FLORIDA BOARD OF EDUCATION
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    JIM HORNE
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    SECRETARY
    Notice to Potential Applicants under the Title IV Community Service Program:
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    F. PHILIP HANDY
    In an effort to allow local programs the maximum amount of time to design and implement
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    projects, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) and Governor's Office of Drug
    Control drafted and issued the Community Service Grant Program Request for Applications
    LINDA J. EADS, Ed.D.
    (RFA) based on verbal guidance that was available from the U.S. Department of Education
    at the time. Expanded guidance was published after the RFA was written. As a result, there
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    are three areas that warrant either a change or further clarification in the RFA:
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    1.
    Funds will be issued under "Cooperative Agreements" between the local applicant and
    the Florida Department of Education. The terms of the Cooperative Agreements are still
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    being defined/clarified, and applicants recommended for funding will be notified of
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    applicable terms and conditions at the same time as they are notified of their funding
    status.
    CAROLYN KING R OBERTS
    2.
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    Funds awarded under this program may not be used for administrative or indirect
    purposes.
    This rule supercedes language on page 7 of the RFA, which said a small
    percentage of funds could support indirect or administrative costs.
    Applicants are
    encouraged to re-focus administrative or indirect expenses toward programmatic
    activities and expenses.
    Costs for salary, transportation, materials, use of facilities,
    equipment, etc., are allowable.
    Such items must, however, be shown to be directly
    related to student activities and project goals and objectives. Such items must also be
    dedicated to the project.
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    The RFA cites research on the effectiveness of service and service-learning programs
    with suspended, expelled, and other students (pages 6-7). In addition, Appendix 2 lists a
    variety of research-based strategies and programs that can support the Title IV
    Community Service Program goals. Language in the Federal Guidance further stresses
    that funded activities "should be based on scientific research on effective community
    service programs that have demonstrated positive impact on participants."
    Therefore,
    applicants should base their proposed efforts on such research and document that
    research. Two additional online sites are recommended for examples of research-based
    programs and strategies:
    The National Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) system assists
    states/jurisdictions and community-based organizations in applying research-based
    knowledge to substance abuse prevention programs, practices, and policies.
    Six regional
    centers focus on fine-tuned expertise to provide unduplicated products and services
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    nationwide.
    The "Building a Successful Prevention Program" is a featured service of the
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    Western CAPT. A range of state-of-the-art products and services are available to the field at
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    low or no-cost. Web site: www.captus.org.
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    University of California/Berkeley Service-Learning Research and Development Center is
    creating a web site that will serve as a directory of the search pages of all the primary online
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    resources on service-learning research. This one-stop source will go on-line November 30 at
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    the following web site: www.gse.berkeley.edu/research/slrdc/resdirectory
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    TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399
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    www.flboe.org
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    (850) 201-7400
    A copy of the Federal Guidance is enclosed in an accompanying file. Applications are still
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    due
    December 16, 2002
    . Applicants are encouraged to review the guidance and contact
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    Joe Follman at jfollman@admin.fsu.edu or 850-488-9661 if they have any further
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    questions.
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    Thank you.
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    Martha Asbury
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    Bureau Chief, Grants Management
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