DC 20202-5251. Contact: Ms. Deborah C. Newkirk. Telephone: (202) 708-9338. Fax: (202) 401-7532; E-mail: Deborah_Newkirk@ed.gov. BILINGUAL EDUCATION COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL GRANTS Current Year: Grants: $90,625,000 Loans: $0,000 Other: $0,000 Total: $90,625,000 OBJECTIVES: To develop school wide programs for limited English proficient students that reform, restructure, and upgrade all relevant programs and operations within an individual school that has a concentration of limited English proficient students. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Pre-application Coordination: This program is eligible for coverage under EO 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs. An applicant should consult the office or the official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Application Procedure: To participate, an organization must have on file with the Secretary of Education, by the designated deadline, an application that complies with the statutory requirements. Contact the program office for specific application information. Award Procedure: Applications are approved for awards by the Director, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, based on evaluations and recommendations of outside experts and an administrative review of the
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