37230 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 13, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CFDA No. 84.206R

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement; Jacob K. Javits Gifted

and Talented Education Program—

National Research and Development

Center; Notice Inviting Applications for

One New Award for Fiscal Year (FY)

2000.

Purpose of Program: To support a

national research and development

center to conduct research on methods

and techniques for identifying and

teaching gifted and talented students

and for using gifted and talented

programs and methods to serve all

students; and to conduct program

evaluations, surveys, and the collection,

analysis, and development of

information on gifted and talented

education. Emphasis is given to the

identification and services for students

not traditionally included in gifted and

talented education, (including

individuals of limited-English

proficiency, economically

disadvantaged individuals, and

individuals with disabilities).

For fiscal year (FY) 2000 the

competition for a new award focuses on

projects designed to meet the priority

we describe in the notice of final

priority published elsewhere in this

issue of the Federal Register.

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of

higher education, State educational

agencies, or a combination or

consortium of these entities.

Applications Available: June 16, 2000.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: August 1, 2000.

Estimated Available Funds: This

center will be awarded as a cooperative

agreement. In fiscal year 2000, $1.75

million is available for the first year of

funding for a national research and

development center to study the

education of gifted and talented

students. The funding levels for years 2

through 5 are estimated at $1.75 million

for each fiscal year. Future funding will

depend upon the availability of funds

and needs as reflected in the approved

application.

Maximum Award: We will reject any

application that proposes a budget

exceeding $1.75 million for a single

budget period of 12 months.

Estimated Number of Awards: One.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: 60 months.

Page limit: the application must

include: title page form, abstract,

research narrative, management plan,

biographical sketches for principal

investigators and other key personnel,

budget summary form with budget

narrative, and statement of equitable

access (GEPA 427). The abstract is

limited to one page, the research

narrative is limited to 200 pages, the

management plan is limited to 10 pages,

and biographical sketches are limited to

3 pages each for the principal

investigator and other key personnel.

Use 81⁄2 x 11 inch paper with printing

on only one side. Appendix materials

will not be read and should not be

submitted. Pages in excess of these

limitations will be removed unread. We

strongly encourage applicants to use

double-spacing, a 12-point font, and 1-

inch margins. Reviewers are able to

conduct the highest quality review

when applications are concise and easy

to read, with pages consecutively

numbered.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82,

84, 86 (Part 86 applies only to

Institutions of Higher Education), 97,

98, and 99; and (b) 34 CFR part 700.

Priority: This competition focuses on

projects designed to meet the priority in

the notice of final priority for this

program, published elsewhere in this

issue of the Federal Register.

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we

consider only applications that meet the

absolute priority.

For Applications or Information

Contact: Beverly E. Coleman, U.S.

Department of Education, 555 New

Jersey Avenue, NW, room 611A,

Washington, DC 20208–5521.

Telephone: (202) 219–2280; E-mail:

beverly_coleman@ed.gov. If you use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) you may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the program contact person

listed under For Applications or

Information Contact.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternative format by contacting

that person. However, the Department is

not able to reproduce in an alternative

format the standard forms included in

the application package.

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8034(c).

Dated: June 8, 2000.

C. Kent McGuire,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented

Education Program: National Research

and Development Center

AGENCY: Office of Educational Research

and Improvement, Department of

Education.

ACTION: Notice of final priority.

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for

the Office of Educational Research and

Improvement (OERI) announces a final

priority under the Jacob K. Javits Gifted

and Talented Education Program—

National Research and Development

Center (Center). The Assistant Secretary

will use this priority for the Center

competition in fiscal year (FY) 2000.

This priority focuses on research to

obtain a better understanding of the

reasons for the under-representation of

students from some minority groups

among top performing students, and on

analyzing national data sets to better

understand the educational status of

and opportunities for gifted and

talented, high-achieving or high ability

students in the United States.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This priority is effective

July 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Coleman, U.S. Department of

Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue,

NW., room 611A, Washington, DC

20202–5521. Telephone: (202) 219–

2280. If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.