[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6520-6521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2947]



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Office of Educational Research and Improvement; Jacob K. Javits Gifted 
and Talented Students Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications 
for New Awards for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2000 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 206A]


Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Jacob K. Javits 
Gifted and Talented Students Education Program; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

    Purpose of Program: To provide grants to help build a nationwide 
capability in elementary and secondary schools to identify and meet the 
special educational needs of gifted and talented students; to encourage 
the development of rich and challenging curricula for all students; and 
to supplement and make more effective the expenditures of State and 
local funds for the education of gifted and talented students.
    For fiscal years (FY) 2000 and 2001 the competition for new awards 
focuses on projects designed to meet the priorities we describe in the 
PRIORITIES section of this application notice.
    Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies; local educational 
agencies; institutions of higher education; and other public and 
private agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and 
organizations--as defined by the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act--and Native Hawaiian organizations.
    Applications Available: March 13, 2000.
    Deadline for Receipt of Applications: April 24, 2000.

    Note:  We must receive all applications on or before this date. 
This requirement takes exception to the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR 75.102. Under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.) 553), the Department 
generally offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on 
proposed regulations. However, this exception to EDGAR makes 
procedural changes only and does not establish new substantive 
policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), the Assistant Secretary 
for Educational Research and Improvement has determined that 
proposed rulemaking is not required.

    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 23, 2000.
    Estimated Available Funds: $1,000,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$215,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $166,000.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $215,000 for a single budget period of 12 months.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 6.

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

    Project Period: 36 months. Please note that all applicants for 
multi-year awards are required to provide detailed budget information 
for the total project period requested. The Department will negotiate 
at the time of the initial award the funding levels for each year of 
the grant award.
    Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant, 
address the selection criteria reviewers use to evaluate your 
application. You must limit the narrative to the equivalent of no more 
than 25 pages, using the following standards:
    <bullet> A page is 8.5"  x  11", on one side only, with 1" margins 
at the top, bottom, and both sides.
    <bullet> Double space all text in the application narrative, 
including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and 
captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
    <bullet> Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller 
than 10 pitch (characters per inch.).
    The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet, the budget 
section, including the narrative budget justification, the assurances 
and certifications; the one page abstract, the resumes, the 
bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must include all 
of the application narrative in one section.
    If, to meet the page limit, you use more than one side of the page, 
you use a larger page, or you use a print size, spacing, or margins 
smaller than the standards in this notice, we will reject your 
application.
    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 in 34 CFR parts 299 and 
700.
    Supplementary Information: It is the Department's intent to fund 
two cycles of awards from this competition. The first cycle of awards 
will be made from FY 2000 funds. If applications of high quality remain 
unfunded, additional awards will be made in the second cycle in 2001, 
pending availability of FY 2001 funds.
    Priorities: This competition focuses on projects designed to meet 
the priorities in the notice of final priorities for this program, 
published in the Federal Register on April 24, 1996 (61 FR 18214) and 
repeated in this notice.

Absolute Priority--Model Programs

    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet 
this absolute priority.
    Projects that establish and operate model programs to serve gifted 
and talented students in schools in which at least 50 percent of the 
students enrolled are from low-income families. Projects must include 
students who may not be served by traditional gifted and talented 
programs, including economically disadvantaged students, limited 
English proficient students, and students with disabilities. The 
projects must incorporate high-level content and performance standards 
in one or more of the core subject areas as well as utilize innovative 
teaching strategies.
    The projects must provide comprehensive ongoing professional 
development opportunities for staff. The projects must incorporate 
training for parents in ways to support their children's educational 
progress. There must also be comprehensive evaluation of the projects' 
activities.

Competitive Preference Priority--Empowerment Zone or Enterprise 
Community

    Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we give preference and award five (5) 
points to an application that meets this competitive priority.
    Projects that implement model programs in one or more schools in an 
Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community or that primarily serve 
students who reside in the EZ or EC. Applicants must ensure that the 
proposed program relates to the strategic plan and will be an integral 
part of the Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community program.
    For Applications and Further Information Contact: Kelley Berry or 
Liz Barnes, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 
room 502, Washington, DC 20208-5645. Facsimile machine: (202) 219-2053. 
Telephone: (202) 219-2096 or (202) 219-2210, respectively. 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 either of the program contact persons listed 
under For Applications and Further Information Contact.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application 
package in an alternative format by contacting either 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. 8031-8036.

    Dated: February 4, 2000.
C. Kent McGuire,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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