RECENT "NOTICES INVITING APPLICATIONS" (grant opportunities)
    from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) include those
    related to:

      *  Special Demonstration Programs -- Model Transitional
         Rehabilitation Services for Youth & Young Adults with
         Disabilities -- CFDA# 84.235S

      *  Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention
         (OJJDP) -- Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children
         Exposed to Violence Program

    Additional information about ED funding opportunities,
    including discretionary grant application packages, are at:

              http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml

    Below is information from the notices inviting applications.
    For more complete information, please see the notice itself;
    however, please note that while we *try* to ensure that the
    version on the web & the Federal Register notice are the same,
    the Federal Register notice is the one to consult for complete
    & authoritative information.

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 Special Demonstration Programs -- Model Transitional
 Rehabilitation Services for Youth & Young Adults with
 Disabilities (Federal Register: July 15, 2004 [CFDA# 84.235S])
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Purpose of Program: This program provides grants to eligible
entities to support activities that increase the provision, extent,
availability, scope, & quality of rehabilitation services.
   Applications Available: July 19, 2004.
   Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 19, 2004.
   Eligible Applicants: Public or nonprofit agencies or
organizations, including institutions of higher education, for-
profit organizations, State vocational rehabilitation (VR)
agencies, community rehabilitation programs, & Indian tribes or
tribal organizations.
   Estimated Available Funds: $2,000,000.
   Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-$300,000.
   Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000.
   Estimated Number of Awards: 8.

   Additional Information: Applicable regulations, priorities, &
other information are available in the Federal Register notice.

Additional information is available online at:
www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2004-3/071504c.html

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 Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) --
 Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence
 Program
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The Safe Start Program is designed to assist local communities in
implementing collaborative cross-agency strategies for reducing the
impact of children's exposure to violence, with particular emphasis
on young children (age 6 & younger) & their families.

The goal of the initiative is to collaboratively develop,
implement, & evaluate promising practices & policies that will
reduce the harmful effects of children's exposure to violence by
increasing the identification of developmentally appropriate
services for children & their families, improving access to these
services, & enhancing the quality & delivery of services.

OJJDP will select up to 14 applicants to receive up to $210,000 in
funding through cooperative agreements for up to a 4-year period to
implement the most promising approaches, based on current research,
for reducing the impacts of children's exposure to violence.  These
funds must be allocated proportionally to provide up to $200,000
for intervention activities related to practice & policy strategies
& up to $10,000 for data collection activities.

Interested applicants may download the Program Announcement online
via OJJDP's Web site at
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/funding/FundingDetail.asp?fi=16.

For additional information, call OJJDP, 202-307-1341.  Applications
must be received by 8:00 p.m. ET on September 10, 2004.

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