Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Part VI
Department of
Education
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research;
Inviting Applications for Fiscal Year (FY)
2001 for New Awards for the Alternative
Financing Program and a Pre-Application
Meeting; Notice
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shares of the cost of the program, be requirements of this program and is administering the program; and (10) the
administered in a manner consistent described in an application, peer State or outlying area will limit the
with the provisions of this title; (2) reviewed and approved by the indirect costs of the total amount
include provisions for oversight and Department. available for the AFP to 10 percent,
evaluation to protect Federal financial (e) Each grantee must provide including both the Federal and State or
interests; and (3) require the matching funds so that the Federal share outlying area funds.
community-based organization to enter of the cost of the AFP is not more than In addition, the project must:
into a contract with a commercial 75 percent. A State is no longer required (a) Provide in accessible formats
lending institution or State or outlying to receive a minimum award of materials that can be used by potential
area financing agency. $500,000; an outlying area is no longer loan applicants and lending institutions
(b) Each grantee and any community- restricted to a maximum award of to obtain, share and disseminate
based organization that enters into a $105,000; the State or outlying area information on loan availability,
contract with the State or outlying area, match must be at least 25 percent of the eligibility requirements and procedures
must submit, 12 months after receipt of total program cost. and general loan related updates;
the fiscal year 2001 award, each of the (f) Each applicant must provide the (b) Coordinate and share information,
following policies, procedures, data, following assurances in its application: resources and with the State and
and information: (1) A procedure to (1) The State or outlying area will outlying area AT Act projects; and
review and process in a timely manner provide the non-Federal share of the
(c) Conduct and submit to NIDRR and
requests for financial assistance for cost of the AFP in cash, from State,
the AFTAP an annual evaluation of its
immediate and potential technology local, or private sources; (2) the State or
activities using the data collection
needs, including consideration of outlying area will continue the AFP
instrument developed by the Alternative
methods to reduce paperwork and after Federal funding has terminated on
Financing Technical Assistance Project.
duplication of effort, particularly a permanent basis; (3) the State or
outlying area will provide information Selection criteria: In evaluating an
relating to need, eligibility, and
describing the manner in which, the application for a new grant under this
determination of the specific AT device
program will expand and emphasize competition, we use selection criteria
or service to be financed through the
consumer choice and control; (4) the chosen from the selection criteria in 34
project; (2) a policy and procedure to
assure that access to the AFP shall be State or outlying area will supplement CFR 75.210. The maximum score for all
given to consumers regardless of type of and not supplant other Federal, State, criteria is 100 points. The selection
disability, age, income level, location of and local public funds expended to criteria to be used for this competition
residence in the State or outlying area, provide any currently operating AFP in will be provided in the application
or type of AT device or AT service for the State or outlying area. The State or package for this competition.
which financing is requested through outlying area must use new State-level Application Procedures
the program; and (3) a procedure to or outlying area-level funds to match the
assure consumer-controlled oversight of Federal share. The State or outlying area Note: Some of the procedures in these
the program. may not use existing spending, such as instructions for transmitting applications
(c) Each grantee must provide the Title I AT Act funds, that are used to differ from those in the Education
Department General Administrative
following information: (1) The ratio of support an existing AFP, to match the Regulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR 75.102). Under
funds provided by the State for the AFP Federal grant; (5) the State or outlying the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
to funds provided by the Federal area will place all funds that support the 553) the Department generally offers
Government; (2) the type of alternative AFP, including funds repaid during the interested parties the opportunity to
financing mechanism used and the life of the program, in a permanent comment on proposed regulations. However,
community-based organization with separate account, apart from any other these amendments make procedural changes
which the State or outlying area entered fund; (6) the State’s or outlying area’s only and do not establish new substantive
into a contract; (3) the following community-based organization will policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A),
information concerning each disabled invest funds in low-risk securities in the Secretary has determined that proposed
individual served by the project: The which a regulated insurance company rulemaking is not required.
amount of assistance, type of AT device may invest under the law of the State or Pilot Project for Electronic Submission
or AT service financed through the the outlying area if the organization of Applications
project, type of disability, age, gender, administering funds invests funds
race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, within this account; (7) the State’s or The U.S. Department of Education is
primary language, geographic location outlying area’s community-based expanding its pilot project of electronic
within the State or outlying area, organization will administer the funds submission of applications to include
employment status, whether the with the same judgement and care that certain formula grant programs, as well
consumer is part of an underrepresented a person of prudence, discretion, and as additional discretionary grant
population or rural population, and intelligence would exercise in the competitions. The Alternative Financing
whether the consumer tried to secure management of the financial affairs of Program—CFDA 84.224C is one of the
financial support from other sources such person; (8) funds comprised of the programs included in the pilot project.
and, if so, a description of those sources. principal and interest from the State or If you are an applicant under the
(d) Each grantee must provide one or outlying area account for this activity Alternative Financing Program, you may
a combination of the following: (1) A will be available to support the AFP; (9) submit your application to us in either
low-interest loan fund; (2) an interest any interest or investment income that electronic or paper format.
buy-down program; (3) a revolving loan accrues on or derives from such funds The pilot project involves the use of
fund; (4) a loan guarantee or insurance after such funds have been placed under the Electronic Grant Application System
program; (5) a program operated by a the control of the organization (e-APPLICATION, formerly e-GAPS)
partnership among private entities for administering the AFP, but before those portion of the Grant Administration and
the purchase, lease, or other acquisition funds are distributed for purposes of Payment System (GAPS). We request
of AT devices or AT services; or (6) supporting the program, will be the your participation in this pilot project.
another mechanism that meets the property of the organization We shall continue to evaluate its
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success and solicit suggestions for Financing Program at: http://e- Telephone: (202) 205–5880. Individuals
improvement. grants.ed.gov. who use a telecommunications device
If you participate in this e- We have included additional for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD
APPLICATION pilot, please note the information about the e-APPLICATION number at (202) 205–4475. Internet:
following: pilot project (see Parity Guidelines Donna.Nangle@ed.gov.
• Your participation is voluntary. between Paper and Electronic Individuals with disabilities may
• You will not receive any additional Applications) in the application
obtain this document in an alternative
point value or penalty because you package.
format (e.g., Braille, large print, or
submit a grant application in electronic For Applications Contact: Education
Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box computer diskette) on request to the
or paper format. contact person listed in the preceding
• You can submit all documents 1398, Jessup, MD 20794–1398.
paragraph.
electronically, including the Telephone (toll free): 1–877–433–7827.
Application for Federal Assistance (ED FAX: (301) 470–1244. If you use a Electronic Access to This Document
424), Budget Information—Non- telecommunications device for the deaf
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1–877– You may review this document, as
necessary assurances and certifications. 576–7734. well as all other Department of
• Fax a signed copy of the You may also contact ED Pubs via its Education documents published in the
Application for Federal Assistance (ED Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ Federal Register, in text or Adobe
424) after following these steps: edpubs.html or its E-mail address Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
1. Print ED 424 from the e- (edpubs@inet.ed.gov). If you request an Internet at the following site:
APPLICATION system. application from ED Pubs, be sure to www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister.
2. Make sure that the institution’s identify this competition as follows: To use PDF you must have Adobe
Authorizing Representative signs this CFDA number 84.224C. Acrobat Reader, which is available free
form. Individuals with disabilities may at the previous site. If you have
3. Before faxing this form, submit obtain a copy of the application package questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
your electronic application via the e- in an alternative format by contacting Government Printing Office (GPO), toll
APPLICATION system. You will receive the Grants and Contracts Services Team, free, at 1–888–293–6498; or in the
an automatic acknowledgement, which U.S. Department of Education, 400 Washington, D.C., area at (202) 512–
will include a PR/Award number (an Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3317, 1530.
identifying number unique to your Switzer Building, Washington, DC
Note: The official version of this document
application). 20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 205–
is the document published in the Federal
4. Place the PR/Award number in the 8351. If you use a telecommunications Register. Free Internet access to the official
upper right hand corner of ED 424. device for the deaf (TDD), you may call edition of the Federal Register and the Code
5. Fax ED 424 to the Application the Federal Information Relay Services of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Control Center within three working (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. However, access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/
days of submitting your electronic the Department is not able to reproduce index.html.
application. We will indicate a fax in an alternative format the standard
forms included in the application Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3051–3058.
number in e-APPLICATION at the time
of your submission. package. Dated: June 7, 2001.
• We may request that you give us FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis V. Corrigan,
original signatures on all other forms at Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of Deputy Director, National Institute on
a later date. Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
You may access the electronic grant room 3414, Switzer Building, [FR Doc. 01–14809 Filed 6–12–01; 8:45 am]
application for the Alternative Washington, D.C. 20202–2645. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
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