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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services; Special

Education—Technical Assistance and

Dissemination To Improve Services

and Results for Children With

Disabilities Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2001.

SUMMARY: This notice provides closing

dates, a priority, and other information

regarding the transmittal of applications

for a FY 2001 competition under one

program authorized by the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),

as amended: Special Education—

Technical Assistance and Dissemination

to Improve Services and Results for

Children with Disabilities.

National Education Goals

The eight National Education Goals

focus the Nation’s education reform

efforts and provide a framework for

improving teaching and learning.

This priority addresses the National

Education Goals that promote new

partnerships to strengthen schools and

expand the Department’s capacities for

helping communities to exchange ideas

and obtain information needed to

achieve the goals.

This priority would address the

National Education Goals by helping to

improve results for children with

disabilities.

Waiver of Rulemaking

It is generally our practice to offer

interested parties the opportunity to

comment on proposed priorities.

However, section 661(e)(2) of IDEA

makes the Administrative Procedure Act

(5 U.S.C. 553) inapplicable to the

priority in this notice.

General Requirements

(a) The projects funded under this

notice must make positive efforts to

employ and advance in employment

qualified individuals with disabilities in

project activities (see section 606 of

IDEA).

(b) Applicants and grant recipients

funded under this notice must involve

individuals with disabilities or parents

of individuals with disabilities in

planning, implementing, and evaluating

the projects (see section 661(f)(1)(A) of

IDEA).

(c) The projects funded under this

notice must budget for a two-day Project

Directors’ meeting in Washington, DC

during the project period.

(d) Part III of each application

submitted under this notice, the

application narrative, is where an

applicant addresses the selection

criteria that are used by reviewers in

evaluating the application. You must

limit Part III to the equivalent of no

more than the number of pages listed in

the table at the end of this notice, using

the following standards:

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′ (on one side

only) with one-inch margins (top,

bottom, and sides).

• Double-space (no more than three

lines per vertical inch) all text in the

application narrative, including titles,

headings, footnotes, quotations, and

captions, as well as all text in charts,

tables, figures, and graphs.

• If using a proportional computer

font, use no smaller than a 12-point

font, and an average character density

no greater than 18 characters per inch.

If using a nonproportional font or a

typewriter, do not use more than 12

characters per inch.

The page limit does not apply to Part

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget

section, including the narrative budget

justification; Part IV, the assurances and

certifications; or the one-page abstract,

the resumes, the bibliography or

references, or the letters of support.

However, you must include all of the

application narrative in Part III.

We will reject without consideration

or evaluation any application if—

• You apply these standards and

exceed the page limit; or

• You apply other standards and

exceed the equivalent of the page limit.

Special Education—Technical

Assistance and Dissemination To

Improve Services and Results for

Children With Disabilities (CFDA

84.326)

Purpose of Program: The purpose of

this program is to provide technical

assistance and information that support

States and local entities in building

capacity, to improve early intervention,

educational, and transitional services

and results for children with disabilities

and their families, and address

systemic-change goals and priorities.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99; (b) The selection

criteria for the priority under this

program are drawn from the EDGAR

general selection criteria menu. The

specific selection criteria for this

priority are included in the funding

application packet for this competition.

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86

apply to institutions of higher education

only.

Eligible Applicants: State educational

agencies (SEAs) of the 50 States, the

District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and

outlying areas (United States Virgin

Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and

the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands). Freely Associated

States (Federated States of Micronesia,

Republic of Palau, Republic of the

Marshall Islands) are also eligible to

apply for funding, but only to address

system needs of Part B of the IDEA

because the Freely Associated States do

not receive funding under Part C of

IDEA. An entity eligible to apply for

funding under Section 661(b)(1)(A) of

IDEA may apply on behalf of an SEA or

a Freely Associated State, but the entity

must include a signed letter of

endorsement from the Director of the

SEA or the appropriate official from the

Freely Associated State. The Assistant

Secretary will not fund applications

submitted by two agencies or entities on

behalf of a single State, but encourages

joint applications from SEAs and State

Lead Agencies for Part C early

intervention services (State Lead

Agencies) in States where the SEA is not

the State Lead Agency. An SEA may

endorse the State Lead Agency as the

State’s applicant under the conditions

set forth in the Maximum Award

section.

Priority

Under section 685 of IDEA and 34

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only

applications that meet the following

absolute priority:

Absolute Priority—IDEA General

Supervision Enhancement Grant

(84.326X)

Background

Over the past five years, the Office of

Special Education Programs (OSEP) has

worked with SEAs, local educational

agencies (LEAs), parents, advocates, and

other key stakeholders to shape its

monitoring system in a way that will

drive and support improved results for

infants, toddlers, and children with

disabilities, and their families. In order

to ensure compliance with IDEA and

support positive results, OSEP has

implemented a Continuous

Improvement Monitoring Process

(CIMP) that:

(a) Is continuous;

(b) Is data-driven;

(c) Is public;

(d) Includes technical assistance;

(e) Includes partnerships with

stakeholders;

(f) Includes State accountability; and

(g) Includes self-assessment.

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The CIMP includes the following

phases:

(a) Self-assessment;

(b) Public input;

(c) Data collection;

(d) Reporting to the public;

(e) Improvement planning;

(f) Implementation of improvement

strategies; and

(g) Verification and consequences.

An in-depth explanation of the CIMP

can be found at: http://dssc.org/frc/

monitor ‘‘Click’’ on manual100.doc to

view in MS WORD or on

manual100.pdf to view as a pdf file.

Since the implementation of the

CIMP, SEAs and State Lead Agencies

have embraced the continuous

improvement concept. Twenty-one

States have been monitored using the

CIMP, four have submitted

Improvement Plans, fifteen States have

recently completed self-assessments,

and the remainder are about to initiate

the process. From a State systems

change perspective, many States have

begun the difficult process of: (1)

Developing CIMP systems at the State

level; (2) supporting the development of

CIMP systems at the LEA level; (3)

developing new data systems to support

State and local CIMP systems; and (4)

developing and implementing

improvement plans that include the

development or enhancement of State

systems to identify and disseminate

research-based educational and early

intervention promising practices.

Providing the States with some initial

funds to support their participation in

the CIMP, as well as to support unique

State solutions and strategies developed

in response to State-specific challenges

identified through participation in the

CIMP, will reinforce OSEP’s and the

States’ commitment to CIMP.

Absolute Priority

This priority has been established to

support State activities in one or more

of the following focus areas. Applicants

are encouraged to use these funds in

combination with other State or Federal

funds in carrying out project activities,

but grant funds awarded under this

priority must be used to support specific

activities whose impact will be

evaluated separately from activities

supported with other funding sources.

SEA applicants are encouraged to

submit joint applications with the State

Lead Agency.

Focus 1: Developing or Enhancing a

Process to Conduct a Self-Assessment

SEAs and State Lead Agencies often

require technical assistance to

participate in the self-assessment phase

of the CIMP. This focus supports the

development or enhancement of a

process for statewide self-assessment of

the provision of early intervention or

special education and related services,

or both. The process should address

such areas as:

(a) Identifying and implementing

fiscally efficient processes to operate the

CIMP Steering Committee;

(b) Identifying and obtaining data

needed to evaluate the provision of

early intervention and/or special

education and related services, or both;

(c) Identifying and using methods to

determine data validity and reliability;

(d) Identifying and using valid and

reliable techniques to collect data from

parents, LEAs, advocates, service

providers, and other stakeholders in

early intervention, special education,

and related services;

(e) Identifying and using valid and

reliable data analysis techniques; and

(f) Identifying and using a decisionmaking process, based on data analysis,

that results in valid conclusions

regarding areas: (1) In compliance; (2) in

need of improvement; (3) out of

compliance; and (4) of strength.

The self-assessment process must be

aligned with the self-assessment

requirements of the CIMP.

Focus 2: Developing or Enhancing a

Data System to Support the Needs of a

CIMP at the State or Local Level

An analysis of State self-assessments

has shown that many of the States, and

their LEAs and local Part C agencies,

lack the infrastructure to collect

sufficient data to determine the impact

of special education and early

intervention services. The collection

and use of valid and reliable data are

cornerstones of the CIMP.

This focus supports the development

or enhancement of a data system that

will provide results-oriented

information about one or more of the

following:

(a) Appropriate early intervention

services and/or special education and

related services;

(b) The effectiveness of the

monitoring system of the SEA or State

Lead Agency, or both;

(c) Interagency coordination and fiscal

responsibility;

(d) The effectiveness of the State’s

dispute resolution system;

(e) The effectiveness of the State’s

child find systems;

(f) Personnel shortages, including

those related to retention;

(g) The system for exercising its

general supervisory authority of the SEA

or State Lead Agency, or both;

(h) Efforts to address family needs and

enhance families’ capacities to meet the

developmental needs of their children;

(i) Early intervention services in the

natural environment and/or special

education and related services in the

least restrictive environment;

(j) The transition from Part C to Part

B services;

(k) The involvement of parents; and

(l) Transition from school to work or

postsecondary education.

The data system must be aligned with

the data collection needs of the CIMP.

Focus 3: Developing or Enhancing a

Process to Conduct Improvement

Planning Activities Based on the SelfAssessment, Data Collection and Public

Reporting Phases of the CIMP

Based upon an analysis of

Improvement Plans submitted by States

in response to OSEP monitoring reports,

OSEP recognizes that many States lack

a cohesive data-based approach to

developing their Improvement Plans.

Many States engaging in the

improvement planning process have

had trouble identifying and addressing

the systemic barriers or factors that

contributed to the existence of the

practice that the State or OSEP

determined needed improvement.

Improvement Plans should include

solutions that: (1) Are not based on

strategies previously employed without

garnering the proposed results; (2) are

based on a clear understanding of the

systemic variables that are creating the

problem; (3) address primary, rather

than tangential issues and result in

significant, rather than minimal

changes; (4) propose process changes

that result in practice changes; and

perhaps most importantly, (5) address

the positive impact they intend to have

on children with disabilities. The

process of developing Improvement

Plans is a critical component of the

CIMP, and if done properly will result

in improved special education, related

services, and early intervention services.

This focus supports the development or

enhancement of a process for

improvement planning that, for

example, will result in solutions that:

(a) Identify systemic barriers to

improved early intervention services,

and/or special education and related

services;

(b) Address the systemic barriers to

improved early intervention services,

and/or special education and related

services;

(c) Include an evaluation component

that will demonstrate the positive

impact of early intervention services,

and/or special education and related

services;

(d) Include an evaluation component

that will demonstrate the positive

changes in staff practice relative to the

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provision of special education, related,

or early intervention services;

(e) Are aligned or coordinated with

the State’s general education reform

initiatives; and

(f) Are consistent with and responsive

to OSEP monitoring report findings.

The process must be aligned with the

improvement planning phase of the

CIMP.

Focus 4: Developing or Enhancing State

Systems to Identify, Disseminate, and

Implement Research-Based Promising

Educational or Early Intervention

Practices

Based upon an analysis of the SelfAssessment and additional data

collected through the Data Collection

phase of the CIMP, an Improvement

Plan that addresses both compliance

with IDEA and improvement of results

is developed. OSEP has found that, in

order to be fully effective, many

Improvement Plans require a State

technical assistance and dissemination

infrastructure to identify, disseminate,

and implement research-based

promising educational or early

intervention practices. In many States,

this structure is either nonexistent or

lacks sufficient resources to be effective.

This focus supports the development

or enhancement of a statewide technical

assistance system that will address such

areas as:

(a) Providing information about

research-based intervention and

instructional practices;

(b) Supporting the use of researchbased instructional and service delivery

approaches in local schools and

agencies;

(c) Serving as a conduit for the

dissemination of research-based

information between SEAs, State Lead

Agencies, local educational and Part C

agencies, and national technical

assistance centers; and

(d) Improving the efficacy of

disseminating information.

The proposed activities must be

aligned with the Improvement Planning

process.

Competitive Preferences

Within this absolute priority, we will

award the following competitive

preference points under section 606 of

IDEA and 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), to

applications that are otherwise eligible

for funding under this priority:

Up to ten (10) points based on the

effectiveness of the applicant’s strategies

for employing and advancing in

employment qualified individuals with

disabilities in project activities as

required under paragraph (a) of the

‘‘General Requirements’’ section of this

notice. In determining the effectiveness

of those strategies, we may consider the

applicant’s past success in pursuit of

this goal.

Therefore, for purposes of this

competitive preference, applicants can

be awarded up to a total of 10 points in

addition to those awarded under the

published selection criteria for this

priority. That is, an applicant meeting

this competitive preference could earn a

maximum total of 110 points.

Maximum Award

Project award amounts are for a single

budget period of twelve (12) months.

Maximum FY 2001 State basic grant

awards are listed in this notice.

Applicants should note that they may

apply for awards of differing amounts

based on whether the application

addresses the needs of: (1) Only the Part

B program; or (2) both the Parts B and

C programs.

In order to apply for the combined

Parts B and C award, the application

must describe in Part III: (1) How the

SEA and State Lead Agency participated

in developing the application; and (2)

how the applicant will use the funding

to address the needs of both the Parts B

and C programs.

If an SEA endorses the State Lead

Agency as the State’s applicant, the

application must describe: (1) How the

State Lead Agency and SEA

collaborated to develop the application;

and (2) how the State Lead Agency will

use the award to address the needs of

both the Parts C and B programs (e.g.,

developing or enhancing a data system

that tracks the transition of toddlers

from Part C to Part B services). The

amounts for the State basic grant are

based on OSEP’s assessment that the

minimal amounts necessary to address

only Part B program needs and both

Parts B and C program needs are

$120,000 and $200,000 respectively.

Amounts above the minimum levels

were calculated based on the 85 percent

population and 15 percent poverty rates

used in the Part B formula grant award

calculations. Outlying area levels are

$80,000 for addressing only Part B and

$100,000 for addressing both Parts B

and C. Because Freely Associated States

participate only in the Part B program,

a level of $80,000 has been established

for addressing Part B only. States should

not propose a budget in their

application for the basic grant award

that exceeds the amounts in this notice.

At our discretion, we may reduce the

grant award levels based on available

funds. We will reject and will not

consider an application that proposes a

budget period exceeding twelve (12)

months or that, for the basic grant

award, exceeds the amounts listed in

this notice for each State.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSEP may

have additional funds available to

support enhancements to the activities

described in the applications approved

for funding under this competition.

Applicants wishing to apply for

enhancement funds may add up to five

(5) additional pages to Part III to

describe additional activities that

augment or complement those presented

in the narrative section of their basic

grant proposal. Enhancement activities

may be simply an expansion of

activities already described in the

narrative or they may be new activities

that will improve the quality of the

previously proposed tasks; for example,

additional staff training, the acquisition

of expert technical assistance, or

improved stakeholder involvement. A

separate budget for the enhancement

funds must be prepared and included in

Part II of the application. The budget for

the enhancement funds must not exceed

thirty percent of the award amount

listed for the basic grant (i.e., either 30

percent of the award for Part B only or

30 percent of the award for Parts B and

C, depending on whether the

application addresses only the needs of

Part B or the needs of Parts B and C).

Page Limits: The maximum page limit

for this priority, if only applying to

address Part B is twenty (20) doublespaced pages for a basic grant and

twenty-five (25) pages for a basic grant

with enhancements. The maximum page

limit if applying to address Part B and

Part C is thirty (30) double-spaced pages

for a basic grant and thirty-five (35)

pages for a basic grant with

enhancements.

Note: Applications must meet the required

page limit standards that are described in the

‘‘General Requirements’’ section of this

notice.

For Applications Contact: Education

Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box

1398, Jessup, Maryland 20794–1398.

Telephone (toll free): 1–877–4ED–Pubs

(1–877–433–7827). FAX: 301–470–1244.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call (toll free) 1–877–576–

7734.

You may also contact ED Pubs via its

Web site (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/

edpubs.html) or its E-mail address

(edpubs@inet.ed.gov).

If you request an application from ED

Pubs, be sure to identify this

competition as follows: CFDA 84.326X.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Grants and Contracts Services Team,

U.S. Department of Education, 400

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Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3317,

Switzer Building, Washington, DC

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 260–

9182.

If you use a TDD you may call the

Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact office listed.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternative format by contacting

the Department contact office. However,

the Department is not able to reproduce

in an alternative format the standard

forms included in the application

package.

Intergovernmental Review

This notice is subject to the

requirements of Executive Order 12372

and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.

The objective of the Executive order is

to foster an intergovernmental

partnership and a strengthened

federalism by relying on processes

developed by State and local

governments for coordination and

review of proposed Federal financial

assistance.

In accordance with the order, we

intend this document to provide early

notification of the Department’s specific

plans and actions for those programs.

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT—APPLICATION NOTICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001

CFDA No. and name—

84.326X IDEA General Supervision Enhancement

Grant

Applications

available

05/25/01

Application

deadline date

07/13/01

Deadline for

intergovernmental review

09/13/01

Maximum award for basic

grants (per year)* Project period, 12

months

Page limit**

Estimated

number of

IDEA Parts awards, 24

B&C

IDEA Part B

only

Alabama ............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ $326,995 228,311 .................... (1) ....................

Alaska ................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 222,501 139,433 .................... .................... ....................

Arizona ............................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 365,640 260,720 .................... .................... ....................

Arkansas ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 274,755 183,358 .................... .................... ....................

California ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,152,434 919,827 .................... .................... ....................

Colorado ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 317,398 221,322 .................... .................... ....................

Connecticut ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 287,921 196,339 .................... .................... ....................

Delaware ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 220,315 137,458 .................... .................... ....................

Florida ................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 615,644 476,477 .................... .................... ....................

Georgia .............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 452,348 338,250 .................... .................... ....................

Hawaii ................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 230,944 146,523 .................... .................... ....................

Idaho .................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 240,805 155,155 .................... .................... ....................

Illinois ................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 549,460 419,137 .................... .................... ....................

Indiana ............................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 341,761 239,728 .................... .................... ....................

Iowa ................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 280,665 189,877 .................... .................... ....................

Kansas ............................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 277,239 187,070 .................... .................... ....................

Kentucky ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 311,373 215,831 .................... .................... ....................

Louisiana ........................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 354,317 255,084 .................... .................... ....................

Maine ................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 230,857 146,922 .................... .................... ....................

Maryland ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 337,094 238,616 .................... .................... ....................

Massachusetts ................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 365,732 264,459 .................... .................... ....................

Michigan ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 496,541 378,845 .................... .................... ....................

Minnesota .......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 347,591 247,414 .................... .................... ....................

Mississippi ......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 288,884 195,955 .................... .................... ....................

Missouri ............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 355,803 253,942 .................... .................... ....................

Montana ............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 223,824 140,575 .................... .................... ....................

Nebraska ........................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 250,664 163,832 .................... .................... ....................

Nevada .............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 255,904 167,713 .................... .................... ....................

New Hampshire ................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 233,410 149,042 .................... .................... ....................

New Jersey ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 423,010 314,418 .................... .................... ....................

New Mexico ....................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 262,833 174,414 .................... .................... ....................

New York ........................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 748,801 595,330 .................... .................... ....................

North Carolina ................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 423,520 310,992 .................... .................... ....................

North Dakota ..................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 219,041 136,474 .................... .................... ....................

Ohio ................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 522,298 398,591 .................... .................... ....................

Oklahoma .......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 307,176 213,685 .................... .................... ....................

Oregon ............................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 301,101 207,084 .................... .................... ....................

Pennsylvania ..................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 522,568 401,520 .................... .................... ....................

Rhode Island ..................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 227,361 143,826 .................... .................... ....................

South Carolina ................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 316,041 220,783 .................... .................... ....................

South Dakota ..................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 222,534 139,590 .................... .................... ....................

Tennessee ......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 359,337 255,436 .................... .................... ....................

Texas ................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 896,367 714,091 .................... .................... ....................

Utah ................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 282,274 189,654 .................... .................... ....................

Vermont ............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 216,439 134,520 .................... .................... ....................

Virginia ............................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 389,523 284,536 .................... .................... ....................

Washington ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 361,309 259,608 .................... .................... ....................

West Virginia ..................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 250,142 163,554 .................... .................... ....................

Wisconsin .......................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 348,438 248,360 .................... .................... ....................

Wyoming ............................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 214,698 132,919 .................... .................... ....................

D.C ..................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 214,178 132,336 .................... .................... ....................

Puerto Rico ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 361,591 256,775 .................... .................... ....................

American Samoa ............... ........................ ........................ ........................ 100,000 80,000 .................... .................... ....................

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INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT—APPLICATION NOTICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001—Continued

CFDA No. and name—

84.326X IDEA General Supervision Enhancement

Grant

Applications

available

05/25/01

Application

deadline date

07/13/01

Deadline for

intergovernmental review

09/13/01

Maximum award for basic

grants (per year)* Project period, 12

months

Page limit**

Estimated

number of

IDEA Parts awards, 24

B&C

IDEA Part B

only

Guam ................................. ........................ ........................ ........................ 100,000 80,000 .................... .................... ....................

Northern Marianas ............. ........................ ........................ ........................ 100,000 80,000 .................... .................... ....................

Virgin Islands ..................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 100,000 80,000 .................... .................... ....................

Federated States of Micronesia ............................... ........................ ........................ ........................ .................... 80,000 .................... .................... ....................

Republic of Palau .............. ........................ ........................ ........................ .................... 80,000 .................... .................... ....................

Republic of the Marshall Islands ............................... ........................ ........................ ........................ .................... 80,000 .................... .................... ....................

Consistent with EDGAR 34 CFR 75.104(b), we will reject any application that proposes a project funding level that exceeds the stated maximum award amount for basic grants.

** Applicants must limit the Application Narrative, Part III of the Application, to the page limits noted above. Please refer to the ‘‘Page Limit’’ requirements included under the priority description and the page limit standards described in the ‘‘General Requirements’’ section. See also the

‘‘Supplemental Information’’ section. We will reject and will not consider an application that does not adhere to this requirement. 1Basic Grants: B Only—20; B&C—30.

Basic Grants of Enhancement: B Only—25; B&C—35.

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Dated: May 15, 2001.

Francis V. Corrigan,

Deputy Director, National Institute on

Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

[FR Doc. 01–12517 Filed 5–17–01; 8:45 am]

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