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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) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.120A
Dates: Applications Available: June 7,
2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 24, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 20, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: The eligibility of
an applicant is dependent on the type
of MSEIP project. There are four types
of MSEIP projects: institutional, design,
special projects, and cooperative. We
will not award design grants in the FY
2006 competition.
A. 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).
B. For special projects described in 34
CFR 637.14(b) and (c), eligible
applicants are, in addition to those
described in paragraph A, nonprofit
science-oriented organizations,
professional scientific societies, and
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institutions of higher education that
award baccalaureate degrees and meet
the requirements of section 361(3) of the
HEA, and consortia of organizations that
meet the requirements of section 361(4)
of the HEA.
C. 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: As defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b), a
minority institution means an accredited
college or university whose enrollment of a
single minority group or combination of
minority groups exceeds 50 percent of the
total enrollment.
Estimated Available Funds:
$3,273,443.
Estimated Range of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant: $25,000–
$200,000. Special Project Grant:
$25,000–$100,000. Cooperative Project
Grant: $100,000–$300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant: 14.
Special Project Grant: 14.
Cooperative Project Grant: 4.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant: $120,000.
Special Project Grant: $50,000.
Cooperative Project Grant: $200,000.
Maximum Awards: Institutional
Project Grant: $200,000. Special Project
Grant: $100,000. Cooperative Project
Grant: $300,000. We will not fund any
application at an amount exceeding the
maximum amounts specified above for
a single budget period of 12 months. We
may choose not to further consider or
review applications with budgets that
exceed the maximum amounts specified
above, if we conclude, during our initial
review of the application, that the
proposed goals and objectives cannot be
obtained with the specified maximum
amount.
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.
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
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allowable activities specified in section
352 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1067b(b)).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2006 these priorities are competitive
preference priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an additional
5 points to an application that meets
Competitive Preference Priority 1.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii), we give
preference to an application that meets
Competitive Preference Priority 2 and
Competitive Preference Priority 3 over
an application of comparable merit that
does not meet these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1.
Applications from institutions that have
not received a MSEIP grant within five
years prior to this competition.
Competitive Preference Priority 2.
Applications from previous grantees
with a proven record of success.
Competitive Preference Priority 3.
Applications that contribute to
achieving balance among funded
projects with respect to—(a) geographic
region; (b) academic discipline; and (c)
project type.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2006
these priorities are invitational
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we
do not give an application that meets
these invitational priorities a
competitive or absolute preference over
other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1. Applications
that focus on the development of bridge
programs that target pre-freshmen
entering into science, technology,
engineering, or mathematics (STEM)
fields.
Invitational Priority 2. Applications
that focus directly on student learning
that encourage and facilitate
implementation of new pedagogical
approaches such as web-based course
strategies or interactive course modules
to increase student retention in STEM
fields.
Invitational Priority 3. Applications
that focus on mentoring programs
designed to increase the number of
underrepresented student graduates
with STEM undergraduate majors.
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 grant.
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Estimated Available Funds:
$3,273,443.
Estimated Range of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant: $25,000–
$200,000. Special Project Grant:
$25,000–$100,000. Cooperative Project
Grant: $100,000–$300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant: 14.
Special Project Grant: 14.
Cooperative Project Grant: 4.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant:
$120,000.
Special Project Grant: $50,000.
Cooperative Project Grant:
$200,000.
Maximum Awards: Institutional
Project Grant: $200,000. Special Project
Grant: $100,000. Cooperative Project
Grant: $300,000. We will not fund any
application at an amount exceeding the
maximum amounts specified above for
a single budget period of 12 months. We
may choose not to further consider or
review applications with budgets that
exceed the maximum amounts specified
above, if we conclude, during our initial
review of the application, that the
proposed goals and objectives cannot be
obtained with the specified maximum
amount.
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: The eligibility
of an applicant is dependent on the type
of MSEIP project. There are four types
of MSEIP projects: Institutional, design,
special projects, and cooperative. We
will not award design grants in the FY
2006 competition.
A. 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 HEA.
B. For special projects described in 34
CFR 637.14(b) and (c), eligible
applicants are, in addition to those
described in paragraph A, nonprofit
science-oriented organizations,
professional scientific societies,
institutions of higher education that
award baccalaureate degrees and meet
the requirement of section 361(3) of the
HEA, and consortia of organizations that
meet the requirements of section 361(4)
of the HEA. C. For cooperative projects
described in 34 CFR 637.15, eligible
applicants are groups of nonprofit
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accredited colleges and universities
whose primary fiscal agent is an eligible
minority institution as defined in 34
CFR 637.4(b).
Note: As defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b), a
minority institution means an accredited
college or university whose enrollment of a
single minority group or combination of
minority groups (as defined in 34 CFR 637.4
(b)) 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, Room 6048, Washington,
DC 20006–8517. Telephone: (202) 502–
7567, by fax (202) 502–7861 or by email: Carolyn.Proctor@ed.gov or
OPE.MSEIP.ED.GOV.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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 person 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 and instructions
for this program. Page Limit: The
application narrative (Part III of the
application) is where you, the applicant,
address the criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. We have
established a mandatory page limit for
the narrative portion for each type of
project application. The page limits are
as follows: Institutional Project
Application: 40 pages. Special Projects
Application: 35 pages. Cooperative
Project Application: 50 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. Page numbers and a
document identifier may be within the
1″ margin.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, except titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, captions and all text in
charts, tables, and graphs.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. Applications submitted
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in any other font (including Times
Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
• Use not less than a 12-point font.
The page limit does not apply to the
following forms required by the
Department: Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424); Department of
Education Supplemental Information
Form for SF 424; U.S. Department of
Education Budget Information for NonConstruction Programs (ED 524); ED
Abstract Form; Other Attachment Form;
ED GEPA 427 Form; Assurances for
Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B);
Grants.gov Lobbying Form (formerly
Certification Regarding Lobbying (ED
80–0013)); Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities (SF–LLL); Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion—
Lower Tier Covered Transactions (ED
80–0014), and Survey on Ensuring
Equal Opportunity for Applicants.
The page limit also does not apply to
the program abstract or should you
decide to include one, a table of
contents. If you include any attachments
or appendices, these items will be
counted as part of the Program Narrative
(Part III of the application) for purposes
of the page limit requirement. You must
include your complete response to the
selection criteria in the program
narrative.
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: June 7, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 24, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 20, 2006.
Applications for grants under this
program 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 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 do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 20, 2006.
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
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is in the application package for this
program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
the regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
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.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications. Applications for grants
under the Minority Science and
Engineering Improvement Program
(MSEIP)—CFDA Number 84.120A must
be submitted electronically using the
Grants.gov Apply site at: https://
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 e-mail 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 MSEIP at: https://
www.grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number’s
alpha suffix in your search.
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 time and date stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted, and must be date/time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not consider your
application if it is date/time stamped by
the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from
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Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it
was date/time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 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 program
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 at https://egrants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
• To submit your application via
Grants.gov, you must complete all the
steps in the Grants.gov registration
process (see https://www.grants.gov/
GetStarted). These steps include (1)
Registering your organization, (2)
registering yourself as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR), and
(3) getting authorized as an AOR by
your organization. Details on these steps
are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step
Registration Guide (see https://
www.grants.gov/assets/
GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf).
You must also provide on your
application the same D–U–N–S Number
used with this registration. Please note
that the registration process may take
five or more business days to complete
and you must have completed all
registration steps to allow you to
successfully submit an application via
Grants.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
typically included on the Application
for Federal Education Assistance (SF
424), Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
You must attach any narrative sections
of your application as files in a .DOC
(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format. If you
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upload a file type other than the three
file types specified above 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 an
automatic acknowledgment from
Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. The Department will
retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send you a second
confirmation by e-mail that will include
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 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 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 as described elsewhere in
this notice. If you submit an application
after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the deadline date, please contact either
of the persons listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, and provide an explanation of
the technical problem you experienced
with Grants.gov, along with the
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number
(if available). 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 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: Extensions referred to 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 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
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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 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: Dr. Bernadette Hence, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., Room 6071, Washington, DC
20006–8513. 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 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 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
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(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 7067, 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 Application for Federal
Education Assistance (SF 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
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program competition are
from 34 CFR 637.32(a) through (j), and
are listed below. Applicants must
address each of the section criteria. The
total weight of the selection criteria is
100 points; the weight of each criterion
is noted in parentheses.
(a) Plan of operation (Total 15 points).
(b) Quality of key personnel (Total 5
points).
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(c) Budget and cost effectiveness
(Total 5 points).
(d) Evaluation plan (Total 10 points).
(e) Adequacy of resources (Total 5
points).
(f) Identification of need for the
project (Total 20 points).
(g) Potential institutional impact of
the project (Total 10 points).
(h) Institutional commitment to the
project (Total 10 points).
(i) Expected Outcomes (Total 15
points).
(j) Scientific and educational value of
the proposed project (Total 5 points).
2. Review and Selection Process:
Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are
in 34 CFR 75.217.
Tiebreaker for Institutional, Special
Project, and Cooperative Grants. If there
are insufficient funds for all
applications with the same total scores,
applications will receive preference in
the following order: first, applications
that satisfy the requirement of
Competitive Preference Priority 1;
second, the applications that satisfy the
requirements of both Competitive
Preference Priorities 2 and 3; and third,
applications that satisfy the
requirements of Competitive Preference
Priority 2.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we will notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN).
We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we will 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 provide 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.
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4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing
the effectiveness of the MSEIP program:
(1) The percentage change in the
number of full-time, degree-seeking
minority undergraduate students at
grantee institutions enrolled in the
fields of engineering or physical or
biological sciences, compared to the
average minority enrollment in the same
fields in the three-year period
immediately prior to the beginning of
the current grant; (2) the percentage of
minority students at grantee institutions
enrolled in the fields of engineering or
physical or biological sciences at the
beginning of the previous school year,
who are still enrolled at the same
institution at the beginning of the
current school year; and (3)(a) in fouryear grantee institutions, the percentage
of the minority students who enrolled in
engineering or physical or biological
sciences in the school year that was six
years prior to the current school year,
who graduated by the current year with
a major in those fields; or (b) in two-year
grantee institutions, the percentage of
the minority students who enrolled in
engineering or physical or biological
sciences in the school year that was
three years prior to the current school
year, who graduated by the current year
with a major in those fields, or
transferred to a four-year institution.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Dr.
Bernadette Hence, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th
Floor, Room 6071, Washington, DC
20006–8517. Telephone: (202) 219–
7038, by fax (202) 502–7861, or by email: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov or
OPE.MSEIP@ED.GOV; or
Carolyn Proctor, Telephone: (202)
502–7567, by fax (202) 502–7861, or by
e-mail: Carolyn.Proctor@ed.gov or
OPE.MSEIP@ED.GOV.
If you use a telecommunication
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Services (FRS) 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 persons
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
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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: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: June 1, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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Rehabilitation Research; Disability and
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Rehabilitation Research Projects
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Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed priority.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services proposes a priority under the
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program
administered by the National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR) on Vocational
Rehabilitation: Transition Services that
Lead to Competitive Employment
Outcomes for Transition-Age
Individuals With Blindness or Other
Visual Impairments. The Assistant
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competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2006
and later years. We take this action to
focus research attention on areas of
national need. We intend this priority to
improve rehabilitation services and
outcomes for individuals with
disabilities.
We must receive your comments
on or before July 7, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
this proposed priority to Donna Nangle,
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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) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.120A
Dates: Applications Available: June 7, 2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 24, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 20, 2006.
Eligible Applicants: The eligibility of an applicant is dependent
on the type of MSEIP project. There are four types of MSEIP projects:
institutional, design, special projects, and cooperative. We will not
award design grants in the FY 2006 competition.
A. 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).
B. For special projects described in 34 CFR 637.14(b) and (c),
eligible applicants are, in addition to those described in paragraph A,
nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific
societies, and institutions of higher education that award
baccalaureate degrees and meet the requirements of section 361(3) of
the HEA, and consortia of organizations that meet the requirements of
section 361(4) of the HEA.
C. 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: As defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b), a minority institution
means an accredited college or university whose enrollment of a
single minority group or combination of minority groups exceeds 50
percent of the total enrollment.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,273,443.
Estimated Range of Awards: Institutional Project Grant: $25,000-
$200,000. Special Project Grant: $25,000-$100,000. Cooperative Project
Grant: $100,000-$300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant: 14.
Special Project Grant: 14.
Cooperative Project Grant: 4.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: Institutional Project Grant:
$120,000. Special Project Grant: $50,000. Cooperative Project Grant:
$200,000.
Maximum Awards: Institutional Project Grant: $200,000. Special
Project Grant: $100,000. Cooperative Project Grant: $300,000. We will
not fund any application at an amount exceeding the maximum amounts
specified above for a single budget period of 12 months. We may choose
not to further consider or review applications with budgets that exceed
the maximum amounts specified above, if we conclude, during our initial
review of the application, that the proposed goals and objectives
cannot be obtained with the specified maximum amount.
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.
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
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allowable activities specified in section 352 of the HEA (20 U.S.C.
1067b(b)).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2006 these priorities are
competitive preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we
award an additional 5 points to an application that meets Competitive
Preference Priority 1. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii), we give
preference to an application that meets Competitive Preference Priority
2 and Competitive Preference Priority 3 over an application of
comparable merit that does not meet these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1. Applications from institutions
that have not received a MSEIP grant within five years prior to this
competition.
Competitive Preference Priority 2. Applications from previous
grantees with a proven record of success.
Competitive Preference Priority 3. Applications that contribute to
achieving balance among funded projects with respect to--(a) geographic
region; (b) academic discipline; and (c) project type.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2006 these priorities are
invitational priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1. Applications that focus on the development
of bridge programs that target pre-freshmen entering into science,
technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields.
Invitational Priority 2. Applications that focus directly on
student learning that encourage and facilitate implementation of new
pedagogical approaches such as web-based course strategies or
interactive course modules to increase student retention in STEM
fields.
Invitational Priority 3. Applications that focus on mentoring
programs designed to increase the number of underrepresented student
graduates with STEM undergraduate majors.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067-1067k.
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 grant.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,273,443.
Estimated Range of Awards: Institutional Project Grant: $25,000-
$200,000. Special Project Grant: $25,000-$100,000. Cooperative Project
Grant: $100,000-$300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant: 14.
Special Project Grant: 14.
Cooperative Project Grant: 4.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
Institutional Project Grant: $120,000.
Special Project Grant: $50,000.
Cooperative Project Grant: $200,000.
Maximum Awards: Institutional Project Grant: $200,000. Special
Project Grant: $100,000. Cooperative Project Grant: $300,000. We will
not fund any application at an amount exceeding the maximum amounts
specified above for a single budget period of 12 months. We may choose
not to further consider or review applications with budgets that exceed
the maximum amounts specified above, if we conclude, during our initial
review of the application, that the proposed goals and objectives
cannot be obtained with the specified maximum amount.
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: The eligibility of an applicant is
dependent on the type of MSEIP project. There are four types of MSEIP
projects: Institutional, design, special projects, and cooperative. We
will not award design grants in the FY 2006 competition.
A. 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 HEA.
B. For special projects described in 34 CFR 637.14(b) and (c),
eligible applicants are, in addition to those described in paragraph A,
nonprofit science-oriented organizations, professional scientific
societies, institutions of higher education that award baccalaureate
degrees and meet the requirement of section 361(3) of the HEA, and
consortia of organizations that meet the requirements of section 361(4)
of the HEA. C. 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: As defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b), a minority institution
means an accredited college or university whose enrollment of a
single minority group or combination of minority groups (as defined
in 34 CFR 637.4 (b)) 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, Room 6048,
Washington, DC 20006-8517. Telephone: (202) 502-7567, by fax (202) 502-
7861 or by e-mail: Carolyn.Proctor@ed.gov or OPE.MSEIP.ED.GOV.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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
person 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 and instructions for this
program. Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the
application) is where you, the applicant, address the criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. We have established a
mandatory page limit for the narrative portion for each type of project
application. The page limits are as follows: Institutional Project
Application: 40 pages. Special Projects Application: 35 pages.
Cooperative Project Application: 50 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. Page numbers and a document
identifier may be within the 1'' margin.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, except titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, captions and all text in charts,
tables, and graphs.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. Applications submitted
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in any other font (including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
Use not less than a 12-point font.
The page limit does not apply to the following forms required by
the Department: Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424); Department
of Education Supplemental Information Form for SF 424; U.S. Department
of Education Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (ED 524);
ED Abstract Form; Other Attachment Form; ED GEPA 427 Form; Assurances
for Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B); Grants.gov Lobbying Form
(formerly Certification Regarding Lobbying (ED 80-0013)); Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL); Certification Regarding Debarment,
Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion--Lower Tier Covered
Transactions (ED 80-0014), and Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for
Applicants.
The page limit also does not apply to the program abstract or
should you decide to include one, a table of contents. If you include
any attachments or appendices, these items will be counted as part of
the Program Narrative (Part III of the application) for purposes of the
page limit requirement. You must include your complete response to the
selection criteria in the program narrative.
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: June 7,
2006.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 24, 2006.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 20, 2006.
Applications for grants under this program 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 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 do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 20, 2006.
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: We reference the regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
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.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications. Applications for grants
under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program
(MSEIP)--CFDA Number 84.120A must be submitted electronically using the
Grants.gov Apply site at: https://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 e-
mail 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 MSEIP at:
https://www.grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application
package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA
number's alpha suffix in your search.
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 time and date
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and
must be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application
if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we
retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are
rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the
Grants.gov system after 4:30 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 program 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 at https://e-grants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must
complete all the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see
https://www.grants.gov/GetStarted). These steps include (1) Registering
your organization, (2) registering yourself as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR), and (3) getting authorized as an AOR
by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the
Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see https://www.grants.gov/assets/
GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf). You must also provide on your
application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please
note that the registration process may take five or more business days
to complete and you must have completed all registration steps to allow
you to successfully submit an application via Grants.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 typically included on the Application for Federal
Education Assistance (SF 424), Budget Information--Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. You
must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a
.DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable Document) format.
If you
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upload a file type other than the three file types specified above 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 an automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a
Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-
mail that will include 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 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 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 as described elsewhere in this notice. If you
submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
deadline date, please contact either of the persons listed elsewhere in
this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, and provide an
explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov,
along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if available). 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 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: Extensions referred to 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 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
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: Dr. Bernadette Hence,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6071,
Washington, DC 20006-8513. 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 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 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 7067, 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 Application for Federal Education
Assistance (SF 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
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program
competition are from 34 CFR 637.32(a) through (j), and are listed
below. Applicants must address each of the section criteria. The total
weight of the selection criteria is 100 points; the weight of each
criterion is noted in parentheses.
(a) Plan of operation (Total 15 points).
(b) Quality of key personnel (Total 5 points).
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(c) Budget and cost effectiveness (Total 5 points).
(d) Evaluation plan (Total 10 points).
(e) Adequacy of resources (Total 5 points).
(f) Identification of need for the project (Total 20 points).
(g) Potential institutional impact of the project (Total 10
points).
(h) Institutional commitment to the project (Total 10 points).
(i) Expected Outcomes (Total 15 points).
(j) Scientific and educational value of the proposed project (Total
5 points).
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are in 34 CFR 75.217.
Tiebreaker for Institutional, Special Project, and Cooperative
Grants. If there are insufficient funds for all applications with the
same total scores, applications will receive preference in the
following order: first, applications that satisfy the requirement of
Competitive Preference Priority 1; second, the applications that
satisfy the requirements of both Competitive Preference Priorities 2
and 3; and third, applications that satisfy the requirements of
Competitive Preference Priority 2.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we will notify
your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notice (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we will 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 provide 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 has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the MSEIP program: (1) The percentage change in the number of full-
time, degree-seeking minority undergraduate students at grantee
institutions enrolled in the fields of engineering or physical or
biological sciences, compared to the average minority enrollment in the
same fields in the three-year period immediately prior to the beginning
of the current grant; (2) the percentage of minority students at
grantee institutions enrolled in the fields of engineering or physical
or biological sciences at the beginning of the previous school year,
who are still enrolled at the same institution at the beginning of the
current school year; and (3)(a) in four-year grantee institutions, the
percentage of the minority students who enrolled in engineering or
physical or biological sciences in the school year that was six years
prior to the current school year, who graduated by the current year
with a major in those fields; or (b) in two-year grantee institutions,
the percentage of the minority students who enrolled in engineering or
physical or biological sciences in the school year that was three years
prior to the current school year, who graduated by the current year
with a major in those fields, or transferred to a four-year
institution.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Dr. Bernadette Hence, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Room 6071,
Washington, DC 20006-8517. Telephone: (202) 219-7038, by fax (202) 502-
7861, or by e-mail: Bernadette.Hence@ed.gov or OPE.MSEIP@ED.GOV; or
Carolyn Proctor, Telephone: (202) 502-7567, by fax (202) 502-7861,
or by e-mail: Carolyn.Proctor@ed.gov or OPE.MSEIP@ED.GOV.
If you use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Services (FRS) 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 persons 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: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: June 1, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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