40002 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.129E, 84.129F, 84.129P,

84.129Q, and 84.129R]

Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation

Long-Term Training; Notice Inviting

Applications For New Awards For

Fiscal Year (FY) 1999

Purpose of program: The

Rehabilitation Long-Term Training

program provides financial assistance

for—

(1) Projects that provide basic or

advanced training leading to an

academic degree in areas of personnel

shortages in rehabilitation as identified

by the Secretary;

(2) Projects that provide a specified

series of courses or program of study

leading to award of a certificate in areas

of personnel shortages in rehabilitation

as identified by the Secretary; and

(3) Projects that provide support for

medical residents enrolled in residency

training programs in the specialty of

physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Eligible Applicants: State agencies

and other public or nonprofit agencies

and organizations, including Indian

Tribes and institutions of higher

education, are eligible for assistance

under the Rehabilitation Long-Term

Training program.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: September 18, 1998.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: November 17, 1998.

Applications Available: July 24, 1998.

Available Funds: $1,000,000.

Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000

to $100,000.

Estimated Average Size of Award:

$100,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 10.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Maximum Award: In no case does the

Secretary make an award greater than

the amount listed in the Maximum

Level of Awards column in the

following chart for a single budget

period of 12 months. The Secretary

rejects and does not consider an

application that proposes a budget

exceeding this maximum amount.

Project Period, Maximum Number of

Awards, Maximum Level of Awards,

and Absolute Priorities: The Secretary is

conducting a single competition to

select a total of 10 awards across the 5

priority areas identified by the

Commissioner of the Rehabilitation

Services Administration as areas of

personnel shortages related to the public

rehabilitation program (section 302(b)(1)

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as

amended). The project period and

maximum level of awards to be made in

each priority area are listed in the

following chart. The maximum number

of awards to be made are listed in

parentheses following each priority

area. Applicants must submit a separate

application for each area in which they

are interested. Under 34 CFR

75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 386.1, the

Secretary gives an absolute preference to

applications that meet one of the

following priorities. The Secretary funds

under this competition only

applications that propose to provide

training in one of the following areas of

personnel shortages:

CFDA number Priority Area (maximum number of awards in parentheses) Project

period

Maximum

level of

awards

84.129E1 ............ Rehabilitation Technology (3) ................................................................................................... Up to 60 months 100,000

84.129F1 ............ Vocational evaluation and work adjustment (3) ....................................................................... Up to 60 months 100,000

84.129P1 ............ Specialized personnel for rehabilitation of individuals who are blind or have vision impairment (3).Up to 60 months 100,000

84.129Q1 ........... Rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing (4) ............................................ Up to 60 months 100,000

84.129R1 ........... Job development and job placement services to individuals with disabilities (2) .................... Up to 60 months 100,000.

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 for

this program in 34 CFR Parts 385 and

386.

For Applications Contact: The Grants

and Contracts Service Team, U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., (Room

3317, Switzer Building), Washington,

D.C. 20202–2550; or (202) 205–8351.

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. The preferred

method for requesting information is to

FAX your request to (202) 205–8717.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternate format by contacting the

GCST. However, the Department is not

able to reproduce in an alternate format

the standard forms included in the

application package.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary C. Lynch, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Room 3322, Switzer Building,

Washington, D.C. 20202–2649.

Telephone: (202) 205–8291.

For information on a specific training

category, please contact the following:

For Vocational evaluation and work

adjustment and Job development and

job placement services to individuals

with disabilities, contact Ellen Chesley,

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W. Room

3320, Switzer Building, Washington,

D.C. 20202–2649. Telephone (202) 205–

9481. For Specialized personnel for

rehabilitation of individuals who are

blind or have vision impairments and

Rehabilitation of individuals who are

deaf or hard of hearing, contact Sylvia

Johnson, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

3320, Switzer Building, Washington,

D.C. 20202–2649. Telephone: (202) 205–

9481. For Rehabilitation Technology,

contact Mary C. Lynch, U.S. Department

of Education, 600 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Room 3322, Switzer

Building, Washington, D.C. 20202–2649.

Telephone (202) 205–8291.

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.

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Anyone may also view these

documents in text copy only on an

electronic bulletin board of the

Department. Telephone: (202) 219–1511

or, toll free, 1–800–222–4922. The

documents are located under Option

G—Files/Announcements, Bulletins and

Press Releases.

Note: The official version of a document is

the document published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 774.

Dated: July 21, 1998.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 98–19883 Filed 7–23–98; 8:45 am]

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