ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 10, Number 42
May 25, 2001

In this issue:
 [1] Files Comments in Response to FCC Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking on E-Rate

[2]	U.S. Department of Education Announces Even Start Family 
Literacy Program Grants for Indian Tribes & Tribal Organizations 


Yesterday ALA filed comments in response to the FCC Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), 
concerning proposals to change the priority funding method for 
internal connections for the E-Rate.   

The American Library Association's Comments address points one and 
two of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The ALA's greatest 
concern with points one and two, the proposal for changing the 
funding priority, is the FCC's desire to implement the change in 
Funding Year 4.  We argue that making significant and substantive 
changes to the rules of the program after the applications and 
recently updated technology plans have been filed is inherently 
unfair and inappropriate, and we object to implementing this 
proposal in Year 4.

For a full text of the NPRM and ALA's filed Comments, please visit 
OITP's E-rate Web site: 
http://www.ala.org/oitp/telcom/e-rate_news.html.


[2] U.S. Department of Education Announces Even Start Family 
Literacy Program Grants for Indian Tribes & Tribal Organizations 

Purpose of Competition: The Secretary of Education
announces the availability of applications & an application
deadline for federally recognized Indian tribes & tribal
organizations to apply for FY 2001 new awards under the Even Start
Family Literacy Program grant authority for Indian tribes & tribal
organizations.

Even Start Family Literacy Program grants for Indian tribes &
tribal organizations are awarded under Section 1202(a)(1)(C) of 
the
Elementary & Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA).  The purpose
of these grants is to help break the cycle of poverty & illiteracy
by improving the educational opportunities of low-income families
by integrating early childhood education, adult literacy or adult
basic education, & parenting education into a unified family
literacy program for federally recognized Indian tribes & tribal
organizations.

Eligible Applicants: Federally recognized Indian tribes &
tribal organizations.  (The term "Indian tribe" & "tribal
organization" have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of
the Indian Self-Determination & Education Assistance Act.)

Applications Available: May 9, 2001.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 9, 2001.

Available Funds: The Secretary estimates that there will be
sufficient FY 2001 funds for 6-10 new grants.

Additional information is available online at:
http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2001-
2/050901b.html




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