Federal Funding Report

Volume 18, Number 05 (Period of January 28, 2008 - February 01, 2008)

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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 18, NUMBER 05, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: January 28, 2008 -- February 01,
2008

**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}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.352 **AMOUNT:**
\$18,400,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Value-Added Producer Grants

**FR Date:** 01/29/08 **PAGE:** 5157 **DEADLINE:** 03/31/08

**CONTACT:** USDA Rural Development State Offices, see Federal Register,
01/29/08, Pages 5157 and 5158

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Rural Business-Cooperative
Service; Funding Opportunity Title: Value-Added Producer Grants; Fiscal
Year 2008. The primary objective of this grant program is to help
Independent Producers of Agricultural Commodities, Agriculture Producer
Groups, Farmer and Rancher Cooperatives, and Majority-Controlled
Producer-Based Business Ventures develop strategies to create marketing
opportunities and to help develop Business Plans for viable marketing
opportunities regarding production of bio-based products from
agricultural commodities. The application package for applying on paper
for this funding opportunity can be obtained at
<http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/vadg.htm>. Alternatively,
applicants may contact their USDA Rural Development State Office. The
State Office can be reached by calling (202) 720-4323 and pressing "1."
For electronic applications, applicants must visit
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/) and follow the
instructions. Applicants are encouraged to contact their State Offices
well in advance of the deadline to discuss their projects and ask any
questions about the application process. Also, applicants may submit
drafts of their applications to their State Offices for a preliminary
review anytime prior to February 15, 2008. The preliminary review will
only assess the eligibility of the application and its completeness. The
results of the preliminary review are not binding on the Agency.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.855 **AMOUNT:**
\$29,790,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4790 **DEADLINE:** 04/18/08

**CONTACT:** Director, Advanced Services Division **TELEPHONE:** 202
720-0413

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Rural Utilities Service (RUS);
Funding Opportunity Title: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants,
Combination Loan-grants, and Loans. The Distance Learning and
Telemedicine (DLT) Program is specifically designed to meet the
educational and health care needs of rural America through the use of
advanced telecommunications technologies. You may obtain copies of the
FY 2008 application guides and materials for the DLT grant program may
be obtained at DLT Web site:
<http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm> . Paper applications are
to be submitted to Rural Development Utilities Programs, United States
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2845m STOP
1550, Washington, DC 20250-1550. Applications should be marked
"Attention: Director, Advanced Services Division, Telecommunications
Program." Electronic applications may be submitted through Grants.gov
Web site at [http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/). Applicants
must successfully pre-register with Grants.gov to use the electronic
applications option. Application information may be downloaded from
Grants.gov without pre-registration.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.859 **AMOUNT:**
\$6,800,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Assistance to High Energy Cost -- Rural Communities

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4778 **DEADLINE:** 03/28/08

**CONTACT:** Karen Larsen **TELEPHONE:** 202 720-9545

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Rural Utilities Service (RUS);
Funding Opportunity Title: Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural
Communities; Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-RD-RUS-HECG07; for Fiscal
Year 2008. The purpose of this grant program is provide financial
assistance for a broad range of energy facilities, equipment and related
activities to offset the impacts of extremely high residential energy
costs on eligible communities. The Application Guide is available on the
Internet from the Agency Web site at <http://www.usda.gov/rus/electric>.
You may submit completed applications for grants on paper or
electronically to the following addresses: Paper applications are to be
submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development Electric Program, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 1560,
Room 5165 South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1560. Applications should
be marked "Attention: High Energy Cost Community Grant Program."
Information on how to submit applications electronically is available on
the Grants.gov Web site at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/). Applicants must
successfully pre-register with Grants.gov to use the electronic
application option. Application information may be downloaded from
Grants.gov without pre-registration.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.861 **AMOUNT:**
\$4,965,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant
Program

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4806 **DEADLINE:** 03/28/08

**CONTACT:** Gary B. Allan **TELEPHONE:** 202 690-4493

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Rural Utilities Service (RUS);
Funding Opportunity Title: Public Television Station Digital Transition
Grant Program; for Fiscal Year 2008. As part of the nation's transition
to digital television, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
requires all television broadcasters to begin broadcasting using digital
signals, and to cease analog broadcasting, by February 17, 2009. You may
obtain the application guide and materials for the Public Television
Station Digital Transition Grant Program via the Internet at the
following Web site: <http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom>. Submit completed
paper applications for grants to the United States Department of
Agriculture, Rural Development Utilities Programs, Telecommunications
Program, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2844, STOP 1550, Washington,
DC 20250-1550. Applications should be marked "Attention: Gary B. Allan,
Chief, Universal Services Branch, Advanced Services Division." Submit
electronic grant applications to Grants.gov at the following Web
address: <http://www.grants.gov/> (Grants.gov), and follow the
instructions you find on that Web site.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.862 **AMOUNT:**
\$993,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Household Water Well System Grant Program

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4809 **DEADLINE:** 05/31/08

**CONTACT:** Cheryl Francis **TELEPHONE:** 202 720-1937

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Rural Utilities Service (RUS);
Funding Opportunity Title: Household Water Well System Grant Program;
for Fiscal Year 2008. The purpose of the HWWS Grant Program is to
provide funds to non-profit organizations to assist them in establishing
loan programs from which individuals may borrow money for household
water well systems. You may obtain application guides and materials for
the HWWS program at the Water and Environmental Programs (WEP) Web site:
<http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/well.htm>. You may also request
application guides and materials by contacting the Water and
Environmental Staff at (202) 720-9589. Submit electronic grant
applications through [http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)
(Grants.gov), following the instructions on that Web site. Submit
completed paper applications to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Rural Development Utilities Programs, Mail Stop 1570, Room 2233-S, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250-1570. Applications should
be marked "Attention: Water and Environmental Programs."

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.863 **AMOUNT:**
\$13,405,500

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Community Connect Grant Program

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4802 **DEADLINE:** 03/28/08

**CONTACT:** Kenneth Kuchno **TELEPHONE:** 202 690-4673

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Rural Utilities Service (RUS);
Funding Opportunity Title: Community Connect Grant Program; for Fiscal
Year 2008. The purpose of the Community Connect Grant Program is to
provide financial assistance in the form of grants to eligible
applicants that will provide currently unserved areas, on a
"community-oriented connectivity" basis, with broadband transmission
service that fosters economic growth and delivers enhanced educational,
health care, and public safety services. You may obtain application
guides and materials for the Community Connect Grant Program via the
Internet at the following Web site:
<http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/commconnect.htm>. Submit completed
paper applications for grants to the Rural Development Utilities
Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Room 2870, STOP 1599, Washington, DC 20250-1599. Applications should be
marked "Attention: Director, Broadband Division, Rural Development
Utilities Program." Submit electronic grant applications at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/) (Grants.gov), following
the instructions you find on that Web site.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.864 **AMOUNT:**
\$496,500

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Grant Program to Establish a Fund for Financing Water
and Wastewater Projects

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4798 **DEADLINE:** 03/28/08

**CONTACT:** Anita O'Brien **TELEPHONE:** 202 690-3789

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Rural Utilities Service (RUS);
Funding Opportunity Title: Grant Program to Establish a Fund for
Financing Water and Wastewater Projects (Revolving Fund Program (RFP));
for Fiscal Year 2008. The Revolving Fund (RFP) Grant Program has been
established to assist communities with water or wastewater systems.
Qualified private non-profit organizations will receive RFP grant funds
to establish a lending program for eligible entities. You may obtain
application guides and materials for the RFP program at the Water and
Environmental Programs (WEP) Web site:
<http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/index.htm>. You may also request
application guides and materials by contacting Anita O'Brien at (202)
690-3789. Submit completed paper applications for RFP grants to the
Rural Development Utilities Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2233, STOP 1570, Washington, DC
20250-1570. Applications should be marked "Attention: Assistant
Administrator, Water and Environmental Programs." Submit electronic
grant applications at [http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)
(Grants.gov) and follow the instructions you find on that Web site.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.303 **AMOUNT:**
\$249,100,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Development -- Technical Assistance

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6115 **DEADLINE:** 04/15/08

**CONTACT:** Jack Price (Chicago Regional Office) **TELEPHONE:** 312
353-8143, Ext. 159

**CONTACT:** William Good (Philadelphia Regional Office) **TELEPHONE:**
215 597-0405

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Economic Development
Administration; Solicitation of Applications for the University Center
Economic Development Program. EDA is soliciting competitive applications
from accredited institutions of higher education and from consortia of
accredited institutions of higher education for FY 2008 University
Center Economic Development Program funding in the geographic areas
served by its Chicago and Philadelphia regional offices. EDA's mission
is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting
innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth
and success in the worldwide economy. The Chicago regional office will
hold a pre-application teleconference on March 5, 2008 at 10 a.m. (CST).
The Philadelphia regional office will hold its pre-application
teleconference call on March 12, 2008 at 2 p.m. (EST). The complete FFO
announcement for the FY 2008 University Center Economic Development
Program competition is available at
[www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/) and at
<http://www.eda.gov/InvestmentsGrants/FFON.xml>. Applications may be
submitted in two formats: (1) In paper format at the addresses provided;
or (2) electronically in accordance with the procedures provided on
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/). EDA will not accept
facsimile transmissions of applications. EDA strongly encourages that
applicants not wait until the application closing date to begin the
application process through
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 01/31/08 **PAGE:** 5894 **DEADLINE:** 10/27/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #11158 and #11159
for Essex County in the State of Massachusetts; and for the following
contiguous counties of Middlesex and Suffolk, in the State of
Massachusetts; and Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties in the State of
New Hampshire, constitute a disaster area due to damage caused by Fire
occurred on January 21, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 01/31/08 **PAGE:** 5894 **DEADLINE:** 03/25/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #11158 and #11159 for
Essex County in the State of Massachusetts, constitute a disaster area
due to damage caused by Fire occurred on January 21, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.116J **AMOUNT:**
\$1,400,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6154 **DEADLINE:** 04/02/08

**CONTACT:** Frank Frankfort **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7513

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Postsecondary
Education; Overview Information; Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education; (FIPSE) -- Special Focus Competition: European
Union-United States Atlantis Program; for New Awards, for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2008. The purpose of the program is to provide grants for or enter
into cooperative agreements with eligible applicants to improve
postsecondary education. This priority is designed to support the
formation of educational consortia of American and European institutions
to support cooperation in the coordination of curricula, the exchange of
students, and the opening of educational opportunities between the
United States (U.S.) and the European Union (EU). To obtain a copy via
the Internet, use the following address:
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/). Applications for grants
under this competition may be submitted electronically using the
Grants.gov Apply site at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), or in paper format (if
you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement)
by mail or hand deliver, no later than 2 weeks (14 days) on or before
the application, April 2, 2008 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#:** 84.116M **AMOUNT:**
\$350,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6150 **DEADLINE:** 04/17/08

**CONTACT:** Sarah T. Beaton **TELEPHONE:** 202 502-7621

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Postsecondary
Education; Overview Information; Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education; (FIPSE) -- Special Focus Competition:
U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program; for New Awards, for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of this program is to provide grants
or enter into cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education
opportunities by focusing on problem areas in postsecondary education,
or approaches to improve postsecondary education. This priority
encourages proposals designed to support the formation of educational
consortia of United States (U.S.) and Brazilian institutions to support
cooperation in the coordination of curricula, the exchange of students,
and the opening of educational opportunities between the U.S. and
Brazil. To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address:
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/). Applications for grants
under this competition may be submitted electronically using the
Grants.gov Apply site at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), or in paper format (if
you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement)
by mail or hand deliver, no later than 2 weeks (14 days) on or before
the application, April 17, 2008 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-1 **AMOUNT:**
\$300,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under Health Care
Coordination for Individuals With Physical Disabilities; for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the DRRP program is to improve
the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, by developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation
technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and
employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, especially
individuals with the most severe disabilities. Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties may participate in these meetings by conference call
with NIDRR staff on February 22, 2008 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
Washington DC time. For further information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via conference call or for an
individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by
e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the DRRP
program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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-3 **AMOUNT:**
\$450,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under Health and
Health Care Disparities Among Individuals With Disabilities; for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the DRRP program is to
improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods,
procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of
independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities.
Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in these
meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 22, 2008
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the DRRP program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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-4 **AMOUNT:**
\$855,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under Traumatic
Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) Centers Collaborative Research
Projects; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the
DRRP program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods,
procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of
independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities.
Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in these
meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 22, 2008
between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the DRRP program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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-5 **AMOUNT:**
\$350,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under
Classification and Measurement of Medical Rehabilitation Interventions;
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the DRRP
program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods,
procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of
independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities.
Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in these
meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 27, 2008
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the DRRP program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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-6 **AMOUNT:**
\$350,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under Vocational
Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals With Autism Spectrum
Disorders; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the
DRRP program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods,
procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of
independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities.
Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in these
meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 25, 2008
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the DRRP program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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-7 **AMOUNT:**
\$1,000,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under Center on
Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer; for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the DRRP program is to improve the
effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, by developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation
technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and
employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, especially
individuals with the most severe disabilities. Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties may participate in these meetings by conference call
with NIDRR staff on February 26, 2008 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
Washington DC time. For further information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via conference call or for an
individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by
e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the DRRP
program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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-8 **AMOUNT:**
\$300,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under Asset
Accumulation and Economic Self-Sufficiency for Individuals With
Disabilities; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of
the DRRP program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods,
procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of
independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities.
Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in these
meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 25, 2008
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the DRRP program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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-9 **AMOUNT:**
\$950,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under Technology
Access in Resource-Limited Environments; for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2008. The purpose of the DRRP program is to improve the
effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, by developing methods, procedures, and rehabilitation
technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and
employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, especially
individuals with the most severe disabilities. Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties may participate in these meetings by conference call
with NIDRR staff on February 27, 2008 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
Washington DC time. For further information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via conference call or for an
individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by
e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the DRRP
program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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-10
**AMOUNT:** \$500,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6162 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs); under Research and
Knowledge Translation Center for Individuals With Disabilities and Their
Families; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the
DRRP program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by developing methods,
procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of
independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities.
Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in these
meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 20, 2008
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the DRRP program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP>. .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133B-1 **AMOUNT:**
\$850,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6157 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs); under Personal
Assistance Services (PAS) in the 21st Century; for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve the
effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, through advanced research, training, technical
assistance, and dissemination activities in general problem areas, as
specified by NIDRR. Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may
participate in these meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on
February 27, 2008 between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., Washington DC time. For
further information or to make arrangements to participate in any of
these meetings via conference call or for an individual consultation,
contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail:
<Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the RRTC program can be
found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RRTC>.
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133B-3 **AMOUNT:**
\$850,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6157 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs); under Disability
Statistics and Demographics; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008.
The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve the effectiveness of
services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
through advanced research, training, technical assistance, and
dissemination activities in general problem areas, as specified by
NIDRR. Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in
these meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 27, 2008
between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the RRTC program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RRTC> .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133B-4 **AMOUNT:**
\$850,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6157 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs); under Health and
Function Across the Lifespan of Individuals With Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008.
The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve the effectiveness of
services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
through advanced research, training, technical assistance, and
dissemination activities in general problem areas, as specified by
NIDRR. Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in
these meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 20, 2008
between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the RRTC program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RRTC>.
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133B-5 **AMOUNT:**
\$850,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6157 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs); under Community
Living and Employment for Individuals With Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008.
The purpose of the RRTC program is to improve the effectiveness of
services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
through advanced research, training, technical assistance, and
dissemination activities in general problem areas, as specified by
NIDRR. Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in
these meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 20, 2008
between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the RRTC program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RRTC> .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133E-1 **AMOUNT:**
\$950,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6166 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs); under RERC for
Hearing Enhancement; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The
purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by
conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative
technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation
problems, or remove environmental barriers. Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties may participate in these meetings by conference call
with NIDRR staff on February 21, 2008 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
Washington DC time. For further information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via conference call or for an
individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by
e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the RERC
program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RERC> .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133E-3 **AMOUNT:**
\$950,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6166 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs); under RERC for
Accessible Public Transportation; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2008. The purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of
services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by
conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative
technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation
problems, or remove environmental barriers. Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties may participate in these meetings by conference call
with NIDRR staff on February 21, 2008 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
Washington DC time. For further information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via conference call or for an
individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by
e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the RERC
program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RERC> .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133E-4 **AMOUNT:**
\$950,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6166 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs); under RERC for
Prosthetics and Orthotics; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The
purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by
conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative
technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation
problems, or remove environmental barriers. Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties may participate in these meetings by conference call
with NIDRR staff on February 21, 2008 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
Washington DC time. For further information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via conference call or for an
individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by
e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the RERC
program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RERC> .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133E-5 **AMOUNT:**
\$950,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6166 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs); under RERC for
Communication Enhancement; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The
purpose of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by
conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative
technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation
problems, or remove environmental barriers. Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties may participate in these meetings by conference call
with NIDRR staff on February 19, 2008 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
Washington DC time. For further information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via conference call or for an
individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by
e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the RERC
program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RERC> .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133E-6 **AMOUNT:**
\$950,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6166 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs); under RERC for
Universal Interface and Information Technology Access; for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose of the RERC program is to improve
the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, by conducting advanced engineering research and
development on innovative technologies that are designed to solve
particular rehabilitation problems, or remove environmental barriers.
Pre-Application Meeting: Interested parties may participate in these
meetings by conference call with NIDRR staff on February 19, 2008
between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., Washington DC time. For further information
or to make arrangements to participate in any of these meetings via
conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle,
at (202) 245-7462 or by e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional
information on the RERC program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RERC> .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.133E-7 **AMOUNT:**
\$950,000

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6166 **DEADLINE:** 04/01/08

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

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs); under RERC for
Wheeled Mobility; for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The purpose
of the RERC program is to improve the effectiveness of services
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, by
conducting advanced engineering research and development on innovative
technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation
problems, or remove environmental barriers. Pre-Application Meeting:
Interested parties may participate in these meetings by conference call
with NIDRR staff on February 19, 2008 between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.,
Washington DC time. For further information or to make arrangements to
participate in any of these meetings via conference call or for an
individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, at (202) 245-7462 or by
e-mail: <Donna.Nangle@ed.gov>. Additional information on the RERC
program can be found at:
<http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RERC> .
Applications for grants under this competition may 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, on or before the April 1, 2008 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#:** 84.229B **AMOUNT:**
\$2,017,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Language Resource Centers

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6146 **DEADLINE:** 03/04/08

**CONTACT:** Lana Shaughnessy **TELEPHONE:** 202 205-2528

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for the Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education; Overview Information; Indian Education --
Professional Development Grants; for New Awards, for Fiscal Year (FY)
2008. The purpose of the Professional Development program is to (1)
increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that
serve Indians; (2) provide training to qualified Indian individuals to
become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and
ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve the skills of qualified
Indian individuals who serve in the education field. To obtain a copy
via the Internet, use the following address:
<http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html>. Applications
for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using
the Grants.gov Apply site at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), or in paper format (if
you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement)
by mail or hand delivery, no later than 2 weeks (14 days) on or before
the application, March 4, 2008 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}**: Veterans Affairs **CFDA#:** 64.114

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Veterans Housing -- Guaranteed and Insured Loans

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6294

**CONTACT:** Mike Frueh **TELEPHONE:** 202 461-9521

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA); Loan Guaranty: Loan Servicing and Claims Procedures Modifications.
This document establishes a new series for the VA Loan Guaranty
regulations, which will be phased in over an approximately eleven-month
timeframe, as mortgage servicing industry segments "go live" on a new
computer-based tracking system being established by VA.

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

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

**FR Date:** 01/29/08 **PAGE:** 5342

**CONTACT:** Tzvi Hefter, (General Information) **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-4487

**CONTACT:** For various issues contacts, see Federal Register,
01/29/08, Page 5342

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long-Term
Care Hospitals RY 2009: Proposed Annual Payment Rate Updates, Policy
Changes, and Clarifications. This proposed rule would update the annual
payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for
inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals
(LTCHs). In addition, we are proposing to consolidate the annual July 1
update for payment rates and the October 1 update for Medicare severity
long-term care diagnosis related group (MS-LTC-DRG) weights to a single
fiscal year (FY) update.

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

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

**FR Date:** 01/29/08 **PAGE:** 5342

**CONTACT:** Tzvi Hefter, (General Information) **TELEPHONE:** 410
786-4487

**CONTACT:** For various issues contacts, see Federal Register,
01/29/08, Page 5342

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long-Term
Care Hospitals RY 2009: Proposed Annual Payment Rate Updates, Policy
Changes, and Clarifications. This proposed rule would update the annual
payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for
inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals
(LTCHs). In addition, we are proposing to consolidate the annual July 1
update for payment rates and the October 1 update for Medicare severity
long-term care diagnosis related group (MS-LTC-DRG) weights to a single
fiscal year (FY) update.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 01/30/08 **PAGE:** 5455

**CONTACT:** William R. Blanton, Jr. **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-3151

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding on Final Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Baker County and Incorporated
Areas in the State of Florida; and Northumberland County and
Incorporated Areas in the State of Pennsylvania.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.022

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Flood Insurance

**FR Date:** 01/30/08 **PAGE:** 5480

**CONTACT:** William R. Blanton, Jr. **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-3151

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding Proposed Flood Elevation
Determinations for various locations in Unincorporated Areas of Sutter
County in the State of California; Clatsop County and Incorporated Areas
in the State of Oregon; Perry County and Incorporated Areas in the State
of Pennsylvania; and Hanover County and Incorporated Areas in the State
of Virginia.

III\. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.559

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Summer Food Service Program for Children

**FR Date:** 01/30/08 **PAGE:** 5496

**CONTACT:** Keith Churchill **TELEPHONE:** 703 305-2590

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Food and Nutrition Service; Summer
Food Service Program for Children; Program Reimbursement for 2008. This
notice informs the public of the annual adjustments to the reimbursement
rates for meals served in the Summer Food Service Program for Children
(SFSP). These adjustments reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index
and are required by the statute governing the Program. In addition,
further adjustments are made to these rates to reflect the higher costs
of providing meals in the States of Alaska and Hawaii, as authorized by
the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.419

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards

**FR Date:** 01/29/08 **PAGE:** 5178

**CONTACT:** Kate Barba **TELEPHONE:** 301 563-1182

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and
National Estuarine Research Reserves. The NOAA Office of Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the
performance of the South Carolina Coastal Management Program. Notice is
hereby given of the availability of the final evaluation findings for
the New Jersey and Guam Coastal Management Programs (CMPs) and the Guana
Tolomato Matanzas (Florida) National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTM
NERR).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.241

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4908

**CONTACT:** David Vos **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-1934

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development; Announcement of Funding Awards for
the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program Fiscal
Year 2007. This notice makes available the names of the award recipients
and grant amounts. This notice announces 31 grant awards totaling
\$32,123,248 to the selection of 27 permanent supportive housing renewal
grants and 4 new Permanent supportive housing demonstration grants.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.243

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Opportunities for Youth -- Youthbuild Program

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4909

**CONTACT:** Jackie L. Williams **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-2290

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development; Announcement of Funding Awards for
the Youthbuild Program; Fiscal Year 2006. This announcement contains the
names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by
HUD. For the Fiscal Year 2006 competition, a total of \$45.5 million was
awarded to 74 projects nationwide.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.870

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services --
Homeownership and Family

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4902

**CONTACT:** Iredia Hutchinson **TELEPHONE:** 202 402-0273

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of Public and Indian Housing;
Announcement of Funding Awards; Resident Opportunity and
Self-Sufficiency and Neighborhood Networks Program for Fiscal Year 2004.
This announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses of those
award recipients selected for each state.

The authority for \$56.6 million in budget authority for use in the
housing of elderly and non-elderly and disabled families is found in the
Departments of Veteran Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, (Pub. L. 108). The Department
is publishing the names, addresses, and amounts of a total of 162 awards
made Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency and Neighborhood
Network competitions.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.870

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services --
Homeownership and Family

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4891

**CONTACT:** Iredia Hutchinson **TELEPHONE:** 202 402-0273

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of Public and Indian Housing;
Announcement of Funding Awards; Resident Opportunity and
Self-Sufficiency and Neighborhood Networks Program for Fiscal Year 2005.
This announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses of those
award recipients selected for each state.

The authority for \$104.9 million in budget authority for use in the
housing of elderly and non-elderly and disabled families is found in the
Departments of Veteran Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2005 (Pub. L. 108). The
Department is publishing the names, addresses, and amounts of the awards
under the Resident Services Delivery Models -- Elderly and Persons with
Disabilities, Resident Services Delivery Models -- Family, Homeownership
Supportive Services, Public Housing Family Self Sufficiency and Public
Housing Neighborhood Networks competitions.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Labor **CFDA#:** 17.265

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Native American Employment and Training

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4919

**CONTACT:** James Stockton **TELEPHONE:** 202 693-3335

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Employment and Training
Administration; Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA); Indian and
Native American Employment and Training Program SGA, Second Amendment to
SGA/DFA-PY-05-05 correction. Supplementary Information Correction: In
the Federal Register of January 4, 2008, in FR Doc. E7-25608. On the
first page (883) under the heading, "Announcement Type," "Reference
Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA-PY-05-05" is amended to read,
"SGA/DFA PY-07-04."

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 01/29/08 **PAGE:** 5259

**CONTACT:** Cesar Perez, Senior Transportation Engineer, FHWA
**TELEPHONE:** 916 498-5065

**CONTACT:** John Webb, Supervisory Environmental Planner, California
DOT **TELEPHONE:** 916 274-0588

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Highway Administration;
Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and other
Federal agencies. These actions relate to a proposed Highway project on
Interstate 5 at the Cosumnes River Boulevard Interchange from South of
the Pocket/Meadowview Road Interchange and North of Laguna Blvd.
interchange between Post Mile 14.3 to 15.5 in Sacramento County, State
of California. These actions grant approval for the project.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 01/30/08 **PAGE:** 5625

**CONTACT:** Donald Davis, Texas Division, FHWA **TELEPHONE:** 512
536-5960

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Highway Administration;
Cancellation of Environmental Impact Statement; Galveston County, TX. In
Vol. 7, No. 28/Friday, February 10, 2006/Notices, FHWA issued a Notice
of Intent to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) would be prepared for a proposed SH Highway (SH 87) bridge
connecting Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula in Galveston County,
Texas. The project is now cancelled; therefore, no further project
activities will occur.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6241

**CONTACT:** Anthony DeSimone, P.E., Indiana Division, FHWA
**TELEPHONE:** 317 226-5307

**CONTACT:** Scott Pruitt, Field Supervisor, USFWS **TELEPHONE:** 812
334-4261

**CONTACT:** Thomas Seemen, Project Manager, Indiana DOT **TELEPHONE:**
317 232-5336

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Highway Administration;
Limitation on Claims for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA and United
States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), DOI. The actions relate to a
proposed highway project for a 13.1 mile segment of I-69, in the
Counties of Warrick and Gibson, State of Indiana and 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:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6132

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

**SUMMARY:** Notice of final priorities regarding the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitation Research -- Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects and Centers Program -- Disability Rehabilitation
Research Projects (DRRPs). This notice announces nine priorities for
DRRPs. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities for competitions
in fiscal year (FY) 2008 and later years. We take this action to focus
research attention on areas of national need. We intend these priorities
to improve rehabilitation services and outcomes for individuals with
disabilities.

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

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6132

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

**SUMMARY:** Notice of final priorities regarding the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitation Research -- Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects and Centers Program -- Rehabilitation Research and
Training Centers (RRTCs). This notice announces five priorities for
RRTCs. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities for competitions
in fiscal year (FY) 2008 and later years. We take this action to focus
research attention on areas of national need. We intend these priorities
to improve rehabilitation services and outcomes for individuals with
disabilities.

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

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

**FR Date:** 02/01/08 **PAGE:** 6132

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

**SUMMARY:** Notice of final priorities regarding the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitation Research -- Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects and Centers Program -- Rehabilitation Engineering
Research Centers (RERCs) Program. This notice announces six priorities
for RERCs. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities for
competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2008 and later years. We take this
action to focus research attention on areas of national need. We intend
these priorities to improve rehabilitation services and outcomes for
individuals with disabilities.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.264A

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Rehabilitation Training -- Continuing Education

**FR Date:** 01/29/08 **PAGE:** 5179

**CONTACT:** Christine Marschall **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7429

**SUMMARY:** Notice of proposed priority regarding the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services; Rehabilitation Training --
Rehabilitation Continuing Education. The Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a priority under the
Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program (RCEP) to fund regional
Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) centers. The
Assistant Secretary may use this priority for competitions in fiscal
year (FY) 2008 and later years.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Health and Human Services **CFDA#:**
93.676

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Unaccompanied Alien Children Program

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4873

**CONTACT:** Kenneth Tota **TELEPHONE:** 202 401-4858

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Administration for Children and
Families; Awards to Eleven Office of Refugee Resettlement Shelter Care
Providers. This notice is hereby given that an award will be made to an
unaccompanied alien shelter care provider, Southwest Regional Youth
Village, Vincennes, Indiana, in the amount of \$586,719. This funding
will support services through September 30, 2008.

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

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Medical Assistance Program

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4870

**CONTACT:** Maria Ellis **TELEPHONE:** 410 786-0309

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services; Medicare Program; Request for Nominations for Members of the
Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MedCAC).
We are requesting nominations for both voting and nonvoting members to
serve on the MedCAC. Nominees are selected based upon their individual
qualifications and not as representatives of professional associations
or societies. We have a special interest in ensuring that women,
minority groups, and physically challenged individuals are adequately
represented on the MedCAC. Therefore, we encourage nominations of
qualified candidates from these groups.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.030

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Community Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.031

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Cora Brown Fund

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.032

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Crisis Counseling

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.033

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Disaster Legal Services

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.034

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Disaster Unemployment Assistance

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.036

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Public Assistance Grants

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.039

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Hazard Mitigation Grant

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.046

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Fire Management Assistance Grant

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.048

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households -
Housing

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.049

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households --
Disaster Housing Operations

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Homeland Security **CFDA#:** 97.050

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Federal Assistance to Individuals and Households --
Other Needs

**FR Date:** 01/28/08 **PAGE:** 4887

**CONTACT:** Peggy Miller **TELEPHONE:** 202 646-2705

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
FEMA gives notice that the Statewide Per Capita Threshold for
Recommending a Cost Share Adjustments for major disasters declared on or
after January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2008, the qualifying
threshold is \$122 per capita of State population.

**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

02/22/08 16.603 Corrections -- Technical Assistance/Clearinghouse

03/03/08 11.702 Internship Program for Postsecondary Students

03/04/08 84.229B Language Resource Centers

03/28/08 10.859 Assistance to High Energy Cost -- Rural Communities

03/28/08 10.861 Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant
Program

03/28/08 10.863 Community Connect Grant Program

03/28/08 10.864 Grant Program to Establish a Fund for Financing Water
\\Wastewater

03/31/08 10.352 Value-Added Producer Grants

04/01/08 84.133A-1 National Institute on Disability (Health Care
Coordination)

04/01/08 84.133A-3 National Institute on Disability (Health and Health
Care Disparities)

04/01/08 84.133A-4 National Institute on Disability (Traumatic Brain
Injury)

04/01/08 84.133A-5 National Institute on Disability (Classification and
Measurement)

04/01/08 84.133A-6 National Institute on Disability (Vocational
Rehabilitation Service)

04/01/08 84.133A-7 National Institute on Disability (Center on Knowledge
Translation)

04/01/08 84.133A-8 National Institute on Disability (Assist Accumulation
& Economic)

04/01/08 84.133A-9 National Institute on Disability (Technology Access
in Resource)

04/01/08 84.133A-10 National Institute on Disability (Research &
Knowledge Translat.)

04/01/08 84.133B-1 National Institute on Disability (Personal Assistance
Services)

04/01/08 84.133B-3 National Institute on Disability (Disability
Statistics & Demograph.)

04/01/08 84.133B-4 National Institute on Disability (Health and Function
Across)

04/01/08 84.133B-5 National Institute on Disability (Community Living &
Employment)

04/01/08 84.133E-1 National Institute on Disability (RERC for Hearing
Enhancement)

04/01/08 84.133E-3 National Institute on Disability (RERC for Accessible
Public Trans)

04/01/08 84.133E-4 National Institute on Disability (RERC for
Prosthetics & Orthotics)

04/01/08 84.133E-5 National Institute on Disability (RERC for
Communication Enhan)

04/01/08 84.133E-6 National Institute on Disability (RERC for Universal
Interface)

04/01/08 84.133E-7 National Institute on Disability (RERC for Wheeled
Mobility)

04/02/08 84.116J Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
(European)

04/15/08 11.303 Economic Development -- Technical Assistance

04/17/08 84.116M Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
(Brazilian)

04/18/08 10.855 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants

05/31/08 10.862 Household Water Well System Grant Program

> **DISASTER LOANS**

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

Massachusetts -- various counties 10/27/08

New Hampshire -- Hillsborough and Rockingham counties 10/27/08

**59.008 PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS CLOSING DATE**:

Massachusetts -- Essex county 03/25/08