Government Relations Notice

Office of Postsecondary Education — Upward Bound Program and Upward Bound Math and Science Program

To view this announcement in its entirety, please see:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2002-3/092002d.html

Purpose of Program: The Upward Bound Program is designed to generate in students the skills and motivation necessary for success in education beyond secondary school. The Upward Bound Math and Science Program is designed to prepare high school students for postsecondary education programs that lead to careers in the fieLDF of math and science.

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education, public and private agencies and organizations, including community and faith-based organizations, and in exceptional cases, secondary schools if there are no other applicants capable of providing an Upward Bound project in the proposed target area.

Applications Available: September 27, 2002 http://ed.gov/GrantApps/

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 22, 2002--Upward Bound Math and Science Program; December 13, 2002--Upward Bound Program.

Estimated Available Funds: $264,841,000 for the Upward Bound Program, and $31,772,000 for the Upward Bound Math and Science Program. The estimated amount of funds available for awards is based on the Administration's request for these programs for FY 2003. The actual level of funding, if any, is contingent on final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process, if Congress appropriates funds for these programs.

Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000--690,000 for year 1 of an Upward Bound project; $200,000--300,000 for year 1 of an Upward Bound Math and Science project.

Estimated Number of Awards: 772 for the Upward Bound Program; 123 for the Upward Bound Math and Science Program

For Applications Contact: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433- 7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html. Or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA No. 84.047A (Upward Bound) or CFDA No. 84.047M (Upward Bound Math and Science).

Technical Assistance Workshops: The Department of Education will conduct 10 technical assistance workshops for these programs. At these workshops, Department of Education staff will assist prospective applicants in developing proposals and will provide budget information regarding these programs. The dates and sites for the technical assistance workshops will be posted on the TRIO Web site in September. The TRIO Web site is: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/trio. The technical assistance workshops sites are accessible to individuals with disabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Upward Bound Program: Sheryl Wilson or Gaby Watts, Federal TRIO Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite 7000, Washington, DC 20006-8510. Telephone: (202) 502-7600 or via Internet: TRIO@ed.gov, Sheryl.Wilson@ed.gov, Gaby.Watts@ed.gov.

Upward Bound Math and Science Program: Geraldine Smith, Federal TRIO Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite 7000, Washington, DC 20006-8510. Telephone: (202) 502-7600 or via Internet: TRIO@ed.gov, Geraldine.Smith@ed.gov.

If you use 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 persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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