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Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

15, 2010. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Acting 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: January 8, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: IES Research Training Program 

Surveys: Predoctoral Survey, 

Postdoctoral Survey, Special Education 

Postdoctoral Survey. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 695. 

Burden Hours: 174. 

Abstract: The surveys are for 

predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows 

taking part in the Institute of Education 

Sciences’ three education training grant 

programs under which funds are 

provided to universities to support three 

types of training programs in the 

education sciences. The results of the 

survey will be used to both improve the 

fellowship programs as well as to 

provide information on the programs to 

policymakers, practitioners, and the 

public. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on link 

number 4197. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. 2010–514 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS); 

Overview Information; National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Small Business Innovation Research 

Program (SBIR)—Phase I; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133S–1. 

Dates: Applications Available: 

January 13, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 15, 2010. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

this program is to stimulate 

technological innovation in the private 

sector, strengthen the role of small 

business in meeting Federal research or 

research and development (R/R&D) 

needs, increase the commercial 

application of the U.S. Department of 

Education (Department) supported 

research results, and improve the return 

on investment from federally funded 

research for economic and social 

benefits to the Nation. 

Note: This program is in concert with 

NIDRR’s Final Long-Range Plan for FY 2005– 

2009 (Plan). 

The Plan, which was published in the 

Federal Register on February 15, 2006 

(71 FR 8166), can be accessed on the 

Internet at the following site: http:// 

www.ed.gov/about/offices/lists/osers/ 

nidrr/policy.html. 

Through the implementation of the 

Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1) Improve the 

quality and utility of disability and 

rehabilitation research; (2) foster an 

exchange of expertise, information, and 

training to facilitate the advancement of 

knowledge and understanding of the 

unique needs of individuals with 

disabilities from traditionally 

underserved populations; (3) determine 

best strategies and programs to improve 

rehabilitation outcomes for individuals 

with disabilities from underserved 

populations; (4) identify research gaps; 

(5) identify mechanisms of integrating 

research and practice; and (6) 

disseminate findings. 

NIDRR Supports ManufacturingRelated Innovation (Executive Order 

13329): 

Executive Order 13329 states that 

continued technological innovation is 

critical to a strong manufacturing sector 

in the United States economy and 

ensures that Federal agencies assist the 

private sector in its manufacturing 

innovation efforts. The Department’s 

SBIR program encourages innovative 

research and development (R&D) 

projects that are manufacturing-related, 

as defined by Executive Order 13329. 

Manufacturing-related R&D 

encompasses improvements in existing 

methods or processes, or wholly new 

processes, machines, or systems. The 

projects supported under the 

Department’s SBIR program encompass 

a range of manufacturing-related R&D, 

including projects leading to the 

manufacture of such items as artificial 

intelligence or information technology 

devices, software, and systems. For 

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13329, please visit the following Web 

site: http://www.sba.gov/sbir/ 

execorder.html or contact Lynn Medley 

at: lynn.medley@ed.gov. 

Background 

The Small Business Reauthorization 

Act of 2000 (Act) was enacted on 

December 21, 2000. The Act requires 

certain agencies, including the 

Department, to establish SBIR programs 

by reserving a statutory percentage of 

their extramural R&D budgets to be 

awarded to small business concerns 

through a uniform, highly competitive 

three-phase process. 

The three phases of the SBIR program 

are: 

Phase I: Phase I projects determine, 

insofar as possible, the scientific or 

technical merit and feasibility of ideas 

submitted under the SBIR program. An 

application for Phase I should 

concentrate on research that will 

contribute significantly to proving the 

scientific or technical feasibility of the 

approach or concept. Scientific or 

technical feasibility is a prerequisite to 

the Department’s provision of further 

support in Phase II. 

Phase II: Phase II projects expand on 

the results of and further pursue the 

development of Phase I projects. Phase 

II is the principal R/R&D effort of the 

SBIR program. Applications for Phase II 

projects must be more comprehensive 

than applications for Phase I projects; 

Phase II applications must outline the 

proposed effort in detail, including the 

commercial potential of projects or 

processes developed or researched 

during the Phase I project. Phase II 

applicants must be Phase I grantees with 

approaches that appear sufficiently 

promising as a result of their efforts in 

Phase I. Phase II awards are for periods 

of up to two years in amounts up to a 

maximum total of $500,000 over a 

period of two years. 

Phase III: In Phase III, the small 

business grantee must use non-SBIR 

capital to pursue commercial 

applications of the R/R&D. Also, under 

Phase III, Federal agencies may award 

non-SBIR follow-on funding for 

products or processes that meet the 

needs of those agencies. 

All SBIR projects funded by NIDRR 

must address the needs of individuals 

with disabilities and their families. (See 

29 U.S.C. 762). Activities may include: 

conducting manufacturing-related R&D 

that encompasses improvements in 

existing methods or processes, or 

wholly new processes, machines, or 

systems; exploring the uses of 

technology to ensure equal access to 

education, employment, community 

environments, and information for 

individuals with disabilities; and 

improving the quality and utility of 

disability and rehabilitation research. 

Priorities: Under this competition we 

are particularly interested in 

applications that address one of the 

following five priorities. 

Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010 

these priorities are invitational 

priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we 

do not give an application that meets 

one of these invitational priorities a 

competitive or absolute preference over 

other applications. 

Each of the following priorities relate 

to innovative research utilizing new 

technologies to address the needs of 

individuals with disabilities and their 

families. Applicants who choose to 

respond to one of the invitational 

priorities must propose projects whose 

activities contribute to one of the 

following priorities: 

(1) Increased independence of 

individuals with disabilities in the 

workplace, recreational settings, or 

educational settings through the 

development of technology to support 

access and promote integration of 

individuals with disabilities. 

(2) Enhanced sensory or motor 

function of individuals with disabilities 

through the development of technology 

to support improved functional 

capacity. 

(3) Enhanced workforce participation 

through the development of technology 

to support access to employment, 

promote sustained employment, and 

promote employment advancement for 

individuals with disabilities. 

(4) Enhanced community 

participation and living for individuals 

with disabilities through the 

development of accessible information 

technology including Web access 

technology, software, and other systems 

and devices that promote access to 

information in educational, 

employment, and community settings, 

and voting technology that improves 

access for individuals with disabilities. 

(5) Improved interventions and 

increased use of health-care resources 

through the development of technology 

to support independent access to healthcare services in the community for 

individuals with disabilities. 

Applicants should describe the 

approaches they expect to use to collect 

empirical evidence demonstrating the 

effectiveness of the technology they are 

proposing. This empirical evidence 

should facilitate the assessment of the 

efficacy and usefulness of the 

technology. 

Note: NIDRR encourages applicants to 

adhere to universal design principles and 

guidelines. The term ‘‘universal design’’ is 

defined as ‘‘the design of products and 

environments to be usable by all people, to 

the greatest extent possible, without the need 

for adaptation or specialized design’’ (The 

Center for Universal Design, 1997). Universal 

design of consumer products minimizes or 

alleviates barriers that reduce the ability of 

individuals with disabilities to effectively or 

safely use standard consumer products. (For 

more information see http:// 

www.trace.wisc.edu/docs/consumer_product

_guidelines/consumer.pcs/disabil.htm). 

Program Authority: The Small 

Business Act, Pub. L. 85–536, as 

amended (15 U.S.C. 631 and 638), and 

title II of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 

as amended (29 U.S.C. 760, et seq.). 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 

98, and 99. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$1,125,000 for new Phase I awards. 

Note: The estimated amount of funds 

available for new Phase I awards is based 

upon the estimated threshold SBIR allocation 

for OSERS, minus prior commitments for 

Phase II continuation awards. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $70,000– 

$75,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$75,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $75,000 for a single budget 

period of up to six months. The 

Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

may change the maximum amount 

through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

Note: The maximum award amount 

includes direct and indirect costs and fees. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 15. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Maximum Project Period: We will 

reject any application that proposes a 

project period that exceeds a single 

budget period of up to six months. The 

Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

may change the maximum project 

period through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Entities that 

are, at the time of award, small business 

concerns as defined by the Small 

Business Administration (SBA). This 

definition is included in the application 

package. 


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If it appears that an applicant 

organization does not meet the 

eligibility requirements, we will request 

an evaluation by the SBA. Under 

circumstances in which eligibility is 

unclear, we will not make an SBIR 

award until the SBA makes a 

determination that the applicant is 

eligible under its definition of small 

business concern. 

All technology, science, or 

engineering firms with strong research 

capabilities in any of the priority areas 

listed in this notice are encouraged to 

participate. Consultative or other 

arrangements between these firms and 

universities or other non-profit 

organizations are permitted, but the 

small business concern must serve as 

the grantee. For Phase I projects, at least 

two-thirds of the research and/or 

analytic activities must be performed by 

the proposing small business concern 

grantee. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

3. Other: The total of all consultant 

fees, facility leases or usage fees, and 

other subcontracts or purchase 

agreements may not exceed one-third of 

the total funding award. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http:// 

www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

grantapps/index.html. 

To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, 

fax, or call the following: Education 

Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398, 

Jessup, MD 20794–1398. Telephone, toll 

free: 1–877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470– 

1244. If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 

1–877–576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 

edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: 

edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.133S–1. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team listed under Accessible Format in 

section VIII of this notice. 

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 

competition. Page Limit: The 

application narrative (Part III of the 

application) is where you, the applicant, 

address the selection criteria that 

reviewers use to evaluate your 

application. You must limit the 

application narrative (Part III) to the 

equivalent of no more than 25 pages, 

excluding any documentation of prior 

multiple Phase II awards, if applicable, 

and required forms, 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. 

• Single space all text in the 

application narrative. Single space 

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 Part 

I, the coversheet; Part II, the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the re ́sume ́s, the bibliography, the 

letters of support; related application(s) 

or award(s); or documentation of 

multiple Phase II awards, if applicable. 

However, the page limit does apply to 

all of the application project narrative 

section (Part III). 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit; or if you apply 

other standards and exceed the 

equivalent of the page limit. 

The application package will provide 

instructions for completing all 

components to be included in the 

application. Each application must 

include a cover sheet (Standard Form 

424); budget requirements (ED Form 

524) and narrative budget justification; 

other required forms; an abstract, 

Human Subjects narrative, Part III 

project narrative; re ́sume ́ of staff; and 

other related materials, if applicable. 

3. Content Restrictions: If an applicant 

chooses to respond to more than one 

invitational priority, we request that the 

applicant submit a separate application 

for each priority. There is no limitation 

on the number of different applications 

that an applicant may submit under this 

competition. An applicant may submit 

separate applications for different 

priorities, or different applications 

under the same priority. 

Applicants should consult NIDRR’s 

Long-Range Plan when preparing their 

applications. The Plan is organized 

around the following research domains 

and arenas: (1) Community Living and 

Participation; (2) Health and Function; 

(3) Technology; (4) Employment; and (5) 

Demographics. Applicants should 

indicate, for each application, the 

domain or arena under which they are 

applying. In their applications, 

applicants should clearly indicate 

whether they are applying for a research 

grant in the area of (1) Community 

Living and Participation; (2) Health and 

Function; (3) Technology; (4) 

Employment; or (5) Demographics. 

4. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: January 13, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 15, 2010. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application system (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. 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.7. Other 

Submission Requirements of 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 of 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. 

5. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

6. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions of the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 


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a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the 

SBIR Program—CFDA Number 84.133S– 

1—must be submitted electronically 

using e-Application, accessible through 

the Department’s e-Grants Web site at: 

http://e-grants.ed.gov. 

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. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an 

application for this competition after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• 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: the Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

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. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under For Further Information 

Contact (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

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 

e-Application because–– 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to eApplication; 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 prevents 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: Lynn Medley, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 6027, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 

20202–2700. FAX: (202) 245–7338. 

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 following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.133S–1) LBJ 

Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland 


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4260. 

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 84.133S–1) 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 

grant 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 competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 of EDGAR 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 of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: 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: To evaluate 

the overall success of its research 

program, NIDRR assesses the quality of 

its funded projects through review of 

grantee performance and products. Each 

year, NIDRR examines a portion of its 

SBIR grantees to determine— 

• The percentage of National Institute 

of Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDRR)-funded grant 

applications that receive an average peer 

review score of 85 or higher. 

NIDRR uses information submitted by 

grantees as part of their Annual 

Performance Reports (APRs) for these 

reviews. 

Department of Education program 

performance reports, which include 

information on NIDRR programs, are 

available on the Department’s Web site: 

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ 

opepd/sas/index.html. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Lynn Medley, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 6027, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2700. Telephone: (202) 245–7338 

or by e-mail: lynn.medley@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the TDD 

number at (202) 205–4475. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

by contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7363. If you use a TDD, call the Federal 

Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

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: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. 

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: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: January 8, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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