All grant awards shall be in writing, shall set forth the amount of funds granted, and shall constitute for such amounts the encumbrance of Federal funds available for such purpose on the date of the award. The initial award shall also specify the project period for which support is contemplated if the activity is satisfactorily carried out and Federal funds are available. For continuation support, grantees must make separate application in the form and detail required by the Administrator.

§ 406.16 Payments.

Payment of the Federal share of an approved project may be made in advance for estimated costs of operation, or as reimbursement to the grantee and shall be subject to such requirements as the Administrator may establish. § 406.17

Revisions.

A project grantee shall request that the project be revised whenever the approved plan of operation or method of financing is materially changed. Revision originating with the grantee shall be submitted in writing and will be given appropriate review. Project revisions may be initiated by the Administrator if, on the basis of reports, it appears that Federal funds are not being used effectively, or if changes are made in Federal appropriations, laws, regulations, or policies governing special projects.

§ 406.18 Confidential information.

(a) All information obtained by a grantee as to personal facts about individual's served by the project, including lists of names and addresses and records of evaluation, shall be held to be confidential.

(b) The use of such information and records shall be limited to purposes directly connected with the project and

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may not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, other than in the administration thereof, unless the consent of the agency providing the information and the individual to whom the information applies, of his representative, has been obtained in writing. The final product of the project will not reveal any information that may serve to identify any person about whom information has been obtained without his written consent, or the written consent of his representative.

§ 406.19 Termination.

If for any reason the grantee discontinues an approved project, the grantee shall notify the Administrator in writing, giving the reasons for termination, an accounting of funds granted for the project, and other pertinent information. The grant may be terminated, in whole or in part, at any time at the discretion of the Administrator. The grantee and the State agency will be given prompt notice of the termination, including the reasons therefor. Such termination shall not affect obligations incurred prior to the termination of the grant. Upon termination or completion of a project, the proportion of unexpended funds attributable to the Federal grant shall be refunded.

Pursuant to section 203 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-577), a State, as defined in section 102 of that Act, will not be held accountable for interest earned on grant funds, pending their disbursement for program purposes. A State, as defined in the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, section 102, means any one of the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of a State, but does not include the governments of the political subdivisions of the State. All other grantees must return to the Social and Rehabilitation Service all interest earned on grant funds. § 406.21

Patents.

In accordance with Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Regulations (45 CFR Subtitle A, Parts 6 and 8), all inventions made in the course of or under the Social and Rehabilitation Service grant shall be promptly and fully reported to the Inventions Office, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare,

The grantee institution and the project director shall neither have nor make any commitments or obligations which conflict with the requirements of this policy. § 406.22 Publications and copyright

policy.

Grantees may publish results of any activity assisted by the grant without prior review by the Social and Rehabilitation Service: Provided, that such publications carry a footnote acknowledging the assistance received under the grant, and that copies of the publications are furnished to the Social and Rehabilitation Service. Where a grant results in a book or other copyrightable material, the author is free to copyright the work, but the Social and Rehabilitation Service reserves a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use, all copyrightable or copyrighted material resulting from the grant-supported activity.

Subpart C-Training Under Section 7 of the Act

Under section 7 of the act, the Administrator is authorized to provide short-term training and instruction in technical matters relating to vocational rehabilitation services for the purpose of increasing the number and competence of personnel concerned with the provision of such services. Such training and instruction shall include the establishment and maintenance of traineeships to provide financial assistance to individuals who are pursuing technical or other specialized training courses. Such training, instruction, and traineeships may be in the fields of physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and audiology, rehabilitation nursing, rehabilitation social work, prosthetics and orthotics, rehabilitation psychology, rehabilitation counseling, recreation for the ill and handicapped, and other specialized fields contributing to vocational rehabilitation. § 406.31 Benefits.

Traineeship awards may include (a) amounts allowed to meet living costs of the trainee during training, payable according to the methods, intervals, and rates established by the Administrator; and (b) costs of travel and necessary

per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence in connection with the training course in conformity with the Standard Government Travel Regulations.

§ 406.32 Applications.

Applications by prospective trainees for stipends or other allowances are made to the institution from which the applicant proposes to take instruction Completed applications are filed with the institution to be processed under rules established by the Social and Rehabilitation Service.

§ 406.33 Eligibility requirements.

A candidate for a traineeship award shall meet the requirements established by the Administrator, including:

(a) The candidate shall have filed ar application in the form and manner pre scribed by the Administrator and have supplied all pertinent information requested;

(b) He shall have been accepted by the educational institution or othe sponsoring agency for admission to course of study meeting the standard established by the Administrator with respect to rehabilitation training;

(c) He shall be a citizen of the United States, or shall have been lawfully ad mitted for permanent residence to the United States;

(d) He shall meet any other require ments set by the Administrator as neces sary to carry out the purposes of section 7 of the act.

(a) Training shall be carried out only at the educational institution or agency designated by the Administrator in the traineeship award. A change of the training institution shall be made by the trainee only with the consent of the Administrator.

(b) Individuals receiving traineeship awards shall not be required to perform any services for the Social and Rehabilitation Service.

(c) The Social and Rehabilitation Service assumes no responsibility for employing or placing an individual awarded a traineeship, and a trainee is free to seek employment of his own choice upon conclusion of training supported by the award.

(d) Any publication resulting from work accomplished under the traineeship award shall include an acknowledgment of the award, and copies of such

publication shall be furnished to the Social and Rehabilitation Service. Where the work accomplished under a traineeship award results in a book or other copyrightable material, the author is free to copyright the work, but the Social and Rehabilitation Service reserves a royaltyfree, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use, all copyrightable or copyrighted material resulting from the award-supported activity. § 406.35 Duration.

A traineeship award shall extend for one academic year, unless a shorter period is specified in the award. The Administrator may extend or renew an award upon application: Provided, That no training or instruction (including a combination of traineeship and research fellowship awards) shall be provided to any individual for any one course of study for a period longer than 4 years.

Under section 4(a) (2) (C) of the act, grants may be made to State vocational rehabilitation agencies and other public and private nonprofit agencies to enable them to develop new programs to recruit and train individuals for new career opportunities in order to provide appropriate manpower in programs serving handicapped individuals and to upgrade or expand those services.

§ 406.41 Application procedure.

Applications for grants under this program may be made at any time by State vocational rehabilitation agencies or by other public or private nonprofit agencies, or organizations, including universities and other educational institutions. The application shall be made in the form and detail required by the Administrator and shall be submitted to the

The application shall (a) describe the organization that will conduct the project activities, indicating the nature and scope of its programs serving handicapped individuals, or its relationship to other agencies directly serving handicapped individuals; (b) describe the specific recruitment and training activities to be undertaken; (c) provide for qualified and adequate staff, including a project director, to accomplish the purpose of the project; (d) specify the duration of the project; (e) describe supportive services to be available to trainees; (f) indicate plans for ensuring that individuals successfully completing the training program will have an opportunity for employment in programs serving handicapped individuals; (g) indicate the extent to which the occupations for which training is being provided offer possibilities for continuing full-time employment and realizable opportunity for promotion and advancement through structured channels of promotion; (h) assure that no training or instruction shall be provided to any individual for any one course of study for a period longer than 4 years; (i) set forth the proposed budget for the project; (j) contain an agreement to make such reports and to keep such records and accounts as the Administrator may require and to make such records and accounts available for audit purposes; and (k) contain such other information as the Administrator may require.

§ 406.44 Project activities.

(a) Projects for new careers in rehabilitation may include, but are not limited to, such activities as the following: (1) The establishment of new jobs or

new kinds of jobs either within existing programs or as a part of a new service in a State vocational rehabilitation agency or in another public or private nonprofit agency serving the handicapped; (2) the redefinition and restructuring of existing jobs to create new career opportunities in community, institutional, and other programs serving the handicapped; (3) the provision of work experience and related supportive services, such as basic education and remedial education services, counseling and guidance, health and medical services, and other forms of assistance designed to improve the performance of enrollees, increase their employability, and prpare them, to the maximum extent possible, for the occupation for which training is being provided; (4) the training of professional and managerial staff in the effective utilization of new types of staff; and (5) the development of a special recruitment activity designed to identify and attract persons with an interest in employment in programs serving handicapped individuals.

(b) Projects for new careers in rehabilitation may not include: (1) The provision of vocational rehabilitation services to handicapped individuals, except as may be provided by trainees during the course of their training; (2) the establishment or construction of rehabilitation facilities; or (3) research.

§ 406.45 Federal financial participation. (a) Federal financial participation will be available only for those activities and in the amount specified in the approved project application.

(b) Federal funds may be used to finance the costs of salaries and related expenses, including travel expenses; necessary supportive services; training stipends for trainees (as determined by the Administrator); training supplies; rental of space; purchase of equipment; and other costs approved by the Administrator.

§ 406.46 Project revision.

A revision to an approved new careers in rehabilitation project shall be submitted whenever necessary to reflect any material change in the scope of the project or in its operation or administration. § 406.47 Grant awards.

All grant awards shall be in writing, shall set forth the amount of funds granted, and shall constitute for such

amounts the encumbrance of Federal funds available for such purpose on the date of the award. The initial award shall also specify the project period for which support is contemplated if the activity is satisfactorily carried out and Federal funds are available. For continuation support, grantees must make separate application in the form and detail required by the Administrator. § 406.48 Reports.

In the case of any project a final activity report shall be submitted not later than 90 days following termination of the project. A progress report shall also be submitted with each request for a continuation grant. Financial and other reports shall be submitted at the intervals prescribed by the Administrator. All reports shall be submitted to the Regional Commissioner in the form and containing the information specified by the Administrator, with copies to the State agency, if the grantee is not the State Vocational rehabilitation agency.

Pursuant to section 203 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-577), a State, as defined in section 102 of that Act, will not be held accountable for interest earned on grant funds, pending their disbursement for program purposes. A State, as defined in the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, section 102, means any one of the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of a State, but does not include the governments of the political subdivisions of the State. All other grantees must return to the Social and Rehabilitation Service all interest earned on grant funds.

§ 406.51 Termination.

If for any reason the grantee discontinues an approved project, the grantee shall notify the Regional Commissioner and the State agency in writing, giving the reasons for termination, an accounting of funds granted for the project, and

other pertinent information. The grant may be terminated, in whole or part, at any time at the discretion of the Administrator. The grantee and the State agency, if the grantee is other than the State agency, will be given prompt notice of the termination, including the reasons therefor. Such information shall not affect obligations incurred prior to the termination of the grant. Upon termination or completion of a project, the proportion of unexpended funds attributable to the Federal grant shall be refunded. PART 407-NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS AND ADULTS

For the purposes of this part

(a) "Administrator" means the Administrator, Social and Rehabilitation Service;

(b) The terms "Secretary" and "Act" have the same meanings as set forth in § 401.1 of this chapter;

(c) "Center" means the National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults;

(d) "Construction" means construction of new buildings, acquisition of existing buildings, and expansion, remodeling, alteration, and renovation of existing buildings, and initial equipment of such new, newly acquired, expanded, remodeled, altered, or renovated buildings; and includes the cost of architects' fees and acquisition of land in connection with any of the foregoing, but does not include the cost of off-site improvements;

(e) "Deaf-blind" and "deaf and blind" refer to persons who have substantial visual and hearing losses, such that the combination of the two causes extreme difficulty in learning;

(f) "Grantee" means the public or nonprofit private agency or organization selected as the party to the agreement to receive funds for the construction and operation of the National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults.

The scope of the commitment in the proposal for an agreement under section 16 of the Act shall extend at least to the following areas of activity:

(a) The construction of a facility for the vocational rehabilitation of handicapped individuals who are deaf and blind, which will be especially adapted to the needs of the deaf-blind and in compliance with appropriate safety standards, and which in its construction and operation will meet applicable labor standards and other pertinent Federal statutory and regulatory requirements;

(b) The provision of services, particularly specialized intensive services, for vocational rehabilitation of the deafblind;

(c) The provision of training for professional personnel and allied personnel needed to staff facilities specially designed to provide such services;

(d) The conduct of research with respect to the problems of the deaf-blind and their rehabilitation;

(e) Aid in activities for the expansion and improvement of services for the deaf-blind; and

(f) Aid in activities for improvement of public understanding about the problems of the deaf-blind.

§ 407.4

Agreement.

The agreement shall:

(a) Provide that Federal funds paid to the grantee for the Center will be used only for the purposes for which paid and in accordance with the applicable provisions of section 16 of the Act, these regulations, and the terms and conditions of the agreement;

(b) Provide that the grantee will make an annual report to the Administrator;

(c) Provide that any laborer or mechanic employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the performance of work in the construction of the Center will be paid wages at rates not less than