Wednesday,

February 9, 2000

Part V

Department of
Education
Office of Educational Research and
Improvement; Jacob K. Javits Gifted and
Talented Students Education Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Project Period: 36 months. Please note Projects that establish and operate
that all applicants for multi-year awards model programs to serve gifted and
[CFDA No. 206A]
are required to provide detailed budget talented students in schools in which at
Office of Educational Research and information for the total project period least 50 percent of the students enrolled
Improvement, Jacob K. Javits Gifted requested. The Department will are from low-income families. Projects
and Talented Students Education negotiate at the time of the initial award must include students who may not be
Program; Notice Inviting Applications the funding levels for each year of the served by traditional gifted and talented
for New Awards for Fiscal Years 2000 grant award. programs, including economically
and 2001 Page Limit: The application narrative disadvantaged students, limited English
is where you, the applicant, address the proficient students, and students with
Purpose of Program: To provide selection criteria reviewers use to disabilities. The projects must
grants to help build a nationwide evaluate your application. You must incorporate high-level content and
capability in elementary and secondary limit the narrative to the equivalent of performance standards in one or more of
schools to identify and meet the special no more than 25 pages, using the the core subject areas as well as utilize
educational needs of gifted and talented following standards: innovative teaching strategies.
students; to encourage the development • A page is 8.5″ × 11″, on one side The projects must provide
of rich and challenging curricula for all only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, comprehensive ongoing professional
students; and to supplement and make and both sides. development opportunities for staff. The
more effective the expenditures of State • Double space all text in the projects must incorporate training for
and local funds for the education of application narrative, including titles, parents in ways to support their
gifted and talented students. headings, footnotes, quotations,
For fiscal years (FY) 2000 and 2001 children’s educational progress. There
references, and captions, as well as all must also be comprehensive evaluation
the competition for new awards focuses
text in charts, tables, figures, and of the projects’ activities.
on projects designed to meet the
graphs.
priorities we describe in the Competitive Preference Priority—
• Use a font that is either 12-point or
PRIORITIES section of this application Empowerment Zone or Enterprise
notice. larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch.). Community
Eligible Applicants: State educational
agencies; local educational agencies; The page limit does not apply to the Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we give
institutions of higher education; and cover sheet, the budget section, preference and award five (5) points to
other public and private agencies and including the narrative budget an application that meets this
organizations, including Indian tribes justification, the assurances and competitive priority.
and organizations—as defined by the certifications; the one page abstract, the Projects that implement model
Indian Self-Determination and resumes, the bibliography, or the letters programs in one or more schools in an
Education Assistance Act—and Native of support. However, you must include Empowerment Zone or Enterprise
Hawaiian organizations. all of the application narrative in one Community or that primarily serve
Applications Available: March 13, section. students who reside in the EZ or EC.
2000. If, to meet the page limit, you use Applicants must ensure that the
Deadline for Receipt of Applications: more than one side of the page, you use proposed program relates to the strategic
April 24, 2000. a larger page, or you use a print size, plan and will be an integral part of the
Note: We must receive all applications on spacing, or margins smaller than the Empowerment Zone or Enterprise
or before this date. This requirement takes standards in this notice, we will reject Community program.
exception to the Education Department your application.
General Administrative Regulations Applicable Regulations: (a) The For Applications and Further
(EDGAR), 34 CFR 75.102. Under the Education Department General Information Contact: Kelley Berry or Liz
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.) 553),
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in Barnes, U.S. Department of Education,
the Department generally offers interested 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 502,
parties the opportunity to comment on 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations in Washington, DC 20208–5645. Facsimile
proposed regulations. However, this
34 CFR parts 299 and 700. machine: (202) 219–2053. Telephone:
exception to EDGAR makes procedural
changes only and does not establish new (202) 219–2096 or (202) 219–2210,
Supplementary Information: It is the
substantive policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. respectively. If you use a
Department’s intent to fund two cycles
553(b)(A), the Assistant Secretary for telecommunications device for the deaf
of awards from this competition. The
Educational Research and Improvement has (TDD), you may call the Federal
determined that proposed rulemaking is not
first cycle of awards will be made from
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
required. FY 2000 funds. If applications of high
800–877–8339.
Deadline for Intergovernmental quality remain unfunded, additional
awards will be made in the second cycle Individuals with disabilities may
Review: June 23, 2000. obtain this document in an alternative
Estimated Available Funds: in 2001, pending availability of FY 2001
funds. format (e.g., Braille, large print,
$1,000,000. audiotape, or computer diskette) on
Estimated Range of Awards: Priorities: This competition focuses
on projects designed to meet the request to either of the program contact
$100,000–$215,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: priorities in the notice of final priorities persons listed under For Applications
$166,000. for this program, published in the and Further Information Contact.
Maximum Award: We will reject any Federal Register on April 24, 1996 (61 Individuals with disabilities may
application that proposes a budget FR 18214) and repeated in this notice. obtain a copy of the application package
exceeding $215,000 for a single budget in an alternative format by contacting
Absolute Priority—Model Programs either person. However, the Department
period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 6. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we is not able to reproduce in an alternative
Note: The Department is not bound by any consider only applications that meet format the standard forms included in
estimates in this notice. this absolute priority. the application package.

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