[Federal Register: June 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 114)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.235G]
Parent Information and Training Program--Technical Assistance;
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002
Purpose of Program: To provide coordination and technical
assistance for establishing, developing, and coordinating the Parent
Information and Training Projects funded under Title III of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
Eligible Applicants: Private nonprofit organizations that, to the
extent practicable, are the training and information centers
established pursuant to section 682(a) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (as added by section 101 of the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997; Public Law 105-17).
Applications Available: June 17, 2002.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 1, 2002.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 30, 2002.
Estimated Available Funds: $100,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
85, 86, 97, and 99.
Statutory Activities
Grantees must coordinate with and provide technical assistance to
the Parent Information and Training Centers funded under Title III of
the Act. These centers are required to assist individuals with
disabilities, and the parents, family members, guardians, advocates, or
authorized representatives of the individuals--
To better understand vocational rehabilitation and
independent living programs and services;
To provide follow-up support for transition and employment
programs;
To communicate more effectively with transition and
rehabilitation personnel and other relevant professionals;
To provide support in the development of the
individualized plan for employment;
To provide support and expertise in obtaining information
about rehabilitation and independent living programs, services, and
resources that are appropriate; and
To understand the provisions of the Act, particularly
provisions relating to employment, supported employment, and
independent living.
In addition, grantees must coordinate and provide technical
assistance to the Parent Information and Training Centers that address
optional activities related to the Supreme Court's recent decision in
the Olmstead case, which requires community living alternatives, if
appropriate, in place of institutionalization.
Priorities
Competitive Preference Priority--Employing and Advancing in Employment
Qualified Individuals With Disabilities
We give preference to applications that meet the competitive
preference priority in the notice of final competitive preference for
this program, published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2000
(65 FR 70408). Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to an
additional 10 points to an application that is otherwise eligible for
funding under this program. The maximum score under the selection
criteria for this program is 100 points; however, we will also use the
following competitive preference so that up to an additional 10 points
may be earned by an applicant for a total possible score of 110 points.
Up to 10 points may be earned based on the extent to which an
application includes effective strategies for employing and advancing
in employment qualified individuals with disabilities as project
employees in projects awarded under this program. In determining the
effectiveness of those strategies, we will consider the applicant's
prior success, as described in the application, in employing and
advancing in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
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 competition as follows: CFDA number 84.235G.
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) 205-8207. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (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: Joyce Libby, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3332, Switzer Building,
Washington, DC 20202-2650. Telephone: (202) 205-5392. 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.
Electronic Access to This Document
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Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(c)(6).
Dated: June 7, 2002.
Loretta L Petty,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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