Discretionary National Programs. Abstracts of Projects Funded in FY 1991.

This compilation provides information on projects awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) in fiscal year (FY) 1991 in the areas of vocational and applied technology education and in adult and literacy education. Section 1 presents a description of OVAE, names of Division of National Programs key personnel and project and names and telephone numbers of Division of National Programs key personnel and project officers. It describes programs that made awards in FY 1991. The grants programs are as follows: Appalachian Regional Education Program, National Center for Research in Vocational Education Program, Bilingual Vocational Training Program, Bilingual Vocational Instructor Training Program, Indian Vocational Education Program, Adult Education for the Homeless Program, Demonstration Centers for the Training of Dislocated Workers Program, National Workplace Literacy Program, Cooperative Demonstration Program (Building Trades), and Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institution Program. Contracts programs are as follows: Vocational Education Research Program, National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education Program, and Cooperative Demonstration Program (Correctional Education). Section 2 contains project abstracts of awards made in FY 1991, grouped by type of award (grant or contract) and by program. Each abstract includes the following: program title; project title; award number; project director, awardee, address, telephone number; funds by FY; award period; federal project officer; procedures; outcomes, results, products; educational level; target population; and estimated number of trainees. Section 3 includes two indexes: one of awardees, listed by state, and an index of selected subject terms. (YLB)