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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Department of Education





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Grants and Cooperative Agreements, etc.: Technology-Related Assistance 
for Individuals With Disabilities Program; Notices

  Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 78 / Monday, April 24, 1995 / 
Notices   
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.224A7]


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Notice Inviting 
Application for a New Award Under the Technology-Related Assistance for 
Individuals With Disabilities Program

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the State grants for technology-
related assistance program is to assist States to develop and implement 
comprehensive statewide systems of consumer-responsive technology-
related assistance for individuals with disabilities. NIDRR has 
conducted prior competitions under this program, and 55 States and 
territories have received grants. NIDRR is now inviting an application 
from the remaining territory. In preparing the application, the 
applicant is advised to respond to the statutory provisions of the 
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 
1988, as amended.
    Eligible Applicants: Only the entity designated by the Governor of 
the U.S. Virgin Islands is eligible to apply on behalf of the 
territory.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 23, 1995.
    Applications Available: April 26, 1995.
    Available Funds: $150,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

    Note: The estimates of funding levels and awards in this notice 
do not bind the Department of Education to a specific level of 
funding or number of grants.

    Project Period: Up to 36 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 
85, and 86.
    Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for the grant 
under this competition, the Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 
CFR 75.210(b). Under 34 CFR 75.210(c), the Secretary is authorized to 
distribute an additional 15 points among the criteria to bring the 
total to a maximum of 100 points. For this competition, the Secretary 
distributes the additional points as follows:
    Plan of Operation: (34 CFR 75.210(b)(3)). Fifteen additional points 
are added to this criterion for a possible of 30 points.
    For Further Information Contact: Carol Cohen, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone (202) 205-5666. Individuals who use a telecommunication 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number at (202) 732-5079 for 
TDD services.
    For Applications Contact: Dianne Villines, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 205-9141.
    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; or on the Internet Gopher Server at 
GOPHER.ED.Gov (under Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases). 
However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant 
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 2211-2271.

    Dated: April 17, 1995.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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