[Federal Register: December 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 241)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.235N]
Special Demonstration Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001
Purpose of Program: To provide financial assistance to support
projects or programs that expand and improve the provision of
rehabilitation and other services for individuals with disabilities,
including technical assistance that meets the needs of underserved
populations.
For FY 2001 this competition focuses on projects designed to meet
the priorities we describe in the PRIORITIES section of this
application notice. This competition provides funds for a Technical
Assistance Center focusing on Latinos and Hispanics with Disabilities
and a Technical Assistance Center focusing on Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders with Disabilities.
Eligible Applicants: State vocational rehabilitation agencies;
community rehabilitation programs; Indian tribes or tribal
organizations; and public or nonprofit agencies or organizations,
including institutions of higher education.
Applications Available: December 21, 2000.
Deadline For Transmittal of Applications: February 20, 2001.
Deadline For Intergovernmental Review: April 21, 2001.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $400,000 to $500,000 per year per
Center.
Estimated Number of Awards: 2.
Reasonable Accommodations: We will consider, and may fund, requests
for additional funding as an addendum to an application to reflect the
costs of reasonable accommodations necessary to allow individuals with
disabilities to be employed on the project as personnel on project
activities.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months. The Assistant Secretary believes
that a period of at least 36 months is necessary to accomplish the
project objectives. The Assistant Secretary will assess, during the
third year of the project period, whether there is a continuing need
for the project and whether to provide funding beyond 36 months.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, 86, 97, and 99; and (b) The regulations for this program in
34 CFR part 373.
Priority
Background
Many individuals with disabilities, including Latinos, Hispanics,
Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders, have difficulty accessing
rehabilitation services and employment opportunities due to existing
language, cultural, socio-economic, and other barriers. In particular,
the unique characteristics of immigrant subpopulations living in urban
and rural areas support the need for culturally appropriate technical
assistance regarding civil rights, education and employment
opportunities, and disability-related services. That technical
assistance will assist Latinos and Hispanics with disabilities, Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities, and other
individuals with disabilities and their families, rehabilitation
agencies, local educational agencies, higher education institutions,
independent living centers, parent training information centers, and
employers to gain access to appropriate services and information in
order to improve community integration, independent living, and
employment outcomes.
Priorities
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and section 303(b)(4)(C) and (5)(B)(vi)
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Assistant Secretary
gives an absolute preference to applications that meet one of the
following priorities. The Assistant Secretary funds only applications
that meet one of the absolute priorities.
The projects must create a National Technical Assistance Center
that would provide culturally appropriate technical assistance to
organizations, State vocational rehabilitation agencies, other service
agencies, individuals, and families focusing on increasing employment
opportunities, vocational, educational, and independent living outcomes
for Latinos and Hispanics with disabilities or Asian Americans and
Pacific Islanders with disabilities.
Priority 1: Creating a National Technical Assistance Center for
Individuals with Disabilities focusing on Latinos and Hispanics with
Disabilities.
Priority 2: Creating a National Technical Assistance Center for
Individuals with Disabilities Focusing on Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders with Disabilities.
Allowable Activities
Activities that may be supported under this competition include,
but are not limited to--
Providing information to employers and industry, small
business administrations, and chambers of commerce;
Providing culturally and linguistically relevant training
on the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, sections 504
and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and other civil rights
legislation focused on Latinos and Hispanics with disabilities, Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities, and other
individuals with disabilities who wish to use the training.
Identifying solutions related to the barriers to obtaining
employment, educational and independent living opportunities for
individuals with disabilities focusing on Latinos and Hispanics with
disabilities and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with
disabilities;
Providing educational and vocational outreach to Latinos
and Hispanics with disabilities, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
with disabilities, other individuals with disabilities, including
migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and their families through key
organizations and agencies;
Assisting organizations, families, higher education, and
individuals with disabilities to better understand other issues
relevant to these populations, including, but not limited to, housing,
transportation, assistive technology, independent living, long-term
care, and Federal statutes such as the Workforce Investment Act, the
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Act, and the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating an application for a new grant
under this competition, we use selection criteria chosen from the
general selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR. The selection
criteria to be used for this competition will be provided in the
application package for this competition.
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
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competition as follows: CFDA number 84.235N.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:
(202) 205-8351. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Services (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an
alternative format the standard forms included in the application
package.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas E. Finch, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3314, Switzer Building,
Washington, DC. 20202-2650. Telephone: (202) 205-8292. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(b).
Dated: December 8, 2000.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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