[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47798-47799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24045]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.129B]


Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling

    Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 
1998.
    Purpose of Program: The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program 
provides financial assistance for--
    (1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an 
academic degree in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation as 
identified by the Secretary;
    (2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program 
of study leading to award of a certificate in areas of personnel 
shortages in rehabilitation as identified by the Secretary; and
    (3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in 
residency training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and 
rehabilitation.
    Eligible Applicants: State agencies and other public or nonprofit 
agencies and organizations, including Indian Tribes and institutions of 
higher education, are eligible for assistance under the Rehabilitation 
Long-Term Training program.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: October 31, 1997.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: December 30, 1997.
    Applications Available: September 11, 1997.
    Available Funds: $1,700,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $90,000 to $100,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 17.

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

    Maximum Award: In no case does the Secretary make an award greater 
than

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$100,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Secretary rejects 
and does not consider an application that proposes a budget exceeding 
this maximum amount.
    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR 
parts 385 and 386.

Priorities

    Absolute Priority: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 386.1(b) 
the Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet 
the following priority. The Secretary funds under this competition only 
applications that meet this absolute priority:
    Projects that would provide training in vocational rehabilitation 
counseling, which the Secretary has identified as an area of personnel 
shortage.
    Invitational Priorities: Within the absolute priority specified in 
this notice, the Secretary is particularly interested in applications 
that meet one of the following invitational priorities. However, under 
34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) an application that meets one of these invitational 
priorities does not receive competitive or absolute preference over 
other applications:

Invitational Priority 1--Master's Program

    Projects that would offer training at the master's level through 
established graduate rehabilitation counseling programs that are 
accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education.

Invitational Priority 2--Doctoral Program

    Projects that would offer training at the doctoral level through 
established graduate rehabilitation counseling programs that are 
accredited by the Council on Rehabilitation Education.
    For Applications Contact: The Grants and Contracts Service Team 
(GCST), U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. 
(Room 3317, Switzer Building), Washington, D.C. 20202-2649; or call 
(202) 205-8351. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 
Friday. The preferred method for requesting applications is to FAX your 
request to (202) 205-8717.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternate format by contacting the GCST. However, the 
Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format the standard 
forms included in the application package.
    For Information Contact: Mary C. Lynch, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W. (Room 3322, Switzer Building), 
Washington, D.C. 20202-2649. Telephone (202) 205-8291.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
paragraph.

    Note: The official application notice for a discretionary grant 
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.

Electronic Access to This Document

    Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of 
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or 
portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the 
following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
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To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with 
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you 
have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing 
Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
    Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an 
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511 
or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option 
G--Files/Announcements, Bulletin and Press Releases.

    Note: The official version of a document is the document 
published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 774.

    Dated: September 5, 1997.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 97-24045 Filed 9-10-97; 8:45 am]
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