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Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Federal Student Aid Programs
Under Title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as Amended
Department of Education.
Notice inviting letters of
application for participation in the
Quality Assurance Program.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education
invites institutions of higher education
that may wish to participate in the
Quality Assurance Program, under
section 487A(a) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to
submit a letter of application to
participate in the program.
DATES: Letters of application may be
submitted any time after April 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Institutions wishing to
apply to participate in the Quality
Assurance Program may do so by
mailing a letter of application to Barbara
Mroz, Federal Student Aid, U.S.
Department of Education, 830 First
Street, NE., room 84F1, Washington, DC
20202–5232 or by submitting a letter of
application electronically to Barbara
Mroz at: Barbara.Mroz@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharyn Hutson, Federal Student Aid,
U.S. Department of Education, 830 First
Street, NE., room 83G3, Washington, DC
20202–5232. Telephone: (202) 377–
4379, or via e-mail:
Sharyn.Hutson@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–888–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print, audio
tape or computer diskette) on request by
contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Institutions of higher education are
invited to join the Department in an
effort to simplify regulations and
administrative processes for the Federal
Student Aid (FSA) Programs authorized
by Title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended (HEA). The vision
of the Quality Assurance Program, with
145 institutions currently participating,
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is to provide tools that help all Title IV
institutions promote better service to
students, compliance, and continuous
improvement in program delivery. The
program encourages participating
institutions to develop and implement
their own comprehensive systems to
verify student financial aid application
data, and continually assess compliance
to Federal requirements.
The Secretary is authorized to provide
participating institutions with
regulatory flexibility for the verification
of student data, and to encourage
alternative approaches that improve
award accuracy.
The Secretary believes that the
process of continuous improvement
fostered by the institutions already
participating in the Quality Assurance
Program has enhanced not only the
accuracy of student aid awards and
payments, but also the management of
student aid offices and the delivery of
services to students.
Features of the Program
The mission of the Quality Assurance
Program is to help schools attain,
sustain, and advance exceptional
student aid delivery and service
excellence. For the past 19 years, the
program has done that by providing
participating institutions with the
flexibility to design an institutional
verification program that more directly
focuses on their own population
segments. It has also helped them target
areas of administration that affect award
accuracy or that may leave the
institution vulnerable to potential
liabilities.
The Quality Assurance Program has
given institutions the tools and
techniques to assess, measure, analyze,
correct and prevent problems, and has
provided them with data on which to
base their decisions for solving
problems and addressing verification
issues.
The Secretary encourages institutions
participating in the Quality Assurance
Program to evaluate their student aid or
verification policies and procedures and
adopt improvements in those
procedures. Institutions measure
performance and test the effectiveness
of their verification program by using
the Department’s ISIR Analysis Tool.
The ISIR Analysis Tool is a web-based
software product that provides
Financial Aid Administrators with an
in-depth analysis of their applicant
population. It allows them to see not
only which FAFSA elements changed
when verified, but also what impact
these changes have upon the Expected
Family Contribution (EFC) and aid
eligibility. This analysis helps Financial
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Aid Administrators develop a targeted
institutional verification program,
which ultimately makes the financial
aid process easier for students, while
ensuring accountability and integrity.
The Quality Assurance Program also
helps institutions make improvements
beyond verification and basic
compliance. By using the FSA
Assessments, schools can set goals for
continuous improvement in all areas of
financial aid delivery. One key benefit
of the program is the partnership
between the Department and the
participating institutions.
Both parties become engaged in
promoting continuous improvement in
the administration and delivery of the
student financial assistance programs,
thereby enhancing service to students.
Invitation for Applications
The Secretary invites institutions of
higher education that administer one or
more Title IV programs to submit a
letter of application to participate in the
Quality Assurance Program. Institutions
that currently participate in the program
may continue to do so without
submitting a new letter of application.
The Secretary will review the letter of
application, which should reflect the
institution’s commitment to the goals of
the Quality Assurance Program, as
determined by the Secretary. The letter
of application should address the
following goals in detail:
• Attain and sustain compliance and
continuous improvement in program
delivery, and better service to students;
• Improve the accuracy of
institutional verification programs;
• Increase institutional flexibility in
managing student aid funds, while
maintaining accountability for the
proper use of those funds; and
• Encourage the development of
innovative management approaches that
advance quality.
Review Process
The Department will screen
prospective participants to determine if
the institution meets general Title IV
eligibility requirements and has a
demonstrated record of program
compliance. The Secretary may also
consider the institution’s performance
with regard to financial responsibility,
administrative capability, program
review findings, audit findings, etc. as
outlined in the regulations and in the
Federal Student Aid Handbook.
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Dated: March 31, 2005.
Theresa S. Shaw,
Chief Operating Officer Federal Student Aid.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Grants for the
Integration of Schools and Mental
Health Systems; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2005
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215M.
Dates: Applications Available: April
5, 2005. Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 16, 2005. Deadline
for Intergovernmental Review: July 18,
2005.
Eligible Applicants: State educational
agencies (SEAs), local educational
agencies (LEAs), and Indian tribes. LEAs
or consortia of LEAs that have ever
received funds or services under the
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
(CFDA Number 84.184L), or will receive
funds under the FY 2005 competition
for CFDA Number 84.184L, are not
eligible for funding under this program.
Estimated Available Funds:
$4,960,000. Contingent upon the
availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional
awards in FY 2006 from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$150,000–$350,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$250,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 20.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: Grants for the
Integration of Schools and Mental
Health Systems will provide funds to
increase student access to high-quality
mental health care by developing
innovative approaches that link school
systems with the local mental health
system.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from
section 5541 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended by the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7269).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2005 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards based on the list of unfunded
applications 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:
Increasing student access to quality
mental health care by developing
innovative approaches to link local
school systems with the local mental
health system. A program funded under
this absolute priority must include all of
the following activities:
(1) Enhancing, improving, or
developing collaborative efforts between
school-based service systems and
mental health service systems to
provide, enhance, or improve
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
services to students.
(2) Enhancing the availability of crisis
intervention services, appropriate
referrals for students potentially in need
of mental health services, and ongoing
mental health services.
(3) Providing training for the school
personnel and mental health
professionals who will participate in the
program.
(4) Providing technical assistance and
consultation to school systems and
mental health agencies and families
participating in the program.
(5) Providing linguistically
appropriate and culturally competent
services.
(6) Evaluating the effectiveness of the
program in increasing student access to
quality mental health services, and
making recommendations to the
Secretary about sustainability of the
program.
Additional Requirements:
(a) Coordination of Activities:
Recipients funded under this
competition will be required to
coordinate activities under this program
with projects funded under the
Department of Health and Human
Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Federal Student Aid Programs Under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as Amended
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting letters of application for participation in the
Quality Assurance Program.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education invites institutions of higher
education that may wish to participate in the Quality Assurance
Program, under section 487A(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), to submit a letter of application to participate in the
program.
DATES: Letters of application may be submitted any time after April 6,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Institutions wishing to apply to participate in the Quality
Assurance Program may do so by mailing a letter of application to
Barbara Mroz, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830
First Street, NE., room 84F1, Washington, DC 20202-5232 or by
submitting a letter of application electronically to Barbara Mroz at:
Barbara.Mroz@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharyn Hutson, Federal Student Aid,
U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Street, NE., room 83G3,
Washington, DC 20202-5232. Telephone: (202) 377-4379, or via e-mail:
Sharyn.Hutson@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-888-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audio tape or computer
diskette) on request by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Institutions of higher education are invited to join the Department
in an effort to simplify regulations and administrative processes for
the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Programs authorized by Title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The vision of the
Quality Assurance Program, with 145 institutions currently
participating, is to provide tools that help all Title IV institutions
promote better service to students, compliance, and continuous
improvement in program delivery. The program encourages participating
institutions to develop and implement their own comprehensive systems
to verify student financial aid application data, and continually
assess compliance to Federal requirements.
The Secretary is authorized to provide participating institutions
with regulatory flexibility for the verification of student data, and
to encourage alternative approaches that improve award accuracy.
The Secretary believes that the process of continuous improvement
fostered by the institutions already participating in the Quality
Assurance Program has enhanced not only the accuracy of student aid
awards and payments, but also the management of student aid offices and
the delivery of services to students.
Features of the Program
The mission of the Quality Assurance Program is to help schools
attain, sustain, and advance exceptional student aid delivery and
service excellence. For the past 19 years, the program has done that by
providing participating institutions with the flexibility to design an
institutional verification program that more directly focuses on their
own population segments. It has also helped them target areas of
administration that affect award accuracy or that may leave the
institution vulnerable to potential liabilities.
The Quality Assurance Program has given institutions the tools and
techniques to assess, measure, analyze, correct and prevent problems,
and has provided them with data on which to base their decisions for
solving problems and addressing verification issues.
The Secretary encourages institutions participating in the Quality
Assurance Program to evaluate their student aid or verification
policies and procedures and adopt improvements in those procedures.
Institutions measure performance and test the effectiveness of their
verification program by using the Department's ISIR Analysis Tool. The
ISIR Analysis Tool is a web-based software product that provides
Financial Aid Administrators with an in-depth analysis of their
applicant population. It allows them to see not only which FAFSA
elements changed when verified, but also what impact these changes have
upon the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and aid eligibility. This
analysis helps Financial
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Aid Administrators develop a targeted institutional verification
program, which ultimately makes the financial aid process easier for
students, while ensuring accountability and integrity.
The Quality Assurance Program also helps institutions make
improvements beyond verification and basic compliance. By using the FSA
Assessments, schools can set goals for continuous improvement in all
areas of financial aid delivery. One key benefit of the program is the
partnership between the Department and the participating institutions.
Both parties become engaged in promoting continuous improvement in
the administration and delivery of the student financial assistance
programs, thereby enhancing service to students.
Invitation for Applications
The Secretary invites institutions of higher education that
administer one or more Title IV programs to submit a letter of
application to participate in the Quality Assurance Program.
Institutions that currently participate in the program may continue to
do so without submitting a new letter of application. The Secretary
will review the letter of application, which should reflect the
institution's commitment to the goals of the Quality Assurance Program,
as determined by the Secretary. The letter of application should
address the following goals in detail:
Attain and sustain compliance and continuous improvement
in program delivery, and better service to students;
Improve the accuracy of institutional verification
programs;
Increase institutional flexibility in managing student aid
funds, while maintaining accountability for the proper use of those
funds; and
Encourage the development of innovative management
approaches that advance quality.
Review Process
The Department will screen prospective participants to determine if
the institution meets general Title IV eligibility requirements and has
a demonstrated record of program compliance. The Secretary may also
consider the institution's performance with regard to financial
responsibility, administrative capability, program review findings,
audit findings, etc. as outlined in the regulations and in the Federal
Student Aid Handbook.
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.
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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: March 31, 2005.
Theresa S. Shaw,
Chief Operating Officer Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 05-6745 Filed 4-5-05; 8:45 am]
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