`[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33446]



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Part VI





Department of Education





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School Improvement Programs--Women's Educational Equity Act; Notice

  Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 23, 1997 / 
Notices  

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


School Improvement Programs--Women's Educational Equity Act

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Correction notice.

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SUMMARY: On October 9, 1997, the Department published a notice inviting 
applications for new awards for fiscal year 1998 for the Women's 
Educational Equity Act (WEEA) program (62 FR 52916). The deadline for 
receipt of applications under that notice was November 24, 1997. That 
notice indicated that an estimated $1,500,000 would be available for 
new awards. Because the Department received an appropriation for the 
program that was less than anticipated, it considered canceling the 
competition and notified applicants and potential applicants. However, 
upon further consideration, the Department has decided to run a 
competition for the limited funds that are available.
    To allow potential applicants time to respond, the Department is 
establishing a new deadline for transmittal of applications and is 
changing the estimated number of awards for the WEEA implementation and 
research and development grants. Applications that have already been 
submitted will be considered under this competition. However, if an 
applicant wishes to amend its application, amendments must be submitted 
by the new deadline established by this notice.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 21, 1998.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 31, 1998.
    Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: Implementation Grants: 2; Research and 
Development Grants: 1-2.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Baggett, U.S. Department of 
Education, Room 4500, the Portals Building, 600 Independence Avenue, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone: (202) 260-2502. 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 document in an 
alternate format (e.g. Braille, large print, audio tape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
paragraph.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternate format, also, by contacting that person. 
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternate format 
the standard forms included in the application package.

    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
http://ww.edgov/news.html.

    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.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7231-7238.

    Dated: December 18, 1997.
Gerald N. Tirozzi,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
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