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    The Helen Keller National Center provides services to deaf-blind individuals through a national headquarters with a residential training facility and 10 regional field offices. It receives sole source funding from the Department of Education to provide individual training and counseling, technical assistance to service providers, and support projects for elderly deaf-blind persons, families, and an international internship program. The Center is administered by the Office of Special Education and receives over $8.5 million for fiscal year 2006 to support its programs.

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    The Helen Keller National Center provides services to deaf-blind individuals through a national headquarters with a residential training facility and 10 regional field offices. It receives sole source funding from the Department of Education to provide individual training and counseling, technical assistance to service providers, and support projects for elderly deaf-blind persons, families, and an international internship program. The Center is administered by the Office of Special Education and receives over $8.5 million for fiscal year 2006 to support its programs.

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    The Helen Keller National Center provides services to deaf-blind individuals through a national headquarters with a residential training facility and 10 regional field offices. It receives sole source funding from the Department of Education to provide individual training and counseling, technical assistance to service providers, and support projects for elderly deaf-blind persons, families, and an international internship program. The Center is administered by the Office of Special Education and receives over $8.5 million for fiscal year 2006 to support its programs.

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    Topical Heading

    Rehabilitation
    Program Title

    Helen Keller National Center


    Also Known as
    HKNC, Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults
    CFDA # (or ED #)
    84.904A
    Administering Office
    Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
    Who May Apply (specifically)
    By law, the award may only go to the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths & Adults.
    Current Competitions
    None. FY 2006 funds support a single sole source award.
    Type of Assistance (specifically)
    Direct appropriation
    Appropriations
    Fiscal Year 2004 $8,665,570
    Fiscal Year 2005 $10,580,672
    Fiscal Year 2006 $8,511,030
    Fiscal Year 2006 Awards Information
    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
    Number of New Awards Anticipated: 1
    Average New Award: $8,511,030
    Legislative Citation
    Helen Keller National Center Act, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.
    Program Regulations
    EDGAR
    Program Description
    The center provides services on a national basis to individuals who are deaf blind through a national
    headquarters center with a residential training and rehabilitation facility and a network of 10
    regional field offices that provide referral, counseling and transition assistance, and technical assis-
    tance to service providers. HKNC uses private funds to provide seed money to state and private
    agencies to encourage them to establish or expand programs for individuals who are deaf-blind.
    These programs also receive targeted training and technical assistance from the center.
    Types of Projects
    The program provides training and counseling to individual consumers and training and technical
    assistance to service providers. The program also supports a service project for elderly deaf-blind
    persons, a national parent and family services project, and an international internship program for
    professionals in the field of deaf-blindness.
    Education Level (by category)
    Secondary, Postsecondary
    Subject Index
    Deaf-Blind, Family Involvement, Older Adults, Rehabilitation, Vocational Rehabilitation

    248   Rehabilitation
    Contact Information
    Name: Suzanne Mitchell
    E-mail Address: [email protected]
    Mailing Address: U.S. Department of Education, OSERS
    Rehabilitation Services Administration
    400 Maryland Ave. S.W., Rm. 5021, PCP
    Washington, DC 20202-2800
    Telephone: (202) 245-7454
    Fax: (202) 245-7588
    Links to Related Web Sites
    http://www.ed.gov/programs/helenkeller/index.html
    http://www.helenkeller.org/national

    Rehabilitation   249

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