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Archived Information

**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

Office of Postsecondary Education

Washington, DC 20006-8524

# 

# Fiscal Year 2008

###### APPLICATION FOR GRANTS UNDER THE

# Demonstration Projects To Ensure

**Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education**

 (**CFDA NUMBER:  84.333A)**

## Form Approved: OMB No.  1894-0006, Expiration Date: 6/30/2008 

**Dated Material – OPEN IMMEDIATELY**

**CLOSING DATE:  May 22, 2008**

Dear Applicant Letter ...............................................................................1

Grant Competition Highlights ......................................................................3

Supplemental Information...........................................................................5

Grants.gov Submission Procedures

And Tips for Applicants ............................................................................8

Application Transmittal Instructions ............................................................14

Draft Closing Date Notice.........................................................................17

Authorizing Legislation............................................................................37

Intergovernmental Review 

of Federal Programs ................................................................................40

GEPA.................................................................................................41

GPRA.................................................................................................42

Instructions for Completing

the Application Package ...........................................................................44

Instructions for the 

Project Narrative/Selection Criteria .............................................................46

Instructions for Standard Forms .................................................................51

Instructions for the SF 424 ........................................................................52

Instructions for Department

of Education Supplemental

Information for SF-424............................................................................54

Instructions for ED 524 ...........................................................................57

Instructions for Budget Summary

Form and Itemized Line Item Budget ..........................................................60

Instructions for Completion

of  SF-LLL, Disclosure of 

Lobbying Activities .........................................................................62

Survey Instructions on

Ensuring Equal Opportunity

for Applicants  .................................................................................64

Applicant Checklist ............................................................................65

Forms ............................................................................................67

Application for Federal

Assistance SF-424...... .......................................................................68

Supplemental Information

Required for Department

of Education ....................................................................................72

Assurances-Non-Construction Programs..........................................................................................73

Budget Forms ...................................................................................75

Survey on Ensuring

Equal Opportunity for

Applicants............... ........................................................................77

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities ...........................................................78

Dear Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in applying for a Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education Program (Demonstration Program) grant.  We are pleased to provide the application booklet for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Demonstration Program competition.  Included in this application booklet are the program statute and the instructions and forms needed to submit a complete application package to the U.S. Department of Education.  

The Demonstration Program awards grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop innovative demonstration projects.  These funded projects provide technical assistance and professional development to faculty and administrators.

This letter highlights a few items in the FY 2008 application package that will be important to you in applying for a grant under this program.  You should review the entire application package carefully before preparing and submitting your application.  Information on the Demonstration Program is accessible at the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Web site at: 

http://www.ed.gov/programs/disabilities/index.html.

Please be sure to review the entire application booklet for information concerning the Demonstration Program.  

The Department of Education is requiring that applications for FY 2008 grants under the Demonstration Program be submitted electronically using Grants.gov.  You are urged to acquaint yourself with the requirements of Grants.gov early.  A more thorough discussion is included in the application package.  Grants.gov is accessible through its portal page at:

http://www.grants.gov

We also urge you to consider the following three extremely important administrative factors if you are planning to apply for a grant under this program:

1.  We strongly encourage you to register in Grants.gov early.  The registration procedures may require 5 or more days to complete.

2.  We strongly recommend that you submit your application 2-3 days prior to the closing date.  The time it takes to upload an application will vary depending on your application and the speed of your Internet connection.  The application submission process must be completed prior to the deadline for transmittal of applications.

3.  In order to submit successfully, you must remember to provide the DUNS number on your application that was used when your organization registered with the CCR (Central Contractor Registry).

After you electronically submit your application, you will first receive an e-mail from Grants.gov acknowledging the date and time at which your application was received.  You will receive a second e-mail from Grants.gov that will state that your application has been validated OR that your application was rejected with errors.  If your application is validated, you will receive a third e-mail from the Department of Education with an assigned PR/Award number, which is an ED-specified identifying number that is unique to your application**.  This third confirmation by e-mail, with a PR/Award number assigned, is the e-mail that verifies that your application was submitted on time by the closing date.   This may take several days.**

For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, please refer to the official Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for FY 2008 published in the Federal Register.  

You are reminded that the document published in the Federal Register (the Closing Date Notice) is the official document, and that you should not rely upon any information that is inconsistent with the guidance contained within the official document.  

Finally, we would like to share with you the importance of ensuring that your application includes a strong evaluation plan.  The peer reviewers will be instructed to look closely at the potential of applicants to successfully reach their individual project goals, which are driven by the program’s performance indicators.  The independent evaluation should include formative and summative measures, and the use of appropriate controls and appropriate evaluation methodologies.  The evaluation plan should shape the development of the project from the beginning of the grant period and provide benchmarks for the monitoring of progress and measurement of that progress throughout the grant award period.  The evaluation should also provide evidence that enables the differentiation between promising and seemingly ineffective practices.  You should pay close attention to the information provided in the “Instructions for Project Narrative” section of this application regarding the development of your evaluation activity.    

For further information regarding the program, please contact Shedita Alston in the Office of Postsecondary Education.  Mrs. Alston can be reached at (202) 502-7808 or at shedita.alston@ed.gov.

Sincerely,

Lynn B. Mahaffie

Director

Teacher and Student Development Programs Service

**GRANT****COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS**

1.We are implementing a change in the electronic submission process.  **Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive A Quality Higher Education Program applications submitted for the fiscal year (FY) 2008 competition must be submitted electronically using Grants.gov.**You are urged to acquaint yourself with the requirements of Grants.gov early as the registration procedures may require 5 or more days to complete.  A more thorough discussion is included later in this application package.  Grants.gov is accessible through its portal page at:

**http://www.grants.gov**

2.It is important to know that the Grants.gov site works differently than the Department’s e-Application system used in past competitions.  

Grants.gov does not allow applicants to “un-submit” applications.  Therefore, if you discover that changes or additions are needed once your application has been accepted and validated by the Department, you must “re-submit” the application.  You should know that if the Department receives duplicate applications, we will accept and process the application with the latest “date/time received” validation.

3.The project abstract is limited to one page, single -spaced.  The abstract should include information about the project’s goals and objectives and the activities that will be implemented during the 3-year grant performance period.

4.Please note that you must submit your application by 4:30:00 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on or before the application deadline date.  Late applications will not be accepted.  We suggest that you submit your application several days before the deadline.  The Department is required to enforce the established deadline to ensure fairness to all applicants.  No changes or additions to an application will be accepted after the deadline date and time.

5.Electronic submission of applications is required; therefore, you must submit an electronic application unless you follow the procedures outlined in the Federal Register notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2008 and qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement. 

6.Applicants are required to adhere to the page limit in the Application Narrative portion of the application.  The “Notice inviting applications” for new awards for FY 2008, published in the Federal Register, contains specific information governing page limits and formatting instructions.  The page limit for the narrative portion of the FY 2008 Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education program competition is **40**double spaced pages.  

7.All attachments must be in .DOC, .RTF, or .PDF format.  Other types of files will not be accepted.

8.**PLEASE NOTE:**Grants.gov does not currently support the new Microsoft Vista Operating system.  The PureEdge software used by Grants.gov for forms is not compatible with Vista.  In addition, the new version of Microsoft Word saves documents with the extension .DOCX.  The Grants.gov system does not process Microsoft Word documents with the extension .DOCX.  When submitting Microsoft Word attachments to Grants.gov, please use the version of Microsoft Word that ends in .DOC.  If you have any questions regarding this matter please email the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or call 1-800-518-4726.

**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 log on to Grants.gov to attach 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 the DUNS number that was used when your organization registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR).

**FOR HELP WITH GRANTS.GOV**, please go to http://www.grants.gov/ForApplicants and click on “help” at the top of the screen.  Also, refer to the “Submission Procedures and Tips for Applicants” found elsewhere in this application booklet.

You are reminded that the document published in the *Federal Register* is the official document, and that you should not rely upon any information that is inconsistent with the guidelines contained within the official document. 

The following information supplements the information provided in the “Dear Applicant” letter and the Notice. 

**1.Authorization**

Title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) 20 U.S. C.

1140-1140d.

**2.Program Regulations**

Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts

74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

**3.Purpose**

The purpose of the Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive A Quality Higher Education program (Demonstration Program) is to provide grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop innovative demonstration projects.  The Demonstration Program provides technical assistance and professional development for faculty and administrators of IHEs in order to provide them with the 

skills and supports that they need to teach students with disabilities.  IHEs funded under this program also will widely disseminate research and training to enable faculty 

and administrators in other IHEs to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities.

#### 4.Demonstration Program Eligibility

All applicants applying for a Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With

Disabilities Receive A Quality Higher Education Program (Demonstration Program) grant must be an institution of higher education (IHE).  

**5.****Estimated Funding and Project Period**

Estimated Available Funds for FY 2008:$6,755,000

Estimated Range of Awards:$120,000-$365,000

Estimated Average Size of Awards:$315,700

Estimated Number of New Awards:21

Project Period of New Awards:3 years

The U. S. Department of Education is not bound by these estimates.

**6.Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs**

Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs was issued to foster an intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen federalism by relying on state and local processes for the 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.  A listing of the Single Point of Contact for each State may be viewed at:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/grants/spoc.html.

**7.****Applicant Funding**

The Department is often unable to award the full amount of funds requested.  Applicants should pay close attention to the “Award Information” section of the Notice.  The Department will not fund any application at an amount exceeding the applicable maximum award level.  **The Secretary will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $365,000 for a single budget period of 12 months**.

**8.****Evaluation of Applicants for Awards**

A three-member panel of non-federal reviewers evaluates each application.  Each reviewer assigns points for each selection criterion and prepares evaluation comments.

**9**.**Selection Criteria**

The selection criteria in EDGAR 34 CFR part 75 sections 75.209(a) and 75.210 are used to evaluate applications.  

**10.Notice to Successful Applicants**

The Department’s Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs will inform the Congress regarding applications approved for new Demonstration Program grants.  Successful applicants will receive award notices by mail shortly after the Congress is notified.  No funding information will be released before the Congress is notified.

**11.Notice to Unsuccessful Applicants**

Unsuccessful applicants will be notified in writing following the notice to successful applicants.

**12.Annual Performance Report Requirements**

If you receive a FY 2008 new grant award, you will be required to submit annual and final performance reports during the three year funding cycle using e-Reports.  This system collects narratives and data about funded projects, to enable program officers to determine if a grantee is making substantial progress toward meeting approved project objectives.****

**13.Contact Information**

**For DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM-related questions and assistance, please contact:**

Program Officer:Shedita Alston

Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With

Disabilities Receive A Quality Higher Education Program

U.S. Department of Education

1990 K Street, N.W., Room 7097

Washington, D.C. 20006-8526

Telephone:(202) 502-7808

Fax:(202) 502-7699

E-mail:shedita.alston@ed.gov

**For Grants.gov-related questions and assistance, please contact:**

**Support Desk:**Grants.gov Support Desk

**Telephone:**(800) 518-4726

**Hours:** Monday – Friday, 7:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. Eastern Time

**U.S. Department of Education**

**IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ FIRST**

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

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

# ATTENTION – Microsoft Vista and Word 2007 Users

Please note that Grants.gov does not currently support the new Microsoft Vista Operating system.  The PureEdge software used by Grants.gov for forms is not compatible with Vista.  Grants.gov will be reviewing this new product to determine if it can be supported in the future.  

In addition, the new version of Microsoft Word saves documents with the extension .DOCX.  The Grants.gov system does not process Microsoft Word documents with the extension .DOCX.  When submitting Microsoft Word attachments to Grants.gov, please use the version of Microsoft Word that ends in .DOC.  If you have any questions regarding this matter please email the Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or call 1-800-518-4726.

**Attaching Files – Additional Tips**

As described above applicants should not upload a Word 2007 (.doc**x)** file when attaching narrative files to their application.  In addition, please ensure that you only attach the Education approved file types detailed in the Federal Register application notice (.doc, .pdf or .rtf).  Grants.gov cannot process an application that includes two or more files that have the same name within a grant submission.  Finally, when attaching files, applicants should limit the size of their file names.  Lengthy file names could result in difficulties with opening and processing your application.  We recommend you keep your file names be less than 50 characters.

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

**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 4:30:00 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).**

**VERIFY SUBMISSION IS OK** – You will want to verify that Grants.gov and the Department of Education 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 Track My Application link.  For a successful submission, the date/time received should be earlier than 4:30:00 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 4:30:00 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/applicants/applicant_faqs.jsp#54.  For more detailed information on why an application may be rejected, you can review Application Error Tips http://www.grants.gov/section910/ApplicationErrorTips.pdf.  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.  

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/applicants/applicant_help.jsp. 

If electronic submission is optional 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, you must submit an electronic application before 4:30:00 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 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.)

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

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.) 

If you do not have a Windows operating System, you will need to use the Citrix solution discussed on Grants.gov or a Windows Emulation program to submit an application using Grants.gov.  For additional information, review the FAQs for non-windows users http://www.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp - pureedge.  Also, to view white paper for Macintosh users published by Pure Edge go to the following link: http://www.grants.gov/section678/PureEdgeSupportforMacintosh.pdf, and/or contact Grants.gov Customer Support (http://www.grants.gov/contactus/contactus.jsp) for more information.  **If electronic submission is required and you are concerned about your ability to submit electronically as a non-windows user, please follow 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.)  

The Grants.gov registration process involves three basic steps:

(1) Register your organization

Obtain a D-U-N-S Number (see below for instructions)

Register with the Central Contractor Registry (see below for instructions)

(2) Register yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR)

Obtain a username and password from the Grants.gov credential provider (https://apply.grants.gov/OrcRegister)

Register with Grants.gov (https://apply.grants.gov/GrantsgovRegister)

(3) Get authorized as an AOR by your organization

Receive approval from your organization’s E-Business POC (see CCR instructions below for details)

If you are both the E-Business POC and an AOR, you should authorize your own AOR request

For more information, go to http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.

Note:  If you are a grant applicant who is submitting a grant application on your own behalf and not on behalf of a company, institution, state, local or tribal government, or other type of organization, refer to http://www.grants.gov/assets/IndividualRegCheck.pdf.  If you apply as an individual to a grant application package designated for organizations, your application will be rejected.

To successfully submit an application using Grants.gov, you must provide your organization’s D-U-N-S Number.  A D-U-N-S Number is a unique nine-digit number issued by D&B, a global information services provider, that identifies your organization and is used by the Federal government to track how Federal money is distributed.  Most large organizations, libraries, colleges, and research universities already have D-U-N-S numbers.  Ask your grant administrator or chief financial officer to provide your organization’s D-U-N-S Number.

If your organization does not have a D-U-N-S Number, you can obtain one at no charge by calling 1-866-705-5711****or by completing a D-U-N-S Number Request Form (http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/index.html).  You will need to provide the following information:

· Legal name 

· Tradestyle, doing business as (DBA), or other name by which your organization is commonly recognized 

· Physical address, city, state and zip code 

· Mailing address (if separate) 

· Telephone number 

· Contact name 

· SIC code (Line of Business) 

· Number of employees at your location 

· Headquarters name and address (if there is a reporting relationship to a parent corporate entity) 

· Is this a home-based business? 

Obtaining a DUNS Number places your organization on D&B’s marketing list, which is sold to other companies.  You can request not to be added to this list during your application.

Live help from D&B is available Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (EST) at 

1-888-814-1435. 

The Central Contractor Registration (CCR) is a web-enabled government-wide application that collects, validates, stores, and disseminates business information about the Federal government’s trading partners in support of the contract award, grants, and electronic payment processes.  Check to see if your organization is already registered at the CCR website (http://www.bpn.gov/ccrinq/scripts/search.asp). 

If your organization is already registered, take note of who is listed as your E-Business Point of Contact (E-Business POC).  This person will be responsible for authorizing who within your organization is able to submit applications using Grants.gov.

If your organization is not already registered, you can register using the CCR website (http://bpn.gov/ccr/scripts/indexnew.asp) or by phone (1-888-227-2423).  When your organization registers with CCR, you will need to designate an E-Business Point of Contact (POC).  This designee authorizes individuals to submit grant applications on behalf of the organization.  A special Marketing Partner ID Number (MPIN) is established as a password to verify the E-Business POC.

The E-Business POC will be notified by e-mail when individuals from their organization register with Grants.gov.  This registration is a request to be designated as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR).  To assign AOR rights, E-Business POCs need to log into Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/applicants/e_biz.jsp) using the organization’s D-U-N-S Number and MPIN.  Grants.gov will send the AOR a confirmation e-mail when this process has been completed.

Please note that your CCR registration must be renewed once a year.  You can check your registration status using the CCR search page (http://www.bpn.gov/ccrinq/scripts/search.asp).

If you have further questions about creating, updating or renewing your CCR registration, please visit the CCR Frequently Asked Questions page (http://www.ccr.gov/FAQ.asp) or contact the CCR Help Desk at 1-888-227-2423.

**For Grants.gov-related questions and assistance, please contact:**

**Support Desk:**Grants.gov Support Desk

**Telephone:**(800) 518-4726

**Hours:** Monday – Friday, 7:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. Eastern Time

##### ATTENTION ELECTRONIC APPLICANTS:  Please note that you must follow the Application Procedures as described in the Federal Register notice announcing the grant competition.  

##### This program requires the electronic submission of applications; specific requirements and waiver 

##### instructions can be found in the Federal Register notice. 

**According to the instructions found in the Federal Register notice, those requesting and qualifying for an exception to the electronic submission requirement may submit an application via mail, commercial carrier or by hand delivery.**

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

### Applications Submitted Electronically

**You must submit your grant application through the Internet using the software provided on the Grants.gov Web site (****http://www.grants.gov****) by 4:30:00 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on or before the application deadline date**.  

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

For more information on using Grants.gov, please refer to the “Notice Inviting Applications” that was published in the Federal Register, or visit http://www.grants.gov.

### Applications Delivered by Mail

You must mail the original and two copies of your application on or before the application deadline date to:

## U.S. Department of Education 

**Application Control Center**

**Attention:   (CFDA Number - 84.333A)**

**400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.**

**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 U. S. Secretary of Education

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, or

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.

**Special Note: Due to potential 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; U. S. Postal Service Express Mail; or a courier service) 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 Delivered by Mail,” then follow the instructions for “Applications Delivered by Hand.”**

**Applications Delivered by Commercial Carrier:**

If you use an alternative delivery method, please obtain the appropriate proof of mailing under “Applications Sent by Mail,” then follow the instructions under the appropriate delivery method.

You must mail the original and two copies of your application on or before the application deadline date to: 

**U.S. Department of Education**

**Application Control Center – Stop 4260**

**Attention:   (CFDA Number - 84.333A)**

**7100 Old Landover Road**

##### Landover, MD 20785-1506

### Applications Delivered by Hand

You or your courier must hand deliver the original and two copies of the application by 4:30:00 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on or before the deadline date to the following address:

**U.S. Department of Education**

##### Application Control Center

##### Attention:   (CFDA Number - 84.333A)

**550 12th Street, SW**

**Potomac Center Plaza – Room 7067**

**Washington, D.C. 20202 – 4260**

**Application Control Center Hours of Operation**

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

**Grant application Receipt From the Application Control Center**

If you send your application by mail or if you or your courier delivers it by hand, the Application Control Center will mail a Grant Application Receipt Acknowledgment to you.  

If you do not receive the notification of application receipt within 15 days from the mailing of the application, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

**Late Applications**

**If your application is late, we will notify you that we will not consider the application.**

**Notification of Award**

Applicants will be notified on or around August 15, 2008 whether their application is being funded.  

**Assurances and Certifications**

Applications selected for funding will be required to not just submit assurances and certifications [i.e., Certifications Regarding Lobbying Form; Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements, Standard Form 424B (Assurances-Non-Construction Programs), and Standard Form LLL (Disclosure of Lobbying Activities)] but sign them as well before an award is made.

4000-01-U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education

Overview Information

Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education Program (Demonstration Program)

Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2008.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number:

84.333A.

Dates:

Applications Available:  April 22, 2008.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  May 22, 2008. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  July 21, 2008.

Full Text of Announcement

I.  Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program:  The purpose of the Demonstration Program is to award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop innovative demonstration projects that provide technical assistance or professional development that faculty and administrators at IHEs need to effectively teach students with disabilities.  IHEs funded under this program also will disseminate information widely about promising practices and activities that yield positive results in their projects and will provide training to enable faculty and administrators in other IHEs to meet the educational needs of students with disabilities.

Program Authority:  20 U.S.C. 1140-1140d.

Applicable Regulations:  The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

II.  Award Information.

Type of Award:  Discretionary grants.

Estimated Available Funds:  $6,629,764.

Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2009 from the list of unfunded applicants from this program.

Estimated Range of Awards:  $120,000-$365,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:  $315,700.

Maximum Award:  We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $365,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.  The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.

Estimated Number of Awards:  21.

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

Project Period:  Up to 36 months.

III.  Eligibility Information

1.  Eligible Applicants:  IHEs.

2.  Cost Sharing or Matching:  This program does not require cost sharing or matching.

IV.  Application and Submission Information

1.  Address to Request Application Package:  You can obtain an application package via the Internet by downloading the package at:

http://www.Grants.gov

You also can obtain the application package by writing or calling the following:  Brenda Shade, Demonstration Program, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 7090, Washington, DC  20006-8513.  Telephone:  

(202) 502-7773.  Email address:  Brenda.Shade@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed in this section.

2.  Content and Form of Application Submission:  Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this program.

Page Limit:  The application narrative is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application.  You must limit the application narrative to the equivalent of no more than 40 pages, using the following standards:

•A “page” is 8.5” x 11”, on one side only, with 1” margins at the top, bottom, and both 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).

•Use one of the following fonts:  Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New, or Arial.  An application submitted in any other font (including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.

The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract.

We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit.

3.  Submission Dates and Times:

Applications Available:  April 22, 2008.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:  May 22, 2008.

Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov).  For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer to section IV.  6.  Other Submission Requirements in this notice.

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

Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII in this notice.  If the Department provides an accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the application process, the individual’s application remains subject to all other requirements and limitations in this notice.

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:  July 21, 2008.

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

5.  Funding Restrictions:  We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section in this notice.

6.  Other Submission Requirements:  Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in this section.

a.  Electronic Submission of Applications.

Applications for grants under the Demonstration Program, CFDA Number 84.333A, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov  Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application.  You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.

We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and 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.  Further information regarding calculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.

You may access the electronic grant application for the Demonstration Program at http://www.Grants.gov  You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number.  Do not include the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.333, not 84.333A).

Please note the following:

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

•Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time stamped.  Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.  Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.  We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements.  When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.

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

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

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

•  You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format.

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery.  You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions described elsewhere in this notice.

If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII in this notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number.  We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.  The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted.

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

Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement:  You qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application through the Grants.gov system because--

•  You do not have access to the Internet; or

•  You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the Grants.gov system;

and

•  No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application.

If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.  If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.

Address and mail or fax your statement to:  Brenda Shade, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 7090, Washington, DC  20006-8526.  FAX:  (202) 502-7699.

Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.

b.  Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department.  You must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address:

By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention:  (CFDA Number 84.333A)

400 Maryland Avenue, SW.

Washington, DC  20202-4260

or

By mail through a commercial carrier:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center, Stop 4260

Attention:  (CFDA Number 84.333A)

7100 Old Landover Road

Landover, MD  20785-1506

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1)  A private metered postmark.

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

If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application.

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

c.  Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the Department by hand.  You must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention:  (CFDA Number 84.333A)

550 12th Street, SW.

Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza

Washington, DC  20202-4260

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

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications:  If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--

(1)  You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your application; and

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

V.  Application Review Information

Selection Criteria:  The selection criteria for this program are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.

VI.  Award Administration Information

1.  Award Notices:  If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN).  We may notify you informally, also.

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

2.  Administrative and National Policy Requirements:  We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable Regulations section in this notice.

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

3.  Reporting:  At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary.  If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118.  The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c).  For specific requirements on reporting, please go to http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html

4.  Performance Measures:  The objective of the Demonstration Program is to improve the quality of higher education for students with disabilities.  In order to assess the performance of the program in achieving this objective the Department has developed the following two performance measures: 

a.  The percentage of faculty trained through project activities who incorporate elements of their training into their classroom teaching.

b.  The difference between the rate at which students with documented disabilities complete courses by faculty trained through project activities and the rate at which other students complete the same courses.

If funded, awardees will be asked to collect and report data in their project’s annual performance report (EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.590) on these two performance measures.

Consequently, applicants are advised to include these outcomes in conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation of their proposed projects.  Their measurement should be a part of the project evaluation plan, along with measures of your progress on the goals and objectives specific to your project.  All grantees are expected to submit an annual performance report documenting their success in addressing these performance measures.  

VII.  Agency Contact

For Further Information Contact:  Brenda Shade, Demonstration Program, U.S. Department of Education, 

1990 K Street, NW, room 7090, Washington, DC  20006-8526.  Telephone:  (202) 502-7773.

If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.

VIII.  Other Information

Alternative Format:  Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII in this notice.

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

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

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

Dated:

_________________________________

Diane Auer Jones,

## Assistant Secretary

for Postsecondary Education.

**PART D---DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO ENSURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE A QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION**

**SEC.761.PURPOSES**.

It is the purpose of this part to support model demonstration projects to provide technical assistance or professional development for faculty and administrators in institutions of higher education in order to provide students with disabilities a quality postsecondary education.

**SEC.762.GRANTS AUTHORIZED.**

**(a)COMPETITIVE GRANTS AUTHORIZED**. — The Secretary may award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, of which at least two such grants shall be awarded to institutions that provide professional development and technical assistance in order for students with learning disabilities to receive a quality Postsecondary education.

**(b)DURATION; ACTIVITIES**. 

**(1)DURATION**. — Grants under this part shall be awarded for a period of 3 years.

**(2)AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES**. — Grants under this part shall be used to carry out 1 or more of the following activities:

**(A)TEACHING METHODS AND STRATEGIES**. — The development of innovative, effective and efficient teaching methods and strategies to provide faculty and administrators with the skills and supports necessary to teach students with disabilities. Such methods and strategies may include in-service training, professional development, customized and general technical assistance, workshops, summer institutes, distance learning, and training in the use of assistive and educational technology.

**(B)SYNTHESIZING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION**. —Synthesizing research and other information related to the provision of postsecondary educational services to students with disabilities.

(C) **PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SESSIONS**. — Conducting professional development and training sessions for faculty and administrators from other institutions of higher education to enable the faculty and administrators to meet the postsecondary educational needs of students with disabilities.

**(3)MANDATORY EVALUATION AND DISSEMINATION**. — Grants under this part shall be used for evaluation and dissemination to other institutions of higher education, of the information obtained through the activities described in subparagraphs  (A) through (C).

**(c)CONSIDERATIONS IN MAKING AWARDS**. — In awarding grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under this section, the Secretary shall consider the following:

**(1)GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION**. — Providing an equitable geographic distribution of such grants.

**(2)RURAL AND URBAN AREAS**. — Distributing such grants to urban and rural areas.

**(3)RANGE AND TYPE OF INSTITUTION**. — Ensuring that the activities to be assisted are developed for a range of types and sizes of institutions of higher education.

**(4)PRIOR EXPERIENCE OR EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS**. —Institutions of higher education with demonstrated prior experience in, or exceptional programs for, meeting the postsecondary educational needs of students with disabilities.

**SEC.763.APPLICATIONS.**

Each institution of higher education desiring to receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. Each applicant shall include—

 (1)a description how such institution plans to address each of the activities required under this part;

 (2)a description of how the institution consulted with a broad range of people within the institution to develop activities for which assistance is sought; and 

 (3)a description of how the institution will coordinate and collaborate with the office that provides services to students with disabilities within the institution.

**SEC.764.RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.**

Nothing in this part shall be construed to impose any additional duty, obligation or responsibility on an institution of higher education or on the institution’s faculty, administrators, or staff than are required by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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.  You can find a list of the Single Point of Contact for each State at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html.

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

Section 427 of GEPA requires all applicants for new awards to include in their applications a description of the steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure equitable access to, and participation in, its federally-assisted programs for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with special needs.  The 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.*

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

**NOTES:**

· **Applicants for new awards must include information in their applications to address this provision in order to receive funding under this program.**

· **Applicants are required to address this provision by attaching a statement to the ED GEPA 427 Form that must be downloaded from Grants.gov.**

**What is GPRA?**

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

**How has the Department of Education Responded to the GPRA Requirements?**

As required by GPRA, the Department of Education has prepared a strategic plan for **2007-2012**.  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 U.S.  The Department’s goals, as listed in the plan, are:

Goal 1: Improve Student Achievement, With a Focus on Bringing All Students To Grade Level in Reading and Mathematics by 2014.

Goal 2: Increase the Academic Achievement of All High School Students.

Goal 3:Ensure the Accessibility, Affordability, and Accountability of Higher Education, and Better Prepare Students and Adults for Employment and Future Learning.

**What are the Performance Indicators for the Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education Program?**

The performance indicators for the****Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education****Program****are part of the Department’s plan for meeting Goal 3: “Ensure the Accessibility, Affordability, and Accountability of Higher Education, and Better Prepare Students and Adults for Employment and Future Learning”.  Among the Department’s objectives for Goal 3 is that we “prepare adult learners and individuals with disabilities for higher education, employment and productive lives by providing grants to postsecondary institutions to aid in the development of model programs for ensuring that students with disabilities can receive 

a high-quality postsecondary education.  ”The Department’s specific goal for the Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education****Program is “to improve the quality of higher education for students with disabilities.”  The objective and performance indicators are as follows:

1. The difference between the rate at which students with documented disabilities complete courses taught by faculty trained in project activities, and the rate at which other students complete those courses.

2. The percentage of faculty trained in project activities that incorporate elements of training into their classroom teaching.

**Please label the section of your application in which you address the above referenced program performance indicators.**

**How does the Department of Education determine whether performance goals have been met?**

An applicant that receives a grant award will be required to submit annual progress reports and a final report as a condition of the award.  The reports will document the extent to which project goals and objectives are met.  

The most recent version of this program’s annual performance report can be viewed 

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/ed524b_instructions.pdf

The Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities Receive A Quality Higher Education Program application consists of four parts.  These parts are organized in the same manner that the submitted application should be organized.  The parts are as follows:

**Part I:424 Forms**

****Application for Federal Assistance – (SF424)

Department of Education Supplemental Information Form for SF424

***Notes**:  

Applicants must complete the SF 424 form first because some of the information you provide here is automatically inserted into other sections of the Grants.gov application package. 

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

**Part II:****ED 524 Forms**

****Department of Education Budget Summary Form- (ED 524)

Sections A & B

(Section C- Budget Narrative should be included in the Budget

Narrative Attachment Form, located in Part III.)

**Part III:Attachments**

ED Abstract Form

Project Narrative Attachment Form

Budget Narrative Attachment Form

Other Attachments Form

The Department of Education Abstract Form is where you attach your project abstract.

   The Project Narrative Attachment Form is where you address the selection criteria that

reviewers use to evaluate your application.  As a guide for reviewers, applicants are encouraged

to label each section in the narrative by its associated criterion.  **You must limit the project**

**narrative to no more than 40 double-spaced pages.  Applications that exceed this page limit**

**will not be considered for funding and will be returned to the applicant.**  A page is 8.5 inches by 

11 inches, on one side only, with 1-inch margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.  Double space 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 12 point or larger.

**You must use one of the following fonts:  Times New Roman, Courier, Courier New, or Arial.**Applications submitted in any other font, (including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.  The page limits do not apply to the Budget Summary Form and Narrative the one-page 

abstract other application forms attached in the “Other Attachments Form” section; or the assurances 

and certifications.  We will reject your application if you do not apply these standards and exceed the 

page limit.

The Budget Narrative Attachment Form is where you describe your proposed multiyear project activities and present a multiyear budget.  Section 75.112 (b) of EDGAR requires applicants to present “a narrative that describes how and when, in each budget period of the project, the applicant plans to meet each objective of the project.”  In addition, projects must complete form SF-524 for all budget years of the proposed project.  Further instructions are available in the budget form found in this package.

The indirect cost on Demonstration Program awards is limited to eight percent or to the applicant’s negotiated rate, whichever is lower.  In addition, applicants should submit proof of their negotiated indirect cost rate with the federal government.  

The Demonstration Program does not require a non federal match. 

**Please note there is no specific form or format for the Detailed Budget Narrative, but**this information has to be saved as a Microsoft Word document, per instructions above, and attached (separate files) to the “Budget Narrative Attachment Form” in the Grants.gov system.

# The Other Attachments Form is where you attach curricula vitae of key personnel, position descriptions for proposed personnel for the project, detailed budget narrative and letters of support.  All attachments must be in .DOC, .RTF, or .PDF format.  Other types of files will not be accepted.  

**Part IV:Assurances, Certifications, and Survey Forms**

****GEPA Section 427 Requirement

Assurances – Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B)

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

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) 

Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

Before preparing the Program Narrative, applicants should review the Dear Applicant Letter, the Federal Register notice (Notice), Competition Highlights, and program statute for specific guidance and requirements.  Note that applications will be evaluated according to the specific selection criteria specified in this package.  The page limit

for the project narrative is **40** pages, double spaced.  

The application narrative addresses the selection criteria that reviewers will use to evaluate your application.  It is expected that applicants will use the selection criteria to frame their project narratives.

**Formatting**

A “page” is “8.5x11”, on one side only, with 1” margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.  Page numbers and an identifier may be within 1” margin.  Double-space all text in the application, including titles and heading.  All text in charts, tables, graphs, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions may be single-spaced.  Applicants may use one of the following fonts:  *Times New Roman*, *Courier, Courier New or Arial,*only.  Applications submitted in any other font (including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.  Do not use anything smaller than a 12-point font.

Before preparing the Program Narrative, applicants should review the Dear Applicant Letter, the Federal Register notice (Notice), and program statute for specific guidance and requirements.  Note that applications will be evaluated according to the specific selection criteria specified in this package.

The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the broad criteria in 34 CFR Part 75, sections 75.209(a) and 75.210 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).  

###### SELECTION CRITERIA

The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the broad criteria in 34 CFR Part 75, sections 75.209(a) and 75.210 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR).  

The selection criteria outlined below will be used to evaluate the quality of applications submitted for funding.  Within each criterion, there are specific factors that will be used in evaluating the criterion.  

The maximum score that an applicant can earn for the selection criteria is **100** points.  The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parenthesis following that criterion.  

**Need for the Project   (15)**

**Significance  (10)**

**Quality of Project Design(20)**

**Quality of Project Services(15)**

**Quality of Project Personnel(10)**

**Adequacy of Resources(10)**

**Quality of Project Evaluation(20)**

**(A)NEED FOR PROJECT  (Maximum 15 points)**

The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project.  In determining the need for the project, the Secretary considers the following factors:

(1)The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services, infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude of those gaps or weaknesses.  **(5 POINTS)**

(2)The magnitude or severity of the problem to be addressed by the proposed project. **(5 POINTS)**

(3)The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the activities to be carried out by the proposed project. **(5 POINTS)**

**(B)SIGNIFICANCE  (Maximum 10 points)**

The Secretary considers the significance of the proposed project.  In determining the significance of the project, the Secretary considers the following factors:

(1) The potential contribution of the proposed project to increased knowledge        

or understanding of educational problems, issues, or effective strategies. 

**(4 POINTS)**

(2) The extent to which the proposed project involves the development or demonstration of promising new strategies that build on, or are alternatives to, existing strategies. **(3 POINTS)**

(3) The extent to which the results of the proposed project are to be disseminated in ways that will enable others to use the information or strategies. (**3 POINTS)**

**(C)QUALITY OF THE PROJECT DESIGN  (Maximum 20 points)**

The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed project.  In determining the quality of the project design, the Secretary considers the following factors:

(1)The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable. **(5 POINTS)**

(2)The extent to which the design of the proposed project is appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target population or other identified needs**. (5 POINTS)**

(3)The quality of the proposed demonstration design and procedures for documenting project activities and results. **(5 POINTS)**

(4)The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of Federal financial assistance. **(5 POINTS)**

**(D)QUALITY OF PROJECT SERVICES  (Maximum 15 points)**

The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed project.  In determining quality of the services, the Secretary considers the following factors: 

(1)The quality and sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for eligible project participants who are members of groups that have been traditionally underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. **(5 POINTS)**

(2)The extent to which the training or professional development 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. **(5 POINTS)**

(3)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. **(5 POINTS**)

**(E)QUALITY OF PROJECT PERSONNEL  (Maximum 10 points)**

The Secretary considers the quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed project.  In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary considers the following factors:

(1)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 POINTS)**

(2)The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of the project director or principal investigator. **(3 POINTS)**

(3)The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of key project personnel. **(2 POINTS)**

(4) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience, of project consultants or subcontractors. **(2 POINTS)**

**(F)ADEQUACY OF RESOURCES  (Maximum 10 points)**

The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the proposed project.  In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project the Secretary considers the following factors:

(1)      The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment, supplies, and other resources, from the applicant organization or the lead applicant organization. **(3 POINTS)**

(2)The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project. **(7 POINTS)**

**(G)QUALITY OF THE PROJECT EVALUATION  (Maximum 20 points)**

The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed project**.**

(1)The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and qualitative data to the extent possible. **(7 POINTS)**

(2)The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the proposed project. **(7 POINTS)**

(3)The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress towards achieving intended outcomes. **(6 POINTS)**

**PROJECT EVALUATION**

Project evaluation should be used, as appropriate, to shape the development of the project from the beginning of the grant period.  Project evaluation should include baseline data and benchmarks to monitor progress toward meeting specific project objectives based on this program’s performance indicators.  Specifically, project evaluation should include the identification of the individual or organization that has agreed to serve as evaluator for the project and describe the qualifications of the evaluator.  

In this application, be sure to describe the evaluation design, indicating: (1) what types of data will be collected; (2) when various types of data will be collected; (3) what methods will be used (4) what instruments will be developed and when; (5) how the data will be analyzed; (6) when reports and outcomes will be available; and (7) how you will use the information collected through your project evaluation to monitor the progress of your funded project (if funded).  If funded, applicants are encouraged to devote an appropriate level of resources to project evaluation.  The use of an outside evaluator is allowed but not required.

Application for Federal Education Assistance (SF 424)

Supplemental 424 Instructions

ED Form 524 –Budget Information, Non-Construction Programs

ED Form 524—Instructions

Assurance, Non-Construction Programs

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)

Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

## INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF-424

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

## Paperwork Burden Statement.  

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

## 550 12th Street, S.W. Room 7076, Washington, D.C. 20202-4260.

# (Attachment to Instructions for Supplemental Information for SF 424)

**Definitions:**

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

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

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

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

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

#### PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH

**I.  Definitions and Exemptions**

**A.  Definitions.**

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

—**Research**

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

**—Human Subject**

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

**B.  Exemptions.**

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

**A.  Exempt Research Narrative.**

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

**B.  Nonexempt Research Narrative.**

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

##### General Instructions

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

Section A - Budget Summary

U.S. Department of Education Funds

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.

##### Non-Federal Funds

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)]

Pay attention to applicable program specific instructions, if attached

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.

**NOTE**:  Applicants to this program must submit (1) a budget information form to categorize requested funds (ED Form 524, Section A & B), **and**(2) a detailed line item budget with narrative justification.

**The Budget Summary** is to be included on the “Budget Information- Non-Construction Program” (ED Form 524).  The applicant must complete both Sections A & B.

**Both the detailed line item budget AND the accompanying budget narrative for each year funding being requested** should be included in “Budget Narrative Attachment Form”, which requests information on the applicant’s financial plan for carrying out the project.

For each line item, provide detailed costs and narrative justification to support your request.  Please check all figures and combined totals and compare the line item budget figures to those 

on the ED Form 524 for both Sections A & B.

Among the costs that may be supported with grant funds are:

**Personnel**:  Enter only the project personnel salaries and wages for project personnel whose salaries and wages are being funded via this grant.  The budget should include the total commitment of time and the total salary to be charged to the project for each key staff person.  

A breakdown of project personnel should include:  position titles, specific time commitments 

to project for each staff person in days/months or in percentage, and other relevant information.

**Fringe Benefits**:  Enter the amount of fringe benefits.  The project’s normal fringe benefit contribution may be charged to the project.  Leave this blank if fringe benefits applicable to direct salaries and wages are treated as part of the indirect costs.  In the budget, include an explanation and appropriate justification if the project’s normal fringe benefit contribution exceeds 20 percent of salaries.

**Travel**:  Provide the travel costs for project personnel.  Indicate the title and number of project personnel (one or two project persons per trip) their destination, title of project related conference and/or workshop, brief statement describing long term benefit travel will have on project and a breakdown of travel costs.  Transportation costs should not exceed economy airfare.  

**Equipment**:  Provide the cost for project related property charged to the grant having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit.

**Supplies**:  Include materials necessary for conducting, developing, or implementing the project, such as conference materials, general office supplies, and equipment that is less than $5000 per unit.

**Contractual**:**** Enter the amount of approved contractual expenses that may be charged to the grant project. Provide as much detail as possible about services to be provided and costs per contract.

**Construction**:  Not applicable.  Leave blank.

**Other**:  Other miscellaneous costs may be requested in this category.  Examples of 

allowable costs include: professional services fees for consultants, evaluators, conference 

speakers, auditors, etc.; printing costs for newsletters and publications; travel expenses 

for non-project personnel; and per diem for non-project personnel.  Provide a detailed 

breakdown of the costs, such as the number of days for the per diem being requested; 

number of days and costs for consultant or evaluator services; quantity and cost for 

printing; ground transportation costs, etc. Please note that professional services fees 

should not exceed amounts permitted under comparable institutional policies.

**Total Direct Costs**:  Enter the total direct costs (items 1-8) being requested.

**Indirect Costs**:  If you are charging indirect costs to the grant, please be reminded that indirect costs are limited to eight percent of the total direct costs or your negotiated indirect cost rate, whichever is less. 

**Training Stipends**:  Not applicable.  Leave blank.

**Total Costs**:  Enter the total that the project is requesting under this program 

(item 9-11).

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

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

2.Identify the status of the covered Federal action.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.(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.

**Provide the applicant’s (organization) and DUNS number and the grant name and CFDA number.**

1. Self-explanatory.

2. Self-identify.

3. Self-identify.

4.501(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.

5.Self-explanatory.

6.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.  

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

### 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:**  The Agency Contact listed in this grant application package.

Before you submit the application package, please review the following list to ensure that you have attached all required materials/files in the prescribed format.

Part I: Application for Federal Assistance – SF 424

Department of Education Supplemental Information Form for SF 424

Part II:Department of Education Budget Summary Form – ED 524 Sections A&B

Part III:Department of Education Abstract Form

Project Narrative Attachment Form

Budget Narrative Attachment Form

Other Attachments Form

 curricula vitae

 position descriptions

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

**Attachments must be submitted in one of the following file types:  .DOC, .RTF, or .PDF format.**

Part IV:Assurances, Certifications, and Survey Forms

****GEPA Section 427 Requirement

Assurances – Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B)

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

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) 

Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

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 1894-0006.  The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 80 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: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-8513.  If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to: 

Demonstration Projects To Ensure Students With Disabilities 

Receive A Quality Higher Education Program 

Office of Postsecondary Education

U.S. Department of Education

1990 K Street NW, Room 7097

Washington, DC  20006-8513

                                                                                                                                                                     OMB Number:  4040-0004

Expiration Date:  01/31/2009

Authorized for Local Reproduction                                                                                             Standard Form 424 (Revised 10/2005)

                                                                                                                                                          Prescribed by OMB Circular A-102

**SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**1. Project Director:**

Prefix:*First Name:Middle Name:             *LastName: Suffix:

Address:

* Street1:

Street2:

* City:

County:

* State  * Zip Code:  * Country:

* Phone Number (give area code) Fax Number (give area code)

Email Address:

**2. Applicant Experience:**

Novice Applicant

Yes        No Not applicable to this program

**3. Human Subjects Research:**

Are any research activities involving human subjects planned at any time during the proposed project Period?

   Yes         No

Are ALL the research activities proposed designated to be exempt from the regulations?

   Yes Yes Provide Exemption(s) #:

     NoNo Provide Assurance #, if available:

Please attach an explanation Narrative:

**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.

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).

12Will 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.

**SURVEY ON ENSURING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY**

**FOR APPLICANTS**

**OMB No. 1890-0014  Exp. 02/28/09**

**Applicant’s (Organization) Name:  ____________________________________________________________**

**Applicant’s DUNS Number:**_________________________________________________________________

**Federal Program: ________________________________________________CFDA Number: ___________**

1.   Has the applicant ever received a grant or   contract from the Federal government?

YesNo

2.   Is the applicant a faith-based organization? 

YesNo

3.Is the applicant a secular organization? 

YesNo

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

YesNo

5.  Is the applicant a local affiliate of a national organization?  

YesNo

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

3 or Fewer15-50 

4-551-100

6-14over 100

7.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

# 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)

Purpose:  The Federal government is committed to ensuring that all qualified applicants, small or large, non-religious or faith-based, have an equal opportunity to compete for Federal funding.  In order for us to better understand the population of applicants for Federal funds, we are asking nonprofit private organizations (not including private universities) to fill out this survey.  

Upon receipt, the survey will be separated from the application.  Information provided on the survey will not be considered in any way in making funding decisions and will not be included in the Federal grants database.  While your help in this data collection process is greatly appreciated, completion of this survey is voluntary. 

Instructions for Submitting the Survey: If you are applying using a hard copy application, please place the completed survey in an envelope labeled “Applicant Survey.”  Seal the envelope and include it along with your application package.   If you are applying electronically, please submit this survey along with your application.  

SECTION C- BUDGET NARRATIVE (see instructions)

ED 524

Total

(f)

Project Year 5

(e)

Project Year  4

(d)

Project Year  3

(c)

Project Year  2

(b)

Project Year 1

(a)

12. Total Costs (lines  9-11)

  11. Training Stipends

  10. Indirect Costs *

9. Total Direct Costs (lines 1-8)

8. Other

7. Construction

6. Contractual

5. Supplies

4. Equipment

3. Travel

2. Fringe Benefits

1. Personnel

Budget Categories

SECTION B -BUDGET SUMMARY

NON-FEDERAL FUNDS

Applicants requesting funding for only one year should complete the column under “Project Year 1.” Applicants requesting funding for multi-year grants should complete all applicable columns.  Please read all instructions before completing form.

Name of Institution/Organization

*Indirect Cost Information (To Be Completed By Your Business Office):

If you are requesting reimbursement for direct costs on line 10, please answer the following questions:

Do you have an Indirect Cost Rate Agreement approved by the Federal Government? ____Yes  ____No

(2) If yes, please provide the following information:

      Period followed by the Indirect Cost Rate Agreement: From: ___/___ ____ To: ___/___/____ (mm/dd/yyyy)

      Approving Federal agency: ___ED ___Other (please specify):__________________________

(3) For Restricted Rate Programs (check one)– Are you using a restricted indirect cost rate that:

      ____Is included in your approved Indirect Cost Rate Agreement? Or ____Complies with 34 CFR 76.564( c ) (2)?

ED 524

Total

(f)

Project Year 5

(e)

Project Year  4

(d)

Project Year  3

(c)

Project Year  2

(b)

Project Year 1

(a)

12. Total Costs (lines  9-11)

  11. Training Stipends

  10. Indirect Costs *

9. Total Direct Costs (lines 1-8)

8. Other

7. Construction

6. Contractual

5. Supplies

4. Equipment

3. Travel

2. Fringe Benefits

1. Personnel

Budget Categories

SECTION A-BUDGET SUMMARY

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FUNDS

Applicants requesting funding for only one year should complete the column under “Project Year 1.”

Applicants requesting funding for multi-year grants should complete all applicable columns.  

Please read all instructions before completing form.

Name of Institution/Organization

OMB Control Number: 1890-0004

Expiration Date: 10/31/2007

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

BUDGET INFORMATION

NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS

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