[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19678-19679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9295]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.350]
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Transition to
Teaching Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2001
Purpose of Program: The program provides grants to support the
recruitment, training and placement of talented individuals from other
fields into teaching positions in K-12 classrooms and support them
during their first years in the classroom. In particular, the program
supports the recruitment, training, placement and support of two groups
of nontraditional teaching candidates: (1) Mid-career professionals
from various fields who possess strong subject-matter skills to become
teachers, particularly in high-need fields such as mathematics,
science, foreign languages, bilingual education, reading, and special
education, and (2) recent college graduates with outstanding academic
records and a baccalaureate degree in a field other than teaching.
Eligible Applicants: Local educational agencies, State educational
agencies, educational service agencies, nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including nonprofit organizations with expertise in
teacher recruitment, and partnerships comprised of two or more of these
entities.
Applications Available: April 16, 2001.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 15, 2001.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 14, 2001.
Estimated Available Funds: Approximately $31,000,000.
The Department has established separate funding categories for
projects of different scope. These categories are (1) national/regional
projects where placement of teachers would be in LEAs in more than one
State, (2) statewide projects where placement of teachers would be
statewide or in LEAs scattered across a particular State, and (3) local
projects where placement of teachers would be in one LEA or in two or
more LEAs located in close proximity to one another.
Estimated Range of Awards: National/regional projects--$750,000-
$3,000,000; Statewide projects--$375,000-$1,500,000; Local projects--
$112,000-$1,125,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: National/regional projects--
$1,500,000; Statewide projects--$700,000; Local projects--$375,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: National/regional grants--5; Statewide
grants--14; Local grants--35.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget for the entire project period exceeding $3,000,000 for a
National/regional project, $1,500,000 for a statewide project, or
$1,125,000 for a local project. The Department may change the maximum
amount through a notice published in the Federal Register. The
Department otherwise is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Page Limits: As explained in the application package, the
application narrative is where applicants address the selection
criteria (and the required application content) that reviewers use in
evaluating their applications. Applicants must limit this section of
their applications to the equivalent of no more than 50 pages.
A ``page'' is 8.5" x 11", on one side only, with 1"
margins at the top, bottom, and sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
For charts, tables, and graphs, also use a font that is
either 12-point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch.
Reviewers will not read any pages of an application that--
Exceed the page limit if one applies these standards; or
Exceed the equivalent of the page limit if you apply other
standards.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
82, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The requirements for this program
published in this edition of the Federal Register.
For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs),
PO Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-
7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may
also contact ED Pubs via its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or its E-mail address [email protected]
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.350.
Grant application packages can be accessed electronically at http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/. However, because important information may be
scrambled when downloading an electronic version of an application
package, potential applicants may still wish to request an official
copy of the package from ED Pubs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Yvonne Hicks, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3E224, Washington, DC.
20202-6140. Telephone: (202) 260-0964. Inquiries also may be sent by e-
mail to: [email protected], or by FAX to: (202) 205-5630. The
Department intends to offer prospective applicants further information
about the program and assistance in preparing applications at the
following Internet site: http://www.ed.gov/GrantApps/#84.350.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
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 under For Information
or Applications Contact.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6621, P.L. 106-497.
Dated: April 10, 2001.
Thomas M. Corwin,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Education.
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