Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005, 5619-5623 [E5-411]
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
I. Funding Opportunity Description
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Minority
Science and Engineering Improvement
Program (MSEIP); Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.120A.
Dates: Applications Available:
February 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 21, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: There are four
types of MSEIP projects. For
institutional, design, and special
projects described in 34 CFR 637.12
through 637.14, eligible applicants
include public and private nonprofit
minority institutions of higher
education as defined in section 361(1)
and (2) of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA), and described
later in this notice. For special projects
described in 34 CFR 637.14(b) and (c),
eligible applicants include nonprofit
science-oriented organizations,
professional scientific societies,
institutions of higher education, and
consortia or organizations as defined in
section 361(3) and (4) of the HEA and
described later in this notice. For
cooperative projects described in 34
CFR 637.15, eligible applicants are
groups of nonprofit accredited colleges
and universities whose primary fiscal
agent is an eligible minority institution
as defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b).
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Estimated Available Funds:
$3,749,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: See chart
in Section II. Award Information.
Estimated Number of Awards: See
chart in Section II. Award Information.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
See chart in Section II. Award
Information.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice. Applicants should
periodically check the MSEIP’s web site for
further information on this program. The
address is: https://www.ed.gov/programs/
iduesmsi/.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Purpose of Program: The MSEIP is
designed to effect long-range
improvement in science and
engineering education at predominantly
minority institutions and to increase the
flow of underrepresented ethnic
minorities, particularly minority
women, into scientific and
technological careers.
Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), these priorities are from
Section 352 of the HEA.
Competitive Priorities: Section 352 of
the HEA requires the Secretary to give
priority to: (a) Applications from
institutions that have not previously
received funding from the Minority
Science and Engineering Improvement
Program;
(b) Applications from previous
grantees with a proven record of
success; and
(c) Applications that contribute to
achieving balance among funded
projects with respect to—(1) Geographic
region; (2) Academic discipline; and (3)
project type. Competitive Priority
points: Applications described in
competitive priority (a) above will be
awarded 10 priority points.
Applications described in competitive
priority (b) and (c) above, will receive
preference, in the following order, if we
have more applications with the same
score than we have available funds.
First, applications that satisfy the
requirements of both (b) and (c); second,
applications that satisfy the requirement
of (b); and third, applications that
satisfy the requirements of (c).
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067–
1067k.
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Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR part 637.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
Institutional ...................................................................................................................................
Design ..........................................................................................................................................
Special .........................................................................................................................................
Cooperative ..................................................................................................................................
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (a) For
institutional, design, and special
projects described in 34 CFR 637.12
through 637.14, eligible applicants are
public and private nonprofit minority
institutions of higher education as
defined in Section 361(1) and (2) of the
HEA. Section 361(1) and (2) define such
institutions as:
(1) Public and private nonprofit
institutions of higher education that:
(A) Award baccalaureate degrees; and
(B) Are minority institutions.
(2) Public or private nonprofit
institutions of higher education that:
(A) Award associates degrees; and
(B) Are minority institutions that:
(i) Have a curriculum that includes
science or engineering subjects; and
(ii) Enter into a partnership with
public or private nonprofit institutions
of higher education that award
baccalaureate degrees in science and
engineering;
(b) For special projects described in
34 CFR 637.14(b) and (c), eligible
applicants are nonprofit scienceoriented organizations, professional
scientific societies, institutions of higher
education, and consortia of
organizations. Section 361(3) and (4) of
the HEA defines these types of entities
as:
(3) Nonprofit science-oriented
organizations, professional scientific
societies, and institutions of higher
education that award baccalaureate
degrees, that:
(A) Provide a needed service to a
group of minority institutions; or
(B) Provide in-service training for
project directors, scientists, and
engineers from minority institutions; or
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(4) Consortia of organizations that
provide needed services to one or more
minority institutions, the membership
of which may include:
(A) Institutions of higher education
that have a curriculum in science or
engineering;
(B) Institutions of higher education
that have a graduate or professional
program in science or engineering;
(C) Research laboratories of, or under
contract with, the Department of Energy;
(D) Private organizations that have
science or engineering facilities; or
(E) Quasi-governmental entities that
have a significant scientific or
engineering mission.
(c) For cooperative projects described
in 34 CFR 637.15, eligible entities are
groups of nonprofit accredited colleges
and universities whose primary fiscal
agent is an eligible minority institution
as defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b).
Note: A minority institution is defined in
34 CFR 637.4(b) as an accredited college or
university whose enrollment of a single
minority group or combination of minority
groups exceeds 50 percent of the total
enrollment.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program has no cost sharing or matching
requirements.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Ms. Carolyn Proctor,
Institutional Development and
Undergraduate Education Service, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006–
8517. Telephone: (202) 502–7777 or by
e-mail: OPE_MSEIP@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
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Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$3,749,000.
Estimated
range of
awards
Type of project
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice. Applicants should
periodically check the MSEIP web site for
further information on this program. The
address is: https://www.ed.gov/programs/
iduesmsi/.
II. Award Information
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$100,000–
$300,000
0
20,000–
100,000
100,000–
500,000
Estimated
number of
awards
Estimated average size of
awards
20
164,950
0
5
0
50,000
5
200,000
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact persons listed in this section.
2. 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
program.
Page Limit: We have established a
mandatory page limit for the narrative
portion for each type of project
application. The page limits are as
follows:
Design Project Application:
Applications are not requested for
design project grants.
Institutional and Cooperative Project
Application: The narrative portions
must not exceed the equivalent of 20
double-spaced pages.
Special Project Application: The
narrative portion must not exceed the
equivalent of 15 double-spaced
pages.You must use the following
standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ × 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
and headings. You may single space the
abstract, footnotes, quotations,
references, captions, tables, and forms
(including the ED Forms), however, you
must still use font size 12.
• Use a font that is size 12.
We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit.or
• You apply other standards and
exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 3,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 21, 2005.
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
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Application System (e-Application)
available through the Department’s eGrants system. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically or by mail or hand
delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV.
6. Other Submission Requirements in
this notice.
We will not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 19, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program.
5. Funding Restrictions: a. General.
We reference regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
b. Executive Order 13202: Applicants
that apply for construction funds under
MSEIP must comply with Executive
Order 13202, signed by President Bush
on February 17, 2001 and amended on
April 6, 2001. This Executive Order
provides that recipients of Federal
Construction funds may not ‘‘require or
prohibit bidders, offerors, contractors, or
subcontractors to enter into or adhere to
agreements with one or more labor
organizations, on the same or other
constructions project(s)’’ or ‘‘otherwise
discriminate against bidders, offerors,
contractors, or subcontractors for
becoming or refusing to become or
remain signatories or otherwise adhere
to agreements with one or more labor
organizations, on the same or other
construction project(s).’’ However, the
Executive Order does not prohibit
contractors or subcontractors from
voluntarily entering into these
agreements.
Projects funded under MSEIP that
include construction activity will be
provided a copy of this Executive Order
and will be asked to certify that that will
adhere to it.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically, unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
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
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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.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Minority Science and Engineering
Improvement Program-CFDA Number
84.120A must be submitted
electronically using e-Application
available through the Department’s eGrants system, accessible through the eGrants portal page at: https://egrants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The eApplication system will not accept an
application for this program after 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not
wait until the application deadline date
to begin the application process.
• The regular hours of operation of
the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday
until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.
Thursday until midnight Saturday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that
the system is unavailable on Sundays,
and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC
time, for maintenance. Any
modifications to these hours are posted
on the e-Grants Web site.
• 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 the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance Under the Minority Science
and Engineering Improvement Program,
Budget Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
• Any narrative sections of your
application should be attached as files
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in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text),
or .PDF (Portable Document) format.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgement that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the Application for
Federal Assistance under the Minority
Science and Engineering Improvement
Program to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print the Application for Federal
Assistance under the Minority Science
and Engineering Improvement Program
from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign the
Application for Federal Assistance
under the Minority Science and
Engineering Improvement Program.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the Application
for Federal Assistance under the
Minority Science and Engineering
Improvement Program.
(4) Fax the signed Application for
Federal Assistance under the Minority
Science and Engineering Improvement
Program to the Application Control
Center at (202) 245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented
from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because the e-Application system is
unavailable, we will grant you an
extension of one business day in order
to transmit your application
electronically, by mail, or by hand
delivery. We will grant this extension
if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is
unavailable for 60 minutes or more
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is
unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
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Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgement of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If the system is down and
therefore the application deadline is
extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an eApplication. Extensions referred to in
this section apply only to the
unavailability of the Department’s eApplication 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 e-Application system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Department’s e-Application 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 prevent 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: Carolyn Proctor, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6048, Washington, DC
20006–8517. FAX: (202) 502–7861.
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 any 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
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application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.120A), 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–
4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop 4260,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.120A),
7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD
20785–1506.
Regardless of which address you use,
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, or
(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, or
(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 84.120A), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 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
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Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the
CFDA number—and suffix letter, if
any—of the competition under which
you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment 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
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are in 34 CFR
637.32.
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). We may also notify you
informally.
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: 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 specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118 and 34
CFR 75.720.
4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary plans to establish new
performance measures for the MSEIP
and will provide the key measures for
assessing effectiveness to successful
applicants.
VII. Agency Contact
Ms.
Carolyn Proctor, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20006–8513.
Telephone: (202) 502–7777 or by e-mail:
OPElMSEIP@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
Applications for Designation as Eligible
Institutions for Fiscal Year 2005 that
was published in the Federal Register
on November 30, 2004 (69 FR 69589).
The complete HSI eligibility
requirements are in 34 CFR 606.2
through 606.5 and can be accessed from
the following Web site: https://
www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
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Note 1: A grantee under the Developing
HSI Program, authorized under Title V of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), may not receive a grant under any
HEA, Title III, Part A Program. The Title III,
Part A Programs include the Strengthening
Institutions, American Indian Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities, and
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving
Institutions Programs. Further, a current
Developing HSI Program grantee may not
give up its grant in order to receive a grant
under any Title III, Part A Program.
Note: 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 on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: January 31, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
[FR Doc. E5–411 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Developing
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031S.
DATES: Applications Available: February
3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 21, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: Except as noted
below, institutions of higher education
that qualify as eligible Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSI) are eligible to apply
for new Individual Development Grants
and Cooperative Arrangement
Development Grants under the
Developing Hispanic-Serving
Institutions Program. The requirements
for satisfying the definition of an
eligible HSI are in the Notice Inviting
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Relationship Between HSI and Title III,
Part A Programs
Note 2: An HSI that does not fall within
the limitation described in Note 1 may apply
for a FY 2005 grant under all Title III, Part
A Programs for which it is eligible, as well
as under the Developing HSI Program.
However, a successful applicant may receive
only one grant.
Estimated Available Funds:
$26,549,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$475,000–$700,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
Individual Development Grant:
$496,000 per year. Cooperative
Arrangement Development Grant:
$650,000 per year.
Estimated Number of Awards:
Individual Development Awards: 43.
Cooperative Arrangement Development
Awards: 8.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice. Applicants should
periodically check the HSI Program Web site
for further information. The address is:
https://www.ed.gov/programs/idueshsi/
index.html.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Developing
HSI Program assists HSIs to expand
educational opportunities for, and
improve the academic attainment of,
Hispanic students. The Developing HSI
Program also enables HSIs to expand
and enhance their academic offerings,
program quality, and institutional
stability.
Priorities: This competition includes
two competitive preference priorities
taken from the statute for this program.
These priorities are as follows:
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75.105(b)(2)(iv), the following priorities
are from sections 511(d) and 514(b) of
the HEA.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2005, these priorities are competitive
preference priorities. These priorities
are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1:
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award
up to an additional five (5) points to an
application, depending on how well the
application meets this priority. Section
511(d) of the HEA provides that we
must give priority to applications for
development grants that contain
satisfactory evidence that the HSI has
entered into, or will enter into, a
collaborative arrangement with at least
one local educational agency or
community-based organization to
provide that agency or organization with
assistance (from funds other than funds
provided under Title V of the HEA) in
reducing dropout rates for Hispanic
students, improving rates of academic
achievement for Hispanic students, and
increasing the rates at which Hispanic
secondary school graduates enroll in
higher education.
Competitive Preference Priority 2:
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii) we give
preference to an application that meets
this priority over an application of
comparable merit that does not meet the
priority. Section 514(b) of the HEA
provides that we must give priority to
applications for cooperative
arrangement grants that are
geographically and economically sound
or will benefit the applicant HSI.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1101–
1101d, 1103–1103g.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84,
85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The
regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 606.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grant.
Five-year Individual Development
Grants and Cooperative Arrangement
Development Grants will be awarded in
FY 2005. Planning grants will not be
awarded in FY 2005.
Estimated Available Funds:
$26,549,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$475,000–$700,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
Individual Development Grant:
$496,000 per year. Cooperative
Arrangement Development Grant:
$650,000 per year.
Estimated Number of Awards:
Individual Development Awards: 43.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Minority
Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP); Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.120A.
Dates: Applications Available: February 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 21, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: There are four types of MSEIP projects. For
institutional, design, and special projects described in 34 CFR 637.12
through 637.14, eligible applicants include public and private
nonprofit minority institutions of higher education as defined in
section 361(1) and (2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), and described later in this notice. For special projects
described in 34 CFR 637.14(b) and (c), eligible applicants include
nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific
societies, institutions of higher education, and consortia or
organizations as defined in section 361(3) and (4) of the HEA and
described later in this notice. For cooperative projects described in
34 CFR 637.15, eligible applicants are groups of nonprofit accredited
colleges and universities whose primary fiscal agent is an eligible
minority institution as defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b).
Note: A minority institution is defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b) as
an accredited college or university whose enrollment of a single
minority group or combination of minority groups exceeds 50 percent
of the college's or university's total enrollment.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,749,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: See chart in Section II. Award
Information.
Estimated Number of Awards: See chart in Section II. Award
Information.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: See chart in Section II. Award
Information.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice. Applicants should periodically check the MSEIP's web site
for further information on this program. The address is: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/iduesmsi/.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The MSEIP is designed to effect long-range
improvement in science and engineering education at predominantly
minority institutions and to increase the flow of underrepresented
ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into scientific and
technological careers.
Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), these
priorities are from Section 352 of the HEA.
Competitive Priorities: Section 352 of the HEA requires the
Secretary to give priority to: (a) Applications from institutions that
have not previously received funding from the Minority Science and
Engineering Improvement Program;
(b) Applications from previous grantees with a proven record of
success; and
(c) Applications that contribute to achieving balance among funded
projects with respect to--(1) Geographic region; (2) Academic
discipline; and (3) project type. Competitive Priority points:
Applications described in competitive priority (a) above will be
awarded 10 priority points. Applications described in competitive
priority (b) and (c) above, will receive preference, in the following
order, if we have more applications with the same score than we have
available funds. First, applications that satisfy the requirements of
both (b) and (c); second, applications that satisfy the requirement of
(b); and third, applications that satisfy the requirements of (c).
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067k.
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Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR part 637.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions
of higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,749,000.
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Estimated Estimated Estimated
Type of project range of number of average size
awards awards of awards
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Institutional................................................... $100,000-$300, 20 164,950
000
Design.......................................................... 0 0 0
Special......................................................... 20,000-100,000 5 50,000
Cooperative..................................................... 100,000-500,00 5 200,000
0
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice. Applicants should periodically check the MSEIP web site for
further information on this program. The address is: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/iduesmsi/.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (a) For institutional, design, and special
projects described in 34 CFR 637.12 through 637.14, eligible applicants
are public and private nonprofit minority institutions of higher
education as defined in Section 361(1) and (2) of the HEA. Section
361(1) and (2) define such institutions as:
(1) Public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education
that:
(A) Award baccalaureate degrees; and
(B) Are minority institutions.
(2) Public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education
that:
(A) Award associates degrees; and
(B) Are minority institutions that:
(i) Have a curriculum that includes science or engineering
subjects; and
(ii) Enter into a partnership with public or private nonprofit
institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate degrees in
science and engineering;
(b) For special projects described in 34 CFR 637.14(b) and (c),
eligible applicants are nonprofit science-oriented organizations,
professional scientific societies, institutions of higher education,
and consortia of organizations. Section 361(3) and (4) of the HEA
defines these types of entities as:
(3) Nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional
scientific societies, and institutions of higher education that award
baccalaureate degrees, that:
(A) Provide a needed service to a group of minority institutions;
or
(B) Provide in-service training for project directors, scientists,
and engineers from minority institutions; or
(4) Consortia of organizations that provide needed services to one
or more minority institutions, the membership of which may include:
(A) Institutions of higher education that have a curriculum in
science or engineering;
(B) Institutions of higher education that have a graduate or
professional program in science or engineering;
(C) Research laboratories of, or under contract with, the
Department of Energy;
(D) Private organizations that have science or engineering
facilities; or
(E) Quasi-governmental entities that have a significant scientific
or engineering mission.
(c) For cooperative projects described in 34 CFR 637.15, eligible
entities are groups of nonprofit accredited colleges and universities
whose primary fiscal agent is an eligible minority institution as
defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b).
Note: A minority institution is defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b) as
an accredited college or university whose enrollment of a single
minority group or combination of minority groups exceeds 50 percent
of the total enrollment.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program has no cost sharing or
matching requirements.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Ms. Carolyn Proctor,
Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Service, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC
20006-8517. Telephone: (202) 502-7777 or by e-mail: OPE--MSEIP@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact
persons listed in this section.
2. 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 program.
Page Limit: We have established a mandatory page limit for the
narrative portion for each type of project application. The page limits
are as follows:
Design Project Application: Applications are not requested for
design project grants.
Institutional and Cooperative Project Application: The narrative
portions must not exceed the equivalent of 20 double-spaced pages.
Special Project Application: The narrative portion must not exceed
the equivalent of 15 double-spaced pages.You must use 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 and headings.
You may single space the abstract, footnotes, quotations, references,
captions, tables, and forms (including the ED Forms), however, you must
still use font size 12.
Use a font that is size 12.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit.or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 21, 2005.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
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Application System (e-Application) available through the Department's
e-Grants system. For information (including dates and times) about how
to submit your application electronically or by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements in this notice.
We will not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 19, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: a. General. We reference regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice.
b. Executive Order 13202: Applicants that apply for construction
funds under MSEIP must comply with Executive Order 13202, signed by
President Bush on February 17, 2001 and amended on April 6, 2001. This
Executive Order provides that recipients of Federal Construction funds
may not ``require or prohibit bidders, offerors, contractors, or
subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements with one or more
labor organizations, on the same or other constructions project(s)'' or
``otherwise discriminate against bidders, offerors, contractors, or
subcontractors for becoming or refusing to become or remain signatories
or otherwise adhere to agreements with one or more labor organizations,
on the same or other construction project(s).'' However, the Executive
Order does not prohibit contractors or subcontractors from voluntarily
entering into these agreements.
Projects funded under MSEIP that include construction activity will
be provided a copy of this Executive Order and will be asked to certify
that that will adhere to it.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically, unless you qualify for
an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in
this section.
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.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Minority Science and Engineering
Improvement Program-CFDA Number 84.120A must be submitted
electronically using e-Application available through the Department's
e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: http:/
/e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application
for this program after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do
not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application
process.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site
are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until
midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on
Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to
these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
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
the Application for Federal Education Assistance Under the Minority
Science and Engineering Improvement Program, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
Any narrative sections of your application should be
attached as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgement that will include a PR/Award
number (an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the Application for Federal
Assistance under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement
Program to the Application Control Center after following these steps:
(1) Print the Application for Federal Assistance under the Minority
Science and Engineering Improvement Program from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign the
Application for Federal Assistance under the Minority Science and
Engineering Improvement Program.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the Application for Federal Assistance
under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program.
(4) Fax the signed Application for Federal Assistance under the
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program to the Application
Control Center at (202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
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Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the
Department's e-Application 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 e-Application system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Department's e-Application 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
prevent 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: Carolyn Proctor, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6048, Washington, DC
20006-8517. FAX: (202) 502-7861.
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 any 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 applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.120A), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.120A), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
Regardless of which address you use, 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, or
(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, or
(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 84.120A), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 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 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter,
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment 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
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are in
34 CFR 637.32.
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). We may also notify you informally.
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: 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 specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118 and 34 CFR 75.720.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary plans to establish new
performance measures for the MSEIP and will provide the key measures
for assessing effectiveness to successful applicants.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carolyn Proctor, U.S. Department
of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8513.
Telephone: (202) 502-7777 or by e-mail: OPE--MSEIP@ed.gov.
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If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may 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) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: 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 on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: January 31, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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