[Federal Register: May 26, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 103)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.295A]
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI); Ready-To-
Learn (RTL) Television Program
Notice of selection criteria and extension of deadline for
transmittal of applications for a new award for fiscal year (FY) 2000.
SUMMARY: On May 3, 2000, we published in the Federal Register (65 FR
25815-25817) a notice inviting applications for a new award for FY 2000
for the RTL Television Program. This notice explains the Selection
Criteria that the Secretary will use to evaluate your application.
Note: This notice also extends the deadline for transmittal of
applications as follows:
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 26, 2000.
Selection Criteria: The Secretary uses the following selection
criteria in 34 CFR 700.30 to evaluate applications for new grants under
this competition.
The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100 points.
The maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.
(a) National significance (30 points). The Secretary considers the
national significance of the proposed project. In determining the
national significance of the proposed project, the Secretary considers
the following factors:
(1) The importance of the problem or issue to be addressed.
(2) The nature of the products (such as information, materials,
processes, or techniques) likely to result from the project and the
potential for their effective use in a variety of other settings.
(3) The extent and quality of plans for disseminating results in
ways that will allow others to use the information.
(b) Quality of the project design (30 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the research design includes a thorough,
high-quality review of the relevant literature, a high-quality plan for
research activities, and the use of appropriate theoretical and
methodological tools, including those of a variety of disciplines,
where appropriate.
(2) The quality of the plan for evaluating the functioning and
impact of the project, including the objectivity of the evaluation and
the extent to which the methods of evaluation are appropriate to the
goals, objectives, and outcomes of the project.
(3) The quality of the demonstration design and procedures for
documenting project activities and results.
(4) The likelihood that the design of the project will successfully
address the intended, demonstrated educational need or needs.
(5) How well and innovatively the project addresses statutory
purposes, requirements, and any priority or priorities announced for
the program.
(c) Quality and potential contributions of personnel (10 points).
The Secretary considers the quality and potential contributions of
personnel for the proposed project. In determining the quality and
potential contributions of personnel for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The qualifications, including training and experience, of the
project director or principal investigator.
(2) The qualifications, including training and experience, of key
project personnel.
(3) The qualifications, including training and experience, of
proposed consultants or subcontractors.
(d) Adequacy of resources (10 points). The Secretary considers the
adequacy of resources for the proposed project. In determining the
adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary considers
the following factors:
(1) The adequacy of support from the lead applicant organization.
(2) The relevance and commitment of each partner in the project to
the implementation and success of the project.
(3) Whether the budget is adequate to support the project.
(e) Quality of the management plan (20 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the management plan of the proposed project.
In determining the quality of the management plan of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the project, including the specification of staff responsibility,
timelines, and benchmarks for accomplishing project tasks.
(2) The adequacy of plans for ensuring high-quality products and
services.
(3) The adequacy of plans for ensuring continuous improvement in
the operation of the project.
(4) How the applicant will ensure that a diversity of perspectives
are brought to bear in the operation of the project, including those of
parents and teachers, where appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Caliguro, U.S. Department of
Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 604-I, Washington, DC
20202-5520. Telephone: (202) 219-1596. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in the
previous paragraph.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6921-6928.
Dated: May 23, 2000.
C. Kent McGuire,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
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