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Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information:
Rehabilitation Training—Technical
Assistance Center for Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency Program
Evaluation and Quality Assurance.
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.263B.
Applications Available: August
11, 2015.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: September 10, 2015.
DATES:
Full Text of Announcement
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
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Applications for New Awards;
Rehabilitation Training—Technical
Assistance Center for Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency Program
Evaluation and Quality Assurance
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program is
designed to (a) develop new types of
training programs for rehabilitation
personnel and to demonstrate the
effectiveness of these new types of
training programs for rehabilitation
personnel in providing rehabilitation
services to individuals with disabilities;
and (b) develop new and improved
methods of training rehabilitation
personnel, so that there may be a more
effective delivery of rehabilitation
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services by State and other
rehabilitation agencies.
Priority: This notice includes one
absolute priority. This priority is from
the notice of final priority for this
program (NFP), published elsewhere in
this issue of the Federal Register.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Technical Assistance Center for
Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Program Evaluation and Quality
Assurance (PEQA).
Note: The full text of this priority is
included in the notice of final priority
for this program, published elsewhere in
this issue of the Federal Register and in
the application package for this
competition.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C.
772(a)(1).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86,
and 99. (b) The Office of Management
and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
part 180, as adopted and amended as
regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3485. (c) The Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as
adopted and amended in 2 CFR part
3474. (d) The regulations for this
program in 34 CFR parts 385 and 387.
(e) The notice of final priority for this
program, published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part
79 apply to all applicants except
federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part
86 apply only to institutions of higher
education (IHEs).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative
agreement.
Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $500,000 for a single budget
period of 12 months. The Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the
maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by
any estimates in this notice.
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Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Continuing the Fourth and Fifth Years
of the Project:
In deciding whether to continue
funding the Technical Assistance and
Training Center for Program Evaluation
and Quality Assurance (PEQA) for the
fourth and fifth years, the Department,
as part of the review of the application
narrative and annual performance
reports, will consider the degree to
which the program demonstrates
substantial progress toward—
(a) Providing educational
opportunities from recognized experts
in program evaluation and quality
assurance;
(b) Developing interagency
collaboration networks and work teams
committed to the improvement of
quality assurance systems and tools; and
(c) Delivering technical, professional,
and continuing educational support to
State VR program evaluators.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States and
public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including Indian tribes
and IHEs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost
sharing of at least 10 percent of the total
cost of the project is required of grantees
under the Rehabilitation Training
Program. Any program income that may
be incurred during the period of
performance may only be directed
towards advancing activities in the
approved grant application and may not
be used towards the 10 percent match
requirement. The Secretary may waive
part of the non-Federal share of the cost
of the project after negotiations if the
applicant demonstrates that it does not
have sufficient resources to contribute
the entire match (34 CFR 387.40).
Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an
indirect cost reimbursement on a
training grant is limited to the
recipient’s actual indirect costs, as
determined by its negotiated indirect
cost rate agreement, or eight percent of
a modified total direct cost base,
whichever amount is less. Indirect costs
in excess of the limit may not be
charged directly, used to satisfy
matching or cost-sharing requirements,
or charged to another Federal award.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet, from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs), or from the program office.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use
the following address: www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
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To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,
fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S.
Department of Education, P.O. Box
22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827.
FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call,
toll free: 1–877–576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its
email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.263B.
To obtain a copy from the program
office, contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII of this notice.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
by contacting the person or team listed
under Accessible Format in section VIII
of this notice.
2. a. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. Because of the limited
time available to review applications
and make a recommendation for
funding, we strongly encourage
applicants to limit the application
narrative to no more than 50 pages,
using the following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
In addition to the page-limit guidance
on the application narrative section, we
recommend that you adhere to the
following page limits, using the
standards listed above: (1) The abstract
should be no more than one page, (2)
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the resumes of key personnel should be
no more than two pages per person, and
(3) the bibliography should be no more
than three pages. The only optional
materials that will be accepted are
letters of support. Please note that our
reviewers are not required to read
optional materials.
Please note that any funded
applicant’s application abstract will be
made available to the public.
b. Submission of Proprietary
Information:
Given the types of projects that may
be proposed in applications for the
Rehabilitation Training: Vocational
Rehabilitation Technical Assistance
Center—Youth with Disabilities
competition, an application may
include business information that the
applicant considers proprietary. The
Department’s regulations define
‘‘business information’’ in 34 CFR 5.11.
Because we plan to make the abstract
of the successful application available to
the public, you may wish to request
confidentiality of business information.
Consistent with Executive Order
12600, please designate in your
application any information that you
feel is exempt from disclosure under
Exemption 4 of the Freedom of
Information Act. In the appropriate
Appendix section of your application,
under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’
please list the page number or numbers
on which we can find this information.
For additional information please see 34
CFR 5.11(c).
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: August 11,
2015. Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: September 10, 2015.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, please refer to
section IV. 7. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
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remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79. However, under 34 CFR
79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental
review in order to make an award by the
end of FY 2015.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System
Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and System for Award
Management: To do business with the
Department of Education, you must—
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number
and TIN with the System for Award
Management (SAM) (formerly the
Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the
Government’s primary registrant
database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and
TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM
registration with current information
while your application is under review
by the Department and, if you are
awarded a grant, during the project
period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from
Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one to two
business days.
If you are a corporate entity, agency,
institution, or organization, you can
obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
Service. If you are an individual, you
can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security
Administration. If you need a new TIN,
please allow two to five weeks for your
TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take
approximately seven business days, but
may take upwards of several weeks,
depending on the completeness and
accuracy of the data entered into the
SAM database by an entity. Thus, if you
think you might want to apply for
Federal financial assistance under a
program administered by the
Department, please allow sufficient time
to obtain and register your DUNS
number and TIN. We strongly
recommend that you register early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is
active, you will need to allow 24 to 48
hours for the information to be available
in Grants.gov and before you can submit
an application through Grants.gov.
If you are currently registered with
SAM, you may not need to make any
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changes. However, please make certain
that the TIN associated with your DUNS
number is correct. Also note that you
will need to update your registration
annually. This may take three or more
business days.
Information about SAM is available at
www.SAM.gov. To further assist you
with obtaining and registering your
DUNS number and TIN in SAM or
updating your existing SAM account,
we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet,
which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
In addition, if you are submitting your
application via Grants.gov, you must (1)
be designated by your organization as an
Authorized Organization Representative
(AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these
steps are outlined at the following
Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/
web/grants/register.html.
7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Rehabilitation Training: Technical
Assistance Center for Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency Program
Evaluation and Quality Assurance,
CFDA number 84.263B, must be
submitted electronically using the
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site
at www.Grants.gov. Through this site,
you will be able to download a copy of
the application package, complete it
offline, and then upload and submit
your application. You may not email an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the Rehabilitation
Training: Technical Assistance Center
for Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Program Evaluation and Quality
Assurance competition at
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
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the downloadable application package
for this competition by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA
number’s alpha suffix in your search
(e.g., search for 84.263, not 84.263B).
Please note the following:
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are date and time stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted and must be date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not accept your
application if it is received—that is, date
and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements. When we retrieve your
application from Grants.gov, we will
notify you if we are rejecting your
application because it was date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors,
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the submission
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition
to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the
Grants.gov system. You can also find the
Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov under News
and Events on the Department’s G5
system home page at www.G5.gov.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submit
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information
you typically provide on the following
forms: The Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for
SF 424, Budget Information—Non-
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Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
• You must upload any narrative
sections and all other attachments to
your application as files in a PDF
(Portable Document) read-only, nonmodifiable format. Do not upload an
interactive or fillable PDF file. If you
upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF or submit a
password-protected file, we will not
review that material.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page-limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive from
Grants.gov an automatic notification of
receipt that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. (This notification
indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send a
second notification to you by email.
This second notification indicates that
the Department has received your
application and has assigned your
application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to
your application).
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of Technical Issues with the
Grants.gov System: If you are
experiencing problems submitting your
application through Grants.gov, please
contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date, please
contact the person listed under For
Further Information Contact in section
VII of this notice and provide an
explanation of the technical problem
you experienced with Grants.gov, along
with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number. We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
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affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a
determination is made on whether your
application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we
refer in this section apply only to the
unavailability of, or technical problems
with, the Grants.gov system. We will not
grant you an extension if you failed to
fully register to submit your application
to Grants.gov before the application
deadline date and time or if the
technical problem you experienced is
unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
the Grants.gov system because––
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevents you from using the
Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to
the Department, it must be postmarked
no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Don Bunuan, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Room 5046, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC
20202–2800. FAX: (202) 245–7592.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
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U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.263B), LBJ Basement
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark.
Before relying on this method, you
should check with your local post
office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application by hand,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.263B), 550 12th
Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,
and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department—
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424
the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, of the competition under
which you are submitting your
application; and
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail to you a notification of receipt
of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15
business days from the application
deadline date, you should call the U.S.
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Control Center at (202) 245–6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 75.210 and are listed in the
application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We
remind potential applicants that in
reviewing applications in any
discretionary grant competition, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out a previous
award, such as the applicant’s use of
funds, achievement of project
objectives, and compliance with grant
conditions. The Secretary may also
consider whether the applicant failed to
submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable
quality.
In addition, in making a competitive
grant award, the Secretary also requires
various assurances including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department of
Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,
108.8, and 110.23).
3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR
3474.10, the Secretary may impose
special conditions and, in appropriate
circumstances, high-risk conditions on a
grant if the applicant or grantee is not
financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a
financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 2
CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;
or is otherwise not responsible.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN); or we may send you an email
containing a link to access an electronic
version of your GAN. We may notify
you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
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commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
grant under this competition, you must
ensure that you have in place the
necessary processes and systems to
comply with the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
funding under the competition. This
does not apply if you have an exception
under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period,
you must submit a final performance
report, including financial information,
as directed by the Secretary. If you
receive a multi-year award, you must
submit an annual performance report
that provides the most current
performance and financial expenditure
information as directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary
may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR
75.720(c). For specific requirements on
reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal
departments and agencies to improve
the effectiveness of programs by
engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and
measuring program results against those
goals.
The purpose of this priority is to fund
a program designed to (a) provide
educational opportunities from
recognized experts in program
evaluation and quality assurance; (b)
develop interagency collaboration
networks and work teams committed to
the improvement of quality assurance
systems and tools; and (c) deliver
technical, professional, and continuing
educational support to State VR
program evaluators.
The Cooperative Agreement will
specify the short-term and long-term
measures that will be used to assess the
grantee’s performance against the goals
and objectives of the project and the
outcomes listed in the preceding
paragraph.
In its annual and final performance
reports to the Department, the grant
recipient will be expected to report the
data outlined in the Cooperative
Agreement that is needed to assess its
performance.
The Cooperative Agreement and
annual report will be reviewed by RSA
and the grant recipient between the
third and fourth quarter of each project
period. Adjustments will be made to the
project accordingly in order to ensure
demonstrated progress towards meeting
the goals and outcomes of the project.
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5. Continuation Awards: In making a
continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among
other things: whether a grantee has
made substantial progress in achieving
the goals and objectives of the project;
whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its
approved application and budget; and,
if the Secretary has established
performance measurement
requirements, the performance targets in
the grantee’s approved application. In
making a continuation grant, the
Secretary also considers whether the
grantee is operating in compliance with
the assurances in its approved
application, including those applicable
to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit
discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance
from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,
104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Don
Bunuan, U.S. Department of Education,
Rehabilitation Services Administration,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5046,
PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–6616 or by email:
don.bunuan@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the
FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
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VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to the program contact person
listed under For Further Information
Contact in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF). To use PDF you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Renewal of the Fusion
Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C., App. 2., and in accordance with
Title 41 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 102–3.65, and
following consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration, notice
is hereby given that the Fusion Energy
Sciences Advisory Committee has been
renewed for a two-year period.
The Committee will provide advice to
the Office of Science (DOE), on longrange plans, priorities, and strategies for
advancing plasma science, fusion
science and fusion technology—the
knowledge base needed for an
economically and environmentally
attractive fusion energy source. The
Secretary of Energy has determined that
the renewal of the Fusion Energy
Sciences Advisory Committee is
essential to the conduct of the
Department’s business and in the public
interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed upon the
Department of Energy by law. The
Committee will continue to operate in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Energy Organization Act
(Public Law 95–91), the General
Services Administration Final Rule on
Federal Advisory Committee
Management, and other directives and
instruction issued in the
implementation of those Acts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edmund J. Synakowski at (301) 903–
4941.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 5,
2015.
Erica De Vos,
Acting Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford
Department of Energy.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
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meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of this meeting be announced in
the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday,
September 10, 2015 9:00 a.m.–12:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Red Lion Pasco, 2525 North
20th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Skopeck, Federal Coordinator,
Department of Energy Richland
Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue,
P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA
99352; Phone: (509) 376–5803; or Email:
kristen.skopeck@rl.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
Tentative Agenda:
• Potential Draft Advice
D Proposed changes to the Tri-Party
Agreement milestone affecting the
schedule for retrieving,
characterizing, and shipping
Hanford site mixed low-level waste
and transuranic mixed waste
• Discussion Topics
D Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’
Updates
D Hanford Advisory Board Committee
Reports
D Tri-Party Agreement Milestone
Changes
D SharePoint Tutorial for Board
Members
D Board Business
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EM SSAB,
Hanford, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Kristen
Skopeck at least seven days in advance
of the meeting at the phone number
listed above. Written statements may be
filed with the Board either before or
after the meeting. Individuals who wish
to make oral statements pertaining to
agenda items should contact Kristen
Skopeck at the address or telephone
number listed above. Requests must be
received five days prior to the meeting
and reasonable provision will be made
to include the presentation in the
agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Training--Technical
Assistance Center for Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Program
Evaluation and Quality Assurance
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information:
Rehabilitation Training--Technical Assistance Center for Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance.
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY)
2015.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.263B.
DATES: Applications Available: August 11, 2015.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 10, 2015.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program is designed to (a) develop new
types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel and to
demonstrate the effectiveness of these new types of training programs
for rehabilitation personnel in providing rehabilitation services to
individuals with disabilities; and (b) develop new and improved methods
of training rehabilitation personnel, so that there may be a more
effective delivery of rehabilitation
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services by State and other rehabilitation agencies.
Priority: This notice includes one absolute priority. This priority
is from the notice of final priority for this program (NFP), published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2015 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition,
this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we
consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Technical Assistance Center for Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance (PEQA).
Note: The full text of this priority is included in the notice of
final priority for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of
the Federal Register and in the application package for this
competition.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772(a)(1).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82,
84, 86, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in
2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part
200, as adopted and amended in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) The regulations for
this program in 34 CFR parts 385 and 387. (e) The notice of final
priority for this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply only to institutions
of higher education (IHEs).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.
Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $500,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal
Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Continuing the Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project:
In deciding whether to continue funding the Technical Assistance
and Training Center for Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance (PEQA)
for the fourth and fifth years, the Department, as part of the review
of the application narrative and annual performance reports, will
consider the degree to which the program demonstrates substantial
progress toward--
(a) Providing educational opportunities from recognized experts in
program evaluation and quality assurance;
(b) Developing interagency collaboration networks and work teams
committed to the improvement of quality assurance systems and tools;
and
(c) Delivering technical, professional, and continuing educational
support to State VR program evaluators.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States and public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including Indian tribes and IHEs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing of at least 10 percent of
the total cost of the project is required of grantees under the
Rehabilitation Training Program. Any program income that may be
incurred during the period of performance may only be directed towards
advancing activities in the approved grant application and may not be
used towards the 10 percent match requirement. The Secretary may waive
part of the non-Federal share of the cost of the project after
negotiations if the applicant demonstrates that it does not have
sufficient resources to contribute the entire match (34 CFR 387.40).
Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect cost reimbursement on a
training grant is limited to the recipient's actual indirect costs, as
determined by its negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, or eight
percent of a modified total direct cost base, whichever amount is less.
Indirect costs in excess of the limit may not be charged directly, used
to satisfy matching or cost-sharing requirements, or charged to another
Federal award.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet, from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), or from the program office.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address:
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following:
ED Pubs, U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA
22304. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If
you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at
its email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.263B.
To obtain a copy from the program office, contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or compact disc) by contacting the person or team listed under
Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. a. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. Because of the limited time
available to review applications and make a recommendation for funding,
we strongly encourage applicants to limit the application narrative to
no more than 50 pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
In addition to the page-limit guidance on the application narrative
section, we recommend that you adhere to the following page limits,
using the standards listed above: (1) The abstract should be no more
than one page, (2)
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the resumes of key personnel should be no more than two pages per
person, and (3) the bibliography should be no more than three pages.
The only optional materials that will be accepted are letters of
support. Please note that our reviewers are not required to read
optional materials.
Please note that any funded applicant's application abstract will
be made available to the public.
b. Submission of Proprietary Information:
Given the types of projects that may be proposed in applications
for the Rehabilitation Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Technical
Assistance Center--Youth with Disabilities competition, an application
may include business information that the applicant considers
proprietary. The Department's regulations define ``business
information'' in 34 CFR 5.11.
Because we plan to make the abstract of the successful application
available to the public, you may wish to request confidentiality of
business information.
Consistent with Executive Order 12600, please designate in your
application any information that you feel is exempt from disclosure
under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act. In the appropriate
Appendix section of your application, under ``Other Attachments Form,''
please list the page number or numbers on which we can find this
information. For additional information please see 34 CFR 5.11(c).
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: August 11,
2015. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 10, 2015.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 7. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. However,
under 34 CFR 79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental review in order to
make an award by the end of FY 2015.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and System for Award Management: To do business with the
Department of Education, you must--
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the System for Award
Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the
Government's primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active SAM registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one to two business days.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
The SAM registration process can take approximately seven business
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the
completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by
an entity. Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal
financial assistance under a program administered by the Department,
please allow sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number
and TIN. We strongly recommend that you register early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is active, you will need to allow
24 to 48 hours for the information to be available in Grants.gov and
before you can submit an application through Grants.gov.
If you are currently registered with SAM, you may not need to make
any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN associated with
your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will need to update
your registration annually. This may take three or more business days.
Information about SAM is available at www.SAM.gov. To further
assist you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in
SAM or updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov
Tip Sheet, which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov,
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined at the
following Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Rehabilitation Training:
Technical Assistance Center for Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance, CFDA number 84.263B, must be
submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site
at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a
copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload
and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a
grant application to us.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant application for the
Rehabilitation Training: Technical Assistance Center for Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency Program Evaluation and Quality Assurance
competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for
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the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search
(e.g., search for 84.263, not 84.263B).
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. We do not consider an application that does not comply
with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application
because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5
system home page at www.G5.gov.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: The
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
You must upload any narrative sections and all other
attachments to your application as files in a PDF (Portable Document)
read-only, non-modifiable format. Do not upload an interactive or
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only,
non-modifiable PDF or submit a password-protected file, we will not
review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send
a second notification to you by email. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII of this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether
your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply only
to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully
register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the technical problem you
experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Don Bunuan, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5046, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-7592.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
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U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.263B), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.263B), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, of the competition under which you are submitting your
application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a notification
of receipt of your grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the application deadline
date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application
Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may
impose special conditions and, in appropriate circumstances, high-risk
conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is not financially
stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance; has a financial or
other management system that does not meet the standards in 2 CFR part
200, subpart D; has not fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or
is otherwise not responsible.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the
effectiveness of programs by engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program results
against those goals.
The purpose of this priority is to fund a program designed to (a)
provide educational opportunities from recognized experts in program
evaluation and quality assurance; (b) develop interagency collaboration
networks and work teams committed to the improvement of quality
assurance systems and tools; and (c) deliver technical, professional,
and continuing educational support to State VR program evaluators.
The Cooperative Agreement will specify the short-term and long-term
measures that will be used to assess the grantee's performance against
the goals and objectives of the project and the outcomes listed in the
preceding paragraph.
In its annual and final performance reports to the Department, the
grant recipient will be expected to report the data outlined in the
Cooperative Agreement that is needed to assess its performance.
The Cooperative Agreement and annual report will be reviewed by RSA
and the grant recipient between the third and fourth quarter of each
project period. Adjustments will be made to the project accordingly in
order to ensure demonstrated progress towards meeting the goals and
outcomes of the project.
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5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: whether a grantee
has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of
the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, the
performance targets in the grantee's approved application. In making a
continuation grant, the Secretary also considers whether the grantee is
operating in compliance with the assurances in its approved
application, including those applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities receiving
Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5,
106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Don Bunuan, U.S. Department of
Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW., Room 5046, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-
6616 or by email: don.bunuan@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to
the program contact person listed under For Further Information Contact
in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Dated: August 5, 2015.
Michael K. Yudin,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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