13588 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 48 / Monday, March 13, 1995 / Notice

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.215V]

Fund for the Improvement of

Education: Partnerships in Character

Education Pilot Project; Notice Inviting

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal

Year 1995

Purpose of Program: The purpose of

the Fund for the Improvement of

Education (FIE) is to support nationally

significant programs to improve the

quality of education, assist all students

to meet challenging State content

standards, and contribute to the

achievement of the National Education

Goals. The purpose of this competition

is to support pilot projects for character

education as a way to address the

broader FIE objectives.

Eligible Applicants: Only State

educational agencies, in partnership

with one or more local educational

agencies, may apply for grants under

this program.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: April 28, 1995.

Applications Available: March 14,

1995.

Estimated Available Funds: $750,000.

Estimated Range of Awards:

$200,000–$250,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$250,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 3.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Maximum Award: The Secretary does

not consider an application that

proposes a budget exceeding $250,000

for the first 12-month budget period.

Project Period: Up to 48 months.

Supplementary Information: Under

the Character Education program, State

educational agencies provide technical

and professional assistance to local

educational agencies in the

development and implementation of

curriculum materials, teacher training,

and other activities related to character

education. Applicants requesting funds

under this program must propose

projects designed to develop character

education programs that incorporate the

following elements of character:

(a) Caring.

(b) Civic virtue and citizenship.

(c) Justice and fairness.

(d) Respect.

(e) Responsibility.

(f) Trustworthiness.

(g) Any other elements deemed

appropriate by the members of the

partnership.

Invitational Priority: Under 34 CFR

75.105(c)(1), the Secretary is

particularly interested in projects that

will also include additional elements of

character identified by the local

educational agencies in consultation

with the schools and communities that

will participate in the project. However,

an application that meets this

invitational priority does not receive

competitive or absolute preference over

other applications.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) 34

CFR Parts 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, and 86,

and (b) the regulations in 34 CFR Parts

98 and 99.

Selection Criteria: In evaluating

applications for grants under this

competition, the Secretary uses the

selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210(b).

Under 34 CFR 75.210(c), the Secretary is

authorized to distribute an additional 15

points among the criteria to bring the

total to a maximum of 100 points. For

this competition, the Secretary

distributes the additional points as

follows:

Plan of Operation (34 CFR

75.210(b)(3)). Five additional points are

added to this criterion for a possible

total of 20 points.

Evaluation Plan (34 CFR 75.210(b)(6)).

Ten additional points are added to this

criterion for a possible total of 15 points.

Note: Projects requesting funding under

this program must be designed so that the

effectiveness of the programs, projects and

activities that will be conducted is readily

ascertainable.

To Request an Application: Voice

Mail: 202–219–2053; Facsimile

machine: 202–219–1407; Mail: OERI/

FIE Application, 555 New Jersey

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20208–

5645. 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.

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. 8003.

Dated: March 8, 1995.

Sharon P. Robinson,

Assistant Secretary for Research and

Improvement.

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