[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 243 (Monday, December 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67862-67866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30290]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Innovation and Improvement; Overview Information;
Excellence in Economic Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215B.
Dates:
Applications Available: December 21, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 16, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 15, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program promotes economic and financial
literacy among all students in kindergarten through grade 12 through
the award of one grant to a national nonprofit educational organization
that has as its primary purpose the improvement of the quality of
student understanding of personal finance and economics.
Priorities: This competition includes two absolute priorities and
four invitational priorities that are explained in the following
paragraphs.
In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), these priorities are
from sections 5533(b) and 5535(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7267b-7267e).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet both of these
priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1--Direct Activities
A project must indicate how it would use 25 percent of the funds
available each year to do all of the following activities:
(a) Strengthen and expand the grantee's relationships with State
and local personal finance, entrepreneurial, and economic education
organizations.
(b) Support and promote training of teachers who teach a grade from
kindergarten through grade 12 regarding economics, including the
dissemination of information on effective practices and research
findings regarding the teaching of economics.
(c) Support research on effective teaching practices and the
development of assessment instruments to document student understanding
of personal finance and economics.
(d) Develop and disseminate appropriate materials to foster
economic literacy.
Absolute Priority 2--Subgrant Activities
A project must indicate how it would use 75 percent of the funds
available each year to award subgrants both to (a) State educational
agencies (SEAs) or local educational agencies (LEAs), and (b) State or
local economic, personal finance, or entrepreneurial education
organizations. (Definitions of SEAs and LEAs are found in section
9101(26) and (41) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7801(26) and (41)).
(a) Allowable Subgrantee Activities. A project must indicate that
these subgrants are to be used to pay for the Federal share of the cost
of enabling the subgrantees to work in partnership with one or more
eligible partners as described elsewhere in this notice, for one or
more of the following purposes:
(1) Collaboratively establishing and conducting teacher training
programs that use effective and innovative approaches to the teaching
of economics, personal finance, and entrepreneurship. The teacher
training programs must--
(i) Train teachers who teach a grade from kindergarten through
grade 12; and (ii) encourage teachers from disciplines other than
economics and financial literacy to participate in such teacher
training programs, if the training will promote the economic and
financial literacy of those teachers' students.
(2) Providing resources to school districts that desire to
incorporate economics and personal finance into the curricula of the
schools in those districts.
(3) Conducting evaluations of the impact of economic and financial
literacy education on students.
(4) Conducting economic and financial literacy education research.
(5) Creating and conducting school-based student activities to
promote consumer, economic, and personal finance education (such as
saving, investing, and entrepreneurial education) and to encourage
awareness and student academic achievement in economics.
(6) Encouraging replication of best practices to promote economic
and financial literacy.
(b) Eligible partners for subgrantees under Absolute Priority 2.
Applications must indicate that subgrants will be made to an eligible
subgrantee to work in partnership with one or more of the following
entities:
(1) A private-sector entity.
(2) An SEA.
(3) An LEA.
(4) An institution of higher education.
(5) An organization promoting economic development.
(6) An organization promoting educational excellence.
(7) An organization promoting personal finance or entrepreneurial
education.
(c) Subgrant application process under Absolute Priority 2. (1)
Applications must describe the subgrant process the grantee will
conduct prior to awarding subgrants.
(2) Applications must provide that the grantee will invite the
following types of individuals to review all applications for subgrants
and to make recommendations to the grantee on the approval of the
applications:
(A) Leaders in the fields of economics and education.
(B) Other individuals as the grantee determines to be necessary,
especially members of the State and local business, banking, and
finance communities.
In addition to the two absolute priorities, we are particularly
interested in applications that address the following invitational
priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition, these priorities are invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets one or more of
these invitational priorities a competitive or absolute preference over
other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1--Involvement of Business Community
Projects that propose partnerships and linkages with the local
business community to advance financial literacy.
Invitational Priority 2--Underrepresented Populations
Projects that propose a plan for addressing the unique needs of
low-income or geographically-isolated students, or both, and their
teachers.
Invitational Priority 3--Teacher Professional Development
Projects that use technology to provide teachers of K-12 students
greater access to professional development opportunities in financial
literacy.
Invitational Priority 4--Dissemination of Information
Projects that provide for the dissemination of information on
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activities and programs conducted by subgrantees.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7267.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grant.
Estimated Available Funds $1,447,000.
Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Budget Period: 12 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Any national nonprofit educational
organization that has as its primary purpose the improvement of the
quality of student understanding of personal finance and economics
through effective teaching of economics in grades kindergarten through
grade 12 in the Nation's classrooms.
Applicants are required to submit evidence of their organization's
eligibility.
2.a. Cost Sharing or Matching: Subgrant Activities. Recipients of
each subgrant under this program are required to match the Federal
grant funds with an equal amount of non-Federal funding. The Federal
share of each subgrant will be fifty (50) percent of the cost of the
funded activities. The recipient of the subgrant must pay the other
fifty percent in cash or in-kind. In-kind payment, including plant,
equipment, or services, must be fairly evaluated. (20 U.S.C. 7267e(a)
and (b)).
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant. This competition involves supplement-
not-supplant funding requirements. Funds provided through this grant
must be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal, State, and
local funds expended to support activities that fulfill the purpose of
this program. (20 U.S.C. 7267f).
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Carolyn Warren, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W209,
Washington, DC 20202-5900. Telephone: (202) 205-5443 or by e-mail:
[email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed
in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit the
application narrative [Part III] to no more than 25 pages, using the
following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5''; x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, the page
limit does apply to all of the application narrative section [Part
III].
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: December 21, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 16, 2010.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants site. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 15, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: Twenty-five (25) percent of the grant
funds must be used for Direct Activities as described in Absolute
Priority 1. (20 U.S.C. 7267b(b)(1)).
Seventy-five (75) percent of the grant funds must be used for
Subgrant Activities as described in Absolute Priority 2. (20 U.S.C.
7267b(b)(2)).
The grantee and each subgrantee may use not more than five (5)
percent of their grant funds for administrative costs. (20 U.S.C.
7267d(a)).
We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions
in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement
in accordance with the instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications
Applications for grants under the EEE Program--CFDA Number 84.215B
must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible
through the Department's e-Grants Web site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is
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provided later in this section under Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. E-Application will not accept an application for this
competition after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
The hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00
a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until
8:00 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m.
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are
posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. You must attach any narrative sections of your
application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the
three file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password
protected file, we will not review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because e-Application
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for any period of time between
3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If e-Application is unavailable due
to technical problems with the system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users
who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions referred to in this
section apply only to the unavailability of e-Application.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through e-Application because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
e-Application; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Carolyn Warren, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4W209,
Washington, DC 20202-5900. FAX: (202) 205-5630.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.215B), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
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(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.215B), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this grant notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition are
from 34 CFR 75.210. The maximum score for each criterion is indicated
in parentheses. Each criterion also includes the factors that the
reviewers will consider in determining how well an application meets
the criterion. The selection criteria are as follows:
(1) Quality of the Project Design (20 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(a) The extent to which the proposed project represents an
exceptional approach to the priority or priorities established for the
competition.
(b) The extent to which the proposed project will establish
linkages with other appropriate agencies and organizations providing
services to the target population.
(2) Quality of Project Services (30 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the services to be provided by
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the quality and
sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for
eligible project participants who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability. In addition, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(a) The extent to which the training or professional development
services to be provided by the proposed project are of sufficient
quality, intensity, and duration to lead to improvements in practice
among the recipients of those services.
(b) The likelihood that the services to be provided by the proposed
project will lead to improvements in the achievement of students as
measured against rigorous academic standards.
3. Quality of the Management Plan (20 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project.
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(a) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks.
(b) How the applicant will ensure that a diversity of perspectives
are brought to bear in the operation of the proposed project, including
those of parents, teachers, the business community, a variety of
disciplinary and professional fields, recipients or beneficiaries of
services, or others, as appropriate.
4. Quality of Project Personnel (10 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the personnel who will carry out the proposed
project. In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability. In addition, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(a) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director.
(b) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel.
5. Quality of Project Evaluation (20 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(a) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible.
(b) The extent to which the evaluation will provide guidance about
effective strategies suitable for replication or testing in other
settings.
Note: The Department notes that the grantee can, as authorized
by section 5533(b)(2)(C) of the ESEA, award subgrants to conduct
evaluations and to collect the information needed for implementation
of the performance measures discussed elsewhere in this notice.
Factors Applicants May Wish to Consider in Developing an Evaluation
Plan. The quality of the evaluation plan is one of the selection
criteria by which applications in this competition will be judged. A
strong evaluation plan should be used, as appropriate, to shape the
development of the project from the beginning of the grant period. The
plan should include benchmarks to monitor progress toward specific
project objectives and also outcome measures to assess the impact on
teaching and learning or other important outcomes for project
participants. More specifically, the plan should, where possible,
identify the individual and/or organization that has agreed to serve as
evaluator for the project and describe the qualifications of that
evaluator. The plan should describe the evaluation design, indicating:
(1) What types of data will be collected.
(2) When various types of data will be collected.
(3) What methods will be used.
(4) What instruments will be developed and when.
(5) How the data will be analyzed.
(6) When reports of results and outcomes will be available.
(7) How the applicant will use the information collected through
the evaluation to monitor progress of the funded project and to provide
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accountability information both about success at the initial site and
effective strategies for replication in other settings. Applicants are
encouraged to devote an appropriate level of resources to project
evaluation.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. In addition, the annual report should, but is not
required to, include:
A summary of activities conducted by subgrantees.
The number of teachers served through the program,
including the number of teachers from schools serving a high
concentration of low-income students.
The number of students served, including those attending
schools serving a high concentration of low-income students.
The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under
34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to:
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Secretary has established one
performance objective and three performance measures to assess the
effectiveness of this program. Projects funded under this competition
will be expected to collect and report to the Department data related
to these measures. Applications should, but are not required to,
discuss in the application narrative how they propose to collect these
data. The GPRA performance objective is: To increase students'
knowledge of, and achievement in, personal finance and economics to
enable the students to become more productive and informed citizens.
The three GPRA performance measures are: (1) The percentage of students
participating in projects funded through the Excellence in Economic
Education program who score proficient on standardized tests of
economics and/or personal finance; (2) the percentage of teachers
participating in projects funded by the Excellence in Economic
Education program who show a significant increase in their pre-post
scores on a standardized measure of economic content knowledge; and (3)
the percentage of students participating in entrepreneurial projects
funded by the Excellence in Economic Education program who show a
significant increase in their pre-post scores on a standardized
measure.
Applicants should provide in the application a baseline for each
performance measure and the target number of students they anticipate
will be either proficient on the measure or demonstrate a significant
increase in their pre-post scores on a standardized measure.
The grantee under this program will be expected to collect and
report these data to the Department in the annual performance report,
and applicants are strongly encouraged to design their proposed project
evaluations around these performance measures.
Applicants are encouraged to propose ambitious but realistic
targets. The Department will use this information to closely monitor
the implementation of project activities, student and teacher outcomes.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Warren, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4W209, Washington, DC 20202-
5900. Telephone: (202) 205-5443 or by e-mail: [email protected].
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister. To
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
this site.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
Dated: December 16, 2009.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
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