[Federal Register: May 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 88)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.215F]

 
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education: Physical Education 
for Progress Grant Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards 
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001

SUMMARY: The Secretary invites applications for new awards for FY 2001 
under the Physical Education for Progress Grant Program competition 
(84.215F). The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Safe and 
Drug-Free Schools Program will administer this competition.
    Purpose of Program: To assist local educational agencies (LEAs) to 
initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs in LEAs.
    Eligible Applicants: Only LEAs are eligible to submit an 
application under this competition.
    Applications Available: May 3, 2001.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 18, 2001.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 10, 2001.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 85, 97, 98, and 99; (b) The regulations in 34 CFR part 299; and 
(c) the final priority and selection criteria for this grant 
competition as published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 
Register.
    Award Information: The estimated range of awards under this 
competition is $200,000--$400,000, with an average award of $300,000. 
We estimate that approximately 16 awards will be made. Please note that 
the range of awards, average size of awards, number of awards, and 
available funding in this notice are estimates only. The Department is 
not bound by any estimates in this notice.
    Project Period: Up to 12 months.

For Applications and Further Information Contact: Safe and Drug-Free 
Schools Program, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, 3E332, Washington, DC 20202-
6123. Telephone: 202/401-2140. Fax: 202/260-7767. Email:
    Connie.Deshpande@ed.gov. Internet: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/
SDFS
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-888-877-8339. 
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of this document, or an 
application package, in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large 
print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program 
contact listed under For Applications and Further Information Contact. 
However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an alternative 
format the standard forms included in the application package.

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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8351.

    Dated: April 27, 2001.
Thomas M. Corwin,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary 
Education.
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