State negotiated rate. If you budget for contractual services,
please note that indirect costs may be applied only to the first
\$25,000 of each subcontract, regardless of the period covered by the
subcontract.

If you claim indirect costs in the budget for your proposed project and
do not have a negotiated rate with the federal government, you have 90
days from the time you transmit your application to submit the necessary
paperwork to the Department to receive a negotiated indirect cost rate.
For more information about indirect cost rates, please visit
[www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html](http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html).

**5. Appendices**: If you submit your application via Grants.gov, the
**Other Narrative Attachment Form** is where you will attach proposal
appendices that applicants may choose to submit in support of their
capacity and preparation to undertake the proposed project, such as
curriculum vitae of key personnel, letters of commitment, and samples of
evaluation instruments. The Grants.gov system will allow applicants to
attach as many as 10 separate appendices in this section.

If you submit your application in paper format via mail or hand
delivery, information provided in this section includes forms and other
material required by ED in order for an application to be eligible for
funding as well as any other information that applicants may choose to
submit in support of their capacity and preparation to undertake the
proposed project.

The following items are **not** part of the appendices and may not be
included:

-   Budget or program narrative information that the applicant wishes to
    have reviewed as part of its response to one or more scoring
    criteria---all such information must be included in the narrative
    portion of the application

-   Videotapes, CD-ROMs, photographs, or floppy disks---they will not be
    reviewed and we will not return them.

This section **must** include the following:

-   GEPA 427, Equitable Access to and Participation in Federally
    Assisted Programs

-   Letter of Transmittal to State Single Point of Contact (if your
    state participates)

-   Proof of federally negotiated indirect cost rate (if you are
    claiming indirect costs)

This section **may** include the following:

-   Other information the applicant wishes to include in support of its
    capacity, experience, and readiness to undertake the proposed
    project, including:

-   Resumes of key personnel. If personnel have yet to be hired for this
    proposed project, include a narrative description of expected staff
    qualifications.

-   Letters of commitment that reflect each person's awareness of their
    role in the proposed project. Each letter should indicate a
    willingness to put forth the necessary time and effort to make the
    project work efficiently and effectively.

-   Relevant prior grant experience.

**6. Assurances and Certifications**: If you submit your application
electronically, you must complete all forms posted on Grants.gov.

If you submit your application in paper format via mail or hand
delivery, you **must** fill out, have signed by the person authorized to
sign for the institution, and submit the following forms:

-   Assurances, Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form, 424B)

-   Grants.gov Lobbying Form (formerly ED Form 80-0013)

-   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form-LLL)

-   Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants (private,
    nonprofit organizations only)

**Note**: If Item 2 of the Grants.gov Lobbying Form applies because of
lobbying activities related to a previous grant, or are anticipated to
occur with this project if it is funded, you must submit Standard Form
LLL. If your organization does not engage in lobbying, please submit
Standard Form LLL and indicate as "Not Applicable."

**Instructions for Standard Forms**

-   Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424)

-   Department of Education Supplemental Form for the Standard Form 424

-   Department of Education Budget Information -- Non-Construction
    Programs (ED Form 524)

-   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form LLL)

## **Instructions for Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424)**

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 60 minutes per response, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (0348-0043), Washington, DC 20503.

**PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGET. SEND IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCY.**

> This is a standard form (including the continuation sheet) required
> for use as a cover sheet for submission of preapplications and
> applications and related information under discretionary programs.
> Some of the items are required and some are optional at the discretion
> of the applicant or the Federal agency (agency). Required items are
> identified with an asterisk on the form and are specified in the
> instructions below. In addition to the instructions provided below,
> applicants must consult agency instructions to determine specific
> requirements.

+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| I | Entry:          |               | I | Entry:                    |
| t |                 |               | t |                           |
| e |                 |               | e |                           |
| m |                 |               | m |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 1 | **Type of       |               | 1 | **Name Of Federal         |
| \ | Submission:**   |               | 0 | Agency**: (Required)      |
| . | (Required):     |               | \ | Enter the name of the     |
|   | Select one type |               | . | Federal agency from which |
|   | of submission   |               |   | assistance is being       |
|   | in accordance   |               |   | requested with this       |
|   | with agency     |               |   | application.              |
|   | instructions.   |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | -               |               |   |                           |
|   |  Preapplication |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | -   Application |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | -   Ch          |               |   |                           |
|   | anged/Corrected |               |   |                           |
|   |     Application |               |   |                           |
|   |     -- If       |               |   |                           |
|   |     requested   |               |   |                           |
|   |     by the      |               |   |                           |
|   |     agency,     |               |   |                           |
|   |     check if    |               |   |                           |
|   |     this        |               |   |                           |
|   |     submission  |               |   |                           |
|   |     is to       |               |   |                           |
|   |     change or   |               |   |                           |
|   |     correct a   |               |   |                           |
|   |     previously  |               |   |                           |
|   |     submitted   |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   |    application. |               |   |                           |
|   |     Unless      |               |   |                           |
|   |     requested   |               |   |                           |
|   |     by the      |               |   |                           |
|   |     agency,     |               |   |                           |
|   |     applicants  |               |   |                           |
|   |     may not use |               |   |                           |
|   |     this to     |               |   |                           |
|   |     submit      |               |   |                           |
|   |     changes     |               |   |                           |
|   |     after the   |               |   |                           |
|   |     closing     |               |   |                           |
|   |     date.       |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   |                 |               | 1 | **Catalog Of Federal      |
|   |                 |               | 1 | Domestic Assistance       |
|   |                 |               | \ | Number/Title:** Enter the |
|   |                 |               | . | Catalog of Federal        |
|   |                 |               |   | Domestic Assistance       |
|   |                 |               |   | number and title of the   |
|   |                 |               |   | program under which       |
|   |                 |               |   | assistance is requested,  |
|   |                 |               |   | as found in the program   |
|   |                 |               |   | announcement, if          |
|   |                 |               |   | applicable.               |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 2 | **Type of       |               | 1 | **Funding Opportunity     |
| \ | Application**:  |               | 2 | Number/Title:**           |
| . | (Required)      |               | \ | (Required) Enter the      |
|   | Select one type |               | . | Funding Opportunity       |
|   | of application  |               |   | Number and title of the   |
|   | in accordance   |               |   | opportunity under which   |
|   | with agency     |               |   | assistance is requested,  |
|   | instructions.   |               |   | as found in the program   |
|   |                 |               |   | announcement.             |
|   | -   New -- An   |               |   |                           |
|   |     application |               |   |                           |
|   |     that is     |               |   |                           |
|   |     being       |               |   |                           |
|   |     submitted   |               |   |                           |
|   |     to an       |               |   |                           |
|   |     agency for  |               |   |                           |
|   |     the first   |               |   |                           |
|   |     time.       |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | -               |               |   |                           |
|   |  Continuation - |               |   |                           |
|   |     An          |               |   |                           |
|   |     extension   |               |   |                           |
|   |     for an      |               |   |                           |
|   |     additional  |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   |  funding/budget |               |   |                           |
|   |     period for  |               |   |                           |
|   |     a project   |               |   |                           |
|   |     with a      |               |   |                           |
|   |     projected   |               |   |                           |
|   |     completion  |               |   |                           |
|   |     date. This  |               |   |                           |
|   |     can include |               |   |                           |
|   |     renewals.   |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | ```{=html}      |               |   |                           |
|   | <!-- -->        |               |   |                           |
|   | ```             |               |   |                           |
|   | -   Revision -  |               |   |                           |
|   |     Any change  |               |   |                           |
|   |     in the      |               |   |                           |
|   |     Federal     |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   |    Government's |               |   |                           |
|   |     financial   |               |   |                           |
|   |     obligation  |               |   |                           |
|   |     or          |               |   |                           |
|   |     contingent  |               |   |                           |
|   |     liability   |               |   |                           |
|   |     from an     |               |   |                           |
|   |     existing    |               |   |                           |
|   |     obligation. |               |   |                           |
|   |     If a        |               |   |                           |
|   |     revision,   |               |   |                           |
|   |     enter the   |               |   |                           |
|   |     appropriate |               |   |                           |
|   |     letter(s).  |               |   |                           |
|   |     More than   |               |   |                           |
|   |     one may be  |               |   |                           |
|   |     selected.   |               |   |                           |
|   |     If          |               |   |                           |
|   |     \"Other\"   |               |   |                           |
|   |     is          |               |   |                           |
|   |     selected,   |               |   |                           |
|   |     please      |               |   |                           |
|   |     specify in  |               |   |                           |
|   |     text box    |               |   |                           |
|   |     provided.   |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | > A. Increase   |               |   |                           |
|   | > Award B.      |               |   |                           |
|   | > Decrease      |               |   |                           |
|   | > Award         |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | C. Increase     |               |   |                           |
|   | Duration D.     |               |   |                           |
|   | Decrease        |               |   |                           |
|   | Duration        |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | E. Other        |               |   |                           |
|   | (specify)       |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   |                 |               | 1 | **Competition             |
|   |                 |               | 3 | Identification            |
|   |                 |               | \ | Number/Title:** Enter the |
|   |                 |               | . | Competition               |
|   |                 |               |   | Identification Number and |
|   |                 |               |   | title of the competition  |
|   |                 |               |   | under which assistance is |
|   |                 |               |   | requested, if applicable. |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   |                 |               | 1 | **Areas Affected By       |
|   |                 |               | 4 | Project:** List the areas |
|   |                 |               | \ | or entities using the     |
|   |                 |               | . | categories (e.g., cities, |
|   |                 |               |   | counties, states, etc.)   |
|   |                 |               |   | specified in agency       |
|   |                 |               |   | instructions. Use the     |
|   |                 |               |   | continuation sheet to     |
|   |                 |               |   | enter additional areas,   |
|   |                 |               |   | if needed.                |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 3 | **Date          |               | 1 | **Descriptive Title of    |
| \ | Received:**     |               | 5 | Applicant's Project:**    |
| . | Leave this      |               | \ | (Required) Enter a brief  |
|   | field blank.    |               | . | descriptive title of the  |
|   | This date will  |               |   | project. If appropriate,  |
|   | be assigned by  |               |   | attach a map showing      |
|   | the Federal     |               |   | project location (e.g.,   |
|   | agency.         |               |   | construction or real      |
|   |                 |               |   | property projects). For   |
|   |                 |               |   | preapplications, attach a |
|   |                 |               |   | summary description of    |
|   |                 |               |   | the project.              |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 4 | **Applicant     |               |   |                           |
| \ | Identifier**:   |               |   |                           |
| . | Enter the       |               |   |                           |
|   | entity          |               |   |                           |
|   | identifier      |               |   |                           |
|   | assigned by the |               |   |                           |
|   | Federal agency, |               |   |                           |
|   | if any, or      |               |   |                           |
|   | applicant's     |               |   |                           |
|   | control number, |               |   |                           |
|   | if applicable.  |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 5 | **Federal       |               | 1 | **Congressional Districts |
| a | Entity          |               | 6 | Of**: (Required) 16a.     |
|   | Identifier**:   |               | \ | Enter the applicant's     |
|   | Enter the       |               | . | Congressional District,   |
|   | number assigned |               |   | and 16b. Enter all        |
|   | to your         |               |   | District(s) affected by   |
|   | organization by |               |   | the program or project.   |
|   | the Federal     |               |   | Enter in the format: 2    |
|   | Agency, if any. |               |   | characters State          |
|   |                 |               |   | Abbreviation -- 2-3       |
|   |                 |               |   | characters District       |
|   |                 |               |   | Number, e.g., CA-12 for   |
|   |                 |               |   | California 12^th^         |
|   |                 |               |   | district, NC-103 for      |
|   |                 |               |   | North Carolina's 103^rd^  |
|   |                 |               |   | district.                 |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   | -   If all congressional  |
|   |                 |               |   |     districts in a state  |
|   |                 |               |   |     are affected, enter   |
|   |                 |               |   |     "all" for the         |
|   |                 |               |   |     district number,      |
|   |                 |               |   |     e.g., MD-all for all  |
|   |                 |               |   |     congressional         |
|   |                 |               |   |     districts in          |
|   |                 |               |   |     Maryland.             |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   | -   If nationwide, i.e.   |
|   |                 |               |   |     all districts within  |
|   |                 |               |   |     all states are        |
|   |                 |               |   |     affected, enter       |
|   |                 |               |   |     US-all.               |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   | -   If the                |
|   |                 |               |   |     program/project is    |
|   |                 |               |   |     outside the US, enter |
|   |                 |               |   |     00-000.               |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 5 | **Federal Award |               |   |                           |
| b | Identifier**:   |               |   |                           |
| . | For new         |               |   |                           |
|   | applications    |               |   |                           |
|   | leave blank.    |               |   |                           |
|   | For a           |               |   |                           |
|   | continuation or |               |   |                           |
|   | revision to an  |               |   |                           |
|   | existing award, |               |   |                           |
|   | enter the       |               |   |                           |
|   | previously      |               |   |                           |
|   | assigned        |               |   |                           |
|   | Federal award   |               |   |                           |
|   | identifier      |               |   |                           |
|   | number. If a    |               |   |                           |
|   | ch              |               |   |                           |
|   | anged/corrected |               |   |                           |
|   | application,    |               |   |                           |
|   | enter the       |               |   |                           |
|   | Federal         |               |   |                           |
|   | Identifier in   |               |   |                           |
|   | accordance with |               |   |                           |
|   | agency          |               |   |                           |
|   | instructions.   |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 6 | **Date Received |               |   |                           |
| \ | by State:**     |               |   |                           |
| . | Leave this      |               |   |                           |
|   | field blank.    |               |   |                           |
|   | This date will  |               |   |                           |
|   | be assigned by  |               |   |                           |
|   | the State, if   |               |   |                           |
|   | applicable.     |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 7 | **State         |               |   |                           |
| \ | Application     |               |   |                           |
| . | Identifier:**   |               |   |                           |
|   | Leave this      |               |   |                           |
|   | field blank.    |               |   |                           |
|   | This identifier |               |   |                           |
|   | will be         |               |   |                           |
|   | assigned by the |               |   |                           |
|   | State, if       |               |   |                           |
|   | applicable.     |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
| 8 | **Applicant     |               |   |                           |
| \ | Information**:  |               |   |                           |
| . | Enter the       |               |   |                           |
|   | following in    |               |   |                           |
|   | accordance with |               |   |                           |
|   | agency          |               |   |                           |
|   | instructions:   |               |   |                           |
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
|   | **a. Legal      |               |   |                           |
|   | Name**:         |               |   |                           |
|   | (Required):     |               |   |                           |
|   | Enter the legal |               |   |                           |
|   | name of         |               |   |                           |
|   | applicant that  |               |   |                           |
|   | will undertake  |               |   |                           |
|   | the assistance  |               |   |                           |
|   | activity. This  |               |   |                           |
|   | is the name     |               |   |                           |
|   | that the        |               |   |                           |
|   | organization    |               |   |                           |
|   | has registered  |               |   |                           |
|   | with the        |               |   |                           |
|   | Central         |               |   |                           |
|   | Contractor      |               |   |                           |
|   | Registry.       |               |   |                           |
|   | Information on  |               |   |                           |
|   | registering     |               |   |                           |
|   | with CCR may be |               |   |                           |
|   | obtained by     |               |   |                           |
|   | visiting the    |               |   |                           |
|   | Grants.gov      |               |   |                           |
|   | website.        |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   |                 |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   |                 |               | 1 | **Proposed Project Start  |
|   |                 |               | 7 | and End Dates**:          |
|   |                 |               | \ | (Required) Enter the      |
|   |                 |               | . | proposed start date and   |
|   |                 |               |   | end date of the project.  |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   | **b.            |               |   |                           |
|   | Em              |               |   |                           |
|   | ployer/Taxpayer |               |   |                           |
|   | Number          |               |   |                           |
|   | (EIN/TIN):**    |               |   |                           |
|   | (Required):     |               |   |                           |
|   | Enter the       |               |   |                           |
|   | Employer or     |               |   |                           |
|   | Taxpayer        |               |   |                           |
|   | Identification  |               |   |                           |
|   | Number (EIN or  |               |   |                           |
|   | TIN) as         |               |   |                           |
|   | assigned by the |               |   |                           |
|   | Internal        |               |   |                           |
|   | Revenue         |               |   |                           |
|   | Service. If     |               |   |                           |
|   | your            |               |   |                           |
|   | organization is |               |   |                           |
|   | not in the US,  |               |   |                           |
|   | enter           |               |   |                           |
|   | 44-4444444.     |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   |                 |               | 1 | **Estimated Funding:**    |
|   |                 |               | 8 | (Required) Enter the      |
|   |                 |               | \ | 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.   |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   | **c.            |               |   |                           |
|   | Organizational  |               |   |                           |
|   | DUNS**:         |               |   |                           |
|   | (Required)      |               |   |                           |
|   | Enter the       |               |   |                           |
|   | organization's  |               |   |                           |
|   | DUNS or DUNS+4  |               |   |                           |
|   | number received |               |   |                           |
|   | from Dun and    |               |   |                           |
|   | Bradstreet.     |               |   |                           |
|   | Information on  |               |   |                           |
|   | obtaining a     |               |   |                           |
|   | DUNS number may |               |   |                           |
|   | be obtained by  |               |   |                           |
|   | visiting the    |               |   |                           |
|   | Grants.gov      |               |   |                           |
|   | website.        |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   | **d. Address**: |               |   |                           |
|   | Enter the       |               |   |                           |
|   | complete        |               |   |                           |
|   | address as      |               |   |                           |
|   | follows: Street |               |   |                           |
|   | address (Line 1 |               |   |                           |
|   | required), City |               |   |                           |
|   | (Required),     |               |   |                           |
|   | County, State   |               |   |                           |
|   | (Required, if   |               |   |                           |
|   | country is US), |               |   |                           |
|   | Province,       |               |   |                           |
|   | Country         |               |   |                           |
|   | (Required),     |               |   |                           |
|   | Zip/Postal Code |               |   |                           |
|   | (Required, if   |               |   |                           |
|   | country is US). |               |   |                           |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   |                 |               | 1 | **Is Application Subject  |
|   |                 |               | 9 | to Review by State Under  |
|   |                 |               | \ | Executive Order 12372     |
|   |                 |               | . | Process?** 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. Select the       |
|   |                 |               |   | appropriate box. If "a."  |
|   |                 |               |   | is selected, enter the    |
|   |                 |               |   | date the application was  |
|   |                 |               |   | submitted to the State    |
+---+-----------------+---------------+---+---------------------------+
|   | **e.            |               |   |                           |
|   | Organizational  |               |   |                           |
|   | Unit:** Enter   |               |   |                           |
|   | the name of the |               |   |                           |
|   | primary         |               |   |                           |
|   | organizational  |               |   |                           |
|   | unit (and       |               |   |                           |
|   | department or   |               |   |                           |
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**Instructions for Department of Education**

**Supplemental Information for Standard Form 424**

**1. Project Director.** Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and
e-mail address of the person to be contacted on matters involving this
application.

**2. Novice Applicant.** Check **"Yes"** or "**No**" only if assistance
is being requested under a program that gives special consideration to
novice applicants. Otherwise, **leave blank.**

Check "**Yes"** if you meet the requirements for novice applicants
specified in the regulations in 34 CFR 75.225 and included on the
attached page entitled "Definitions for Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424." By checking "Yes" the applicant
certifies that it meets these novice applicant requirements. Check
"**No**" if you do not meet the requirements for novice applicants**.**

**3. Human Subjects Research.** (See I. A. "Definitions" in attached
page entitled "Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 424.")

**If Not Human Subjects Research.** Check "**No**" if research
activities involving human subjects are not planned at any time during
the proposed project period. The remaining parts of Item 3 are then not
applicable.

**If Human Subjects Research.** Check "**Yes**" if research activities
involving human subjects are planned at any time during the proposed
project period, either at the applicant organization or at any other
performance site or collaborating institution. Check "**Yes**" even if
the research is exempt from the regulations for the protection of human
subjects. (See I. B. "Exemptions" in attached page entitled "Definitions
for Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424.")

**3a. If Human Subjects Research is Exempt from the Human Subjects
Regulations.** Check "**Yes**" if all the research activities proposed
are designated to be exempt from the regulations. Insert the exemption
number(s) corresponding to one or more of the six exemption categories
listed in I. B. "Exemptions." In addition, follow the instructions in
II. A. "Exempt Research Narrative" in the attached page entitled
"Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF
424."

**3a. If Human Subjects Research is Not Exempt from Human Subjects
Regulations.** Check "**No**" if some or all of the planned research
activities are covered (not exempt). In addition, follow the
instructions in II. B. "Nonexempt Research Narrative" in the page
entitled "Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental
Information for SF 424.

**3a. Human Subjects Assurance Number.** If the applicant has an
approved Federal Wide (FWA) on file with the Office for Human Research
Protections (OHRP), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that
covers the specific activity, insert the number in the space provided.
If the applicant does not have an approved assurance on file with OHRP,
enter "None." In this case, the applicant, by signature on the SF-424,
is declaring that it will comply with 34 CFR 97 and proceed to obtain
the human subjects assurance upon request by the designated ED official.
If the application is recommended/selected for funding, the designated
ED official will request that the applicant obtain the assurance within
30 days after the specific formal request.

**Note about Institutional Review Board Approval.** ED does not require
certification of Institutional Review Board approval with the
application. However, if an application that involves non-exempt human
subjects research is recommended/selected for funding, the designated ED
official will request that the applicant obtain and send the
certification to ED within 30 days after the formal request.

## *Paperwork Burden Statement*. *According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1890-0017. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average between 15 and 45 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4700. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form write directly to: Joyce I. Mays, Application Control Center, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12^th^ Street, S.W. Room 7076, Washington, D.C. 20202-4260*. 

**Definitions for Department of Education**

**Supplemental Information for Standard Form 424**

**Definitions:**

**Novice Applicant (See 34 CFR 75.225**). For discretionary grant
programs under which the Secretary gives special consideration to novice
applications, a novice applicant means any applicant for a grant from ED
that---

-   Has never received a grant or subgrant under the program from which
    it seeks funding;

-   Has never been a member of a group application, submitted in
    accordance with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129, that received a grant under
    the program from which it seeks funding; and

-   Has not had an active discretionary grant from the Federal
    government in the five years before the deadline date for
    applications under the program. For the purposes of this
    requirement, a grant is active until the end of the grant's project
    or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that
    extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds.

In the case of a group application submitted in accordance with 34 CFR
75.127-75.129, a group includes only parties that meet the requirements
listed above.

#### PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH

**I. Definitions and Exemptions**

**A. Definitions.**

A research activity involves human subjects if the activity is research,
as defined in the Department's regulations, and the research activity
will involve use of human subjects, as defined in the regulations.

---**Research**

The ED Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects, Title 34, Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 97, define research as "a systematic
investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation,
designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge." *If an
activity follows a deliberate plan whose purpose is to develop or
contribute to generalizable knowledge it is research.* Activities, which
meet this definition, constitute research whether or not they are
conducted or supported under a program that is considered research for
other purposes. For example, some demonstration and service programs may
include research activities.

**---Human Subject**

The regulations define human subject as "a living individual about whom
an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research
obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the
individual, or (2) identifiable private information." *(1) If an
activity involves obtaining information about a living person by
manipulating that person or that person's environment, as might occur
when a new instructional technique is tested, or by communicating or
interacting with the individual, as occurs with surveys and interviews,
the definition of human subject is met. (2) If an activity involves
obtaining private information about a living person in such a way that
the information can be linked to that individual (the identity of the
subject is or may be readily determined by the investigator or
associated with the information), the definition of human subject is
met.* \[Private information includes information about behavior that
occurs in a context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no
observation or recording is taking place, and information which has been
provided for specific purposes by an individual and which the individual
can reasonably expect will not be made public (for example, a school
health record).\]

**B. Exemptions.**

Research activities in which the **[only]{.underline}** involvement of
human subjects will be in one or more of the following six categories of
***exemptions*** are not covered by the regulations:

\(1\) Research conducted in established or commonly accepted educational
settings, involving normal educational practices, such as (a) research
on regular and special education instructional strategies, or (b)
research on the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional
techniques, curricula, or classroom management methods.

\(2\) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive,
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior, unless: (a) information
obtained is recorded in such a manner that human subjects can be
identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects; and
(b) any disclosure of the human subjects' responses outside the research
could reasonably place the subjects at risk of criminal or civil
liability or be damaging to the subjects' financial standing,
employability, or reputation. ***If the subjects are children, exemption
2 applies only to research involving educational tests and observations
of public behavior when the investigator(s) do not participate in the
activities being observed. Exemption 2 does not apply if children are
surveyed or interviewed or if the research involves observation of
public behavior and the investigator(s) participate in the activities
being observed.*** \[Children are defined as persons who have not
attained the legal age for consent to treatments or procedures involved
in the research, under the applicable law or jurisdiction in which the
research will be conducted.\]

\(3\) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive,
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior that is not exempt under
section (2) above, if the human subjects are elected or appointed public
officials or candidates for public office; or federal statute(s)
require(s) without exception that the confidentiality of the personally
identifiable information will be maintained throughout the research and
thereafter.

\(4\) Research involving the collection or study of existing data,
documents, records, pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens, if
these sources are publicly available or if the information is recorded
by the investigator in a manner that subjects cannot be identified,
directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects.

\(5\) Research and demonstration projects which are conducted by or
subject to the approval of department or agency heads, and which are
designed to study, evaluate, or otherwise examine: (a) public benefit or
service programs; (b) procedures for obtaining benefits or services
under those programs; (c) possible changes in or alternatives to those
programs or procedures; or (d) possible changes in methods or levels of
payment for benefits or services under those programs.

\(6\) Taste and food quality evaluation and consumer acceptance studies,
(a) if wholesome foods without additives are consumed or (b) if a food
is consumed that contains a food ingredient at or below the level and
for a use found to be safe, or agricultural chemical or environmental
contaminant at or below the level found to be safe, by the Food and Drug
Administration or approved by the Environmental Protection Agency or the
Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.

**II. Instructions for Exempt and Nonexempt Human Subjects Research
Narratives**

If the applicant marked "Yes" for Item 3 of Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424, the applicant must provide a human
subjects "exempt research" or "nonexempt research" narrative. Insert the
narrative(s) in the space provided. If you have multiple projects and
need to provide more than one narrative, be sure to label each set of
responses as to the project they address.

**A. Exempt Research Narrative.**

If you marked "Yes" for item 3 a. and designated exemption numbers(s),
provide the "exempt research" narrative. The narrative must contain
sufficient information about the involvement of human subjects in the
proposed research to allow a determination by ED that the designated
exemption(s) are appropriate. The narrative must be succinct.

**B. Nonexempt Research Narrative.**

If you marked "No" for item 3 a. you must provide the "nonexempt
research" narrative. The narrative must address the following seven
points. Although no specific page limitation applies to this section of
the application, be succinct.

\(1\) **Human Subjects Involvement and Characteristics**: Provide a
detailed description of the proposed involvement of human subjects.
Describe the characteristics of the subject population, including their
anticipated number, age range, and health status. Identify the criteria
for inclusion or exclusion of any subpopulation. Explain the rationale
for the involvement of special classes of subjects, such as children,
children with disabilities, adults with disabilities, persons with
mental disabilities, pregnant women, prisoners, institutionalized
individuals, or others who are likely to be vulnerable.

\(2\) **Sources of Materials**: Identify the sources of research
material obtained from individually identifiable living human subjects
in the form of specimens, records, or data. Indicate whether the
material or data will be obtained specifically for research purposes or
whether use will be made of existing specimens, records, or data.

\(3\) **Recruitment and Informed Consent**: Describe plans for the
recruitment of subjects and the consent procedures to be followed.
Include the circumstances under which consent will be sought and
obtained, who will seek it, the nature of the information to be provided
to prospective subjects, and the method of documenting consent. State if
the Institutional Review Board (IRB) has authorized a modification or
waiver of the elements of consent or the requirement for documentation
of consent.

\(4\) **Potential Risks**: Describe potential risks (physical,
psychological, social, legal, or other) and assess their likelihood and
seriousness. Where appropriate, describe alternative treatments and
procedures that might be advantageous to the subjects.

\(5\) **Protection Against Risk**: Describe the procedures for
protecting against or minimizing potential risks, including risks to
confidentiality, and assess their likely effectiveness. Where
appropriate, discuss provisions for ensuring necessary medical or
professional intervention in the event of adverse effects to the
subjects. Also, where appropriate, describe the provisions for
monitoring the data collected to ensure the safety of the subjects.

\(6\) **Importance of the Knowledge to be Gained**: Discuss the
importance of the knowledge gained or to be gained as a result of the
proposed research. Discuss why the risks to subjects are reasonable in
relation to the anticipated benefits to subjects and in relation to the
importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result.

\(7\) **Collaborating Site(s)**: If research involving human subjects
will take place at collaborating site(s) or other performance site(s),
name the sites and briefly describe their involvement or role in the
research.

***Copies of the Department of Education's Regulations for the
Protection of Human Subjects, 34 CFR Part 97 and other pertinent
materials on the protection of human subjects in research are available
from the Grants Policy and Oversight Staff, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
20202-4250, telephone: (202) 245-6120, and on the U.S. Department of
Education's Protection of Human Subjects in Research Web Site:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/OCFO/humansub.html***

NOTE: The **State Applicant Identifier** on the SF 424 is for State Use
only. Please complete it on the OMB Standard 424 in the upper right
corner of the form (if applicable).

Instructions for Department of Education Budget Information --

Non-Construction Programs (ED Form 524)

General Instructions

This form is used to apply to individual U.S. Department of Education
(ED) discretionary grant programs. Unless directed otherwise, provide
the same budget information for each year of the multi-year funding
request. Pay attention to applicable program specific instructions, if
attached. Please consult with your Business Office prior to submitting
this form.

[Section A - Budget Summary]{.underline}

[U.S. Department of Education Funds]{.underline}

All applicants must complete Section A and provide a breakdown by the
applicable budget categories shown in lines 1-11.

Lines 1-11, columns (a)-(e): For each project year for which funding is
requested, show the total amount requested for each applicable budget
category.

Lines 1-11, column (f): Show the multi-year total for each budget
category. If funding is requested for only one project year, leave this
column blank.

Line 12, columns (a)-(e): Show the total budget request for each project
year for which funding is requested.

Line 12, column (f): Show the total amount requested for all project
years. If funding is requested for only one year, leave this space
blank.

Indirect Cost Information:\
If you are requesting reimbursement for indirect costs on line 10, this
information is to be completed by your Business Office. (1): Indicate
whether or not your organization has an Indirect Cost Rate Agreement
that was approved by the Federal government. (2): If you checked "yes"
in (1), indicate in (2) the beginning and ending dates covered by the
Indirect Cost Rate Agreement. In addition, indicate whether ED or
another Federal agency (Other) issued the approved agreement. If you
check "Other," specify the name of the Federal agency that issued the
approved agreement. (3): If you are applying for a grant under a
Restricted Rate Program (34 CFR 75.563 or 76.563), indicate whether you
are using a restricted indirect cost rate that is included on your
approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement or whether you are using a
restricted indirect cost rate that complies with 34 CFR 76.564(c)(2).
Note: State or Local government agencies may not use the provision for a
restricted indirect cost rate specified in 34 CFR 76.564(c)(2). Check
only one response. Leave blank, if this item is not applicable.

[Section B - Budget Summary]{.underline}

[Non-Federal Funds]{.underline}

If you are required to provide or volunteer to provide matching funds or
other non-Federal resources to the project, these should be shown for
each applicable budget category on lines 1‑11 of Section B.

Lines 1-11, columns (a)-(e): For each project year, for which matching
funds or other contributions are provided, show the total contribution
for each applicable budget category.

Lines 1-11, column (f): Show the multi-year total for each budget
category. If non-Federal contributions are provided for only one year,
leave this column blank.

Line 12, columns (a)-(e): Show the total matching or other contribution
for each project year.

Line 12, column (f): Show the total amount to be contributed for all
years of the multi-year project. If non-Federal contributions are
provided for only one year, leave this space blank.

[Section C - Budget Narrative \[Attach separate sheet(s)\]]{.underline}

[Pay attention to applicable program specific instructions, if
attached.]{.underline}

1.  Provide an itemized budget breakdown, and justification by project
    year, for each budget category listed in Sections A and B. For grant
    projects that will be divided into two or more separately budgeted
    major activities or sub-projects, show for each budget category of a
    project year the breakdown of the specific expenses attributable to
    each sub-project or activity.

2.  If applicable to this program, provide the rate and base on which
    fringe benefits are calculated.

3.  If you are requesting reimbursement for indirect costs on line 10,
    this information is to be completed by your Business Office. Specify
    the estimated amount of the base to which the indirect cost rate is
    applied and the total indirect expense. Depending on the grant
    program to which you are applying and/or your approved Indirect Cost
    Rate Agreement, some direct cost budget categories in your grant
    application budget may not be included in the base and multiplied by
    your indirect cost rate. For example, you must multiply the indirect
    cost rates of "Training grants\" (34 CFR 75.562) and grants under
    programs with "Supplement not Supplant" requirements (\"Restricted
    Rate\" programs) by a "modified total direct cost" (MTDC) base (34
    CFR 75.563 or 76.563). Please indicate which costs are included and
    which costs are excluded from the base to which the indirect cost
    rate is applied.

> When calculating indirect costs (line 10) for \"Training grants\" or
> grants under \"Restricted Rate\" programs, you must refer to the
> information and examples on ED's website at:
> http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
>
> You may also contact (202) 377-3838 for additional information
> regarding calculating indirect cost rates or general indirect cost
> rate information.

4.  Provide other explanations or comments you deem necessary.

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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is 1890-0004. The time required
to complete this information collection is estimated to vary from 13 to
22 hours per response, with an average of 17.5 hours per response,
including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources,
gather the data needed, and complete and review the information
collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time
estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to:
U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. If you have
comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission
of this form, write directly to (insert program office), U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202.

**Instructions for Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form
LLL)**

This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, whether
subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or receipt of a
covered Federal action, or a material change to a previous filing,
pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The filing of a form is
required for each payment or agreement to make payment to any lobbying
entity for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,
or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with a covered
Federal action. Complete all items that apply for both the initial
filing and material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance
published by the Office of Management and Budget for additional
information.

1)  Identify the type of covered Federal action for which lobbying
    activity is and/or has been secured to influence the outcome of a
    covered Federal action.

2)  Identify the status of the covered Federal action.

3)  Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If this is a
    follow-up report caused by a material change to the information
    previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which the change
    occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted report by
    this reporting entity for this covered Federal action.

4)  Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
    reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check
    the appropriate classification of the reporting entity that
    designates if it is, or expects to be, a prime or subaward
    recipient. Identify the tier of the subawardee, e.g., the first
    subawardee of the prime is the 1st tier. Subawards include but are
    not limited to subcontracts, subgrants and contract awards under
    grants.

5)  If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks "Subawardee,"
    then enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
    prime Federal recipient. Include Congressional District, if known.

6)  Enter the name of the federal agency making the award or loan
    commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency
    name, if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United
    States Coast Guard.

7)  Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered
    Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal
    Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative
    agreements, loans, and loan commitments.

8)  Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number available for
    the Federal action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request for Proposal
    (RFP) number; Invitations for Bid (IFB) number; grant announcement
    number; the contract, grant, or loan award number; the
    application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency).
    Included prefixes, e.g., "RFP-DE-90-001."

9)  For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or loan
    commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of the
    award/loan commitment for the prime entity identified in item 4 or
    5.

10) Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
    lobbying registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
    engaged by the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influence
    the covered Federal action.

\(b\) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing services, and
include full address if different from 10(a). Enter Last Name, First
Name, and Middle Initial (MI).

11) The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print his/her
    name, title, and telephone number.

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According to the Paperwork Reduction Act, as amended, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB control Number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is OMB No. 0348-0046. Public reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 10 minutes per
response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing
and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding the
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (0348-0046),
Washington, DC 20503.

**Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs**

This grant competition is subject to the requirements of Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR Part 79. One of the objectives of
the Executive Order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a
strengthened federalism. The Executive Order relies on processes
developed by state and local governments for 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. The name and address of each State Single Point of
Contact is listed below. *Note*: **A copy of the applicant's letter to
the State Single Point of Contact must be included with the
application**.

To view a list of states that participate in the intergovernmental
review process, visit
[www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html](http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html).

In states that have not established a process or chosen a program for
review, state, area-wide, 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, area-wide,
regional, and local entities must be received by May 25, 2007, at the
following address: The Secretary, EO 12372---CFDA #84.184A, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 7W300,
Washington, DC 20202-0124. Recommendations or comments may be
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 25, 2007. Please do
not send applications to this address.

States that are not listed have chosen not to participate in the
intergovernmental review process, and therefore do not have a State
Single Point of Contact. If you are located within one of these states,
you are exempt from this requirement.

**General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) Section 427**

Section 427 of GEPA affects applicants for new discretionary grant
awards under this program. All applicants for new awards must include
information in their applications to address this provision, summarized
below, in order to receive funding under this program.

Section 427 requires each applicant for funds (other than an individual
person) to include in its application a description of the steps the
applicant proposes to take to ensure equitable access to, and
participation in, its federally-assisted program for students, teachers,
and other program beneficiaries with special needs.

This section allows applicants discretion in developing the required
description. The statute highlights six types of barriers that can
impede equitable access or participation that you may address: *gender*,
*race*, *national origin*, *color*, *disability*, or *age*. Based on
local circumstances, you can determine whether these or other barriers
may prevent your students, teachers, or others from equitable access or
participation. Your description need not be lengthy; you may provide a
clear and succinct description of how you plan to address those barriers
that are applicable to your circumstances. In addition, the information
may be provided in a single narrative, or, if appropriate, may be
discussed in connection with related topics in the application.

**NOTE**: **A general statement of an applicant's nondiscriminatory
hiring policy is not sufficient to meet this requirement. Applicants
must identify potential barriers and explain steps they will take to
overcome these barriers**.

Section 427 is not intended to duplicate the requirements of civil
rights statutes, but rather to ensure that, in designing their projects,
applicants for federal funds address equity concerns that may affect the
ability of certain potential beneficiaries to fully participate in the
project and to achieve to high standards. Consistent with program
requirements and its approved application, an applicant may use the
federal funds awarded to eliminate barriers it identifies.

**Examples**

The following examples help illustrate how an applicant may comply with
section 427.

1.  An applicant that proposes to carry out an adult literacy project
    serving, among others, adults with limited English proficiency,
    might describe in its application how it intends to distribute a
    brochure about the proposed project to such potential participants
    in their native language.

2.  An applicant that proposes to develop instructional materials for
    classroom use might describe how it will make the materials
    available on audiotape or in Braille for students who are blind.

3.  An applicant that proposes to carry out a model science program for
    secondary students and is concerned that girls may be less likely
    than boys to enroll in the course might indicate how it tends to
    conduct "outreach" efforts to girls to encourage their enrollment.

We recognize that many applicants may already be implementing effective
steps to ensure equity of access and participation in their grant
programs, and we appreciate your cooperation in responding to the
requirements of this provision.

**Estimated Public Reporting Burden**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for the GEPA 427
is OMB No. 1890-0007. The time required to complete GEPA 427 is
estimated to average 1.5 hours per response, including the time to
review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain
the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. [If
you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or
suggestions for improving this form, please write to]{.underline}: U.S.
Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4651. [If you have
comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission
of this form, write directly to]{.underline}: U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW, Washington, DC 20202-6450.

**Application Preparation Checklist**

Application for Federal Assistance (SF Form 424) is completed according
to the instructions and includes the nine-digit D-U-N-S Number and Tax
Identification Number.

All required forms are signed in black or blue ink and dated by an
authorized official and the signed original is included with your
submission.

One signed original and two copies of the application, including all
required forms and appendices plus one voluntarily submitted additional
copy, are included. All copies are unbound and each page is
consecutively numbered.

Deadline Date: **March 26, 2007**. See Sections I and IV of this
application package for complete application transmittal instructions
and general application instructions and information.

**EACH COPY OF THE APPLICATION MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:**

-   Application for Federal Assistance (SF Form 424) - Page 1

-   Department of Education Supplemental Information Form for the SF 424

-   Project Abstract - Page 2 (one page maximum)

-   Project Narrative (up to 25 pages double-spaced)

-   All applications must include the required forms, assurances, and
    certifications, including:

Budget Information Form (ED Form 524) and detailed budget narrative

-   Assurances, Non-Construction Programs (ED Form 424B)

-   Certification Regarding Lobbying (ED Form 80-0013)

-   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (Standard Form--LLL)

-   Narrative response to GEPA 427

-   Copy of letter to State Single Point of Contact

-   Proof of federally negotiated indirect cost rate (if you are
    claiming indirect costs)

**Paperwork Burden Statement**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is OMB No. 1890-0009, Expiration Date:
06/30/2008. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average 32 hours per response, including the time to review
instructions, search existing data sources, gather the data needed, and
complete and review the information collection.

If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or
suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of
Education, Washington, DC 20202-4651. If you have comments or concerns
regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write
directly to: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-6450.