[Federal Register: November 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 216)]
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Part III
Department of Education
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Office of Educational Research and Improvement; Field-Initiated Studies
(FIS) Education Research Grant Program; to Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.305T]
Office of Educational Research and Improvement; Field-Initiated
Studies (FIS) Education Research Grant Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000.
PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: The Field-Initiated Studies Education Research
Grant Program awards grants to conduct education research in which
topics and methods of study are generated by investigators.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Institutions of higher education; State and local
education agencies; public and private organizations, institutions, and
agencies; and individuals.
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: December 9, 1999.
Application packages will be available by mail and electronically
on the World Wide Web at the following sites: http://www.ed.gov/
offices/OERI/FIS/ www.ed.gov/GrantApps/
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: February 16, 2000.
Note: We must receive all applications on or before this date.
This requirement takes exception to 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, this exception to EDGAR makes
procedural changes only and does not establish new substantive
policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), the Assistant Secretary
for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement has
determined that proposed rulemaking is not required.
TENTATIVE AWARD DATE: May 31, 2000.
AVAILABLE FUNDS: $10 million.
The estimated amount of funds available for new awards is based on
the Administration's request for this program for FY 2000. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process before the end of the fiscal year, if Congress
appropriates funds for this program.
ESTIMATED RANGE OF AWARDS: The size of the awards will be commensurate
with the nature and scope of the work proposed.
BUDGET PERIOD: 12-month period.
PROJECT PERIOD: 12 to 36 months.
Note: Contingent upon the availability of funds, the Department
intends to award another cycle of grants under this program, early
in the next fiscal year. (Anticipated application availability date:
June 9, 2000. Anticipated closing date: September 18, 2000.
Anticipated award date: December 15, 2000. Estimated funds
available: $10 million.)
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81,
82, 85, 86 (part 86 applies to IHEs only), 97; and (b) the regulations
in 34 CFR part 700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Field-Initiated Studies Education
Research Grant Program is highly competitive. In its last competition,
OERI funded about 1 award for every 25 eligible applications. Strong
applications for FIS grants clearly address each of the applicable
selection criteria.
Strong applications make a reasoned and compelling case for the
national significance of the problems or issues that will be the
subject of the proposed research. Strong applications present a
research design which is complete and clearly delineated, incorporating
sound research methods. The personnel descriptions included in strong
applications make it apparent that the project director, principal
investigator and other key personnel possess training and experience
commensurate with their duties.
The project period of the grant may be from one to three years. In
the application, the project period should be divided into 12-month
budget periods. Each 12-month budget should be clearly delineated and
justified in terms of the proposed activities.
Collaboration: The Secretary encourages collaboration in the
conduct of research. For example, major research universities and
institutions may collaborate with historically underrepresented
institutions, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delores Monroe, Field-Initiated
Studies Education Research Grants Program, Office of Educational
Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey
Avenue, NW., room 627, Washington, DC 20208-5531. Telephone: (202) 219-
2229. E-Mail: Delores__Monroe@ed.gov If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
FOR APPLICATIONS 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. If you use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its web site: http://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html
Or you may contact ED Pubs at 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 Number 84.305T.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Individuals with disabilities also may obtain a copy of the
application package in an alternative format by contacting that person.
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternative
format the standard forms included in the application.
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 either of the following sites:
http//ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
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To use the PDF you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. 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, D.C.,
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. 6031(c)(2)(B)
Dated: November 4, 1999.
C. Kent McGuire,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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