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84.333:  Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive a Higher Education

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Objectives:  To support model demonstration projects to provide technical assistance or professional development for faculty in higher education, to provide students with disabilities a quality postsecondary education.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

84.333 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Institutions of higher education of which at least two provide professional development for students with learning disabilities.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Faculty and administration in postsecondary education and students with disabilities.

Credentials/Documentation:  None.

84.333 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  This program is eligible for coverage under Executive Order 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.

Application Procedure:  In any fiscal year in which funds are available for new awards, the Department of Education publishes a notice in the Federal Register inviting applications and establishing a deadline date. An application package is available from the Office of Higher Education Programs. Copies will be mailed upon request. This program is subject to the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-110.

Award Procedure:  Peer review panels composed of representatives from public and private higher education and individuals having expertise in effective training strategies, knowledge of the needs of postsecondary students with disability and learning characteristics of students with disabilities and programs for students with disabilities in postsecondary education.

Deadlines:  The deadline date is published in the Federal Register.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Notification usually is made within 4 months of the deadline for submission of applications.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  Grants may last for up to 3 years, subject to the availability of appropriations.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  To be determined.

Examples of Funded Projects:  This is a new program; examples are not yet available.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  $200,000.

84.333 RELATED PROGRAMS:

84.333 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

84.333 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants (Discretionary).

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $0; FY 00 est $5,000,000; and FY 01 est $5,000,000.

Budget Account Number:  91-0201-0-1-502.

Authorization:  Higher Education Act, Title VII, Part D, as amended, Public Law 105-224.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  34 CFR Part 75, published in the Federal Register on March 6, 1997.

84.333 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, Higher Education Programs, 600 Independence Ave., SW., Portals Bldg., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20202-5131. Contact: Amie Amiot. Phone: (202)708-8596.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

84.333 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Grants are to be made for 3 years, subject to the availability of appropriations.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Awards may be used to support projects to develop innovative and effective teaching methods to train faculty with skills to teach students with disabilities, including synthesizing research for postsecondary services to students with disabilities and disseminate project information to other institutions.

84.333 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  A final performance report is required. Reporting requirements are specified in the grant award documents.

Audits:  In accordance with provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records:  Records supporting claims under a grant must be maintained for 5 years after termination of the award.