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VII. Agency Contact Note: This notice includes one priority schools, and other community-based
with five focus areas, and funding entities confirm the importance and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information for each focus area of the difficulty of improving training
Robert Gilmore Ph.D., U.S. Department competition. programs for personnel to serve children
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, DATES: Applications Available: June 5, with disabilities or infants and toddlers
SW., room 4083, Potomac Center Plaza, 2006. with disabilities.
Washington, DC 20202–2600. Deadline for Transmittal of The national demand for fully
Telephone: (202) 245–7354. Applications: July 5, 2006. credentialed special education, related
If you use a telecommunications Deadline for Intergovernmental services and early intervention
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call Review: September 5, 2006. personnel to serve children with
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1– Eligible Applicants: Institutions of disabilities also exceeds available
800–877–8339. higher education (IHEs). supply. Thus, Federal support is
Individuals with disabilities may Estimated Available Funds: required to improve both the quality
obtain this document in an alternative $13,750,000. For funding information and supply of personnel who serve
format (e.g., Braille, large print, regarding each of the specific focus children with disabilities.
audiotape, or computer diskette) on areas of the priority, see the chart in the Priority: The purpose of this priority
request by contacting the following Award Information section of this is to increase the number and quality of
office: The Grants and Contracts notice. personnel who are fully credentialed to
Services Team, U.S. Department of Estimated Range of Awards: See serve children with disabilities
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., chart. especially in areas of chronic shortage,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC Estimated Average Size of Awards: by supporting projects that prepare
20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– See chart. special education, early intervention,
Maximum Awards: See chart. and related services personnel at the
7363. Estimated Number of Awards: See associate, baccalaureate, master’s and
VIII. Other Information chart. specialist levels. In order to be eligible
Project Period: Up to 48 months. under this priority, programs must
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as Full Text of Announcement provide training and support for
all other documents of this Department students to complete, within the term of
I. Funding Opportunity Description the project, a degree, State certification,
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document Purpose of Program: The purposes of professional license, or State
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the this program are to (1) help address endorsement in early intervention,
following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ State-identified needs for highly special education or related services.
fedregister. qualified personnel—in special Programs preparing students to be
education, related services, early special education paraprofessionals,
To use PDF you must have Adobe intervention, and regular education—to related services assistants or educational
Acrobat Reader, which is available free work with children with disabilities; interpreters are also eligible under this
at this site. If you have questions about and (2) ensure that those personnel have priority. The Secretary is particularly
using PDF, call the U.S. Government the skills and knowledge—derived from interested in programs that prepare
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– practices that have been determined special educators who provide
888–293–6498; or in the Washington, through research and experience to be instruction in core academic areas to
DC, area at (202) 512–1530. successful—that are needed to serve children with disabilities to be highly
Note: The official version of this document those children. qualified under section 602(10) of IDEA,
is the document published in the Federal The Secretary is particularly in accordance with State requirements.
Register. Free Internet access to the official interested in supporting high quality The Secretary is also particularly
edition of the Federal Register and the Code training programs that are preparing interested in programs that provide
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO occupational therapists to provide enhanced support for beginning special
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ services to infants, toddlers, children educators (see section 662(b)(3) of
index.html.
and youth who are served under IDEA. IDEA).
Dated: May 30, 2006. Priority: In this competition, we are Absolute Priority Requirements: To be
John H. Hager,
establishing one absolute priority (with considered for an award under this
five focus areas), a competitive priority, applicants must—
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
preference priority within one of these (a) Demonstrate, in the narrative
five focus areas, and one separate section of the application under
[FR Doc. 06–5110 Filed 6–2–06; 8:45 am]
competitive preference priority. In ‘‘Quality of Project Services,’’ how—
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P (1) Training requirements and
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v),
these priorities are from allowable required coursework for the proposed
activities specified in the statute (see training program incorporate research-
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
sections 662 and 681(d) of the based practices that improve outcomes
Office of Special Education and Individuals with Disabilities Education for children with disabilities (including
Rehabilitative Services; Overview Act (IDEA)). relevant research citations);
Information; Personnel Development Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this (2) The program is designed to offer
to Improve Services and Results for priority is, except as otherwise integrated training and practice
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Children with Disabilities—Combined specified, an absolute priority. Under 34 opportunities that will enhance the
Priority for Personnel Preparation; CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only skills of appropriate personnel who
Notice Inviting Applications for New applications that meet this priority. share responsibility for providing
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 This priority is: Combined Priority for effective services to children with
Personnel Preparation. disabilities;
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Background: State agencies, (3) The program prepares personnel to
(CFDA) Number: 84.325K. university training programs, local address the specialized needs of

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children with disabilities from diverse personnel preparation program as Focus Areas
cultural and language backgrounds, meeting State personnel standards or Within this absolute priority, the
including limited English proficient other requirements in State law or Secretary intends to support projects
children with disabilities, by— regulation for serving children with under the following five focus areas: (a)
(i) Identifying the skills that personnel disabilities or serving infants and Training Personnel to Serve Infants,
need to work effectively with culturally toddlers with disabilities (see sections Toddlers and Pre-school Age Children
and linguistically diverse populations; 662(e)(2)(A), 662(e)(3), and 662(f)(1) and with Disabilities, (b) Training Personnel
and (2) of IDEA). Letters from one or more to Serve School Age Children with Low
(ii) Preparing personnel to use those States that the project proposes to serve Incidence Disabilities, (c) Training
skills through early intervention, special could be one method for addressing Personnel to Serve School Age Children
education, and related services training these requirements. with High-Incidence Disabilities, (d)
programs; (2) Demonstrate that the applicant Training Personnel to Provide Related
(4) If preparing beginning special will cooperate with one or more State Services, Speech/Language Services,
educators, the program is designed to educational agencies—or, if appropriate, and Adapted Physical Education to
provide extended clinical learning State appointed lead agencies Infants, Toddlers, Children and Youth
opportunities, field experiences, or responsible for providing early with Disabilities, and (e) Training
supervised practica (such as an intervention services—or local Personnel in Minority Institutions to
additional year) and ongoing high educational agencies in carrying out and Serve Infants, Toddlers, Children and
quality mentoring and induction monitoring the proposed project (see Youth with Disabilities.
opportunities; section 662(e)(2)(B) of IDEA).
(5) The program includes field-based Note: Applicants must identify the specific
(3) Demonstrate how the project focus area (i.e., (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e)) under
training opportunities for scholars (as involves individuals with disabilities or which they are applying as part of the
defined in section 304.3 of the parents of individuals with disabilities competition title on the application cover
regulations) in diverse settings ages birth through 26 in planning, sheet (ED form 424, line 4). Applicants may
including schools and settings in high- implementing, and evaluating the not submit the same proposal under more
poverty communities, rural areas, and project (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of than one focus area.
urban areas. IDEA).
(6) Upon completion of the proposed Focus Area a: Training Personnel to
(4) Ensure that individuals who Serve Infants, Toddlers and Pre-school
training program, scholars will be
receive financial assistance under the Age Children with Disabilities. For the
highly qualified in accordance with
project agree to meet the service purpose of this focus area, early
section 601(10) of IDEA;
(7) The training program equips obligation requirements, or repay all or intervention personnel are those who
scholars with the knowledge and skills part of the amount of the scholarship, in are trained to provide services to infants
necessary to assist children effectively accordance with section 662(h)(1) of and toddlers with disabilities age birth
in achieving State learning standards; IDEA and 34 CFR part 304. through two, and early childhood
and (d) Meet the following additional personnel are those who are trained to
(8) The training program provides requirements: provide services to children with
student support systems (including (1) Assure that at least 60 percent of disabilities ages three through five. In
tutors, mentors, and other innovative the total requested budget per year be States where certification in early
practices) to enhance student retention used for student training stipends. intervention (EI) is combined with
and success in the program; (2) Budget for a three-day Project certification in early childhood (EC),
(b) Include in the narrative section of Director’s meeting in Washington, DC, applicants may propose a combined EI/
the application under ‘‘Quality of during each year of the project. EC training project under this focus
Project Evaluation,’’ a clear, effective (3) If the project maintains a Web site, area. Projects training related services,
plan for evaluating the extent to which include relevant information and speech/language, or adapted physical
graduates of the training program have documents in a form that meets a education personnel are not eligible
the knowledge and skills necessary to government or industry-recognized under this focus area (see Focus Area d).
provide scientifically based or evidence- standard for accessibility. Focus Area b: Training Personnel to
based instruction and services that (4) Include, in the application Serve School Age Children with Low
result in improved outcomes for Appendix, all course syllabi for the Incidence Disabilities. For the purpose
children with disabilities. Applicants proposed training program. Course of this focus area, low-incidence
also must clearly describe under syllabi must clearly reflect the personnel are special education
‘‘Quality of Project Evaluation’’ how the incorporation of research-based personnel, including paraprofessionals,
project will report student evaluation curriculum and pedagogy as required trained to serve school-age children
results to the Office of Special under paragraph (a) of this priority. with low-incidence disabilities
Education Programs (OSEP) in the (5) Agree to submit annual data on including visual impairments, hearing
grantee’s annual performance reports each scholar who receives grant impairments, simultaneous vision and
and final performance report; support. The scholar data will be due hearing impairments, significant
(c) Meet the following statutory within 60 days after the end of each cognitive impairments (severe mental
requirements of IDEA: grant budget year and will be submitted retardation), orthopedic impairments,
(1) Demonstrate that the activities electronically. Applicants are autism, and traumatic brain injury.
described in the application will encouraged to visit the Personnel Prep Programs preparing special education
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address needs identified by the State or Data (PPD) Web site at http:// personnel to provide services to visually
States the applicant proposes to serve, www.osepppd.org for further impaired or blind children that can be
the impact of the proposed project in information. This data collection is in appropriately provided in Braille must
meeting the need for personnel addition to and does not supplant the prepare those individuals to provide
identified by the State(s), and that the annual grant performance report those services in Braille. Projects
State or States intend to accept required of each grantee for training educational interpreters are
successful completion of the proposed continuation funding (34 CFR 75.590). eligible under this focus area. Projects

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training other related services, speech/ Toddlers, Children and Youth with Competitive Preference Priority: For
language or adapted physical education Disabilities. Programs in minority FY 2006, this priority is a competitive
personnel are not eligible under this institutions that are training special preference priority. Under 34 CFR
focus area (see Focus Area d). Projects education personnel, including adapted 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to an
training special education pre-school physical education and related services additional five points to an application
personnel are eligible under Focus Area personnel, to serve infants, toddlers, depending on how well the application
a. children and youth with high or low- meets this priority.
Focus Area c: Training Personnel to incidence disabilities are eligible within This competitive preference priority
Serve School Age Children with High- this focus area. Minority institutions is:
Incidence Disabilities. For the purpose include institutions with a minority Competitive Preference Priority: We
of this focus area, high-incidence student enrollment of 25 percent or give competitive preference to
personnel are special education more, which may include Historically institutions of higher education based
personnel, including paraprofessionals, Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal on the extent to which they successfully
trained to serve school-age children Colleges, and Predominantly Hispanic recruit individuals with disabilities and
with mild or moderate mental Serving Colleges and Universities. individuals from groups that are
retardation, emotional disturbance, Within this focus area, institutions that underrepresented in the profession for
specific learning disability, other health are recommended for funding in FY which they are preparing individuals. In
impairment (including children with 2006 and that have not received support the case of a new project, the applicant
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) under the IDEA Personnel Preparation must submit a plan with strategies on
or children ages five through nine with Program in FY 2005 will receive 10 how it will meet this competitive
developmental delay. Projects training competitive preference points. preference priority.
related services, speech/language or Under Focus Area e, a project may
adapted physical education personnel budget for less than the required Note: The statute does not authorize the
selection of trainees on the basis of race,
are not eligible under this focus area percentage (60 percent) for student ethnicity, gender, or disability status.
(see Focus Area d). Projects training training support if the applicant can
special education pre-school personnel provide sufficient justification for any Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:
are eligible under Focus Area a. designation less than 60 percent for Under the Administrative Procedure Act
Focus Area d: Training Personnel to student scholarships. Sufficient (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department
Provide Related Services, Speech/ justification for proposing less than 60 generally offers interested parties the
Language Services, and Adapted percent of the budget for student opportunity to comment on proposed
Physical Education to Infants, Toddlers, support would include support for priorities and requirements. Section
Children and Youth with Disabilities. activities such as program development, 681(d) of the IDEA makes the public
Programs training related services, program expansion, or the addition of a comment requirements of the APA
speech/language or adapted physical new area of emphasis. Some examples inapplicable to the priority in this
education personnel to serve infants, include the following: notice.
toddlers, children and youth with high- • A project that is starting a new Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1462 and
or low-incidence disabilities are eligible program may request up to a year for 1481.
within this focus area. For the purpose program development and capacity
of this focus area, related services building. In the initial project year, no Applicable Regulations: The
include, but are not limited to, student support would be required. Education Department General
psychological services, physical Instead, a project could hire a new Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
therapy, occupational therapy, faculty member or a consultant to assist 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
therapeutic recreation, social work in program development. 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99. (b) The regulations
services, counseling services, audiology • A project that is proposing to build for this program in 34 CFR part 304.
services (including personnel trained at capacity may hire a field supervisor so II. Award Information
the Doctor of Audiology level), and that additional students can be trained.
speech/language services. Training • A project that is expanding or Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
programs in States where personnel adding a new emphasis area to the Estimated Available Funds:
trained to serve children with speech/ program may hire additional faculty or $13,750,000. For funding information
language impairments are considered to other resources such as expert regarding each of the specific focus
be special educators are eligible under consultants, additional training areas of the priority, see the chart in this
this focus area. Training programs supplies, or equipment that would section of this notice.
preparing related services assistants are enhance the program. Estimated Range of Awards: See
also eligible under this focus area. Projects that are funded to develop, chart.
Projects training educational expand, or to add a new area of Estimated Average Size of Awards:
interpreters are not eligible under this emphasis to special education or related See chart.
focus area, but should apply under services programs must provide Maximum Awards: See chart.
Focus Area b. information on how these new areas Estimated Number of Awards: See
Focus Area e: Training Personnel in will be maintained once Federal chart.
Minority Institutions to Serve Infants, funding ends. Project Period: Up to 48 months.
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PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND RESULTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES APPLICATION NOTICE
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

Estimated Maximum Estimated

Estimated range of average
CFDA No. and name award number of
awards size of (per year)* awards
awards

84.325K Combined Priority for Personnel Preparation:

Focus Area a: Training Personnel to Serve Infants, Toddlers and Pre-
school Age Children with Disabilities ........................................................... $150,000–$200,000 $175,000 $200,000 11
Focus Area b: Training Personnel to Serve School Age Children with Low
Incidence Disabilities .................................................................................... $150,000–$200,000 $175,000 $200,000 21
Focus Area c: Training Personnel to Serve School Age Children with High-
Incidence Disabilities .................................................................................... $150,000–$200,000 $175,000 $200,000 14
Focus Area d: Training Personnel to Provide Related Services, Speech/
Language Services, and Adapted Physical Education to Infants, Toddlers,
Children and Youth with Disabilities ............................................................ $150,000–$200,000 $175,000 $200,000 12
Focus Area e: Training Personnel in Minority Institutions to Serve Infants,
Toddlers, Children and Youth with Disabilities ............................................ $150,000–$200,000 $175,000 $200,000 12
* We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding the maximum award specified for a single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Fed-
eral Register.

Note: The Department is not bound by any application. You must limit Part III to We do not consider an application
estimates in this notice. the equivalent of no more than 50 pages, that does not comply with the deadline
using the following standards: requirements. Deadline for
III. Eligibility Information • A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side Intergovernmental Review: September 5,
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs. only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, 2006.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This and both sides. 4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition does not involve cost • Double space (no more than three program is subject to Executive Order
sharing or matching. lines per vertical inch) all text in the 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
application narrative, including titles, part 79. Information about
IV. Application and Submission
headings, footnotes, quotations, Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Information
references, and captions, as well as all Programs under Executive Order 12372
1. Address to Request Application text in charts, tables, figures, and is in the application package for this
Package: Education Publications Center graphs. competition.
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD • Use a font that is either 12-point or 5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 1– larger or no smaller than 10 pitch regulations outlining funding
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If restrictions in the Applicable
(characters per inch).
you use a telecommunications device Regulations section of this notice.
The page limit does not apply to Part
for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll 6. Other Submission Requirements:
I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget
free): 1–877–576–7734. Applications for grants under this
You may also contact ED Pubs at its section, including the narrative budget
competition may be submitted
Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ justification; Part IV, the assurances and
electronically or in paper format by mail
edpubs.html or you may contact ED certifications; or the one-page abstract,
or hand delivery.
Pubs at its e-mail address: the resumes, the bibliography, the
[email protected]. references, or the letters of support. a. Electronic Submission of
If you request an application from ED However, you must include all of the Applications
Pubs, be sure to identify this application narrative in Part III. We have been accepting applications
competition as follows: CFDA Number We will reject your application if— electronically through the Department’s
84.325K. • You apply these standards and e-Application system since FY 2000. In
Individuals with disabilities may exceed the page limit; or order to expand on those efforts and
obtain a copy of the application package • You apply other standards and comply with the President’s
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, exceed the equivalent of the page limit. Management Agenda, we are continuing
large print, audiotape, or computer 3. Submission Dates and Times: to participate as a partner in the new
diskette) by contacting the Grants and Applications Available: June 5, 2006. government wide Grants.gov Apply site
Contracts Services Team listed under Deadline for Transmittal of in FY 2006. The Combined Priority for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in Applications: July 5, 2006. Personnel Preparation-CFDA Number
section VII of this notice. Applications for grants under this 84.325K competition is one of the
2. Content and Form of Application competition may be submitted competitions included in this project.
Submission: Requirements concerning electronically using the Grants.gov We request your participation in
the content of an application, together Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper Grants.gov.
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with the forms you must submit, are in format by mail or hand delivery. For If you choose to submit your
the application package for this information (including dates and times) application electronically, you must use
competition. Page Limit: The about how to submit your application the Grants.gov Apply site at http://
application narrative (Part III of the electronically, or by mail or hand www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you
application) is where you, the applicant, delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. will be able to download a copy of the
address the selection criteria that Other Submission Requirements in this application package, complete it offline,
reviewers use to evaluate your notice. and then upload and submit your

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application. You may not e-mail an (3) getting authorized as an AOR by after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
electronic copy of a grant application to your organization. Details on these steps the deadline date, please contact the
us. are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step person listed elsewhere in this notice
You may access the electronic grant Registration Guide (see http:// under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
application for the Combined Priority www.grants.gov/assets/ CONTACT, and provide an explanation of
for Personnel Preparation-CFDA GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf). the technical problem you experienced
Number 84.325K competition at: You also must provide on your with Grants.gov, along with the
http://www.grants.gov. You must search application the same D-U-N-S Number Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number
for the downloadable application used with this registration. Please note (if available). We will accept your
package for this program by the CFDA that the registration process may take application if we can confirm that a
number. Do not include the CFDA five or more business days to complete, technical problem occurred with the
number’s alpha suffix in your search. and you must have completed all Grants.gov system and that that problem
Please note the following: registration steps to allow you to affected your ability to submit your
• Your participation in Grants.gov is successfully submit an application via application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
voluntary. Grants.gov. DC time, on the application deadline
• When you enter the Grants.gov site, • You will not receive additional date. The Department will contact you
you will find information about point value because you submit your after a determination is made on
submitting an application electronically application in electronic format, nor whether your application will be
through the site, as well as the hours of will we penalize you if you submit your accepted.
operation. application in paper format.
• Applications received by Grants.gov • You may submit all documents Note: Extensions referred to in this section
are time and date stamped. Your electronically, including all information apply only to the unavailability of or
application must be fully uploaded and typically included on the Application technical problems with the Grants.gov
submitted, and must be date/time system. We will not grant you an extension
for Federal Education Assistance (ED
stamped by the Grants.gov system no if you failed to fully register to submit your
424), Budget Information—Non- application to Grants.gov before the deadline
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC Construction Programs (ED 524), and all date and time or if the technical problem you
time, on the application deadline date. necessary assurances and certifications. experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov
Except as otherwise noted in this If you choose to submit your application system.
section, we will not consider your electronically, you must attach any
application if it is date/time stamped by narrative sections of your application as b. Submission of Paper Applications by
the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich Mail
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the text) or .PDF (Portable Document) If you submit your application in
application deadline date. When we format. If you upload a file type other paper format by mail (through the U.S.
retrieve your application from than the three file types specified above Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are or submit a password protected file, we you must mail the original and two
rejecting your application because it will not review that material. copies of your application, on or before
was date/time stamped by the • Your electronic application must the application deadline date, to the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., comply with any page limit Department at the applicable following
Washington, DC time, on the requirements described in this notice. address:
application deadline date. • After you electronically submit By mail through the U.S. Postal
• The amount of time it can take to your application, you will receive an Service: U.S. Department of Education,
upload an application will vary automatic acknowledgment from Application Control Center, Attention:
depending on a variety of factors Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov (CFDA Number 84.325K), 400 Maryland
including the size of the application and tracking number. The Department will Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–
the speed of your Internet connection. retrieve your application from 4260, or
Therefore, we strongly recommend that Grants.gov and send you a second By mail through a commercial carrier:
you do not wait until the application confirmation by e-mail that will include U.S. Department of Education,
deadline date to begin the application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified Application Control Center—Stop 4260,
process through Grants.gov. identifying number unique to your Attention: (CFDA Number 84.325K),
• You should review and follow the application). 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
Education Submission Procedures for • We may request that you provide us 20785–1506.
submitting an application through original signatures on forms at a later Regardless of which address you use,
Grants.gov that are included in the date. you must show proof of mailing
application package for this competition consisting of one of the following:
to ensure that you submit your Application Deadline Date Extension in
Case of System Unavailability (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
application in a timely manner to the 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
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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

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(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by reviewers without conflicts of interest. It (4) the percentage of degree or
the U.S. Postal Service. also will increase the quality, certification recipients employed upon
If your application is postmarked after independence and fairness of the review program completion who are working in
the application deadline date, we will process and permit panel members to the area(s) for which they were trained
not consider your application. review applications under discretionary and are fully qualified under IDEA, and
priorities for which they have also (5) the percentage of degree/certification
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before submitted applications. However, if the recipients who maintain employment in
relying on this method, you should check Department decides to select for funding the area(s) for which they are trained for
with your local post office. an equal number of applications in each three or more years and are fully
group, this may result in different cut- qualified under IDEA.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by off points for fundable applications in If funded, applicants will be required
Hand Delivery each group. to collect and report data on grant-
supported students through the PPD
If you submit your application in VI. Award Administration Information Web site at http://www.oespppd.org (see
paper format by hand delivery, you (or 1. Award Notices: If your application paragraph (d)(5) under the absolute
a courier service) must deliver the is successful, we notify your U.S. priority section of this notice).
original and two copies of your Representative and U.S. Senators and The Department has also developed
application by hand, on or before the send you a Grant Award Notification long-term measures that are designed to
application deadline date, to the (GAN). We may also notify you yield information on various aspects of
Department at the following address: informally. program quality. These measures
U.S. Department of Education, If your application is not evaluated or include: (1) The percentage of scholars
Application Control Center, Attention: not selected for funding, we notify you. completing IDEA-funded training
(CFDA Number 84.325K), 550 12th 2. Administrative and National Policy programs that are knowledgeable and
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Requirements: We identify skilled in scientifically-or evidence-
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. administrative and national policy based practices for infants, toddlers,
The Application Control Center requirements in the application package children and youth with disabilities;
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 and reference these and other and (2) the percentage of low incidence
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC requirements in the Applicable positions that are filled by personnel
time, except Saturdays, Sundays and Regulations section of this notice. who are fully qualified under IDEA.
Federal holidays. We reference the regulations outlining Grantees may be asked to participate in
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper the terms and conditions of an award in assessing and providing information on
Applications: If you mail or hand deliver the Applicable Regulations section of these long-term aspects of program
your application to the Department: this notice and include these and other quality.
(1) You must indicate on the envelope specific conditions in the GAN. The
and—if not provided by the Department—in GAN also incorporates your approved VII. Agency Contact
Item 4 of ED 424 the CFDA number—and application as part of your binding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
suffix letter, if any—of the competition under commitments under the grant.
which you are submitting your application. Vicki Mims, U.S. Department of
3. Reporting: At the end of your Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
(2) The Application Control Center will
project period, you must submit a final room 4062, Potomac Center Plaza,
mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive performance report, including financial Washington, DC 20202–2600.
the grant application receipt information, as directed by the Telephone: (202) 245–7451.
acknowledgment within 15 business days Secretary. If you receive a multi-year If you use a telecommunications
from the application deadline date, you award, you must submit an annual device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
should call the U.S. Department of Education performance report that provides the the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
Application Control Center at (202) 245– most current performance and financial 800–877–8339.
6288. expenditure information as specified by Individuals with disabilities may
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. In obtain this document in an alternative
V. Application Review Information addition, to satisfy the requirements of format (e.g., Braille, large print,
1. Selection Criteria: The selection the absolute priority in this notice, you audiotape, or computer diskette) on
criteria for this competition are from 34 must submit annual data on each request by contacting the following
CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in scholar who receives grant support office: The Grants and Contracts
the application package. through your project. Services Team, U.S. Department of
2. Treating A Priority As Two 4. Performance Measures: Under the Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Separate Competitions: In the past, Government Performance and Results Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
there have been problems in finding Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has 20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–
peer reviewers without conflicts of established a set of performance 7363.
interest for competitions in which many measures that are designed to yield
entities throughout the country submit information on the effectiveness of the VIII. Other Information
applications. The Standing Panel Personnel Preparation program. These Electronic Access to This Document:
requirements under IDEA also have measures include: (1) The percentage of You may view this document, as well as
placed additional constraints on the projects that incorporate scientifically- all other documents of this Department
availability of reviewers. Therefore, the or evidence-based practices, (2) the published in the Federal Register, in
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Department has determined that, for percentage of scholars who exit training text or Adobe Portable Document
some discretionary priorities, programs prior to completion due to Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
applications may be separated into two poor academic performance, (3) the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/
or more groups and ranked and selected percentage of degree or certification fedregister.
for funding within the specific group. recipients employed upon program To use PDF you must have Adobe
This procedure will ensure the completion who are working in the Acrobat Reader, which is available free
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using PDF, call the U.S. Government knowledge that are required by law and research activities; (2) secure the
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– that are needed to serve those children. participation of collaborating entities in
888–293–6498; or in the Washington, Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR providing doctoral training; and (3)
DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from identify and assign internship sites for
Note: The official version of this document allowable activities specified in the doctoral students.
is the document published in the Federal statute (see sections 662(d) and 681(d) (e) Provide program recipients with
Register. Free Internet access to the official of the Individuals with Disabilities individualized coursework planning,
edition of the Federal Register and the Code Education Act (IDEA)). mentoring, and career planning in the
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this field of special education.
Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 (f) Monitor and evaluate recipients’
index.html. CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only progress and competencies; and
applications that meet this priority. communicate the results of the
Dated: May 30, 2006. This priority is: Interdisciplinary evaluations to OSEP in annual
John H. Hager, Training in Analysis of Large-Scale performance reports.
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Databases. (g) Participate in regularly scheduled
Rehabilitative Services. Background: Under Part D of IDEA, meetings with the Department/Office of
[FR Doc. 06–5109 Filed 6–2–06; 8:45 am] the Secretary may make competitive Special Education Programs (OSEP) to
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P grants to or enter into contracts or review and define goals, objectives, and
cooperative agreements with eligible implementation of activities under this
entities for personnel development to project.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION improve services and results for (h) Provide continuing telephone and
children with disabilities. The purpose FAX communication with the
Office of Special Education and of this program is to establish and Department/OSEP and other funded
Rehabilitative Services; Overview operate a project to train doctoral projects as requested by the
Information; Personnel Development students in employing large-scale, Department/OSEP to ensure the
to Improve Services and Results for nationally representative data sets to coordination of activities under this and
Children with Disabilities— conduct research in special education other related awards.
Interdisciplinary Training in Analysis policy. (i) Budget for one three-day Project
of Large-Scale Databases; Notice Absolute Priority: The Assistant Directors’ meeting in Washington, DC
Inviting Applications for New Awards Secretary announces an absolute during each year of the project and two
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 priority for the purpose of providing one-day meetings in Washington, DC
Federal financial assistance to support each year to meet with the OSEP Project
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Officer.
(CFDA) Number: 84.325L. an entity to establish and operate a
program to train doctoral students in (j) If a Web site is maintained,
DATES: Applications Available: June 5, information and documents on the site
2006. employing large-scale, nationally
representative data sets to conduct must be in a format that meets a
Deadline for Transmittal of government or industry-recognized
Applications: July 5, 2006. research in special education policy.
The program must provide for training standard for accessibility.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:
Review: September 5, 2006. in research methods, design principles,
Under the Administrative Procedure Act
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of and special education policy.
Projects funded under this absolute (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department
higher education (IHEs). generally offers interested parties the
Estimated Available Funds: $500,000. priority must:
(a) Recruit, select, and retain doctoral opportunity to comment on a proposed
Maximum Award: We will reject any priority. However, section 681(d) of
students with diverse academic
application that proposes a budget IDEA makes the public comment
backgrounds and experience.
exceeding $500,000 for a single budget (b) Ensure that efforts are made to requirements under the APA
period of 12 months. The Assistant involve and employ individuals with inapplicable to the priority in this
Secretary for Special Education and disabilities, or parents of individuals notice.
Rehabilitative Services may change the with disabilities, in the project. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1462 and
maximum amount through a notice (c) Provide comprehensive doctoral 1481(d).
published in the Federal Register. level coursework relating to large-scale
Number of Awards: 1. Applicable Regulations: The
research such as group research design, Education Department General
Note: The Department is not bound by any sampling or weighting, survey methods, Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
estimates in this notice. multivariate statistical analyses, and in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
topical areas such as special education 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99, and 34 CFR part
Project Period: Up to 60 months. law, special education and/or education 304.
Full Text of Announcement policy, including the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as II. Award Information
I. Funding Opportunity Description
amended by the No Child Left Behind Type of Award: Cooperative
Purpose of Program: The purposes of Act of 2001. agreement.
this program are to (1) help address (d) With the cooperation of Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
State-identified needs for highly collaborating entities, such as Maximum Award: We will reject any
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qualified personnel—in special government agencies and non- application that proposes a budget
education, related services, early governmental organizations, provide exceeding $500,000 for a single budget
intervention, and regular education—to research apprenticeships and period of 12 months. The Assistant
work with infants or toddlers with fellowships for doctoral student fellows. Secretary for Special Education and
disabilities, or children with The grantee must: (1) Ensure that Rehabilitative Services may change the
disabilities; and (2) ensure that those recipients of the fellowship have the maximum amount through a notice
personnel have the skills and opportunity to carry out their own published in the Federal Register.

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