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been or are being met by each institute;

and

(3) The degree to which each

institute’s research designs and

methodologies demonstrate the

potential for advancing significant new

knowledge.

Applicable Program Regulations: 34

CFR Part 324.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1441–1443.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number 84.023, Research in Education of

Individuals with Disabilities Program)

Dated: April 8, 1997.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.023V]

Research in Education of Individuals

With Disabilities Program; Notice

Inviting Applications for New Awards

for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997

Purpose of Program: To advance and

improve the knowledge base and

improve the practice of professionals,

parents, and others providing early

intervention, special education, and

related services—including

professionals in regular education

environments—to provide children with

disabilities effective instruction and

enable them to learn successfully.

This notice supports the National

Education Goals by improving

understanding of how to enable

children and youth with disabilities to

reach higher levels of academic

achievement.

Eligible Applicants: Eligible

applicants are State and local

educational agencies, institutions of

higher education, and other public

agencies and nonprofit private

organizations.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85,

and 86; and (b) The regulations for this

program in 34 CFR Part 324.

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR Part 86

apply to institutions of higher education

only.

Priority

Absolute Priority—Research Institutes to

Accelerate Learning for Children With

Disabilities With Curricular and

Instructional Interventions:

Kindergarten Through Grade Three and

Grade Four Through Grade Eight

(84.023V)

The priority Research Institutes to

Accelerate Learning for Children with

Disabilities with Curricular and

Instructional Interventions:

Kindergarten through Grade Three and

Grade Four through Grade Eight in the

notice of final priority for this program,

published elsewhere in this issue of the

Federal Register, applies to this

competition.

Applications available: April 16,

1997.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: June 2, 1997.

Estimated Number of Awards: Two.

Project Period: Up to 60 months.

Maximum Award: The Secretary

rejects and does not consider an

application that proposes a budget

exceeding $700,000 for any single

budget period of 12 months. However,

because of budgetary considerations

contingent upon congressional action,

the Secretary may change the maximum

amount through a notice published in

the Federal Register.

Page Limits: Part III of the application,

the Application Narrative, requires

applicants to address the selection

criteria that will be used by reviewers in

evaluating individual proposals. The

applicant must limit the Part III—

Application Narrative, to no more than

60 double-spaced 8 1⁄2 x 11′′ pages (on

one side only) with one inch margins

(top, bottom, and sides). This page

limitation applies to all material

presented in the application narrative—

including, for example, any charts,

tables, figures, and graphs. The

application narrative page limit does not

apply to: Part I—the cover sheet; Part

II—the budget section (including the

narrative budget justification); and Part

IV—the assurances and certifications.

Also, the one-page abstract, resumes,

bibliography, or letters of support, while

considered part of the application, are

not subject to the page limitation.

Applicants should note that reviewers

are not required to review any

information provided in addition to the

application information listed above.

All sections of text in the application

narrative must be double-spaced (no

more than 3 lines per vertical inch). If

using a proportional computer font, use

no smaller than a 12-point font, and an

average character density no greater

than 14 characters per inch. If using a

nonproportional font or a typewriter, do

not use more than 12 characters to the

inch. Double-spacing and font

requirements do not apply within

charts, tables, figures, and graphs, but

the information presented in those

formats should be easily readable. The

Secretary rejects and does not consider

an application that does not adhere to

these requirements.

Note: The Department of Education is not

bound by any estimates in this notice.

For Applications and General

Information Contact: Requests for

applications and general information

should be addressed to the U.S.

Department of Education,, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., room

3317, Switzer Building, Washington,

D.C. 20202–2641. The preferred method

for requesting information is to FAX

your request to: (202) 205–8717.

Telephone: (202) 260–9182.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the TDD number: (202)

205–8953. Individuals with disabilities

may obtain a copy of this notice in an

alternate format (e.g. Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) by

contacting the Department as listed

above.

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://gcs.ed.gov); or on the World

Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov).

However, the official application notice

for a discretionary grant competition is

the notice published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1441–1443.

Dated: April 8, 1997.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

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