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documents published in the Federal This priority is: the content of an application, together
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Model Demonstration Projects to with the forms you must submit, are in
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet Improve the Postsecondary and the application package for this
at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ Employment Outcomes of Youth with competition.
news/fedregister. Disabilities. 3. Submission Dates and Times:
To use PDF you must have Adobe Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(b). Applications Available: July 5, 2007.
Acrobat Reader, which is available free Applicable Regulations: (a) The Deadline for Transmittal of
at this site. If you have questions about Education Department General Applications: August 6, 2007.
using PDF, call the U.S. Government Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in Applications for grants under this
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, competition must be submitted
888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 85, 97, and 99. (b) The regulations for electronically using the Grants.gov
DC, area at (202) 512–1530. this program in 34 CFR part 373. (c) The Apply site (http://www.Grants.gov). For
Note: The official version of this document notice of final priority and definitions, information (including dates and times)
is the document published in the Federal published elsewhere in this issue of the about how to submit your application
Register. Free Internet access to the official Federal Register. electronically, or in paper format by
edition of the Federal Register and the Code mail or hand delivery if you qualify for
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO II. Award Information an exception to the electronic
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ Type of Award: Discretionary grants. submission requirement, please refer to
index.html. Estimated Available Funds: section IV.6. Other Submission
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance $2,250,000. Requirements in this notice.
Number 84.235U Special Demonstration Maximum Award: We will reject any We do not consider an application
Programs) application that proposes a budget that does not comply with the deadline
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(b). exceeding $575,000 for a single budget requirements.
Dated: June 28, 2007. period of 12 months. The Assistant Individuals with disabilities who
John H. Hager, Secretary for Special Education and need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the in connection with the application
Rehabilitative Services. maximum amount through a notice process should contact the person listed
[FR Doc. 07–3249 Filed 7–3–07; 8:45 am] published in the Federal Register. under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Estimated Number of Awards: 4–7. CONTACT in section VII in this notice. If
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Note: The Department is not bound by any the Department provides an
estimates in this notice. accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Project Period: Up to 60 months. individual with a disability in
connection with the application
Office of Special Education and III. Eligibility Information process, the individual’s application
Rehabilitative Services; Overview 1. Eligible Applicants: Only State remains subject to all other
Information; Special Demonstration vocational rehabilitation agencies are requirements and limitations in this
Programs—Model Demonstration eligible for assistance under this notice.
Projects to Improve the Postsecondary program. Deadline for Intergovernmental
and Employment Outcomes of Youth 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This Review: October 3, 2007.
with Disabilities; Notice Inviting competition does not require cost 4. Intergovernmental Review: This
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal sharing or matching. competition is subject to Executive
Year (FY) 2007 and Later Years Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
IV. Application and Submission CFR part 79. Information about
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Information Intergovernmental Review of Federal
(CFDA) Number: 84.235U.
1. Address to Request Application Programs under Executive Order 12372
Dates: Applications Available: July 5, Package: Education Publications Center is in the application package for this
2007. (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD competition.
Deadline for Transmittal of 20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1– 5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
Applications: August 6, 2007. 877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If regulations outlining funding
Deadline for Intergovernmental you use a telecommunications device restrictions in the Applicable
Review: October 3, 2007. for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877– Regulations section in this notice.
Full Text of Announcement 576–7734. 6. Other Submission Requirements:
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web Applications for grants under this
I. Funding Opportunity Description site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ competition must be submitted
Purpose of Program: The purpose of edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: electronically unless you qualify for an
the Special Demonstration Programs is [email protected]. exception to this requirement in
to provide financial assistance to If you request an application package accordance with the instructions in this
eligible entities to expand and improve from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this section.
the provision of rehabilitation and other program or competition as follows: a. Electronic Submission of
services for individuals with CFDA number 84.235U. Applications.
disabilities. Individuals with disabilities can Applications for grants under the
Priority: This priority is from the obtain a copy of the application package Special Demonstration Programs—
notice of final priority and definitions in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, Model Demonstration Projects to
for this program, published elsewhere in large print, audiotape, or computer Improve the Postsecondary and
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this issue of the Federal Register. diskette) by contacting the person or Employment Outcomes of Youth with
Absolute Priority: For FY 2007, this team listed under Alternative Format in Disabilities, CFDA Number 84.235U,
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 section VIII of this notice. must be submitted electronically using
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 2. Content and Form of Application the Government-wide Grants.gov Apply
applications that meet this priority. Submission: Requirements concerning site at http://www.Grants.gov. Through

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this site, you will be able to download • You should review and follow the submit a password-protected file, we
a copy of the application package, Education Submission Procedures for will not review that material.
complete it offline, and then upload and submitting an application through • Your electronic application must
submit your application. You may not e- Grants.gov that are included in the comply with any page-limit
mail an electronic copy of a grant application package for this competition requirements described in this notice.
application to us. to ensure that you submit your • After you electronically submit
We will reject your application if you application in a timely manner to the your application, you will receive from
submit it in paper format unless, as Grants.gov system. You can also find the Grants.gov an automatic notification of
described elsewhere in this section, you Education Submission Procedures receipt that contains a Grants.gov
qualify for one of the exceptions to the pertaining to Grants.gov at http://e- tracking number. (This notification
electronic submission requirement and Grants.ed.gov/help/ indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
submit, no later than two weeks before GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf. receipt by the Department.) The
the application deadline date, a written • To submit your application via Department then will retrieve your
statement to the Department that you Grants.gov, you must complete all steps application from Grants.gov and send a
qualify for one of these exceptions. in the Grants.gov registration process second notification to you by e-mail.
Further information regarding (see http://www.grants.gov/applicants/ This second notification indicates that
calculation of the date that is two weeks get_registered.jsp). These steps include the Department has received your
before the application deadline date is (1) registering your organization, a application and has assigned your
provided later in this section under multi-part process that includes application a PR/Award number (an ED-
Exception to Electronic Submission registration with the Central Contractor specified identifying number unique to
Requirement. Registry (CCR); (2) registering yourself your application).
You may access the electronic grant as an Authorized Organization • We may request that you provide us
application for Special Demonstration Representative (AOR); and (3) getting original signatures on forms at a later
Programs—Model Demonstration authorized as an AOR by your date.
Projects to Improve the Postsecondary organization. Details on these steps are Application Deadline Date Extension
and Employment Outcomes of Youth outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step in Case of Technical Issues with the
with Disabilities at http:// Registration Guide (see http:// Grants.gov System: If you are
www.grants.gov. You must search for www.grants.gov/section910/ experiencing problems submitting your
the downloadable application package Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). application through Grants.gov, please
for this program by the CFDA number. You also must provide on your contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
application the same D–U–N–S Number toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
Do not include the CFDA number’s
used with this registration. Please note obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search
that the registration process may take Number and must keep a record of it.
for 84.326, not 84.326A).
five or more business days to complete, If you are prevented from
Please note the following:
and you must have completed all
• When you enter the Grants.gov site, registration steps to allow you to submit
electronically submitting your
you will find information about application on the application deadline
successfully an application via date because of technical problems with
submitting an application electronically Grants.gov. In addition you will need to
through the site, as well as the hours of the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
update your CCR registration on an an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
operation. annual basis. This may take three or
• Applications received by Grants.gov more business days to complete.
Washington, DC time, the following
are date and time stamped. Your business day to enable you to transmit
• You will not receive additional
application must be fully uploaded and point value because you submit your your application electronically or by
submitted and must be date and time application in electronic format, nor hand delivery. You also may mail your
stamped by the Grants.gov system no will we penalize you if you qualify for application by following the mailing
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC an exception to the electronic instructions described elsewhere in this
time, on the application deadline date. submission requirement, as described notice.
Except as otherwise noted in this elsewhere in this section, and submit If you submit an application after 4:30
section, we will not consider your your application in paper format. p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application if it is date and time • You must submit all documents application deadline date, please
stamped by the Grants.gov system later electronically, including all information contact the person listed under FOR
than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on you typically provide on the following FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
the application deadline date. When we forms: Application for Federal section VII in this notice and provide an
retrieve your application from Assistance (SF 424), the Department of explanation of the technical problem
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are Education Supplemental Information for you experienced with Grants.gov, along
rejecting your application because it SF 424, Budget Information—Non- with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case
was date and time stamped by the Construction Programs (ED 524), and all Number. We will accept your
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., necessary assurances and certifications. application if we can confirm that a
Washington, DC time, on the Please note that two of these forms—the technical problem occurred with the
application deadline date. SF 424 and the Department of Education Grants.gov system and that that problem
• The amount of time it can take to Supplemental Information for SF 424— affected your ability to submit your
upload an application will vary have replaced the ED 424 (Application application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
depending on a variety of factors, for Federal Education Assistance). DC time, on the application deadline
including the size of the application and • You must attach any narrative date. The Department will contact you
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the speed of your Internet connection. sections of your application as files in after a determination is made on
Therefore, we strongly recommend that a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or whether your application will be
you do not wait until the application .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you accepted.
deadline date to begin the submission upload a file type other than the three Note: The extensions to which we refer in
process through Grants.gov. file types specified in this paragraph or this section apply only to the unavailability

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of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number V. Application Review Information
system. We will not grant you an extension 84.235U), 7100 Old Landover Road,
if you failed to fully register to submit your Selection Criteria: The selection
Landover, MD 20785–1506. criteria for this competition are from 34
application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the Regardless of which address you use, CFR 75.210 and are listed in the
technical problem you experienced is you must show proof of mailing application package.
unrelated to the Grants.gov system. consisting of one of the following:
VI. Award Administration Information
Exception to Electronic Submission (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
Requirement: You qualify for an postmark. 1. Award Notices: If your application
exception to the electronic submission (2) A legible mail receipt with the is successful, we notify your U.S.
requirement, and may submit your date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and
application in paper format, if you are Postal Service. send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN).
unable to submit an application through We may notify you informally, also.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or If your application is not evaluated or
the Grants.gov system because— receipt from a commercial carrier.
• You do not have access to the not selected for funding, we notify you.
(4) Any other proof of mailing 2. Administrative and National Policy
Internet; or acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
• You do not have the capacity to Requirements: We identify
Department of Education. administrative and national policy
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system; and If you mail your application through requirements in the application package
• No later than two weeks before the the U.S. Postal Service, we do not and reference these and other
application deadline date (14 calendar accept either of the following as proof requirements in the Applicable
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day of mailing: Regulations section in this notice.
before the application deadline date (1) A private metered postmark. We reference the regulations outlining
falls on a Federal holiday, the next (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the terms and conditions of an award in
business day following the Federal the U.S. Postal Service. the Applicable Regulations section in
holiday), you mail or fax a written If your application is postmarked after this notice and include these and other
statement to the Department, explaining the application deadline date, we will specific conditions in the GAN. The
which of the two grounds for an not consider your application. GAN also incorporates your approved
exception prevent you from using the application as part of your binding
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not commitments under the grant.
Internet to submit your application. uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
If you mail your written statement to 3. Reporting: At the end of your
relying on this method, you should check
the Department, it must be postmarked with your local post office.
project period, you must submit a final
no later than two weeks before the performance report, including financial
application deadline date. If you fax c. Submission of Paper Applications information, as directed by the
your written statement to the by Hand Delivery. Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
Department, we must receive the faxed If you qualify for an exception to the award, you must submit an annual
statement no later than two weeks electronic submission requirement, you performance report that provides the
before the application deadline date. (or a courier service) may deliver your most current performance and financial
Address and mail or fax your paper application to the Department by expenditure information as directed by
statement to: Edwin Powell, U.S. hand. You must deliver the original and the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The
Department of Education, 400 Maryland two copies of your application by hand Secretary may also require more
Avenue, SW., room 5038, PCP, on or before the application deadline frequent performance reports under 34
Washington, DC 20202–2800. Fax: (202) date, to the Department at the following CFR 75.720(c). For specific
245–7505. address: U.S. Department of Education, requirements on reporting, please go to
Your paper application must be Application Control Center, Attention: http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
submitted in accordance with the mail (CFDA Number 84.235U), 550 12th appforms/appforms.html.
or hand delivery instructions described Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 4. Performance Measures: The
in this notice. Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. Government Performance and Results
b. Submission of Paper Applications The Application Control Center Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal
by Mail. accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 departments and agencies to improve
If you qualify for an exception to the a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC the effectiveness of their programs by
electronic submission requirement, you time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and engaging in strategic planning, setting
may mail (through the U.S. Postal Federal holidays. outcome-related goals for programs, and
Service or a commercial carrier) your measuring program results against those
application to the Department. You Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper goals. Under this priority, we require a
Applications: If you mail or hand deliver
must mail the original and two copies grantee to develop an evaluation plan
your application to the Department—
of your application on or before the (1) You must indicate on the envelope and conduct an evaluation of the
application deadline date, to the and—if not provided by the Department—in effectiveness of the project in achieving
Department at the applicable following Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, its goals, particularly goals relating to
address: including suffix letter, if any, of the post-school outcomes. In measuring
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: competition under which you are submitting performance, we require a grantee to
U.S. Department of Education, your application; and collect: High school exit data (e.g.,
Application Control Center, (2) The Application Control Center will academic achievement and functional
mail to you a notification of receipt of your performance data, and high school
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.235U),
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grant application. If you do not receive this

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., notification within 15 business days from the
graduation outcomes, including type of
Washington, DC 20202–4260; or application deadline date, you should call diploma received); student’s post-school
By mail through a commercial carrier: the U.S. Department of Education goals; services provided; postsecondary
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center at (202) 245– education outcomes; employment
Application Control Center, Stop 6288. outcomes (e.g., type of employment,

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wages and earnings, hours worked, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Background Information

weeks of employment); and public For the convenience of applicants, we
benefits received such as Supplemental Office of Vocational and Adult
describe in this notice the major
Security Income and Social Security Education; Overview Information;
statutory changes made to the Carl D.
Disability Insurance. During the first Native Hawaiian Career and Technical
Perkins Vocational and Technical
year of the project RSA intends to assist Education Program (NHCTEP); Notice
Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III),
grantees in implementing these data Inviting Applications for New Awards
which was amended by the Act, that
collection requirements. RSA will use for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
affect NHCTEP.
these data, especially data on
postsecondary education and Catalog of Federal Domestic Statutory Changes Affecting NHCTEP
employment outcomes, to assess the Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.259A.
(a) Community-based organizations.
performance of the projects funded Dates:
Under the previous authority for this
under this priority. Applications Available: July 5, 2007. program, section 116(h) of Perkins III,
Deadline for Transmittal of the Secretary awarded grants or entered
VII. Agency Contact Applications: August 6, 2007. into contracts with organizations
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eligible Applicants: (a) Community- primarily serving and representing
Edwin Powell, U.S. Department of based organizations primarily serving Native Hawaiians that were recognized
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., and representing Native Hawaiians. For by the Governor of the State of Hawaii
room 5038, PCP, Washington, DC purposes of NHCTEP, a community- to plan, conduct, and administer
20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–7505 based organization means a public or programs, or portions thereof,
or by e-mail: [email protected]. private nonprofit organization that authorized by and consistent with the
provides career and technical education, provisions of Perkins III. Under the new
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll or related services, to individuals in the program authority, in section 116(h) of
free, at 1–800–877–8339. Native Hawaiian community. the Act, the Secretary awards grants or
VIII. Other Information (b) Any community-based enters into contracts with community-
organization may apply individually or based organizations primarily serving
Alternative Format: Individuals with as a part of a consortium with one or and representing Native Hawaiians to
disabilities can obtain this document more eligible community-based plan, conduct, and administer programs,
and a copy of the application package in organizations. (34 CFR 75.127) or portions thereof, that are authorized
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large by and consistent with the provisions of
print, audiotape, or computer diskette) Note: An applicant must include
documentation, including proof of its non- section 116 of the Act for the benefit of
by contacting the Grants and Contracts profit status in accordance with 34 CFR Native Hawaiians. As a result of this
Services Team, U.S. Department of 75.51, in its application showing that it and, change, the Secretary will be making
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., if applicable, consortium members are multiple grant awards in FY 2007,
room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC eligible according to the requirements in rather than making a single award; FY
20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– paragraphs (a) and (b) of the Eligible 2007 awards will be made only to
7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll Applicants section of this notice. community based organizations; and the
free, at 1–800–877–8339. Governor of the State of Hawaii will not
Estimated Available Funds:
Electronic Access to This Document: have a role in determining which
$2,956,000 for the first 12 months of the
You can view this document, as well as community based organizations receive
24-month project period. Funding for
all other documents of this Department NHCTEP awards.
the second year is subject to the
published in the Federal Register, in (b) Purpose. In the Act, Congress has
availability of funds and to a grantee
text or Adobe Portable Document expanded and added elements to the
meeting the requirements of 34 CFR
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the statement of purpose, most significantly
75.253. FY 2006 funds will be used for
following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ by stating that, among other statutory
new awards under this competition.
fedregister. purposes, programs should build on the
Estimated Range of Awards: efforts of States and localities to develop
To use PDF you must have Adobe $250,000–$500,000. challenging academic and technical
Acrobat Reader, which is available free Estimated Average Size of Awards: standards and to assist students in
at this site. If you have questions about $295,600. meeting such standards, including in
using PDF, call the U.S. Government Estimated Number of Awards: 10. preparation for high-skill, high-wage, or
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
Note: The Department is not bound by any high-demand occupations in emerging
888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
estimates in this notice. or established professions. (20 U.S.C.
DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
2301(1)) Congress also has added to the
Note: The official version of this document Project Period: Up to 24 months. statement of purpose the requirement
is the document published in the Federal that programs provide technical
Register. Free Internet access to the official I. Funding Opportunity Description
assistance that promotes leadership,
edition of the Federal Register and the Code Purpose of Program: The Native initial preparation, and professional
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Hawaiian Career and Technical development at the State and local
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ Education Program (NHCTEP) provides levels, and improves the quality of,
index.html. grants to eligible applicants to plan, career and technical education teachers,
conduct, and administer programs, or faculty, administrators, and counselors.
Dated: June 28, 2007.
portions of programs, that are (20 U.S.C. 2301(5)) Additionally, the
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John H. Hager, authorized by and consistent with the Act’s purpose section has been amended
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and purposes of section 116 of the Carl D. to include supporting partnerships
Rehabilitative Services. Perkins Career and Technical Education among secondary schools,
[FR Doc. E7–12895 Filed 7–2–07; 8:45 am] Act of 2006 (Act) for the benefit of postsecondary institutions,
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