GUIDE TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS (March 1996) Guide Produced by U.S. Department of Education Office of Public Affairs Washington, DC 20202 CONTENTS Introduction Glossary National Education Goals Program Offices: - Elementary and Secondary Education - Postsecondary Education - Educational Research and Improvement - Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs - Vocational and Adult Education - Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Secretary's Regional Representatives Index of Programs ---------- INTRODUCTION The annual guide has been revised to be user friendly and to provide, in compact form, the information necessary to begin the process of applying for funding from individual federal education programs. The following sections have been added or enhanced: Legislation authorizing each program Commonly used names of programs Cross-reference index of programs by key words How to use this guide In the alphabetical index beginning on page 105, programs are listed both by popular name and by the substance of each program. The number after each index entry is the numerical listing of each program title, not the page number. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) assigns most funded programs a number, shown in parentheses after each program title. The OMB title numbers are keyed to a more detailed description of each program in OMB's current Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) (see glossary). How to apply for funding While the Department of Education administers and distributes education funds allocated by Congress, some programs call for state administration of funds distributed by the Department to governments that it has determined are eligible. Under most major programs, states administer federal government grants under federal guidelines. In these state grant programs, individuals and organizations must apply directly to state agencies, as indicated in the section "Who May Apply." Under other programs, federal funds are distributed by the Department through grants or contracts directly to individuals, schools, school districts, libraries, museums, nonprofit organizations, and other entities. The Department publishes notices of all competitions for discretionary grants in the Federal Register, and requests for proposals (RFPs) for all contracts in the Commerce Business Daily (see glossary). Application information for federal grants or contracts can be obtained by contacting the administering office listed in the section "Contact." Written inquiries should be addressed to (name of administering office), U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202, unless another address is given. Telephone numbers of all contact offices are in area code 202 unless otherwise indicated. Participation of private school students Programs that provide services to eligible elementary and secondary school students and teachers have an asterisk(*) before the program description. Under these programs, the public agency receiving the federal funds generally is required to consult with appropriate representatives of private schools. The precise requirements for serving these students are contained in the particular program regulations. In certain cases, further reference to the Department of Education General Administrative Regulations may be necessary (contained in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 74-86). Some programs also authorize the implementation of a bypass (see glossary) to provide services directly to eligible private school students and teachers when a public agency is prohibited by law or has failed to do so. These programs are indicated by a plus sign(+) before the program description. For more information on the opportunities available for private school students, contact the Office of Non-Public Education (202) 401-1365. Internet The Guide and the Department's online library can be accessed through the Internet in the following ways: * World Wide Web browser such as Mosaic or Lynx (URL = http://www.ed.gov) * Gopher client (gopher to gopher.ed.gov) or select from the list of all gophers (North America->USA->General->U.S. Department of Education) * FTP client (ftp to ftp.ed.gov) log on as anonymous * E-Mail Send message to (almanac@inet.ed.gov) Type "send catalog" in the body of the message ---------- GLOSSARY Bypass: When a public education agency is prohibited by law from providing services authorized by federal law, the secretary of education withholds funds from that agency and contracts with a third party to provide such services directly. This procedure is referred to as "bypassing" the public education agency. Catalog of Domestic Assistance (CFDA): Published by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and updated with looseleaf additions, this catalog describes all federal programs that distribute funds to states, organizations, and individuals. The numbers in parentheses after each program title in this Guide correspond to OMB numbers in the CFDA. The CFDA is available in most major libraries or by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, telephone (202) 512-1800. The 1996 domestic subscription price is $60 annually ($75 foreign) which includes periodic updated materials. Checks should be made payable to the Superintendent of Documents. VISA, MasterCard, CHOICE, and GPO deposit account orders are accepted. Commerce Business Daily: A publication issued every weekday by the U.S. Department of Commerce listing all federal procurement invitations, including the Department of Education's requests for proposals (RFPs) for contracts. This publication is available in most major libraries or by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, telephone (202) 512-1800. The domestic subscription price is $324 annually, by first-class priority mail or $275 annually by regular second-class mail. A six-month subscription costs $162 by first-class priority mail, and $137.50 by regular second-class mail. A foreign subscription price is $343.75 annually and $171.90 for six months, by regular second-class mail. Checks should be made payable to the Superintendent of Documents. VISA, MasterCard, CHOICE, and GPO deposit account orders are accepted. Contract: An award of money to carry out a specific task for a government agency, as described in a request for proposal (RFP) publicized in the Commerce Business Daily. Contracts are awarded to bidders submitting proposals that best meet the requirements of the announced work, within a competitive budget range. Cooperative Agreement: A grant that involves greater involvement by the federal government in the outcome of the award than in the provision of funds. Federal Register: A publication issued every weekday by the National Archives and Records Administration listing all federal regulations and legal notices, including announcements of all federal grant competitions. This publication is available in most major libraries and by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, telephone (202) 512-1800. The domestic subscription price is $544 annually, by regular second-class mail; $1361.80 by first-class priority mail; and $272 for six months by regular second-class mail. Foreign subscriptions are $680 annually and $308.75 for six months. Checks should be made payable to the Superintendent of Documents. VISA, MasterCard, CHOICE, and GPO deposit account orders are accepted. Grant: An award of financial assistance by the federal government. In direct grant or discretionary programs, awards are made directly to those whose applications best meet the criteria for selection, as set out in agency regulations published in the Federal Register. Applicants some times have to also meet priorities published in the Federal Register for a particular competition. State formula grants or entitlement grants are made to states in accordance with a variety of formulas such as the number of children or students to be served. In state-administered grants, the state itself is the grantee and may award grants to subgrantees on either a discretionary or formula basis. Local education agency (LEA): An agency that exercises administrative control of, or performs a service function for, the public elementary or secondary schools in a specific area within a state or territory, usually called a school district. Postsecondary school: Public or private education institution of higher education beyond the secondary level, including two- and four-year colleges, technical schools, and universities. State education agency (SEA): A state board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the supervision of public elementary and secondary schools in a state. ---------- NATIONAL EDUCATION GOALS By the year 2000-- School Readiness--All children in American will start school ready to learn. School Completion--The high school graduation rate will increase to at least 90 percent. Student Achievement and Citizenship--All students will leave grades 4, 8, and 12 having demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter including English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, the arts, history, and geography, and every school in America will ensure that all students learn to use their minds well so they may be prepared for responsible citizenship, further learning, and productive employment in our nation's modern economy. Mathematics and Science--United States students will be first in the world in mathematics and science achievement. Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning--Every adult American will be literate and will possess the knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Safe, Disciplined, and Alcohol-and Drug-Free Schools--Every school in the United States will be free of drugs, violence and the unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol, and will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning. Teacher Education and Professional Development--The nation's teaching force will have access to programs for the continued improvement of their professional skills and the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to instruct and prepare all American students for the next century. Parental Participation--Every school will promote partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of children. ---------- PROGRAM OFFICES -- OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE DISADVANTAGED *+ 1. Title I (formerly Chapter 1) Program--Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies, (Title I Basic Grants, Concentration Grants and Targeted Grants) (84.010). Provides assistance to improve the teaching and learning of children in high-poverty schools to enable those children to meet challenging academic content and performance standards. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, Title I, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6301-6514 Who May Apply: Only state education agencies and the Secretary of the Interior (local education agencies and Indian tribal schools are subgrantees) Also Known As: Education for the Disadvantaged--Grants to Local Education Agencies; Education of Disadvantaged Children (Title I, ESEA); Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies; Title I, Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education Agencies Contact: Compensatory Education Program, 260-4021 * 2. Capital Expenses (Title I-Capital Expenses) (84.216A). Provides payments to local education agencies to help meet the extra costs of capital expenses incurred as a result of implementing alternative delivery systems to provide Title I instructional services to eligible private school children in compliance with the requirements of Aguilar v. Felton. Type of Assistance: formula grants to state education agencies. Local education agencies apply to the state education agency. Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, Chapter 1, Sec. 1120(e), as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6321(e) Who May Apply: Only state education agencies (local education agencies apply to the state education agency for funds based on need) Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-0862 3. Even Start--State Education Agencies (84.213). Provides funds for family-centered education projects to help parents become full partners in the education of their children, to assist children in reaching their full potential as learners, and to provide literacy training for their parents. Type of Assistance: Formula grants to state education agencies. State-administered subgrants to partnerships of local education agencies and nonprofit community- based organizations or other nonprofit organizations. Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6361-6570 Who May Apply: Only state education agencies. The subgrantees are local education agencies applying to their state education agencies in partnership with community-based organizations or other nonprofit organizations. Also Known As: Even Start Family Literacy Programs-- Grants to Local Education Agencies, Community-Based Organizations, and Other Nonprofit Organizations; Even Start Program Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-4021 4. Even Start--Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations (84.258A). Provides funds for family-centered education projects to help parents become full partners in the education of their children, to assist children in reaching their full potential as learners, and to provide literacy training for their parents. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6361-6370 Who May Apply: Federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations as defined in Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-0826 *+ 5. Title I (formerly Chapter 1) Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected and Delinquent or At Risk of Dropping Out (84.013). Provides assistance to state agencies that operate education programs for neglected or delinquent children in state-supported institutions, community day programs, and adult correctional institutions to supplement and improve the education services provided to these children. Also provides assistance to local education agencies for dropout prevention programs that meet the needs of at-risk children and youth. Type of Assistance: Formula grants to state education agencies, which make subgrants to designated state agencies and local education agencies Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part D, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6421-6472 Who May Apply: State education agencies for state agencies responsible for providing free public education for children in institutions for neglected or delinquent children; in adult correctional facilities; and in community day programs for neglected or delinquent children. State education agencies, which also make subgrants to local education agencies with high numbers or percentages of youth in the local correctional facilities, to support high quality education programs that prepare the youth to complete high school and to enter job training programs to facilitate the transition from the correctional system to further education and employment; and to operate dropout prevention programs. Also Known As: Neglected and Delinquent Children Program Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-4021 6. State School Improvement Grants (Title I) (84.218). Provides funds to state education agencies to carry out their responsibilities with respect to school and local education agency improvement. These responsibilities include establishing a system of school support teams and identifying distinguished schools and distinguished educators. Type of Assistance: formula grants to state education agencies Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, Section 002(f), 20 U.S.C. 6302(f) Who May Apply: State education agencies Also Known As: Education for the Disadvantaged--State School Improvement Grants Contact: Compensatory Education Program, 260-4021 7. Education for Homeless Children and Youth--Grants for State and Local Activities (84.196A). Provides assistance to establish an office in each state to coordinate education for homeless children and youth; to provide services to homeless children and youth to enable them to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school; and to develop and implement professional development programs related to the specific problems in the education of homeless children and youth. Type of Assistance: formula grants to state education agencies, which may make subgrants to local education agencies Legislation: Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, Title VII, Subtitle B, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 11431-11435 Who May Apply: State education agencies Also Known As: Education for Homeless Children and Youth--State Programs Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-1695 8. Training in Early Childhood Education and Violence Counseling (84.266A). Provides assistance to institutions of higher education for recruiting and training students in early childhood development, and/or in counseling children from birth to six years of age who have been affected by violence, and adults who work with such children. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1117-1117c Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-1695 9. Even Start Family Literacy in a Women's Prison (84.313A). Provides one special demonstration grant to test the effectiveness of a family literacy program of high quality in a prison that houses women and their preschool-age children. Type of Assistance: One discretionary grant to a women's prison. Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6361-6370 Who May Apply: Prisons (other than federal prisons) that house women and their preschool children, an institution of higher education, local education agency, hospital, or other public or private organization or entity Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-1695 * 10. Demonstrations of Innovative Practices (Not currently funded; CFDA # pending). Supports demonstration projects that show the most promise of enabling children served under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to meet challenging state content standards and challenging state student performance standards Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part E, Section 1502, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6492 Who May Apply: State education agencies, local education agencies, other public agencies, nonprofit organizations, public or private partnerships involving business and industry organizations, and consortia of such entities Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-1695 * 11. Innovative Elementary School Transition Projects (Not currently funded; CFDA # pending). Supports projects for children from low-income families who previously attended a Head Start program, Even Start program, or similar preschool program that provided education and other services in early elementary grades; and particularly to assist such eligible children and their families in making a successful transition from preschool through the early elementary grades. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part E, Section 1503, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6493 Who May Apply: Local education agencies that have formed consortia with early childhood programs to achieve the purpose of this program Contact: Compensatory Education Programs, 260-1695 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS * 12. Instruction in Civics, Government, and the Law (84.123A). Provides funds for projects that support the development of an educated citizenry that understands and participates effectively in our democratic system of government through the attainment by students of challenging state content standards and challenging state student performance standards in civics, government and the law. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part F, Section 10602, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8142 Who May Apply: State education agencies, local education agencies, and other public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, or institutions Also Known As: Law-Related Education Program Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-2738 * 13. Arts in Education (84.998A). Works to integrate the arts into the education system by bringing together school and community art resources. Type of Assistance: Provides a grant to support collaborative activities with other federal agencies or institutions involved in arts education such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute of Museum Services, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art, and Very Special Arts, Inc. Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part D, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8091-8105 Who May Apply: Very Special Arts, Inc., Washington, D.C.; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.; state education agencies; local education agencies; institutions of higher education; museums and other cultural institutions; and other public agencies, organizations, or institutions. Grants may also be provided to Very Special Arts to support model projects and programs which assure the participation of individuals with disabilities in mainstream settings in arts and education programs. Funds are also provided to support model projects that integrate arts education into the regular elementary and secondary school curriculum. Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-2670 * 14. Inexpensive Book Distribution Program (No CFDA Number). Supports the distribution of books to children from birth through high school to provide motivation to learn to read and improve their reading ability. Type of Assistance: Legislatively mandated contract to Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part E, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8131 Who May Apply: Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. Also Known As: Reading Is Fundamental; RIF Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-2670 15. Allen J. Ellender Fellowships (84.998K). Provides a grant to the Close-Up Foundation to promote knowledge and understanding of the federal government through fellowships to low-income students and their teachers, students of migrant parents and to economically disadvantaged older Americans and recent immigrants. Type of Assistance: Legislatively mandated grant to the Close-Up Foundation Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part G, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 3081- 3112 Who May Apply: Close-Up Foundation Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-2670 16. Desegregation Assistance, Civil Rights Training, and Advisory Services (84.004A). Provides technical assistance, training, and advisory services to school districts in the preparation, adoption, and implementation of desegregation plans and of effective methods of coping with the special education problems caused by the desegregation of school districts based on race, sex, and national origin. Assistance is provided by state education agencies and regional desegregation assistance centers. Type of Assistance: competitive grants (cooperative agreements) Legislation: Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IV, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000C-2 Who May Apply: Public agencies and private nonprofit organizations Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-3699 17. Women's Educational Equity Act Program (84.083). Promotes educational equity for women and girls including those women and girls who suffer multiple discrimination based on gender and race, ethnic origin, disability or age, and promotes assistance to local education agencies to meet the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Grants provide funds to implement equity programs and policies in schools and to develop and disseminate model equity programs. Type of Assistance: competitive grants; contracts; cooperative agreements Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title V, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7231-7268 Who May Apply: Public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, organizations, institutions, student groups, community groups and individuals Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-2670 18. Magnet Schools Assistance in Desegregating Districts (84.165A). Assists eligible local education agencies in planning, establishing, and operating magnet schools that are part of an approved desegregation plan and that are designed to bring together students from different social, economic and racial backgrounds. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title V, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7201-7213 Who May Apply: Local education agencies Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-2476 19. Native Hawaiian Gifted and Talented (84.210). Provides a direct grant for the operation of a gifted and talented program designed to: (1) address the special needs of native Hawaiian elementary and secondary school students who are gifted and talented; and (2) provide such support services to the families of such students as are needed to enable such students to benefit from the program. Type of Assistance: direct grant for specified use Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part B, Sec. 9207, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7907 Who May Apply: Native Hawaiian education organizations or education entities Contact: School Improvement Program, 260-2502 20. Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment Program (84.296). Provides a direct grant for operating programs of instruction conducted in the Hawaiian language for the purposes of: (1) curricula development; (2) preteacher training; (3) inservice teacher training; and (4) teacher recruitment Type of Assistance: direct grant for specified use Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part B, Sec. 9209, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7909 Who May Apply: Native Hawaiian education organizations and education entities Contact: School Improvement Program, 260-2502 21. Native Hawaiian Family-Based Education Centers Program (84.209). Provides financial assistance to expand the operation of family-based education centers for native Hawaiian children. Type of Assistance: direct grant for specified use Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part B, Sec. 9209, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7905 Who May Apply: Native Hawaiian education organizations and education entities Contact: School Improvement Program, 260-2502 22. Native Hawaiian Community-Based Education Learning Centers (84.297). Provides financial assistance to collaborative efforts between community-based Native Hawaiian organizations and community colleges to develop, establish and operate a minimum of three community-based learning centers. Services may include (1) preschool programs; (2) after-school programs; and (3) vocational and adult education programs. Type of Assistance: direct payments for specified use Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part B, Sec. 9210, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7910 Who May Apply: Native Hawaiian organizations in collaboration with community colleges Contact: School Improvement Programs, 260-2502 23. School Dropout Assistance Program (Dropout Prevention Program) (84.201). Provides financial assistance to demonstrate effective programs to reduce the number of children who do not complete their elementary and secondary education. Funds are allotted in four categories as follows: (a) local education agencies administering schools with a total enrollment of 100,000 or more elementary and secondary school students; (b) local education agencies administering schools with a total enrollment of at least 20,000 but fewer than 100,000 elementary and secondary school students; (c) local education agencies administering schools with a total enrollment of fewer than 20,000 elementary and secondary school students; and (d) community-based organizations. Special consideration is given to a local education agency participating in an educational partnership. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965, Title V, Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7261-7268 Who May Apply: Local education agencies, community- based organizations, and education partnerships Also Known As: Dropout Prevention Program Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-3699 24. Public Charter Schools Program (84.282). Provides financial assistance for the design and initial implementation of charter schools and the evaluation of the effects of charter schools on students, student achievement, staff and parents. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8061-8067 Who May Apply: State education agencies (SEAs) that have the authority under state law to authorize or approve a charter school. If the SEA does not apply or is not funded, authorized public chartering agencies within these states that are participating in a partnership with a developer (an individual or group of individuals, including a public or private nonprofit organization) to establish a charter school. Contact: Equity and Educational Excellence Division, 260-2671 25. Freely-Associated States Education Grant Program (84.256). Funds competitive grants for teacher training, curriculum development, instructional materials, or general school improvement and reform. A special condition of this grant is that the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory conduct the competition for these grants and make recommendations for funding to the secretary. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, Section 1121(c), as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6331(c) Who May Apply: Local education agencies in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau Contact: School Improvement Programs, 260-2544 26. Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development State Grants (84.164). Improves the teaching and learning of all students through professional development activities in the core academic subjects to help ensure that teachers, administrators and other staff have access to sustained and intensive high-quality professional development that is aligned to challenging state content standards and challenging state student performance standards. Type of Assistance: Formula grants to state education agencies and state agencies of higher education (and within states, competitive grants to institutions of higher education and qualified nonprofit organizations; formula grants to local education agencies) Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title II, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6641-6651 Who May Apply: State education agencies in conjunction with state agencies for higher education Contact: School Improvement Programs, 260-1964 27. Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Program (84.190A). Encourages outstanding teachers to continue their education to develop innovative programs, consult with or assist school districts or private school systems and engage in other education activities that will improve their knowledge and skills as well as the education of students. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, subchapter V, Part C, subpart 2, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1105- 1105(i) Who May Apply: State education agencies Contact: School Improvement Programs, 260-2715 28. Innovative Education Program Strategies (84.298). Formerly the Chapter 2 program, now Title VI, supports local education reform efforts that are consistent with and support statewide reform efforts under the Goals 2000: Educate America Act; supports state and local efforts to achieve the National Education Goals; provides funding to enable state and local education agencies to implement promising education reform programs. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VI, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7301-7373 Who May Apply: State education agencies. Local education agencies may apply to the state education agencies for subgrants Contact: School Improvement Programs, 260-2544 IMPACT AID PROGRAMS 29. Impact Aid (84.040A). Provides financial assistance to school districts affected by federal activities, the presence of tax-exempt federal property and/or federally connected children. Payments are made to school districts to compensate for lost local revenue due to enrollments of substantial numbers of students who reside on federal property and/or have parents who are employed on federal property or who are on active duty in the uniformed services. Type of Assistance: formula grants Who May Apply: Local education agencies meeting minimum eligibility requirements Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VIII, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7701-7714 Contact: Impact Aid Program, 260-3907 30. Education Infrastructure (84.284A). Provides assistance to school districts to repair, renovate, or rebuild school facilities. To be eligible for consideration for funding, a district must enroll children counted under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act equal to at least 15 percent of total district enrollment, or have federal property constituting 90 percent of the property in the districts. Applicants must also demonstrate that they have urgent repair, renovation, alteration, and construction needs for their elementary and secondary schools and lack the fiscal capacity to undertake the construction projects without federal assistance. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Who May Apply: Local education agencies meeting eligibility requirements Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title XII, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8501-8513 Contact: Impact Aid Program, 260-3907 INDIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 31. Indian Education--Adult Education (84.062A). Provides financial assistance through competitive grants for the development and establishment of projects to improve the educational and employment opportunities for Indian adults. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part A, Subpart 3, Section 9131, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7851 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies, Indian tribes, Indian organizations, and Indian institutions Contact: Office of Indian Education, 260-3774 32. Indian Education--Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies (84.060). Provides financial support to local education agencies in their efforts to reform and improve elementary and secondary school programs that serve Indian students. The programs are to be designed and based on challenging state content standards and state student performance standards and are to be designed to assist Indian students in reaching these standards and assist the nation in reaching the National Education Goals. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part A, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7811-7818 Who May Apply: Local education agencies, certain schools funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Indian tribes under certain conditions Contact: Office of Indian Education, 260-3774 33. Indian Education--Fellowships for Indian Students (84.087A). Provides funds through a discretionary program for Indian students to pursue postbaccalaureate degrees in medicine, clinical psychology, psychology, law, education, and related fields; or postbaccalaureate or undergraduate degrees in engineering, business administration, natural resources, and related fields. Type of Assistance: fellowships Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part A, Subpart 2, Section 9123, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7833 Who May Apply: Individuals who are United States citizens and who are "Indian" as defined in the statute and regulations governing the program and who meet other eligibility criteria set forth in the statute and regulations Contact: Office of Indian Education, 260-1719 34a. Indian Education--Special Programs (84.299A). This program authorizes projects that develop, test, and demonstrate the effectiveness of programs and services for the improvement of educational opportunities and achievement of Indian children. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part A, Subpart 2, Section 9121, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 783 Who May Apply: State education agencies, local education agencies, Indian tribes, Indian organizations, federally supported elementary and secondary schools for Indian students, Indian institutions, including an Indian institution of higher education, or a consortium of such institutions Also Known As: Improvement of Educational Opportunities for Indian Children Contact: Office of Indian Education, 260-3774 34b. Professional Development Grants [B] (84.299B). This program authorizes the development of programs that will improve the skills of qualified Indian individuals; increase the number of qualified Indian individuals in professions that serve Indian persons; and support training programs for qualified Indian persons to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides, social workers, and ancillary educational personnel. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part A, Subpart 2, Section 9122, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7832 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of higher education; state or local education agencies, in consortium with an institution of higher education; and an Indian tribe or organization in consortium with an institution of higher education Contact: Office of Indian Education, 260-3774 MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAMS * 35. Migrant Education--Basic State Formula Grant Program (84.011). Establishes and improves programs to meet the special educational needs of youth who are migratory agricultural workers or migratory fishermen or whose parent, spouse or guardian is a migratory agricultural worker or migratory fisherman. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6391-6399 Who May Apply: State education agencies Contact: Office of Migrant Education, 260-1164 36. Migrant Education--Coordination Program (84.144A) Improves interstate and intrastate coordination of Migrant Education program activities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants or contracts Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part C, Section 1308, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6398 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; state and local education agencies and other nonprofit agencies Contact: Office of Migrant Education, 260-1164 37. Migrant Education--College Assistance Migrant Program (84.149A). Provides special academic and support services to migrant and seasonal farm workers or their children who are enrolled in a college or university to enable them to complete their freshman year. Type of Assistance: competitive 5-year project grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Subchapter IV, Part A, Subpart 5, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070d-2(c) Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education or a nonprofit private agency in cooperation with an institution of higher education Also Known As: CAMP Contact: Office of Migrant Education, 260-1164 38. Migrant Education--High School Equivalency Program (84.141). Provides academic and supporting services to enable migrant and seasonal farmworkers or their children age 16 or older (or beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the state in which he or she resides) who have dropped out of high school to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent and gain employment or be placed in postsecondary education or training. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Subchapter IV, Subpart 5, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070d-2(b) Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education or a public or nonprofit private agency in cooperation with an institution of higher education Also Known As: HEP Contact: Office of Migrant Education, 260-1164 39. Even Start--Migrant Education (84.214A). Provides funds for family-centered education programs that meet the special education needs of migratory preschool children and their parents by integrating early childhood education, parenting education and adult education into a unified program. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6361-370 Who May Apply: State education agencies. (Part 212 is being rescinded, so eligible applicants next year might be more than state education agencies.) Contact: Office of Migrant Education, 260-1164 SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS 40. Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities--State Grants (84.186A). Provides assistance to governors and states to establish, operate, and improve local programs of drug and violence prevention. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7111-7143 Who May Apply: State education agencies and governors. Local or intermediate education agencies or consortia must apply to state education agency. Local education agencies and other public entities and private nonprofit entities must apply to governor's office. Contact: Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, 260-3954 41. Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities--Hawaiian Natives Program (84.999C). Provides assistance to organizations that primarily serve and represent Hawaiian Natives for drug and violence prevention programs. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, Section 4118, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7118 Who May Apply: Any organization primarily serving and representing Hawaiian Natives that is recognized by the Governor of Hawaii Contact: Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, 260-3954 42. Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities--Federal Activities Program (84.184B). Supports programs to prevent the illegal use of drugs and to eliminate violence among students at all educational levels from preschool through the postsecondary level. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, contracts, cooperative agreements Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7131-7133 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public and private nonprofit agencies, organizations and institutions Contact: Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, 260-3954 43. Family and Community Endeavor Schools Grant Program (84.285A). Provides funds to develop programs that meet the comprehensive needs of at-risk students. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Title III, Subtitle D, 42 U.S.C. 13792- 13793 Who May Apply: Local education agencies and community- based organizations Also Known As: FACES Contact: Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, 260-3954 GOALS 2000 44. State and Local Education Systemic Improvement (84.276). Provides grants to state education agencies to help them develop and implement comprehensive reform plans to help all children reach challenging academic standards. States pass on a significant portion of funds to localities to develop local comprehensive reform plans and to fund preservice teacher training and professional development programs and reform initiatives. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Title III, 20 U.S.C. 5881-5899 Who May Apply: state education agencies Contact: Goals 2000 Program, 401-0039 45. Parental Assistance (84.310) Provides grants to establish parental information and resource centers to provide training, information, and support to parents of children from birth through secondary school. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Title IV, 20 U.S.C. 5911-5918 Who May Apply: Nonprofit organizations and nonprofit organizations working in consortia with local education agencies Contact: Goals 2000 Program, 401-0039 46. Tribal Divisions Reform Plan Coordination (84.311). Provides for the coordination of efforts between school reform plans developed for schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and public schools. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Title III, Section 314(a) (4), 20 U.S.C. 5894 Who May Apply: Tribal Divisions of Education Contact: Office of Indian Education, 260-1983 47. Urban and Rural School Improvement (84.312). Provides grants to urban and rural local education agencies with large numbers or concentrations of students who are economically disadvantaged or who have limited English proficiency. Funds are to be used to develop or implement school improvement plans. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Title III, Section 314(b), 20 U.S.C. 594 Who May Apply: Urban and rural local education agencies with large numbers or concentrations of students who are economically disadvantaged or who have limited English proficiency Contact: Goals 2000 Program, 401-0039 +Bypass available. *Elementary and secondary private school students and/or teachers entitled to services. -- OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS For information about loans, grants, and work-study programs to help students attend postsecondary schools, follow this procedure: First, contact the financial aid administrator at a postsecondary school. Second, write to the Federal Student Information Center, P.O. Box 84, Washington, DC 20044, and ask for the most recent version of The Student Guide: Financial Aid from the U.S. Department of Education. For specific information about how Pell Grant eligibility is calculated, write to Federal Student Assistance Programs, P.O. Box 84, Washington, DC 20044, and ask for the latest edition of the Pell Grant Formula. For further information call 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243), or contact the administering office of the Department of Education listed under "Contact." 48. Federal Pell Grant Program (84.063). Provides grants to eligible undergraduate students who have not received undergraduate degrees to help them meet the costs of postsecondary education. Type of Assistance: direct payments for specified use Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a Who May Apply: Undergraduate and vocational students enrolled or accepted for enrollment in participating schools Contact: Federal Student Aid Programs, 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243) * 49. William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (No CFDA Number). Provides low-interest loans to students. Loans are originated by participating institutions with capital provided by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education is the sole lender, and borrowers repay the Department. Type of Assistance: direct loans Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part D, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1087a-1087h Who May Apply: Undergraduate, vocational and graduate students accepted for enrollment at least half-time in participating schools Contact: Federal Student Aid Programs, 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243) *The umbrella name for the program is William D. Ford Direct Loan Program." However, there are actually four types of Direct Loans: - Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan, also known as "Direct Subsidized Loan"--the federal government pays the interest on these loans while the borrower is in school and during certain grace and deferment periods. Students must demonstrate financial need to receive this type of loan. - Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan, also known as "Direct Unsubsidized Loan"--the federal government does not pay the interest on these loans while the borrower is in school or during deferment. Students can get a Direct Unsubsidized Loan regardless of financial need. - Federal PLUS Loan--for parents of dependent students to help pay for their children's education. - Federal Direct Consolidation Loan--combines one or more federal education loans into a new Direct Loan. Only one monthly payment is made to the U.S. Department of Education. 50. State Student Incentive Grants (84.069). Assists states in providing grants to students attending institutions of higher education, including certain programs of study abroad and grants to students for campus-based community service work study. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 4, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070c-1070c-4 Who May Apply: States can apply. Undergraduate and graduate students having substantial financial need can apply to the states in which they are residents. Also Known As: Grants to States for State Student Incentives Contact: Federal Student Aid Programs, 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243) 51. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (84.007). Provides supplemental grants to assist students who show exceptional financial need and who have not received first undergraduate degrees. Priority is given to Federal Pell Grant recipients. Type of Assistance: direct payments for specified use Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 3, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070b to 1070b-3 Who May Apply: First-time undergraduates and vocational students accepted for enrollment at participating schools. Grants can be awarded to students enrolled less than half time. Contact: Federal Student Aid Programs, 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243) 52. Federal Work-Study Program (84.033). Provides part- time employment for postsecondary students who need income to help meet education costs. Type of Assistance: direct payments for specified use Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part C, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2751-2756b Who May Apply: Students who have not received undergraduate degrees, and vocational and graduate students accepted for enrollment in participating schools Also Known As: College Work-Study Program Contact: Federal Student Aid Programs, 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243) 53. Federal Perkins Loan Program--(84.038). Provides low- interest (5 percent) loans to first-time undergraduates and vocational and graduate students. The school is the lender. Type of Assistance: direct payments for specified use Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part E, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1087aa-1087ii Who May Apply: Students who have not received first undergraduate degrees, and vocational and graduate students accepted for enrollment in participating schools Also Known As: Formerly National Defense Student Loan; National Direct Student Loan; Perkins Loan Program Contact: Federal Student Aid Programs, 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243) *The umbrella name for the following programs is "The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program." However, there are actually four types of loans: 54. Federal Stafford Loan (84.032). Provides low-interest, variable-rate loans made by a lender such as a bank, credit union, or savings and loan association and sometimes a school. Loans are insured by a guaranty agency and reinsured by the federal government. The federal government pays the interest while the student is in school and during certain grace and deferment periods. Type of Assistance: guaranteed/insured loans Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part B as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1071-1087-2 Who May Apply: Undergraduate, vocational, and graduate students accepted for enrollment at least half-time in participating schools Contact: Federal Student Aid, 1-800-4FED-AID (433- 3243) 55. Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan (No CFDA Number). Provides loans to undergraduate and graduate students regardless of financial need. The federal government does not provide interest benefits during in-school, grace, or deferment periods. The interest rate is variable, changing annually on July 1, and is the same rate offered under the Federal Stafford Loan. Type of Assistance: guaranteed/insured loans Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part B amended, 20 U.S.C. 1078-8 Who May Apply: Undergraduate, vocational, and graduate students accepted for enrollment at least half-time in participating schools Contact: Federal Student Aid, 1-800-4FED-AID (433- 3243) 56. Federal PLUS Loan Program (84.032). Provides low- interest loans to enable parents with good credit histories to borrow for each child enrolled at least half-time in participating schools. Type of Assistance: guaranteed/insured loans Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1078-2 Who May Apply: Parents of dependent students who are accepted for enrollment at least half time in participating schools Contact: Federal Student Aid Programs, 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243) 57. Federal Consolidation Loan. Combines multiple federal education loans into a new Consolidation Loan that would require only one payment per month. To retain certain interest benefits on Stafford loans, only subsidized Stafford loans may be combined. Type of Assistance: Guaranteed/insured loans Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1078-3 Who May Apply: Students in repayment or grace period status, or defaulted borrowers who have made satisfactory repayment arrangements Contact: Federal Student Aid Programs, 1-800-4FED-AID (433-3243) HIGHER AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS 58. Student Support Services (84.042A): Provides grants to carry out projects designed to assist qualified postsecondary students who are physically disabled or low-income individuals who are first-generation college students. Type of Assistance: competitive project grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Sec. 402D, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-14 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education Also Known As: TRIO Contact: Division of Student Services, 708-4804 59. Upward Bound (84.047). Provides grants to carry out projects designed to generate in participants, at least two-thirds of whom are low-income-potential first- generation college students, skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond high school. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Sec. 402C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-13 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; public and private agencies and organizations; and, in exceptional circumstances, secondary schools if there are no other applicants capable of providing this program in the target areas to be served by the proposed projects. Also Known As: TRIO Contact: Division of Student Services, 708-4804 60. Talent Search Program (84.044): Provides grants to projects to help identify and counsel eligible persons ages 12 to 27 years, at least two-thirds of whom are low-income-potential first-generation college students, to complete high school and pursue and complete postsecondary education. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Sec. 402B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-12 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; public and private agencies and organizations; and, in exceptional circumstances, secondary schools if there are no other applicants capable of providing this program in the target areas to be served by the proposed projects. Contact: Division of Student Services, 708-4804 61. Educational Opportunity Centers (84.066A). Provides grants to operate centers providing financial and academic information about higher education opportunities and assistance in applying for admission to higher education institutions to residents of the target area who are at least 19 years of age. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Sec. 402F, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-16 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; public and private agencies and organizations; and, in exceptional circumstances, secondary schools if there are no other applicants capable of providing this program in the target areas to be served by the proposed projects. Contact: Division of Student Services, 708-4804 62. Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO Staff Training) (84.103A). Provides grants for short-term training for leadership personnel and other staff employed or preparing for employment in programs funded under Special Programs for Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Chapter 1, Sec. 402G, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-17 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education and other public and nonprofit private agencies and organizations Contact: Division of Student Services, 708-4804 63. School, College and University Partnerships (84.204A). Makes grants to encourage partnerships between institutions of higher education and secondary schools serving low-income students to support programs that improve the academic skills of public and private, nonprofit secondary school students; to increase their opportunities to continue education after secondary school; and to improve their prospects for employment after secondary school. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1001-1006 Who May Apply: An institution of higher education, state education agency, or a consortium of these, must enter into a written partnership agreement with a local education agency. In addition, the partnership may include businesses, labor organizations, professional associations, community-based organizations, public television stations or other telecommunication entities, or other public or private agencies or associations. Contact: Division of Student Services, 708-4804 64. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement (84.217A). Provides grants to carry out projects that identify low-income, first-generation college students, and students from groups that are underrepresented in graduate education and provide them with necessary support services to prepare them for doctoral studies. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 2, Sec. 402E, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070a-15 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education Contact: Division of Student Services, 708-4804 65. Programs to Encourage Minority Students to Become Teachers (84.262A). Supports projects to develop a new minority teaching program to increase the number of Hispanics, blacks, and other minorities in the teaching profession. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act, Title V, Part E, Subpart 2, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1112, 1112a-1112e Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education in partnership with a local or state education agency or community organization Also Known As: Minority Teacher Recruitment Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3291 66. Faculty Development Fellowship (84.271A). Awards grants to institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions and nonprofit organizations to provide fellowships to faculty members and other students from minority groups who wish to obtain a doctoral degree, and to enable minority faculty members to participate in professional development programs designed to advance their careers. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part E, Sec. 1951, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1134r-1134r-6 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, and consortia of institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3209 67. Assistance for Training in the Legal Profession (84.136). Provides opportunities for minority students or students from disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake training for the legal profession. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part F, Sec. 961-2, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 134s-1134t Who May Apply: The statute authorizes the secretary to award a grant to or contract with the Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO). Also Known As: Legal Training for the Disadvantaged, (CLEO) Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3207 68. Law School Clinical Experience Programs (84.097A). Provides grants and contracts to accredited law schools to help fund up to 90 percent of the cost of continuing, expanding and establishing programs to provide clinical experience for law students. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part G, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1134u-1134w Who May Apply: Accredited law schools or combination or consortia of accredited law schools Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3245 69. Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarships (84.176). Awards grants to states for scholarships to outstanding high school graduates who demonstrate an interest in teaching, in an effort to encourage and enable them to pursue teaching careers. Students may receive up to $5,000 a year for up to 4 academic years. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title V, Part C, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1104-1104k Who May Apply: States are eligible to apply. A student with a high school degree or equivalent certificate may apply to the state in which he or she is a resident. Also Known As: Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3392 70. Minority Science Improvement (84.120A). Makes grants designed to create long-range improvement in science and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions of higher education and to increase the participation of underrepresented ethnic minorities in scientific and technological career fields. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part B, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1135b-1135b-3, 1135d-1135d-3, 1135d-5, and 1135d-6 Who May Apply: Public and private, nonprofit minority institutions, nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific societies, and all nonprofit accredited colleges and universities providing service to a group of eligible minority institutions or providing in-service training for project directors, scientists, or engineers from eligible minority institutions. Also Known As: Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Programs, MSIP Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3261 71. Urban Community Service (84.252A). Awards grants to urban universities to support activities that provide urban areas with applied research, planning services, specialized training, technical assistance, or other services addressing the high priority needs of such areas. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title XI, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1136-1136h Who May Apply: Urban institutions or consortia of such institutions Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3261 72. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Capital Financing (No CFDA Number). Provides a federally insured line of credit for a private for- profit bonding authority to issue taxable HBCU facilities bonds. The proceeds from the bonds are used for financing and refinancing repair and renovation projects (financing for construction or acquisition projects is authorized, but renovation and repair work has priority). Type of Assistance: loan guarantee Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1132c-1132c-7 Who May Apply: Historically black colleges and universities Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3230; Pryor, McClendon Counts and Company, Inc., Designated Bonding Authority, (404) 874- 2161. 73. Byrd Honors Scholarship (84.185). Makes grants to states to enable them to award scholarships to students to promote student excellence and achievement and to recognize exceptionally able high school students who show promise of continued excellence. Students may receive $1,500 for their first four years of undergraduate study. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Subpart 6, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1070d-31-- 1070d-41 Who May Apply: States are eligible to apply. High school graduates who have been accepted for enrollment at institutions of higher education may apply to their respective states of residence. Also Known As: Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 708-8849 74. Higher Education--Cooperative Education (84.055). (1) Awards grants to institutions of higher education to support planning and implementing of programs that integrate periods of academic study with public or private employment; and (2) for administration, training, and resource centers, research and demonstration/ innovation projects. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VIII, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1133-1133c Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, combinations of such institutions. Other public and private nonprofit agencies or organizations can apply for part 2. Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3265 75. Native Hawaiian Higher Education Demonstration Program (84.998). Provides scholarships and fellowships to native Hawaiian postsecondary students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels of study. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Section 9206 of The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended Who May Apply: Native Hawaiian education organizations or education entities with experience in developing or operating native Hawaiian programs of instruction conducted in the native Hawaiian language Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3608 76. College Housing and Academic Facilities Loans (84.142A). Makes loans to institutions of higher education and higher education building agencies to assist in constructing, reconstructing, or renovating housing, undergraduate and graduate academic facilities, and other educational facilities for students and faculties. Type of Assistance: direct loans Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VII Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1132d-1132d-4 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, higher education building agencies and certain technical or vocational institutions Also Known As: Academic Housing and other Educational Facilities Loans Contact: Division of Higher Education Programs, Incentive Programs, 260-3608 77. Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship (Graduate Program) (84.094). Provides fellowship and institutional support in academic and professional areas to assist minorities and women in undertaking graduate and professional study in academic fields in which they historically have been underrepresented. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1134d-1134f Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education (Graduate students apply to participating schools.) Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3608 78. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (84.200). Provides fellowships to assist graduate students of superior quality who demonstrate financial need. Grants are awarded to academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education to sustain and enhance the capacity for teaching and research in areas of national need. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part D, as amended, P.L. 89-329, 99-498, and 102-325, 20 U.S.C. 1134 1-1134q Who May Apply: Academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education that provide courses of study leading to a graduate degree. Non-degree granting institutions may submit joint proposals with degree granting institutions of higher education. Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3265 79. Jacob K. Javits Fellowships (84.170A). Provides fellowships to graduate degree candidates of superior ability pursuing graduate study in the arts, humanities, and social sciences for periods not to exceed 48 months. A board establishes the general policies for the program, selects the fields in which fellowships are to be awarded, and determines the number of fellowships each year for designated fields. Type of Assistance: competitive grants (fellowships) Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IX, Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1134h-1134k Who May Apply: Graduate students at the doctoral level and graduate students pursuing certain master's degrees Contact: Division of Higher Education, Incentive Programs, 260-3574 80. Higher Education--Institutional Aid (84.031C). Provides matching funds to eligible institutions of higher education to establish or increase endowment funds, for the purpose of fostering increased independence and self-sufficiency at such institutions. Type of Assistance: project grant Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title III, Sec. 331, 20 U.S.C. 1065 Who May Apply: Colleges and universities, including certain graduate and medical schools, meeting certain eligibility requirements Also Known As: Endowment Challenge Grant Program; Endowment Challenge Grants (Title III, Part C) Contact: Division of Institutional Development, 708- 8866 81. College Construction Loan Insurance Association (No CFDA Number). The association provides direct guaranty insurance and reinsurance on obligations issued for education facilities purposes, including construction, reconstruction, renovation, acquisition, or purchase of education, training, research facilities or housing (including furniture, fixtures, and equipment), underlying real property, and instructional equipment and research instruments. Type of Assistance: loan guaranty insurance and reinsurance Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part D, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1132f-1132f-9 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education Contact: College Construction Loan Insurance Association, 2445 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037; 835-0090 82. Strengthening Institutions Program (84.031). Provides funds to eligible institutions to improve their academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability in order to increase institutional self- sufficiency and strengthen their capacity to make a substantial contribution to the higher education resources of the nation. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title III, Sec. 311-315, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1057-1059b Who May Apply: Postsecondary schools that meet certain eligibility requirements Contact: Division of Institutional Development, 708- 8839 83. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Program (84.031B). Provides support to strengthen various aspects of the schools through a formula grant program to accredited, legally authorized HBCUs. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part B, Sec. 321-327, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1060-1063c Who May Apply: Historically black colleges and universities Also Known As: Higher Education--Institutional Aid; Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Title III, Part B) Contact: Division of Institutional Development, 708- 9926 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION 84. National Resource Centers and Fellowships Program for Language and Area or Language and International Studies (84.015A). Promotes instruction in modern foreign languages and area and international studies critical to national needs by supporting, establishing, strengthening, and operating such centers at colleges and universities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VI, Part A, Sec. 602, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1122 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions Also Known As: Centers and Fellowships Contact: Center for International Education, Advanced Training and Research, 401-9798 85. Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program (84.016A). Awards grants to institutions of higher education to assist in planning and carrying out programs to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages; also awards grants for model programs; and to nonprofit agencies and organizations for projects that will significantly contribute to undergraduate instruction. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VI, Part A, Sec. 604, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1124 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; combination of such institutions; public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations. Also Known As: Undergraduate and Foreign Languages Contact: Center for International Education, International Studies Branch, 401-9798 86. International Research and Studies (84.017A). Awards grants for research and studies to determine the need for increased or improved modern foreign languages and to research more effective methods of providing instruction, administering proficiency tests, and developing and publishing specialized materials for such instruction. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VI, Part A, Sec. 606, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1125 Who May Apply: Eligible entities include public and private agencies, organizations and individuals Also Known As: Foreign Language and Area Study Research Contact: Center for International Education, International Studies Branch, 401-9798 87. Centers for International Business Education (84.220A). Awards grants to institutions of higher education to pay the federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating centers for international business education that promote linkages between such institutions and the American business community engaged in international economic activity. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title VI, Part B, 20 U.S.C. 1130-1; Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Sec. 6261, 20 U.S.C. 1130 1-b Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions Also Known As: International Business Education Contact: Center for International Education, 401-9798 88. Language Resource Centers (84.229A). Awards grants and contracts to institutions of higher education to establish, strengthen and operate language training centers to serve as resources to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign language. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VI, Part A, Section 603, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1123 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education or combinations of such institutions Contact: Center for International Education, Advanced Training and Research Branch, 401-9798 89. Foreign Periodicals (84.251A). Awards grants to institutions and libraries to provide assistance for acquiring and providing access to periodicals published outside the United States. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VI, Part A, Sec. 607, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1125a Who May Apply: Higher education institutions; public or nonprofit private library institutions; or consortia of such institutions Also Known As: Foreign Periodicals Published Outside the United States Contact: Center for International Education, 401-9798 90. American Overseas Research Centers (84.274A). Makes grants to consortia of institutions for programs to promote postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies. Funds may be used for stipends, staff salaries, operation and maintenance of overseas facilities, teaching and research material, maintenance of library collections, conferences, publications, and dissemination of materials. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VI, Part A, Sec. 610, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1127 Who May Apply: Consortia of institutions of higher education Contact: Center for International Education, 401-9798 91. Institute for International Public Policy (84.269A). The President's budget includes $1,000,000 to fund the Institute for International Public Policy to conduct a program to increase the number of African Americans and other underrepresented minorities in international service. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title VI, Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1131-1131e Who May Apply: Consortia consisting of one or more Historically Black Colleges or Universities, minority serving institutions, and institutions with programs to train foreign service professionals are eligible to apply for a grant of up to 5 years duration to establish an Institute of International Public Policy. An institutional match of 25 percent is required. Also Known As: Institute for Public Policy Contact: Center for International Education, 401-9798 92. Eisenhower Leadership Program (84.261A). Awards grants to institutions of higher education to stimulate and support the development of leadership skills among postsecondary students. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part D, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1135(f) Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education or nonprofit private organizations in consortia with institutions of higher education Also Known As: Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Program Contact: Center for International Education, 401-9798 93. Business and International Education (84.153A). Awards grants and contracts to institutions of higher education to promote linkages between such institutions and the American business community engaged in international economic activity. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title VI, Part B, 20 U.S.C. 1130, 1130a, and 1132 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education that have entered into agreements with business enterprises, trade organizations, or associations engaged in international economic activity. (Federal assistance cannot exceed 50 percent of the cost.) Contact: Center for International Education, International Studies Branch, 401-9798 94. Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (84.022A). Provides opportunities for graduate students to do full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies in order to develop research knowledge and capability in world areas not commonly taught in U.S. institutions. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays), as amended, Sec. 102(b)(6) and 105(d), 22 U.S.C. 2451 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education (faculty members must apply through their employing schools) Also Known As: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program Contact: Center for International Education, Advanced Training and Research Branch, 401-9798 95. Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Faculty Research Abroad (84.019). Provides opportunities for faculty members to conduct research and study abroad in foreign languages and area studies in order to develop research knowledge and capability in world areas not commonly taught in U.S. institutions. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays), as amended, Sec. 102(b)(6) and 105(d), 22 U.S.C. 2451 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education (faculty members must apply through their employing schools) Also Known As: Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program Contact: Center for International Education, Advanced Training and Research Branch, 401-9798 96. Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Group Projects Abroad (84.021). Helps education institutions and organizations to improve their programs in modern foreign languages and area studies. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays), Sec. 102(b)(6) and 195(d), as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2451 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; state education agencies; private nonprofit education organizations; and consortia of these institutions, agencies, and organizations. Also Known As: Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program Contact: Center for International Education, International Studies Branch, 401-9798 97. Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad--Bilateral Projects (84.018). Increases mutual understanding between people of the United States and other countries by offering qualified American educators opportunities to participate in short-term seminars abroad. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays), as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2451 Who May Apply: Undergraduate faculty members from postsecondary institutions whose professional activities primarily include teaching introductory courses in the humanities or the social sciences; secondary school teachers of social studies subjects; administrators and curriculum specialists of state or local education agencies with direct responsibility for curriculum development in social studies. Also Known As: Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program Contact: Center for International Education, International Studies Branch, 401-9798 FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (FIPSE) 98. Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education-- Comprehensive Program (Preapplication and Applications) (84.116). Awards grants to assist education institutions and agencies in improving postsecondary educational opportunities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965,, Title X, Part A as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135a-3 Who May Apply: Institutions of postsecondary education, a combination of institutions of postsecondary education, and other public and private nonprofit education institutions and agencies Also Known As: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, FIPSE Contact: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 708-5750 99. Higher Education Collaboration and Exchange Between the United States and the European Community (84.116I). Provides grants to institutions of higher education to develop new types of international cooperation and exchange between institutions of higher education in the United States and their counterparts in the 12 member states of the European community. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965,Title X, Part A as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135a-3 Who May Apply: Institutions of postsecondary education, a combination of institutions of postsecondary education, and other public and private nonprofit education institutions and agencies Also Known As: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, FIPSE Contact: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 708-5750 100. Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities-- Institution-Wide Program (84.183A). Provides assistance to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop, implement, validate and disseminate model programs and strategies to promote the safety of students attending IHEs by preventing the illegal use of alcohol and other drugs and by preventing violent behavior by such students. Projects must be comprehensive, institutionwide and have a direct or indirect purpose to train students, faculty, and staff. Type of Assistance: discretionary competitive grants Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Sec. 4122, 20 U.S.C. 3211 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education Also Known As: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, FIPSE Contact: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 708-5750 101. National College Student Organizational Network Program (84.183B). Provides assistance to develop, implement, validate, and disseminate drug and violence prevention programs for students enrolled in institutions of higher education conducted in conjunction with national college student networks or organizations. Type of Assistance: discretionary competitive grants Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Sec. 4122, 20 U.S.C. 3211 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education Contact: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 708-5750 102. Specific Approaches to Prevention Projects (84.183D). Invitational Priority: Higher Education Consortia for Prevention Program. Provides assistance to develop, implement, validate and disseminate drug and violence prevention programs for students enrolled in institutions of higher education. Projects must focus on the provision of specific approaches for drug and violence prevention to local institutions of higher education and to chief executive officers, senior administrators, and prevention professionals within institutions of higher education. Consortia members meet on a monthly basis to discuss, investigate, and act on efforts to develop and strengthen their drug and violence prevention programs and services. Type of Assistance: discretionary project grants Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Sec. 4122, 3211 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education Contact: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 708-5750 103. Prevention in Higher Education: Analysis and Dissemination Program (84.183F). Provides assistance to institutions of higher education for conducting analyses of specific drug and violence prevention project designs, policies, and the results of projects supported under Institution-Wide Programs and Special Focus Program competitions. Projects are limited to former or current Institution-Wide grantees. Type of Assistance: discretionary project grants Legislation: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Sec. 4122, 20 U.S.C. 3211 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education and consortia of institutions of higher education Contact: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 708-5750 104. North American Trilateral Education Initiative (84.116L). Awards grants to groups of U.S. institutions of higher education, represented by one of their number that will serve as lead institution of the U.S. members of the consortium, for an experimental program that will support cooperation and exchange among U.S., Mexican, and Canadian institutions of higher education to develop harmonized curricula in the professional fields and promote student exchange. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part A as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135a-3 Who May Apply: Institutions of postsecondary education, a combination of institutions of postsecondary education, and other public and private nonprofit education institutions and agencies Contact: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 708-5750 105. Disseminating Proven Reforms (84.116N). Makes grants to help small groups of postsecondary institutions disseminate proven educational innovations from their original site. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part A as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135a-3 Who May Apply: Institutions of postsecondary education, a combination of institutions of postsecondary education, and other public and private nonprofit education institutions and agencies Contact: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 708-5750 -- OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) supports and conducts research on education, collects and analyzes education statistics, disseminates information, and supports and improves library education and services. OERI may carry out these activities directly, or through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. Written inquiries should be addressed to the appropriate programs in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20208. NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES Title IX of Public Law 103-227, the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994, created five National Research Institutes in different topical areas. Each institute will be administering programs described below. The institutes are: - The National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum and Assessment (84.305) 219-2079; - The National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students (84.306) 219-2239; - The National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education (84.307) 219-1935; - The National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking and Management (84.308) 219-2032; and - The National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries and Lifelong Learning (84.309) 219-2207. 106. Educational Research Grant Program: Field-Initiated Studies Competition (84.305F, 84.306F, 84.307F, 84.308F and 84.309F). Supports studies designed to meet the education research and development needs of the United States. Applicants are invited to select the topics to be addressed in the grants. Type of Assistance: project grants; (fellowships) Legislation: Educational Research, Development, Dissemination and Improvement Act of 1994, Title IX, Part C, 20 U.S.C. 6031 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; public or private institutions, agencies and organizations; or individuals Contact: One or more of the National Research Institutes at the phone numbers listed above 107. Research and Development Centers Grant Program (84.305, 84.306, 84.307, 84.308, and 84.309). (See National Research Institutes, listed prior to #107). Provides, coordinates, and manages grants and cooperative agreements to institutions seeking to expand research- based knowledge and strategies that will promote excellence and equity in education through training, institution operations, and special activities of research and development centers. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994, Title IX, Part C, 20 U.S.C. 6031 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, institutions of higher education in consort with public agencies or private nonprofit organizations, or interstate agencies established by compact which operate subsidiary bodies established to conduct postsecondary education research and development Contact: One or more of the National Research Institutes at the phone numbers listed above 108. Assessment Development and Evaluation Grants (84.279). Provides grants to states and local education agencies or consortia of such agencies to develop, field test, and evaluate state assessments that are aligned to state content standards. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Title II, Part B, 20 U.S.C. 5850 Who May Apply: State education agencies, local education agencies, or consortia of such agencies Also Known As: Goals 2000, Assessment Grants Contact: National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment, 219-2079 109. 21st Century Community Learning Centers (84.287). Provides grants to rural and inner-city public elementary or secondary schools, to plan, implement, or to expand projects that benefit the education, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of a rural or inner-city community. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part I, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8242-8247 Who May Apply: Rural and inner-city elementary or secondary schools or consortia of such elementary or secondary schools Contact: National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education, 219-1496 110. International Education Exchange Program (84.304). Provides curricula and teacher training programs in civics education and economic education, developed in the United States, to educators in eligible countries overseas, including those in Central and Eastern Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and other countries that were formerly republics of the Soviet Union. Awardees help these countries adapt the U.S.-developed curricula and training programs for their use and, in turn, draw upon the experiences of these emerging democracies to create and implement programs for U.S. participants. Half of the funds are reserved for civics and government education activities; half for economic education activities. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Goals 2000 Educate America Act, Title VI, 20 U.S.C. 5951(c) Who May Apply: Independent nonprofit education organizations with demonstrated effectiveness or expertise in civic and government education and economic education that meet the criteria described in 20 U.S.C. 5951(c)(2)(D) Contact: National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum and Assessment, 219-2079 OFFICE OF REFORM ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION (ORAD) 111. Regional Educational Laboratories. Laboratories provide technical assistance, conduct applied research, develop strategic materials and other products, and disseminate information in an effort to help others use knowledge from research to improve education. Type of Assistance: contracts Legislation: Educational Research, Development, Dissemination and Improvement Act of 1994, Title IX, Part D, 20 U.S.C. 6041(h) Who May Apply: Public agencies or private nonprofit organizations Contact: State and Local Service Division, 219-2187 112. Star Schools Program (84.203). Provides grants to eligible telecommunications partnerships to encourage improved instruction in mathematics, science, foreign language, literacy skills, vocational education and other subjects, and to serve underserved populations through the development, construction, and acquisition of telecommunications facilities, equipment, and instructional programming. Grants are made for (a) general star school grants; (b) statewide grants; and (c) high school completion and adult literacy grants. Grants are also made for a special local network project, and leadership, dissemination and evaluation activities. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6891- 6900 Who May Apply: Telecommunication partnerships, as defined in 20 U.S.C. 6895, organized on a statewide or multistate basis Contact: Development and Demonstration Programs Division, 219-1919 113. National Diffusion Network (84.073). Promotes nationwide dissemination and implementation of exemplary education programs, products, and practices that have received program effectiveness panel approval by the Department of Education. Awards are made in the form of (a) dissemination grants; (b) state facilitator grants; and (c) a private school facilitator grant. Type of Assistance: project grants and contracts Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title XIII, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8651- 8652 Who May Apply: Public or private nonprofit organizations or institutions with demonstrated expertise in the area of applied education research and program dissemination Also Known As: NDN Contact: State and Local Services Division, 219-2089 114. Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant Program (84.206A). Provides demonstration grants for personnel training and other activities to build a nationwide capability to meet the special education needs of gifted and talented students in elementary and secondary schools; to encourage the development of rich and challenging curricula for all students; and to supplement and make more effective the expenditure of state and local funds on gifted and talented education. (See information on the research center funded under this program by the National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students). Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8031-8037 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, public and private agencies, Indian tribes and tribal organizations as defined by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, and Native Hawaiian organizations Contact: Development and Demonstration Division, 219- 2173 115. Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Research Center (84.206R). The National Center for Research and Development in the Education of the Gifted and Talented Children and Youth conducts research on methods of identifying and teaching gifted and talented students, and undertakes program evaluation, surveys, and the collection, analysis, and development of information about gifted and talented programs. The program focuses on students who may not be identified and served through traditional assessment methods, including economically disadvantaged individuals, those with limited English proficiency and individuals with disabilities. (See listing under Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination in OERI for information about demonstration grants awarded under this program.) Type of Assistance: research grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title X, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8031-8037 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, state education agencies, or a combination or consortium of such institutions and agencies Contact: National Institute on the Education of At- Risk Students, 219-2280. 116. Blue Ribbon Schools Program (No CFDA Number). Identifies and gives public recognition to outstanding public and private schools and programs throughout the United States. Type of Assistance: no assistance Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8001(b)(1)(L) Who May Apply: Public and private elementary, middle, junior high and high schools Contact: Knowledge Applications Division, 219-2149 117. Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development--Federal Activities (84.168). Supports projects of national significance that the secretary determines will contribute to the development and implementation of high-quality professional development activities in the core academic subjects. Type of Assistance: project grants; discretionary Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title II, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6621-6623 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies; education service agencies; state agencies for higher education; institutions of higher education; and other public and private agencies, organizations and institutions Contact: Development and Demonstrations Division, 219- 2210 118. Eisenhower Regional Mathematics and Science Education Consortia (84.168R). Provides funding to establish and operate regional mathematics and science education consortia to disseminate exemplary mathematics and science education instructional materials; and to provide technical assistance for the implementation of teaching methods and assessment tools for use by elementary and secondary school students, teachers and administrators. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title XIII, Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 8671- 8678 Who May Apply: Private nonprofit organizations of demonstrated effectiveness, institutions of higher education, elementary or secondary schools, state or local education agencies, a regional education laboratory in consortium with the research and development center established under section 931(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994; or any combination of the entities described Contact: Development and Demonstrations Division, 219- 2210 119. Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) (No CFDA Number). Provides a contract to improve access to K-12 mathematics and science resources available to teachers, students, parents, and others. Type of Assistance: contract Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title II, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6621- 6622 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies; education service agencies; state agencies for higher education; institutions of higher education; and other public and private agencies, organizations and institutions Contact: Development and Demonstrations Division, 219- 2153 120. Regional Technical Support and Professional Development Consortia for Technology (84.302). Provides grants for projects to provide a regional program in education technology that addresses professional development, technical assistance, and information resource dissemination, with special emphasis on meeting the documented needs of educators and learners in the states in the region; and that foster regional cooperation and resource and coursework sharing. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part A, Subpart 3, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6861 Who May Apply: Regional consortia composed of state education agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, or a combination of such entities Also Known As: Regional Technology Consortia--RTCs Contact: Development and Demonstration Programs Division, 219-8070 121. National Challenge Grants for Technology in Education (84.303). Provides grants to consortia to improve and expand new applications of technology to strengthen the school reform effort, improve student achievement, and provide sustained professional development of teachers, administrators, and school library media personnel. Types of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part A, Subpart 2, Section 313G as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6846-6847 Who May Apply: Consortia which include at least one local education agency with a high percentage or number of children living below the poverty line. Consortia may also include other local education agencies, state education agencies, institutions of higher education, businesses, academic content experts, software designers, museums, libraries, or other appropriate entities Contact: Interagency Technology Task Force, 708-6001 121a. Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE) (84.215). Provides funds to conduct nationally significant programs to improve the quality of education, assist all students to meet challenging state content standards, and contribute to the achievement of the National Education Goals. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Improving America Schools Act of 1994, Title X, Part A, 20 U.S.C. 8001-8007 Who May Apply: State educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, public and private organizations and institutions, alone or in collaboration with other entities of their choice Contact: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 219-1301 LIBRARY PROGRAMS 122. Public Library Services (84.034). Provides grants to states to improve access for all persons who by reason of distance, residence, handicap, incarceration, or other disadvantage are unable to receive the benefits of public library services. These funds assist public libraries to upgrade information and education service programs, improve services to targeted populations, and meet designated library needs of institutions. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Library Services and Construction Act, Title I, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 351-354 Who May Apply: State library administrative agencies Contact: State Library Programs Division, 219-1303 123. Interlibrary Cooperation and Resource Sharing (84.035A). Provides funds to promote resource sharing among all types of libraries especially through technology, and to improve library services through library networks. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Library Services and Construction Act, Title III, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 355e-355e-3 Who May Apply: State library administrative agencies Contact: State Library Programs Division, 219-1303 124. Library Education and Human Resource Development Program (84.036) A (institutes) and B (fellowships). Makes grants to increase opportunities for education and training in library and information science through fellowships, institutes, and traineeships. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1992, Title II, Part B, Sec. 222, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1021, 1022, 1031, and 1032 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; library organizations; and library agencies Contact: Discretionary Library Programs Division, 219-1315 125. Library Research and Demonstrations Program (84.039). Makes grants to promote library and information science research, development, demonstration and dissemination. Types of Assistance: project grants, contracts Legislation: Higher Education Act of 1992, Title II, Part B, Sec. 201, 202 and 223, 20 U.S.C. 1021, 1022, 1032, and 1033 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education; public and private organizations, including state or other public libraries Contact: Discretionary Library Programs Division, 219-1315 126. Public Library Construction and Technology Enhancement (84.154). Provides grants to states to match state and local public library funds for the construction and renovation of public libraries and for the installation, maintenance, or replacement of technological equipment independent of any construction activity. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Library Services and Construction Act, Title II, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 355a-355c Who May Apply: State library administrative agencies Contact: State Library Programs Division, 219-1303 127. Library Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives (84.163A (basic grants) and B (special projects grants). Provides assistance to eligible Indian tribes and Hawaiian native organizations to develop and improve public library services. Type of Assistance: formula and project grants (discretionary) Legislation: Library Services and Construction Act, Title IV, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 361-366 Who May Apply: Federally recognized Indian tribes and Hawaiian native organizations recognized by the Governor of Hawaii which serve or represent Hawaiian natives Contact: Discretionary Library Programs Division, 219-1315 128. Library Literacy Program (84.167A). Provides grants to state and local public libraries to support adult literacy programs. Type of Assistance: project grants Legislation: Library Services and Construction Act, Title VI, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 375 Who May Apply: State and local public libraries Contact: Discretionary Library Programs Division, 219-1315 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF EDUCATION 129. Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Contracts to operate 16 subject-oriented clearinghouses and three support contracts are competitively awarded. The clearinghouses' scope of work includes: acquisition, abstracting and indexing, user services, publication development, and dissemination of education literature. Type of Assistance: contracts Legislation: Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994, Title IX, Sec 941(f), 20 U.S.C. 6041(f) Who May Apply: Education institutions, including state education agencies, local education agencies, institutions of higher education, and profit or nonprofit organizations Contact: Director, ERIC Program, 219-2286 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION PROGRAMS 130. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Funds research projects that propose a sound approach to the investigation of an important engineering or scientific question under topics identified each year in the request for proposal. The purpose of the program is to stimulate technological innovation; use small businesses to meet federal research and development needs; foster and encourage participation by minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation; and increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federal research and development. Type of Assistance: contract Legislation: The Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992, 15 U.S.C. 638 Who May Apply: Small business firms with strong research capabilities in science, engineering or education technology Contact: Small Business Innovation Research Coordinator, 219-2065 -- OFFICE OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND MINORITY LANGUAGES AFFAIRS 131. Program Development Implementation Grants (84.288S). Makes grants available to develop and implement new comprehensive, coherent, and successful bilingual education or special alternative instructional programs for limited English proficient students. Programs may include early childhood education, K-12 education, gifted and talented education, and vocational and applied technology education. Type of Assistance: three-year competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7422 Who May Apply: One or more local education agencies applying alone or in collaboration with an institution of higher education, community-based organization, local education agency or state education agency. A community-based organization or an institution of higher education that has an application approved by a local education agency to develop and implement early childhood education or family education programs or to conduct an instructional program which supplements the education services provided by a local education agency Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 132. Program Enhancement Projects (SEC. 84.289P). Makes grants available to carry out highly focused, innovative, locally designed projects to expand or enhance an existing bilingual education program or a special alternative instructional program for limited English proficient students. Type of Assistance: two-year competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7423 Who May Apply: One or more local education agencies applying alone or in collaboration with an institution of higher education, community-based organization, local education agency, or state education agency. A community-based organization or an institution of higher education that has an application approved by a local education agency to enhance early childhood education or family education programs or to conduct an instructional program that supplements the education services provided by a local education agency. Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 133. Comprehensive School Grants (84.290U). Makes funds available to assist in the implementation of schoolwide bilingual education or special alternative instructional programs for reforming, restructuring and upgrading all relevant programs and operations, within an individual school, that serve all (or virtually all) children and youth of limited English proficiency in schools with significant concentrations of such children and youth. Type of Assistance: five-year competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7424 Who May Apply: One or more local education agencies applying alone or in collaboration with an institution of higher education, community-based organizations, or other local or state education agencies Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 134. Systemwide Improvement Grants (84.291R). Makes funds available to assist in the implementation of districtwide bilingual education or special alternative instructional programs to improve, reform, and upgrade relevant programs and operations, within an entire local education agency, that serve a significant number of children and youth of limited English proficiency in local education agencies with significant concentrations of such children and youth. Type of Assistance: five-year competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, Subpart 1, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7425 Who May Apply: One or more local education agencies applying alone or in collaboration with an institution of higher education, community-based organizations, other local education agencies, or state education agency Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 135. Field-Initiated Research (84.292B). Makes funding available to carry out field-initiated research conducted by current or recent recipients of Title VII grants. This research may provide for longitudinal studies of students or teachers in bilingual education, monitoring the education of the students from entry in bilingual education through secondary school completion. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, Subpart 2, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7452 Who May Apply: Current or recent recipients of Title VII grants under subpart 1 or 2 of Part A of Title VII (Bilingual Education Capacity and Demonstration Grants; and Bilingual Education Research Evaluation, and Dissemination) Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 136. Academic Excellence Awards (84.003G). Provides financial assistance for the dissemination of programs of bilingual education, special alternative instruction, and professional development that demonstrate promise of assisting children and youth of limited English proficiency to meet challenging state standards. Types of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7453 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 137. State Grant Program (84.194Q). Makes grants to assist state education agencies in providing technical assistance to local education agencies with program design, capacity building, student assessment, program evaluation, and data collection related to the limited English proficient population of the state. Type of Assistance: grants to state education agencies Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7454 Who May Apply: State education agencies Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 138. Training for All Teachers Program (84.195D). Makes grants available to provide for the incorporation of courses and curricula on appropriate and effective instructional and assessment methodologies, strategies and resources specific to limited English proficient students into preservice and inservice professional development programs for teachers, pupil services personnel, administrators, and other education personnel in order to prepare individuals to provide effective services to limited English proficient students. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7472 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher learning, local education agencies and state education agencies, or nonprofit organizations which have consortia arrangements with one of these institutions or agencies. Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 139. Bilingual Education Teachers and Personnel Grants (84.195A). Makes grants available to provide preservice and inservice professional development for bilingual teachers, administrators, pupil services personnel, and other education personnel who are either involved in, or preparing to be involved in, the provision of education services for limited English proficient students. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7473 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education which have consortia arrangements with local or state education agencies; state education agency and local education agencies for in-service professional development programs Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 140. Bilingual Education Career Ladder Program (84.195E). Makes funds available: (1) to upgrade the qualifications and skills of noncertified education personnel to meet high professional standards, including certification and licensure as bilingual education teachers and other education personnel who serve limited English proficient students; (2) through collaborative training programs operated by institutions of higher education and local and state education agencies; and (2) to help recruit and train secondary school students as bilingual education teachers and other education personnel to serve limited English proficient students. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7474 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education in consortia with local or state education agencies. Consortia may include community-based organizations or professional education organizations. Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 141. Foreign Language Assistance Program (84.293A). Makes grants available to establish, improve, or expand foreign language programs for elementary and secondary students. Type of Assistance: three-year competitive grants Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7513 Who May Apply: Local education agencies and state education agencies Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 142. Elementary School Foreign Language Incentive Program (84.294B). Makes grants available to public elementary school foreign language programs leading to communicative competence. Type of Assistance: direct payments to qualified elementary schools Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part B, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7515 Who May Apply: Public elementary schools Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 143. Emergency Immigrant Education Program (84.162A). Makes funding available to state education agencies to assist local education agencies that experience unexpectedly large increases in their student population due to immigration to (a) provide high quality instruction to immigrant children and youth, (b) help those children and youth with their transition into American society, and (c) help them meet the same challenging state performance standards expected of all children and youth. Type of Assistance: state formula grant program Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part C, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7541- 7549 Who May Apply: State education agencies Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 144. Graduate Fellowships Program (84.195C). Provides financial assistance to individuals who are pursuing master's, doctoral, or post-doctoral study in areas related to instruction of limited English proficient children and youth in such areas as teacher training, program administration, research and evaluation, and curriculum development. Assistance may also be provided for the support of dissertation research related to such study. Type of Assistance: three one-year doctoral awards; two one-year master's and post-doctoral awards Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title VII, Part A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 7475 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education apply for approval to participate in the program. Individuals who meet the eligibility requirements may apply for a fellowship through an institution participating in the program Also Known As: Bilingual Education Fellowship Program Contact: Eastern Regional Cluster, 205-8722 Midwestern Regional Cluster, 205-9723 Western Regional Cluster, 205-9700 -- OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION 145. Vocational Education--Basic Grants to States (84.048A). Assists states and outlying areas to expand and improve their programs of vocational education and provide equal access in vocational education to special populations. Makes grants supporting professional development activities for vocational teachers and academic teachers working with vocational education students, including corrections educators and counselors and educators and counselors in community- based organizations; development, dissemination, and field testing of curricula; and assessment of programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (P.L. 101-392). Also supports the promotion of partnerships among business, education, industry, labor, community-based organizations, or government agencies; tech-prep education programs authorized under Section 344 of the Perkins Act; vocational education student organizations; leadership and instructional programs in technology education, and data collection. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title I and Title II, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2311-2343 Who May Apply: State boards of vocational education through the state plan application Contact: Division of Vocational-Technical Education, 205-9441 146. Tech-Prep Education (84.243A). Provides assistance to enable states to award planning and demonstration grants to consortia of local education agencies and postsecondary education institutions for the development and operation of programs consisting of the last two or four years of secondary education and two years of postsecondary education, designed to provide tech-prep education leading to an associate degree or a 2-year certificate in a specific career field and to provide strong links between secondary and postsecondary schools. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title III, Part E, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2394-2394e Who May Apply: State boards of vocational education. State boards may choose to apply as part of their state plans. (Consortia of (1) local education agencies, intermediate education agencies, area vocational education schools serving secondary school students, or secondary schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and (2) nonprofit institutions of higher education or proprietary institutions of higher education apply to state board.) Contact: Division of Vocational-Technical Education, 205-9441 147. Tribally-Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions (84.245A). Provides grants for the operation and improvement of tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions. Grants may be used to cover the costs of training, instruction, equipment, administration, and the operation and maintenance of tribally-controlled postsecondary vocational institutions. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title III, Part H, Secs. 381- 390, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2397-2397h Who May Apply: Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions apply to the secretary of education Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 148. Demonstration Projects for the Integration of Vocational and Academic Learning (84.248A). Provides financial assistance for designing integrated curricula and courses; provides inservice training for teachers and administrators in integrated curricula; and disseminates information regarding effective integration strategies to other school districts. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title IV, Part B, Sec. 420, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2420 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, area vocational education schools, local educational agencies, secondary schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, state boards of vocational education, public or private nonprofit organizations, or any consortia composed of eligible entities, apply to the secretary of education Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 149. National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education (84.051A). Provides assistance to address the purposes of the Perkins Act through support of research, development and dissemination activities. Supports the establishment of a national center or centers to conduct applied research and development and dissemination and training activities in the field of vocational education. Type of Assistance: contracts, competitive grants or cooperative agreements Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title IV, Part A, Sec. 404, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2404 Who May Apply: Any individual, public or private agency, or organization, may apply to the secretary of education. Additionally, individual researchers, community colleges, state advisory councils, and state and local educators may submit unsolicited proposals to the secretary of education. Institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions are eligible to apply to the secretary of education. Grants for National Center(s) awarded once every 5 years. Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 150. Vocational Education--Cooperative Demonstrations (84.199A). Provides assistance for, among other things, model projects that: provide improved access to quality vocational education programs for individuals who are members of special populations and for men and women seeking nontraditional occupations; serve as examples of successful cooperation between the private sector and public agencies in vocational education; or address national skill shortages and other designated activities. Type of Assistance: contracts or competitive grants Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title IV, Part B, Sec. 420A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2420a Who May Apply: State or local education agencies; postsecondary education institutions; and public and private agencies, organizations and institutions apply to the secretary of education. For community-based organization projects, community-based organizations in partnership with local schools, institutions of higher education, and businesses, apply to the secretary of education. Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 151. Vocational Education--Basic Grants to Indians (84.101A). Provides assistance to Indian tribal organizations and secondary schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to conduct and administer projects or portions of projects authorized by or consistent with the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments. Type of Assistance: competitive grants or contracts Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title I, Sec. 103, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2313 Who May Apply: Tribal organizations or any Indian tribe eligible to contract with the Department of the Interior under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act or under the Act of April 16, 1934, and any school funded by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs that offers a secondary program, are eligible to apply to the secretary of education. Consortia of eligible tribes or eligible Bureau-funded schools may apply. Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 152. Vocational Education--Native Hawaiians (84.101C). Provides assistance to plan, conduct, and administer programs or portions of programs that provide vocational training and related activities to native Hawaiians. Type of Assistance: contracts Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title I, Sec. 103, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2313 Who May Apply: Organizations that primarily serve and represent native Hawaiians and are recognized by the Governor of Hawaii are eligible to apply to the secretary of education Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 153. Appalachian Regional Commission Program [(23.012)]. Provides assistance for (1) increasing the productivity, proficiency and skills of the workforce, or (2) promoting the development of entrepreneurial and management skills for businesses in the region to make them more competitive. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, Secs. 211 and 214, as amended, 40 App. U.S.C. 211 and 214 Who May Apply: The Appalachian Regional Development Act (ARDA) defined the region as all of West Virginia and portions of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 154. Adult Education--State-Administered Basic Grant Program (84.002). Provides grants to states to fund local programs of adult basic education, adult secondary education, and English-as-a-second language instruction, based on need and available resources. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Adult Education Act, Subchapter II, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1203-1209 Who May Apply: State education agencies Contact: Division of Adult Education and Literacy, 205-8270 155. Adult Education--State Program Analysis Assistance and Policy Studies Program (84.191). Provides financial assistance to help states evaluate the status and progress of adult education in achieving the purposes of the Adult Education Act. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts Legislation: Adult Education Act, Subchapter IV, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1213b Who May Apply: Public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, or institutions are eligible for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts. Business concerns are eligible for a contract. Also Known As: Adult Education National Program-- Evaluation and Technical Assistance Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 or Division of Adult Education and Literacy, 205-8270 156. National Workplace Literacy Partnerships (84.198A). Support is provided to demonstrate job-related programs of literacy that may result in improved productivity and new employment, continued employment, or career advancement for workers. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Adult Education Act, Subchapter III, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1211 Who May Apply: Partnerships may submit applications. There must be at least one partner from each of the two listed groups: (1) a business, industry, or labor organization or private industry council; and (2) a state or local education agency, an institution of higher education or school (including an area vocational school, an employment and training agency or a community-based organization). Also Known As: Workplace Literacy Program Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 or Division of Adult Education and Literacy, 205-8270 157. Pacific Vocational Education Improvement Program (84.994S). Provides program improvement assistance to the following: Guam, Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, Title I, Part A, Sec. 101A, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2211(a) Who May Apply: The legislation directs the secretary to make an award to the Pacific Region Educational Laboratory (PREL), which in turn makes grants to eligible entities. Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-9650 158. Literacy for Incarcerated Adults (84.255). Provides grants to eligible entities that elect to establish a demonstration or systemwide functional literacy program for adult prisoners. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: National Literacy Act of 1991, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1211-2 Who May Apply: A state correctional agency, a local correctional agency, a state correctional education agency or a local correctional education agency Also Known As: Literacy Program for Prisoners Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-5621 159. Life Skills for State and Local Prisoners Program (84.255A). Provides grants to eligible entities to assist them in establishing and operating programs designed to reduce recidivism through the development and improvement of life skills necessary for reintegration of adult prisoners into society. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: National Literacy Act of 1991, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1211-2(e) Who May Apply: A state correctional agency, a local correctional agency, a state correctional education agency or a local correctional education agency Also Known As: Literacy Program for Prisoners Contact: Division of National Programs, 205-5621 SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES The School-to-Work Opportunities Act provides a national framework within which all states can create statewide School-to- Work Opportunities systems that offer opportunities for all students to participate in a performance-based education and training program that will: (1) enable students to acquire high skills and earn portable credentials; (2) prepare students for first jobs in high-skill, high-wage careers; and (3) increase their opportunities for further education, including education in a 4-year college or university. 160. School-to-Work Opportunities--State Implementation Grants. (84.199H). Awards grants to states to establish comprehensive, statewide School-to-Work Opportunities systems based on plans developed through state development grants. These systems will offer young Americans access to education and training programs designed to prepare them for a first job in high-skill, high-wage careers, and to increase their opportunities for further education. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: School-to-Work Opportunities Act, Title II, Subtitle B, Secs. 211-218, 20 U.S.C. 6141-6148 Who May Apply: The 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are eligible to apply if they have not previously received an implementation grant. Contact: The School-to-Work Opportunities Office, 401- 6222 161. School-to-Work Opportunities--Local Partnership Implementation Grants (84.278C). Awards grants to local partnerships to begin implementation of local School- to-Work Opportunities initiatives that will eventually be part of a statewide School-to-Work Opportunities system. These initiatives will offer young Americans access to programs designed to prepare them for a first job in high-skill, high-wage careers, and to increase their opportunities for further education. The partnership must demonstrate that a sound planning and development base for a School-to-Work Opportunities Initiative has been built and that implementation is ready to begin. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: School-to-Work Opportunities Act, Title III, 20 U.S.C. 6171-177 Who May Apply: A local entity that meets the definition of a partnership. To be eligible, a local partnership must include employers, representatives of local education agencies, and local postsecondary education institutions, local educators, labor organizations or nonmanagerial employee representatives, and students. Other entities appropriate to effective implementation of the proposed School-to-Work Opportunities Initiative may also be included in the partnership. Contact: The School-to-Work Opportunities Office, 401- 6222 162. School-to-Work Opportunities--Development and Implementation Grants to the Territories (17.249). Awards grants to the U.S. Territories to begin and enhance planning and developmental efforts to create comprehensive territorial School-to-Work Opportunities systems. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: School-to-Work Opportunities Act, Title II, Secs. 202(b) and 212(b), 20 U.S.C. 6122(b) and 6142(b) Who May Apply: The U.S. Territories including American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, Palau, and Virgin Islands Contact: The School-to-Work Opportunities Office, 401- 6222 163. School-to-Work Opportunities--Development and Implementation Grants for Indian Youth (17.249). Awards grants to establish and carry out School-to-Work Opportunities programs for Indian youth that involve schools funded by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: School-to-Work Opportunities Act, Title II, Subtitle C, Sec. 221 and 222, 20 U.S.C. 6161 and 6162 Who May Apply: Eligible partnerships (as defined in the statute) include Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools Contact: The School-to-Work Opportunities Office, 401- 6222 164. School-to-Work Urban and Rural Opportunities Grants (84.278). Awards grants to enable urban and rural areas with high rates of poverty to develop and implement School-to-Work initiatives. Legislation: School-to-Work Opportunities Act, Title III, Sec. 301(2)-307, 20 U.S.C. 6171-6177 Type of Assistance: competitive grants Who May Apply: Local partnerships that intend to implement school-to-work programs in high poverty areas and that have not already received a high poverty area grant Contact: The School-to-Work Opportunities Office, 401-6222 -- OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES The program priority information included under these entries, as designated by an alphabetical letter following the CFDA catalog number, represents FY 1996 program priorities. These are subject to change each fiscal year. Therefore, applicants and other interested parties should be guided by the information contained under the listing for the overall program. SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 165. Research in Education of Children and Youth with Disabilities (84.023). Supports research and related activities to advance and improve the knowledge base and the practices of professionals, parents, and others providing early intervention, special education, and related services, including professionals who work with children with disabilities in regular education environments, to provide such children with effective instruction and enable them to learn successfully. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements or contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part E, Sec. 641-643, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1441- 1442 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, and other public agencies and nonprofit private organizations Also Known As: Innovation and Development Program Contact: Division of Innovation and Development, 205- 8106 166. Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities (84.024). Provides support for experimental, demonstration, outreach, research, training, and technical assistance and dissemination activities for children with disabilities from birth through age 8. Type of Assistance: competitive grants; cooperative agreements; contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 623, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1423 Who May Apply: Public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and in some cases, profitmaking organizations Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-9084 167. Model Demonstration Projects for Young Children with Disabilities (84.024B). Provides support for model projects for children with disabilities from birth through age 8. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 623, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1423 Who May Apply: Public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-9084 168. Outreach Projects for Young Children with Disabilities (84.024D). Provides support for outreach projects to disseminate model practices for children with disabilities from birth through age 8. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 623, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1423 Who May Apply: Public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-9084 169. Early Childhood Model Inservice Training Projects (84.024P). Provides support for model inservice training projects to prepare personnel to serve children with disabilities from birth through age 8. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 623, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1423 Who May Apply: Public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-9084 170. Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness (84.025). Supports projects to improve the early intervention, special education, and related services for infants, toddlers, children and youth who are both deaf and blind. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, contracts, cooperative agreements Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 622, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1422 Who May Apply: Public and nonprofit organizations Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-9503 171. Media and Captioning Services for Individuals with Disabilities (84.026). Promotes the educational advancement and general welfare of persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, and visually impaired through captioning and video description of films, television programs, and video materials and media-related research. Makes available for nonprofit purposes captioned films, including videos, descriptive videos, and educational media for persons who are hearing impaired, and for persons who are visually impaired; provides transcribed tapes and cassettes of textbooks and other educational publications and materials. Those eligible to borrow the material described are disabled persons, parents of disabled persons, and others directly involved in activities promoting the advancement of individuals with disabilities in the United States. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements, contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part F, Sec. 651-652, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1451-1452 Who May Apply: Profit and nonprofit public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions Also Known As: Media and Captioning Program Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-9172 172. Special Education--State Grants (84.027). Provides funds to assist states in providing a free appropriate public education to children and youth with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, who are in need of special education and related services. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Sec. 611-618,620 as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1411-1418, 1420 Who May Apply: State education agencies of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia and outlying areas, and the U.S. Department of the Interior Also Known As: Part B Program Contact: Division of Assistance to States, 205-8825 173. Special Education--Regional Resource and Federal Centers (84.028). Regional Resource Centers focus on special education and related services and early intervention services. Regional Resource Centers provide consultation, technical assistance and training, as requested, to state education agencies. The Federal Center is a coordinating technical assistance center that assists Regional Resource Centers in the delivery of technical assistance. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements, contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 621, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1421 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, state education agencies, public agencies, private nonprofit agencies, and combinations of such agencies or institutions that may include one or more local education agencies and organizations Contact: Division of Assistance to States, 205-8825 174. Special Education--Personnel Development (84.029). Supports grants for personnel training to increase the quality and quantity of personnel available to serve infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities, and their families. Type of Assistance: competitive grants; cooperative agreements, contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part D, Sec. 631, 632 and 634, except for 631(c), as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1431, 1432 and 1434 except for 1431(e) Who May Apply: State education agencies, institutions of higher education, and other appropriate nonprofit agencies and organizations Also Known As: Training Personnel for the Education of Individuals with Disabilities Contact: Division of Personnel Preparation, 205-9058 175. Special Education--Parent Training (84.029). Provides training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities, and to persons who work with parents to enable parents to participate more fully and effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of their children with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements, contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part D, Sec. 631(e), as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1431(e) Who May Apply: Parent organizations Contact: Division of Personnel Preparation, 205-9058 176. Parent Training and Information Centers (84.029M). Supports grants to parent organizations for the purpose of providing training and information to parents of children with disabilities, and to persons who work with parents to enable parents to participate more fully and effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of their children with disabilities. Type of Assistance: technical assistance grants and contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part D, Sec. 631(e), as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1431(e) Who May Apply: Parent organizations Contact: Division of Personnel Preparation, 205-9058 177. Clearinghouses for Individuals with Disabilities (84.030). Supports a national clearinghouse on the education of children and youth with disabilities; a national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities; and a national clearinghouse to encourage students to seek careers, and professional personnel to seek employment, in fields related to the education of children and youth with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, contracts, cooperative agreements Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part D, Sec. 633, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1433 Who May Apply: Public agencies and nonprofit private organizations or institutions Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8451 178. Postsecondary Education Programs for Persons with Disabilities (84.078). Supports the development, operation, and dissemination of specially designed model programs of postsecondary, vocational, technical, continuing or adult education for individuals with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements, contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 625, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1424a Who May Apply: State education agencies, institutions of higher education, junior and community colleges, vocational and technical institutions, and other appropriate nonprofit education agencies Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8163 179. Model Demonstration Projects to Improve the Delivery and Outcomes of Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities (84.078C). Supports model demonstration projects that enhance the role and capacity of career placement offices that arrange preemployment and employment opportunities and subsequent employment placements for students with disabilities in community and four-year colleges, universities, technical and vocational institutions and adult and continuing education programs. Types of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 625, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1424(a) Who May Apply: State education agencies, institutions of higher education, junior and community colleges, vocational and technical institutions, and other appropriate nonprofit education agencies Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8163 180. Special Education--Program for Children with Severe Disabilities (84.086). Supports research, training, dissemination, and development or demonstration activities to address the needs of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with severe disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants; cooperative agreements, contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 624, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1424 Who May Apply: Public agencies and nonprofit organizations Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8165 181. Research Projects for Educating Children with Severe Disabilities in Inclusive Settings (84.078C). Supports research to identify new or improved strategies that address the educational and related services needs of children with severe disabilities in inclusive settings and, as appropriate, related activities in the community. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 624, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1424 Who May Apply: Public or nonprofit private organizations and institutions Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8165 182. Model Demonstration Projects to Identify and Develop Alternatives for Youth with Disabilities Who Have Dropped Out of School or Are At Risk of Dropping Out of School (84.158D). Supports model demonstration projects implementing effective strategies to identify, recruit, train, and place youth with disabilities who have dropped out of school. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 626, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1425 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, state and local education agencies, and other appropriate public and private nonprofit institutions or agencies Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8163 183. Accessing School-to-Work and Postsecondary Environments--Technical Assistance (84.158M). Provides technical assistance to promote the transition of youth with disabilities to gainful employment, postsecondary education, and independent living. Type of Assistance: cooperative agreement Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 626, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1425 Who May Apply: Public or nonprofit private organizations and institutions Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8163 184. Multi-District Outreach Projects for Youth with Disabilities (84.158Q). Provides support for outreach projects to disseminate model transition practices for youth with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 626, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1425 Who May Apply: Public or nonprofit private organizations and institutions Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8163 185. State Systems for Transition Services for Youth with Disabilities (84.158A). To assist states to develop, implement, and improve systems to provide transition services for youth with disabilities from age 14 through the age at which they exit school. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C, Sec. 626, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1425 Who May Apply: State education agencies and state vocational rehabilitation agencies that submit a joint application Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-8163 186. Special Studies Program (84.159). Collects data and conducts studies, investigations, analyses, and evaluations to assess the impact and effectiveness of state and local efforts to provide free and appropriate public education to all children and youth with disabilities and early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and to meet other mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements, contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Sec. 618, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1418 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies, institutions of higher education, public agencies, private nonprofit organizations and, when necessary, because of the unique nature of the study, private for- profit organizations Contact: Division of Innovation and Development, 205- 8106 187. Special Education--Preschool Grants (84.173). Provides funds to assist states in providing special education and related services to preschool children with disabilities, age 3 through 5, and, at the state's discretion, in providing a free appropriate public education to 2-year-old children with disabilities who will reach age 3 during the school year. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Sec. 619, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1419 Who May Apply: State education agencies of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and outlying areas Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-9097 188. Technology, Educational Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities (84.180). Funds projects and centers for advancing the use of new technology, assistive technology, media and materials in the education of children and youth with disabilities and the provision of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants; cooperative agreements, or contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part G, Sec. 661, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1461 Who May Apply: State and local education agencies, public agencies, institutions of higher education, and profit and nonprofit private organizations Contact: Division of Innovation and Development, 205- 8106 189. Grants for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (84.181). Provides funds to assist states in developing statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency systems of early intervention services for all infants and toddlers with disabilities, age birth through 2, and their families. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part H, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1471-1485 Who May Apply: The 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, outlying areas, and the U.S. Department of the Interior Contact: Division of Educational Services, 205-9084 190. Native Hawaiian Special Education (84.221). Operates projects that address the special education needs of native Hawaiian students. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts Legislation: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 4907-4909 Who May Apply: Native Hawaiian education organizations or education entities with experience in developing or operating Native Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction conducted in the Native Hawaiian language Contact: Division of Innovation and Development, 205- 8106 191. Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (84.237). Provides support for projects for the purpose of improving special education and related services to children and youth with serious emotional disturbance and of preventing children with emotional and behavioral problems from developing serious emotional disturbances. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, cooperative agreements or contracts Legislation: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Sec. 627, 20 U.S.C. 1426 Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education, state and local education agencies, and other appropriate public and private nonprofit institutions or agencies Contact: Division of Innovation and Development, 205-8106 REHABILITATION PROGRAMS 192. Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants (84.126A). Provides grants to states on a formula basis to provide vocational rehabilitation services to persons with mental or physical impairments who have impediments to employment and require such services to become employed. States must give priority to serving individuals with the most severe disabilities. The state matching requirement is 21.3 percent, except for construction of community rehabilitation facilities, which is matched at 50 percent. Type of Assistance: state formula grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title I, Parts A and B, Sec. 100-111, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 720- 728a, and 730 and 731 Who May Apply: State vocational rehabilitation agencies Contact: Regional Office of Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) or state vocational rehabilitation agencies. For a free list of these agencies, write to RSA, Switzer Building, Room 3211, 330 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20202-2574, telephone, 205-5474 193. Supported Employment Services for Individuals with Severe Disabilities (84.187A). Provides services that lead to supported employment for certain individuals with the most severe disabilities. Supported employment requires collaboration between vocational rehabilitation agencies and other appropriate agencies and organizations to ensure that individuals with the most severe disabilities secure and maintain integrated mainstream employment. Type of Assistance: state formula grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI, Part C, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 795j-q Who May Apply: State vocational rehabilitation agencies Contact: Regional Office of Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) or state vocational rehabilitation agencies. For a free list of these agencies, write to RSA, Switzer Building, Room 3211, 330 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20202-2574, telephone, 205-5474 194. Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians with Disabilities (84.250). Develops programs for delivery of vocational rehabilitation services for American Indians with disabilities living on reservations in order to prepare them for employment. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title I, Part D, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 750 Who May Apply: Governing bodies of Indian tribes located on federal and state reservations and consortia of such governing bodies Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Program Operations, 205-9544 195. Rehabilitation Training--Experimental and Innovative Training (84.263A). Supports pilot projects that develop new types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel or that develop new and improved methods of training rehabilitation personnel. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Sec. 302, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 774 Who May Apply: State agencies and other public or nonprivate agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Program Development, 205-8926 196. Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program (84.264B). Supports training centers that serve either a federal region or another geographical area and provide for a broad integrated sequence of training activities that focus on meeting recurrent and common training needs of employed rehabilitation personnel throughout a multi- state geographical area. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Sec. 302, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 774 Who May Apply: State agencies and other public or nonprivate agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher education Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Program Development, 205-8976 197. Client Assistance Program (84.161A). Provides formula grants to states to: advise and inform clients, client applicants, and individuals with disabilities in the state of all services and benefits available to them through programs authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, and of the services and benefits available to them under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); assist and advocate on behalf of a client and client applicant in his or her relationship with projects, programs, and community rehabilitation programs that provide services under the Act; and provide assistance and advocacy services to a client or client applicant to facilitate the individual's employment, including assistance and advocacy services with respect to the individual's claims under Title I of the ADA, if those claims under Title I of the ADA are directly related to services under the Act that the individual is receiving or seeking. States designate agencies to carry out this program. Type of Assistance: state formula grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title I, Part B, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 732 Who May Apply: Each state through its governor Contact: Regional Office of Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) or state vocational rehabilitation agencies. For a free list of these agencies, write to RSA, Switzer Building, Room 3211, 330 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20202-2574, telephone, 205-5474 198. Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for Migratory Agricultural Workers and Seasonal Farmworkers with Disabilities (84.128G). Supports projects and demonstrations to provide vocational rehabilitation services to migratory agricultural workers and seasonal farmworkers with disabilities to support their rehabilitation. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Part B, Sec. 312, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 777(b) Who May Apply: State vocational rehabilitation agencies, local agencies administering a vocational rehabilitation program under written agreements with state agencies, or nonprofit agencies working in collaboration with state vocational rehabilitation agencies Contact: Rehabilitation Service Administration, Office of Developmental Programs, 205-8292 199. Projects for Initiating Recreational Programs for Individuals with Disabilities (84.128J). Provides funds to initiate programs to provide individuals with disabilities with recreational activities to aid in their employment, mobility, socialization, independence, and community integration. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Part B, Sec. 316, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 777 (f) Who May Apply: States, public agencies, and nonprofit private organizations Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Developmental Programs, 205-8292 200. Special Projects and Demonstrations for Providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Individuals with Disabilities (84.235). Provides funds to projects that expand or otherwise improve vocational rehabilitation services and other rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Secs. 311(a), (b), (d); and Title VIII, Sec. 802(g), as amended, 29 U.S.C. 777a (a-b) Who May Apply: States and public and nonprofit agencies and organizations Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Developmental Programs, 205-9343 201. Training Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind (84.160). Provides assistance to increase the supply of skilled manual, oral and cued speech interpreters available to serve individuals who are deaf and people who are deaf-blind, and to ensure the maintenance of interpreter skills for interpreters serving people who are deaf and people who are deaf-blind. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Sec. 302(f), as amended, 29 U.S.C. 771a(f) Who May Apply: Public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations, including institutions of higher education Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Deafness and Communicative Disorders Branch, 205-9001 (Voice), 205-8298 (TDD) 202. State Independent Living Services (84.169A). Provides formula grants to states to: provide resources to the Statewide Independent Living Council; provide independent living (IL) services to individuals with significant disabilities; demonstrate ways to expand and improve IL services; support the operation of centers for independent living; support activities to increase the capacities of public or nonprofit agencies and organizations and other entities to develop comprehensive approaches or systems for providing IL services; conduct studies and analyses, gather information, develop model policies and procedures, and present information, approaches, strategies, findings, conclusions, and recommendations to federal, state, and local policy makers to enhance IL services for individuals with significant disabilities; train individuals with significant disabilities, individuals with disabilities, individuals providing services to individuals with significant disabilities, and other persons regarding the IL philosophy; and provide outreach to populations that are unserved or underserved by programs under Title VII of the Act, including minority groups and urban and rural populations. Type of Assistance: state formula grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII, Chapter 1, Part B, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 796e-796e-2 Who May Apply: State vocational rehabilitation agencies Contact: Regional Office of Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) or state vocational rehabilitation agencies. For a free list of the these agencies write to RSA, Switzer Building, Room 3326, 330 C Street, SW, Washington, DC 20202-2741, telephone, 205-9362 203. Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind (84.177A). Supports projects that: provide independent living (IL) services to individuals age 55 or older whose severe visual impairment makes competitive employment extremely difficult to obtain but for whom IL goals are feasible; conduct activities that will improve or expand services for these individuals; and conduct activities to help improve public understanding of the problems of these individuals. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII, Chapter 2, Sec. 721, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 796j-496k Who May Apply: State vocational rehabilitation agencies serving individuals who are blind Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Developmental Programs, 205-9320 204. Projects with Industry (84.234). To create and expand job and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the competitive labor market by engaging private industry as partners in the rehabilitation process. Projects provide training, placement, and career advancement services. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Part B, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 795g Who May Apply: Individual employers, state agencies and other entities such as nonprofit organizations, trade associations, labor unions, and community rehabilitation program providers Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Developmental Programs, 205-9297 205. Rehabilitation Short-Term Training (84.246J). Provides grants to projects for short-term training, including seminars, workshops, and technical instruction in areas of special significance for personnel involved in the vocational rehabilitation, independent living rehabilitation, and supported employment of individuals with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Sec. 302, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 771a Who May Apply: States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Developmental Programs, 205-8926 206. Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (84.129). Provides grants to projects to increase the availability of qualified personnel to work in vocational rehabilitation, independent living, and supported employment of individuals with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title III, Sec. 302, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 771a Who May Apply: States and public or nonprofit agencies and organizations, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher education Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Developmental Programs, 205-8926 207. Centers for Independent Living (84.132A). Supports projects that provide financial assistance for planning, conducting, administering, and evaluating centers for independent living (centers). Centers provide an array of IL services to individuals with significant disabilities; work to increase the availability and improve the quality of community options for independent living; and work to increase the capacity of communities within the service area of the center to meet the needs of individuals with significant disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants and, to states that qualify, state formula grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title VII, Chapter 1, part C, 29 U.S.C. 796f-796f-5 Who May Apply: Consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agencies may apply for competitive grants except for a center run by a state agency Contact: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Office of Developmental Programs, Independent Living Branch, 205-9362 208. Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) (84.240A). Supports projects that: establish a system to protect and advocate for the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities who need protection and advocacy services that are beyond the scope of services authorized to be provided by the Client Assistance Program (CAP) under section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, and who are ineligible for protection and advocacy programs under Part C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DDA) and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act of 1986 (PAIMI); provide information on and make referrals to programs and services addressing the needs of individuals with disabilities in the state; and coordinate the protection and advocacy program provided through the eligible system with the CAP and the advocacy programs provided through the Older Americans Act of 1965 (the state long-term care ombudsman program), Part C of the DDA, and PAIMI. Type of Assistance: formula grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 762 Who May Apply: Protection and Advocacy Systems as defined by Part C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 6041-6043 Contact: Rehabilitation Administration, Office of Program Operations, 205-5474 NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH (NIDRR) 209. NIDRR: General (84.133). Supports research and demonstration activities that relate directly to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, including the training of persons who provide services or who conduct rehabilitation research. Support is also provided for the dissemination and use of research information. Programs include rehabilitation research and training centers, rehabilitation engineering research centers, field-initiated research, discrete research and demonstration projects, dissemination and use projects, research training career development activities, international programs and interagency activities, fellowships, the Small Business Innovative Research Program, and model spinal cord injury systems. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and fellowships Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, Title II Who May Apply: State and public agencies, private organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations, except for the research and fellowships programs for which individuals may apply Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9141 210. Research and Demonstration Program (84.133A). Supports research and demonstrations in single project areas on problems encountered by individuals with disabilities in their daily activities. These projects may conduct research on rehabilitation techniques and services, including analysis of medical, industrial, vocational, social, psychiatric, psychological, recreational, economic, and other factors to improve the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 762 Who May Apply: State and public agencies, private organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9141 211. Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC) (84.133B). Supports the establishment and operation of RRTCs for the purpose of conducting coordinated and advanced programs of rehabilitation research and providing training to research and other rehabilitation professionals. The RRTCs must serve as centers of national excellence and national or regional resources for providers and individuals with disabilities and their representatives. RRTCs must be operated by or in collaboration with institutions of higher education or nonprofit organizations. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 762(b)(2) Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education and large-scale providers of rehabilitation services Also Known As: RRTC Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9141 212. Field-Initiated Research (84.133G). Supports research and demonstration projects that address important activities that were not included in NIDRR's announced priorities, thereby allowing NIDRR to expand the scope of its research activities as needed. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 762 Who May Apply: State and public agencies, private organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations, except for the research and fellowships programs for which individuals may apply Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9141 213. Innovation Grants Program (84.133C). Provides financial support to projects that test new concepts and innovative ideas, demonstrate research results of high potential benefits, purchase and evaluate prototype aids and devices, develop unique rehabilitation training curricula, and respond to special initiatives of the secretary, including projects to conduct feasibility, planning, and evaluation studies, conferences, and other activities to disseminate specific research findings. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 762(b)(14) Who May Apply: Public and private nonprofit and for- profit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education and Indian tribes and tribal organizations Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9141 214. Model Spinal Cord Injury Centers (84.133N). Supports model projects to demonstrate innovative and effective approaches to the delivery and evaluation of comprehensive medical, psychological, vocational, and other rehabilitation services to meet the wide range of needs of individuals with spinal injuries. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, contracts, cooperative agreements Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 762(b)(4) Who May Apply: State and public agencies, private organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations, except for the research and fellowships programs for which individuals may apply Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9141 215. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (84.133E). Develops and disseminates innovative methods of applying advanced technology, scientific achievement, and physiological and social knowledge to solve rehabilitation problems and remove environmental barriers; studies new or emerging technologies, products, or environments; demonstrates and disseminates innovative models for the delivery of cost-effective rehabilitation technology services; and conducts other scientific research to assist in meeting the employment and independent living needs of individuals with severe disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants, contracts and cooperative agreements Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 762(b)(3) Who May Apply: A public or private entity that demonstrates that the Center will be operated by or in collaboration with an institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9400 216. Research Training and Career Development Program (84.133P). Supports projects that provide advanced training in rehabilitation research. These projects provide research training and experience at an advanced level to individuals with doctorates or similar advanced degrees who have clinical or other relevant experience, including experience in management or basic science research, in a field pertinent to rehabilitation, in order to qualify those individuals to conduct independent research on problems related to disability and rehabilitation. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 761a Who May Apply: Institutions of higher education Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9400 217. Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Projects (84.133D). Supports information utilization and dissemination including state-of-the-art assessments and diffusion centers, to ensure that knowledge generated from research is available and can be fully used to improve services, opportunities, and conditions for persons with disabilities, including technical assistance and training to state and local governments and private businesses regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 762 Who May Apply: State and public agencies, private organizations, institutions of higher education, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations, except for the research and fellowships programs for which individuals may apply Also Known As: ADA-Related Projects Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-8801 (205-813 TDD) 218. Mary E. Switzer Fellowships (84.133F). Supports one- year fellowships to highly qualified individuals to carry out discrete research activities that are related to NIDRR's research priorities or to pursue studies in areas of importance to the rehabilitation community. Type of Assistance: fellowships Legislation: Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 761a(d) Who May Apply: Individuals Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-9800 219. State Grants for Technology-Related Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities (84.224A). Provides grants to states to assist them in developing and implementing a consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide program of technology-related assistance for persons of all ages with disabilities. Type of Assistance: competitive grants Legislation: Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988, Title I, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 2201-2206 Who May Apply: Governor designates a lead agency to develop, administer, and monitor proposal; public agencies must administer funds Contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, 205-5666 ---------- SECRETARY'S REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES REGION I U.S. Department of Education 540 McCormack Post Office and Courthouse Boston, MA 02109-4557 (617) 223-9317 FAX: (617) 223-9324 REGION II U.S. Department of Education 26 Federal Plaza Room 36-120 New York, NY 10278-0195 (212) 264-7005 FAX: (212) 264-4427 REGION III U.S. Department of Education 3535 Market Street Room 16350 Philadelphia, PA 19104-3398 (215) 596-1001 FAX: (215) 596-1094 REGION IV U.S. Department of Education 101 Marietta Street Suite 2221 Atlanta, GA 30323 (404) 331-2502 FAX: (404) 331-5382 REGION V U.S. Department of Education 401 South State Street Suite 700A Chicago, IL 60605-1225 (312) 353-5215 FAX: (312) 353-5147 REGION VI U.S. Department of Education 1200 Main Tower Building Room 2125 Dallas, TX 75202-4309 (214) 767-3626 FAX: (214) 767-3634 REGION VII U.S. Department of Education 10220 North Executive Hills Boulevard 7th Floor Kansas City, MO 64153-1367 (816) 880-4000 FAX: (816) 891-0578 REGION VIII U.S. Department of Education 1244 Speer Boulevard Suite 310 Denver, CO 80204-3582 (303) 844-3544 FAX: (303) 844-2524 REGION IX U.S. Department of Education 50 United Nations Plaza Room 205 San Francisco, CA 94102-4987 (415) 556-4920 FAX: (415) 556-7242 REGION X U.S. Department of Education Jackson Federal Building 915 Second Avenue Room 3362 Seattle, WA 98174-1099 (206) 220-7800 FAX: (206) 220-7806 ---------- INDEX OF PROGRAMS (numbers refer to the numerical listing of each program and not to the page number) 21st Century Community Learning Center, 109 *A Academic Excellence Awards, 136 Accessing School-to-Work and Postsecondary Environments-- Technical Assistance, 183 Adult Education--State Program Analysis Assistance and Policy Studies Program, 155 Adult Education--State-Administered Basic Grant Program, 154 Allen J. Ellender Fellowships, 15 American Overseas Research Centers, 90 Appalachian Regional Commission Program, 153 Arts in Education, 13 Assessment Development and Evaluation Grants, 108 Assistance for Training in the Legal Profession, 67 *B Bilingual Education Career Ladder Program, 140 Bilingual Education Teachers and Personnel Grants, 139 Blue Ribbon Schools Program, 116 Business and International Education, 93 Byrd Honors Scholarship, 73 *C Capital Expenses (Title I-Capital Expenses), 2 Centers for Independent Living, 207 Centers for International Business Education, 87 Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance, 191 Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Program, 27 Clearinghouses for Individuals with Disabilities, 177 Client Assistance Program, 197 College Construction Loan Insurance Association, 81 College Housing and Academic Facilities Loan, 76 Comprehensive School Grants, 133 *D Demonstration Projects for the Integration of Vocational and Academic Learning, 148 Demonstrations of Innovative Practices, 10 Desegregation Assistance, Civil Rights Training, and Advisory Services, 16 Direct Loan Program, 49 Disseminating Proven Reforms, 105 Douglas, Paul, Teacher Scholarships, 69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development State Grants, 26 Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development--Federal Activities, 117 *E Early Childhood Model Inservice Training Projects, 169 Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities, 166 Education for Homeless Children and Youth--Grants for State and Local Activities, 7 Education Infrastructure, 30 Educational Opportunity Centers, 61 Educational Research Grant Program: Field-Initiated Studies Competition, 106 Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), 129 Eisenhower, Dwight D., Professional Development State Grants, 26 Eisenhower, Dwight D., Professional Development--Federal Activities, 117 Eisenhower Leadership Program, 92 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC), 119 Eisenhower Regional Mathematics and Science Education Consortia, 118 Elementary School Foreign Language Incentive Program, 142 Ellender, Allen J., Fellowships, 15 Emergency Immigrant Education Program, 143 Even Start Family Literacy in a Women's Prison, 9 Even Start--Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations, 4 Even Start--Migrant Education, 39 Even Start--State Education Agencies, 3 *F Faculty Development Fellowship, 66 Family and Community Endeavor Schools Grant Program, 43 Federal Consolidation Loan, 57 Federal Pell Grant Program, 48 Federal Perkins Loan Program, 53 Federal PLUS Loan Program, 56 Federal Stafford Loan Program, 54 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, 51 Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Program, 55 Federal Work-Study Program, 52 Field-Initiated Research, 135 (OBEMLA), 212 (OSERS) Ford Direct Loan Program, 49 Foreign Language Assistance Program, 141 Foreign Periodicals, 89 Freely-Associated States Education Grant Program, 25 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad--Bilateral Projects, 97 Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad, 94 Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Faculty Research Abroad, 95 Fulbright-Hays Training Grants--Group Projects Abroad, 96 Fund for the Improvement of Education (FIE), 121a Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education-- Comprehensive Program (Preapplication and Applications), 98 *G Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need, 78 Graduate Fellowships Program, 144 Grants for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, 189 *H Higher Education Collaboration and Exchange Between the United States and the European Community, 99 Higher Education--Cooperative Education, 74 Higher Education--Institutional Aid, 80 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Capital Financing, 72 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Program, 83 *I Impact Aid, 29 Incentive Grants, 50 Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who Are Blind, 203 Indian Education--Adult Education, 31 Indian Education--Fellowships for Indian Students, 33 Indian Education--Formula Grants to Local Education Agencies, 32 Indian Education--Professional Development Grants, 34b Indian Education--Special Programs, 34a Inexpensive Book Distribution Program, 14 Innovation Grants Program (OSERS), 213 Innovative Education Program Strategies, 28 Innovative Elementary School Transition Projects, 11 Institute for International Public Policy, 91 Instruction in Civics, Government, and the Law, 12 Interlibrary Cooperation and Resource Sharing, 123 International Business Education Centers, 87 International Education Exchange Program, 110 International Research and Studies, 86 *J Jacob K. Javits Fellowships, 79 Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant Program, 114 Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Research Center, 115 *K Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Projects, 217 *L Language Resource Centers, 88 Law School Clinical Experience Programs, 68 Library Education and Human Resources Development Program, 124 Library Literacy Program, 128 Library Research and Demonstrations Program, 125 Library Services to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives, 127 Life Skills for State and Local Prisoners Program, 159 Literacy for Incarcerated Adults, 158 *M Magnet Schools Assistance in Desegregating Districts, 18 Mary E. Switzer Fellowships, 218 McAuliffe, Christa Fellowship Program, 27 McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement, 64 Media and Captioning Services for Individuals with Disabilities, 171 Migrant Education--Basic State Formula Grant Program, 35 Migrant Education--College Assistance Migrant Program, 37 Migrant Education--Coordination Program, 36 Migrant Education--High School Equivalency Program, 38 Minority Science Improvement, 70 Model Demonstration Projects for Young Children with Disabilities, 167 Model Demonstration Projects to Identify and Develop Alternatives for Youth with Disabilities Who have Dropped Out of School or Are At Risk of Dropping Out of School, 182 Model Demonstration Projects to Improve the Delivery and Outcomes of Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities, 179 Model Spinal Cord Injury Centers, 214 Multi-District Outreach Projects for Youth with Disabilities, 184 *N National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education Program, 149 National Challenge Grants for Technology in Education, 121 National College Student Organizational Network Program, 101 National Diffusion Network, 113 National Resource Centers and Fellowships Program for Language and Area or Language and International Studies, 84 National Workplace Literacy Partnerships, 156 Native Hawaiian Community-Based Education Learning Centers, 22 Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training and Recruitment Program, 20 Native Hawaiian Family-Based Education Centers Program, 21 Native Hawaiian Gifted and Talented, 19 Native Hawaiian Higher Education Demonstration Program, 75 Native Hawaiian Special Education, 190 NIDRR: General, 209 North American Trilateral Education Initiative, 104 *O Outreach Projects for Young Children with Disabilities, 168 *P Pacific Vocational Education Improvement Program, 157 Parent Training and Information Centers, 176 Parental Assistance, 45 Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship (Graduate Program), 77 Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarships, 69 Pell Grant Program, 48 Perkins Loan Program, 53 PLUS Loans, 49 Postsecondary Education Programs for Persons with Disabilities, 178 Prevention in Higher Education: Analysis and Dissemination Program, 103 Program Development Implementation Grants, 131 Program Enhancement Projects, 132 Programs to Encourage Minority Students to Become Teachers, 65 Projects for Initiating Recreational Programs for Individuals with Disabilities, 199 Projects with Industry, 204 Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights, 208 Public Charter Schools Program, 24 Public Library Construction and Technology Enhancement, 126 Public Library Services, 122 *R Regional Educational Laboratories, 111 Regional Technical Support and Professional Development Consortia for Technology, 120 Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program, 196 Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC), 215 Rehabilitation Long-Term Training, 206 Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTC), 211 Rehabilitation Short-Term Training, 205 Rehabilitation Training--Experimental and Innovative Training, 195 Research and Demonstration Program (NIDRR), 210 Research and Development Centers Grant Program, 107 Research in Education of Children and Youth with Disabilities, 165 Research Projects for Educating Children with Severe Disabilities in Inclusive Settings, 181 Research Training and Career Development Program, 216 *S Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities--Federal Activities Program, 42 Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities--Hawaiian Natives Program, 41 Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities--Institutionwide Program, 100 Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities--State Grants, 40 School, College and University Partnerships, 63 School Dropout Assistance (Dropout Prevention) Program, 23 School-to-Work Opportunities--Development and Implementation Grants for Indian Youth, 163 School-to-Work Opportunities--Development and Implementation Grants to the Territories, 162 School-to-Work Opportunities--Local Partnership Implementation Grants, 161 School-to-Work Opportunities--State Implementation Grants, 160 School-to-Work Urban and Rural Opportunities Grants, 164 Services for Children with Deaf-Blindness, 170 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, 130 Special Education--Parent Training, 175 Special Education--Personnel Development, 174 Special Education--Preschool Grants, 187 Special Education--Program for Children with Severe Disabilities, 180 Special Education--Regional Resource and Federal Centers, 173 Special Education--State Grants, 172 Special Projects and Demonstrations for Providing Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Individuals with Disabilities, 200 Special Studies Program, 186 Specific Approaches to Prevention Projects, 102 Stafford Loan Program, 54 Star Schools Program, 112 State and Local Education Systemic Improvement, 44 State Grant Program, 137 State Grants for Technology-Related Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities, 219 State Independent Living Services, 202 State School Improvement Grants (Title I), 6 State Student Incentive Grants, 50 State Systems for Transition Services for Youth with Disabilities, 185 Strengthening Institutions Program, 82 Student Support Services, 58 Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, 51 Supported Employment Services for Individuals with Severe Disabilities, 193 Switzer, Mary E. Fellowships, 218 Systemwide Improvement Grants, 134 *T Talent Search Program, 60 Tech-Prep Education, 146 Technology, Educational Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities, 188 Title I (formerly Chapter 1) Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are Neglected and Delinquent or At- Risk of Dropping Out, 5 Title I (formerly Chapter 1) Program--Local Education Agencies, (Title I Basic and Concentration Grants), 1 Training for All Teachers Program, 138 Training in Early Childhood Education and Violence Counseling, 8 Training Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind, 201 Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs (TRIO Staff Training), 62 Tribal Divisions Reform Plan Coordination, 46 Tribally-Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions, 147 Twenty-first Century Community Learning Centers, 109 *U Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program, 85 Upward Bound, 59 Urban and Rural School Improvement, 47 Urban Community Service, 71 *V Vocational Education--Basic Grants to Indians, 151 Vocational Education--Basic Grants to States, 145 Vocational Education--Cooperative Demonstrations, 150 Vocational Education--Native Hawaiians, 152 Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians with Disabilities, 194 Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for Migratory Agricultural Workers and Seasonal Farmworkers with Disabilities, 198 Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants, 192 *W William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 49 Women's Educational Equity Act Program, 17 ED/OS96-