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.Dated: May 3, 2005.
Deborah A. Price,
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONOffice of Special Education andRehabilitative Services; OverviewInformation; Rehabilitation Short-TermTraining
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Client Assistance Program;Notice Inviting Applications for NewAwards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance(CFDA) Number:
84.246K.
Dates:
 
Applications Available:
May 6, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:
 June 20, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:
August 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants:
States and publicor nonprofit agencies and organizations,including Indian tribes and institutionsof higher education.
Estimated Available Funds:
$200,000.
Estimated Number of Awards:
1.
Note:
The Department is not bound by anyestimates in this notice.
Project Period:
Up to 60 months.
Full Text of AnnouncementI. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program:
TheRehabilitation Short-Term Trainingprogram supports special seminars,institutes, workshops, and other short-term courses in technical mattersrelating to vocational, medical, social,and psychological rehabilitationprograms, independent living servicesprograms, and client assistanceprograms (CAPs).
Priority:
This priority is from thenotice of final priority for this program,published in the
Federal Register
onFebruary 15, 2000 (65 FR 7678).
Absolute Priority:
For FY 2005 thispriority is an absolute priority. Under 34CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider onlyapplications that meet this priority.This priority is:
Client Assistance Program
A project must
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Provide training to ClientAssistance Program (CAP) personnel onan as-needed basis, including
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 (1) Management training on skillsneeded for strategic and operationalplanning and direction of CAP services;(2) Advocacy training on skills andknowledge needed by CAP staff to assistpersons with disabilities to gain accessto and to use the services and benefitsavailable under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, with particularemphasis on new statutory andregulatory requirements;(3) Systematic advocacy training onskills and knowledge needed by CAPstaff to address programmatic issues of concern;(4) Training and technical assistanceon CAP best practices; and(5) Training on skills and knowledgeneeded by CAP staff to performadditional responsibilities required bythe Workforce Investment Act of 1998,as amended.
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Coordinate training efforts withother training supported by theRehabilitation Services Administration(RSA), as well as with the trainingsupported by the Center for MentalHealth Services and the Administrationon Developmental Disabilities oncommon areas such as protection andadvocacy, financial management, andtrial advocacy.
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Include both national and regionaltraining seminars in each project year.
Program Authority:
29 U.S.C. 772.
Applicable Regulations:
(a) TheEducation Department GeneralAdministrative Regulations (EDGAR) in34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,84, 85, 86, and 99. (b) The regulationsfor this program in 34 CFR parts 385and 390.
Note:
The regulations in 34 CFR part 79apply to all applicants except federallyrecognized Indian tribes.
Note:
The regulations in 34 CFR part 86apply to institutions of higher educationonly.
II. Award Information
Type of Award:
Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$200,000.
Estimated Number of Awards:
1.
Note:
The Department is not bound by anyestimates in this notice.
Project Period:
Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1.
Eligible Applicants:
States andpublic or nonprofit agencies andorganizations, including Indian tribesand institutions of higher education.2.
Cost Sharing or Matching:
TheSecretary has determined that a granteemust provide a match of at least 10percent of the total cost of the project(34 CFR 390.40).
Note:
Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirectcost reimbursement on a training grant islimited to the recipient
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s actual indirectcosts, as determined by its negotiatedindirect cost rate agreement, or eight percentof a modified total direct cost base,whichever amount is less. Indirect costs inexcess of the eight percent limit may not becharged directly, used to satisfy matching orcost-sharing requirements, or charged toanother Federal award.
IV. Application and SubmissionInformation
1.
Address to Request ApplicationPackage:
Education Publications Center(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD20794
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1398. Telephone (toll free): 1
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877
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433
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7827. FAX: (301) 470
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1244. If you use a telecommunications devicefor the deaf (TDD), you may call (tollfree): 1
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877
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576
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7734.You may also contact ED Pubs at itsWeb site:
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ edpubs.html 
or you may contact EDPubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
 If you request an application from EDPubs, be sure to identify thiscompetition as follows: CFDA number84.246K.Individuals with disabilities mayobtain a copy of the application packagein an alternative format (
e.g.
, Braille,large print, audiotape, or computerdiskette) by contacting the Grants andContracts Services Team, U.S.Department of Education, 400 MarylandAvenue, SW., room 5075, PotomacCenter Plaza, Washington, DC 20202
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2550. Telephone: (202) 245
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7363. If youuse a telecommunications device for thedeaf (TDD), you may call the FederalRelay Service (FRS) at 1
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800
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877
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8339.2.
Content and Form of ApplicationSubmission:
Requirements concerningthe content of an application, togetherwith the forms you must submit, are inthe application package for thiscompetition. Page Limit: Theapplication narrative (Part III of theapplication) is where you, the applicant,address the selection criteria thatreviewers use to evaluate yourapplication. You must limit Part III tothe equivalent of no more than 45 pages,using the following standards:
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margins at the top, bottom,and both sides.
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Double space (no more than threelines per vertical inch) all text in theapplication narrative, including titles,headings, footnotes, quotations,references, and captions, as well as alltext in charts, tables, figures, andgraphs.
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Use a font that is either 12 point orlarger or no smaller than 10 pitch(characters per inch).The page limit does not apply to PartI, the cover sheet; Part II, the budgetsection, including the narrative budgetjustification; Part IV, the assurances andcertifications; or the one-page abstract,the resumes, the bibliography, or theletters of support. However, you mustinclude all of the application narrativein Part III.We will reject your application if 
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You apply these standards andexceed the page limit; or
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You apply other standards andexceed the equivalent of the page limit.3.
Submission Dates and Times:
 
Applications Available:
May 6, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:
 June 20, 2005.Applications for grants under thiscompetition must be submittedelectronically using the Electronic GrantApplication System (e-Application)available through the Department
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s e-Grants system. For information(including dates and times) about howto submit your applicationelectronically or by mail or handdelivery if you qualify for an exceptionto the electronic submissionrequirement, please refer to section IV.6.
Other Submission Requirements
in thisnotice.We do not consider an applicationthat does not comply with the deadlinerequirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:
August 19, 2005.4.
Intergovernmental Review:
Thisprogram is subject to Executive Order12372 and the regulations in 34 CFRpart 79. Information aboutIntergovernmental Review of FederalPrograms under Executive Order 12372is in the application package for thiscompetition.5.
Funding Restrictions:
We referenceregulations outlining fundingrestrictions in the ApplicableRegulations section of this notice.6.
Other Submission Requirements:
 Applications for grants under thiscompetition must be submittedelectronically, unless you qualify for anexception to this requirement inaccordance with the instructions in thissection.We will reject your application if yousubmit it in paper format unless, asdescribed elsewhere in this section, youqualify for one of the exceptions to theelectronic submission requirement
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 submit, no later than two weeks beforethe application deadline date, a writtenstatement to the Department that youqualify for one of these exceptions.Further information regardingcalculation of the date that is two weeks before the application deadline date isprovided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic SubmissionRequirement.a. Electronic Submission of Applications
Applications for grants under theRehabilitation Short-Term Training
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Client Assistance Program
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CFDANumber 84.246K must be submittedelectronically using e-Applicationavailable through the Department
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s e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at:
http://e-grants.ed.gov.
 While completing your electronicapplication, you will be entering dataonline that will be saved into adatabase. You may not e-mail anelectronic copy of a grant application tous.Please note the following:
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You must complete the electronicsubmission of your grant application by4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on theapplication deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept anapplication for this competition after4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on theapplication deadline date. Therefore, westrongly recommend that you do notwait until the application deadline dateto begin the application process.
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The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Mondayuntil 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.Thursday until midnight Saturday,Washington, DC time. Please note thatthe system is unavailable on Sundays,and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DCtime, for maintenance. Anymodifications to these hours are postedon the e-Grants Web site.
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You will not receive additionalpoint value because you submit yourapplication in electronic format, norwill we penalize you if you qualify foran exception to the electronicsubmission requirement, as describedelsewhere in this section, and submityour application in paper format.
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You must submit all documentselectronically, including theApplication for Federal EducationAssistance (ED 424), BudgetInformation
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Non-ConstructionPrograms (ED 524), and all necessaryassurances and certifications.
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Any narrative sections of yourapplication should be attached as filesin a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text),or .PDF (Portable Document) format.
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Your electronic application mustcomply with any page limitrequirements described in this notice.
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Prior to submitting your electronicapplication, you may wish to print acopy of it for your records.
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After you electronically submityour application, you will receive anautomatic acknowledgment that willinclude a PR/Award number (anidentifying number unique to yourapplication).
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Within three working days aftersubmitting your electronic application,fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to theApplication Control Center afterfollowing these steps:(1) Print the ED 424 from e-Application.(2) The applicant
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s AuthorizingRepresentative must sign this form.(3) Place the PR/Award number in theupper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424.(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to theApplication Control Center at (202)245
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6272.
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We may request that you provide usoriginal signatures on other forms at alater date.
Application Deadline Date Extensionin Case of e-Application SystemUnavailability:
If you are preventedfrom electronically submitting yourapplication on the application deadlinedate because the e-Application system isunavailable, we will grant you anextension of one business day in orderto transmit your applicationelectronically, by mail, or by handdelivery. We will grant this extensionif 
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 (1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have initiated anelectronic application for thiscompetition; and(2) (a) The e-Application system isunavailable for 60 minutes or more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30p.m., Washington, DC time, on theapplication deadline date; or(b) The e-Application system isunavailable for any period of time between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,Washington, DC time, on theapplication deadline date.We must acknowledge and confirmthese periods of unavailability beforegranting you an extension. To requestthis extension or to confirm ouracknowledgment of any systemunavailability, you may contact either(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
 
CONTACT
(see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)the e-Grants help desk at 1
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888
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8930. If the system is down andtherefore the application deadline isextended, an e-mail will be sent to allregistered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions referred to inthis section apply only to theunavailability of the Department
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s e-Application system.
Exception to Electronic SubmissionRequirement:
You qualify for anexception to the electronic submissionrequirement, and may submit yourapplication in paper format, if you areunable to submit an application throughthe e-Application system because
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You do not have access to theInternet; or
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You do not have the capacity toupload large documents to theDepartment
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s e-Application system; and
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No later than two weeks before theapplication deadline date (14 calendardays or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application deadline datefalls on a Federal holiday, the next business day following the Federalholiday), you mail or fax a writtenstatement to the Department, explainingwhich of the two grounds for anexception prevent you from using theInternet to submit your application. If you mail your written statement to theDepartment, it must be postmarked nolater than two weeks before theapplication deadline date. If you faxyour written statement to theDepartment, we must receive the faxedstatement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.Address and mail or fax yourstatement to: Beverly Steburg, U.S.Department of Education, RehabilitationServices Administration, 61 S. ForsythStreet, SW., suite 18T91, Atlanta, GA30303
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8934. FAX: (404) 562
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6346.Your paper application must besubmitted in accordance with the mailor hand delivery instructions describedin this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications By Mail 
If you qualify for any exception to theelectronic submission requirement, youmay mail (through the U.S. PostalService or a commercial carrier) yourapplication to the Department. Youmust mail the original and two copiesof your application, on or before theapplication deadline date, to theDepartment at the applicable followingaddress:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:
U.S. Department of Education,Application Control Center, Attention:(CFDA Number 84.246K), 400 MarylandAvenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202
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4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
 U.S. Department of Education,Application Control Center
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Stop 4260,Attention: (CFDA Number: 84.246K),7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD20785
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1506.Regardless of which address you use,you must show proof of mailingconsisting of one of the following:(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Servicepostmark,(2) A legible mail receipt with thedate of mailing stamped by the U.S.Postal Service,(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, orreceipt from a commercial carrier, or(4) Any other proof of mailingacceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.Department of Education.If you mail your application throughthe U.S. Postal Service, we do notaccept either of the following as proof of mailing:(1) A private metered postmark, or(2) A mail receipt that is not dated bythe U.S. Postal Service.If your application is postmarked afterthe application deadline date, we willnot consider your application.
Note:
The U.S. Postal Service does notuniformly provide a dated postmark. Beforerelying on this method, you should checkwith your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery 
If you qualify for an exception to theelectronic submission requirement, you(or a courier service) may deliver yourpaper application to the Department byhand. You must deliver the original andtwo copies of your application, by hand,on or before the application deadlinedate, to the Department at the followingaddress: U.S. Department of Education,Application Control Center, Attention:(CFDA Number 84.246K), 550 12thStreet, SW., Room 7041, Potomac CenterPlaza, Washington, DC 20202
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4260.The Application Control Centeraccepts hand deliveries daily between 8a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DCtime, except Saturdays, Sundays, andFederal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications:
If you mail or handdeliver your application to theDepartment:(1) You must indicate on the envelopeand
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if not provided by theDepartment
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in Item 4 of the ED 424 theCFDA number
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and suffix letter, if any
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of the competition under whichyou are submitting your application.(2) The Application Control Centerwill mail a grant application receiptacknowledgment to you. If you do notreceive the grant application receiptacknowledgment within 15 businessdays from the application deadline date,you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at(202) 245
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6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria:
The selectioncriteria for this competition are from 34CFR 75.210 and are in the applicationpackage.
VI. Award Administration Information
1.
Award Notices:
If your applicationis successful, we notify your U.S.Representative and U.S. Senators andsend you a Grant Award Notification(GAN). We may also notify youinformally.If your application is not evaluated ornot selected for funding, we notify you.2.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements:
We identifyadministrative and national policyrequirements in the application packageand reference these and otherrequirements in the
ApplicableRegulations
section of this notice.We reference the regulations outliningthe terms and conditions of an award inthe
Applicable Regulations
section of this notice and include these and otherspecific conditions in the GAN. TheGAN also incorporates your approvedapplication as part of your bindingcommitments under the grant.3.
Reporting:
At the end of yourproject period, you must submit a finalperformance report, including financialinformation, as directed by theSecretary. If you receive a multi-yearaward, you must submit an annualperformance report that provides themost current performance and financialexpenditure information as specified bythe Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.4.
Performance Measures:
TheGovernment Performance and ResultsAct (GPRA) of 1993 directs Federaldepartments and agencies to improvethe effectiveness of their programs byengaging in strategic planning, settingoutcome-related goals for programs, andmeasuring program results against thosegoals. The goal of the RehabilitationShort-Term Training
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Client AssistanceProgram is to upgrade the skills of staff currently employed by CAPs, to educateCAP staff on new programdevelopments, and to develop staff skills in strategic and operationalplanning and direction of CAP services.In order to measure the success of thegrantee in meeting this goal, the CAPtraining grantee is required to conductan evaluation of the training activitiesprovided. In annual performance
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