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Tuesday,

January 23, 2001

Part III

Department of
Education
Office of Educational Research and
Improvement; Field-Initiated Studies (FIS)
Education Research Grant Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for Second
Competition of New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2001; Notice

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7562 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 23, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION when applications are concise and easy to Edpubs@inet.ed.gov


read. We strongly encourage applicants to
[CFDA No.: 84.305T] If you request an application from ED
use a 12-point or larger size font, one-inch
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides, Pubs, be sure to identify this
Office of Educational Research and and pages numbered consecutively. competition as follows: CFDA Number
Improvement; Field-Initiated Studies 84.305T.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
(FIS) Education Research Grant Education Department General FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program; Notice Inviting Applications Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in Elizabeth Payer, Field-Initiated Studies
for Second Competition of New 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, Education Research Grant Program,
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 86 (part 86 applies to IHEs only), 97, 98, Office of Educational Research and
Purpose of Program: The Field- and 99. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR Improvement, U.S. Department of
Initiated Studies (FIS) Education part 700. Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue,
Research Grant Program awards grants Application Review Procedures: On NW., Washington, DC 20208–5645.
to conduct education research in which September 22, 2000 we published in the Telephone: (202) 219–1310 or via
topics and methods of study are Federal Register (65 FR 57326–57327) a Internet:
generated by investigators. Notice of Application Review Elizabeth_Payer@ed.gov
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of Procedures for New Awards for FY Or you may contact Beth Fine, at the
higher education; State and local 2001. That notice will apply to the same program and address, but use the
education agencies; public and private awards to be made under this following zip code: 20208–5521.
organizations, institutions, and announcement. Telephone: (202) 219–1323 or via
agencies; and individuals. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FIS Internet:
Applications Available: February 9, Education Research Grant Program is Beth_Fine@ed.gov
2001. highly competitive. Strong applications
Application packages will be If you use a telecommunications
for FIS grants clearly address each of the
available by mail and electronically on device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
applicable selection criteria. They make
the World Wide Web at the following the Federal Information Relay Service
a well-reasoned and compelling case for
sites: (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
the national significance of the
Individuals with disabilities may
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/FIS/ problems or issues that will be the
obtain this document in an alternative
www.ed.gov/GrantApps/ subject of the proposed research, and
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
Deadline for Transmittal of present a research design that is
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
Applications: April 3, 2001. complete, clearly delineated, and
request to the program contact persons
Deadline for Receipt of Letters of incorporates sound research methods. In
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Intent: March 5, 2001. addition, the personnel descriptions
CONTACT.
Note: A Letter of Intent is optional, but included in strong applications make it
Individuals with disabilities may
encouraged, for each application. The Letter apparent that the project director,
obtain a copy of the application package
of Intent is for OERI planning purposes and principal investigator, and other key
in an alternative format by contacting
will not be used in the evaluation of the personnel possess training and
that person. However, the Department is
application. Instructions for the Letter of experience commensurate with their
Intent will be in the application package. not able to reproduce in an alternative
duties.
format the standard forms included in
Estimated Available Funds: The project period of the grant may be
the application package.
Approximately $6 million for the from one to three years. In the
second FY 2001 FIS cycle. application, the project period should Electronic Access to This Document
Estimated Range of Awards: The size be divided into 12-month budget You may view this document, as well
of the awards will be commensurate periods. Each 12-month budget should as all other Department of Education
with the nature and scope of the work be clearly delineated and justified in documents published in the Federal
proposed. In the most recent FIS terms of the proposed activities. Register, in text or Adobe Portable
competition, the grant awards ranged Collaboration: We encourage
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet
from approximately $77,000 to about collaboration in the conduct of research.
at either of the following sites:
$660,000 (for 12 months). For example, major research universities
Budget Period: 12-month period. and institutions may collaborate with http//ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
Project Period: 12 to 36 months. historically underrepresented http://www.ed.gov/news.html
Note: The Department is not bound by any institutions, such as Historically Black To use PDF, you must have Adobe
estimates in this notice. Colleges and Universities, Hispanic- Acrobat Reader, which is available free
Page Limit: The application narrative Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges at either of the previous sites. If you
may not exceed the equivalent of 20 and Universities. have questions about using PDF, call the
double-spaced pages, with printing on For Applications Contact: Education U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO),
only one side of 81⁄2 x 11-inch paper. Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box toll free, at 1–888–293–6498 or in the
Our reviewers will not read any pages 1398, Jessup, MD 20794–1398. Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
of your application that— Telephone (toll free): 1–877–433–7827. Note: The official version of this document
• Exceed the page limit if you apply FAX: (301) 470–1244. If you use a is the document published in the Federal
telecommunications device for the deaf Register. Free Internet access to the official
these standards; or edition of the Federal Register and the Code
• Exceed the equivalent of the page (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1–877–
576–7734. of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
limit if you apply other standards. Access at:
Thus we will remove all pages in You may also contact ED Pubs at its
excess of the 20-page narrative web site: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/
maximum or its equivalent. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html index.html
Note: We have found that reviewers are Or you may contact ED Pubs at its E- Program Authority: 20 U.S.C.
able to conduct the highest quality review mail address: 6031(c)(2)(B).

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Dated: January 17, 2001.


C. Kent McGuire,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research
and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 01–1972 Filed 1–22–01; 8:45 am]
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