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1、U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONOFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICESWASHINGTON, D.C. 20212-2575FY 2007 APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR NEW GRANTSUNDERTHE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY ANDREHABILITATION RESEARCHREHABILITATION ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERSPROGRAM (RERC) ONSPINAL CORD INJURYCF

2、DA NUMBER: 84.133E-3FORM APPROVEDOMB No. 1820-0027, EXP. DATE 02/28/2007ED FORM 424, 02/28/2021DATED MATERIAL - OPEN IMMEDIATELYCLOSING DATE: April 16, 2007Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposs a budget exceeding $950,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Se

3、cretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in th Federal Register. Note: The maximum amount includes direct and indirect costs.Estimated Number of Awards: 1.Note: Th Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.This c

4、ompetition is one of seven RERC competitions announced for FY 2007. NIDRR intends to make awards in only five of these competitions. Project Period: Up to 60 months. 工工工. Eligibility Information1. Eligible Applicants: States; public or private agencies, including for-profit agncis; public or private

5、 organizations, including for-profit organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations.2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing is not rquird for this program.工V, Application and Submission Information1. Address to Request Application Package: You may obtain an application package via

6、 Internet or from th Education Publications Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via Internet use the following address:/ ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.htmlTo obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write or call the following: Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telepho

7、ne (toll free) :1-877-433-7827. FAX:(301) 470-1244. If youuse a telecommunications civice for the deaf (TDD) , you may call (toll free):1-877-576-7734.You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: edpubsinet.ed.govIf you reque

8、st an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA Number 84.133E-3.Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact pe

9、rson 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 th forms you must submit, are in the application package for this comptition. Page Limit: The applicatio

10、n narrative (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to valuat your application. We recommend that you limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 125 pages, using the following standards: A page，z is 8.5“ x 11，on one side only

11、, with 1n margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative. Single spacing may be used for titlesz headingsr footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tablesA figures, and

12、 graphs. Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch).Th suggested page limit does not apply to Part 工， the cover sheet; Part 工工，th budget section; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, o

13、r the letters of support. However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.The application package will provide instructions for completing all components to be included in the application. Each application must include a cover sheet (Standard Form 424); budget requirements (ED

14、 Form 524) and a budget narrative justification; other required forms; an abstract, Human Subjects narrative, Part III narrative; resumes of staff; and other related materials, if applicable.3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: February 14, 2007.Deadline for Transmittal of Applicat

15、ions: April 16, 2007.Pr-Application Mting: Interested parties are invited to participate in a pre-application mting to discuss the priorities and to receive information and technical assistance through individual consultation. The pr一application meeting will be held on March 8, 2007. Interested part

16、ies may participate in this meeting by conference call with NIDRR staff from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. On the same day, NIDRR staff also will b available from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., by telephone, to provide info

17、rmation and technical assistanc through individual consultation. For further information or to make arrangements to participate on the conference call or for an individual consultation, contact Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Cntr Plaza, room 6030, 550 12th Strt, SW. , Washington

18、, DC 20212. Telephone:(202)245-7462 or by e-mail: Donna.Nangleed.govApplications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using th Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dats and times) about how to submit

19、your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, plas refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission Rquirmnts in this notice.We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements.Individuals with disabilities who nd an accommodation or auxiliary aid in connect

20、ion with the application process should contact the parson listed under For Further 工nfocmation Contact.4. 工ntrgovrnmntal Review: This program is not subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding restriction

21、s in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.6. 0thr Submission Rquirmnts: 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 Presidentz s Management Agenda,

22、we are participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site in FY 2007. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (84.133E-3) is included in this project. W request your participation in Grants.gov. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use th Governme

23、ntwide Grants.gov Apply site at :/ Grants.gov Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application packag，complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.You may access the 1ctronic grant applic

24、ation for Rehabilitation Enginring Research Cntrs at :/ Grants.gov You must search for the downloadable application package for this program or competition by the CFDA number. Do not include th CFDA numberr s alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133E).Plas not the following:

25、Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary. When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. Applications rcivd by Grants.gov are date and time stamped. Your application must be fully

26、uploaded and submitted and must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system l

27、ater than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 pm, Washington, DC time, on the application

28、deadline date .The amount of time it can take to upload an application willvary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly rcommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the su

29、bmission process through Grants.gov. You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov sys

30、tem. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at: /e-Grants . ed.gov/help/6工己门七590$111011115 5：1011：。91111:巳5 .pdf To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all steps in the Grants.gov rgistration process (see :/ grants.gov/applicants/gt_rgist

31、red.jsp). Ths steps include (1) registering your organization, a multi-part process that induces registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR);(2) registeringyourself as an Authorizd Organization Representative (AOR); and (3) getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on th

32、ese steps ar outlined in th Grants.gov 3-Step Rgistration Guide (see :/ grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more businss da

33、ys 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. You will not rciv additional poin

34、t value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you submit your application in paper format. If you submit your application electronically, you must submit all documents electronically, including all information you typically provide on the following for

35、ms: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. Please note that two of thse forms-the SF 424 and the Department of Education Supp

36、lemental Information for SF 424-have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance). If you submit your application electronically, you must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text)r or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If y

37、ou upload a file type other than the thr file types specified in this paragraph or submit a password-protected file, we will not review that material. Your electronic application must comply with any page-limit requirments described in this notice. After you electronically submit your application, y

38、ou will receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of rcipt that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send a second notification to

39、 you by e-mail. This second notification indicates that the Department has received your application and has assignd your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date.App

40、lication Dadlin Dat Extension in Cas of Technical Issues with th Grants . gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a r

41、ecord 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 pm, Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your app

42、lication 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 t

43、his notice under For Further 工nformatioc Contact and provide an explanation of the technical problem you xprineed 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 th

44、at 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 app

45、ly only to the unavailability of, or tehnieal problems with, the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an xtnsion if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the application dadlin date and time or if the technical problem you xprincd is unrelated to the Grants

46、.gov system.b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through th U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail th original and two copies of your application, on or before the application cladlin date, to the Department at the a

47、pplicable following address: By mail through th U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center Attention:(CFDA Number 84.133E-3)400 Maryland Avenue, SW. Washington, DC 20212-4260orBy mail through a commercial carrier:U.S. Department of Education Application Control Cent

48、er, Stop 4260 Attention:(CFDA Number 84.133E-3)7100 Old Landover Road Landover, MD 20785-1506Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of th following:(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.(2) A 1gibl mail receipt with the date of mailing stampe

49、d 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 th Secretary of the U.S. Dpartmnt of Education.If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof o