[Federal Register: February 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 34)]
[Notices]
[Page 8075]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.129B]
Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--
Rehabilitation Counseling
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice reopening the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--
Rehabilitation Counseling fiscal year (FY) 2009 competition.
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SUMMARY: On November 17, 2008, we published in the Federal Register (73
FR 67852) a notice inviting applications for the Rehabilitation Long-
Term Training--Rehabilitation Counseling FY 2009 competition. That
notice established a January 15, 2009 deadline date for eligible
applicants to apply for funding under this program.
In order to allow applicants the opportunity to respond to a
correction in the selection criteria published in the Application
Package, we are reopening the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--
Rehabilitation Counseling FY 2009 competition to eligible applicants.
Specifically, we inadvertently omitted a heading and the point value of
the criterion on Quality of Project Services, worth 10 points. The
requirements of this criterion were embedded at the end of the
criterion on Nature and Scope of Curriculum, worth 20 points. By
omitting the heading and points for the criterion on Quality of Project
Services, applicants were given the mistaken impression that this
criterion was part of the Nature and Scope of Curriculum criterion. We
have corrected the selection criteria in the Application Package. This
correction of the selection criteria increases the possible points an
applicant may receive from 90 points to 100 points and makes it clear
that there is a criterion on Quality of Project Services, worth 10
points. We strongly recommend that any eligible applicant that
submitted its application using the criteria in the original
application package re-submit its application in order to ensure that
there is a clear response to the criterion on Quality of Project
Services. If an applicant that submitted its application by the January
15, 2009 deadline does not choose to re-submit its application to
address separately the Nature and Scope of Curriculum and Quality of
Project Services criteria, we will increase the point value of the co-
joined criteria contained under the heading Nature and Scope of
Curriculum from 20 to 30 points for that applicant and the selection
criteria overall from 90 to 100 points. We will separate the
applicant's response to the co-joined criteria under the heading of
Nature and Scope of Curriculum, and each criteria will be rated
separately with the total value of the Nature and Scope of Curriculum
criteria being 20 points and the Quality of Project Services criteria
being 10 points.
All information in the November 17, 2008 notice remains the same
for this notice reopening the competition, except for the following
updates to Dates and to section IV. 3. Submission Dates and Times.
Dates and section IV. 3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 23, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 16, 2009.
Note: Applications for grants under this program must be
submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site at http://www.grants.gov. For information about how to submit
your application electronically, please refer to Electronic
Submission of Applications in the November 17, 2008 notice (73 FR
67852-67856). We encourage eligible applicants to submit their
applications as soon as possible to avoid any problems with filing
electronic applications on the last day.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 8, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edwin Powell, U.S. Department of
Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., room 5038, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-
7505 or by e-mail: Edwin.Powell@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals
with disabilities may obtain this notice in an accessible format (e.g.,
braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to
the contact person listed in this section.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as other Department of Education documents published in the
Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772.
Delegation of Authority: The Secretary of Education has delegated
authority to Andrew J. Pepin, Executive Administrator for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services to perform the functions of the
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Dated: February 18, 2009.
Andrew J. Pepin,
Executive Administrator for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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