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          The ACT Washington Office wants to call to your attention
          seven Bilingual Education Grant programs recently announced
          by the U. S. Department of Education.

          Although this information MAY ultimately appear on the
          Department's gopher and web sites (gopher.ed.gov and
          www.ed.gov), you should be aware that the Department is
          still trying to streamline its operation. The Department is
          requiring a self-addressed label and a summary of which
          package/s you wish. This message is designed so that you
          can send it by snail, with a designation of which packages
          you want, along with the self-addressed mailing label to:

                    Application Processor
                    U. S. Department of Education
                    600 Independence Avenue, SW
                    OBEMLA-MES Bldg, Room 5607
                    Washington, DC 20202-6510

          The DEADLINE for each is May 30, 1995. General details of
          the Grants follow:

          BILINGUAL EDUCATION - COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL GRANTS
               Purpose: School-wide bilingual or alternative
               instruction to improve programs English skills
               in schools with at least 25 percent population
               of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students.
          AWARDS: Up to 160 grants ranging from $150,000 to $400,000.
          ELIGIBILITY: One or more local education agencies (LEAs)
          (may be in cooperation with an institution of higher
          education, community based organization, and/or state
          education agency).
          CONTACT: Rebecca Richey - 202 205-9717

          BILINGUAL EDUCATION - SYSTEMWIDE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
               Purpose: District-wide bilingual or alternative
               teaching programs to improve local programs
               serving significant number of LEP students, in
               which the LEPs are at least 1000 students or at
               least 25 percent of the student population.
          AWARDS: Up to 25 grants ranging from $200,000 to $1.0
          million, with preferences to applicants serving designated
          empowerment zones or enterprise communities.
          ELIGIBILITY: Same as above.
          CONTACT: Harry Logel - 202 205-5530

          BILINGUAL EDUCATION - PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT
               Purpose: Expand/enhance existing bilingual programs
               serving LEP students.
          AWARDS: Up to 180 awards of $125,000, with preferences to
          applicants serving designated empowerment zones or
          enterprise communities.
          ELIGIBILITY: Same as above.
          CONTACT: Diane DiMaio - 202 205-5716

          BILINGUAL EDUCATION - FIELD-INITIATED RESEARCH
               Purpose: Research of activities to improve bilingual
               education and alternative instruction for LEPs.
          AWARDS: Up to ten awards averaging $100,000 for up to three
          years.
          ELIGIBILITY: State and local agencies, institutions of
          higher education, and other organizations that have received
          within the last five years any Title VII funding (subpart 1
          or 2 of part A).
          CONTACT: Cecile Kreins - 202 205-5568

          BILINGUAL EDUCATION - NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
          INSTITUTES
               Purpose: Funding for improvement of professional
               development for those serving LEPs.
          AWARD: One award for $500,000 for up to five years.
          ELIGIBILITY: Institutions of higher education in consortia
          with state or local education agencies.
          CONTACT: Cindy Ryan - 202 205-8842

          BILINGUAL EDUCATION - STATE GRANTS
               Purpose: To collect data on LEP population and the
               programs and services available to LEPs.
          AWARDS: Up to 47 awards ranging from $100,000 to $710,000.
          ELIGIBILITY State education agencies.
          CONTACT: Luis Catarineau - 202 205-9907

          BILINGUAL EDUCATION - TEACHERS AND PERSONNEL GRANTS
               Purpose: To fund preservice and inservice professional
               development for persons serving or planning to serve
               LEPs.
          AWARDS: Up to 33 awards of up to $170,000 for up to five
          years.
          ELIGIBILITY: State and local educational agencies proposing
          inservice professional development programs, and
          institutions of higher education entering into consortia
          with state and local educational agencies.
          CONTACT: Michael Ward - 202 205-8182

          Daniel

          Daniel Minchew
          Director
          ACT * American College Testing
          One Dupont Circle, NW, # 340
          Washington, DC 20036-1170

          202 223-2318 - Telephone
          202 293-2223 - Fax
          minchew@act-act4-po.act.org

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          DISCLAIMER: These are not ACT programs. ACT's interest is in
          calling funding opportunities to the attention of potential
          applicants.
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