Federal Funding Report

Volume 16, Number 17 (Period of April 24, 2006 -- April 28, 2006)

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**FEDERAL FUNDING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS**

This Federal Funding Report is a weekly compilation of items published
in the Federal Register which affect Federal domestic assistance
programs. No attempt is made to include Federal Register notices not
directly related to Grants and Loans programs. The summary consists of
three parts: (1) Federal Register Summary, (2) Early Warning Grants
Report, and (3) Disaster Loan Applications.

Periodically, a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
will not be listed in the announcement. There are two (2) basic reasons
for this: 1) a CFDA number has been applied for and not yet received, or
2) the CFDA number has not been put in by the agency yet. Please call
the contact person listed in the Federal Register announcement for the
correct CFDA number. The new number should appear in the next edition of
the CFDA, which is published in June and December of each year.

PART 1. FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY

> (Each week, HIR summarizes information from Federal Register
> announcements that may significantly affect grants programs. The
> Federal Register is available online from GPO Access at
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html.) The House of
> Representatives\' Federal Funding Report contains the following
> sections:

I.  Availability of Funds - An expansion of the highlights, including
    synopsis on

> Notice, CFDA, and Federal Register references

II\. Notice of Rules - Synopsis of rule-making notices affecting Grants
with CFDA and Federal Register References

> III\. Other Federal Register Notices - For items not falling into the
> Rules or Availability sections

PART 2. EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT

(Listing of programs for which applications are being especially
solicited and which have been mentioned in the Federal Register in
recent weeks, listed in order of expiration date).

PART 3. DISASTER LOAN APPLICATIONS

> (Listing of areas for which Disaster Loan Programs are open, those
> with the most immediate closing dates listed first, those with the
> most recent disasters at the end. This part is divided into two
> sections, reflecting type of loan.)

I. Economic Injury Loans - For business losses

> II\. Physical Disaster Loans - For repair and replacement of real and
>
> personal property

VOLUME 16, NUMBER 17, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: April 24, 2006 -- April 28, 2006

**FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY**

This section contains summaries of those Federal Register entries
appearing during the last 2 weeks, which may significantly affect
Federal domestic assistance programs. For detailed information about a
specific assistance program, the program can be found in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) by looking it up by its 5-digit
program number. Each summary represents H.I.R.\'s interpretation of the
major import of an entry and does not reflect the full content of the
Federal Register announcement. Consult the Federal Register for the full
text of items of interest.

I. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.133A-3 **AMOUNT:**
\$625,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research

**FR Date:** 04/28/06 **PAGE:** 25475 **DEADLINE:** 06/27/06

**CONTACT:** Donna Nangle **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7462

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR); Disability
Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); National Data and Statistical
Center for the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model Systems, for New
Awards, for fiscal year 2006. Interested parties are invited to
participate in a pre-application meeting to be held on May 17, 2006. For
further information on to make arrangements, contact Donna Nangle at 202
245-7462 or by email at: <donna.nangle@ed.gov>. Applications for grants
under this competition may be submitted electronically using the
Grants.gov Apply site: [http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/),
or in paper format by mail or hand delivery, by the June 27, 2006
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process
through Grants.gov.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.133A-14
**AMOUNT:** \$625,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research

**FR Date:** 04/28/06 **PAGE:** 25478 **DEADLINE:** 06/27/06

**CONTACT:** Donna Nangle **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7462

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR); Disability
Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); National Data and Statistical
Center for the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model Systems, for New Awards,
for fiscal year 2006. Interested parties are invited to participate in a
pre-application meeting to be held on May 17, 2006. For further
information on to make arrangements, contact Donna Nangle at 202
245-7462 or by email at: <donna.nangle@ed.gov>. Applications for grants
under this competition may be submitted electronically using the
Grants.gov Apply site: [http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/),
or in paper format by mail or hand delivery, by the June 27, 2006
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process
through Grants.gov.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.215L **AMOUNT:**
\$86,954,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Fund for the Improvement of Education

**FR Date:** 04/26/06 **PAGE:** 24656 **DEADLINE:** 06/26/06

**CONTACT:** Deborah Williams **TELEPHONE:** 202 205-3783

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education; Overview Information; Smaller Learning Communities
Program; for New Awards Using Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Funds. Eligible
Applicants: Local educational agencies (LEAs), including educational
service agencies and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA), applying on behalf of large public high schools, are eligible to
apply for a grant. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply is May 26,
2006. Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at:
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/), or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery (If you qualify for an exception to the electronic
submission requirement), by June 26, 2006. Therefore, we strongly
recommend that you do not wait until application deadline date to begin
the application process through Grants.gov.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.326H **AMOUNT:**
\$3,000,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Special Education -- Technical Assistance and
Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children With
Disabilities

**FR Date:** 04/28/06 **PAGE:** 25163 **DEADLINE:** 06/12/06

**CONTACT:** Peggy Cvach **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7314

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Technical Assistance
and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children With
Disabilities -- National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center;
for New Awards, for fiscal year 2006. Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply
site: [http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery, by the June 12, 2006 deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the
application deadline date to begin the application process through
Grants.gov.

II\. NOTICE OF RULES

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 04/24/06 **PAGE:** 20925

**CONTACT:** Mr. Hari Kalla, Office of Transportation Operations
**TELEPHONE:** 202 366-5915

**CONTACT:** Mr. Raymond W. Cuprill, Office of the Chief Counsel
**TELEPHONE:** 202 366-0791

**SUMMARY:** Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding Federal Highway
Administration; Worker Visibility.

The FHWA proposes to require the use of high-visibility safety apparel
for workers who are working within the Federal-aid highway
rights-of-way.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 04/25/06 **PAGE:** 23877

**CONTACT:** Ms. Linda Brown, Office of Transportation Operations
**TELEPHONE:** 202 366-2192

**CONTACT:** Mr. Raymond W. Cuprill, Office of the Chief Counsel
**TELEPHONE:** 202 366-0791

**SUMMARY:** Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding Federal Highway
Administration; Traffic Control Devices on Federal-Aid and Other Streets
and Highways; Standards. This notice of proposed rulemaking makes some
nomenclature changes, provides clarification on the meaning of
"substantial conformance" and "roads open to public travel," and removes
certain outdated references.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 04/25/06 **PAGE:** 23995

**CONTACT:** Marc Hartstein, Operating Prospective Payment
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4548

**CONTACT:** Tzvi Hefter, Capital Prospective Payment **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-4487

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Medicare Hospital
Impatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates;
for operating and capital-related costs to implement changes arising
from and continuing experience with these systems.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.774

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Supplementary Medical Insurance

**FR Date:** 04/25/06 **PAGE:** 23995

**CONTACT:** Marc Hartstein, Operating Prospective Payment
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-4548

**CONTACT:** Tzvi Hefter, Capital Prospective Payment **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-4487

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Medicare Hospital
Impatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates;
for operating and capital-related costs to implement changes arising
from and continuing experience with these systems.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 04/28/06 **PAGE:** 25124

**CONTACT:** Carl Harper, Resources Access & Partnerships (IHS)
**TELEPHONE:** 301 443-3024

**CONTACT:** Dorothy Dupree, Sr. Policy Advisor for AI/AN (CMS)
**TELEPHONE:** 410 786-1942

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Indian Health Service (HIS)/Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); Section 506 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 --
Limitation on Charges for Services Furnished by Medicare Participating
Inpatient Hospital to Indians.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.778

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare Assistance Program

**FR Date:** 04/28/06 **PAGE:** 25085

**CONTACT:** Richard Strauss **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-2019

**SUMMARY:** Interim final rule regarding Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services; Medicaid Program; State allotments for Payment of
Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals: Federal Fiscal Year
2006. This interim final rule with comment period sets for the
methodology and process used to compute and issue each State's allotment
for fiscal year (FY) 2006 and (FY) 2007 that is available to pay
Medicare Part B premiums for qualifying individuals.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.001

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Disability Insurance

**FR Date:** 04/27/06 **PAGE:** 24812

**CONTACT:** Lola Doyle, Mary Jan Neubauer, or Peter F. White
**TELEPHONE:** 410 965-5899

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Social Security Administration; Filing
of Application and Requirements for Widow's and Widower's Benefits. We
are revising one of our regulations to clarify that we will protect a
title II claimant's filing date as of the date the claimant or other
proper applicant on the claimant's behalf completes and transmits to the
SSA the Personal Information Identification date on the Internet Social
Security Benefit Application (ISBA).

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Retirement Insurance

**FR Date:** 04/27/06 **PAGE:** 24812

**CONTACT:** Lola Doyle, Mary Jan Neubauer, or Peter F. White
**TELEPHONE:** 410 965-5899

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Social Security Administration; Filing
of Application and Requirements for Widow's and Widower's Benefits. We
are revising one of our regulations to clarify that we will protect a
title II claimant's filing date as of the date the claimant or other
proper applicant on the claimant's behalf completes and transmits to the
SSA the Personal Information Identification date on the Internet Social
Security Benefit Application (ISBA).

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.004

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Survivors Insurance

**FR Date:** 04/27/06 **PAGE:** 24812

**CONTACT:** Lola Doyle, Mary Jan Neubauer, or Peter F. White
**TELEPHONE:** 410 965-5899

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding Social Security Administration; Filing
of Application and Requirements for Widow's and Widower's Benefits. We
are revising one of our regulations to clarify that we will protect a
title II claimant's filing date as of the date the claimant or other
proper applicant on the claimant's behalf completes and transmits to the
SSA the Personal Information Identification date on the Internet Social
Security Benefit Application (ISBA).

III\. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.313

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Trade Adjustment Assistance

**FR Date:** 04/24/06 **PAGE:** 20983

**CONTACT:** Trade Adjustment Assistance **TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Economic Development Administration; of
Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance, for period of March 30, 2006 through April 18,
2006.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 04/25/06 **PAGE:** 23986

**CONTACT:** Ms. Karen M. Brunelle, Planning & Program Mgt., FHWA
**TELEPHONE:** 615 781-5772

**SUMMARY:** Notice of Intent regarding Federal Highway Administration,
to advise the public that and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will
be prepared for a proposed highway project would construct an Extension
of Pellissippi Parkway (State Route 162) from State Route 33 to U.S. 321
(State Route 73) in Blount County, Tennessee.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 04/27/06 **PAGE:** 24909

**CONTACT:** David W. Cough, P.E., Director of Operations, FHWA
**TELEPHONE:** 717 221-3411

**CONTACT:** Brian Allen, Assistant District Engineer for Design, Penna.
DOT **TELEPHONE:** 724 357-2077

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Federal Highway Administration;
Cancellation of the Notice Intent. This notice rescinds the previous
Notice of Intent (issued October 3, 2001 -- Vol. 66, No. 192) to prepare
and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed highway project
in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 04/27/06 **PAGE:** 24909

**CONTACT:** Clarence W. Coleman, P.E., Operations Engineer, FHWA
**TELEPHONE:** 919 856-4346

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Federal Highway Administration, to advise
the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared
for a proposed highway project in Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties, North
Carolina.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 04/27/06 **PAGE:** 24910

**CONTACT:** Tim Haugh, Environmental and Right-of-Way Program Manager
**TELEPHONE:** 907 586-7418

**CONTACT:** Reuben Yost, Special Projects Manager, Alaska DOT
**TELEPHONE:** 907 465-1774

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Federal Highway Administration; Limitation
on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and Other Federal
Agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(1) (1). The
actions relate to a proposed highway project, the East Lynn Canal
Highway, Alaska Route Number 7, from Echol Cove to Katz Point in the
Haines and Juneau Boroughs, State of Alaska. Those actions grant
licenses, permits, and approvals for the project.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 04/27/06 **PAGE:** 24911

**CONTACT:** Mark Vonder Embse, Senior Transportation Engineer, FHWA
**TELEPHONE:** 614 280-6854

**CONTACT:** Tim Hill, Ohio Department of Transportation **TELEPHONE:**
614 644-0377

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Federal Highway Administration; Limitation
on claims for judicial review of actions by FHWA and Other Federal
Agencies that are final within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(1) (1). The
actions related to a proposed highway project, U.S. Route 24, from east
of the IR469 bypass in New Haven, Indiana, Allen County, Indiana to
SR424 west of Defiance, Ohio. Those actions grant licenses, permits, and
approvals for the project.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.133A

**PROGRAM TITLE:** National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research

**FR Date:** 04/28/06 **PAGE:** 25471

**CONTACT:** Donna Nangle **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7462

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research; Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects
and Centers Program; Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects
(DRRPs). Notice of final priorities for DRRPs, including priorities for
the National Data and Statistical Center for the Spinal Cord Injury
(SCI) Model Systems and the National Data and Statistical Center for the
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model Systems.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.224C

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Assistive Technology

**FR Date:** 04/27/06 **PAGE:** 24844

**CONTACT:** Jeremy Buzzell **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7319

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as Amended --
Assistive Technology Alternative Financing Program. Notice of Intent to
fund down the grant slate for the Assistive Technology Alternative
Financing Program, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 to make new grant awards in
FY 2006.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.235V

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Rehabilitation Services Demonstration and Training
Programs

**FR Date:** 04/26/06 **PAGE:** 24800

**CONTACT:** Jeremy Buzzell **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7319

**SUMMARY:** Notice of proposed priorities regarding Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Special Demonstration Programs --
Model Demonstrations for Assistive Technology Reutilization. The purpose
of Proposed Priority 1 is to support projects that will develop models
of statewide assistive technology device reutilization systems; and
Proposed Priority 2 is to support the establishment of a National Device
Reutilization Coordination and Technical Assistance Center.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.773

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medicare -- Hospital Insurance

**FR Date:** 04/28/06 **PAGE:** 25176

**CONTACT:** Michael Lyman **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-6938

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
Medicare Program; Calendar Year 2006 Review of the Appropriateness of
Payment Amounts for New Technology Intraocular Lenses (NTIOLs) Furnished
by Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) and also, this notice corrects
typographical errors in the notices with public comment period that
appeared in the September 30, 2005 Federal Register, and in the final
notice that appeared in the January 27, 2006 Federal Register.

**EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT**

Below are deadlines for the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Programs that have appeared in the Federal Register in the past
several weeks.

DEADLINE CFDA NUMBER PROGRAM TITLE

06/26/06 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program

06/26/06 84.215L Fund for the Improvement of Education

06/27/06 84.133A-3 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (TBI)

06/27/06 84.133A-14 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (SCI)

> **DISASTER LOANS**

**59.002 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS** **CLOSING DATE**:

None

**59.008 PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS CLOSING DATE**: