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###### Department of Education

          - [CFDA No.: 84.194Q]

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry Logel, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5086, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 205-5530. E-mail: Harry_Logel@ed.gov.

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## Electronic Access to This Document

                            You may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the                             **Federal Register**                            , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/​legislation/​FedRegister.                        

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# Note:

                                The official version of this document is the document published in the                                 **Federal Register**                                . Free Internet access to the official edition of the                                 **Federal Register**                                 and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/​nara/​index.html.                            

Program Authority:20 U.S.C. 7454.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Arthur M. Love,

Acting Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs.

# Appendix—Estimated Public Reporting Burden Statement

                                According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is OMB No. 1885-0541 (Exp. 12/31/2001). The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 60 hours per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection.                                 *If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate or suggestions for improving this form, please write to:*                                 U. S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-4651.                            

*If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form, write directly to*: Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs,U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,Room 5086, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-6510.                            

## Application Instructions

### Parity Guidelines between Paper and Electronic Applications

                                The Department of Education is expanding the pilot project, which began in FY 2000, that allows applicants to use an Internet-based electronic system for submitting applications. This competition is among those that have an electronic submission option available to all applicants. The system, called e-APPLICATION, formerly e-                                      ( print page 20875)                                    GAPS (Electronic Grant Application Package System), allows an applicant to submit a grant application to us electronically, using a current version of the applicant's Internet browser. To see e-APPLICATION visit the following address: http://e-grants.ed.gov.                            

In an effort to ensure parity and a similar look between applications transmitted electronically and applications submitted in conventional paper form, e-APPLICATION has an impact on all applicants under this competition.

Users of e-APPLICATION, a data driven system, will be entering data on-line while completing their applications. This will be more interactive than just e-mailing a soft copy of a grant application to us. If you participate in this voluntary pilot project by submitting an application electronically, the data you enter on-line will go into a database and ultimately will be accessible in electronic form to our reviewers.

This pilot project is another step in the Department's transition to an electronic grant award process. In addition to e-APPLICATION, the Department is conducting a limited pilot of electronic peer review (e-READER) and electronic annual performance reporting (e-REPORTS).

To help ensure parity and a similar look between electronic and paper copies of grant applications, we are asking each applicant that submits a paper application to adhere to the following guidelines:
      - Submit your application on 81/2                                ″ by 11″ paper.                            
      - Leave a 1-inch margin on all sides.
      - Use consistent font throughout your document. You may also use boldface type, underlining, and italics. However, please do not use colored text.
      - Please use black and white, also, for illustrations, including charts, tables, graphs, and pictures.
      - For the narrative component, your application should consist of the number and the heading of each selection criterion followed by the narrative.
      - Place a page number at the bottom right of each page of the narrative component, beginning with 1; and number your pages consecutively throughout the narrative component.

### Abstract

The narrative component should be preceded by a one-page abstract that includes a short description of the LEP population in the State, project objectives, and planned project activities.

### Selection Criteria

The narrative should address fully all aspects of the selection criteria in the order listed and should give detailed information regarding each criterion. Do not simply paraphrase the criteria.

### GPRA Program Performance Indicators

The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 directs Federal agencies to improve the effectiveness of their programs by setting outcome-related goals for programs and measuring program results against those goals. One of the steps taken by the U.S. Department of Education to implement this Act is to ask its grantees to report annually their progress toward meeting the objectives of their projects in relation to the GPRA program performance indicators. Therefore applicants for new grants should ensure that the project goals and objectives they propose in the narrative component of their applications include outcome-oriented performance goals and objectives that are measurable and reportable in relation to the GPRA performance indicators for the particular program under which they are seeking Federal assistance.

Applicants under the Bilingual Education State Grant Program should, in devising project goals and objectives, take into account the following GPRA performance indicator for this program:

More specific reporting: All States will increase their capacity to plan for and provide technical assistance by reporting more specifically on LEP programs designed to meet the educational needs of LEP students, their academic test performance, and grade retention rates.

### Table of Contents

The application should include a table of contents listing the various parts of the narrative in the order of the selection criteria. The table should include the page numbers where these parts are found.

### Budget

A separate budget summary and cost itemization must be provided on the Budget Information Form (ED 524) and in the itemized budget for the project year. Budget line items should be directly related to the activities that are proposed to achieve the goals and objectives of the project.

### Final Application Preparation

Use the Checklist for Applicants provided below to verify that your application is complete. If you submit your application in conventional paper form, provide two copies of the application, including one copy with an original signature on each form that requires the signature of the authorized representative. Do not use elaborate bindings, notebooks, or covers. If you mail your application, the application must be postmarked by the application deadline date.

## Checklist for Applicants

### Application Forms and Other Items

1. Application for Federal Education Assistance Form (ED 424).

2. Budget Information Form (ED 524).

3. Itemized budget.

4. Assurances—Non-Construction Programs Form (SF 424B).

5. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements Form (ED 80-0013).

6. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered Transactions Form (ED 80-0014) (if applicable).

7. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form (SF-LLL).

8. Notice to All Applicants (GEPA requirement) (OMB No. 1801-0004).

9. One-page abstract.

10. Table of contents.

11. Application narrative.

### Application Transmittal

                                1. By mail or hand delivery: one original and one copy of the application to the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center;                                 *or*                                 by electronic transmission: software provided on the e-Grants Web site.                            

2. One copy to the appropriate State Single Point of Contact (if applicable). 
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