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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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Number of Awards: 1. • Double space (no more than three Management Agenda, we are continuing
lines per vertical inch) all text in the to participate as a partner in the new
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
application narrative, including titles, government wide Grants.gov Apply site
headings, footnotes, quotations, in FY 2006. The Interdisciplinary
Project Period: Up to 60 months. references, and captions, as well as all Training in Analysis of Large-Scale
III. Eligibility Information text in charts, tables, figures, and Databases-CFDA Number 84.325L is one
graphs. of the competitions included in this
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs. • Use a font that is either 12 point or project. We request your participation in
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This larger or no smaller than 10 pitch Grants.gov.
competition does not involve cost (characters per inch). If you choose to submit your
sharing or matching. The page limit does not apply to Part application electronically, you must use
3. Other: General Requirements—(a) I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget the Grants.gov Apply site at http://
The projects funded under this section, including the narrative budget www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you
competition must make positive efforts justification; Part IV, the assurances and will be able to download a copy of the
to employ and advance in employment certifications; the one-page abstract, the application package, complete it offline,
qualified individuals with disabilities resumes, the bibliography, the and then upload and submit your
(see section 606 of IDEA). references, or the letters of support. application. You may not e-mail an
(b) Applicants and grant recipients However, you must include all of the electronic copy of a grant application to
funded under this notice must involve application narrative in Part III. us.
individuals with disabilities or parents We will reject your application if— You may access the electronic grant
of individuals with disabilities ages • You apply these standards and application for The Interdisciplinary
birth through 26 in planning, exceed the page limit; or Training in Analysis of Large-Scale
implementing, and evaluating the • You apply other standards and Databases at: http://www.grants.gov You
projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of exceed the equivalent of the page limit. must search for the downloadable
IDEA). 3. Submission Dates and Times: application package for this program by
IV. Application and Submission Applications Available: June 5, 2006. the CFDA number. Do not include the
Information Deadline for Transmittal of CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your
Applications: July 5, 2006. search. Please note the following:
1. Address to Request Application Applications for grants under this • Your participation in Grants.gov is
Package: Education Publications Center competition may be submitted voluntary.
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD electronically using the Grants.gov • When you enter the Grants.gov site,
20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 1– Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper you will find information about
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If format by mail or hand delivery. For submitting an application electronically
you use a telecommunications device information (including dates and times) through the site, as well as the hours of
for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll about how to submit your application operation.
free): 1–877–576–7734. electronically, or by mail or hand • Applications received by Grants.gov
You may also contact ED Pubs at its delivery, please refer to section IV. 6. are time and date stamped. Your
Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ Other Submission Requirements in this application must be fully uploaded and
edpubs.html or you may contact ED notice. submitted, and must be date/time
Pubs at its e-mail address: We do not consider an application stamped by the Grants.gov system no
edpubs@inet.ed.gov. that does not comply with the deadline later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
If you request an application from ED requirements. Deadline for time, on the application deadline date.
Pubs, be sure to identify this Intergovernmental Review: September 5, Except as otherwise noted in this
competition as follows: CFDA Number 2006. section, we will not consider your
84.325L. 4. Intergovernmental Review: This application if it is date/time stamped by
Individuals with disabilities may competition is subject to Executive the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
obtain a copy of the application package Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, CFR part 79. Information about application deadline date. When we
large print, audiotape, or computer Intergovernmental Review of Federal retrieve your application from
diskette) by contacting the Grants and Programs under Executive Order 12372 Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
Contracts Services Team listed under is in the application package for this rejecting your application because it
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in competition. was date/time stamped by the
section VII of this notice. 5. Funding Restrictions: We reference Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m.,
2. Content and Form of Application regulations outlining funding Washington, DC time, on the
Submission: Requirements concerning restrictions in the Applicable application deadline date.
the content of an application, together Regulations section of this notice. • The amount of time it can take to
with the forms you must submit, are in 6. Other Submission Requirements: upload an application will vary
the application package for this Applications for grants under this depending on a variety of factors
competition. Page Limit: The competition may be submitted including the size of the application and
application narrative (Part III of the electronically or in paper format by mail the speed of your Internet connection.
application) is where you, the applicant, or hand delivery. Therefore, we strongly recommend that
address the selection criteria that you do not wait until the application
a. Electronic Submission of
reviewers use to evaluate your deadline date to begin the application

application. You must limit Part III to Applications process through Grants.gov.
the equivalent of no more than 70 pages, We have been accepting applications • You should review and follow the
using the following standards: electronically through the Department’s Education Submission Procedures for
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side e-Application system since FY 2000. In submitting an application through
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, order to expand on those efforts and Grants.gov that are included in the
and both sides. comply with the President’s application package for this competition
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to ensure that you submit your Application Deadline Date Extension in Regardless of which address you use,
application in a timely manner to the Case of System Unavailability you must show proof of mailing
Grants.gov system. You can also find the consisting of one of the following:
Education Submission Procedures If you are prevented from (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
pertaining to Grants.gov at http://e- electronically submitting your postmark,
Grants.ed.gov/help/ application on the application deadline (2) A legible mail receipt with the
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf. date because of technical problems with date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
• To submit your application via the Grants.gov system, we will grant you Postal Service,
Grants.gov, you must complete all of the an extension until 4:30 p.m., (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
steps in the Grants.gov registration Washington, DC time, the following receipt from a commercial carrier, or
process (see http://www.Grants.gov/ business day to enable you to transmit (4) Any other proof of mailing
GetStarted). These steps include (1) your application electronically, or by acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
registering your organization, (2) hand delivery. You also may mail your Department of Education.
application by following the mailing If you mail your application through
registering yourself as an Authorized
instructions as described elsewhere in the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
Organization Representative (AOR), and
this notice. If you submit an application accept either of the following as proof
(3) getting authorized as an AOR by of mailing:
your organization. Details on these steps after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the deadline date, please contact the (1) A private metered postmark, or
are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
Registration Guide (see http:// person listed elsewhere in this notice
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION the U.S. Postal Service.
www.grants.gov/assets/ If your application is postmarked after
GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf). CONTACT, and provide an explanation of
the application deadline date, we will
You also must provide on your the technical problem you experienced
not consider your application.
application the same D–U–N–S Number with Grants.gov, along with the
used with this registration. Please note Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
(if available). We will accept your uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
that the registration process may take relying on this method, you should check
five or more business days to complete, application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the with your local post office.
and you must have completed all
registration steps to allow you to Grants.gov system and that that problem
c. Submission of Paper Applications by
successfully submit an application via affected your ability to submit your
Hand Delivery
Grants.gov. application by 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline If you submit your application in
• You will not receive additional paper format by hand delivery, you (or
point value because you submit your date. The Department will contact you
after a determination is made on a courier service) must deliver the
application in electronic format, nor original and two copies of your
will we penalize you if you submit your whether your application will be
accepted. application by hand, on or before the
application in paper format. application deadline date, to the
• You may submit all documents Note: Extensions referred to in this section Department at the following address:
electronically, including all information apply only to the unavailability of or U.S. Department of Education,
typically included on the Application technical problems with the Grants.gov Application Control Center, Attention:
for Federal Education Assistance (ED system. We will not grant you an extension
(CFDA Number 84.325L), 550 12th
424), Budget Information—Non- if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the deadline
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
necessary assurances and certifications. date and time or if the technical problem you
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov The Application Control Center
If you choose to submit your application accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
electronically, you must attach any system.
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
narrative sections of your application as time, except Saturdays, Sundays and
files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich b. Submission of Paper Applications by
Mail Federal holidays.
text), or .PDF (Portable Document)
format. If you upload a file type other Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper
If you submit your application in Applications: If you mail or hand deliver
than the three file types specified above
paper format by mail (through the U.S. your application to the Department:
or submit a password protected file, we
Postal Service or a commercial carrier), (1) You must indicate on the envelope
will not review that material. and—if not provided by the Department—in
you must mail the original and two
• Your electronic application must copies of your application, on or before Item 4 of ED 424 the CFDA number—and
comply with any page limit the application deadline date, to the suffix letter, if any—of the competition under
requirements described in this notice. Department at the applicable following
which you are submitting your application.
• After you electronically submit address:
(2) The Application Control Center will
your application, you will receive an mail a grant application receipt
By mail through the U.S. Postal acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive
automatic acknowledgment from the grant application receipt
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention: acknowledgment within 15 business days
tracking number. The Department will from the application deadline date, you
retrieve your application from (CFDA Number 84.325L), 400 Maryland should call the U.S. Department of Education
Grants.gov and send you a second Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202– Application Control Center at (202) 245–
4260, or
confirmation by e-mail that will include 6288.

a PR/Award number (an ED-specified By mail through a commercial carrier:
identifying number unique to your U.S. Department of Education, V. Application Review Information
application). Application Control Center—Stop 4260, Selection Criteria: The selection
• We may request that you provide us Attention: (CFDA Number 84.325L), criteria for this competition are from 34
original signatures on forms at a later 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD CFR 75.210 and are listed in the
date. 20785–1506. application package.
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VI. Award Administration Information poor academic performance, (3) the If you use a telecommunications
1. Award Notices: If your application percentage of degree or certification device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
is successful, we notify your U.S. recipients employed upon program the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
Representative and U.S. Senators and completion who are working in the 800–877–8339.
send you a Grant Award Notification area(s) for which they were trained, and Individuals with disabilities may
(GAN). We may also notify you (4) the percentage of degree or obtain this document in an alternative
informally. certification recipients employed upon format (e.g., Braille, large print,
If your application is not evaluated or program completion who are working in audiotape, or computer diskette) on
not selected for funding, we notify you. the area(s) for which they were trained request by contacting the following
2. Administrative and National Policy and are fully qualified under IDEA, and office: The Grants and Contracts
Requirements: We identify (5) the percentage of degree/certification Services Team, U.S. Department of
administrative and national policy recipients who maintain employment in Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
requirements in the application package the area(s) for which they are trained for Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
and reference these and other 3 or more years and are fully qualified 20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–
requirements in the Applicable under IDEA. 7363.
Regulations section of this notice. If funded, applicants will be required
to collect and report data on grant- VIII. Other Information
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in supported students through the PPD Electronic Access to This Document:
the Applicable Regulations section of Web site at http://www.oespppd.org (see You may view this document, as well as
this notice and include these and other paragraph (d)(5) under the absolute all other documents of this Department
specific conditions in the GAN. The priority section of this notice). published in the Federal Register, in
GAN also incorporates your approved The Department has also developed text or Adobe Portable Document
application as part of your binding long-term measures that are designed to Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
commitments under the grant. yield information on various aspects of following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/
3. Reporting: At the end of your program quality. These measures fedregister.
project period, you must submit a final include: (1) The percentage of scholars To use PDF you must have Adobe
performance report, including financial completing IDEA-funded training Acrobat Reader, which is available free
information, as directed by the programs that are knowledgeable and at this site. If you have questions about
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year skilled in scientifically- or evidence- using PDF, call the U.S. Government
award, you must submit an annual based practices for infants, toddlers, Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
performance report that provides the children and youth with disabilities; 888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
most current performance and financial and (2) the percentage of low incidence DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
expenditure information as specified by positions that are filled by personnel
who are fully qualified under IDEA. Note: The official version of this document
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
Grantees may be asked to participate in is the document published in the Federal
4. Performance Measures: Under the Register. Free Internet access to the official
Government Performance and Results assessing and providing information on edition of the Federal Register and the Code
Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has such long-term aspects of program of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
established a set of performance quality. Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
measures that are designed to yield VII. Agency Contact index.html.
information on the effectiveness of the
Personnel Preparation program. These FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: May 30, 2006.
measures include: (1) The percentage of Scott Brown, U.S. Department of John H. Hager,
projects that incorporate scientifically- Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
or evidence-based practices, (2) the room 4076, Potomac Center Plaza, Rehabilitative Services.
percentage of scholars who exit training Washington, DC 20202–2550. [FR Doc. 06–5108 Filed 6–2–06; 8:45 am]
programs prior to completion due to Telephone: (202) 245–7282. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

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