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.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
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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.
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.
Pre-application 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.
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.
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
Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend 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.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 91-0201-0-1-502.
Obligations: (Grants) FY 01 $6,000,000; FY 02 est $7,000,000; and FY
03 est $0.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: The average award in 2001
was $286,000.
