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SUBJECT CATEGORY: Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Grant Competition To Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
DATES: Applications Available: January 5, 2007. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 5, 2007. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 6, 2007. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs), consortia thereof, public and private nonprofit organizations, including faithbased organizations, and individuals.
Note: The Secretary is limiting eligibility under the Grant Competition to Prevent HighRisk Drinking or Violent Behavior among College Students (CFDA Number 84.184H) to applicants that do not currently have an active grant under this program. For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered active until the end of the grant's project or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds (71 FR 70369).
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$2,323,000 for new awards under this program for FY 2007. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Contingent upon the availability of funds, we may make additional
awards in FY 2008 and subsequent years from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000$150,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 18.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Grant Competition to Prevent HighRisk Drinking or Violent Behavior among College Students provides awards to develop or enhance, implement, and evaluate campus and communitybased strategies to prevent highrisk drinking or violent behavior among college students.
Priorities: These priorities are from the notice of final priorities and selection criteria for this program, published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2000 (65 FR 8222482226), and the correction notice published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2001 (66 FR 1963) (collectively, the Notice of Final Priorities and Selection Criteria).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2007 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards based on the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet either of the absolute priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority OneDevelop or Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate Campus and/or CommunityBased Strategies to Prevent HighRisk Drinking Among College Students.
Under this priority, applicants are required to:
(1) Identify a specific student population to be served by the grant and provide a justification for its selection;
(2) Provide evidence that a needs assessment has been conducted on
campus to document prevalence rates related to highrisk drinking by the population selected;
(3) Set measurable goals and objectives for the proposed project
and provide a description of how progress toward achieving the goals and objectives will be measured annually;
(4) Design and implement prevention strategies, using student input
and participation, that research has shown to be effective in preventing highrisk drinking by the target population;
(5) Use a qualified evaluator to design and implement an evaluation
of the project using outcomesbased (summative) performance indicators
related to behavioral change and process (formative) measures that assess and document the strategies used; and
(6) Demonstrate the ability to start the project within 60 days
after receiving Federal funding in order to maximize the time available to show impact within the grant period.
Absolute Priority TwoDevelop or Enhance, Implement, and Evaluate Campusand/or CommunityBased Strategies to Prevent Violent Behavior Among College Students.
Under this priority, applicants are required to:
(1) Identify a specific student population to be served by the grant and provide a justification for its selection;
(2) Provide evidence that a needs assessment has been conducted on
campus to document prevalence rates related to violent behavior;
(3) Set measurable goals and objectives for the proposed project
and provide a description of how progress toward achieving the goals and objectives will be measured annually;
(4) Design and implement prevention strategies, using student input
and participation, that research has shown to be effective in preventing violent behavior among college students;
(5) Use a qualified evaluator to design and implement an evaluation
of the project using outcomesbased (summative) performance indicators
related to behavioral change and process (formative) measures that assess and document the strategies used; and
(6) Demonstrate the ability to start the project within 60 days
after receiving Federal funding in order to maximize the time available to show impact within the grant period.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7131.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Notice of Final Priority and Selection Criteria. (c) The Notice of Final Eligibility Requirement for Office of Safe and DrugFree Schools discretionary grant programs as published in the Federal Register on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70369).
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only. II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$2,323,000 for new awards under this program for FY 2007. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Contingent upon the availability of funds, we may make additional
awards in FY 2008 and subsequent years from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000$150,000.
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Estimated Average Size of Awards: $125,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 18.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs, consortia thereof, public and private nonprofit organizations, including faithbased organizations, and individuals.
Note: The Secretary is limiting eligibility under the Grant Competition to Prevent HighRisk Drinking or Violent Behavior among College Students (CFDA Number 84.184H) to applicants that do not currently have an active grant under this program. For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered active until the end of the grant's project or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds (71 FR 70369).
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost sharing or matching.
IV. Application Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 207941398. Telephone (tollfree): 18774337827. Fax: 13014701244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 18775767734.
You also may contact ED Pubs at its Web site: http://www.ed.gov/[fxsp0 ]pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
You may also access the electronic version of the application at the following Web sites: http://www.ed.gov/programs/ [fxsp0]dvphighrisk/index.html.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA Number 84.184H.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limit: The program narrative section should not exceed 25 doublespaced pages using a standard font no smaller than 12point, with 1inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right). The narrative should follow the format and sequence of the selection criteria.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: January 5, 2007. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 5, 2007.
Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV.6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 6, 2007.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR Part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
To comply with the President's management Agenda, we are participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site. The Grant Competition to Prevent HighRisk Drinking or Violent Behavior among College Students, CFDA Number 84.184H, is included in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Grant
Competition to Prevent HighRisk Drinking or Violent Behavior among
College Students at http://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the
downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.184, not 84.184H).
Please note the following:
steps include (1) registering your organization, a multipart process that includes registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR); (2) registering yourself
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as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR); and (3) getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3Step Registration Guide (see http://www.grants.gov/ [fxsp0]section910/
[fxsp0]Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). You also must provide on your application the same DUNS Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to submit successfully an application via Grants.gov. In addition you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take three or more business days to complete.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 18005184726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the
original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.184H), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 202024260.
or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.184H), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 207851506.
Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.184H), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 202024260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department
(1) You must indicate on the envelope andif not provided by
the Departmentin Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your
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grant application. If you do not receive this notification within 15
business days from the application deadline date, you should call
the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 2456288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are from the Notice of Final Priorities and Selection Criteria and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: An additional factor we may consider in selecting an application for an award is the geographic distribution of the projects, in addition to the rank order of applicants.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: If funded, you are expected to collect data on the key GPRA performance measures for this program and report those data to the Department in your annual performance report and final performance report. At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multiyear award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. We also may require more frequent performance reports in accordance with 34 CFR 75.720(c).
4. Performance Measures: We have identified the following key GPRA
performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of this program at
the end of these twoyear grants: (1) The percentage of grantees that
achieve a five percent decrease in highrisk drinking among students
served by the project (Absolute Priority One) and (2) the percentage of
grantees that achieve a five percent decrease in violent behavior among students served by the project (Absolute Priority Two).
VII. Agency Contact
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184H.
SUMMARY: Safe and drug free schools program—; Prevention of High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior Among College Students,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184H.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Richard Lucey, Jr., U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E335, Washington, DC 20202 6450. Telephone: (202) 2055471 or by email: richard.lucey@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 18008778339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in this section. VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 18882936498; or in the Washington, DC, area at (202) 5121530.
You may also view this document in text or PDF at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/[fxsp0]programs/dvphighrisk/ [fxsp0]applicant.html.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/[fxsp0 ]nara/index.html.
Dated: December 19, 2006.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools.
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