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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.341A]

Community Technology Centers

Program Grant; Notice Inviting Project

Applications for One-Year Awards for

Fiscal Year (FY) 2001

Note to Applicants: This notice is a

complete application package. Together

with the statute authorizing these grants

and the Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),

this notice contains all of the

information, application forms, and

instructions needed to apply for a grant

under this competition. These grants are

authorized by Title III, section 3122 of

the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as

amended by the Improving America’s

Schools Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6832).

Purpose of Program: The purpose of

the Community Technology Centers

program is to promote the use of

technology in education through the

development of model programs that

demonstrate the educational

effectiveness of technology in lowincome or economically-distressed

urban and rural communities.

Eligible Applicants: State and local

educational agencies, tribal

governments, colleges, institutions of

higher education, libraries, museums

and other public and private nonprofit

or for-profit agencies and organizations

are eligible to receive grants under this

program. A group of eligible entities is

also eligible to receive a grant if the

group follows the procedures for group

applications in 34 CFR 75.127–129 of

EDGAR.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: July 16, 2001.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: August 28, 2001.

Estimated Available Funds:

$32,275,750.

Cost Share Requirement: Recipients of

the one-year grants under the program

must share in the cost of the activities

assisted under the grant. Grant

recipients must make available nonFederal contributions in cash or in kind,

as authorized under section 3122(d) of

ESEA, of 30 percent of the cost of

activities assisted under the grant.

Estimated Range of Awards:

$75,000—$300,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$180,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 170 to

190.

Project Period: Not to exceed 12

months.

Note: The Department of Education is not

bound by any estimates in this notice.

Applicable Regulations: The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85,

86, 97, 98 and 99.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A recent

GAO report (Telecommunications:

Characteristics and Choices Of Internet

Users, February, 2001) and a series of

U.S. Department of Commerce studies

(Falling Through the Net, 1995, 1999,

2000) on Americans’ access and use of

technology show that although more

Americans now own computers,

minority and low-income households in

inner cities and rural communities are

still far less likely to have computers or

online access to the Internet and know

how to use advanced technology than

users of more affluent households.

Although the numbers of Americans

who have access to computers and

know how to use the Internet are

increasing, the recent reports show that

the ‘‘digital divide’’ persists for lowincome, minorities and non-English

speaking children and adults. In

response, community technology

centers have been established to

enhance educational and employment

opportunities by making computers and

informational technology more

accessible and to provide related

learning services to children and adults

in low-income, urban and rural

communities.

Description of Program

The Community Technology Centers

program for fiscal year 2001 provides

support for access to computers and

technology and technology-based

educational learning activities for adults

and children in low-income

communities who otherwise would lack

that access to computers and

informational technology. The program

is authorized under section 3122 of

ESEA. Under section 3122, the Secretary

may carry out a variety of activities that

promote the use of technology in

education. These activities include the

development of model programs, such

as community technology centers, that

demonstrate the educational

effectiveness of technology in urban and

rural areas and economically distressed

communities. Under the Community

Technology Centers program, the

Secretary will award one-year grants to

establish or expand community

technology centers to provide

technology-based learning services for

individuals in economically distressed

urban and rural communities.

Applicants under this program are

encouraged to provide educational

services and programming activities

around access to and use of computers

and information technology for local

community residents, in areas such as:

1. Adult Education and Family

Literacy, including GED, English

language instruction, and adult basic

education classes or programs,

introduction to computers,

intergenerational activities, and lifelong

learning opportunities through

technology and the Internet.

2. After-school Activities for children

of all ages to use software that provides

homework help and academic

enrichment, exploration of the Internet,

and multimedia activities, including

web page design and creation.

3. Career Development and Job

Preparation, such as computer skills

training (basic and advanced), resume

writing workshops, and access to

databases of employment opportunities,

career information, and other online

materials.

4. Small Business Activities, such as

computer-based training for basic

entrepreneurial skills and electronic

commerce, as well as access to

information on business start-up

programs.

Although a single eligible applicant

may apply for a grant, the Secretary

encourages applications from

partnerships that include local

community organizations or agencies.

As indicated in the discussion of cost

sharing above, recipients of the one-year

grants must share in the cost of

activities assisted under the grants

through non-Federal contributions. The

non-Federal share of activities may be in

the form of cash or in-kind

contributions, fairly valued.

Invitational Priorities

The Secretary is particularly

interested in applications that address

one or all of the invitational priorities in

the next two paragraphs. (34 CFR

75.105(c)(1))

Invitational Priority 1—Projects that

demonstrate substantial community

support of, and commitment to, the

community technology access center or

centers with evidence of community

assets that the applicant has leveraged

or plans to leverage.

Invitational Priority 2—Projects that

exemplify effective strategies in

overcoming participant retention

barriers (such as special needs, language

proficiency, childcare needs and staff

development) and best practices for

instructing with technology (such as

computer instruction related to school

or work activities, encourages

collaboration and develops complex

thinking skills) to improve educational

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and employment outcomes for low–

income youth and adults.

Invitational Priority 3—Projects that

use the program funds to operate a

community technology access center or

centers in an Empowerment Zone,

including a Supplemental

Empowerment Zone, in an Enterprise

Community designated by the United

States Department of Housing and

Urban Development or the United States

Department of Agriculture, or in an

economically-distressed rural

community.

Note: A list of areas that have been

designated as Empowerment Zones and

Enterprise Communities is published at

http://www5.hud.gov/urban/tour/

statestour.asp.

Definition:

In addition to definitions in the

statute and EDGAR, the following

definition applies:

Economically distressed means a

county or equivalent division of local

government of a State in which,

according to the most recent available

data from the United States Bureau of

the Census, a significant percentage of

the residents have an annual income

that is at or below the poverty level.

Selection Criteria

(1) The Secretary uses the following

selection criteria to evaluate

applications for grants under this

competition. In all instances where the

word ‘‘project’’ appears in the selection

criteria, the reference to a community

technology center should be made.

(2) The maximum composite score for

all of these criteria is 105 points.

(3) The maximum score for each

criterion and factor is indicated in

parentheses.

(a) Meeting the purposes of the

authorizing statute. (10 points) The

Secretary considers how well the project

meets the purposes of section 3122(a)

and (c)(10) of ESEA by developing a

model project that demonstrates the

educational effectiveness of technology

and expands access to information

technology and related services in an

economically distressed urban or rural

community.

(b) Need for project. (30 points) (1)

The Secretary considers the need for the

proposed project.

(2) In determining the need for the

proposed project, the Secretary

considers the following factors:

(i) The magnitude of the need for the

services to be provided or the activities

to be carried out by the proposed

project. (15 points)

(ii) The extent to which the proposed

project will focus on serving or

otherwise addressing the needs of

disadvantaged individuals. (15 points)

(c) Quality of project design. (20

points) (1) The Secretary considers the

quality of the design of the proposed

project.

(2) In determining the quality of the

design of the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(i) The extent to which the goals,

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved

by the proposed project are clearly

specified and measurable. (10 points)

(ii) The extent to which the proposed

project will establish linkages with

other appropriate agencies and

organizations providing services to the

target population. (10 points)

(d) Quality of project personnel. (10

points) (1) The Secretary considers the

quality of the personnel who will carry

out the proposed project.

(2) In determining the quality of

project personnel, the Secretary

considers the extent to which the

applicant encourages applications for

employment from persons who are

members of groups that have

traditionally been underrepresented

based on race, color, national origin,

gender, age, or disability.

(3) In addition, the Secretary

considers the qualifications, including

relevant training and experience, of the

project director or principal

investigator.

(e) Quality of the management plan.

(10 points) (1) The Secretary considers

the quality of the management plan for

the proposed project.

(2) In determining the quality of the

management plan for the proposed

project, the Secretary considers the

following factors:

(i) The adequacy of the management

plan to achieve the objectives of the

proposed project on time and within

budget, including clearly defined

responsibilities, timelines, and

milestones for accomplishing project

tasks. (5 points)

(ii) How the applicant will ensure that

a diversity of perspectives are brought to

bear in the operation of the proposed

project, including those of parents,

teachers, the business community, a

variety of disciplinary and professional

fields, recipients or beneficiaries of

services, or others, as appropriate. (5

points)

(f) Adequacy of resources. (15 points)

(1) The Secretary considers the

adequacy of resources for the proposed

project.

(2) In determining the adequacy of

resources for the proposed project, the

Secretary considers the following

factors:

(i) The adequacy of support, including

facilities, equipment, supplies, and

other resources, from the applicant

organization or the lead applicant

organization. (5 points)

(ii) The extent to which the costs are

reasonable in relation to the number of

persons to be served and to the

anticipated results and benefits. (5

points)

(iii) The potential for continued

support of the project after Federal

funding ends, including, as appropriate,

the demonstrated commitment of

appropriate entities to such support. (5

points)

(g) Quality of project evaluation. (10

points) (1) The Secretary considers the

quality of the evaluation to be

conducted of the proposed project.

(2) In determining the quality of the

evaluation, the Secretary considers the

following factors:

(i) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation include the use of

objective performance measures that are

clearly related to the intended outcomes

of the project and will produce

quantitative and qualitative data to the

extent possible. (5 points)

(ii) The extent to which the methods

of evaluation will provide performance

feedback and permit periodic

assessment of progress toward achieving

intended outcomes. (5 points)

Note: In accordance with EDGAR 34 CFR

75.590, 80.40, and 80.50. Grant recipients

must submit a final performance report as a

condition of the grant that provides the most

current performance and financial

expenditure information on project activities,

including the recipient’s progress in

achieving the objectives in its approved

application.

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 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 (SPOC) 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 SPOC for each of those

States and follow the procedures

established in each State under the

Executive order. If you want to know

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the name and address of any SPOC, you

may view the latest SPOC list on the

OMB Web site at the following address:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/

spoc/html.

In States that have not established a

process or chosen a program for review,

State, areawide, 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, areawide,

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 #84.341A, U.S. Department of

Education, Room 7E200, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–

0125.

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.

Note: 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

Some of the procedures in these

instructions for transmitting

applications differ from those in the

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)

(34 CFR 75.102). Under the

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.

553) the Department generally offers

interested parties the opportunity to

comment on proposed regulations.

However, these amendments make

procedural changes only and do not

establish new substantive policy.

Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), the

Secretary has determined that proposed

rulemaking is not required.

Pilot Project for Electronic Submission

of Applications

The U.S. Department of Education is

expanding its pilot project of electronic

submission of applications to include

certain formula grant programs, as well

as additional discretionary grant

competitions. The Community

Technology Centers Program, CFDA

84.341A, is one of the programs

included in the pilot project. If you are

an applicant under the Community

Technology Centers Program, you may

submit your application to us in either

electronic or paper format.

The pilot project involves the use of

the Electronic Grant Application System

(e-APPLICATION, formerly e-GAPS)

portion of the Grant Administration and

Payment System (GAPS). We request

your participation in this pilot project.

We shall continue to evaluate its

success and solicit suggestions for

improvement.

If you participate in this eAPPLICATION pilot, please note the

following:

• Your participation is voluntary.

• You will not receive any additional

point value or penalty because you

submit a grant application in electronic

or paper format.

• You can submit all documents

electronically, including the

Application for Federal Assistance (ED

424), Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all

necessary assurances and certifications.

• Fax a signed copy of the

Application for Federal Assistance (ED

424) after following these steps:

1. Print ED 424 from the eAPPLICATION system.

2. Make sure that the institution’s

Authorizing Representative signs this

form.

3. Before faxing this form, submit

your electronic application via the eAPPLICATION system. You will receive

an automatic acknowledgement, which

will include a PR/Award number (an

identifying number unique to your

application).

4. Place the PR/Award number in the

upper right hand corner of ED 424.

5. Fax ED 424 to the Application

Control Center within three working

days of submitting your electronic

application. We will indicate a fax

number in e-APPLICATION at the time

of your submission.

• We may request that you give us

original signatures on all other forms at

a later date.

You may access the electronic grant

application for the Community

Technology Centers Program at: http://

e-grants.ed.gov

We have included additional

information about the e-APPLICATION

pilot project (see Parity Guidelines

between Paper and Electronic

Applications) elsewhere in this notice.

Transmittal of Applications

If an applicant wants to apply for a

grant, the applicant must—

(a) If You Submit Your Application

Electronically:

You must submit your grant

application through the Internet using

the software provided on the e-Grants

Web site (http://e-grants.ed.gov) by 4:30

p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the

deadline date. The regular hours of

operation of the e-Grants Web site are

6:00 a.m. until 12:00 midnight

(Washington, DC time) Monday–Friday

and 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Saturdays.

The system is unavailable on the second

Saturday of every month, Sundays, and

Federal holidays. Please note that on

Wednesdays the Web site is closed for

maintenance at 7:00 p.m. (Washington,

DC time). If you submit your application

through the Internet via the e-Grants

Web site, you will receive an automatic

acknowledgment when we receive your

application.

(b) If You Send Your Application by

Mail

You must 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 #84.341A,

Washington, DC 20202–4725.

You must show one of the following

as proof of mailing:

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service

post mark.

(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.

If you mail an application through the

U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept

either of the following as proof of

mailing:

(1) A private metered post mark.

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by

the U.S. Postal Service.

(c) If You Deliver Your Application by

Hand

You or your courier must hand

deliver the original and two copies of

the application by 4:30 p.m.

(Washington, DC time) on or before the

deadline date to: U.S. Department of

Education, Application Control Center,

Attention: CFDA # 84.341A, Room 3633,

Regional Office Building 3, 7th and D

Streets, SW., Washington, DC.

The Application Control Center

accepts application deliveries daily

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

(Washington, DC time), except

Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal

holidays. The Center accepts

application deliveries through the D

Street entrance only. A person

delivering an application must show

identification to enter the building.

Note: (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before

relying on this method, you should check

with your local post office.

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(2) If you send your application by mail or

deliver it by hand or by a courier service, the

Application Control Center will mail a Grant

Application Receipt Acknowledgment to

you. If you do not receive the notification of

application receipt within 15 days from the

date of mailing the application, you should

call the U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center at (202) 708–

9493.

(3) You must indicate on the envelope

and—if not provided by the Department—in

Item 3 of the Application for Federal

Education Assistance (ED 424; revised

November 12, 1999) the CFDA number—and

suffix letter, if any—of the competition under

which you are submitting your application.

Parity Guidelines Between Paper &

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 eAPPLICATION, formerly e-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 eAPPLICATION 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 online 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 online

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 (eREADER) 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 text of each selection

criterion followed by the narrative. The

text of the selection criterion, if

included, does not count against any

page limitation.

• Place a page number at the bottom

right of each page beginning with 1; and

number your pages consecutively

throughout your document.

Note: An applicant who is submitting a

paper copy of their application may submit

information on photostatic copies of the

application, budget forms, assurances, and

certifications as printed in this notice in the

Federal Register. However, the application

form, assurances, and certifications must

each have an original signature. Applicants

must submit ONE original signed

application, including ink signatures on all

forms and assurances, and TWO copies of the

application, one bound and one unbound

copy suitable for photocopying. Please mark

each application as ‘‘original’’ or ‘‘copy’’. To

aid with the review of applications, the

Department encourages applicants to submit

two additional paper copies of the

application. The Department will not

penalize applicants who do not provide

additional copies. No grant may be awarded

unless a completed application form,

including the signed assurances and

certifications, has been received. (For

applicants who submit electronically, see

separate instructions under ‘‘Instructions for

Transmittal of Applications’’ above.)

Application Instructions and Forms

The appendix to this notice contains

the following forms and instructions, a

statement regarding estimated public

reporting burden, a notice to applicants

regarding compliance with section 427

of the General Education Provisions Act

(GEPA), various assurances and

certifications, and a checklist for

applicants.

a. Instructions for the Application

Narrative.

b. Estimated Public Reporting Burden

Statement.

c. Notice to All Applicants

(compliance with section 427 of GEPA).

d. Checklist for Applicants.

e. Application for Federal Assistance

(ED 424, Exp. 06/30/2001) and

instructions.

f. Budget Information-Nonconstruction Programs (ED Form No.

524) and instructions.

g. Assurances-Non-Construction

Programs (Standard Form 424B) and

instructions.

h. Certifications Regarding Lobbying;

Debarment, Suspension, and Other

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013)

and instructions.

i. Certifications 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.)

j. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(Standard Form LLL) (if applicable) and

instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary LeGwin, 202/260–2499 or April

Blunt, 202/690–5614, U.S. Department

of Education, Community Technology

Centers Program, Office of Vocational

and Adult Education, 330 C Street, SW.,

Room 4414, Switzer Building,

Washington, DC 20202–7240. E-mail:

ctc@ed.gov. 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.

For Application Package Contact:

Education Publications Center (ED

Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD

20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 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).

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this notice in an alternative

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph. Please note,

however, that the Department is not able

to reproduce in an alternative format the

standard forms included in the notice.

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: www.ed.gov/

legislation/FedRegister

To use PDF you must have Adobe

Acrobat Reader, which is available free

at the previous site. If you have

questions about using the PDF, call the

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)

toll free, at 1–888–293–6498 or in the

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–1530.

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You may also view this document in

text at the following site: www.ed.gov/

offices/OVAE/CTC

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. 6832.

Dated: May 24, 2001.

Robert Muller,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Vocational

and Adult Education.

APPENDIX

Instructions for the Application

Narrative

The narrative is the section of the

application where the selection criteria

used by reviewers in evaluating the

application are addressed. The narrative

must encompass each function or

activity for which funds are being

requested. Before preparing the

Application Narrative, an applicant

should read carefully the description of

the program and the selection criteria

the Secretary uses to evaluate

applications.

Page Limit: The application narrative

(Part III of the application) is where you,

the applicant, address the selection

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate

your application. You must limit Part III

to the equivalent of no more than 30

pages using the following standards:

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ × 11′′, on one side

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom,

and both sides.

• Double space (no more than three

lines per vertical inch) all text in the

application narrative, including titles,

headings, footnotes, quotations,

references, and captions, as well as all

text in charts, tables, figures, and

graphs.

• Use a font that is either 12-point or

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch

(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 the

letters of support. However, you must

include all of the application narrative

in Part III.

We will reject your application if—

• You apply these standards and

exceed the page limit; or

• You apply other standards and

exceed the equivalent of the page limit.

1. Begin with a one-page Abstract

summarizing the proposed community

technology center project, including a

short description of the population to be

served by the project, project objectives,

and planned project activities;

2. Include a table of contents listing

the parts of the narrative in the order of

the selection criteria and the page

numbers where the parts of the narrative

are found. Be sure to number the pages.

3. Describe how the applicant meets

the invitational priority(ies), if

applicable.

4. Describe fully the proposed project

in light of the selection criteria in the

order in which the criteria are listed in

the application package. Do not simply

paraphrase the criteria.

5. In the application budget, include

a description of the non-federal

contributions that the applicant will

contribute to the project in amounts not

less than the non-federal contribution as

required in this notice. Budget line

items must support the goals and

objectives of the proposed project.

6. Provide the following in response

to the attached ‘‘Notice to all

Applicants’’: (1) a reference to the

portion of the application in which

information appears as to how the

applicant is addressing steps to promote

equitable access and participation, or (2)

a separate statement that contains that

information.

7. When applying for funds as a

consortium, individual eligible

applicants must enter into an agreement

signed by all members. The

consortium’s agreement must detail the

activities each member of the

consortium plans to perform, and must

bind each member to every statement

and assurance made in the consortium’s

application. The designated applicant

must submit the consortium’s agreement

with its application.

8. Attach copies of all required

assurances and forms.

Estimated Public Reporting Burden

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 1830–0539 (Expiration

Date: 04/30/2002). The time required to

complete this information collection is

estimated to average 40 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: Mary LeGwin or April

Blunt, Community Technology Centers

Program, 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: Community Technology Centers

Program, Division of Adult Education

and Literacy, Office of Vocational and

Adult Education, U.S. Department of

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20202–7240.

Checklist for Applicants

The following forms and other items

must be included in the application in

the order listed below:

1. Application for Federal Assistance

(ED 424).

2. Budget Information—Nonconstruction Programs (ED Form No.

524).

3. Application Narrative, including

information that addresses section 427

of the General Education Provisions Act.

(See the section entitled ‘‘NOTICE TO

ALL APPLICANTS’’).

4. Assurances—Non-Construction

Programs (SF 242B).

5. Certifications Regarding Lobbying;

Debarment, Suspension, and Other

Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013).

6. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

(Standard Form LLL)

7. Consortium agreement, if

applicable.

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