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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.302A]

Regional Technical Support and

Professional Development Consortia

for Technology (later referenced as

Regional Technology Consortia),

Notice Inviting Applications for New

Awards for Fiscal Year 1995

Note to Applicants: This notice is a

complete application package. Together

with the statute authorizing the program

and applicable regulations governing

the program, including the Education

Department General Administrative

Regulations (EDGAR), this notice

contains all of the information,

application forms, and instructions

needed to apply for a cooperative

agreement under this competition.

Purpose of Program: To help States,

local educational agencies, teachers,

school library and media personnel,

administrators and other education

entities successfully integrate advanced

technologies into kindergarten through

12th grade classrooms, library media

centers, and other educational settings

(including adult literacy centers). In

providing such help, consortia receiving

funds under this program shall: (a)

Establish and conduct regional activities

that address professional development,

technical assistance, and information

resource dissemination to promote the

effective use of technology in education,

with special emphasis on meeting the

documented needs of educators and

learners in the region they serve; and (b)

foster regional cooperation and resource

and coursework sharing.

Eligible Applicants: Recipients of

cooperative agreement awards under

this notice shall be regional entities or

consortia (later referenced simply as

consortium). Each Regional Technology

Consortium shall be composed of State

educational agencies, institutions of

higher education, nonprofit

organizations, or a combination thereof.

For example, for the purposes of this

program, a consortium may include:

(a) An already defined ‘‘regional

entity’’ such as the Eisenhower

Mathematics and Science Regional

Consortia, the Regional Educational

Laboratories, the Comprehensive

Regional Assistance Centers, or a similar

regional entity whether designated and

funded by the Department or by another

agency;

(b) A combination of two or more of

these already defined regional entities;

(c) A combination of one or more of

these regional entities in addition to any

State educational agencies, institutions

of higher education, or nonprofit

organizations; or

(d) State educational agencies,

institutions of higher education,

nonprofit organizations, or a

combination thereof.

Furthermore, each applicant must

show that it can serve all geographic

areas under one of the six regions

identified below:

Northwest Region: Alaska, Idaho,

Montana, Oregon, Washington State,

and Wyoming

Southwest and Pacific Region: Arizona,

California, Colorado, Nevada, New

Mexico, and Utah; American Samoa,

Commonwealth of Northern Mariana

Islands, Federal States of Micronesia,

Guam, Hawaii, Republic of Palau, and

Republic of Marshall Islands

North Central Region: Illinois, Indiana,

Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North

Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin

South Central Region: Kansas, Missouri,

Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas

Northeast: Delaware, Connecticut,

Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine,

New Hampshire, New Jersey, New

York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode

Island, Vermont, and Washington,

D.C.

Southeast & Islands Region: Alabama,

Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,

Louisiana, North Carolina,

Mississippi, South Carolina,

Tennessee, Virginia, and West

Virginia; Puerto Rico, and the Virgin

Islands

One award will be made for each

geographic region.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: June 30, 1995.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: August 30, 1995.

Available Funds: $9,900,000—

Subsequent funding of $10 million per

year is anticipated.

Estimated Range of Awards:

$1,200,000–$2,100,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$1,650,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 6.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 60 months.

Budget Period: 12 months.

The Secretary will initially approve a

cooperative agreement with a budget

period of 12 months. The Secretary will

make continuation awards for

additional 12-month periods, subject to

the requirements of 34 CFR 75.253(a). In

determining whether to continue the

cooperative agreement for each

additional budget period, the Secretary

will consider whether continuation is in

the best interest of the Government.

Applicable Regulations

The Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) as

follows:

(a) 34 CFR Part 74 (Administration of

Grants to Institutions of Higher

Education, Hospitals, and Nonprofit

Organizations).

(b) 34 CFR Part 75 (Direct Grant

Programs).

(c) 34 CFR Part 77 (Definitions that

Apply to Department Regulations).

(d) 34 CFR Part 79 (Intergovernmental

Review of Department of Education

Programs and Activities).

(e) 34 CFR Part 80 (Uniform

Administrative Requirements for Grants

and Cooperative Agreements to State

and Local Governments).

(f) 34 CFR Part 81 (General Education

Provisions Act—Enforcement).

(g) 34 CFR Part 82 (New Restrictions

on Lobbying).

(h) 34 CFR Part 85 (Governmentwide

Debarment and Suspension

(Nonprocurement) and

Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)).

(i) 34 CFR Part 86 (Drug-Free Schools

and Campuses).

Description of Program: Consortia

receiving funds under this program

shall use these funds to: (a) establish

and conduct regional activities that

address professional development,

technical assistance, and information

resource dissemination to promote the

effective use of technology in education,

with special emphasis on meeting the

documented needs of educators and

learners in the region they serve; and (b)

foster regional cooperation and resource

and coursework sharing. The statutes

emphasize collaboration and

coordination with other entities;

Department-funded activities the

consortia shall closely coordinate their

activities with include, but are not

limited to: the Comprehensive

Technical Assistance Centers, the

Regional Educational Laboratories, the

National Diffusion Network, and the

Eisenhower Mathematics and Science

Regional Consortia. This program is

authorized by Title III, Part A, Section

3141 of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965 as amended (20

U.S.C. 6861). Title III of the ESEA is also

known as the Technology for Education

Act of 1994.

Special Provisions

1. Cooperative Agreement Provision:

In conformance with 34 CFR

75.200(b)(4), the Secretary will award

cooperative agreements under this

competition. Applicants can expect

direct involvement by the government
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Project Officer in all matters which

require extensive regional and national

collaboration and coordination.

2. Equipment. The Federal

Government maintains an interest in all

equipment purchased through projects

funded under this program for the

useful life of the equipment. Therefore,

grantees are required to maintain an

annual inventory of equipment and the

use of such equipment. Any items of

equipment authorized for purchase will

be subject to Title 34 CFR Parts 74.31

through 74.37 and 34 CFR Parts 80.3

and 80.32.

Definitions: The following definitions

apply to the terms used in this notice:

‘‘Local educational agency’’ has the

same meaning given the term under

section 14101(18) of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965 as

amended (20 U.S.C. 8801(18)).

‘‘State’’ means each of the fifty States,

the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,

American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the

Federated States of Micronesia, the

Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau,

and the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands.

‘‘State educational agency’’ has the

same meaning given that term under

section 14101(28) of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965 as

amended (20 U.S.C. 8801(28)) and

includes the Bureau of Indian Affairs for

purposes of serving schools funded by

the Bureau of Indian Affairs in

accordance with part A of Title III of the

ESEA as amended.

‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of

Education.

‘‘Adult education’’ has the same

meaning given such term by section 312

of the Adult Education Act;

‘‘All students’’ means students from a

broad range of backgrounds and

circumstances, including disadvantaged

students, students with diverse racial,

ethnic, and cultural backgrounds,

students with disabilities, students with

limited English proficiency, students

who have dropped out of school, and

academically talented students.

‘‘State library administrative agency’’

has the same meaning given to such

term in section 3 of the Library Services

and Construction Act.

‘‘Technology’’ means state-of-the-art

technology products and services, such

as, but not limited to closed circuit

television systems, educational

television and radio programs and

services, cable television, satellite,

copper and fiber optic transmission,

computer hardware and software, video

and audio laser and CD–ROM discs, and

video and audio tapes.

Requirements

The legislation authorizing the

Regional Technology Consortia Program

requires that all applications address

each of the following requirements:

I. In general. Each consortium

receiving a cooperative agreement

award under this program shall:

(A) In cooperation with State and

local education agencies, develop a

regional program that addresses

professional development, technical

assistance, and information resource

dissemination, with special emphasis

on meeting the documented needs of

educators and learners in the region;

and

(B) Foster regional cooperation and

resource and coursework sharing.

II. Technical assistance. Each

consortium shall, to the extent

practicable:

(A) Collaborate with State educational

agencies and local educational agencies

requesting collaboration, particularly in

the development of strategies for

assisting those schools with the highest

numbers or percentages of

disadvantaged students with little or no

access to technology in the classroom;

(B) Provide information, in

coordination with information available

from the Secretary, to State educational

agencies, local educational agencies,

schools, and adult education programs

on the types and features of various

educational technology equipment and

software available; evaluate and make

recommendations on equipment and

software that support the National

Education Goals and are suited for a

school’s particular needs; and compile

and share information regarding creative

and effective applications of technology

in the classroom and school library

media centers in order to support the

purposes of this program;

(C) Collaborate with such State

educational agencies, local educational

agencies, or schools requesting to

participate in the tailoring of software

programs and other supporting

materials to meet challenging State

content standards or challenging State

student performance standards that may

be developed;

(D) Provide technical assistance to

facilitate use of the electronic

dissemination networks by State and

local educational agencies and schools

throughout the region;

III. Professional development Each

consortium shall, to the extent

practicable:

(A) Assist colleges and universities

within the region to develop and

implement preservice training programs

for students enrolled in teacher

education programs; and

(B) Develop and implement, in

collaboration with State educational

agencies and institutions of higher

education, technology-specific, ongoing

professional development; examples of

possible project development activities

are:

(1) Intensive school year and summer

workshops that use teachers, school

librarians, and school library personnel

to train other teachers, school librarians,

and other school library media

personnel;

(2) Distance professional

development, including—

(a) interactive training telecourses

using researchers, educators, and

telecommunications personnel who

have experience in developing,

implementing, or operating educational

and instructional technology as a

learning tool;

(b) Onsite courses teaching teachers to

use educational and instructional

technology and to develop their own

instructional materials for effectively

incorporating technology and

programming in their own classrooms;

(c) Methods for successful integration

of instructional technology into the

curriculum in order to improve student

learning and achievement;

(d) Video conferences and seminars

which offer professional development

through peer interaction with experts as

well as other teachers using

technologies in their classrooms;

(e) Mobile education technology and

training resources;

(C) Develop training resources that—

(1) Are relevant to the needs of the

region and schools in the region;

(2) Are relevant to the needs of adult

literacy staff and volunteers, including

onsite courses on how to:

(a) Use instructional technology; and

(b) Develop instructional materials for

adult learning; and

(3) Are aligned with the needs of

teachers and administrators in the

region;

(D) Ensure that training, professional

development, and technical assistance

meet the needs of educators, parents,

and students served by the region.

IV. Information and resource

dissemination; collaboration and

coordination. Each consortium shall

work collaboratively, and coordinate the

services the consortium provides, with

appropriate regional and other entities

assisted in whole or in part by the

Department, and shall also, to the extent

practicable:

(A) Coordinate activities and establish

partnerships with institutions of higher

education and other organizations that

represent the interests of the region as

such interests pertain to the application
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of technology in teaching, learning,

instructional management,

dissemination, collection and

distribution of educational statistics,

and the transfer of student information;

and

(B) Assist State and local educational

agencies in the identification and

procurement of financial, technological

and human resources needed to

implement technology plans; and

(C) Assist local educational agencies

and schools in working with community

members and parents to develop

support from communities and parents

for educational technology programs

and projects; and

(D) Identify and link technical

assistance providers to State and local

educational agencies, as needed; and

(E) Establish a repository of

professional development and technical

assistance resources;

(F) Provide outreach and, at the

request of a State or local educational

agency, work with such agency to assist

in the development and validation of

instructionally based technology

education resources.

Priorities

Competitive Priority—Eisenhower

Mathematics and Science Regional

Consortia Preference

Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 6861(a)(1) and

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii), the Secretary

gives priority to applicants that include

an Eisenhower Mathematics and

Science Regional Consortium (funded

under 20 U.S.C. 8671–8677) as one of

the Regional Technology Consortia

members.

The Eisenhower Mathematics and

Science Regional Consortia was recently

reauthorized under 20 U.S.C. 8671–

8677. The Secretary intends to hold a

fiscal year 1995 competition to make

new Eisenhower Consortia awards. Only

those Eisenhower Consortia that receive

awards under the fiscal year 1995

competition will be eligible to receive

priority under the Regional Technology

Consortia program.

The Secretary will award three (3)

points if the applicant is comprised of

only one or more Eisenhower Consortia.

The Secretary will award five (5)

points if the applicant is comprised of

one or more Eisenhower Consortia,

along with at least two other entities,

one of which is of a regional scope.

These points will be in addition to

any points the application earns under

the selection criteria for the program.

Invitational Priorities

Within the overall project

requirements outlined above, and under

34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), the Secretary is

particularly interested in supporting

projects that meet the following

invitational priorities. However, an

application that meets these invitational

priorities does not receive competitive

or absolute preference over other

applications.

Invitational Priority 1—Particularly

Effective Strategies to Secure

Cooperation from Other Federal and

Non-federal Sources

The Secretary encourages the

development of project strategies that

are likely to be effective in engaging the

expertise and resources of community

members (e.g. Federal, State and local

government agencies and their funded

projects; schools, higher education

institutions and other education

entities; parents and families; non-profit

organizations; businesses; and

individual citizens) as the consortium

assists State and local educational

agencies and education communities in

the identification and procurement of

financial, technological and human

resources needed to implement

advanced technologies.

Invitational Priority 2—Internet-based

Repositories, Dissemination, and

Communication

The Secretary invites projects which

propose creative uses of the Internet/

National Information Infrastructure (NII)

to disseminate information to their

constituents, and to foster local, regional

and national collaboration. The

Secretary particularly encourages: (a)

strategies to facilitate use of the

electronic dissemination networks

established by State and local

educational agencies and schools

throughout the region and which

establish a repository of professional

development and technical assistance

resources; and (b) repository

development and electronic linkages

which build on the combined strength

of all six Regional Technology

Consortia, as well as of other technology

and education projects whether these

are funded by the Department or

otherwise.

Invitational Priority 3—Innovative,

High-Quality Preservice and Inservice

Development Strategies for Teachers

and Other Educators

The Secretary invites projects which

propose particularly innovative highquality, intensive professional

development strategies, in order to meet

the following challenges: (a) to

consistently provide training to ensure a

technologically-sophisticated educator

workforce, and to ensure that educators

can use advanced technologies with

competence and creativity immediately

upon entering service: and (b) to

enhance the skills of all staff within the

existing educator workforce in the

creative uses of advanced technologies.

Invitational Priority 4—Evaluation and

Documentation of Needs and Outcomes

The Secretary encourages applicants

to propose evaluation activities which

will permit the development of reliable

baseline information, and subsequent

progress data regarding (a) each State

within the region served, with respect to

its evolving successes and needs when

implementing advanced technologies in

education; and (b) the activities assisted

through this program, their results, and

their impact on the school communities

served, in order to evaluate the

effectiveness of these activities and

make informed adjustments over time.

Selection Criteria

(a)(1) The Secretary uses the following

selection criteria to evaluate

applications for new grants under this

competition for FY 1995.

(2) The maximum score for all of

these criteria is 100 points.

(3) The maximum score for each

criterion is indicated in parentheses.

(b) The criteria.—(1) Meeting the

purposes of the authorizing statute. (30

points) The Secretary reviews each

application to determine how well the

project will meet the purpose of Section

3141 of the Technology for Education

Act of 1994, including consideration

of—

(i) The objectives of the project; and

(ii) How the objectives of the project

further the purposes of the Regional

Technology Consortia Program.

(2) Extent of need for the project. (20

points) The Secretary reviews each

application to determine the extent to

which the project meets specific needs

recognized in the Technology for

Education Act of 1994, including

consideration of—

(i) The needs addressed by the

project;

(ii) How the applicant identified those

needs;

(iii) How those needs will be met by

the project; and

(iv) The benefits to be gained by

meeting those needs.

(3) Plan of operation. (20 points) The

Secretary reviews each application to

determine the quality of the plan of

operation for the project, including—

(i) The quality of the design of the

project;

(ii) The extent to which the plan of

management is effective and ensures

proper and efficient administration of

the project;
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(iii) How well the objectives of the

project relate to the purpose of the

program;

(iv) The quality of the applicant’s plan

to use its resources and personnel to

achieve each objective; and

(v) How the applicant will ensure that

project participants who are otherwise

eligible to participate are selected

without regard to race, color, national

origin, gender, age, or handicapping

condition.

(4) Quality of key personnel. (7

points)

(i) The Secretary reviews each

application to determine the quality of

key personnel the applicant plans to use

on the project, including—

(A) The qualifications of the project

director (if one is to be used);

(B) The qualifications of each of the

other key personnel to be used in the

project;

(C) The time that each person referred

to in paragraphs (b)(4)(i)(A) and (A) will

commit to the project; and

(D) How the applicant, as part of its

nondiscriminatory employment

practices, will ensure that its personnel

are selected for employment without

regard to race, color, national origin,

gender, age, or handicapping condition.

(ii) To determine personnel

qualifications under paragraphs

(b)(4)(i)(A) and (B), the Secretary

considers—

(A) Experience and training in fields

related to the objectives of the project;

and

(B) Any other qualifications that

pertain to the quality of the project.

(5) Budget and cost effectiveness. (5

points) The Secretary review each

application to determine the extent to

which—

(i) The budget is adequate to support

the project; and

(ii) Costs are reasonable in relation to

the objectives of the project.

(6) Evaluation Plan. (15 points) The

Secretary reviews each application to

determine the quality of the evaluation

plan for the project, including the extent

to which the applicant’s methods of

evaluation—

(i) Are appropriate to the project; and

(ii) To the extent possible, are

objective and produce data that are

quantifiable.

(Cross-reference: See 34 CFR 75.590

Evaluation by the grantee.)

(7) Adequacy of resources. (3 points)

The Secretary reviews each application

to determine the adequacy of the

resources that the applicant plans to

devote to the project, including

facilities, equipment, and supplies.

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

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. If you want

to know the name and address of any

State Single Point of Contact, see the list

published in the Federal Register on

March 13, 1995 (60 FR 16713–16715).

In States that have not established a

process or chosen a program for review,

State, area-wide, 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, area-wide,

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# 84.302A, U.S. Department of

Education, Room 6213, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20202–0125.

In those States that require review for

this program, applications are to be

submitted simultaneously to the State

Review Process and the U.S.

Department of Education.

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 cooperative agreement, 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 #84.302A),

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 the deadline

date to: U.S. Department of Education,

Application Control Center, Attention:

(CFDA #84.302A), Room #3633,

Regional Office Building #3, 7th and D

Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C.

The application Control Center will

accept deliveries between 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) daily,

except Saturdays, Sundays and Federal

holidays.

Individuals delivering applications

must use the D Street Entrance. Proper

identification is necessary to enter the

building.

In order for an application sent

through a Courier Service to be

considered timely, the Courier Service

must be in receipt of the application on

or before the closing date.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to

voluntarily submit six (6) additional copies

of their application to expedite the review

process. The absence of these extra copies

will not influence the selection process.

(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.
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Application Instructions and Forms

The appendix to this application is

divided into three parts plus a statement

regarding estimated public reporting

burden and various assurances and

certifications. These parts and

additional materials are organized in the

same manner in which the submitted

application should be organized. The

parts and additional materials are as

follows:

Part I: Application for Federal

Assistance (Standard Form 424 (Rev. 4–

88)) and instructions.

Part II: Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (Standard Form

524) and instructions.

Special Budget Instructions

The Department is participating in the

Administration’s Reinventing

Government Initiative. As part of that

initiative, the National Performance

Review urged the Department to

‘‘eliminate the continuation application

process for budget years within the

project period’’ and replace it with

‘‘yearly program progress reports

focusing on program outcomes and

problems related to program

implementation and service delivery.’’

The Department is implementing this

recommendation for as many programs

as possible beginning in fiscal year

1995. This will require all applicants for

multi-year awards to provide detailed

budget information for the total

cooperative agreement period. The

Department will negotiate at the time of

the initial award the funding levels for

each year of the cooperative agreement

award. A new generic budget form,

included in this package, requests the

information needed to implement this

initiative.

By requesting detailed budget

information in the initial application for

the total project period, the need for

formal noncompeting continuation

applications in the remaining years will

be eliminated. An annual report will be

used in place of the continuation

application to determine progress,

thereby relieving grantees of the burden

to resubmit assurances, certifications,

etc.

Please also note that Section 3115 of

the Technology for Education Act

stipulates that not more than five (5)

percent of the funds made available to

a recipient under this program for any

fiscal year may be used by such

recipient for administrative costs or for

technical assistance (i.e. technical

assistance to be received by the

recipient).

Part III: Application Narrative.

Additional Materials.

Estimated Public Reporting Burden.

Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B).

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; and Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities Continuation Sheet (Standard

Form LLL-A).

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: Ms.

Catherine Mozer, U.S. Department of

Education, Office of Educational

Research and Improvement, Room 506a,

555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20208. Telephone 202–219–8070.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) 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 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: 20 U.S.C. 6861.

Dated: March 8, 1995.

Sharon P. Robinson,

Assistant Secretary for Educational Research

and Improvement.

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Instructions for Part III—Application

Narrative

Before preparing the Application

Narrative, an applicant should read

carefully the description of the program,

the information regarding the project

requirements and the invitational

priorities, as well as 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; and

2. Describe how the proposed project

will meet the statutory requirements,

and the invitational priorities if

appropriate, in the light of each of the

selection criteria in the order in which

the criteria are listed in this application

package.

3. The applicant may include other

pertinent information that may assist

the Secretary in reviewing the

application.

4. Justifications and specifications for

equipment purchases should be clearly

related to existing facilities and to

proposed activities.

5. Generally, the application should

enable reviewers to make clear linkages

between the proposed budget and the

specific tasks, operations, and services

delivered.

6. The Secretary strongly requests the

applicant to limit the Application

Narrative to no more than 200 doublespaced, typed 81⁄2’’ × 11’’ pages (one

inch margins on all four sides, 26 lines

per page and no smaller than 10

characters per inch or the equivalent),

although the Secretary will consider

applications of greater length. The 200

page recommended limit is exclusive of

bibliography, budget tables, resumes,

letters of support, and other

supplements.

Instructions for Estimated Public

Reporting Burden

Under terms of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, as amended, and

the regulations implementing that Act,

the Department of Education invites

comment on the public reporting

burden in this collection of information.

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 160 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.

You may send comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, to

the U.S. Department of Education,

Information Management and

Compliance Division, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651; and to the Office of

Management and Budget, Paperwork

Reduction Project 1850–0716,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Information collection approved

under OMB control number 1850–0716.

Expiration date: 4/30/98.

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