The 1998 edition is sold on a subscription basis by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. It consists of the basic manual and change as issued for one year. The order for the Catalog must be accompanied by a check or money order make payable to the Superintendent of Documents. Although the Catalog is published by the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration, subscriptions for the Catalog are only available through the Government Printing Office (see Subscription Form in back of Catalog). Service adjustments: For change of address, non-receipt, or discrepancies, send full details with latest mailing label to the address in the upper left corner of label. Catalog Highlights The 1998 Catalog contains 1381 assistance programs administered by 57 Federal agencies. As a potential applicant, always contact the agency information sources in the program descriptions for the latest information concerning assistance programs. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Project grants and cooperative agreements have been devised to reform COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CRIME CONTROL CULTURAL AFFAIRS and improve systems for providing education, early intervention, transitional services, technical assistance, research, demonstration, personnel development, dissemination of information, parental training, studies, and evaluations to children with disabilities in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended (84.323; 84.324; 84.325; 84.326; 84.327; 84.328; 84.329). Grants are provided to promote economic revitalization and community development by assisting financial institutions to make loans and provide developmental services (21.020). A bank enterprise award program has been set up to encourage insured depository institutions to increase their level of community development activities in the form of loans, investments, services, and technical assistance in distressed communities (21.021). Grants have been established to foster a comprehensive, coordinated neighborhood/community-based approach to anti-drug activities (14.868). Formula and project grants have been set up so that State and local governments can create programs and promote incentives for juvenile accountability (16.523). Grants and cooperative agreements have been developed to create a National Sex Offender Registry Assistance program (16.555). The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program has been established to aid State and local jurisdictions with their costs incurred for the imprisonment of undocumented criminal aliens (16.606). Formula and project grants have been enacted to combat the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors (16.727). Grants are being offered to reduce drug use by educating and motivating youth to develop interpersonal decision making skills that lead to healthy lifestyles (16.728). Project grants have been set up to help community coalitions in their efforts to create drug-free communities (16.729). A program for State correctional education agencies has been established to assist them in the education and postsecondary vocational training of incarcerated youth offenders (84.331). The Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 transferred several library programs from the Department of Education to the Institute of Museum and Library Services. To clarify the way that all of its programs are reported in the Catalog, the Institute revised the reporting of its activities. Several activities that the Institute conducted in the past are appearing as new programs. Museum programs that are being identified as new are: 45.302, Museum Assessment Program; 45.303, Conservation Project Support; 45.304, Conservation Assessment Program; 45.305, Professional Services Program; and 45.306, Museum Leadership Initiatives. Library programs that are being identified as new are: 45.310, State Library Program and 45.311, Native American Library Services. |