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applicant will extensively involve
school library media specialists,
teachers, administrators, and parents in
the proposed project activities and
effectively coordinate the funds and
activities provided under this program
with other literacy, library, technology,
and professional development funds
and activities.
(f) Evaluation of quality and impact
(10 points). How well the applicant will
collect and analyze data on the quality
and impact of the proposed project
activities, including the extent to which
the availability of, the access to, and the
use of up-to-date school library media
resources in the elementary schools and
secondary schools served by the
applicant increase; and the impact of
the project on the reading skills of
students.
2. Review and Selection Process: An
additional factor we consider in
selecting an application for an award is
the equitable distribution of grants
across geographic regions and among
LEAs serving urban and rural areas.
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.
4. Performance Measures: In response
to the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), the Department
developed two measures for evaluating
the overall effectiveness of the
Improving Literacy Through School
Libraries program. These measures
gauge improvement in student
achievement and resources in the
schools and districts served by the
Improving Literacy Through School
Libraries program by assessing increases
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in: (1) The percentage of participating
schools and districts that exceed State
adequate yearly progress targets under
ESEA Title I for reading achievement for
all students; and (2) The school library
media collections at participating
schools, compared to schools not
participating in the program.
The Department will collect data for
these measures from grantees’ final
performance reports and other data
sources.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Harwarth, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3W227, Washington, DC 20202–
6200. Telephone: (202) 401–3751 or by
e-mail: Irene.Harwarth@ed.gov, or
Miriam Lund, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3W258, Washington, DC 20202–
6200. Telephone: (202) 401–2871 or by
e-mail: Miriam.Lund@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
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800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
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audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact persons
listed in this section.
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Dated: February 13, 2007.
Raymond Simon,
Deputy Secretary of Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education Overview Information;
Office of Indian Education—
Professional Development; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.299B.
DATES: Applications Available: February
16, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 19, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 17, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible
applicants for this program are
institutions of higher education,
including Indian institutions of higher
education; State educational agencies or
local educational agencies in a
consortium with institutions of higher
education; Indian tribes or organizations
in consortium with institutions of
higher education; and Bureau of Indian
Affairs-funded schools.
An application from a consortium of
eligible entities must meet the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through
75.129. An application from a
consortium of eligible entities must
submit the consortium agreement,
signed by all parties, with the
application. Letters of support do not
meet the requirement for a consortium
agreement.
In order to be considered an eligible
entity, applicants, including institutions
of higher education, must be eligible to
provide the level and type of degree
proposed in the application or must
apply in a consortium with an
institution of higher education that is
eligible to grant the target degree.
Applicants applying in a consortium
with or as an ‘‘Indian organization’’
must demonstrate eligibility by showing
how the ‘‘Indian organization’’ meets all
the criteria outlined in 34 CFR 263.3.
The term ‘‘Indian institution of higher
education’’ means an accredited college
or university within the United States
cited in section 532 of the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of
1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), any other
institution that qualifies for funding
under the Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and Dine College
(formerly Navajo Community College),
authorized in the Navajo Community
College Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
We will reject any application that
does not meet these requirements.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
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$19,399,000 for this program for FY
2007, of which $2,901,000 are available
for new awards. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
Congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$125,000–$400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$322,333.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $400,000 for the first, second,
or third 12-month budget periods. The
last 12-month budget period of a 48month award will be limited to
induction services only, at a cost not to
exceed $90,000. The Assistant Secretary
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 9.
to meet the requirements for full State
certification or licensure as a teacher
through—
(1)(i) Training that leads to a
bachelor’s degree in education before
the end of the award period;
(ii) For States allowing a degree in a
specific subject area, training that leads
to a bachelor’s degree in the subject area
so long as the training meets the
requirements for full State teacher
certification or licensure; or
(iii) Training in a current or new
specialized teaching assignment that
requires at least a bachelor’s degree and
in which a documented teacher shortage
exists; and
(2) One-year induction services after
graduation, certification, or licensure,
provided during the award period to
graduates of the pre-service program
while they are completing their first
year of work in schools with significant
Indian student populations.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Note: In working with various institutions
of higher education and State certification/
licensure requirements, we found that States
requiring a degree in a specific subject area
(e.g., specialty areas or teaching at the
secondary level) generally require a master’s
degree or fifth-year requirement before an
individual can be certified or licensed as a
teacher. These students would be eligible to
participate so long as their training meets the
requirements for full State certification or
licensure as a teacher.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Professional Development program
is to (1) Increase the number of qualified
Indian individuals in professions that
serve Indians; (2) provide training to
qualified Indian individuals to become
teachers, administrators, teacher aides,
social workers, and ancillary
educational personnel; and (3) improve
the skills of qualified Indian individuals
who serve in the education field.
Activities may include, but are not
limited to, continuing programs,
symposia, workshops, conferences, and
direct financial support.
Priorities: This competition contains
two absolute priorities, two competitive
preference priorities, and an invitational
priority within Absolute Priority One. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii),
the absolute and competitive preference
priorities are from the regulations for
this program (34 CFR 263.5(a), (b), and
(c)(1) and (2)).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2007 these
priorities are absolute priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet one or both of
these priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority One—Pre-Service
Training for Teachers
A project that provides support and
training to Indian individuals to
complete a pre-service education
program that enables these individuals
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Note: The degree received as a result of
training and one year of induction services
are to be completed prior to the end of the
award period in order to meet the
requirements of this priority.
Within this absolute priority, we are
particularly interested in applications that
address the following invitational priority. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do
not give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
Invitational Priority: Applicants are
invited to submit applications that focus
on pre-service training of Indian
individuals for certification or licensure
as secondary school teachers. All other
requirements of the absolute priority for
pre-service teacher training programs
described in this notice must be met.
You will not receive additional point
value because your application
addresses this invitational priority.
Absolute Priority Two—Pre-Service
Administrator Training
A project that provides—
(1) Support and training to Indian
individuals to complete a master’s
degree in education administration that
is provided before the end of the award
period and that allows participants to
meet the requirements for State
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certification or licensure as an
education administrator; and
(2) One year of induction services,
during the award period, to participants
after graduation, certification, or
licensure, while they are completing
their first year of work as administrators
in schools with significant Indian
student populations.
Note: The degree received as a result of
training and one year of induction services
are to be completed prior to the end of the
award period in order to meet the
requirements of this priority.
Competitive Preference Priorities:
Within these absolute priorities, we give
competitive preference to applications
that address the following priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award
up to an additional 10 points to an
application, depending on the extent to
which the application meets one or both
of these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority One
We award five points to an
application submitted by an Indian
tribe, Indian organization, or Indian
institution of higher education that is
eligible to participate in the Professional
Development program. A consortium
application of eligible entities that
meets the requirements of 34 CFR
75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR and
includes an Indian tribe, Indian
organization, or Indian institution of
higher education will be considered
eligible to receive the five competitive
preference points. The consortium
agreement, signed by all parties, must be
submitted with the application in order
to be considered a consortium
application.
Competitive Preference Priority Two
We award five points to an
application submitted by a consortium
of eligible applicants that includes a
tribal college or university and that
designates that tribal college or
university as the fiscal agent for the
application. The consortium application
of eligible entities must meet the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through
75.129 of EDGAR to be eligible to
receive the five competitive preference
points. These points are in addition to
the five competitive preference points
that may be awarded under Competitive
Preference Priority One. The consortium
agreement, signed by all parties, must be
submitted with the application in order
to be considered a consortium
application.
Note: A consortium application must
include a consortium agreement, signed by
all parties, submitted with the application.
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Letters of support do not meet the
requirement for a consortium agreement.
Note: Tribal colleges and universities are
those Indian institutions of higher education
cited in section 532 of the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7
U.S.C. 301 note), any other institution that
qualifies for funding under the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance
Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), or Dine
College (formerly Navajo Community
College), authorized in the Navajo
Community College Assistance Act of 1978
(25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7442.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The
regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 263.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$19,399,000 for this program for FY
2007, of which approximately
$2,901,000 are available for new awards.
The actual level of funding, if any,
depends on final Congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds
for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$125,000–$400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$322,333.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $400,000 for the first, second,
or third 12-month budget periods. The
last 12-month budget period of a 48month award will be limited to
induction services only, at a cost not to
exceed $90,000. The Assistant Secretary
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 9.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
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Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible
applicants for this program are
institutions of higher education,
including Indian institutions of higher
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education; State educational agencies or
local educational agencies in a
consortium with institutions of higher
education; Indian tribes or organizations
in consortium with institutions of
higher education; and Bureau of Indian
Affairs-funded schools.
An application from a consortium of
eligible entities must meet the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through
75.129. An application from a
consortium of eligible entities must
submit a consortium agreement, signed
by all parties, with the application.
Letters of support do not meet the
requirement for a consortium
agreement.
In order to be considered an eligible
entity, applicants, including institutions
of higher education, must be eligible to
provide the level and type of degree
proposed in the application or must
apply in a consortium with an
institution of higher education that is
eligible to grant the target degree.
Applicants applying in a consortium
with or as an ‘‘Indian organization’’
must demonstrate eligibility by showing
how the ‘‘Indian organization’’ meets all
requirements of 34 CFR 263.3.
The term ‘‘Indian institution of higher
education’’ means an accredited college
or university within the United States
cited in section 532 of the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of
1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), any other
institution that qualifies for funding
under the Tribally Controlled College or
University Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and Dine College
(formerly Navajo Community College),
authorized in the Navajo Community
College Assistance Act of 1978 (25
U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
We will reject any application that
does not meet these requirements.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not involve cost sharing
or matching.
3. Other: Projects funded under this
competition should plan to budget for a
two-day Project Directors’ meeting in
Washington, DC during each year of the
project period.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted
electronically through the Grants.gov
Apply site (https://www.Grants.gov).
However, if you would like a paper
copy of the application to review, you
may order one from the Education
Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box
1398, Jessup, MD 20794–1398.
Telephone (toll free): 1–877–433–7827.
Fax: (301) 470–1244. If you use a
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telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call (toll free): 1–877–
576–7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its
Web site: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED
Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
You may also obtain the application
package electronically by downloading
it from the following Web site: https://
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/oie/
index.html.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.299B.
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 elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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
competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. You must limit Part III
to no more than 35 pages, using the
following standards:
• A page is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is 12 point or larger
in size but no smaller than 10 point.
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget
section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
the resumes, the bibliography, or the
letters of support. However, you must
include all of the application narrative
in Part III.
The page limit of 35 pages for Part III
is mandatory. 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 16,
2007.
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Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 19, 2007.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or 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.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 17, 2007.
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: Stipends may
be paid only to full-time students. For
the payment of stipends to project
participants being trained, the Secretary
expects to set the stipend maximum at
$1,800 per month for full-time students
and provide for a $300 allowance per
month per dependent during an
academic term. The terms ‘‘stipend,’’
‘‘full-time student,’’ and ‘‘dependent
allowance’’ are defined in 34 CFR 263.3.
We reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications. Applications for grants
under the Professional Development
program, CFDA Number 84.299B must
be submitted electronically using the
Governmentwide 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 email an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
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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 Professional
Development at https://www.Grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable
application package for this program or
competition by the CFDA number. Do
not include the CFDA number’s alpha
suffix in your search (e.g., search for
84.326, not 84.326B).
Please note the following:
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are date and time stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted, and must be date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30 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 and 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 and 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 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
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• To submit your application via
Grants.gov, you must complete all steps
in the Grants.gov registration process
(see https://www.grants.gov/applicants/
get_registered.jsp). These steps include
(1) registering your organization, a
multi-part process that includes
registration with the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR); (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/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
You also must 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 submit
successfully an application via
Grants.gov. In addition you will need to
update your CCR registration on an
annual basis. This may take three or
more business days to complete.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submit
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information
you typically provide on the following
forms: Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for
SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
Please note that two of these forms—the
SF 424 and the Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424—
have replaced the ED 424 (Application
for Federal Education Assistance).
• 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
upload a file type other than the three
file types specified in this paragraph or
submit a password-protected file, we
will not review that material.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page-limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive from
Grants.gov an automatic notification of
receipt that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. (This notification
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indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send a
second notification to you by e-mail.
This second notification indicates that
the Department has received your
application and has assigned your
application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to
your application).
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of Technical Issues with the
Grants.gov System: If you are
experiencing problems submitting your
application through Grants.gov, please
contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at
1–800–518–4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number
and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date, please
contact the person 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. We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and 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: The extensions to which we refer in
this section apply only to the unavailability
of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the
technical problem you experienced is
unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
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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: Lana Shaughnessy, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5C152, Washington,
DC 20202–6335. FAX: (202) 260–4149.
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 84.299B), 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 84.299B),
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.
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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.
(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 84.299B), 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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,
including suffix letter, if any, of the
competition under which you are submitting
your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail to you a notification of receipt of your
grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call
the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 263.6 and are listed in the
application package.
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.
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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.
4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing
the effectiveness of the Professional
Development program: (1) The
percentage of program participants who
receive full State licensure; (2) the
percentage of program participants who
become teachers in schools with high
concentrations of American Indian and
Alaska Native students and teach in
their licensure area; and (3) the
percentage of program participants who
become principals/vice principals/
school administrators in schools with
high concentrations of American Indian
and Alaska Native students.
We encourage applicants to
demonstrate a strong capacity to provide
reliable data on these measures in their
responses to the selection criteria
‘‘Quality of project services’’ and
‘‘Quality of the project evaluation.’’
All grantees will be expected to
submit, as part of their performance
report, information with respect to these
performance measures.
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VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Lana
Shaughnessy, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5C152, Washington, DC 20202–
6335. Telephone: (202) 205–2528 or by
e-mail: Indian.education@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 this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
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request to the 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/
index.html.
Dated: February 13, 2007.
Raymond Simon,
Deputy Secretary of Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Grant
Competition for the Cooperative Civic
Education and Economic Education
Exchange Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.304A.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 16,
2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 2, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: June 1, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: Organizations in
the United States experienced in the
development of curricula and programs
in civic and government education and
economic education for students in
elementary schools and secondary
schools in countries other than the
United States, to carry out civic
education activities.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration’s budget request for FY
2007 does not include funds for this
program. However, we are inviting
applications to allow enough time to
complete the grant process before the
end of the current fiscal year, if
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Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$500,000–$1,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1–2.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Cooperative
Civic Education and Economic
Education Exchange Program provides
grants to improve the quality of civic
education through cooperative civic
education exchange programs with
emerging democracies.
Priority: This competition includes
one absolute priority and one
invitational priority. In accordance with
34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), the absolute
priority is from section 2345(c) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.
6715(c)). To be considered for funding,
each applicant must address the
absolute priority. The priorities are as
follows.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2007, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Each applicant must propose to carry
out each of the following activities:
(1) Provide to the participants from
eligible countries—
(A) Seminars on the basic principles
of United States constitutional
democracy, including seminars on the
major governmental institutions and
systems in the United States, and visits
to such institutions;
(B) Visits to school systems,
institutions of higher education, and
nonprofit organizations conducting
exemplary programs in civics and
government education, in the United
States;
(C) Translations and adaptations with
respect to United States civics and
government education, curricular
programs for students and teachers, and
in the case of training programs for
teachers, translations and adaptations
into forms useful in schools in eligible
countries, and joint research projects in
such areas; and
(D) Independent research and
evaluation assistance to determine the
effects of the cooperative education
exchange programs on students’
development of the knowledge, skills,
and traits of character essential for the
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Overview
Information; Office of Indian Education--Professional Development;
Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.299B.
DATES: Applications Available: February 16, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 19, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 17, 2007.
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are
institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of
higher education; State educational agencies or local educational
agencies in a consortium with institutions of higher education; Indian
tribes or organizations in consortium with institutions of higher
education; and Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools.
An application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. An application from a
consortium of eligible entities must submit the consortium agreement,
signed by all parties, with the application. Letters of support do not
meet the requirement for a consortium agreement.
In order to be considered an eligible entity, applicants, including
institutions of higher education, must be eligible to provide the level
and type of degree proposed in the application or must apply in a
consortium with an institution of higher education that is eligible to
grant the target degree.
Applicants applying in a consortium with or as an ``Indian
organization'' must demonstrate eligibility by showing how the ``Indian
organization'' meets all the criteria outlined in 34 CFR 263.3.
The term ``Indian institution of higher education'' means an
accredited college or university within the United States cited in
section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994
(7 U.S.C. 301 note), any other institution that qualifies for funding
under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and Dine College (formerly Navajo
Community College), authorized in the Navajo Community College
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
We will reject any application that does not meet these
requirements.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
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$19,399,000 for this program for FY 2007, of which $2,901,000 are
available for new awards. The actual level of funding, if any, depends
on final Congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to
allow enough time to complete the grant process if Congress
appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $125,000-$400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $322,333.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $400,000 for the first, second, or third 12-month
budget periods. The last 12-month budget period of a 48-month award
will be limited to induction services only, at a cost not to exceed
$90,000. The Assistant Secretary may change the maximum amount through
a notice published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 9.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Professional Development
program is to (1) Increase the number of qualified Indian individuals
in professions that serve Indians; (2) provide training to qualified
Indian individuals to become teachers, administrators, teacher aides,
social workers, and ancillary educational personnel; and (3) improve
the skills of qualified Indian individuals who serve in the education
field. Activities may include, but are not limited to, continuing
programs, symposia, workshops, conferences, and direct financial
support.
Priorities: This competition contains two absolute priorities, two
competitive preference priorities, and an invitational priority within
Absolute Priority One. In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the
absolute and competitive preference priorities are from the regulations
for this program (34 CFR 263.5(a), (b), and (c)(1) and (2)).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2007 these priorities are absolute
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications
that meet one or both of these priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority One--Pre-Service Training for Teachers
A project that provides support and training to Indian individuals
to complete a pre-service education program that enables these
individuals to meet the requirements for full State certification or
licensure as a teacher through--
(1)(i) Training that leads to a bachelor's degree in education
before the end of the award period;
(ii) For States allowing a degree in a specific subject area,
training that leads to a bachelor's degree in the subject area so long
as the training meets the requirements for full State teacher
certification or licensure; or
(iii) Training in a current or new specialized teaching assignment
that requires at least a bachelor's degree and in which a documented
teacher shortage exists; and
(2) One-year induction services after graduation, certification, or
licensure, provided during the award period to graduates of the pre-
service program while they are completing their first year of work in
schools with significant Indian student populations.
Note: In working with various institutions of higher education
and State certification/licensure requirements, we found that States
requiring a degree in a specific subject area (e.g., specialty areas
or teaching at the secondary level) generally require a master's
degree or fifth-year requirement before an individual can be
certified or licensed as a teacher. These students would be eligible
to participate so long as their training meets the requirements for
full State certification or licensure as a teacher.
Note: The degree received as a result of training and one year
of induction services are to be completed prior to the end of the
award period in order to meet the requirements of this priority.
Within this absolute priority, we are particularly interested in
applications that address the following invitational priority. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not give an application
that meets this invitational priority a competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
Invitational Priority: Applicants are invited to submit
applications that focus on pre-service training of Indian individuals
for certification or licensure as secondary school teachers. All other
requirements of the absolute priority for pre-service teacher training
programs described in this notice must be met. You will not receive
additional point value because your application addresses this
invitational priority.
Absolute Priority Two--Pre-Service Administrator Training
A project that provides--
(1) Support and training to Indian individuals to complete a
master's degree in education administration that is provided before the
end of the award period and that allows participants to meet the
requirements for State certification or licensure as an education
administrator; and
(2) One year of induction services, during the award period, to
participants after graduation, certification, or licensure, while they
are completing their first year of work as administrators in schools
with significant Indian student populations.
Note: The degree received as a result of training and one year
of induction services are to be completed prior to the end of the
award period in order to meet the requirements of this priority.
Competitive Preference Priorities: Within these absolute
priorities, we give competitive preference to applications that address
the following priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to
an additional 10 points to an application, depending on the extent to
which the application meets one or both of these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority One
We award five points to an application submitted by an Indian
tribe, Indian organization, or Indian institution of higher education
that is eligible to participate in the Professional Development
program. A consortium application of eligible entities that meets the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR and includes an
Indian tribe, Indian organization, or Indian institution of higher
education will be considered eligible to receive the five competitive
preference points. The consortium agreement, signed by all parties,
must be submitted with the application in order to be considered a
consortium application.
Competitive Preference Priority Two
We award five points to an application submitted by a consortium of
eligible applicants that includes a tribal college or university and
that designates that tribal college or university as the fiscal agent
for the application. The consortium application of eligible entities
must meet the requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129 of EDGAR to
be eligible to receive the five competitive preference points. These
points are in addition to the five competitive preference points that
may be awarded under Competitive Preference Priority One. The
consortium agreement, signed by all parties, must be submitted with the
application in order to be considered a consortium application.
Note: A consortium application must include a consortium
agreement, signed by all parties, submitted with the application.
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Letters of support do not meet the requirement for a consortium
agreement.
Note: Tribal colleges and universities are those Indian
institutions of higher education cited in section 532 of the Equity
in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note),
any other institution that qualifies for funding under the Tribally
Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), or Dine College (formerly Navajo Community College),
authorized in the Navajo Community College Assistance Act of 1978
(25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7442.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The regulations for this program
in 34 CFR part 263.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$19,399,000 for this program for FY 2007, of which approximately
$2,901,000 are available for new awards. The actual level of funding,
if any, depends on final Congressional action. However, we are inviting
applications to allow enough time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $125,000-$400,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $322,333.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $400,000 for the first, second, or third 12-month
budget periods. The last 12-month budget period of a 48-month award
will be limited to induction services only, at a cost not to exceed
$90,000. The Assistant Secretary may change the maximum amount through
a notice published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 9.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants for this program are
institutions of higher education, including Indian institutions of
higher education; State educational agencies or local educational
agencies in a consortium with institutions of higher education; Indian
tribes or organizations in consortium with institutions of higher
education; and Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools.
An application from a consortium of eligible entities must meet the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. An application from a
consortium of eligible entities must submit a consortium agreement,
signed by all parties, with the application. Letters of support do not
meet the requirement for a consortium agreement.
In order to be considered an eligible entity, applicants, including
institutions of higher education, must be eligible to provide the level
and type of degree proposed in the application or must apply in a
consortium with an institution of higher education that is eligible to
grant the target degree.
Applicants applying in a consortium with or as an ``Indian
organization'' must demonstrate eligibility by showing how the ``Indian
organization'' meets all requirements of 34 CFR 263.3.
The term ``Indian institution of higher education'' means an
accredited college or university within the United States cited in
section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994
(7 U.S.C. 301 note), any other institution that qualifies for funding
under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and Dine College (formerly Navajo
Community College), authorized in the Navajo Community College
Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 640a et seq.).
We will reject any application that does not meet these
requirements.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not involve cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other: Projects funded under this competition should plan to
budget for a two-day Project Directors' meeting in Washington, DC
during each year of the project period.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Applications for grants
under this competition must be submitted electronically through the
Grants.gov Apply site (https://www.Grants.gov). However, if you would
like a paper copy of the application to review, you may order one from
the Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827. Fax: (301) 470-1244.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
(toll free): 1-877-576-7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: https://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
You may also obtain the application package electronically by
downloading it from the following Web site: https://www.ed.gov/about/
offices/list/oese/oie/.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.299B.
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 elsewhere in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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 competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to
no more than 35 pages, using the following standards:
A page is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''margins
at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is 12 point or larger in size but no
smaller than 10 point.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must
include all of the application narrative in Part III.
The page limit of 35 pages for Part III is mandatory. 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 16, 2007.
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Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 19, 2007.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or 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.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 17, 2007.
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: Stipends may be paid only to full-time
students. For the payment of stipends to project participants being
trained, the Secretary expects to set the stipend maximum at $1,800 per
month for full-time students and provide for a $300 allowance per month
per dependent during an academic term. The terms ``stipend,'' ``full-
time student,'' and ``dependent allowance'' are defined in 34 CFR
263.3. We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications. Applications for grants
under the Professional Development program, CFDA Number 84.299B must be
submitted electronically using the Governmentwide 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 Professional
Development at https://www.Grants.gov. You must search for the
downloadable application package for this program or competition by the
CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.326, not 84.326B).
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and
must be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than
4:30 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 and 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 and 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 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 steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see https://
www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp). These steps include (1)
registering your organization, a multi-part process that includes
registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR); (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/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). You also must 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 submit successfully an application via Grants.gov. In
addition you will need to update your CCR registration on an annual
basis. This may take three or more business days to complete.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms:
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications. Please note that two of these forms--the SF 424 and the
Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424--have
replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education Assistance).
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 upload a file type other than the three file
types specified in this paragraph or submit a password-protected file,
we will not review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification
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indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.)
The Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and
send a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a Grants.gov Support
Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date, please contact the person 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. We will
accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem
occurred with the Grants.gov system and 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: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
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: Lana Shaughnessy, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5C152,
Washington, DC 20202-6335. FAX: (202) 260-4149.
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
84.299B), 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
84.299B), 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.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery. If you
qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your paper application to the
Department by hand. You must deliver the original and two copies of
your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date,
to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number
84.299B), 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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition are
from 34 CFR 263.6 and are listed in the application package.
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.
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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.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the Professional Development program: (1) The percentage of program
participants who receive full State licensure; (2) the percentage of
program participants who become teachers in schools with high
concentrations of American Indian and Alaska Native students and teach
in their licensure area; and (3) the percentage of program participants
who become principals/vice principals/school administrators in schools
with high concentrations of American Indian and Alaska Native students.
We encourage applicants to demonstrate a strong capacity to provide
reliable data on these measures in their responses to the selection
criteria ``Quality of project services'' and ``Quality of the project
evaluation.''
All grantees will be expected to submit, as part of their
performance report, information with respect to these performance
measures.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Lana Shaughnessy, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5C152, Washington, DC
20202-6335. Telephone: (202) 205-2528 or by e-mail:
Indian.education@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 this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the 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: February 13, 2007.
Raymond Simon,
Deputy Secretary of Education.
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