[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 28093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13065]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.160A]


Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and 
Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind; Notice Inviting Applications for New 
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1995

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Training of Interpreters for 
Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind program is 
to establish interpreter training programs or to assist ongoing 
programs to train a sufficient number of skilled interpreters to meet 
the communication needs of individuals who are deaf and individuals who 
are deaf-blind.
    Eligible Applicants: Public and private nonprofit agencies and 
organizations, including institutions of higher education, are eligible 
for assistance under this program. Eligibility for this particular 
competition is restricted to those entities in Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) Region IV, which includes the following States: 
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, and Tennessee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 5, 1994, the Secretary published 
in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications under the 
Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals 
Who Are Deaf-Blind program (59 FR 62511). The intent was to provide an 
award in each of the 10 RSA regions.
    Two applications were received from RSA Region IV, and neither 
application was found acceptable. The Secretary believes that, by 
reopening the competition in this region, improved applications will be 
submitted. Also, the unsuccessful applicants from the December 
competition have been provided with peer review comments so that they 
may strengthen their proposals and resubmit them for consideration with 
other applications that may be submitted in response to this notice.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 14, 1995.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 13, 1995.
    Applications Available: May 30, 1995.
    Available Funds: $160,000.
    Estimated Range of Award: $120,000-$160,000.
    Estimated Size of Award: $140,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

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

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    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 396.
    Project Budget: The Department plans to have a project directors' 
meeting for this program this fiscal year and expects to have annual 
meetings in future years. The Department, therefore, recommends that 
travel costs to attend an annual meeting be included in the application 
budget for the project period.
    For Applications or Information Contact: George Kosovich, U.S. 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3221, 
Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2736. Telephone: (202) 205-9698. 
Individuals who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the TDD number at (202) 205-8919.
    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. 771a(f).

    Dated: May 23, 1995.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 95-13065 Filed 5-26-95; 8:45 am]
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