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toddlers, children, and youth with

disabilities;

(2) Organize, synthesize, interpret,

integrate, and facilitate dissemination of

information needed for program

improvement using already existing

information resources and

communication networks;

(3) Analyze emerging policy or

program issues regarding the

administration of special education,

early intervention, and related services

at the Federal, State and local levels;

and

(4) Facilitate the use of information at

Federal, State and local levels for

program improvement for infants,

toddlers, children, and youth with

disabilities.

The project must organize, coordinate,

and maintain a data base of laws,

policies, and regulations that govern

special education within the States and

other jurisdictions; communicate, on a

regular basis, with State educational

agencies to identify emerging policy

issues; obtain, analyze and synthesize

information relative to the emerging

issues; and convene experts, special

education administrators, and others to

review, plan, and provide leadership in

recommending multi-level actions that

respond to the emerging issues. The

project must communicate regularly

with the Office of Special Education

Programs to ensure the continuing flow

and development of information that

may be required at the Federal level to

facilitate the improvement and

efficiency of administration of IDEA by

the U.S. Department of Education.

Upon request of the OSEP project

officer, the project should meet with

other funded projects of OSEP for

purposes of cross-project collaboration

and information exchange. The project

must also budget for two trips annually

to Washington, D.C. for: (1) A two-day

Research Project Directors’ meeting; and

(2) another meeting to meet and

collaborate with the OSEP project

officer.

For Further Information Contact: Jane

C. Williams, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue

S.W., Room 3529, Switzer Building,

Washington, D.C. 20202–2641.

Telephone: (202) 205–9039. FAX: (202)

205–8105. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the TDD number: (202)

205–8125. Internet: Janel

Williams@ed.gov Applicable Program

Regulations: 34 CFR part 327.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1418.

Dated: April 26, 1996.

Howard R. Moses,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special

Education and Rehabilitative Services.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number 84.159, Special Studies Program)

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[CFDA No.: 84.159H]

Special Studies Program; Notice

Inviting Applications for New Awards

for Fiscal Year (FY) 1996

Purpose of Program: To support

studies to evaluate the impact of the

Individuals with Disabilities Education

Act (IDEA), including efforts to provide

a free appropriate public education to

children and youth with disabilities,

and early intervention services to

infants and toddlers with disabilities.

This notice supports the National

Education Goals by improving

understanding of how to enable

children and youth with disabilities to

reach higher levels of academic

achievement.

Eligible Applicants: Public or private

agencies, institutions, organizations,

and other appropriate parties.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85,

and 86; and (b) The regulations for this

program in 34 CFR Part 327.

Priority:

Absolute Priority—Testing the Use of An

Instrument to Measure Student Progress

(84.159H)

The priority Testing the Use of An

Instrument to Measure Student Progress

in the notice of final priorities for this

program, published elsewhere in this

issue of the Federal Register, applies to

this competition.

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR Part 86

apply to institutions of higher education

only.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: June 24, 1996.

Applications Available: May 7, 1996.

Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Project Period: Up to 36 months.

Available Funds: In fiscal year 1996,

the Department proposes to allocate

approximately $300,000 to support one

award for the first twelve months of the

project. In years two and three, the

project will be level funded unless there

are increases in costs attributable to

significant changes in activity level.

Note: The Department of Education is not

bound by any estimates in this notice.

For Applications and General

Information Contact: Claudette Carey,

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Switzer

Building, Room 3525, Washington, D.C.

20202–2641. Telephone (202) 205-9864.

FAX: (202) 205–8105. Internet:

ClaudettelCarey@ed.gov

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the TDD number: (202)

205–8953. Applications are available in

alternative formats upon request.

For Technical Information Contact:

Susan Sanchez, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Switzer Building, Room 3528,

Washington, D.C. 20202–2641.

Telephone: (202) 205-8998. FAX: (202)

205–8105. Internet: Susan

Sanchez@ed.gov

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; on the Internet Gopher Server at

GOPHER.ED.GOV (under

Announcements, Bulletins, and Press

Releases): or on the World Wide Web at

http://www.ed.gov/money.html.

However, the official application notice

for a discretionary grant competition is

the notice published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1418.

Dated: April 26, 1996.

Howard R. Moses,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special

Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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