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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.288S]

Bilingual Education: Program

Development and Implementation

Project; Notice Inviting Applications

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)

1998

Note to Applicants: This notice is a

complete application package. Together

with the statute authorizing the program

and applicable regulations governing

the program, including the Education

Department General Administrative

Regulations (EDGAR), this notice

contains all of the information,

application forms, and instructions

needed to apply for a grant under this

program.

Purpose of Program: The purpose of

this program is to provide grants to

develop and implement new

comprehensive, coherent, and

successful bilingual education or special

alternative instructional programs for

limited English proficient (LEP)

students, including programs of early

childhood education, kindergarten

through twelfth grade education, gifted

and talented education, and vocational

and applied technology education.

Eligible Applicants: (1) One or more

local educational agencies (LEAs); (2)

one or more LEAs in collaboration with

an institution of higher education (IHE),

community-based organization (CBO),

other LEAs, or a State educational

agency (SEA); or (3) a CBO or an IHE

that has an application approved by the

LEA to develop and implement early

childhood education or family

education programs or to conduct an

instructional program that supplements

the educational services provided by an

LEA.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: January 20, 1998.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: March 23, 1998.

Available Funds: $6,000,000.

Note: The Congress has not yet enacted an

FY 1998 appropriation for the Department of

Education. The actual level of funding for

this program is contingent upon final

congressional action.

Estimated Range of Awards:

$100,000–$175,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$150,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 40.

Note: The Department of Education is not

bound by any estimates in this notice.

Project Period: 36 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) 34 CFR Part 299,

General Provisions, Elementary and

Secondary Education Act, published on

May 22, 1997, in the Federal Register

(62 FR 28247).

Description of Program

The statutory authorization for this

program, and the application

requirements that apply to this

competition, are set out in sections 7112

and 7116 of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as

amended by the Improving America’s

Schools Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103–382,

enacted October 20, 1994 (the Act) (20

U.S.C. 7422 and 7426)).

The grants awarded under this section

are to be used to improve the education

of limited English proficient students

and their families. Specifically, grantees

are required to serve limited English

proficient students by: (a) developing

and implementing comprehensive

preschool, elementary, or secondary

bilingual education or special

alternative instructional programs that

are coordinated with other relevant

programs and services; and (b)

providing inservice training to

classroom teachers, administrators, and

other school or community-based

organizational personnel. Grantees may

also implement family education

programs, improve the instructional

program, compensate personnel, and

provide tutorials.

Priorities

Competitive Priority: The Secretary

gives preference to applications that

meet the following competitive priority

(34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR

299.3(b)). The Secretary awards 3 points

to an application that meets this

competitive priority. These points are in

addition to any points the application

earns under the selection criteria for the

program.

Projects that will contribute to

systemic educational reform in an

Empowerment Zone, including a

Supplemental Empowerment Zone, or

an Enterprise Community designated by

the United States Department of

Housing and Urban Development or the

United States Department of

Agriculture, and are made an integral

part of the Zone’s or Community’s

comprehensive community

revitalization strategies.

Note: A list of areas that have been

designated as Empowerment Zones and

Enterprise Communities is provided in the

appendix to this notice.

Invitational Priorities: The Secretary

is particularly interested in applications

that meet one or more of the following

invitational priorities. However, an

application that meets one or more of

these invitational priorities does not

receive competitive or absolute

preference over other applications (34

CFR 75.105(c)(1)).

Invitational Priority 1—Reading

Projects that focus on assisting limited

English proficient students to read

independently and well by the end of

third grade.

Invitational Priority 2—Mathematics

Projects that focus on assisting limited

English proficient students to master

challenging mathematics, including the

foundations of algebra and geometry, by

the end of eighth grade.

Invitational Priority 3—Preparation for

Postsecondary Education

Projects that focus on motivating and

academically preparing limited English

proficient students for successful

participation in college and other

postsecondary education.

Selection Criteria

(a)(1) The Secretary uses the following

selection criteria to evaluate

applications for new grants under this

competition (34 CFR 75.209, 75.210,

and 20 U.S.C. 7116(i)(1)).

(2) The maximum score for all of

these criteria is 100 points.

(3) The maximum score for each

criterion is indicated in parentheses.

(b) The criteria—(1) Extent of need for

the project. (20 points) (i) The Secretary

considers the needs for the proposed

project.

(ii) In determining the need for the

proposed project, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(A) The magnitude or severity of the

problem to be addressed by the

proposed project.

(B) The extent to which the proposed

project will provide services or

otherwise address the needs of students

at risk of educational failure.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(a)(1), (2)(i) and

(iii))

(2) Quality of the project design. (25

points) (i) The Secretary considers the

quality of the design of the proposed

project.

(ii) In determining the quality of the

design of the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(A) The extent to which the goals,

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved

by the proposed project are clearly

specified and measurable.

(B) The extent to which the design of

the proposed project is appropriate to,
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and will successfully address, the needs

of the target population or other

identified needs.

(C) 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.

(D) The extent to which the proposed

project will be coordinated with similar

or related efforts, and with other

appropriate community, State, and

Federal resources.

(E) The extent to which the proposed

project is part of a comprehensive effort

to improve teaching and learning and

support rigorous academic standards for

students.

(F) The extent to which the proposed

project encourages parental

involvement.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(c)(1), (2)(i), (ii),

(xii), (xvi), (xviii) and (xix))

(3) Quality of project services. (15

points) (i) The Secretary considers the

quality of the services to be provided by

the proposed project.

(ii) In determining the quality of the

services to be provided by the proposed

project, the Secretary considers the

quality and sufficiency of strategies for

ensuring equal access and treatment for

eligible project participants who are

members of groups that have

traditionally been underrepresented

based on race, color, national origin,

gender, age, or disability.

(iii) In addition, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(A) The extent to which the services

to be provided by the proposed project

are appropriate to the needs of the

intended recipients or beneficiaries of

those services.

(B) The extent to which the training

or professional development services to

be provided by the proposed project are

of sufficient quality, intensity, and

duration to lead to improvements in

practice among the recipients of those

services.

(C) The likelihood that the services to

be provided by the proposed project

will lead to improvements in the

achievement of students as measured

against rigorous academic standards.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(d)(1), (2), (3), (i),

(v), and (vii))

(4) Quality of project personnel. (7

points) (i) The Secretary considers the

quality of the personnel who will carry

out the proposed project.

(ii) In determining the quality of the

project personnel, the Secretary

considers the extent to which the

applicant encourages applications for

employment from persons who are

members of groups that have

traditionally been underrepresented

based on race, color, national origin,

gender, age, or disability.

(iii) In addition, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(A) The qualifications, including

relevant training and experience of the

project director and principal

investigator;

(B) The qualifications, including

relevant training and experience, of key

project personnel.

(C) The qualifications, including the

relevant training and experience, of the

project consultants or subcontractors.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(e)(1)–(3)(i)–(iii))

(5) Adequacy of resources. (3 points)

(i) The Secretary considers the adequacy

of resources for the proposed project.

(ii) In determining the adequacy of

resources for the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(A) The extent to which the budget is

adequate to support the proposed

project.

(B) The extent to which the costs are

reasonable in relation to the objectives,

design, and potential significance of the

proposed project.

(C) The extent to which the costs are

reasonable in relation to the number of

persons to be served and to the

anticipated results and benefits.

(D) The potential for continued

support of the project after Federal

funding ends, including, as appropriate,

the demonstrated commitment of

appropriate entities to such support.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(f)(1),

(2)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi))

(6) Quality of the management plan.

(15 points) (i) The Secretary considers

the quality of the management plan for

the proposed project.

(ii) In determining the quality of the

management plan for the proposed

project, the Secretary considers one or

more of the following factors:

(A) The adequacy of the management

plan to achieve the objectives of the

proposed project on time and within

budget, including clearly defined

responsibilities, timelines, and

milestones for accomplishing project

tasks.

(B) The extent to which the time

commitments of the project director and

principal investigator and other key

project personnel are appropriate and

adequate to meet the objectives of the

proposed project.

(C) How the applicant will ensure that

a diversity of perspectives are brought to

bear in the operation of the proposed

project, including those of parents,

teachers, the business community, a

variety of disciplinary and professional

fields, recipients or beneficiaries of

services, or others, as appropriate.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(g)(1), (2)(i) and

(iv)–(v))

(7) Quality of project evaluation. (10

points) (i) The Secretary considers the

quality of the evaluation to be

conducted of the proposed project.

(ii) In determining the quality of the

evaluation, the Secretary considers the

following factors:

(A) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and

appropriate to the goals, objectives, and

outcomes of the proposed project.

(B) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation are appropriate to the

context within which the project

operates.

(C) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation provide for examining the

effectiveness of project implementation

strategies.

(D) 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.

(E) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation will provide performance

feedback and permit periodic

assessment of progress toward achieving

intended outcomes.

(Authority: 34 CFR 75.210(h)(1), (2)(i)–(iv)

and (vi))

(8) Proficiency in English and another

language. (5 points) The Secretary

reviews each application to determine

how well the proposed project will

provide for the development of bilingual

proficiency both in English and another

language for all participating students.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7426(i)(1))

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs

This program 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
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than one State should immediately

contact the Single Point of Contact for

each of those States and follow the

procedure established in each State

under the Executive Order. If you want

to know the name and address of any

State Single Point of Contact, see the list

published in the Federal Register on

October 7, 1997 (62 FR 52448 through

52450).

In States that have not established a

process or chosen a program for review,

State, areawide, regional, and local

entities may submit comments directly

to the Department.

Any State Process Recommendation

and other comments submitted by a

State Single Point of Contact and any

comments from State, areawide,

regional, and local entities must be

mailed or hand-delivered by the date

indicated in this notice to the following

address: The Secretary, E.O. 12372—

CFDA# 84.288S, U.S. Department of

Education, Room 6213, 600

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20202–0124.

Proof of mailing will be determined

on the same basis as applications (see 34

CFR 75.102). Recommendations or

comments may be hand-delivered until

4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on

the date indicated in this notice.

Please note that the above address is not

the same address as the one to which the

applicant submits its completed application.

Do not send applications to the above

address.

Instructions for Transmittal of

Applications

(a) If an applicant wants to apply for

a grant, the applicant shall—

(1) Mail the original and two copies

of the application on or before the

deadline date to: U.S. Department of

Education, Application Control Center,

Attention: (CFDA# 84.288S),

Washington, D.C. 20202–4725

or

(2) Hand-deliver the original and two

copies of the application by 4:30 p.m.

(Washington, D.C. time) on or before the

deadline date to:

U.S. Department of Education,

Application Control Center, Attention:

(CFDA# 84.288S), Room #3633, Regional

Office Building #3, 7th and D Streets,

SW., Washington, D.C.

(b) An applicant must show one of the

following as proof of mailing:

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

postmark.

(2) A legible mail receipt with the

date of mailing stamped by the U.S.

Postal Service.

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or

receipt from a commercial carrier.

(4) Any other proof of mailing

acceptable to the Secretary.

(c) If an application is mailed through

the U.S. Postal Service, the Secretary

does 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.

Notes: (1) 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.

(2) The Application Control Center

will mail a Grant Application Receipt

Acknowledgment to each applicant. If

an applicant fails to receive the

notification of application receipt

within 15 days from the date of mailing

the application, the applicant should

call the U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center at (202)

708–9495.

(3) The applicant must indicate on the

envelope and—if not provided by the

Department—in Item 10 of the

Application for Federal Assistance

(Standard Form 424) the CFDA

number—and suffix letter, if any—of the

competition under which the

application is being submitted.

Application Instructions and Forms

The appendix to this notice contains

the following forms and instructions,

plus a statement regarding estimated

public reporting burden, a notice to

applicants regarding compliance with

section 427 of the General Education

Provisions Act, a checklist for

applicants, various assurances,

certifications, and required

documentation:

a. Instructions for Application

Narrative.

b. Additional Guidance.

c. Estimated Public Reporting Burden.

d. Notice to All Applicants.

e. Checklist for Applicants.

f. Application for Federal Assistance

(Standard Form 424 (Rev. 4–88)) and

instructions.

g. Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED Form No.

524) and instructions.

h. Group Application Certification.

i. Student Data.

j. Project Documentation.

k. Program Assurances.

l. Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B) and

instructions.

m. Certifications Regarding Lobbying;

Debarment, Suspension and Other

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013,

6/90) and instructions.

n. Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions (ED 80–0014, 9/90) and

instructions.

Note: ED 80–0014 is intended for the use

of grantees and should not be transmitted to

the Department.

o. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(Standard Form LLL) (if applicable) and

instructions. This document has been

marked to reflect statutory changes. See

the notice published in the Federal

Register (61 FR 1413) by the Office of

Management and Budget on January 19,

1996.

An applicant may submit information

on a photostatic copy of the application

and budget forms, the assurances, and

the certifications. However, the

application form, the assurances, and

the certification must each have an

original signature.

All applicants must submit ONE

original signed application, including

ink signatures on all forms and

assurances, and TWO copies of the

application. Please mark each

application as ‘‘original’’ or ‘‘copy.’’ No

grant may be awarded unless a

completed application has been

received.

For Further Information Contact: Ana

Garcia (202) 205–8077, Rik

Lanzendorfer (202) 205–8840, Socorro

Lara (202) 205–9730, Darlene Miles

(202) 205–8259, Terence Sullivan (202)

205–9752, Itzetht Testa-Salcedo (202)

205–8726 or Edia Velez (202) 205–9715,

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW., Room

5090, Switzer Building, Washington,

D.C. 20202–6510. 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.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this notice in an alternate formate

(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or

computer diskette) on request to one of

the contact persons listed in the

preceding paragraph. Please note,

however, that the Department is not able

to reproduce in an alternate format the

standard forms included in the notice.

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

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

To use the pdf you must have the Adobe

Acrobat Reader Program with Search,

which is available free at either of the
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preceding sites. If your 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, Bulletins and

Press Releases.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7422.

Dated: November 7, 1997.

Delia Pompa,

Director, Office of Bilingual Education and

Minority Languages Affairs.

Appendix

Estimated Public Reporting Burden

Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, 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

collections of information is 1885–0528.

Expiration date: 4/30/98. The time required

to complete this collection of information is

estimated to average 80 hours per response,

including the time to review instructions,

search existing data sources, gather the data

needed, and complete and review the

collection of information. If you have any

comments concerning the accuracy of the

time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving

this form, please write to: U.S. Department of

Education, Washington, D.C. 20202–4651.

If you have comments or concerns

regarding the status of your individual

submission of this form, write directly to:

Office of Bilingual Education and Minority

Languages Affairs, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Room 5094, MES Building, Washington, D.C.

20202–6510.

Instructions for Application Narrative

Mandatory Page Limit for the Application

Narrative. The narrative portion of the

application must not exceed 35 pages. These

pages must be double-spaced and printed on

one side only. A legible font size and

adequate margins should be used. The

narrative section must be paginated and

should include a one page abstract. The 35

page limit applies to the abstract, proposal

narrative, charts, graphs, tables, graphics,

position descriptions (and resumes, if

included), and any appendices. The page

limit does not apply to application forms,

attachments to those forms, assurances,

certifications, and the table of contents. The

page limit applies only to items 14 and not

to the other items in the Checklist for

Applicants. Applications with a narrative

section that exceeds the page limit will not

be considered for funding.

Abstract. The narrative section should

begin with an abstract that includes a short

description of the population to be served by

the project, project objectives, and planned

project activities.

Selection Criteria. The narrative should

address fully all aspects of the selection

criteria in the order listed and should give

detailed information regarding each criterion.

Do not simply paraphrase the criteria. Do not

include resume ́s or curriculum vitae for

project personnel; provide position

descriptions instead.

Empowerment Zone/Enterprise

Community Priority. Applicants that wish to

be considered under the competitive priority

for Empowerment Zones and Enterprise

Communities, as specified in a previous

section of this notice, should identify in

Section D of the Project Documentation Form

the applicable Zone or Community. The

application narrative should describe the

extent to which the proposed project will

contribute to systemic educational reform in

the particular Zone or Community and be an

integral part of the Zone’s or Community’s

comprehensive revitalization strategies. A list

of areas that have been designated as

Empowerment Zones and Enterprise

Communities is provided in this appendix.

Additional Guidance

Table of Contents. The application should

include a table of contents listing the sections

in the order required.

Budget. Budget line items must support the

goals and objectives of the proposed project

and must be directly related to the

instructional design and all other project

components.

Final Application Preparation. Use the

Checklist for Applicants to verify that your

application is complete. Submit three copies

of the application, including an original copy

containing an original signature for each form

requiring the signature of the authorized

representative. Do not use elaborate bindings

or covers. The application package must be

mailed or hand-delivered to the Application

Control Center (ACC) and postmarked by the

deadline date.

Submission of Application to State

Educational Agency. Section 7116(a)(2) of the

authorizing statute (Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as

amended by the Improving America’s

Schools Act of 1994, Pub. L. 103–382)

requires all applicants except schools funded

by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to submit a

copy of their application to their State

educational agency (SEA) for review and

comment (20 U.S.C. 7426(a)(2)). Section

75.156 of the Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)

requires these applicants to submit their

application to the SEA on or before the

deadline date for submitting their application

to the Department of Education. This section

of EDGAR also requires applicants to attach

to their application a copy of their letter that

requests the SEA to comment on the

application (34 CFR 75.156). A copy of this

letter should be attached to the Project

Documentation Form contained in this

application package.

Applicants that do not submit a copy of

their application to their SEA will not be

considered for funding.

Notice to All Applicants

Thank you for your interest in this

program. The purpose of this enclosure is to

inform you about a new provision in the

Department of Education’s General Education

Provisions Act (GEPA) that applies to

applicants for new grant awards under

Department programs. This provision is

section 427 of GEPA, enacted as part of the

Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994

(Pub. L. 103–382).

To Whom Does This Provision Apply?

Section 427 of GEPA affects applicants for

new discretionary grant awards under this

program. All applicants for new awards must

include information in their applications to

address this new provision in order to receive

funding under this program.

What Does This Provision Require?

Section 427 requires each applicant for

funds (other than an individual person) to

include in its application a description of the

steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure

equitable access to, and participation in, its

federally-assisted program for students,

teachers, and other program beneficiaries

with special needs.

This section allows applicants discretion

in developing the required description. The

statute highlights six types of barriers that

can impede equitable access or participation

that you may address: gender, race, national

origin,, color, disability, or age. Based on

local circumstances, you can determine

whether these or other barriers may prevent

your students, teachers, etc. from equitable

access or participation. Your description

need not be lengthy; you may provide a clear

and succinct description of how you plan to

address those barriers that are applicable to

your circumstances. In addition, the

information may be provided in a single

narrative, or, if appropriate, may be

discussed in connection with related topics

in the application.

Section 427 is not intended to duplicate

the requirements of civil rights statutes, but

rather to ensure that, in designing their

projects, applicants for Federal funds address

equity concerns that may affect the ability of

certain potential beneficiaries to fully

participate in the project and to achieve to

high standards. Consistent with program

requirements and its approved application,

an applicant may use the Federal funds

awarded to it to eliminate barriers it

identifies.

What Are Examples of How an Applicant

Might Satisfy the Requirements of This

Provision?

The following examples may help illustrate

how an applicant may comply with section

427.

(1) An applicant that proposes to carry out

an adult literacy project serving, among

others, adults with limited English

proficiency, might describe in its application

how it intends to distribute a brochure about

the proposed project to such potential

participants in their native language.

(2) An applicant that proposes to develop

instructional materials for classroom use

might describe how it will make the
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materials available on audio tape or in braille

for students who are blind.

(3) An applicant that proposes to carry out

a model science program for secondary

students and is concerned that girls may be

less likely than boys to enroll in the course,

might indicate how it intends to conduct

‘‘outreach’’ efforts to girls, to encourage their

enrollment.

We recognize that many applicants may

already be implementing effective steps to

ensure equity of access and participation in

their grant programs, and we appreciate your

cooperation in responding to the

requirements of this provision.

Estimated Burden Statement

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, 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 1801–0004 (Exp. 8/

31/98). The time required to complete this

information collection is estimated to vary

from 1 to 3 hours per response, with an

average of 1.5 hours, including the time to

review instructions, search existing data

resources, gather and maintain 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 20202–4651.

Empowerment Zones and Enterprise

Communities

Empowerment Zones (Listed Alphabetically

by State)

California: Oakland

Georgia: Atlanta

Illinois: Chicago

Kansas: Kansas City

Kentucky: Kentucky Highlands Area

(Clinton, Jackson, and Wayne Counties)

Maryland: Baltimore

Massachusetts: Boston

Michigan: Detroit

Mississippi: Mid-Delta Area (Bolivar,

Holmes, Humphreys, and LeFlore

Counties)

Missouri: Kansas City

New Jersey: Camden

New York: Harlem, Bronx

Pennsylvania: Philadelphia

Texas: Houston, Rio Grande Valley Area

(Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy

Counties)

Supplemental Empowerment Zones (Listed

Alphabetically by State)

California: Los Angeles

Ohio: Cleveland

Enterprise Communities (Listed

Alphabetically by State)

Alabama: Birmingham, Chambers County,

Greene County, Sumter County

Arizona: Arizona Border Area, (Cochise,

Santa Cruz and Yuma Counties), Phoenix

Arkansas: East Central Area (Cross, Lee,

Monroe, and St. Francis Counties),

Mississippi County, Pulaski County

California: Imperial County, Los Angeles

(Huntington Park), San Diego, San

Francisco (Hayview, Hunter’s Pointer),

Watsonville

Colorado: Denver

Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven

Delaware: Wilmington

District of Columbia: Washington

Florida: Jackson County

Georgia: Central Savannah River Area (Burke,

Hancock, Jefferson, McDuffie, Tallaferro,

and Warrent Counties), Crisp County,

Dooley County

Illinois: East St. Louis, Springfield

Indiana: Indianapolis

Iowa: Des Moines

Kentucky: Louisville, McCreary County

Louisiana: Macon Ridge Area (Catahouis,

Concordia, Franklin, Morehouse, and

Tensas Parishes), New Orleans, Northeast

Delta Area (Madison Parish), Quachita

Parish

Massachusetts: Lowell, Springfield

Michigan: Five Cap, Flint, Muskegon

Minnesota: Minneapolis, St. Paul

Mississippi: Jackson, North Delta Area

(Panola, Quitman, and Tallahatchie

Counties)

Missouri: East Prairie, St. Louis

Nebraska: Omaha

Nevada: Clarke County, Las Vegas

New Hampshire: Manchester

New Jersey: Newark

New Mexico: Albuquerque, Moro County,

Rio Arriba County, Taos County

New York: Albany, Buffalo, Kingston,

Newburgh, Rochester, Schenectady, Troy

North Carolina: Charlotte, Edgecombe

County, Halifax County, Robeson County,

Wilson County

Ohio: Akron, Columbus, Greater Portsmouth

Area (Scioto County)

Oklahoma: Choctaw County, McCurtain

County, Oklahoma City

Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Lock Haven,

Pittsburgh

Rhode Island: Providence

South Carolina: Charleston, Williamsburg

County

South Dakota: Beadle County, Spink County

Tennessee: Fayette County, Haywood

County, Memphis Nashville, Scott County

Texas: Dallas, El Paso, San Antonio, Waco

Utah: Ogden

Vermont: Accomack County, Norfolk

Washington: Lower Yakima County, Seattle,

Tacoma

West Virginia: Huntington, McDowell

County, West Central Areas (Braxton, Clay,

Fayette, Nichols, and Roane Counties)

Wisconsin: Milwaukee

Checklist for Applicants

The following forms and other items must

be included in the application in the order

listed below:

b 1. Application for Federal Assistance (SF

424).

b 2. Group Application Certification (if

applicable).

b 3. Budget Information (ED Form No. 524).

b 4. Itemized Budget for each year.

b 5. Student Data.

b 6. Project Documentation, including—

Transmittal Letter to SEA;

Documentation of Consultation with

nonprofit private school officials;

Appropriate box checked in Section C.

b 7. Program Assurances Form.

b 8. Empowerment Zone or Enterprise

Community Identification (if applicable).

b 9. Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (SF 424B).

b 10. Certifications Regarding Lobbying;

Debarment, Suspension and Other

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013).

b 11. Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered

Transactions (ED 80–0014), if applicable.

b 12. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(SF–LLL).

b 13. Information that addresses section

427 of the General Education Provisions

Act. (See the section entitled ‘‘NOTICE

TO ALL APPLICANTS’’ (OMB No. 1801–

0004))

b 14. Table of Contents.

b 15. Application Narrative, including

abstract (not to exceed 35 pages).

b 16. One original and two copies of the

application for transmittal to the

Department’s Application Control

Center.

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