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request to the program contact person exceeding $1,105,000 for a single budget These priorities are:
listed in this section. period of 12 months. The Assistant General Disability and Rehabilitation
Secretary for Special Education and Research Projects (DRRP) Requirements
VIII. Other Information and Disability Business Technical
Rehabilitative Services may change the
Electronic Access to This Document: maximum amount through a notice Assistance Centers (DBTACs).
You may view this document, as well as published in the Federal Register. Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and
all other documents of this Department 764(a).
published in the Federal Register, in Note: The maximum amount includes
direct and indirect costs. Applicable Regulations: (a) The
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the Estimated Number of Awards: 10. Education Department General
following site: www.ed.gov/news/ Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
Note: The Department is not bound by any 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84,
fedregister. To use PDF you must have
estimates in this notice. 85, 86, and 97. (b) The regulations for
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at this site. If you have Project Period: Up to 60 months. this program in 34 CFR part 350. (c) The
questions about using PDF, call the U.S. notice of final priorities for the
Full Text of Announcement Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll
free, at 1–888–293–6498; or in the I. Funding Opportunity Description Projects and Centers program, published
Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–1530. in the Federal Register on April 28,
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the DRRP program is to plan and 2006 (71 FR 25472). (d) The notice of
Note: The official version of this document final priorities for the Disability and
is the document published in the Federal conduct research, demonstration
projects, training, and related activities Rehabilitation Research Projects and
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code to develop methods, procedures, and Centers program, published elsewhere
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO rehabilitation technology that maximize in this issue of the Federal Register.
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ the full inclusion and integration into Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
index.html. society, employment, independent apply to IHEs only.
Dated: June 5, 2006. living, family support, and economic
and social self-sufficiency of individuals II. Award Information
John H. Hager,
with disabilities, especially individuals Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
with the most severe disabilities, and to Estimated Available Funds:
improve the effectiveness of services $11,050,000.
[FR Doc. 06–5228 Filed 6–8–06; 8:45 am]
authorized under the Rehabilitation Act Estimated Range of Awards:
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
of 1973, as amended. DRRPs carry out $1,000,000–$1,105,000.
one or more of the following types of Estimated Average Size of Awards:
activities, as specified and defined in 34 $1,105,000.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CFR 350.13 through 350.19: Research, Maximum Award: We will reject any
Office of Special Education and development, demonstration, training, application that proposes a budget
Rehabilitative Services; Overview dissemination, utilization, and technical exceeding $1,105,000 for a single budget
Information; National Institute on assistance. period of 12 months. The Assistant
Disability and Rehabilitation Research An applicant for assistance under this Secretary for Special Education and
(NIDRR)—Disability Rehabilitation program must demonstrate in its Rehabilitative Services may change the
Research Projects (DRRPs)—Disability application how it will address, in maximum amount through a notice
Business Technical Assistance whole or in part, the needs of published in the Federal Register.
Centers (DBTACs); Notice Inviting individuals with disabilities from
minority backgrounds (34 CFR Note: The maximum amount includes
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal direct and indirect costs.
Year (FY) 2006 350.40(a)). The approaches an applicant
may take to meet this requirement are Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance found in 34 CFR 350.40(b).
(CFDA) Number: 84.133A–15 Additional information on the DRRP Note: The Department is not bound by any
program can be found at: http:// estimates in this notice.
Dates: Applications Available: June 9,
2006. www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res- Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Deadline for Transmittal of program.html#DRRP.
Priorities: NIDRR has established two III. Eligibility Information
Applications: August 8, 2006.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July priorities for this competition. The 1. Eligible Applicants: States; public
13, 2006. General DRRP Requirements priority is or private agencies, including for-profit
Eligible Applicants: States; public or from the notice of final priorities for the agencies; public or private
private agencies, including for-profit Disability and Rehabilitation Research organizations, including for-profit
agencies; public or private Projects and Centers program, published organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes
organizations, including for-profit in the Federal Register on April 28, and tribal organizations.
organizations; institutions of higher 2006 (71 FR 25472). The Disability 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost
education (IHEs); and Indian tribes and Business Technical Assistance Centers sharing is required and will be
tribal organizations. (DBTACs) priority is from the notice of negotiated at the time of the grant
Estimated Available Funds: final priorities for the Disability and award.
$11,050,000. Rehabilitation Research Projects and
Centers program, published elsewhere IV. Application and Submission
Estimated Range of Awards:
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$1,000,000–$1,105,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: Absolute Priorities: For FY 2006 these 1. Address to Request Application
1,105,000. priorities are absolute priorities. Under Package: You may obtain an application
Maximum Award: We will reject any 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only package via Internet or from the
application that proposes a budget applications that meet these priorities. Education Publications Center (ED
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Pubs). To obtain a copy via Internet use Standard Form 424); budget those efforts and comply with the
the following address: http:// requirements (ED Form 524) and a President’s Management Agenda, we are
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ budget narrative justification; other continuing to participate as a partner in
grantapps/index.html. required forms; an abstract, Human the new government wide Grants.gov
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write Subjects narrative, Part III narrative; Apply site in FY 2006. Disability
or call the following: Education resumes of staff; and other related Rehabilitation Research Projects-CFDA
Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398, materials, if applicable. Number 84.133A–15 is one of the
Jessup, MD 20794–1398. Telephone (toll 3. Submission Dates and Times: programs included in this project. We
free): 1–877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470– Applications Available: June 9, 2006. request your participation in Grants.gov.
1244. If you use a telecommunications Deadline for Transmittal of If you choose to submit your
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call Applications: August 8, 2006. application electronically, you must use
(toll free): 1–877–576–7734. Pre-Application Meeting: Interested the Grants.gov Apply site at: http://
You may also contact ED Pubs at its parties are invited to participate in a www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you
Web site: www.ed.gov/pubs/ pre-application meeting to discuss the will be able to download a copy of the
edpubs.html or you may contact ED priorities and to receive information and application package, complete it offline,
Pubs at its e-mail address: technical assistance through individual and then upload and submit your
edpubs@inet.ed.gov. consultation. The pre-application application. You may not e-mail an
If you request an application from ED meeting will be held on July 13, 2006. electronic copy of a grant application to
Pubs, be sure to identify this Interested parties may participate in this us.
competition as follows: CFDA Number meeting by conference call with NIDRR You may access the electronic grant
84.133A–15. staff from the Office of Special application for Disability Rehabilitation
Individuals with disabilities may Education and Rehabilitative Services Research Projects at: http://
obtain a copy of the application package between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., www.grants.gov. You must search for
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, Washington, DC time. On the same day, the downloadable application package
large print, audiotape, or computer NIDRR staff also will be available from for this program by the CFDA number.
diskette) by contacting the program 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., by telephone, to Do not include the CFDA number’s
contact person listed under FOR FURTHER provide information and technical alpha suffix in your search.
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of assistance through individual Please note the following:
this notice. consultation. For further information or • Your participation in Grants.gov is
2. Content and Form of Application to make arrangements to participate on voluntary.
Submission: Requirements concerning the conference call or for an individual • When you enter the Grants.gov site,
the content of an application, together consultation, contact Lynn Medley, U.S. you will find information about
with the forms you must submit, are in Department of Education, Potomac submitting an application electronically
the application package for this Center Plaza, room 6027, 550 12th through the site, as well as the hours of
competition. Page Limit: The Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202. operation.
application narrative (Part III of the Telephone: (202) 245–7338 or by e-mail: • Applications received by Grants.gov
application) is where you, the applicant, Lynn.medley@ed.gov. are time and date stamped. Your
address the selection criteria that Applications for grants under this application must be fully uploaded and
reviewers use to evaluate your competition may be submitted submitted, and must be date/time
application. We recommend that you electronically using the Grants.gov stamped by the Grants.gov system no
limit Part III to the equivalent of no Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
more than 125 pages, using the format by mail or hand delivery. For time, on the application deadline date.
following standards: information (including dates and times) Except as otherwise noted in this
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side about how to submit your application section, we will not consider your
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, electronically, or by mail or hand application if it is date/time stamped by
and both sides. delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
• Double space (no more than three Other Submission Requirements in this p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
lines per vertical inch) all text in the notice. application deadline date. When we
application narrative. Single spacing We do not consider an application retrieve your application from
may be used for titles, headings, that does not comply with the deadline Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
footnotes, quotations, references, and requirements. rejecting your application because it
captions, as well as all text in charts, 4. Intergovernmental Review: This was date/time stamped by the
tables, figures, and graphs. program is not subject to Executive Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m.,
• Use a font that is either 12 point or Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 Washington, DC time, on the
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch CFR part 79. application deadline date.
(characters per inch). 5. Funding Restrictions: We reference • The amount of time it can take to
The suggested page limit does not regulations outlining funding upload an application will vary
apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, restrictions in the Applicable depending on a variety of factors
the budget section; Part IV, the Regulations section of this notice. including the size of the application and
assurances and certifications; or the 6. Other Submission Requirements: the speed of your Internet connection.
one-page abstract, the resumes, the Applications for grants under this Therefore, we strongly recommend that
bibliography, or the letters of support. competition may be submitted you do not wait until the application
However, you must include all of the electronically or in paper format by mail deadline date to begin the application
application narrative in Part III. or hand delivery. process through Grants.gov.
The application package will provide a. Electronic Submission of • You should review and follow the
instructions for completing all Applications. We have been accepting Education Submission Procedures for
components to be included in the applications electronically through the submitting an application through
application. Each application must Department’s e-Application system Grants.gov that are included in the
include a cover sheet (either ED 424 or since FY 2000. In order to expand on application package for this competition
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to ensure that you submit your Application Deadline Date Extension in (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
application in a timely manner to the Case of System Unavailability postmark,
Grants.gov system. You can also find the If you are prevented from (2) A legible mail receipt with the
Education Submission Procedures electronically submitting your date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
pertaining to Grants.gov at http://e- application on the application deadline Postal Service,
Grants.ed.gov/help/ date because of technical problems with (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf. the Grants.gov system, we will grant you receipt from a commercial carrier, or
• To submit your application via an extension until 4:30 p.m., (4) Any other proof of mailing
Grants.gov, you must complete all of the Washington, DC time, the following acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
steps in the Grants.gov registration business day to enable you to transmit Department of Education.
process (see http://www.Grants.gov/ your application electronically, or by If you mail your application through
GetStarted). These steps include (1) hand delivery. You also may mail your the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
registering your organization, (2) application by following the mailing accept either of the following as proof
registering yourself as an Authorized instructions as described elsewhere in of mailing:
Organization Representative (AOR), and this notice. If you submit an application (1) A private metered postmark, or
(3) getting authorized as an AOR by after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
your organization. Details on these steps the deadline date, please contact the the U.S. Postal Service.
are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step person listed elsewhere in this notice If your application is postmarked after
Registration Guide (see http:// under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION the application deadline date, we will
www.grants.gov/assets/ CONTACT, and provide an explanation of not consider your application.
GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf). the technical problem you experienced Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
You also must provide on your with Grants.gov, along with the uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
application the same D–U–N–S Number Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number relying on this method, you should check
used with this registration. Please note (if available). We will accept your with your local post office.
that the registration process may take application if we can confirm that a c. Submission of Paper Applications
five or more business days to complete, technical problem occurred with the by Hand Delivery. If you submit your
and you must have completed all Grants.gov system and that that problem application in paper format by hand
registration steps to allow you to affected your ability to submit your delivery, you (or a courier service) must
successfully submit an application via application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, deliver the original and two copies of
Grants.gov. DC time, on the application deadline your application by hand, on or before
• You will not receive additional date. The Department will contact you the application deadline date, to the
point value because you submit your after a determination is made on Department at the following address:
application in electronic format, nor whether your application will be U.S. Department of Education,
will we penalize you if you submit your accepted. Application Control Center, Attention:
application in paper format. (CFDA Number 84.133A–15), 550 12th
Note: Extensions referred to in this section
• You may submit all documents apply only to the unavailability of or Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
electronically, including all information technical problems with the Grants.gov Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. The
typically included on the Application system. We will not grant you an extension Application Control Center accepts
for Federal Education Assistance (ED if you failed to fully register to submit your hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m.
424), Budget Information—Non- application to Grants.gov before the deadline
and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all date and time or if the technical problem you
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov except Saturdays, Sundays and Federal
necessary assurances and certifications. holidays.
system.
If you choose to submit your application Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
electronically, you must attach any b. Submission of Paper Applications Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
narrative sections of your application as by Mail. If you submit your application deliver your application to the
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich in paper format by mail (through the Department:
text), or .PDF (Portable Document) U.S. Postal Service or a commercial (1) You must indicate on the envelope
format. If you upload a file type other carrier), you must mail the original and and—if not provided by the
than the three file types specified above two copies of your application, on or Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the
or submit a password protected file, we before the application deadline date, to CFDA number—and suffix letter, if
will not review that material. the Department at the applicable any—of the competition under which
• Your electronic application must following address: you are submitting your application.
comply with any page limit By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: (2) The Application Control Center
requirements described in this notice. U.S. Department of Education, will mail a grant application receipt
• After you electronically submit Application Control Center, acknowledgment to you. If you do not
your application, you will receive an Attention: (CFDA Number 84.133A– receive the grant application receipt
automatic acknowledgment from 15), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., acknowledgment within 15 business
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov Washington, DC 20202–4260; days from the application deadline date,
tracking number. The Department will or you should call the U.S. Department of
retrieve your application from By mail through a commercial carrier: Education Application Control Center at
Grants.gov and send you a second U.S. Department of Education, (202) 245–6288.
confirmation by e-mail that will include Application Control Center—Stop
a PR/Award number (an ED-specified 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number V. Application Review Information
identifying number unique to your 84.133A–15), 7100 Old Landover Selection Criteria: The selection
application). Road, Landover, MD 20785–1506. criteria for this competition are from 34
• We may request that you provide us Regardless of which address you use, CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and 34 CFR
original signatures on forms at a later you must show proof of mailing 350.54 and are listed in the application
date. consisting of one of the following: package.
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The Secretary is interested in technical assistance through individual If you choose to submit your
hypothesis-driven research and consultation. The pre-application application electronically, you must use
development projects. To address this meeting will be held on July 13, 2006. the Grants.gov Apply site at: http://
interest it is expected that applicants Interested parties may participate in this www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you
will articulate goals, objectives, and meeting by conference call with NIDRR will be able to download a copy of the
expected outcomes for the proposed staff from the Office of Special application package, complete it offline,
research and development activities. It Education and Rehabilitative Services and then upload and submit your
is critical that proposals describe between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., application. You may not e-mail an
expected public benefits, especially Washington, DC time. On the same day, electronic copy of a grant application to
benefits for individuals with NIDRR staff also will be available from us.
disabilities, and propose projects that 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., by telephone, to
are optimally designed to demonstrate VII. Agency Contact
provide information and technical
outcomes that are consistent with the assistance through individual
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
proposed goals. Applicants are consultation. For further information or
encouraged to include information Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of
to make arrangements to participate on
describing how they will measure Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
the conference call or for an individual
outcomes, including the indicators that room 6030, Potomac Center Plaza,
consultation, contact Lynn Medley, U.S.
will represent the end-result, the Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
Department of Education, Potomac
mechanisms that will be used to (202) 245–7462 or by e-mail:
Center Plaza, room 6027, 550 12th
evaluate outcomes associated with donna.nangle@ed.gov.
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202.
specific problems or issues, and how the Telephone: (202) 245–7338 or by e-mail: If you use a telecommunications
proposed activities will support new Lynn.medley@ed.gov. device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
intervention approaches and strategies, Applications for grants under this the TDD number at (202) 245–7317 or
including a discussion of measures of competition may be submitted the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
effectiveness. Submission of this electronically using the Grants.gov 800–877–8339.
information is voluntary except where Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper Individuals with disabilities may
required by the selection criteria listed format by mail or hand delivery. For obtain this document in an alternative
in the application package. information (including dates and times) format (e.g., Braille, large print,
VI. Award Administration Information about how to submit your application audiotape, or computer diskette) on
electronically, or by mail or hand request to the program contact person
1. Award Notices: If your application delivery, please refer to section IV. 6.
is successful, we notify your U.S. listed in this section.
Other Submission Requirements in this
Representative and U.S. Senators and VIII. Other Information
notice.
send you a Grant Award Notification
We do not consider an application Electronic Access to This Document:
(GAN). We may also notify you
that does not comply with the deadline You may view this document, as well as
informally.
The suggested page limit does not requirements. all other documents of this Department
apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, 4. Intergovernmental Review: This published in the Federal Register, in
the budget section; Part IV, the program is not subject to Executive text or Adobe Portable Document
assurances and certifications; or the Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
one-page abstract, the resumes, the CFR part 79. following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/
bibliography, or the letters of support. 5. Funding Restrictions: We reference fedregister.
However, you must include all of the regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable To use PDF you must have Adobe
application narrative in Part III. Acrobat Reader, which is available free
The application package will provide Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: at this site. If you have questions about
instructions for completing all using PDF, call the U.S. Government
components to be included in the Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
application. Each application must
electronically or in paper format by mail 888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
include a cover sheet (either ED 424 or
or hand delivery. DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Standard Form 424); budget
requirements (ED Form 524) and a a. Electronic Submission of Note: The official version of this document
budget narrative justification; other Applications. We have been accepting is the document published in the Federal
required forms; an abstract, Human applications electronically through the Register. Free Internet access to the official
Subjects narrative, Part III narrative; Department’s e-Application system edition of the Federal Register and the Code
resumes of staff; and other related since FY 2000. In order to expand on of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
materials, if applicable. those efforts and comply with the Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
3. Submission Dates and Times: President’s Management Agenda, we are index.html.
Applications Available: June 9, 2006. continuing to participate as a partner in
the new government wide Grants.gov Dated: June 5, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 8, 2006. Apply site in FY 2006. Disability John H. Hager,
Pre-Application Meeting: Interested Rehabilitation Research Projects-CFDA Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
parties are invited to participate in a Number 84.133A’13 is one of the Rehabilitative Services.
pre-application meeting to discuss the programs included in this project. We [FR Doc. 06–5230 Filed 6–8–06; 8:45 am]
priorities and to receive information and request your participation in Grants.gov. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

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