Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 19, 2001 / Notices 65575

Any State Process Recommendation

and other comments submitted by a

State Single Point of Contact and any

comments from State, area-wide,

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 #84.215L, U.S. Department of

Education, Room 7E200, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–

0125.

We will determine proof of mailing on

the same basis as we determine proof of

mailing for applications (see 34 CFR

75.102). Recommendations or comments

may be hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m.

(Washington, DC time) on the date

indicated in this notice. 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.

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(Catalogue of Federal Assistance Number:

84.215L Smaller Learning Communities

program)

Dated: December 14, 2001.

Susan B. Neuman,

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and

Secondary Education.

Carol D’Amico,

Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult

Education.

[FR Doc. 01–31273 Filed 12–18–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.215L]

Smaller Learning Communities

Program

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2001.

Purpose of Program: The Smaller

Learning Communities program will

support the planning, implementation

or expansion of small, safe, and

successful learning environments in

large public high schools to help ensure

that all students graduate with the

knowledge and skills necessary to make

successful transitions to college and

careers. These grants are authorized by

title X, part A, section 10105 of the

Elementary and Secondary Education

Act of 1965 (ESEA)(20 U.S.C. 8005).

Eligible Applicants: Local educational

agencies (LEAs), applying on behalf of

large high schools, or schools funded by

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA

schools), are eligible to apply. For

purposes of this program, a large high

school is defined as a school that

includes grades 11 and 12 and enrolls

at least 1,000 students in grades 9 and

above.

Applications Available: December 19,

2001.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: February 19, 2002.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: April 18, 2002.

Estimated Available Funds:

$96,700,000.

Types and Ranges of Awards: The

Secretary will award both planning

grants and implementation grants under

this notice. LEAs may apply on behalf

of one or more eligible schools. For a

one-year planning grant, an LEA may

receive, on behalf of a single school,

$25,000 to $50,000 per project. LEAs

applying on behalf of a group of eligible

schools may receive funds up to

$250,000 per planning grant. For a

three-year implementation grant, an

LEA may receive, on behalf of a single

school, $250,000 to $500,000 per

project. LEAs applying on behalf of a

group of eligible schools may receive

funds up to $2,500,000 per

implementation grant. LEAs may submit

multiple applications targeting up to ten

distinct schools under a single

application. However, an LEA may not

apply on behalf of an eligible high

school in more than one application.

Schools that benefited from FY 2000

implementation awards are not eligible

to receive additional implementation

support under this competition. Schools

that benefited from FY 2000 planning

awards are not eligible to receive

additional planning support under this

competition, but may apply for an

implementation grant. The total amount

an LEA may receive through any

combination of awards, in any fiscal

year of this program, may not exceed $5

million.

Note: The size of awards will be based on

a number of factors. These factors include the

scope, quality, and comprehensiveness of the

proposed program; the size of the population

to be served; and the recommended range of

awards indicated in the application.

Estimated Number of Awards: The

Secretary anticipates making

approximately 190 new planning grant

awards and approximately 90 new

implementation awards under this

competition.

Note: The Department of Education is not

bound by any estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Planning grants will

fund activities up to 12 months.

Implementation grants will fund

activities up to 36 months.

Note: Applicants for multi-year awards

must provide detailed, yearly budget

information for the total grant period

requested. Understanding the unique

complexities of implementing a program that

affects a school’s organization, physical

design, curriculum, instruction, and

preparation of teachers, the Secretary

anticipates awarding the entire grant amount

for implementation projects at the time of the

initial award. This will provide the applicant

with the capacity to effectively carry out the

comprehensive long-term activities involved

in model development, documentation,

evaluation, and dissemination of products

and practices developed through the federal

grant. Uninterrupted access to funds will

depend upon a grantee’s close adherence to

its yearly budget projections as well as

submission of an annual performance report,

showing adequate progress, during the threeyear period of the grant.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

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

86, 97, 98, and 99; and (b) the

regulations in the notice of final

priorities, application requirements, and

selection criteria for FY 2001 as

published elsewhere in this issue of the

Federal Register.

Competitive Priority—Low-Performing

Schools

This competition gives a competitive

priority to projects that meet the priority

in the Notice of the Final Priorities for

this program, which is published

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information on the program and to

download an application, you may

access the SLC program web site at

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www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SLCP/. If you

have questions pertaining to the

application, you may send an email to

smallerlearningcommunities@ed.gov. If

you need further assistance and need to

speak with someone in the SLC

program, you may contact Andrew

Abrams, (202) 260–7430, 330 C Street,

SW, MES Bldg., Room 5512,

Washington, DC 20202. You may also

contact Diane Austin (202) 260–1280,

400 Maryland Ave., SW, Room 5C149,

Washington, DC 20202–6200. Requests

for applications may also be sent by fax

to (202) 260–8969.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this notice in an alternative

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to one of the contact persons

listed in the preceding paragraph.

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 this site. If you have any questions

about using 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.

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. 8005.

Dated: December 14, 2001.

Susan B. Neuman,

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and

Secondary Education.

Carol D’Amico,

Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult

Education.

[FR Doc. 01–31274 Filed 12–18–01; 8:45 am]

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