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Se' UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION R�C �� V <br /> a0 : e . ° ; � • Y C17- , f <br /> , 0 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY <br /> % FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT JAN 'q Nq GE 2 <br /> �,ra�► 9 ?001 <br /> JAN : t <br /> Mary Walston <br /> City of Eugene <br /> Rm 105 <br /> 777 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Dear Applicant: <br /> The fiscal year 2001 appropriation legislation for the Fund for the Improvement of Education <br /> (FIE) Program set aside funds to be awarded to your organization for a specific project. In order <br /> to receive these funds, you will need to submit an application to the U.S. Department of <br /> Education. Guidance on what must be included in the application along with the required forms, <br /> certifications and assurances are enclosed. <br /> Below is a quotation from the conference report to the appropriations legislation that provided <br /> funds for your project. Your project must agree in every detail with this description. <br /> City of Eugene, Oregon, for the development of educational materials for a Wetland <br /> Environmental Education Center; <br /> The amount identified in the conference report for this project is $128,000. <br /> Applicants note: There is a discrepancy between the amount required to fund all of the earmarks <br /> listed for FIE in the conference report and the overall amount of funding actually earmarked for <br /> those projects in the appropriation bill. The Department is required to respect the statutory <br /> language, which limits the total amount for earmarks to the amount specified in the law, which is <br /> lower than the total amount of the earmarks outlined in the conference report. We may, <br /> therefore, need to reduce the amount of each earmark slightly. In preparing your application, <br /> however, you should build a budget based on the amount given in the conference report (above), <br /> understanding that we may have to reduce all grants before the awards are made. <br /> The application you submit will be reviewed by U.S. Department of Education staff. As soon as <br /> the review is complete and it is determined that all requirements for award have been met, the <br /> grant award notification will be issued. For applications received by February 28, 2001, we <br /> intend to award grants on or before April 13, 2001. Applications received by March 30, 2001, <br /> will be awarded by the end of May. The U.S. Department of Education is committed to making <br /> all new grant awards by May 31, 2001. Therefore, we would appreciate it if all applications <br /> were received in our office by March 30 to allow sufficient time to complete the review process. <br /> WASHINGTON, D.C. 20208- <br />