U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

**OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION & REHABILITATIVE SERVICES**

**OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS**

##### WASHINGTON, D.C. 20202

Archived Information

**FISCAL YEAR 2006**

**APPLICATION FOR NEW GRANTS UNDER THE**

**INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA)**

**TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS
FOR CHILDREN**

**WITH DISABILITIES (CFDA 84.326)**

**NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION CENTER FOR CHILDREN
WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND**

**(CFDA 84.326T)**

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**DATED MATERIAL - [OPEN IMMEDIATELY]{.underline}**

**CLOSING DATE: February 10, 2006**

***FORM APPROVED - OMB No. 1820-0028, EXP. DATE: 05/31/06***

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dear Applicant
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Priority (Competition) Description by Program

[Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results
for Children with Disabilities]{.underline}

######### National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children who are 

######### Deaf-Blind (CFDA No. 84.326T)......................................................................B2

Selection Criteria and Format for
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General Information on Completing an Application
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Application Transmittal Instructions and Requirements for
Intergovernmental

Review (Executive Order 12372).
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Notice to All Applicants (Ensuring Equitable Access) and Application

Forms and
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Part I: Application for Federal Assistance (ED Form 424)

Part II: Budget Information \-- Non-Construction Programs and
Instructions

(ED Form 524)

Part III: Application Narrative

Part IV: Assurances and Certifications

Assurances \-- Non-Construction Program

Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension, and

Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

(ED Form 80-0013)

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary

Exclusion \-- Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED Form 80-0014)

> Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

Notice to All Applicants: The Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA)

**Paperwork Burden Statement**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is 1820-0028. The time required
to complete this information collection is estimated to average 45 hours
and 40 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions,
search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and
review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning
the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this
form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
20202-4651. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of
your individual submission of this form, write directly to: Office of
Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, S.W., PCP 4106, Washington, D.C. 20202-2600.

Dear Applicant:

This application packet contains information and the required forms for
you to use in submitting a new application for funding under one program
authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
This packet covers one competition under the Technical Assistance and
Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with
Disabilities (CFDA 84.326) program\--National Technical Assistance and
Dissemination Center for Children who are Deaf-Blind (CFDA No. 84.326T).

An application for an award must be: (1) hand-delivered, submitted
electronically, or mailed by the closing date; and, (2) for paper
applications, have an [original]{.underline} signature on at least one
copy of the assurances and certifications (Part IV of the application
form). It is also important to include the appropriate Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numeric and alpha in Item #4 on ED
Form 424 (e.g., CFDA No. 84.326T) for paper applications.

Please note the following:

• **[APPLICATION SUBMISSION]{.underline}**. Based on the precautionary
procedures the U.S. Postal Service is using to process mail, we are
experiencing delays in the delivery of mail to the Department.
Therefore, you may want to consider sending your application by
overnight courier or submitting your application electronically.

• **[GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION SUBMISSION]{.underline}**. Applications for
grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the
Grants.gov Apply site (www.Grants.gov). Please read carefully the
document that we have included immediately following this letter (see
page A-4), which includes helpful tips about submitting electronically
using the Grants.gov Apply site. Please note that you must follow the
Application Procedures as described in the Federal Register notice
announcing this grant competition. Information (including dates and
times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail
or hand delivery, can also be found in section E-1 Application
Transmittal Instructions and Requirements for Intergovernmental Review
of this application package.

• **[MAXIMUM AWARD AMOUNT]{.underline}**. In addition to providing
detailed budget information for the total grant period requested, the
competition included in this package has a maximum award amount (See
Page B-3 of this package). Please be advised that for the priority in
this package, the maximum award amount covers all project costs
including indirect costs.

• **[STRICT PAGE LIMITS]{.underline}**. The competition included in this
package limits the Part III Application Narrative to a specified number
of double-spaced pages. This page limitation applies to all material
presented in the application narrative \-- including, for example, any
charts, tables, figures, and graphs. (Please refer to the specific
requirements on page limits for the priority/competition to which you
are submitting an application - i.e., Section B-4 of this package). The
Department will reject, and will NOT consider an application that does
not adhere to the page limit requirements for the competition.

• **[FORMAT FOR APPLICATIONS]{.underline}**. Please note that additional
information regarding formatting applications has been included on Pages
C-3 and 4 of the "General Information on Completing An Application"
section of this package.

• **[PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH]{.underline}.** The
discretionary grant Application Form 424 (ED supplement to the SF 424 on
Grants.gov) requires applicants to indicate whether they plan to conduct
research involving human subjects at any time during the proposed
project period. The Protection of Human Subjects in Research Attachment
is an integral part of the ED 424 form (ED supplement to the SF 424 on
Grants.gov). It includes information that applicants need to complete
the protection of human subjects item and, as appropriate, to provide
additional information to the Department regarding human subjects
research projects. Additional information on completing the protection
of human subjects item is also available and can be accessed on the
INTERNET at:

<http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/gcsindex.html>

<http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/humansub.html>

-   **[RESPONSE TO GPRA]{.underline}.** As required by the Government
    Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 OSEP has developed a
    strategic plan for measuring GPRA performance. The program included
    in this announcement is authorized under Part D - National
    Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities of the
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The Office of Special
    Education Programs (OSEP) will collect information to assess
    progress and performance. See [Performance]{.underline}
    [Measures]{.underline} included in the Priority Description section
    of this application package. Applicants are encouraged to consider
    this information, as applications are prepared.

-   **[COPIES OF THE APPLICATION]{.underline}.** Current Government-wide
    policy requires that an original and two copies need to be
    submitted. OSEP would appreciate receiving three additional copies
    to facilitate the peer review process. This means an original and
    two copies are required but we would appreciate your voluntarily
    submitting an additional three copies (six applications in all). If
    you are submitting your application electronically, you do not need
    to submit paper copies of the application. Please note: If an
    application is recommended for funding and a grant award is issued,
    we will contact the applicant to request a copy of the application
    on a diskette or CD.  The Department is moving toward an electronic
    grant filing system and an electronic copy of all applications that
    are being funded will facilitate this effort.

A program officer is available to provide information to you regarding
this competition. Please refer to the name of the program contact at the
end of the priority description. For information about other U.S.
Department of Education grant and contract opportunities, we encourage
you to use the Department\'s grant information web page which can be
accessed on the INTERNET at:

<http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/gcsindex.html>

We appreciate your efforts to improve the provision of services for
individuals with disabilities.

Sincerely,

Louis C. Danielson, Ph.D.

Director

Research to Practice Division

Office of Special Education

> Programs

**IMPORTANT -- PLEASE READ FIRST**

**U.S. Department of Education**

***[Grants.gov Submission Procedures and Tips for
Applicants]{.underline}***

Please note that the Grants.gov site works differently than the U.S.
Department of Education's (Department) e-Application system. To
facilitate your use of Grants.gov, this document includes important
submission procedures you need to be aware of to ensure your application
is received in a timely manner and accepted by the Department of
Education.

1)  **REGISTER EARLY** -- Grants.gov registration is a one-time process
    that may take five or more days to complete. You may begin working
    on your application while completing the registration process, but
    you cannot submit an application until all of the Get Started steps
    are complete. For detailed information on the Get Started Steps,
    please go to: <http://www.grants.gov/GetStarted>.

2)  **SUBMIT EARLY** -- **We strongly recommend that you do not wait
    until the last day to submit your application. Grants.gov will put a
    date/time stamp on your application and then process it after it is
    fully uploaded.** The time it takes to upload an application will
    vary depending on a number of factors including the size of the
    application and the speed of your Internet connection, and the time
    it takes Grants.gov to process the application will vary as well. If
    Grants.gov rejects your application (see step three below), you will
    need to resubmit successfully before 4:30 pm on the deadline date.

> **Note: To submit successfully, you must provide the DUNS number on
> your application that was used when your organization registered with
> the CCR (Central Contractor Registry).**

3)  **VERIFY SUBMISSION IS OK** -- You will want to verify that
    Grants.gov and the Department receive your Grants.gov submission
    timely and that it was validated successfully. To see the date/time
    your application was received, login to Grants.gov and click on the
    Check Application Status link. For a successful submission, the
    date/time received should be earlier than 4:30 p.m. on the deadline
    date, AND the application status should be: Validated, Received by
    Agency, or Agency Tracking Number Assigned.

> If the date/time received is later than 4:30 p.m. Washington, D.C.
> time, on the closing date, your application is late. If your
> application has a status of "Received" it is still awaiting validation
> by Grants.gov. Once validation is complete, the status will either
> change to "Validated" or "Rejected with Errors." If the status is
> "Rejected with Errors," your application has not been received
> successfully. Some of the reasons Grants.gov may reject an application
> can be found on the Grants.gov site:
> <http://www.grants.gov/assets/ApplicationErrorTips.doc>. If you
> discover your application is late or has been rejected, please see the
> instructions below. Note: You will receive a series of confirmations
> both online and via e-mail about the status of your application.
> Please do not rely solely on e-mail to confirm whether your
> application has been received timely and validated successfully.

# Submission Problems -- What should you do?

If you have problems submitting to Grants.gov before the closing date,
please contact Grants.gov Customer Support at 1-800-518-4726 or use the
customer support available on the Web site:
<http://www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport>.

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

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

# 

# Helpful Hints When Working with Grants.gov

Please note, once you download an application from Grants.gov, you will
be working offline and saving data on your computer. Please be sure to
note where you are saving the Grants.gov file on your computer. You will
need to logon to Grants.gov to upload and submit the application. (This
is different from e-Application, where you are working online and saving
data to the Department's database.) **You must provide on your
application the DUNS number that was used when your organization
registered with the CCR.**

Please go to <http://www.grants.gov/ForApplicants> for help with
Grants.gov and click on the links in the lower right corner of the
screen under Applicant Tips and Tools. For additional tips related to
submitting grant applications, please refer to the Grants.gov Submit
Application Tips found on the Grants.gov homepage
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/).

# 

# Dial-Up Internet Connections

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

# 

# MAC Users

If you do not have a Windows operating System, you will need to use a
Windows Emulation program to submit an application using Grants.gov. For
additional information, review the [PureEdge Support for
Macintosh](http://www.grants.gov/GrantsGov_UST_Grantee/!SSL!/WebHelp/MacSupportforPureEdge.pdf)
white paper published by Pure Edge:
<http://www.grants.gov/GrantsGov_UST_Grantee/!SSL!/WebHelp/MacSupportforPureEdge.pdf>,
and/or contact Grants.gov Customer Support
(<http://www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport>) for more information. **If you
do not have a Windows emulation program and electronic submission is
required, please follow instructions in the Federal Register notice to
obtain an exception to the electronic submission requirement no later
than two weeks before the application deadline date.** (See the Federal
Register notice for detailed instructions.)

**PRIORITY DESCRIPTION**

**AND**

**SELECTION CRITERIA**

**FOR THE**

**TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION TO**

**IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR**

# FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

####### NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION CENTER FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND 

####### (CFDA 84.326T)

######### [DEADLINE]{.underline}: 02/10/06

[ABSOLUTE PRIORITY]{.underline}:

[Background]{.underline}: IDEA requires that each child with a
disability be provided appropriate special education and related
services that meet the child's individual educational needs. For
children who are deaf and blind to receive such services, intensive
technical assistance is needed to enable SEAs and LEAs to appropriately
address the special needs of these children. In addition, given the
low-incidence nature of the deaf-blind population, many early
intervention programs and educational agencies lack personnel with the
training or experience to serve the unique needs of these children.

[Priority]{.underline}:

This priority supports one Center (the Center) to provide specialized
technical assistance, training, dissemination, and informational
services to States, families, and agencies and organizations that are
responsible for the provision of early intervention, special education,
and related and transitional services for children through age 26 who
are deaf-blind. This priority emphasizes building capacity and the
implementation of systems interventions so that quality outcomes can be
achieved for all children who are deaf-blind. Under this priority, the
Center's activities must address gaps in the knowledge of service
providers, including knowledge of evidence-based practices to improve
outcomes for the deaf-blind population. The Center must accomplish this
mission through a combination of activities in the following areas: (1)
technical assistance, (2) information and dissemination, and (3)
personnel training.

Activity Area (1): The Center\'s technical assistance activities must
include, but are not limited to, the following:

\(a\) Identifying specific project goals, objectives, and activities in
providing an array of services to States, families, and agencies and
organizations that are responsible for providing services to children
who are deaf-blind.

\(b\) Assisting SEAs and LEAs, including those receiving funds under the
Projects for Children who are Deaf-Blind competition ---CFDA 84.326C
(State Projects), and other related agencies and organizations, in
developing and implementing systemic-change goals supported by available
evidence-based research for children with deaf-blindness.

\(c\) Providing assistance to State Projects and agencies to increase
the States' capacities to improve early intervention, special education,
and related and transitional services to improve outcomes for children
who are deaf-blind and their families.

\(d\) Facilitating activities and enhancing collaborative partnerships
that build the capacity of children who are deaf-blind and their
families for advocacy, empowerment, and increased knowledge.

\(e\) Communicating, collaborating, and forming partnerships as
appropriate, and as directed by the Office of Special Education Programs
(OSEP), with others to improve results for children who are deaf-blind
and their families.

\(f\) Gathering, maintaining, and analyzing demographic information of
children who are deaf-blind for the purpose of developing project
priorities based on data documenting the needs of these children.

\(g\) Convening topical meetings, at the request of OSEP, to study
issues and develop recommendations for addressing challenges related to
issues in the field of deaf-blindness.

\(h\) Assisting State Projects, agencies, and organizations to
strengthen collaborative partnerships with parents and families, and
developing strategies to more effectively serve families representing
different cultural, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds.

\(i\) Assisting State Projects in identifying effective evaluation
strategies for collecting and analyzing data to improve results for
children.

\(j\) Promoting the improvement of student achievement for children who
are deaf-blind in language arts, science, and math.

Activity Area (2): The Center's information and dissemination activities
must include, but are not limited to, the following:

\(a\) Identifying, collecting, organizing, and disseminating information
related to deaf-blindness, including research-based and other practices
that are supported by evidence-based research that demonstrates their
effectiveness in improving results for children who are deaf-blind.

\(b\) Responding to information requests from professionals, parents,
students, institutions of higher education, and others, and developing
and implementing appropriate strategies for disseminating information to
under-represented groups, including those with limited English
proficiency.

\(c\) Developing a broad, coordinated network of professionals, parents,
related organizations and associations, mass media, and others for
promoting awareness of issues related to deaf-blindness. This may
include using the Internet and other cost-effective methods to share
information with the international deaf-blindness community.

\(d\) Expanding and broadening the use of current informational
resources by developing materials that synthesize evidence-based
research, best practices, and emerging knowledge into easily
understandable products with accessible formats.

\(e\) Developing and disseminating materials and products to supplement
technical assistance and training, including synthesized research
findings on relevant topics such as communication, assessments,
accommodations, alternate assessments, and data analysis.

\(f\) Maintaining a Web site, with a dedicated URL, on which all
ongoing, and completed products, as well as related information, are
available in a format that meets a government or industry-recognized
standard for accessibility. The Web site must also contain other
features that facilitate communication and links to other Web sites that
are appropriate and helpful to users.

Activity Area (3): The Center's personnel training activities must
consist of activities authorized under section 662 [of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act]{.underline}, including, but not limited
to, the following:

\(a\) Implementing and maintaining an assessment of the needs of
individual States and the overall needs of States to determine the
array, type, and intensity of personnel training to be provided.

\(b\) Providing personnel training that focus[es]{.underline} on the
implementation of IDEA specific to children who are deaf-blind and their
families.

\(c\) Providing personnel training that focus[es]{.underline} on the
implementation of research-based, effective practices that will result
in improved capacity of SEAs and LEAs in providing appropriate
assessment, planning, placement, and transitional services.

\(d\) Assist personnel training programs to work collaboratively in
order to assist a greater number of teachers and paraprofessionals. This
includes facilitating career development activities by promoting
internships, mentorships, and other strategies to address the shortage
of leadership and highly qualified personnel in the field of
deaf-blindness.

The Center also must:

\(a\) Annually, provide OSEP with a report analyzing policies and
emerging issues that are of significant national concern in the field of
deaf-blindness. This report must include a narrative description that
reflects important demographic characteristics, data, and trends;

\(b\) Annually, establish and implement a comprehensive system of
evaluation to determine the impact of the Center's activities on
children with deaf-blindness, identify relevant achievements, and
identify strategies for improvement;

\(c\) Collaborate with the OSEP Project Officer in planning and
conducting the annual Project Directors' Meeting in Washington D.C. and
budget funds for that purpose; and

\(d\) Establish and maintain an advisory committee to assist in
promoting project activities. The committee must include at least one
individual with deaf-blindness, one parent of a child with
deaf-blindness, one representative of an SEA, and at least three
professionals with training and experience in serving children with
deaf-blindness.

[Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project]{.underline}:

In deciding whether to continue funding the Center for the fourth and
fifth years, the Secretary will consider the requirements of 34 CFR
75.253(a), and in addition\--

\(a\) The recommendation of a review team consisting of experts selected
by the Secretary, which review will be conducted during the last half of
the project's second year in Washington, DC. Projects must budget for
travel expenses associated with this one-day intensive review;

\(b\) The timeliness and effectiveness with which all requirements of
the negotiated cooperative agreement have been or are being met by the
Center.

\(c\) The degree to which the project promotes best practices in the
area of services to children who are deaf-blind.

**[PROGRAM AUTHORITY]{.underline}**: 20 U.S.C. 1462(b)(2)(C), 1463, and
1481(d).

**[PERFORMANCE MEASURES]{.underline}**: Under the Government Performance
and Results Act (GPRA), the Department has developed measures that will
yield information on various aspects of the Technical Assistance and
Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with
Disabilities program. These measures focus on: the extent to which
projects provide high quality products and services, the relevance of
project products and services to educational and early intervention
policy and practice, and the use of products and services to improve
educational and early intervention policy and practice.

We will notify grantees if they will be required to provide any
information related to these measures.

Grantees will also be required to report information on their projects'
performance in annual reports to the Department (34 CFR 75.590).

**[APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE]{.underline}**: December 22, 2005.

**[DEADLINE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS]{.underline}**: February 10,
2006.

**[DEADLINE FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW]{.underline}**: April 11, 2006.

**[ESTIMATED AVAILABLE FUNDS]{.underline}**: The Administration has
requested \$49,397,000 for the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to
Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program for
FY 2006, of which we intend to use an estimated \$1,850,000 for the
National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center for Children who
are Deaf-Blind competition. The Administration has also requested
\$90,626,000 for the Personnel Development to Improve Services and
Results for Children with Disabilities program, of which we intend to
use an estimated \$250,000 to support personnel training under this
priority. The actual levels of funding, if any, depend on final
congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow
enough time to complete the grant process if Congress appropriates funds
for this program.

**[MAXIMUM AWARDS]{.underline}**: We will reject any application that
proposes a budget exceeding \$2,100,000 for a single budget period of 12
months. A minimum of \$250,000 must be budgeted in each budget period of
12 months for Activity Area (3) which specifies the Center's personnel
training activities because the Secretary intends to provide up to
\$250,000 in each year of the project from funds provided under section
662 of IDEA to support this activity. The Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum
amount through a notice published in the [Federal Register]{.underline}.

**[ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS]{.underline}**: 1.

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.

**[PROJECT PERIOD]{.underline}**: Up to 60 months.

**[PAGE LIMITS]{.underline}**: If you are an applicant, Part III of an
application submitted under this notice, the application narrative, is
where an applicant addresses the selection criteria that are used by
reviewers to evaluate the application. You must limit Part III to the
equivalent of no more than 70 pages, using the following standards:

-   A \"page\" is 8.5\" x 11\", (on one side only) with 1" margins (top,
    bottom, and sides).

-   Double-space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text
    in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes,
    quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts,
    tables, figures, and graphs.

-   Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller than 10
    pitch (characters per inch).

The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV,
the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, references, or the letters of support.
However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.

We will reject any application if \--

-   You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or

-   You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page
    limit.

**[GENERAL REQUIREMENTS]{.underline}:**

\(a\) Projects funded under this notice must make positive efforts to
employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities
in project activities (see section 606 of IDEA); and

\(b\) Applicants and grant recipients funded under this notice must
involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with
disabilities in planning, implementing, and evaluating the projects (see
section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA).

**[APPLICABLE REGULATIONS]{.underline}**:

\(a\) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98,
and 99; and (b) The selection criteria for this program are drawn from
EDGAR in 34 CFR 75.210.

[Note]{.underline}: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all
applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes.

[Note]{.underline}: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to
institutions of higher education only.

**[ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS]{.underline}**: State educational agencies
(SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), public charter schools that
are LEAs under State law, institutions of higher education (IHEs), other
public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, outlying areas, freely
associated States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and for-profit
organizations.

**[INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW]{.underline}**:

The program in this notice is subject to the requirements of Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of the objectives
of the Executive Order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and
a strengthened federalism. The Executive order relies on processes
developed by State and local governments for coordination and review of
proposed Federal financial assistance.

This document provides early notification of our specific plans and
actions for this program.

***For further information about this priority contact:***

***Charles Freeman, Competition Manager***

***Research to Practice Division***

***Office of Special Education Programs***

***Telephone: (202) 245-7347***

***FAX: (202) 245-7615***

## Internet: Charles.Freeman@ed.gov

***TTD: 1-800-877-8339***

**SELECTION CRITERIA AND FORMAT FOR THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND DISSEMINATION CENTER FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND (CFDA 84.326T)
COMPETITION**

Part III of the application form requires a narrative that addresses the
selection criteria that will be used by reviewers in evaluating
individual proposals. Applications are more likely to receive favorable
reviews by panels when they are organized according to the format
suggested below. This format was published in the FEDERAL REGISTER as an
appendix to the program regulations, and it addresses all the selection
criteria used to evaluate applications required by regulations. If you
prefer to use a different format, you may wish to cross-reference the
sections of your application to the selection criteria to be sure that
reviewers are able to find all relevant information.

The selection criteria that will be used to evaluate applications
submitted to the National Technical Assistance and Dissemination Center
for Children who are Deaf-Blind (CFDA 84.326T) competition are the
selection criteria for new grants required by the EDGAR general
selection criteria menu. The maximum score for all of the criteria is
100 points.

A one-page **abstract** should precede the application narrative. The
application narrative should include the following sections in this
order:

**(a) Significance (15 points)**

\(1\) The Secretary considers the significance of the proposed project.

\(2\) In determining the significance of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following factors:

\(i\) The potential contribution of the proposed project to increased
knowledge or understanding of educational problems, issues, or effective
strategies;

\(ii\) The likelihood that the proposed project will result in system
change or improvement;

\(iii\) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to build
local capacity to provide, improve, or expand services that address the
needs of the target population;

\(iv\) The likely utility of the products (such as information,
materials, processes, or techniques) that will result from the proposed
project, including the potential for their being used effectively in a
variety of other settings; and

\(v\) The importance or magnitude of the results or outcomes likely to
be attained by the proposed project.

**(b) Quality of project services (30 points)**

\(1\) The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be provided
by the proposed project.

\(2\) In determining the quality of the services to be provided by the
proposed project, the Secretary considers the quality and sufficiency of
strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for eligible project
participants who are members of groups that have traditionally been
underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or
disability.

\(3\) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:

\(i\) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project are appropriate to the needs of the intended recipients or
beneficiaries of those services;

\(ii\) The extent to which entities that are to be served by the
proposed technical assistance project demonstrate support for the
project;

\(iii\) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project reflect up‑to‑date knowledge from research and effective
practice;

\(iv\) The likely impact of the services to be provided by the proposed
project on the intended recipients of those services;

\(v\) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project involve the collaboration of appropriate partners for maximizing
the effectiveness of project services; and

\(vi\) The extent to which the technical assistance services to be
provided by the proposed project involve the use of efficient
strategies, including the use of technology, as appropriate, and the
leveraging of non‑project resources.

**(c) Quality of project personnel (20 points)**

\(1\) The Secretary considers the quality of the personnel who will
carry out the proposed project.

\(2\) In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability.

\(3\) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:

\(i\) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of
key project personnel; and

\(ii\) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of project consultants or subcontractors.

**(d) Quality of the management plan (25 points)**

\(1\) The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project.

\(2\) In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:

\(i\) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives of
the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks;

\(ii\) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project;

\(iii\) The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high‑quality products
and services from the proposed project;

\(iv\) The extent to which the time commitments of the project director
and principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed project;
and

\(v\) How the applicant will ensure that a diversity of perspectives are
brought to bear in the operation of the proposed project, including
those of parents, teachers, the business community, a variety of
disciplinary and professional fields, recipients or beneficiaries of
services, or others, as appropriate.

**(e) Adequacy of resources (10 points)**

\(1\) The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project.

\(2\) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project,
the Secretary considers the following factors:

\(i\) The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment,
supplies, and other resources, from the applicant organization or the
lead applicant organization;

\(ii\) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project; and

\(iii\) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
number of persons to be served and to the anticipated results and
benefits.

GENERAL INFORMATION

ON COMPLETING

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Potential applicants frequently direct questions to officials of the
Department regarding application notices and programmatic and
administrative regulations governing various direct grant programs. To
assist potential applicants, the Office of Special Education Programs
staff have assembled the following most commonly raised issues. In
general, this information applies to the grant competitions covered by
this application package.

• EXTENSION OF DEADLINES

> Waivers for individual applications are not granted, regardless of the
> circumstances. Under very extraordinary circumstances a closing date
> may be changed. Such changes are announced in the Federal Register.

• COPIES OF THE APPLICATION

> Current Government‑wide policy is that only an original and two copies
> need to be submitted. OSEP would appreciate receiving three additional
> copies to facilitate the peer review process. This would mean an
> original and two copies need to be submitted and we would appreciate
> your voluntarily submitting an additional three copies (six
> applications in all). Copies of the application may be bound, but it
> is not necessary or required. If bound, one copy should be left
> unbound to facilitate electronic scanning and any necessary
> reproduction. Applicants should not use colored paper, foldouts,
> photographs, or other materials that are hard to duplicate.
>
> Please Note: If an application is recommended for funding and a grant
> award is issued, we will contact the applicant to request a copy of
> the application on a diskette or CD.  The Department is moving toward
> an electronic grant filing system and an electronic copy of
> all applications that are being funded will facilitate this effort.

• MAKING APPLICATIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO REVIEWERS WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE
LOW VISION

> The Department will accept one copy of the application in an
> accessible format (i.e., IBM PC compatible WordPerfect or ASCII code
> diskette) along with the original and two print copies of the
> application. The accessible format copy can be used with available
> software to convert the text of the application into Braille, or with
> text to voice applications. If there are any differences in the print
> original provided on the disk and in print, the print original is
> assumed to be the correct version. Please note that it is not a
> requirement that one copy of the application be in an accessible
> format.

• MISSED DEADLINES AND SUBMISSION UNDER OTHER COMPETITIONS

> Should an application miss the deadline for a particular competition,
> it may be submitted to another competition. However, if an application
> is properly prepared to meet the specifications of one competition, it
> is extremely unlikely that it would be favorably evaluated under a
> different competition.

• SUBMISSION TO MORE THAN ONE PROGRAM

> Applications may be submitted to more than one Federal program if you
> are unsure of the most appropriate program. Each application should be
> prepared following the instructions for that particular program as
> closely as possible (which may require some reformulation). It is very
> helpful if each program is notified that an identical or similar
> application is being submitted to another program.

• HELP PREPARING APPLICATIONS

We are happy to provide general program information. Clearly it would
[not]{.underline} be appropriate for staff to participate in the actual
writing of an application, but we can respond to specific questions
about our application requirements and evaluation criteria, or about the
announced priorities. Applicants should understand that such previous
contact is not required, nor does it guarantee the success of an
application.

• NOTIFICATION OF FUNDING

The time required to complete the evaluation of applications is
variable. Once applications have been received staff must determine the
areas of expertise needed to appropriately evaluate the applications,
identify and contact potential reviewers, convene peer review panels,
and summarize and review the recommendations of the review panels. You
can expect to receive notification within 3 to 6 months of the
application closing date, depending on the number of applications
received and the number of competitions with closing dates at about the
same time. The requested start date can be no later than January 1 of
the year following the closing date of the competition.

• POSSIBILITY OF LEARNING THE OUTCOME OF REVIEW PANELS PRIOR TO OFFICIAL
NOTIFICATION

> Every year we are called by a number of applicants who have legitimate
> reasons for needing to know the outcome of the review prior to
> official notification. Some applicants need to make job decisions,
> some need to notify a local school district, etc. Regardless of the
> reason, we cannot share information about the review with
> [anyone]{.underline} until the Assistant Secretary has approved a
> slate of projects recommended for funding. You will be notified as
> quickly as possible either by telephone (if your application is
> recommended for funding), or through a letter (if your application is
> not successful).

• FORMAT FOR APPLICATIONS

> The application narrative (Part III of the application form) should be
> organized to follow the exact sequence of the components in the
> selection criteria used to evaluate applications. (The selection
> criteria for the competitions covered by this packet are listed
> following the specific competition information in section "B" of this
> packet.) A table of contents, list of priority requirements, and a
> one-page abstract summarizing the objectives, activities, project
> participants, and expected outcomes of the proposed project should
> precede the application narrative. If you prefer to use a different
> format, you may wish to cross-reference the sections of your
> application to the selection criteria to be sure that reviewers are
> able to find all relevant information.
>
> To aid in screening and reviewing the application, applicants should
> list in Part II and prior to the abstract, all general, special, and
> other requirements for the priority and corresponding page number (s)
> where requirements are addressed within the application. Page limits
> do not
>
> apply to this list. (All requirements are found in each priority
> description included in this application package.) The format included
> below is an example of how you might provide this information in your
> application.

Page \# Requirements

> \_\_\_\_\_\_ (a) Projects funded under this notice must make positive
> efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with
> disabilities in project activities. (See Section 606 of IDEA)
>
> \_\_\_\_\_\_ (b) Applicants and grant recipients funded under this
> notice must involve individuals with disabilities or parents of
> individuals with disabilities in planning, implementing, and
> evaluating the projects.
>
> (See Section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA[)]{.underline}
>
> \_\_\_\_\_\_ (c) Applicant must describe steps to ensure equitable
> access to, and participation in, its program for students, teachers,
> and other program beneficiaries with special needs. (See Section 427,
> GEPA)
>
> \_\_\_\_\_\_ (d) Projects funded under these priorities must budget
> for a two-day Project's Directors' meeting in Washington, D.C. during
> each year of the project.

• BEST WAY TO PREPARE PROGRAM ABSTRACT

> The program abstract should be one page in length. It would be helpful
> if it included; the title of the program, the name of the Absolute
> Priority, and the CFDA Number (e.g., 84.326T, etc.). An **abstract**,
> should precede the application narrative of all applications and
> should include the following information:  Purpose of the project;
> disability addressed by the project; age group (e.g., 0-3, preschool,
> elementary school, middle school, high school, secondary transition,
> and postsecondary); geography (e.g., rural, suburban, urban); severity
> (e.g., mild, moderate, and severe); proposed products; proposed
> outcomes; names/affiliations of key collaborators.

• PAGE LIMITS

> Please note that all applications submitted under the competition in
> this application package must adhere to the Part III - Application
> Narrative page limit requirements that are specified under each
> priority/competition description. Your application should provide
> enough information to allow the review panel to evaluate the
> importance and impact of the project as well as to make knowledgeable
> judgments about the methods you propose to use (design, subjects,
> sampling procedures, measures, instruments, data analysis strategies,
> etc.). It is often helpful to have:
>
> \(l\) [Staff Vitae]{.underline}‑‑They should include each person\'s
> title and role [in the proposed project]{.underline} and contain
> [only]{.underline} information that is [relevant]{.underline} to
> [this]{.underline} proposed [project\'s]{.underline} activities and/or
> publications. Vitae for consultants and Advisory Council members
> should be similarly brief.
>
> \(2\) [Instruments]{.underline}‑‑e­xcept in the case of generally
> available and well known instruments.

\(3\) [Agreements]{.underline}‑‑when the participation of an agency
other than the applicant is critical to the project. This is
particularly critical when an intervention will be implemented within an
agency, or when subjects will be drawn from particular agencies. Letters
of cooperation should be specific, indicating agreement to implement a
particular intervention or to provide access to a particular group of
students.

The items listed above are not included under page limits.

• MAKING SURE APPLICATION IS ASSIGNED TO THE CORRECT COMPETITION

> Applicants should clearly indicate in Item 3 on the application (ED
> Form 424) the CFDA number of the program priority (e.g., 84.326T,
> etc.) representing the competition in which the application should be
> considered. If this information is not provided, your application may
> inadvertently be assigned and reviewed under a different competition
> from the one you intended.

• RETURN OF NON-FUNDED APPLICATIONS

> We do not return original copies of applications. Thus, applicants
> should retain at least one copy of the application. Copies of reviewer
> comments will be mailed to all applicants.

• PROPOSED STAFF AVAILABILITY TO PROJECT

> For each staff person named in the application, please provide
> documentation of all internal and external time commitments. In
> instances where a staff person is committed on a federally supported
> project, please provide the project name, Federal office, program
> title, the project Federal award number, and the amount of committed
> time by each project year. This information (e.g.,
> [Staff]{.underline}: Jane Doe; [Project Name]{.underline}: Succeeding
> in the General Curriculum; [Federal office]{.underline}: Office of
> Special Education Programs; [Program title]{.underline}: Field
> Initiated Research; [Award number]{.underline}: H324C980624; [Time
> commitments]{.underline}: Year 1---30%; Year 2---25% and Year 3---40%)
> can be provided as an Appendix to the application.
>
> In general, we will not reduce time commitments on currently funded
> grants from the time proposed in the original application. Therefore,
> we will not consider for funding any application where key staff are
> bid above a time commitment level that staff have available to bid.
> Further, the time commitments stated in newly submitted applications
> will not be negotiated down to permit the applicant to receive a new
> grant award.

• USE OF PERSON LOADING CHARTS

> It is important for applicants to include proposed time commitments
> for all project personnel. Also, program officials and applicants
> often find person loading charts useful formats for showing project
> personnel and their time commitments to individual activities. A
> person loading chart is a tabular representation of major evaluation
> activities by number of days spent by each key person involved in each
> activity, as shown in the following example.

Table \#

Person Loading Chart - Time in Day(s) by Person\*

+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| Activity      | Time in    |            |             |             |
|               | Day(s) by  |            |             |             |
|               | Person     |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
|               | Person A   | Person B   | Person C    | Person D    |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| Library       | 15         | 20         | 0           | 0           |
| Research      |            |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| Hire Staff    | 0          | 0          | 0           | 5           |
|               |            |            |             |             |
| Prepare       | 5          | 25         | 0           | 0           |
| Materials     |            |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| Train Raters  | 0          | 2          | 0           | 0           |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| Data          | 60         | 60         | 0           | 0           |
| Collection    |            |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| Data Analysis | 0          | 0          | 25          | 5           |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| Dissemination | 0          | 1          | 0           | 10          |
| (manuscripts, |            |            |             |             |
| etc.)         |            |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+

\*Note: All figures represent FTE for the academic year.

• DELIVERING/SENDING APPLICATIONS TO THE COMPETITION MANAGER

> Applications can be mailed or hand delivered, or submitted
> electronically but in either case [must]{.underline} go to the
> Application Control Center at the address listed in the [Application
> Transmittal Instructions]{.underline}. Delivering or sending the
> application to the competition manager in the program office may
> prevent it from being logged in on time to the appropriate competition
> and may result in the application not being reviewed.

• ALLOWED TRAVEL UNDER THESE PROJECTS

> Travel is allowed if the travel specifically relates to the expressed
> goals of the project. Travel by students to further their education
> under the project\'s goals is also allowed. Travel to conferences is
> the travel item that is most likely to be questioned during
> negotiations. Such travel is sometimes allowed when it is for purposes
> of dissemination, when there will be results to be disseminated, and
> when it is clear that a conference presentation or workshop is an
> effective way of reaching a particular target group.

• FUNDING OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS

> It is often the case that the number of applications recommended for
> approval by the reviewers exceeds the dollars available for funding
> projects under a particular competition. When the panel reviews are
> completed for a particular competition, the individual reviewer scores
> and applications are ranked. The higher ranked, approved applications
> are funded first, and there are often lower ranked, approved
> applications that do not receive funding. Sometimes, one or two
> applications that are approved and fall next in rank order (after
> those projects selected for funding) are placed on hold. If dollars
> become available as a result of negotiations, or if a higher ranked
> applicant declines the award, the projects on hold may receive
> funding. If you receive a letter stating that you will not receive
> funding, then your project has neither been selected for funding nor
> placed on hold.

• INDIRECT COST RATE

> There is no maximum indirect cost for the competitions in this
> application package. An organization's current effective indirect cost
> rate is the rate that should be reflected in your proposed budget.

• ISSUES RAISED DURING DISCUSSIONS PRIOR TO AWARD

> If your application is recommended for funding, discussions may be
> held prior to award to clarify technical or budget issues. These are
> issues that have been identified during panel and staff review.
> Generally, technical issues are minor issues that require
> clarification. Alternative approaches may be presented for your
> consideration, or you may be asked to provide additional information
> or rationale for something you have proposed to do. Sometimes,
> concerns are stated as \"conditions\". These are concerns that have
> been identified as so critical that the award cannot be made unless
> those conditions are met. Questions are also raised about the proposed
> budget during the discussion phase. Generally, budget issues are
> raised because there is inadequate justification or explanation of the
> particular budget item, or because the budget item does not seem
> critical to the successful completion of the project. A Federal
> project officer will present the issues to you and ask you to respond.
> If you do not understand the question, you should ask for
> clarification. In responding to discussion items you should provide
> any additional information or clarification requested. You may feel
> that an issue was addressed in the application. It may not, however,
> have been explained in enough detail to make it understood by
> reviewers, and more information should be provided. If you are asked
> to make changes that you feel could seriously affect the project\'s
> success, you may provide reasons for not making the changes, or
> provide alternative suggestions. Similarly, if proposed budget
> reductions will, in your opinion, seriously affect the proposed
> activities, you may want to explain why and provide additional
> justification for the proposed expenses. Your changes, explanations,
> and alternative suggestions will be carefully evaluated by staff. In
> some instances, an applicant may again be contacted for additional
> information. An award cannot be made until all issues have been
> resolved and conditions met.

• [TREATING A PRIORITY AS TWO SEPARATE COMPETITIONS.]{.underline} In the
past, there have been problems in finding peer reviewers without
conflicts of interest where applications are made by many entities
throughout the country. The Standing Panel requirements under the IDEA
Amendments of 1997 have also placed additional constraints on the
availability of reviewers. Therefore, The Department has determined
that, for some discretionary priorities, applications may be ranked and
selected for funding in two or more groups, which will ensure the
availability of a much larger group of reviewers without conflicts of
interest. This procedure will increase the quality, independence and
fairness of the review process and will permit panel members to review
applications under discretionary priorities to which they have also
submitted applications.

• SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS AND ESTIMATED/PROJECTED BUDGET AMOUNTS IN
SUBSEQUENT YEARS

> There is a maximum award amount specified for the
> priority/competitions included in this package. The Department rejects
> and does not consider an application that proposes a budget exceeding
> the maximum amount for any single budget period of 12 months for the
> priorities included in this package. Please refer to the priority
> description to determine the maximum award for any one particular
> competition. Since the yearly budgets for multi-year projects will be
> negotiated at the time of the initial award, applicants must include
> detailed budgets for each year of their proposed project. Generally,
> out-year funding levels most likely will not exceed 1st year budgets.
> However, budget modifications during the negotiation process, the
> findings from the previous year, or needed changes in the study design
> can affect your budget requirements in subsequent years, but in no
> case will out-year budgets exceed the maximum award amount.

• REQUIREMENT TO REPORT THE RESULTS OF GRANT ACTIVITIES

> The Department shall, where appropriate, require recipients of all
> grants, contracts and cooperative agreements under Part D of the
> Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to prepare reports
> describing their procedures, findings, and other relevant information.
> The Department shall require their delivery to the Department of
> Education and other networks as The Department may determine
> appropriate. (20 U.S.C. 1461)

• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND A GRANT

> A cooperative agreement is similar to a grant in that its principal
> purpose is to accomplish a public purpose of support or stimulation as
> authorized by a Federal statute. It differs from a grant in the sense
> that in a cooperative agreement substantial involvement is anticipated
> between the executive agency (in this case the Department of
> Education) and the recipient during the performance of the
> contemplated activity.

• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ABSOLUTE PRIORITY, AN INVITATIONAL PRIORITY, AND
A COMPETITIVE PRIORITY

> An absolute priority is a priority that an applicant must address in
> order to receive an award. If an applicant does not address an
> absolute priority, their application will be returned as being
> non-responsive to the priority.
>
> An invitational priority is a priority that reflects a particular
> interest of the Department, and an applicant is encouraged to address
> the invitational priority along with the required
>
> absolute priority. However, an applicant choosing to address an
> invitational priority, will not receive any competitive preference
> over other applications.
>
> A competitive priority is like an invitational priority in that it
> reflects a particular interest of the Department, and an applicant is
> encouraged to address the competitive priority along with the required
> absolute priority. A competitive priority may be handled in one of two
> ways: (1) an application may be awarded additional points depending on
> how effectively it addresses the competitive priority; or (2) an
> application that meets a competitive priority may be selected over an
> application of comparable merit that does not address the competitive
> priority. The type of competitive priority for a particular
> competition is always included in the FEDERAL REGISTER announcement.

• OBTAINING COPIES OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER, PROGRAM REGULATIONS AND
FEDERAL STATUTES

> Copies of these materials can usually be found at your local library.
> If not, they can be obtained by writing to:
>
> Superintendent of Documents

U.S. Government Printing Office

Washington, D.C. 20402

Telephone: (202) 512-1800.

Information about the Department\'s funding opportunities, including
copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can
be viewed on the Department\'s grant information web page which can be
accessed on the INTERNET at:

<http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/gcsindex.html>

However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant
competition is the notice published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

AND

REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW

Application Transmittal Instructions

##### 

##### ATTENTION ELECTRONIC APPLICANTS: Please note that you must follow the Application Procedures as described in the Federal Register notice announcing the grant competition. Some programs may require electronic submission of applications, and those programs will have specific requirements and waiver instructions in the Federal Register notice. 

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

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

You must submit your grant application through the Internet using the
software provided on the Grants.gov Web site
([http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)) by 4:30 p.m.
(Washington, DC time) on the application deadline date.

If you submit your application through the Internet via the e-Grants Web
site, you will receive an automatic acknowledgment when we receive your
application.

For more information on using Grants.gov, please refer to the Notice
Inviting Applications that was published in the Federal Register, the
Grants.gov Submission Procedures and Tips document found in the
application package instructions, and visit http://www.grants.gov.

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

You must mail the original and two copies of the application on or
before the deadline date to. To help expedite our review of your
application, we would appreciate your voluntarily including an
additional 3 copies of your application.

**Please mail copies to:**

##  U.S. Department of Education 

#### Application Control Center

**Attention: CFDA# 84.326T**

**400 Maryland Avenue, SW**

**Washington, DC 20202 - 4260**

You must show one of the following as proof of mailing:

(1) A legibly dated U. S. Postal Service Postmark.

(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U. S.
    Postal Service.

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
    carrier.

(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.

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

\(1\) A private metered postmark.

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Services.

An applicant should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly
provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant
should check with its local post office.

**[Applications Delivered by Commercial Carrier]{.underline}:**

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

Applications that are delivered by commercial carrier, such as Federal
Express, United Parcel Service, etc. should be mailed to the:

> **U.S. Department of Education**

#####  Application Control Center -- Stop 4260 

> **Attention: CFDA# 84.326T**
>
> **7100 Old Landover Road**
>
> **Landover, MD 20785-1506**

### 

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

You or your courier must hand deliver the original and number of copies
requested of the application by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on or
before the deadline date. To help expedite our review of your
application, we would appreciate your voluntarily including an
additional 3 copies of your application.

**Please hand deliver copies to:**

##  U.S. Department of Education 

####  Application Control Center

> **Attention: CFDA# 84.326T**
>
> **550 12^th^ Street, SW**
>
> **PCP - Room 7041**

#####  Washington, DC 20202 -- 4260

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

Appendix

Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs

This appendix applies to each program that is subject to the
requirements of Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of
Federal Programs) and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.

The objective of the Executive order is to foster an intergovernmental
partnership and to strengthen federalism by relying on State and local
processes for State and local government coordination and review of
proposed Federal financial assistance.

Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of Contact to
find out about, and to comply with, the State\'s process under Executive
Order 12372. Applicants proposing to perform activities in more than one
State should immediately contact the Single Point of Contact for each of
those States and follow the procedure established in each of those
States under the Executive order. A listing containing the Single Point
of Contact for each State is included in this appendix.

In States that have not established a process or chosen a program for
review, State, areawide, regional, and local entities may submit
comments directly to the Department.

Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by a State
Single Point of Contact and any comments from State, areawide, regional,
and local entities must be mailed or hand-delivered by the date
indicated in the actual application notice to the following address: The
Secretary, EO 12372\--CFDA# \[commenter must insert number\--including
suffix letter, if any\], U.S. Department of Education, room
[7W301]{.underline}, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202.

Proof of mailing will be determined on the same basis as applications
(see 34 CFR 75.102). Recommendations or comments may be hand-delivered
until 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the date indicated in the
actual application notice.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE ADDRESS IS NOT THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE ONE TO
WHICH THE APPLICANT SUBMITS ITS COMPLETED APPLICATION. [DO NOT SEND
APPLICATIONS TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS]{.underline}.

STATE SINGLE POINTS OF CONTACT (SPOCs)

It is estimated that in 2004 the Federal Government will outlay \$400
billion in grants to State and local governments. Executive Order 12372,
\"Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,\" was issued with the
desire to foster the intergovernmental partnership and strengthen
federalism by relying on State and local processes for the coordination
and review of proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal
development. The Order allows each State to designate an entity to
perform this function. Below is the official list of those entities. For
those States that have a home page for their designated entity, a direct
link has been provided on the official version:
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html>.

States that are not listed on this page have chosen not to participate
in the intergovernmental review process, and therefore do not have a
SPOC. If you are located within one of these States, you may still send
application materials directly to a Federal awarding agency.

Contact information for Federal agencies that award grants can be found
in [The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Contents
Page](http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_CATALOG_DYN.show).
You can access Appendix IV by Agency
\[http://12.46.245.173/CFDA/appx4_web.pdf\] or by State
\[http://12.46.245.173/CFDA/appx4_web_state.pdf\].

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| # ARKANSAS                        | **CALIFORNIA**                    |
|                                   |                                   |
| Tracy L. Copeland                 | Grants Coordination               |
|                                   |                                   |
| Manager, State Clearinghouse      | State Clearinghouse               |
|                                   |                                   |
| Office of Intergovernmental       | Office of Planning and Research   |
| Services                          |                                   |
|                                   | P.O. Box 3044, Room 222           |
| Department of Finance and         |                                   |
| Administration                    | Sacramento, California 95812-3044 |
|                                   |                                   |
| 1515 W. 7^th^ Street, Room 412    | Telephone: (916) 445-0613         |
|                                   |                                   |
| Little Rock, Arkansas 72203       | FAX: (916) 323-3018               |
|                                   |                                   |
| Telephone: (501) 682-1074         | <State.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov>  |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (501) 682-5206               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <tracy.copeland@dfa.state.ar.us>  |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **DELAWARE**                      | # DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA            |
|                                   |                                   |
| Sandra R. Stump                   | Marlene Jefferson                 |
|                                   |                                   |
| Executive Department              | DC Government Office of           |
|                                   | Partnerships                      |
| Office of the Budget              |                                   |
|                                   | and Grants Development            |
| 540 S. Dupont Highway , 3^rd^     |                                   |
| Floor                             | 414 4^th^ Street, NW              |
|                                   |                                   |
| Dover, Delaware 19901             | Washington, DC 20001              |
|                                   |                                   |
| Telephone: (302) 739-3323         | Telephone: (202) 727-6518         |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (302) 739-5661               | FAX: (202) 727-1652               |
|                                   |                                   |
| <sandy.stump@state.de.us>         | <marlene.Jefferson@dc.gov>        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **FLORIDA**                       | **GEORGIA**                       |
|                                   |                                   |
| Lauren P. Milligan                | Barbara Jackson                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Florida State Clearinghouse       | Georgia State Clearinghouse       |
|                                   |                                   |
| Florida Dept. of Environmental    | 270 Washington Street, SW, 8^th^  |
|                                   | Floor                             |
| Protection                        |                                   |
|                                   | Atlanta, Georgia 30334            |
| 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard       |                                   |
|                                   | Telephone: (404) 656-3855         |
| Mall Station 47                   |                                   |
|                                   | FAX: (404) 656-7901               |
| Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000   |                                   |
|                                   | <gach@mail.opb.state.ga.us>       |
| Telephone: (850) 245-2161         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (850) 245-2190               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <Lauren.Milligan@dep.state.fl.us> |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **ILLINOIS**                      | **IOWA**                          |
|                                   |                                   |
| Roukaya McCaffrey                 | Kathy Mable                       |
|                                   |                                   |
| Department of Commerce and        | Iowa Department of Management     |
|                                   |                                   |
| Economic Opportunities            | State Capitol Building Room G12   |
|                                   |                                   |
| 620 East Adams, 6^th^ Floor       | 1007 E Grand Avenue               |
|                                   |                                   |
| Springfield, Illinois, 62701      | Des Moines, Iowa 50319            |
|                                   |                                   |
| Telephone: (217) 524-0188         | Telephone: (515) 281-8834         |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (217) 558-0473               | FAX: (515) 242-5897               |
|                                   |                                   |
| <r                                | <Kathy.Mable@iowa.gov>            |
| oukaya_mccaffrey@illinoisbiz.biz> |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **KENTUCKY**                      | # MAINE                           |
|                                   |                                   |
| Ron Cook                          | Joyce Benson                      |
|                                   |                                   |
| The Governor's Office for Local   | State Planning Office             |
|                                   |                                   |
| Development                       | 184 State Street                  |
|                                   |                                   |
| 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite  | 38 State House Station            |
| 340                               |                                   |
|                                   | Augusta, Maine 04333              |
| Frankfort, Kentucky 40601         |                                   |
|                                   | Telephone: (207) 287-3261         |
| Telephone: (502) 573-2382 / (800) |                                   |
| 346-5606                          | (direct): (207) 287-1461          |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (502) 573-2512               | FAX: (207) 287-6489               |
|                                   |                                   |
| <Ron.Cook@Ky.Gov>                 | <joyce.benson@state.me.us>        |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| # MARYLAND                        | # MICHIGAN                        |
|                                   |                                   |
| Linda C. Janey, J.D.              | Richard Pfaff                     |
|                                   |                                   |
| Director, Capital Planning and    | Southeast Michigan Council of     |
|                                   | Governments                       |
| Development Review                |                                   |
|                                   | 535 Griswold, Suite 300           |
| Maryland Department of Planning   |                                   |
|                                   | Detroit, Michigan 48226           |
| 301 West Preston Street, Room     |                                   |
| 1104                              | Telephone: (313) 961-4266         |
|                                   |                                   |
| Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2305    | FAX: (313) 961-4869               |
|                                   |                                   |
| Telephone: (410) 767-4490         | <pfaff@semcog.org>                |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (410) 767-4480               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <linda@mail.op.state.md.us>       |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **MISSISSIPPI**\                  | **MISSOURI**                      |
| Mildred Tharpe\                   |                                   |
| Clearinghouse Officer\            | Federal Assistance Clearinghouse  |
| Department of Finance and         |                                   |
|                                   | Office of Administration          |
| Administration\                   |                                   |
| 1301 Woolfolk Building, Suite E\  | P.O. Box 809                      |
| 501 North West Street\            |                                   |
| Jackson, Mississippi 39201\       | Truman Building, Room 840         |
| Telephone: (601) 359-6762\        |                                   |
| Fax: (601) 359-6758               | Jefferson City, Missouri 65102    |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | Telephone: (573) 751-4834         |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | FAX: (573) 522-4395               |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | [igr@mail.oa.state.mo.us](m       |
|                                   | ailto:pohll_@mail.oa.state.mo.us) |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| # NEVADA                          | # NEW HAMPSHIRE                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Michael Stafford                  | MaryAnn Manoogian                 |
|                                   |                                   |
| Department of Administration      | Director, New Hampshire Office of |
|                                   |                                   |
| State Clearinghouse               | Energy and Planning               |
|                                   |                                   |
| 209 E. Musser Street, Room 200    | Attn: Intergovernmental Review    |
|                                   | Process                           |
| Carson City, Nevada 89701         |                                   |
|                                   | Benjamin Frost                    |
| Telephone: (775) 684-0209         |                                   |
|                                   | 57 Regional Drive                 |
| FAX: (775) 684-0260               |                                   |
|                                   | Concord, New Hampshire 03301-8519 |
| <mstafford@budget.state.nv.us>    |                                   |
|                                   | Telephone: (603) 271-2155         |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | FAX: (603) 271-2615               |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | <irp@nh.gov>                      |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **NEW YORK**                      | **NORTH DAKOTA**                  |
|                                   |                                   |
| Linda Shkrell                     | Jim Boyd                          |
|                                   |                                   |
| Office of Public Security         | ND Department of Commerce         |
|                                   |                                   |
| Homeland Security Grants          | 1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 2 |
| Coordination                      |                                   |
|                                   | P.O. Box 2057                     |
| 633 3^rd^ Avenue                  |                                   |
|                                   | Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-2057 |
| New York, NY 10017                |                                   |
|                                   | Telephone: (701) 328-2676         |
| Telephone: (212) 867-1289         |                                   |
|                                   | FAX: (701) 328-2308               |
| FAX: (212) 867-1725               |                                   |
|                                   | <jboyd@state.nd.us>               |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| # RHODE ISLAND                    | # SOUTH CAROLINA                  |
|                                   |                                   |
| Joyce Karger                      | SC Clearinghouse                  |
|                                   |                                   |
| Department of Administration      | Budget and Control Board          |
|                                   |                                   |
| One Capitol Hill                  | Office of State Budget            |
|                                   |                                   |
| Providence Rhode Island           | 1201 Main Street, Suite 950       |
| 02908-5870                        |                                   |
|                                   | Columbia, South Carolina 29201    |
| Telephone: (401) 222-6181         |                                   |
|                                   | Telephone: (803) 734-0494         |
| FAX: (401) 222-2083               |                                   |
|                                   | FAX: (803) 734-0645               |
| <jkarger@doa.state.ri.us>         |                                   |
|                                   | <                                 |
|                                   | clearinghouse@budget.state.sc.us> |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **TEXAS**                         | # UTAH                            |
|                                   |                                   |
| Denise S. Francis                 | Sophia DiCaro                     |
|                                   |                                   |
| Director, State Grants Team       | Utah State Clearinghouse          |
|                                   |                                   |
| Governor's Office of Budget and   | Governor's Office of Planning and |
| Planning                          | Budget Utah                       |
|                                   |                                   |
| P.O. Box 12428                    | Capitol Complex                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Austin, Texas 78711               | Suite E210, P.O. Box 142210       |
|                                   |                                   |
| Telephone: (512) 305-9415         | Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2210   |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (512) 936-2681               | Telephone: (801) 538-1027         |
|                                   |                                   |
| [                                 | FAX: (801) 538-1547               |
| dfrancis@governor.state.tx.us](ma |                                   |
| ilto:tadams@governor.state.tx.us) | <ddicaro@utah.gov>                |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| # WEST VIRGINIA                   | **WISCONSIN**                     |
|                                   |                                   |
| Fred Cutlip, Director             | Jeff Smith                        |
|                                   |                                   |
| Community Development Division    | Section Chief, Federal/State      |
|                                   | Relations                         |
| West Virginia Development Office  |                                   |
|                                   | Wisconsin Department of           |
| Building #6, Room 553             | Administration                    |
|                                   |                                   |
| Charleston, West Virginia 25305   | 101 East Wilson Street, 6^th^     |
|                                   | Floor                             |
| Telephone: (304) 558-4010         |                                   |
|                                   | P.O. Box 7868                     |
| FAX: (304) 558-3248               |                                   |
|                                   | Madison, Wisconsin 53707          |
| <fcutlip@wvdo.org>                |                                   |
|                                   | Telephone: (608) 266-0267         |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | FAX: (608) 267-6931               |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | <jeffrey.smith@doa.state.wi.us>   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **AMERICAN SAMOA**                | # GUAM                            |
|                                   |                                   |
| # Pa                              | Director                          |
| t M. Galea\'i Federal Grants/Prog |                                   |
| rams Coordinator Office of Federa | Bureau of Budget and Mgmt.        |
| l Programs/Office of the Governor | Research                          |
|                                   |                                   |
| Department of Commerce\           | Office of the Governor            |
| American Samoa Government\        |                                   |
| Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799\  | P.O. Box 2950                     |
| Telephone: (684) 633-5155\        |                                   |
| Fax: (684) 633-4195\              | Agana, Guam 96910                 |
| <pmgaleai@samoatelco.com>         |                                   |
|                                   | Telephone: 011-671-472-2285       |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | FAX: 011-671-472-2825             |
|                                   |                                   |
|                                   | <jer@ns.gov.gu>                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| # NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS           | **PUERTO RICO**                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Ms. Jacoba T. Seman               | Jose Caballero / Mayra Silva      |
|                                   |                                   |
| Federal Programs Coordinator      | Puerto Rico Planning Board        |
|                                   |                                   |
| Office of Management and Budget   | Federal Proposals Review Office   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Office of the Governor            | Minillas Government Center        |
|                                   |                                   |
| Saipan, MP 96950                  | P.O. Box 41119                    |
|                                   |                                   |
| Telephone: (670) 664-2289         | San Juan, Puerto Rico 00940-1119  |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (670) 664-2272               | Telephone: (787) 723-6190         |
|                                   |                                   |
| [omb.jseman@saipan.com](          | FAX: (787) 722-6783               |
| mailto:omb.villagomez@saipan.com) |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| **VIRGIN ISLANDS**                |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Ira Mills                         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Director, Office of Management    |                                   |
| and                               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Budget                            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| \# 41 Norre Gade Emancipation     |                                   |
| Garden                            |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Station, Second Floor             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands      |                                   |
| 00802                             |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| Telephone: (340) 774-0750         |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| FAX: (787) 776-0069               |                                   |
|                                   |                                   |
| <Irmills@usvi.org>                |                                   |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

Changes to this list can be made only after OMB is notified by a State's
officially designated representative. E-mail messages can be sent to
<ephillips@omb.eop.gov>. If you prefer, you may send correspondence to
the following postal address:

Attn: Grants Management

Office of Management and Budget

New Executive Office Building, Suite 6025

725 17^th^ Street, NW

Washington, DC 20503

Please note: Inquiries about obtaining a Federal grant should not be
sent to the OMB e-mail or postal address shown above. The best source
for this information is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance or
CFDA [**http://www.cfda.gov**](http://www.cfda.gov/) and the Grants.gov
website ([**http://www.grants.gov**](http://www.grants.gov/)).

**NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS**

**(ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS)**

**AND**

**APPLICATION FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS**

OMB Control No. 1890-0007 (Exp. 11/30/2007)

## NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS

The purpose of this enclosure is to inform you about a new provision in
the Department of Education\'s General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)
that applies to applicants for new grant awards under Department
programs. This provision is Section 427 of GEPA, enacted as part of the
Improving America\'s Schools Act of 1994 (Public Law (P.L.) 103-382).

**To Whom Does This Provision Apply?**

Section 427 of GEPA affects applicants for new grant awards under this
program. **ALL APPLICANTS FOR NEW AWARDS MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION IN
THEIR APPLICATIONS TO ADDRESS THIS NEW PROVISION IN ORDER TO RECEIVE
FUNDING UNDER THIS PROGRAM.**

(If this program is a State-formula grant program, a State needs to
provide this description only for projects or activities that it carries
out with funds reserved for State-level uses. In addition, local school
districts or other eligible applicants that apply to the State for
funding need to provide this description in their applications to the
State for funding. The State would be responsible for ensuring that the
school district or other local entity has submitted a sufficient section
427 statement as described below.)

**What Does This Provision Require?**

Section 427 requires each applicant for funds (other than an individual
person) to include in its application a description of the steps the
applicant proposes to take to ensure equitable access to, and
participation in, its Federally-assisted program for students, teachers,
and other program beneficiaries with special needs. This provision
allows applicants discretion in developing the required description. The
statute highlights six types of barriers that can impede equitable
access or participation: gender, race, national origin, color,
disability, or age. Based on local circumstances, you should determine
whether these or other barriers may prevent your students, teachers,
etc. from such access or participation in, the Federally-funded project
or activity.

The description in your application of steps to be taken to overcome
these barriers need not be lengthy; you may provide a clear and succinct
description of how you plan to address those barriers that are
applicable to your circumstances. In addition, the information may be
provided in a single narrative, or, if appropriate, may be discussed in
connection with related topics in the application.

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

**What are Examples of How an Applicant Might Satisfy the Requirement of
This Provision?**

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

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

\(2\) An applicant that proposes to develop instructional materials for
classroom use might describe how it will make the materials available on
audio tape or in braille for students who are blind.

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

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

**Estimated Burden Statement for GEPA Requirements**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is **1890-0007.** The time
required to complete this information collection is estimated to average
1.5 hours per response, including the time to review instructions,
search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and
review the information collection. **If you have any comments concerning
the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this
form, please write to:** Director, Grants Policy and Oversight Staff,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20202-4250.

APPLICATION FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS

The application is divided into four parts. These parts are organized in
the same manner that the submitted application should be organized.
These parts are as follows:

Part I: Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424) and
Instructions.

Part II: Budget Information \-- Non-Construction Programs (ED Form 524)
and Instructions.

Part III: Application Narrative.

Part IV: Assurances and Certifications \--

Assurances \-- Non-Construction Programs (Standard Form 424B).

> Certifications Regarding Lobbying (ED Form 80-0013).
>
> Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
> Voluntary Exclusion \-- Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED Form
> 80-0014) and Instructions.
>
> Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.

An applicant may submit information on a photostatic copy of the
application and budget forms, the assurances, and the certifications.
However, the application form, the assurances, and the certifications
must each have an [original]{.underline} [signature]{.underline}. No
grant may be awarded unless a completed application form has been
received.

![](media/image4.wmf)Application for Federal **U.S. Department of
Education**

# Education Assistance (ED 424)

**Applicant Information** Organizational Unit

**1.** Name and Address

Legal
Name:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Address:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

City State County ZIP Code + 4

**2.** Applicant's D-U-N-S Number
\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|
**6.** Novice Applicant \_\_\_Yes \_\_\_No

**3.** Applicant's T-I-N \|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\| -
\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\| **7.** Is the
applicant delinquent on any Federal debt? ­\_\_\_Yes \_\_\_No

*(If "Yes," attach an explanation.)*

**4.** Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance #:
**84.\_\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\_\|\_\_\_\_\|**

Title:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
**8.** Type of Applicant *(Enter appropriate letter in the box.)
\|\_\_\_\_\|*

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**5.** Project
Director:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Address:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_

City State Zip code + 4

Tel. #: ( ) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Fax #: (
)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**9.** State Application Identifier
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

E-Mail Address:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Application Information**

**10.** Type of Submission: **13.** Are any research activities
involving human subjects planned at

*-PreApplication -Application* any time during the proposed project
period?

\_\_\_ Construction \_\_\_ Construction ­­\_\_\_ Yes (Go to 13a.) \_\_\_
No (Go to item 14.)

\_\_\_ Non-Construction \_\_\_ Non-Construction

**13a.** Are **all** the research activities proposed designated to be

**11.** Is application subject to review by Executive Order 12372
process? exempt from the regulations?

\_\_\_ Yes (*Date made available to the Executive Order 12372* \_\_\_
Yes (Provide Exemption(s) #):
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

*process for review):* \_\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**\_\_\_** No (Provide Assurance #):
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_ No *(If "No," check appropriate box below.)*

\_\_\_ Program is not covered by E.O. 12372. **14.** Descriptive Title
of Applicant's Project:

\_\_\_ Program has not been selected by State for review.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**12.** Proposed Project Dates: \_\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Start Date: End Date:**
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**Estimated Funding** **Authorized Representative Information**

**16.** To the best of my knowledge and belief, all data in this
preapplication/application are true

**15a.** Federal **\$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 00** and
correct. The document has been duly authorized by the governing body of
the applicant

**b.** Applicant **\$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 00** and the
applicant will comply with the attached assurances if the assistance is
awarded.

**c.** State **\$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 00 a.** Authorized
Representative (*Please type or print name clearly*.)

**d.** Local **\$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 00
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**e.** Other **\$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 00 b.** Title:
**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**f.** Program Income **\$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 00 c.**
Tel. #: ( ) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Fax #: ( )
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_-\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**d.** E-Mail Address:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**g. TOTAL \$ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. 00 e. Signature of
Authorized Representative**

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Date:\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_/\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Instructions for Form ED 424**

**1.** **Legal Name and Address.** Enter the legal name of applicant and
the name of the primary organizational unit which will undertake the
assistance activity.

**2.** **D-U-N-S Number.** Enter the applicant's D-U-N-S Number. If your
organization does not have a D-U-N-S Number, you can obtain the number
by calling 1-800-333-0505 or by completing a D-U-N-S Number Request
Form. The form can be obtained via the Internet at the following URL:
**http://www.dnb.com.**

**3. Tax Identification Number.** Enter the taxpayer's identification
number as assigned by the Internal Revenue Service.

**4.** **Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance** **(CFDA) Number.**
Enter the CFDA number and title of the program under which assistance is
requested. The CFDA number can be found in the federal register notice
and the application package.

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

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

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

**7. Federal Debt Delinquency**. Check "**Yes**" if the applicant's
organization is delinquent on any Federal debt. (This question refers to
the applicant's organization and not to the person who signs as the
authorized representative. Categories of debt include delinquent audit
disallowances, loans and taxes.) Otherwise, check "**No**."

**8. Type of Applicant.** Enter the appropriate letter in the box
provided.

**9. State Application Identifier**. State use only (if applicable).

**10. Type of Submission**. See "Definitions for Form ED 424" attached.

**11. Executive Order 12372**. See "Definitions for Form ED 424"
attached. Check "**Yes**" if the application is subject to review by
E.O. 12372. Also, please enter the month, day, and four (4) digit year
(mm/dd/yyyy). Otherwise, check "**No**."

**12. Proposed Project Dates**. Please enter the month, day, and four
(4) digit year (mm/dd/yyyy).

**13. Human Subjects Research**. (See I.A. "Definitions" in attached
page entitled "Definitions for Form ED 424.")

**If Not Human Subjects Research**. Check "**No**" if research
activities involving human subjects are not planned at any time during
the proposed project period. The remaining parts of Item 12 are then not
applicable.

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

**13a. If Human Subjects Research is Exempt from the Human Subjects
Regulations**. Check "**Yes**" if all the research activities proposed
are designated to be exempt from the regulations. Insert the exemption
number(s) corresponding to one or more of the six exemption categories
listed in I.B. "Exemptions." In addition, follow the instructions in
II.A. "Exempt Research Narrative" in the attached page entitled
"Definitions for Form ED 424." Insert this narrative immediately
following the ED 424 face page.

**13a. If Human Subjects Research is Not Exempt from Human Subjects
Regulations**. Check "**No**" if some or all of the planned research
activities are covered (not exempt). In addition, follow the
instructions in II.B. "Nonexempt Research Narrative" in the page
entitled "Definitions for Form ED 424." Insert this narrative
immediately following the ED 424 face page.

**13a. Human Subjects Assurance Number**. If the applicant has an
approved Federal Wide (FWA) or Multiple Project Assurance (MPA) with the
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, that covers the specific activity, insert the number
in the space provided. If the applicant does not have an approved
assurance on file with OHRP, enter "None." In this case, the applicant,
by signature on the face page, is declaring that it will comply with 34
CFR 97 and proceed to obtain the human subjects assurance upon request
by the designated ED official. If the application is
recommended/selected for funding, the designated ED official will
request that the applicant obtain the assurance within 30 days after the
specific formal request.

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

**14. Project Title**. Enter a brief descriptive title of the project.
If more than one program is involved, you should append an explanation
on a separate sheet. If appropriate (e.g., construction or real property
projects), attach a map showing project location. For preapplications,
use a separate sheet to provide a summary description of this project.

**15. Estimated Funding**. Amount requested or to be contributed during
the first funding/budget period by each contributor. Value of in-kind
contributions should be included on appropriate lines as applicable. If
the action will result in a dollar change to an existing award, indicate
**only** the amount of the change. For decreases, enclose the amounts in
parentheses. If both basic and supplemental amounts are included, show
breakdown on an attached sheet. For multiple program funding, use totals
and show breakdown using same categories as item 15.

**16. Certification**. To be signed by the authorized representative of
the applicant. A copy of the governing body's authorization for you to
sign this application as official representative must be on file in the
applicant's office. Be sure to enter the telephone and fax number and
e-mail address of the authorized representative. Also, in item 15e,
please enter the month, day, and four (4) digit year (mm/dd/yyyy) in the
date signed field.

**Paperwork Burden Statement**. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of
information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number.
The valid OMB control number for this information collection is
1875-0106. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average between 15 and 45 minutes per response, including
the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather
the data needed, and complete and review the information collection.
**If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the estimate(s) or
suggestions for improving this form, please write to**: U.S. Department
of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4700. **If you have comments or
concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form
write directly to**: Joyce I. Mays, Application Control Center, U.S.
Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, Room
7076, Washington, DC 20202-4260.

##  {#section-5 .unnumbered}

**Definitions for Form ED 424**

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

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

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

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

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

**Type of Submission.** "Construction" includes construction of new
buildings and acquisition, expansion, remodeling, and alteration of
existing buildings, and initial equipment of any such buildings, or any
combination of such activities (including architects' fees and the cost
of acquisition of land). "Construction" also includes remodeling to meet
standards, remodeling designed to conserve energy, renovation or
remodeling to accommodate new technologies, and the purchase of existing
historic buildings for conversion to public libraries. For the purposes
of this paragraph, the term "equipment" includes machinery, utilities,
and built-in equipment and any necessary enclosures or structures to
house them; and such term includes all other items necessary for the
functioning of a particular facility as a facility for the provision of
library services.

**Executive Order 12372.** The purpose of Executive Order 12372 is to
foster an intergovernmental partnership and strengthen federalism by
relying on State and local processes for the coordination and review of
proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development.
The application notice, as published in the Federal Register, informs
the applicant as to whether the program is subject to the requirements
of E.O. 12372. In addition, the application package contains information
on the State Single Point of Contact. An applicant is still eligible to
apply for a grant or grants even if its respective State, Territory,
Commonwealth, etc. does not have a State Single Point of Contact. For
additional information on E.O. 12372 go to
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/catalog.REQ_FOR_12372.show

**PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH**

**I. Definitions and Exemptions**

**A. Definitions.**

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

---**Research**

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

**---Human Subject**

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

**B. Exemptions.**

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If the applicant marked "Yes" for Item 13 on the ED 424, the applicant
must provide a human subjects "exempt research" or "nonexempt research"
narrative and insert it immediately following the ED 424 face page.

**A. Exempt Research Narrative.**

If you marked "Yes" for item 13 a. and designated exemption numbers(s),
provide the "exempt research" narrative. The narrative must contain
sufficient information about the involvement of human subjects in the
proposed research to allow a determination by ED that the designated
exemption(s) are appropriate. The narrative must be succinct.

B. Nonexempt Research Narrative.

If you marked "No" for item 13 a. you must provide the "nonexempt
research" narrative. The narrative must address the following seven
points. Although no specific page limitation applies to this section of
the application, be succinct.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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> ED 524

**Instructions for ED 524**

[General Instructions]{.underline}

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

[Section A - Budget Summary]{.underline}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Section B - Budget Summary]{.underline}

[Non-Federal Funds]{.underline}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4.  Provide other explanations or comments you deem necessary.

Paperwork Burden Statement

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

###### PART III - APPLICATION NARRATIVE

This narrative section of the application requires applicants to address
the selection criteria that will be used by reviewers in evaluating
individual applications. Please refer to the "Selection Criteria and
Format" sections in this package for the competition to which you wish
to submit an application.

Also, all of the competitions covered by this package have page
limitations for the application narrative. Please refer to the "Page
Limits" information for the competition to which you wish to submit an
application.

OMB Approval No. 0348-0040

ASSURANCES - NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 15 minutes per response, including time for reviewing
instructions,

searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of

information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (0348-0040), Washington, DC 20503

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

Note: Certain of these assurances may not be applicable to your project
or program. If you have questions, please contact the awarding agency.
Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may require applicants to
certify to additional assurances. If such is the case, you will be
notified.

As the duly authorized representative of the applicant I certify that
the applicant:

1\. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance, and the
institutional, managerial and financial capability (including funds
sufficient to pay the non-Federal share of project cost) to ensure
proper planning, management, and completion of the project described in
this application.

2\. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General of the United
States, and if appropriate, the State, through any authorized
representative, access to and the right to examine all records, books,
papers, or documents related to the award; and will establish a proper
accounting system in accordance with generally accepted accounting
standards or agency directives.

3\. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their
positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the appearance of
personal or organizational conflict of interest, or personal gain.

4\. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable time frame
after receipt of approval of the awarding agency.

5\. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42
U.S.C. §§4728-4763) relating to prescribed standards for merit systems
for programs funded under one of the 19 statutes or regulations
specified in Appendix A of OPM\'s Standards for a Merit System of
Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).

6\. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to nondiscrimination.
These include but are not limited to: (a) Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
race, color or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. §§1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794), which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of handicaps; (d) the Age Discrimination Act
of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 6101-6107), which prohibits
discrimination on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and
Treatment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-255), as amended, relating to
nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse; (f) the Comprehensive
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation
Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on
the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; (g) §§ 523 and 527 of the
Public Health Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. §§ 290 dd-3 and 290 ee 3),
as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse
patient records; (h) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the
sale, rental or financing of housing; (i) any other nondiscrimination
provisions in the specific statute(s) under which application for
Federal assistance is being made; and (j) the requirements of any other
nondiscrimination statute(s) which may apply to the application.

7\. Will comply, or has already complied, with the requirements of
Titles II and III of the uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646)

which provide for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or
whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or federally assisted
programs. These requirements apply to all interests in real property
acquired for project purposes regardless of Federal participation in
purchases.

8\. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Hatch Act (5
U.S.C. §§1501-1508 and 7324-7328) which limit the political activities
of employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole
or in part with Federal funds.

9\. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-Bacon
Act (40 U.S.C. §§276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act (40 U.S.C. §276c and
18 U.S.C. §§874) and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
(40 U.S.C. §§ 327-333), regarding labor standards for federally assisted
construction subagreements.

10\. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of
1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires recipients in a special flood hazard
area to participate in the program and to purchase flood insurance if
the total cost of insurable construction and acquisition is \$10,000 or
more.

11\. Will comply with environmental standards which may be prescribed
pursuant to the following: (a) institution of environmental quality
control measures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(P.L. 91-190) and Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of
violating facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands
pursuant to EO 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazards in floodplains in
accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of project consistency with the
approved State management program developed under the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. §§1451 et seq); (f) conformity of
Federal actions to State (Clear Air) Implementation Plans under Section
176(c) of the Clear Air Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§7401 et
seq.); (g) protection of underground sources of drinking water under the
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, (P.L. 93-523); and (h)
protection of endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended, (P.L. 93-205).

12 Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C.
§§1721 et seq.) related to protecting components or potential components
of the national wild and scenic rivers system.

13\. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance with Section
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16
U.S.C. §470), EO 11593 (identification and protection of historic
properties), and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. §§469a-1 et seq.).

14\. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of human
subjects involved in research, development, and related activities
supported by this award of assistance.

15\. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L.
89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. §§2131 et seq.) pertaining to the care,
handling, and treatment of warm blooded animals held for research,
teaching, or other activities supported by this award of assistance.

16\. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42
U.S.C. §§4801 et seq.) which prohibits the use of lead- based paint in
construction or rehabilitation of residence structures.

17\. Will cause to be performed the required financial and compliance
audits in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 and
OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and
Non-Profit Organizations."

18\. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other Federal
laws, executive orders, regulations and policies governing this program.

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  SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CERTIFYING        TITLE    
  OFFICIAL                                           

  APPLICANT ORGANIZATION                             DATE SUBMITTED
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Standard Form 424B (Rev. 7-97) Back

# CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING

Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans and Cooperative Agreements.

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, that:

\(1\) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by
or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or
attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member
of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal
contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal
Loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension,
continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal
contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement.

\(2\) If any funds other Federal appropriated funds have been paid or
will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an
officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
connection with this Federal contract, grant, loam or cooperative
agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form --
LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its
instructions.

\(3\) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at
all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants and contracts under grants,
loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall
certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material
representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification
is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed
by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the
required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less
than \$10,000 and not more than \$100,000 for each such failure.

Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance.

The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,
that:

If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee or any
agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this commitment
providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan, the
undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions. Submission of
this statement is a prerequisite for making or entering into this
transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who
fails to file the required statement shall be subject to a civil penalty
of not less than \$10,000 and not more than \$100,000 for each such
failure.

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  Applicant's Organization

  Printed Name of Authorized Representative Printed Title of Authorized
  Representative

  Signature Date
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ED 80-0013 08/05

Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and

Voluntary Exclusion \-- Lower Tier Covered Transactions

This certification is required by the Department of Education
regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and
Suspension, 34 CFR Part 85, for all lower tier transactions meeting the
threshold and tier requirements stated at Section 85.110.

Instructions for Certification

1\. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower

tier participant is providing the certification set out below.

2\. The certification in this clause is a material representation of
fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered
into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier
participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in

addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the
department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue
available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

3\. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate
written notice to the person to which this proposal is submitted if at
any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its
certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by
reason of changed circumstances.

4\. The terms, covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible,
lower tier covered transaction, participant, person, primary covered
transaction, principal, proposal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in
this clause, have the meanings

set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing
Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal
is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.

5\. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this
proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into,
it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction
with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered

transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which
this transaction originated.

6\. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting
this proposal that it will include the clause titled Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary
Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transactions,

without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and

in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

7\. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification
of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it
is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the
covered transaction, unless it

knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the
method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its
principals. Each participant may but is not required to, check the
Nonprocurement List.

8\. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require
establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith
the certification required by this clause. The knowledge

and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is
normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of
business dealings.

9\. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these
instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters
into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended,
debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this
transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal
Government, the department or agency with which this transaction
originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or
debarment.

**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Certification**

\(1\) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of
this proposal, that neither it nor its principals are presently
debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any
Federal department or agency.

\(2\) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify
to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective
participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

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  NAME OF APPLICANT PR/AWARD NUMBER AND/OR PROJECT NAME

  PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

  SIGNATURE DATE
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ED 80-0014, 9/90 (Replaces GCS-009 (REV.12/88), which is obsolete)

> Approved by OMB
>
> 0348-0046

**Disclosure of Lobbying Activities**

Complete this form to disclose lobbying activities pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
1352

(See reverse for public burden disclosure)

+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 1.  **Type of        | 2.       |         | 3.  **Report Type:**    |
|     Federal          | **Status |         |                         |
|     Action:**        |     of   |         | a\. initial filing      |
|                      |          |         |                         |
| a\. contract         |  Federal |         | \_\_\_\_\_ b. material  |
|                      |     A    |         | change                  |
| \_\_\_\_ b. grant    | ction:** |         |                         |
|                      |          |         | **For material change   |
| c\. cooperative      | a\.      |         | only:**                 |
| agreement            | bid/o    |         |                         |
|                      | ffer/app |         | Year \_\_\_\_\_\_\_     |
| d\. loan             | lication |         | quarter \_\_\_\_\_\_\_  |
|                      |          |         |                         |
| e\. loan guarantee   | \_       |         | Date of last            |
|                      | \_\_\_\_ |         | repor                   |
| f\. loan insurance   | b.       |         | t\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                      | initial  |         |                         |
|                      | award    |         |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      | c\.      |         |                         |
|                      | po       |         |                         |
|                      | st-award |         |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| 4.  **Name and       |          | 5       |                         |
|     Address of       |          | .  **If |                         |
|     Reporting        |          |     Re  |                         |
|     Entity:**        |          | porting |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
| \_\_\_\_ Prime       |          |  Entity |                         |
| \_\_\_\_\_           |          |     in  |                         |
| Subawardee           |          |     No. |                         |
|                      |          |     4   |                         |
| > Tier\_\_\_\_\_\_,  |          |     is  |                         |
| > if Known:          |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |  Subawa |                         |
| **Congressional      |          | rdee,** |                         |
| District, if         |          |         |                         |
| known:**             |          |   Enter |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          |    Name |                         |
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|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | Address |                         |
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|                      |          |         |                         |
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|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | k       |                         |
|                      |          | nown:** |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **6. Federal         |          | **7.    |                         |
| Department/Agency:** |          | Federal |                         |
|                      |          | Program |                         |
|                      |          | Name/   |                         |
|                      |          | Descrip |                         |
|                      |          | tion:** |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | CFDA    |                         |
|                      |          | Number, |                         |
|                      |          | *if     |                         |
|                      |          | appli   |                         |
|                      |          | cable*: |                         |
|                      |          | \       |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
|                      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
|                      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
|                      |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **8. Federal Action  |          | **9.    |                         |
| Number,** *if        |          | Award   |                         |
| known:*              |          | Am      |                         |
|                      |          | ount**, |                         |
|                      |          | *if     |                         |
|                      |          | known:* |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | **\$**  |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **10. a. Name and    |          | **b.    |                         |
| Address of Lobbying  |          | Indi    |                         |
| Registrant**         |          | viduals |                         |
|                      |          | Per     |                         |
| *(if individual,     |          | forming |                         |
| last name, first     |          | Ser     |                         |
| name, MI):*          |          | vices** |                         |
|                      |          | *(in    |                         |
|                      |          | cluding |                         |
|                      |          | address |                         |
|                      |          | if      |                         |
|                      |          | di      |                         |
|                      |          | fferent |                         |
|                      |          | from    |                         |
|                      |          | No.     |                         |
|                      |          | 10a)*   |                         |
|                      |          |         |                         |
|                      |          | *(last  |                         |
|                      |          | name,   |                         |
|                      |          | first   |                         |
|                      |          | name,   |                         |
|                      |          | MI):*   |                         |
+----------------------+----------+---------+-------------------------+
| **11. Information    |          | **Sig   |                         |
| requested through    |          | nature: |                         |
| this form is         |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| authorized by title  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| 31 U.S.C. section    |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| 1352. This           |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| disclosure of        |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| lobbying activities  |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| is a material        |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| representation of    |          | _\_\_\_ |                         |
| fact upon which      |          | \_\_\_\ |                         |
| reliance was placed  |          | _\_\_** |                         |
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**INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF SF-LLL, DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING
ACTIVITIES**

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

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

2\. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1.  Does the applicant have 501(c)(3) status?

Yes No

2\. How many full-time equivalent employees does the applicant have?
*(Check only one box).*

> 3 or Fewer 15-50
>
> 4-5 51-100
>
> 6-14 over 100

3\. What is the size of the applicant's annual budget? *(Check only one
box.)*

Less Than \$150,000

\$150,000 - \$299,999

\$300,000 - \$499,999

\$500,000 - \$999,999

\$1,000,000 - \$4,999,999

\$5,000,000 or more

4\. Is the applicant a faith-based/religious organization?

Yes No

5\. Is the applicant a non-religious community-based organization?

Yes No

6\. Is the applicant an intermediary that will manage the grant on
behalf of other organizations?

> Yes No

7.  Has the applicant ever received a government grant or contract
    (Federal, State, or local )?

Yes No

8\. Is the applicant a local affiliate of a national organization?

Yes No

#  {#section-6 .unnumbered}

# Survey Instructions on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicant

1\. 501(c)(3) status is a legal designation provided on application to
the Internal Revenue Service by eligible organizations. Some grant
programs may require nonprofit applicants to have 501(c)(3) status.
Other grant programs do not.

2\. For example, two part-time employees who each work half-time equal
one full-time equivalent employee. If the applicant is a local affiliate
of a national organization, the responses to survey questions 2 and 3
should reflect the staff and budget size of the local affiliate.

3\. Annual budget means the amount of money your organization spends
each year on all of its activities.

4\. Self-identify.

5\. An organization is considered a community-based organization if its
headquarters/service location shares the same zip code as the clients
you serve.

6\. An "intermediary" is an organization that enables a group of small
organizations to receive and manage government funds by administering
the grant on their behalf.

7.  Self-explanatory.

8.  Self-explanatory.

**Paperwork Burden Statement**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless such
collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is 1890-0014. The time required
to complete this information collection is estimated to average five (5)
minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search
existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review
the information collection. **If you have any comments concerning the
accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form,
please write to:** U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
20202-4651. **If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of
your individual submission of this form, write directly to:** Joyce I.
Mays, Application Control Center, U.S. Department of Education, Room
7067

Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street, Washington, DC 20202.

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| NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS:                                             |
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| Program Performance Measures Under The Government Performance And     |
| Results Act (GPRA)                                                    |
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# What is GPRA

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

How has the United States Department of Education responded to the GPRA
Requirements?

As required by GPRA, the United States Department of Education (the
Department) has prepared a strategic plan for 2002-2007. This plan
reflects the Department's priorities and integrates them with its
mission and program authorities and describes how the Department will
work to improve education for all children and adults in the United
States. The Department's goals, as listed in the plan, are:

*Goal 1*: **Create a Culture of Achievement:** Create a culture of
achievement throughout the nation\'s education system by effectively
implementing the new law, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and by
basing all federal education programs on its principles: accountability,
flexibility, expanded parental options and doing what works.

*Goal 2:* **Improve Student Achievement:** Improve student achievement
for all groups of students by putting reading first, expanding
high-quality mathematics and science teaching, reforming high schools,
and boosting teacher and principal quality, thereby closing the
achievement gap.

*Goal 3:* **Develop Safe Schools and Strong Character:** Establish
disciplined and drug-free education environments that foster the
development of good character and citizenship.

*Goal 4:* **Transform Education into an Evidence-based Field:**
Strengthen the quality of education research.

*Goal 5:* **Enhance the Quality of and Access to Postsecondary and Adult
Education:** Increase opportunities for students and the effectiveness
of institutions.

*Goal 6:* **Establish Management Excellence:** Create a culture of
accountability throughout the Department of Education.

### DUNS Number Instructions

D‑U‑N‑S No.: Please provide the applicant\'s D‑U‑N‑S Number. You can
obtain your D‑U‑N‑S Number at no charge by calling 1‑800‑333‑0505 or by
completing a D‑U‑N‑S Number Request Form. The form can be obtained via
the Internet at the following URL:

www.dnb.com/dbis/aboutdb/intlduns.htm

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

Dun & Bradstreet, a global information services provider, has assigned
D‑U‑N‑S numbers to over 43 million companies worldwide.

**GRANT APPLICATION RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT**

**If you fail to receive the notification of application within fifteen
(15) days from the closing date, call:**

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center**

**(202) 245-6288**

**GRANT AND CONTRACT FUNDING INFORMATION**

**The Department of Education provides information about grant and
contract opportunities electronically in several ways:**

**ED Internet Home Page <http://www.ed.gov/> (WWW address)**