7856 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.297A]

The Native Hawaiian Curriculum

Development, Teacher Training and

Recruitment Program; Notice Inviting

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal

Year (FY) 1997

Purpose of Program: To award grants

to Native Hawaiian educational

organizations or educational entities

with experience in developing or

operating Native Hawaiian programs or

programs of instruction conducted in

the Native Hawaiian language for (1) the

development of curricula to address the

needs of Native Hawaiian elementary

and secondary students, which may

include programs of instruction

conducted in the Native Hawaiian

language and mathematics and science

curricula incorporating the relevant

application of Native Hawaiian culture

and traditions; (2) preteacher training to

ensure that student teachers within the

State, particularly those who are likely

to be employed in schools with a high

concentration of Native Hawaiian

students, are prepared to better address

the unique needs of Native Hawaiian

students within the context of Native

Hawaiian culture, language and

traditions; (3) inservice teacher training

to ensure that teachers, particularly

those who are likely to be employed in

schools with a high concentration of

Native Hawaiian students, are prepared

to better address the unique needs of

Native Hawaiian students within the

context of Native Hawaiian culture,

language and traditions; and (4) the

development and implementation of

teacher recruitment programs.

Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian

educational organizations or

educational entities with experience in

developing or operating Native

Hawaiian programs or programs of

instruction conducted in the Native

Hawaiian language.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: April 7, 1997.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: June 7, 1997.

Available Funds: $500,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Estimated Size of Awards: $500,000.

Note: These estimates are projections for

the guidance of potential applicants. The

Department is not bound by any estimates in

this notice.

Project Period: Up to 36 months.

Applicable Regulations: The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, and

85.

Supplementary Information: The

Native Hawaiian Curriculum

Development, Teacher Training and

Recruitment Program supports, among

other things, the development of

mathematics and science curricula

incorporating the relevant application of

Native Hawaiian culture and traditions.

One field of study that is particularly

suited to this program is aquaculture.

Aquaculture, the science of the

cultivation of marine life, is rooted in

Hawaiian culture. A comprehensive

aquaculture program would assist

Native Hawaiian students in reaching

challenging standards in science and

mathematics in an intellectually

stimulating environment and give them

a greater understanding and

appreciation of their Native Hawaiian

culture.

Invitational Priority: Under 34 CFR

75.105(c)(1), the Secretary invites

applications from eligible organizations

or entities that would develop and

implement a comprehensive

aquaculture program that would be

conducted in remote or rural areas of

the Hawaiian Islands. While the

Secretary is particularly interested in

applications that meet this priority,

these applications will not receive

preference over applications that fail to

meet the priority.

Selection Criteria: The Secretary will

use the following selection criteria in 34

CFR 75.210 to evaluate applications

under this competition. The maximum

score for all of the selection criteria is

100 points. The maximum score for

each criterion is as follows:

(a) Meeting the purposes of the

authorizing statute—20 points.

(b) Extent of need for the project—20

points.

(c) Plan of operation—20 points.

(d) Quality of key personnel—10

points.

(e) Budget and cost effectiveness—10

points.

(f) Evaluation plan—15 points.

(g) Adequacy of resources—5 points.

For Applications or Information

Contact: Beth Baggett, U.S. Department

of Education, 600 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Portals 4500,

Washington, D.C. 20202–6140.

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.

Information about the Department’s

funding opportunities, including copies

of application notices for discretionary

grant competitions, can be viewed on

the Department’s electronic bulletin

board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260–

9950; on the Internet Gopher Server at

GOPHER.ED.GOV (under

Announcements, Bulletins, and Press

Releases); or on the World Wide Web (at

http://www.ed.gov/money.html).

However, the official application notice

for a discretionary grant competition is

the notice published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7909.

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Gerald N. Tirozzi,

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and

Secondary Education.

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