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[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10322]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.293A]

Foreign Language Assistance Grants; Notice Inviting Applications 
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide 
grants to pay for the Federal share of the cost of innovative model 
programs providing for the establishment, improvement or expansion of 
foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students.
    Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies and local 
educational agencies.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 5, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 4, 1995.
    Applications Available: April 27, 1995.
    Available Funds: $7,900,000.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $150,000-$200,000.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $175,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 45.

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

    Project Period: 36 months.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 
82, and 85.

supplementary information:

    Part B of Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965, as amended (the Act) authorizes two grant programs, the 
Foreign Language Assistance Grants program and the Elementary School 
Incentive Grants program. Appropriations for these two programs are 
authorized by section 7206 of the Act. Section 7203(c)(3) of the Act 
provides that at least 75 percent of the funds appropriated under 
section 7206 shall be used for the expansion of foreign language 
learning in elementary grades. The Secretary, therefore, in selecting 
applicants under this program and the Elementary School Incentive 
Grants program will ensure that the requirement in section 7203(c)(3) 
on the use of funds appropriated under section 7206 is met. The 
Secretary does not fund projects that propose Native American 
languages.

Priority

    The competitive priority in the notice of final priority for this 
program, as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, 
applies to this competition. This competitive priority relates to 
projects that focus on less commonly taught languages.

Selection Criteria

    In evaluating applications for grants under this program, the 
Secretary uses the selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210.
    The regulations in 34 CFR 75.210 provide that the Secretary may 
award up to 100 points for the selection criteria, including a reserved 
15 points. For this competition, the Secretary distributes the 15 
points as follows:
    Meeting the purpose of the authorizing statute (34 CFR 210 (b)(1)). 
Seven points are added to this criterion for a possible total of 37 
points.
    Plan of operation (34 CFR 75.210(b)(3)). Five points are added to 
this criterion for a possible total of 20 points.
    Evaluation plan (34 CFR 75.210(b)(6)). Three points are added to 
this criterion for a possible total of 8 points.
    For Applications or Information Contact: Ursula Lord, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5090, 
Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-6510. Telephone: Ursula Lord 
(202) 205-5709. 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.
    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 Bulletins, and Press Releases). 
However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant 
competition is the notice published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7512-7514.

    Dated: April 11, 1995.
Eugene E. Garcia,
Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-10322 Filed 4-26-95; 8:45 am]
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