1995 Notice of Availability of Funds

National Endowment for Children's Educational Television

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Summary
• Dates
• Addresses
• For Further Information Contact
• Supplementary Information
  • Authority
  • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  • Program Description
  • Funding Availability
  • Matching Requirements
  • Type of Funding Instrument
  • Eligibility Criteria
  • Award Period
  • Indirect Costs
  • Application Forms and Kit
  • Project Funding Priorities
  • Evaluation Criteria
  • Selection Procedures
  • Program Standards
  • Rights, Clearances, and Distribution
  • Other Requirements
• Signature

• To Improve the Fundamental Intellectual Skills of Children Through the Vehicle of Television Programming. The term "fundamental intellectual skills" may be defined in a number of ways. In general, NECET interprets the term broadly, to include those competencies and abilities that enable children to effectively understand and cope with problems posed by the contemporary world. Such skills might include proficiency in traditional academic disciplines, such as mathematics, science, history or reading, or they might consist of more abstract abilities, concerns or appreciations, such as problem-solving, ethics, multiculturalism or diversity. Regardless of approach, applicants are also encouraged to incorporate basic human development skills, such as self-esteem and pro-social behavior development, into their proposals. Finally, since most effective educational television programming for children has an entertainment element woven throughout it, NECET applicants are encouraged to incorporate this element into the design of their proposals.
  
  
• To the Extent Feasible, to Support the Development of Programming for Children Aged 6 to 10. Although there is a need for high-quality educational television programming for children of all ages, NECET has identified the six-to-ten-year-old child as currently among the most underserved by educational television programming, and therefore deserving of special consideration for the FY 1995 grant round. Consistent with this emphasis, projects that meet the needs of this particular age group are more likely to be competitive and to receive funding consideration than projects focused on other age groups. NECET, however, will not automatically reject projects designed for other age groups. In future grant rounds, NECET may emphasize projects designed for different age levels.
  
  
• To Encompass a Broad Range of Subject Areas within the Overall Context of the Grant Program. NECET is imposing no limits on the scope of the proposals that may be submitted for funding consideration. In selecting the goals for their projects, applicants may choose to encompass a broad array of targeted skills. Alternatively, applicants may choose to center on a single learning need.
  

• the written evaluations and points assigned by the outside reviewers;
  
• the degree to which the slate of applications, taken as a whole, satisfies NECET Objectives and Project Funding Priorities;
  
• the extent to which a proposed children's television project is intended to be used within a general at-home viewing context, as opposed to a school-based instructional viewing context;
  
• the ability of an applicant to immediately proceed with the project, as demonstrated by the availability and amount of non-Federal matching funds, either raised or documented; and
  
• the availability of NECET funds.
  

• the delinquent account is paid in full;
  
• a negotiated repayment schedule is established and at least one payment is received; or
  
• other arrangements satisfactory to the Department of Commerce are made.
  

• Non-procurement Debarment and Suspension. Prospective participants (as defined at 15 C.F.R. Part 26, Section 105) are subject to 15 C.F.R. Part 26, "Non- procurement Debarment and Suspension" and the related section of the certification form prescribed above applies;
  
  
• Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees (as defined at 15 C.F.R. Part 26, Section 605) are subject to 15 C.F.R. Part 26, Subpart F, "Government-wide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants) and the related section of the certification form prescribed above applies;
  
  
• Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as defined at 15 C.F.R. Part 28, Section 105) are subject to the lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352, "Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and financial transactions," and the lobbying section of the certification form prescribed above applies to applications/bids for grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for more than $100,000, and loans and loan guarantees for more than $150,000 or the single family maximum mortgage limit for affected programs, whichever is greater; and
  
  
• Anti-Lobbying Disclosure. Any applicant that has paid or will pay for lobbying in connection with a covered Federal action, such as the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, or the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant loan, or cooperative agreement using any funds must submit an SF-LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," as required under 15 C.F.R. Part 28, Appendix B.