The guide presents information on 53 federally funded projects for gifted and talented students. Projects are arranged according to geographic regions, and entries usually contain information on such aspects as funding level, population, administration and organization, staffing, curriculum description, dissemination, evaluation, and the address…

Excerpted from the "1977 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance," the document describes federal programs and activities serving the handicapped or people working with or for them. Following initial sections which cover the Office for Handicapped Individuals and its clearinghouse, definitions, instructions for using the directory, and…

This history of the higher education activities of the Office of Education falls into seven clearly defined periods discussed in five chapters as follows: pre-1911; 1911 to World War I; World War I and the 1920's; the depression years and World War II; and the post-World War II years. Various names and assignments of the Office of Education, names…

This guide provides summaries of federal programs in the biological sciences of interest to colleges and universities. Programs described fall within the following agencies: National Science Foundation, Public Health Service, Smithsonian Institution, Department of State, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Office of Education,…

The directory provides information on approximately 175 programs for the handicapped receiving federal assistance. Descriptions of programs include uses and restrictions, types of assistance available, eligibility requirements, application procedures, appropriations, program accomplishments, enabling legislation, and the information contact.…

Presented is information on approximately 100 Federal programs designed to assist the handicapped and/or people working with or for them. It is explained that the compilation was excerpted from the 1975 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, gathered from material provided by the Library of Congress, and augmented by a survey of Federal agencies…

In this directory, New York City school district programs funded under various Congressional Acts on education are described. Programs listed fall under, among others: the Adult Education Act of 1966, the Comprehensive Employment Training Act, the Economic Opportunity Act, the Education Development Act, and the Elementary and Secondary Education…

The 1979-80 edition of the "Federal Affairs Handbook" provides information and reference materials for anyone in higher education whose work involves relations with the U.S. Government. The new handbook contains an extensive list of key congressional committees and subcommittees, their members and staffs; a directory of the principal…

Serving as an introduction to Federal assistance and as a locator of specific rural development programs, this directory is divided into the 5 following general categories: (1) Jobs, Business, Industry; (2) Community Facilities; (3) Community Functions and Services; (4) Housing; (5) Planning and Coordination. Each of these categories is divided…

This directory provides information on nine Federal library programs and 72 Federal library-related programs, as well as a bibliography of publications on the grants application process. While it provides a guide to funding sources, it is intended only to lead libraries to possible funding sources rather than serving as a complete information…

The fourth annual edition summarizes the projects funded by the Office of Manpower Research and Development that were ongoing or completed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974. In addition, reports and other significant publications received during the previous two fiscal years are listed. The 1974 volume includes a set of…

This directory lists programs which specialize in providing some form of home-based family-focused child development training for parents, parent educators, agencies, professionals, adolescents, and others. These programs were identified as possible supplements or complements to the training offered by the six regional federally funded Home Start…

The information in this directory presents training programs available through public and private facilities in Ohio. The types of programs described herein include those offered in colleges and universities, in business schools, through apprenticeship training, in training schools, through home study schools, those available through special…

The report provides a general description of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) projects, abstracts of individual projects, and a means of identifying individual projects by location and common characteristics. After an introduction, the overview summarizes the activities of each of the five types of HCEEP projects -…