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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.214A]

Migrant Education Even Start Program;

Notice Inviting Applications for New

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998

AGENCY: Department of Education.

Note to Applicants

This notice is a complete application

package. Together with the statute

authorizing the program and the

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),

the notice contains all of the

information, application forms, and

instructions needed to apply for a grant

under this competition.

Purpose of Program

The Migrant Education Even Start

(MEES) Program is designed to help

break the cycle of poverty and improve

the literacy of participating migrant

families by integrating early childhood

education, adult literacy or adult basic

education, and parenting education into

a unified family literacy program.

Eligible Applicants

While any entity is eligible to apply

for a grant under the MEES program, the

Secretary specifically invites

applications from State educational

agencies (SEAs) that administer Migrant

Education Programs; local educational

agencies (LEAs) that have a high

percentage of migrant students; and

non-profit community-based

organizations that work with migrant

families.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: June 1, 1998.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: July 31, 1998.

Available Funds: For FY 1998,

$3,720,000 is available for this program.

The amount of funding available to

begin new projects is approximately

$1,200,000.

Estimated Range of Awards: $88,000–

$270,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$200,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 5.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 48 months.

Maximum Award: The Secretary will

not consider an application that

proposes a budget exceeding $270,000

for each 12-month budget period.

Applicable Regulations

(a) The Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) as

follows:

(1) 34 CFR Part 74 (Administration of

Grants and Agreements with Institutions

of Higher Education, Hospitals, and

Nonprofit Organizations).

(2) 34 CFR Part 75 (Direct Grant

Programs).

(3) 34 CFR Part 77 (Definitions that

Apply to Department Regulations).

(4) 34 CFR Part 79 (Intergovernmental

Review of Department of Education

Programs and Activities).

(5) 34 CFR Part 80 (Uniform

Administrative Requirements for Grants

and Cooperative Agreements to State

and Local Governments).

(6) 34 CFR Part 81 (General Education

Provisions Act—Enforcement).

(7) 34 CFR Part 82 (New Restrictions

on Lobbying).

(8) 34 CFR Part 85 (Governmentwide

Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace

(Grants)).

(b) The definitions of a migratory

child, a migratory agricultural worker,

and a migratory fisher contained in 34

CFR 200.40.

Description of Program

Under the authority of section

1202(a)(1)(A) of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as

amended, the Assistant Secretary of

Elementary and Secondary Education

(Assistant Secretary) awards grants to

eligible applicants under the MEES

Program for projects that—

(1) Improve the educational

opportunities of migrant families by

integrating early childhood education,

adult literacy or adult basic education,

and parenting education into a unified

family literacy program;

(2) Implement cooperative activities

that build on existing community

resources to create a new range of

services to migrant families;

(3) Promote achievement of the

National Education Goals (section 102

of the Goals 2000 Educate America Act)

especially goals one (school readiness),

six (adult literacy), and eight (parent

involvement and participation); and

(4) Assist children and adults from

migrant families to achieve challenging

State content standards and challenging

State student performance standards.

Required Program Elements

(a)(1) Eligible participants. Eligible

MEES participants consist of migratory

children and their parents as defined in

§§ 200.30 and 200.40 who also meet the

following conditions specified in

section 1206(a) of the ESEA:

(2) The parent or parents—

(i) Are eligible for participation in an

adult basic education program under the

Adult Education Act; or

(ii) Are within the State’s compulsory

school attendance age range, so long as

a local educational agency provides (or

ensures the availability of) the basic

education component required under

this part; and

(3) The child or children must be

younger than eight years of age.

Note: Family members of eligible

participants described in paragraphs one

through three, above, also may participate in

MEES activities when appropriate to serve

Even Start purposes. In addition, section

1206(b) of the ESEA permits families to

remain eligible for MEES services until all

family members become ineligible to

participate. For example, in the case of a

family in which the parent or parents lose

eligibility because of their educational

advancement, the parent or parents can still

participate in MEES activities until all

children in the family reach age eight. In

addition, the Department interprets 34 CFR

200.30 together with section 1206(b) of ESEA

to mean that MEES services can continue to

be provided to a parent or child who is no

longer migratory provided that the family has

at least one parent or child who is a

migratory worker or child as defined under

34 CFR 200.40.

(b) Required program elements. Any

MEES project must, at a minimum,

incorporate the following program

elements specified in section 1205 of

the ESEA:

• Identification and recruitment of

migrant families most in need of MEES

services, as indicated by a low level of

income, a low level of adult literacy or

English language proficiency of the

eligible parent or parents, and other

need-related indicators;

• Screening and preparation of

parents, including teenage parents and

children, to enable these parents to

participate fully in program activities

and services, including testing, referral

to counseling, other developmental and

support services and related services;

• The provision of MEES services to

those migrant families most in need of

project services and activities;

• High-quality instructional programs

that promote adult literacy and

empower parents to support the

educational growth of their children,

with developmentally appropriate early

childhood educational services, and the

preparation of children for success in

the regular school programs;

• A design for service delivery that

accommodates the participants’ work

schedule and other responsibilities,

including the provision of support

services, when such services are

unavailable from other sources,

necessary for participation in project

activities, such as—

—Scheduling and locating of services

to allow joint participation by parents

and children;
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—Child care for the period that

parents are involved in the project

activities; and

—Transportation for the purpose of

enabling parents and their children to

participate in project activities.

• Special training of staff, including

child care staff, to develop the skills

necessary to work with parents and

young children in the full range of

instructional services offered by the

project;

• Provision of integrated instructional

services, and monitoring of these

services, to participating parents and

children through home-based activities;

• Operation on a year-round basis,

including the provision of some

program services, instructional or

enrichment, during the summer months;

Note: Given the mobility of the migrant

population to be served by the MEES

program, the Secretary interprets this

requirement to operate on a year-round basis

to mean that activities must be conducted

throughout the period in which participating

migrant families reside in the project area.

Applicants are free to interpret the

requirement in other ways that are consistent

with section 1205(7) of the ESEA.

• Appropriate coordination with

other programs funded under the

Elementary and Secondary Education

Act (ESEA), any relevant programs

under the Adult Education Act, the

Individuals with Disabilities Education

Act, the Job Training Partnership Act,

the Head Start program, volunteer

literacy programs, and other relevant

programs; and

• An independent evaluation.

In addition, to promote the kind of

strong community collaboration needed

for effective Even Start Projects, sections

1202(e) and 1207(a) of the ESEA require

applicants for grants under the basic

Even Start program administered by

SEAs to be ‘‘eligible entities’’, i.e.,

partnerships composed of (1) a local

educational agency (LEA); and (2) a

non-profit community-based

organization, a public agency other than

an LEA, an institution of higher

education, or a public or private

nonprofit organization of demonstrated

quality other than an LEA. While those

operating a MEES project do not need to

be eligible entities, the Secretary

strongly encourages those who would

operate MEES projects to enhance the

effectiveness of those projects through

formation of strong, on-going

collaborative relationships among these

kinds of local entities.

(c) Federal and local funding. A

MEES project’s funding is comprised of

both a Federal portion of funds (Federal

share) and a portion contributed by the

eligible applicant (local share).

However, the Federal share of the

program may not exceed—

• Ninety percent of the total cost of

the program in the first year;

• Eighty percent in the second year;

• Seventy percent in the third year;

• Sixty percent in the fourth year; and

• Fifty percent in any subsequent

year.

The Federal share for any MEES

grantee receiving a grant for a second

cycle shall not exceed 50 percent. A

grantee may receive funds under the

MEES program for a period not to

exceed eight years. The local share of

the MEES project may be provided in

cash or in kind and may be obtained

from any source, including other

Federal programs funded under the

ESEA. Federal funds may not be used

for indirect costs of a MEES project.

Invitational Priorities

The Secretary is especially interested

in funding applications that include a

plan demonstrating that grant activities

will focus on one or more of the

following priorities. An application that

meets one of more of these invitational

priorities does not receive competitive

or absolute preference over other

applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)).

The invitation to coordinate services

is meant to strengthen the delivery of

family literacy services to migrant

agricultural families. Coordination

across State education agencies is at the

heart of migrant education’s purpose: to

mitigate disruptions in the education of

qualifying migrant students. Short-term

Migrant Education Even Start seasonal

projects can provide intensity of

services to migratory families, but those

projects may not provide sufficient

duration to demonstrate long-term gains

for students and may be another

disruption in completing their

educational goals. To promote

opportunities for continuous learning

for migrant families, the Secretary is

particularly interested in funding

applications that address the following

invitational priorities:

• Coordinate continuing family

literacy services across State and local

school district boundaries to meet the

needs of highly mobile migrant

agricultural families; or

• Coordinate their activities with

State and local endeavors under the

America Reads Challenge initiative,

including Federal Work-Study tutoring

programs and America Reads/

Read*Write*Now pilot sites

(information about the America Reads

Challenge is available by telephone at

1–800-USA-LEARN, or TDD 1–800–

437–0833; and through the

Department’s Web site at www.ed.gov/

inits/americareads); or

• Build networks with agricultural

employers and communities to

coordinate and integrate resources that

support English literacy for migrant

agricultural families with limited

English proficiency needs.

Selection Criteria

The Secretary uses the following

selection criteria to evaluate

applications for grants under this

competition.

(1) The maximum score for all of

these criteria is 100 points.

(2) The maximum score for each

criterion is indicated in parentheses.

(a) Meeting the purposes of the

authorizing statute (10 points) The

Secretary reviews each application to

determine how well the project will—

(i) Improve the educational

opportunities of migrant families by

integrating early childhood education,

adult literacy or adult basic education,

and parenting education into a unified

family literacy program;

(ii) Be implemented through

cooperative projects that build on

existing community resources to create

a new range of services to migrant

families;

(iii) Promote achievement of the

National Education Goals, especially the

goals that address school readiness,

student achievement, and parent

involvement and participation; and

(iv) Assist children and adults from

migrant families to achieve the

challenging State content standards and

challenging State student performance

standards.

(b) Need for project. (20 points) The

Secretary considers the need for the

proposed project. In determining the

need for the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(i) The magnitude of the need for the

services to be provided or the activities

to be carried out by the proposed

project.

(ii) The extent to which the proposed

project will focus on serving or

otherwise addressing the needs of

disadvantaged individuals (i.e., eligible

migrant agricultural families).

(iii) The extent to which specific gaps

or weaknesses in services,

infrastructure, or opportunities have

been identified and will be addressed by

the proposed project, including the

nature and magnitude of those gaps or

weaknesses.

Note: Applicants may address (b)(iii) in

any way that is reasonable. Given the

purpose of the MEES program, the Secretary

believes that applicants would want
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particularly to focus on the following key

areas:

(A) The area or areas to be served

have high percentages or large numbers

of migratory children and their parents,

guardians, or primary caretakers in need

of Migrant Education Even Start

(MEES).

(B) The lack of availability of

comprehensive family literacy services

for the migrant population.

(C) How community resources will be

used to benefit project participants.

Note to (C): An applicant could address (C)

in any way that is reasonable. An applicant

might, for example, provide a brief

description of each of the resources the

project intends to include, or a list of these

resources.

(D) How the project will integrate

child development, adult literacy, and

parenting activities.

(E) How the project will assist migrant

children and adults to achieve the State

content standards and student

performance standards.

(c) Quality of the project design. (20

points) The Secretary considers the

quality of the design of the proposed

project. In determining the quality of the

design of the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(i) The extent to which the design of

the proposed project is appropriate to,

and will successfully address, the needs

of the target population or other

identified needs.

(ii) The extent to which the project is

designed to build capacity and yield

results that will extend beyond the

period of Federal financial assistance.

(iii) The extent to which the proposed

project will establish linkages with

other appropriate agencies and

organizations providing services to the

target population.

Note: An applicant may address criterion

(c) in any way that is reasonable. However,

concerning design of the project, the

Secretary believes that an effective

application would incorporate, at a

minimum, the various program elements

required under section 1205 of the ESEA and

listed in the Required Program Elements

section of this notice.

(d) Quality of project services. (20

points) The Secretary considers the

quality of the services to be provided by

the proposed project.

(i) 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.

(ii) In addition, the Secretary

considers 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.

(e) Adequacy of resources. (15 points)

The Secretary considers the adequacy of

resources for the proposed project. In

determining the adequacy of resources

for the proposed project, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(i) The relevance and demonstrated

commitment of each partner in the

proposed project to the implementation

and success of the project.

(ii) The extent to which the costs are

reasonable in relation to the objectives,

design, and potential significance of the

proposed project.

(iii) The potential for continued

support of the project after Federal

funding ends, including, as appropriate,

the demonstrated commitment of

appropriate entities to such support.

(f) Quality of the project evaluation.

(15 points) The Secretary considers the

quality of the evaluation to be

conducted of the proposed project. In

determining the quality of the

evaluation, the Secretary considers of

the following factors:

(i) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation provide for examining the

effectiveness of project implementation

strategies.

(ii) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation will provide performance

feedback and permit periodic

assessment of progress toward achieving

intended outcomes.

Note: This plan must permit the

preparation of an evaluation that meets the

requirements of 34 CFR 75.590 as well as an

annual performance report that evaluates

whether project objectives are being met and,

if not, includes the changes in program

activities that will be adopted (see 34 CFR

75.118 and 75.253). (Instructions for the

annual performance report are included in

the APPENDIX to this document.) See also

the discussion under National Evaluation.

National Evaluation

The Department is conducting a

national evaluation of Even Start Family

Literacy projects. Grantees must

cooperate with the Department’s efforts

by adopting an evaluation plan that is

consistent with the national evaluation

(as well as with the grantee’s

responsibilities under 34 CFR 75.118,

75.253, and 75.590). It is not expected

that the application will include a

complete evaluation plan because

grantees will be asked to cooperate with

the national evaluation of the Even Start

Family Literacy Program to be

conducted by an independent

contractor. Grantees may be required to

amend their plans, however, to conform

with the national evaluation.

The Secretary suggests that each

applicant budget for evaluation

activities as follows: a project with an

estimated cost of up to $120,000 should

designate $10,000 for this purpose.

These funds will be used for

expenditures related to the collection

and aggregation of data required for the

Department’s national evaluation. The

Secretary also recommends that

applicants budget for the cost of travel

to Washington, DC and two nights’

lodging for the project director and

project evaluator, for their participation

in annual evaluation meetings.

Information by project and budget

periods. Under 34 CFR 75.112 and

75.117, an eligible applicant must

propose a project period, and provide

budgetary information for each budget

period of that proposed project period.

The Secretary requests that the

budgetary information include an

amount for all key project components

with an accompanying breakdown of

any subcomponents, along with a

written justification for all requested

amounts. (A form for reporting this

information is contained in the

appendix of this notice.)

34 CFR 75.112(b) also requires that an

applicant describe how and when, in

each budget period of the project, it

plans to meet each objective of the

project. (NOTE: The Department will

use this information, in conjunction

with the grantee’s annual performance

report required under 34 CFR 75.118(a),

to determine whether a continuation

award for the subsequent budget year

should be made. Under 34 CFR 75.253

a grantee can receive a continuation

award only if it demonstrates that it

either has made substantial progress

toward meeting the objectives of the

approved project, or has received the

Assistant Secretary’s approval of

changes in the project to enable it to

meet the objectives in the succeeding

budget periods.)

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
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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

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. The

addresses of individual State Single

Point of Contact are in the appendix to

this notice.

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# 84.214A, U.S. Department of

Education, Room 6213, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

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 #84.214A),

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#84.214A), Room

#3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th

and D Streets, S.W., 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–

9494.

(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, various assurances and

certifications, and required

documentation.

Instructions for the Application

Narrative.

Estimated Public Reporting Burden

Statement.

Notice to All Applicants.

Application for Federal Assistance

(Standard Form 424 (Rev. 4–88)) and

instructions.

Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED Form No.

524) and instructions.

Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B) and

instructions.

Certifications regarding Lobbying;

Debarment, Suspension, and Other

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013,

6/90).

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.)

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 certifications must each have an

original signature. No grant may be

awarded unless a completed application

form has been received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

DonnaMarie Marlow, U.S. Department

of Education, Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education, Office of Migrant

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Room 4100, Portals Building,

Washington, D.C. 20202–6135.

Telephone Number: (202) 260–1164.

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,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person 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

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well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

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Department. Telephone (202) 219–1511

or toll free, 1–800–222–4922. The

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Press Releases.
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Note: The official version of a document is

the document published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6362(a)(1)(A)

Dated: April 13, 1998.

Gerald N. Tirozzi,

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and

Secondary Education.

Instructions for the Application

Narrative

Before preparing the Application

Narrative, an applicant should read

carefully the description of the program

and the selection criteria the Secretary

uses to evaluate applications.

The narrative should encompass each

function or activity for which funds are

being requested and should—

1. Begin with an Abstract; that is, a

summary of the proposed project.

2. Describe the proposed project in

light of each of the selection criteria in

the order in which the criteria are listed

in this application package. (NOTE:

While applicants can address the

criteria in any way that is reasonable,

given the required emphasis of any

MEES project on early childhood

education, adult literacy or adult basic

education, and parenting education, the

Secretary believes that a reasonable plan

of operation would address these three

objectives. Moreover, consistent with 34

CFR 75.112(b), which requires that the

application describe how and when, in

each budget period, the applicant plans

to meet each project objective, the

Secretary believes that applicants would

want particularly to describe each goal

in terms of measurable objectives,

specific activities that are proposed to

meet each objective, time lines

associated with these activities, the

resources believed to be needed to

achieve each objective, and how each

objective will be evaluated.)

3. Provide the following information

in response to the attached ‘‘NOTICE

TO ALL APPLICANTS’’; (1) a reference

to the portion of the application in

which the applicant has described the

steps that the applicant proposes to take

to remove barriers to equitable access to,

and equitable participation in, project

activities; or (2) a separate statement

that includes this information.

4. Include any other pertinent

information that might assist the

Secretary in reviewing the application.

The Application Narrative must be

double-spaced, typed on one side only,

and must not exceed 50 numbered

pages—appendices excepted.

Estimated Public Reporting Burden

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 1810–0541. (Expiration

date: March 31, 1999). The time

required to complete this information

collection is estimated to average 60

hours per response including the time

for reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing 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, DC 20202–4651.

If you have comments or concerns

regarding the status of your individual

submission of this form, write directly

to: Office of Migrant Education, U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20202–6135.

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

Requirement 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 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).
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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.

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State Single Points of Contact (as of April 13,

1997)

Note: In accordance with Executive Order

12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs, this listing represents the

designated State Single Points of Contact

(SPOCs). Because participation is voluntary,

some States and territories no longer

participate in the process. These include:

Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa,

Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho,

Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts,

Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey,

Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,

South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia,

and Washington.

The jurisdictions not listed no longer

participate in the process. However, an

applicant is still eligible to apply for a grant

or grants even if its respective State,

Territory, Commonwealth, etc. does not have

a SPOC.

Arizona

Joni Saad, Arizona State Clearinghouse, 3800

N. Central Avenue, Fourteenth Floor,

Phoenix, Arizona 85012, Telephone: (602)

280–1315, FAX: (602) 280–8144

Arkansas

Mr. Tracy L. Copeland, Manager, State

Clearinghouse, Office of Intergovernmental

Services, Department of Finance and

Administration, 1515 W. 7th Street, room

412, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203,

Telephone: (501) 682–1074, FAX: (501)

682–5206

California

Grants Coordinator, Office of Planning &

Research, 1600 Ninth Street, room 250,

Sacramento, California 95814, Telephone:

(916) 323–7480, FAX: (916) 323–3018;

Block Grants only that pertain to Mental

Health Substance Abuse; PATH

Delaware

Francine Booth, State Single Point of Contact,

Executive Department, Office of the

Budget, Thomas Collins Building, P.O. Box

1401, Dover, Delaware 19903, Telephone:

(302) 739–3326, FAX: (302) 739–5661

District of Columbia

Charles Nichols, State Single Point of

Contact, Office of Grants Management &

Development, 717 14th Street, NW., suite

400, Washington, D.C. 20005, Telephone:

(202) 727–6554, FAX: (202) 727–1617

Florida

Florida State Clearinghouse, Department of

Community Affairs, 2740 Centerview

Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2100,

Telephone: (904) 922–5438, FAX: (904)

487–2899

Georgia

Tom L. Reid, III, Coordinator, Georgia State

Clearinghouse, 270 Washington Street,

S.W.—8th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30334,

Telephone: (404) 656–3855, FAX: (404)

656–3828

Illinois

Ms. Virginia Bova, Single Point of Contact,

Illinois Department of Commerce and

Community Affairs, James R. Thompson

Center, 100 West Randolph, Suite 3–400,

Chicago, IL 60601, Telephone: (312) 814–

6028, FAX: (312) 814–1800

Indiana

Frances Williams, State Budget Agency, 212

State House, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204–

2796, Telephone: (317) 232–5619, FAX:

(317) 233–3323

Iowa

Steven R. McCann, Division for Community

Assistance, Iowa Department of Economic

Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, Des

Moines, Iowa 50309, Telephone: (515)

242–4719, FAX: (515) 242–4809

Kentucky

Kevin J. Goldsmith, Director, John-Mark

Hack, Deputy Director, Sandra Brewer,

Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental

Affairs, Office of the Governor, 700 Capitol

Avenue, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601,

Telephone: (502) 564–2611, FAX: (502)

564–2849

Maine

Joyce Benson, State Planning Office, 184

State Street, 38 State House Station,

Augusta, Maine 04333, Telephone: (207)

287–3261, FAX: (207) 287–6489

Maryland

William G. Carroll, Manager, Plan & Project

Review, Maryland Office of Planning, 301

W. Preston Street, room 1104, Baltimore,

Maryland 21201–2365, Staff Contact: Linda

Janey, Telephone: (410) 767–4490, FAX:

(410) 767–4480

Michigan

Richard Pfaff, Southeast Michigan Council of

Governments, 660 Plaza Drive, suite 1900,

Detroit, Michigan 48226, Telephone: (313)

961–4266, FAX: (313) 961–4869

Mississippi

Cathy Mallette, Clearinghouse Officer,

Department of Finance and

Administration, 455 North Lamar Street,

Jackson, Mississippi 39302–3087,

Telephone: (601) 359–6762, FAX: (601)

359–6764

Missouri

Lois Pohl, Federal Assistance Clearinghouse,

Office of Administration, P.O. Box 809,

Room 760, Truman Building, Jefferson

City, Missouri 65102, Telephone: (314)

751–4834, FAX: (314) 751–7819

Nevada

Department of Administration, State

Clearinghouse, Capitol Complex, Carson

City, Nevada 89710, Telephone: (702) 687–

4065, FAX: (702) 687–3983

New Hampshire

Jeffrey H. Taylor, Director, New Hampshire

Office of State Planning, Attn: Mike Blake,

Intergovernmental Review Process, 21⁄2

Beacon Street, Concord, New Hampshire

03301, Telephone: (603) 271–2155, FAX:

(603) 271–1728

New Mexico

Robert Peters, State Budget Division, Room

190, Bataan Memorial Building, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87503, Telephone: (505) 827–

3640

New York

New York State Clearinghouse, Division of

the Budget, State Capitol, Albany, New

York 12224, Telephone: (518) 474–1605,

FAX: (518) 486–5617

North Carolina

Chrys Baggett, Director, N.C. State

Clearinghouse, Office of the Secretary of

Admin., 116 West Jones Street, suite 5106,

Raleigh, North Carolina 27603–8003,

Telephone: (919) 733–7232, FAX: (919)

733–9571

North Dakota

North Dakota Single Point of Contact, Office

of Intergovernmental Assistance, 600 East

Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, North

Dakota 58505–0170, Telephone: (701) 224–

2094, FAX: (701) 224–2308

Rhode Island

Kevin Nelson, Review Coordinator,

Department of Administration, Division of

Planning, One Capitol Hill, 4th floor,

Providence, Rhode Island 02908–5870,

Telephone: (401) 277–2656, FAX: (401)

277–2083

South Carolina

Rodney Grizzle, State Single Point of Contact,

Grant Services, Office of the Governor,

1205 Pendleton Street, room 331,

Columbia, South Carolina 29201,

Telephone: (803) 734–0494, FAX: (803)

734–0356

Texas

Tom Adams, Governor’s Office, Director,

Intergovernmental Coordination, P.O. Box

12428, Austin, Texas 78711, Telephone:

(512) 463–1771, FAX: (512) 463–1880

Utah

Carolyn Wright, Utah State Clearinghouse,

Office of Planning and Budget, Room 116,

State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114,

Telephone: (801) 538–1535, FAX: (801)

538–1547

West Virginia

Fred Cutlip, Director, Community

Development Division, W. Virginia

Development Office, Building #6, room

553, Charleston, West Virginia 25305,

Telephone: (304) 558–4010, FAX: (304)

558–3248

Wisconsin

Jeff Smith, Section Chief, State/Federal

Relations, Wisconsin Department of

Administration, 101 East Wilson Street, 6th

floor, P.O. Box 7868, Madison, Wisconsin

53707, Telephone: (608) 266–0267, FAX:

(608) 267–6931

Wyoming

Matthew Jones, State Single Point of Contact,

Office of the Governor, 200 West 24th

Street, State Capitol, room 124, Cheyenne,

Wyoming 82002, Telephone: (307) 777–

7446, FAX: (307) 632–3909,

Territories

Guam

Mr. Giovanni T. Sgambelluri, Director,

Bureau of Budget and Management

Research, Office of the Governor, P.O. Box

2950, Agana, Guam 96910, Telephone:
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2825

Puerto Rico

Norma Burgos/Jose E. Caro, Chairwoman/

Director, Puerto Rico Planning Board,

Federal Proposals Review Office, Minillas

Government Center, P.O. Box 41119, San

Juan, Puerto Rico 00940–1119, Telephone:

(809) 727–4444; (809) 723–6190, FAX:

(809) 724–3270; (809) 724–3103

Northern Mariana Islands

Mr. Alvaro A. Santos, Executive Officer,

Office of Management and Budget, Office

of the Governor, Saipan, MP 96950,

Telephone: (670) 664–2256, FAX: (670)

664–2272, Contact person: Ms. Jacoba T.

Seman, Federal Programs Coordinator,

Telephone: (670) 664–2289, FAX: (670)

664–2272

Virgin Islands

Nellon Bowry, Director, Office of

Management and Budget, #41 Norregade

Emancipation Garden Station, Second

Floor, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802;

Please direct all questions and

correspondence about intergovernmental

review to: Linda Clarke, Telephone: (809)

774–0750, FAX: (809) 776–0069

Note: This list is based on the most current

information provided by the States.

Information on any changes or apparent

errors should be provided to Donna Rivelli

(Telephone: (202) 395–5858) at the Office of

Management and Budget and to the State in

question. Changes to the list will only be

made upon formal notification by the State.

The list is updated every six months and is

also published biannually in the Catalogue of

Federal Domestic Assistance. The last

changes made were Kentucky (12–2–97) and

California telephone and FAX numbers (1–

29–98).

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