Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students; Overview Information; Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, 60325-60330 [E7-20957]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for
Limited English Proficient Students;
Overview Information; Native American
and Alaska Native Children in School
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2008
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.365C.
Dates:
Applications Available: October 24,
2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: December 6, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: February 5, 2008.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
this program is to provide grants for
eligible entities to develop high levels of
academic attainment in English among
limited English proficient (LEP)
children, and to promote parental and
community participation in language
instruction educational programs.
Priorities: These priorities are from
the Department of Education’s notice of
final priorities for Discretionary Grant
Programs, published in the Federal
Register on October 11, 2006 (71 FR
60046).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
this FY 2008 competition 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 these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1—
Secondary Schools: Projects that
support activities and interventions
aimed at improving the academic
achievement of secondary school
students who are at greatest risk of not
meeting challenging State academic
standards and not completing high
school.
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Competitive Preference Priority 2—
Professional Development for Secondary
School Teachers: Projects that support
high-quality professional development
for secondary school teachers to help
these teachers improve student
academic achievement.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6821(c)(1)(A)
and 6822.
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, and 99. (b) The notice of
final priorities published in the Federal
Register on October 11, 2006 (71 FR
60046).
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
(IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$1,600,000 for new awards for this
program for FY 2008. 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.
Contingent upon availability of funds
and the quality of applications, we may
make additional awards in FY 2009
from the list of unfunded applicants
from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$175,000–$225,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$200,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
secondary schools operated under a
contract with or grant from the BIE in
consortium with another such school or
a tribal or community organization; and
elementary schools or secondary
schools operated by the BIE and an IHE,
in consortium with elementary schools
or secondary schools operated under a
contract with or a grant from the BIE or
a tribal or community organization.
Note: Any eligible entity that receives
Federal financial assistance under this
program is not eligible to receive a subgrant
under section 3114 of title III of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child
Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
Note: Eligible applicants applying as a
consortium should read and follow the
regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other:
Participation by Private School
Children and Teachers. An entity that
receives a grant under the Native
American and Alaska Native Children
in School Program is required to
provide for the equitable participation
of private school children and their
teachers or other educational personnel.
In order to ensure that grant program
activities address the needs of private
school children, the applicant must
engage in timely and meaningful
consultation with appropriate private
school officials during the design and
development of the program. This
consultation must take place before the
applicant makes any decision that
affects the opportunities of eligible
private school children, teachers, and
other educational personnel to
participate.
Administrative direction and control
over grant funds must remain with the
grantee. (See section 9501, Participation
by Private School Children and
Teachers, of the ESEA.)
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III. Eligibility Information
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Eligible Applicants: The following
entities, when they operate elementary,
secondary, and postsecondary schools
primarily for Native American children
(including Alaska Native children), are
eligible applicants under this program:
Indian tribes; tribally sanctioned
educational authorities; Native
Hawaiian or Native American Pacific
Islander native language educational
organizations; elementary schools or
secondary schools that are operated or
funded by the Bureau of Indian
Education (BIE), or a consortium of such
schools; elementary schools or
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Patrice Swann, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave., SW., Potomac Center Plaza, Room
10070, Washington, DC 20202–6510.
Telephone: (202) 245–7130, or by email: patrice.swann@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
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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 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 the
application narrative to the equivalent
of 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 either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial.
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 three-page abstract.
However, you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit; or if you apply
other standards and exceed the
equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: October 24,
2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: December 6, 2007.
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery. For
information (including dates and times)
about how to submit your application
electronically, or by mail or hand
delivery, 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 in section VII in this notice. If
the Department provides an
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accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: February 5, 2008.
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
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section in this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program may be submitted
electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
To comply with the President’s
Management Agenda, we are
participating as a partner in the
Governmentwide Grants.gov site. The
Native American and Alaska Native
Children in School Program, CFDA
Number 84.365C, is included in this
project. We request your participation in
Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your
application electronically, you must use
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.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the Native American and
Alaska Native Children in School
Program at https://www.Grants.gov. You
must search for the downloadable
application package for this competition
by the CFDA number. Do not include
the CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., for 84.365, not for 84.365C).
Please note the following:
• Your participation in Grants.gov is
voluntary.
• 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
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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://eGrants.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
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will we penalize you if you submit your
application in paper format.
• If you submit your application
electronically, 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).
• If you submit your application
electronically, 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 passwordprotected file, we will not review that
material.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page-limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive from
Grants.gov an automatic notification of
receipt that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. (This notification
indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send a
second notification to you by 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,
toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30 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
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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 either person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII in this notice and provide an
explanation of the technical problem
you experienced with Grants.gov, along
with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number. We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30 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.
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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.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you submit your application in
paper format by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier),
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 84.365C), 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 84.365C),
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
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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 submit your application in
paper format by hand delivery, you (or
a courier service) 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 84.365C),
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 75.210 of EDGAR and section 3115
of the ESEA, as amended by NCLB. The
maximum score for all of these criteria
is 100 points. The maximum score for
each criterion is indicated in
parentheses.
The Notes we have included after
each criterion are guidance to assist
applicants in understanding the
criterion as they prepare their
applications and are not required by
statute or regulation.
(a) Project activities. (10 points)
The Secretary reviews each
application to determine how well the
applicant proposes to carry out
activities that will—
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(1) Increase the English language
proficiency of LEP children by
providing high-quality language
instruction educational programs that
are based on scientifically based
research demonstrating the effectiveness
of the programs in increasing English
proficiency and student academic
achievement in core academic subjects;
and (5 points)
(2) Provide high-quality professional
development to classroom teachers
(including teachers in classroom
settings that are not the settings of
language instruction educational
programs), principals, administrators,
and other school or community-based
organizational personnel, that is—
(i) Designed to improve the quality of
instruction to and assessment of LEP
children;
(ii) Designed to enhance the ability of
such teachers to understand and use
curricula, assessment measures, and
instructional strategies for LEP children;
(iii) Based on scientifically based
research demonstrating the effectiveness
of the professional development in
substantially increasing these teachers’
subject matter knowledge, teaching
knowledge, and teaching skills; and
(iv) Of sufficient intensity and
duration to have a positive and lasting
impact on the teachers’ performance. (5
points)
(b) Need for project. (5 points)
The Secretary considers the need for
the proposed project. In determining the
need for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the extent to which
specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have
been identified and will be addressed by
the proposed project, including the
nature and magnitude of those gaps or
weaknesses. (5 points)
Note: For example, we look for information
on the academic and language development
needs of students selected to participate in
the program, based on the results of student
English language proficiency assessments
and content assessments, including current
data on achievement levels in English
language proficiency and content subjects of
proposed student participants.
(c) Quality of the project design. (25
points)
The Secretary considers the quality of
the design of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the design of
the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable. (15 points)
Note: For example, we look for ambitious
measurable objectives that reflect GPRA
measures of improved student English
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language proficiency and knowledge of
content subjects, and that include annual
targets of expected student achievement in
English language proficiency and in content
subjects.
(ii) The extent to which the proposed
project is designed to build capacity and
yield results that will extend beyond the
period of Federal financial assistance. (5
points)
(iii) The extent to which the proposed
project encourages parental
involvement. (5 points)
(d) Quality of project personnel. (10
points)
The Secretary considers the quality of
the personnel who will carry out the
proposed project.
(i) In determining the quality of
project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the
applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are
members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented
based on race, color, national origin,
gender, age, or disability. (2 points)
(ii) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of the
project director. (4 points)
(iii) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel. (4 points)
(e) Adequacy of resources. (5 points)
The Secretary considers the adequacy
of resources for the proposed project. In
determining the adequacy of resources
for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the costs
are reasonable in relation to the number
of persons to be served and to the
anticipated results and benefits. (5
points)
Note: For example, we look for information
on the number of Native American LEP
students to be served and the number of
teachers that will participate in professional
development activities in relation to the
project costs.
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(f) Quality of the management plan.
(15 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of
the management plan for the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the
management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the
adequacy of the management plan to
achieve the objectives of the proposed
project on time and within budget,
including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and
milestones for accomplishing project
tasks. (15 points)
Note: For example, we look for information
on how management activities support the
accomplishment of each objective, costs
associated with the accomplishment of each
objective, persons responsible for each
management activity, and timeframes for the
completion of each management activity.
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(g) Quality of the project evaluation.
(30 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of
the evaluation to be conducted of the
proposed project. In determining the
quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project. (5
points)
Note: For example, we look for information
on how each proposed objective will be
evaluated.
(ii) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation include the use of
objective performance measures that are
clearly related to the intended outcomes
of the project and will produce
quantitative and qualitative data to the
extent possible. (15 points)
Note: For example, we look for information
on how the proposed project will collect,
analyze and report quantitative data on the
Performance Measures discussed in section
VI of this notice.
(iii) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation provide for examining the
effectiveness of project implementation
strategies. (5 points)
(iv) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes. (5 points)
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 Notice (GAN).
We may notify you informally, also.
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 in this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section in
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 and report that provides
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expenditure information as directed by
the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The
Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms. html.
4. Performance Measures: Under
GPRA, Federal departments and
agencies must clearly describe the goals
and objectives of programs, identify
resources and actions needed to
accomplish goals and objectives,
develop a means of measuring progress
made, and regularly report on
achievement. One important source of
program information on successes and
lessons learned is the project evaluation
conducted under individual grants. The
Department has developed the following
GPRA performance measures for
evaluating the overall effectiveness of
the Native American and Alaska Native
Children in School Program:
(i) The percentage of LEP students
served by the program who score
proficient or above on the State reading
assessment.
(ii) The percentage of LEP students
served by the program who are making
progress in learning English as
measured by the State approved English
language proficiency assessment.
(iii) The percentage of LEP students
served by the program who are attaining
proficiency in English as measured by
the State approved English language
proficiency assessment.
Grantees will be expected to report on
progress in meeting these GPRA
performance measures for the Native
American and Alaska Native Children
in School Program in their Annual
Performance Report and in their Final
Performance Report.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Trini Torres, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., Potomac Center Plaza, Room
10065, Washington, DC 20202–6510.
Telephone: (202) 245–7134, or by email: trinidad.torres-carrion@ed.gov.
If you use TDD, call FRS, toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in
this notice.
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Dated: October 18, 2007.
Margarita P. Pinkos,
Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and
Director, Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students.
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Office of Science; Climate Change
Science Program Product
Development Advisory Committee
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: On October 17, 2007, the
Department of Energy published a
notice of open teleconference meeting of
the Climate Change Science Program
Product Development Advisory
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is announcing the postponement of the
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Issued in Washington, DC on October 18,
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[Docket No. IC07–511–001, FERC–511]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Submitted for OMB
Review
October 15, 2007.
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office
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review and reinstatement of this
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interested person may file comments
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Commission as explained below. The
Commission received no comments in
response to an earlier Federal Register
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and has made this notification in its
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DATES: Comments on the collection of
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Address comments on the
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Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Comments to
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A copy of the comments should also be
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Commission, Office of the Executive
Director, ED–34, Attention: Michael
Miller, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426. Comments may be filed
either in paper format or electronically.
Those persons filing electronically do
not need to make a paper filing. For
paper filings, such comments should be
submitted to the Office of the Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426 and should refer to Docket No.
IC07–511–001.
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comments. User assistance for electronic
filings is available at 202–502–8258 or
by e-mail to efiling@ferc.gov. Comments
should not be submitted to the e-mail
address.
All comments are available for review
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Enter the docket number excluding the
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The Commission is now requesting that
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date, with no changes to the existing
collection. The information filed with
the Commission is mandatory.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students; Overview
Information; Native American and Alaska Native Children in School
Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2008
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.365C.
Dates:
Applications Available: October 24, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 6, 2007.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: February 5, 2008.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to provide
grants for eligible entities to develop high levels of academic
attainment in English among limited English proficient (LEP) children,
and to promote parental and community participation in language
instruction educational programs.
Priorities: These priorities are from the Department of Education's
notice of final priorities for Discretionary Grant Programs, published
in the Federal Register on October 11, 2006 (71 FR 60046).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For this FY 2008 competition
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 these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1--Secondary Schools: Projects that
support activities and interventions aimed at improving the academic
achievement of secondary school students who are at greatest risk of
not meeting challenging State academic standards and not completing
high school.
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Competitive Preference Priority 2--Professional Development for
Secondary School Teachers: Projects that support high-quality
professional development for secondary school teachers to help these
teachers improve student academic achievement.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6821(c)(1)(A) and 6822.
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, and 99. (b) The notice of final priorities
published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2006 (71 FR 60046).
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 (IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$1,600,000 for new awards for this program for FY 2008. 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.
Contingent upon availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2009 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $175,000-$225,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: The following entities, when they operate
elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools primarily for Native
American children (including Alaska Native children), are eligible
applicants under this program: Indian tribes; tribally sanctioned
educational authorities; Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific
Islander native language educational organizations; elementary schools
or secondary schools that are operated or funded by the Bureau of
Indian Education (BIE), or a consortium of such schools; elementary
schools or secondary schools operated under a contract with or grant
from the BIE in consortium with another such school or a tribal or
community organization; and elementary schools or secondary schools
operated by the BIE and an IHE, in consortium with elementary schools
or secondary schools operated under a contract with or a grant from the
BIE or a tribal or community organization.
Note: Any eligible entity that receives Federal financial
assistance under this program is not eligible to receive a subgrant
under section 3114 of title III of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Behind Act
of 2001 (NCLB).
Note: Eligible applicants applying as a consortium should read
and follow the regulations in 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Other:
Participation by Private School Children and Teachers. An entity
that receives a grant under the Native American and Alaska Native
Children in School Program is required to provide for the equitable
participation of private school children and their teachers or other
educational personnel.
In order to ensure that grant program activities address the needs
of private school children, the applicant must engage in timely and
meaningful consultation with appropriate private school officials
during the design and development of the program. This consultation
must take place before the applicant makes any decision that affects
the opportunities of eligible private school children, teachers, and
other educational personnel to participate.
Administrative direction and control over grant funds must remain
with the grantee. (See section 9501, Participation by Private School
Children and Teachers, of the ESEA.)
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Patrice Swann, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Potomac Center Plaza,
Room 10070, Washington, DC 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 245-7130, or by
e-mail: patrice.swann@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can 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 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 the
application narrative to the equivalent of 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 either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
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 three-page abstract.
However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit; or if
you apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: October 24, 2007.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: December 6, 2007.
Applications for grants under this program may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by
mail or hand delivery, 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 in section VII
in this notice. If the Department provides an
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accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in
connection with the application process, the individual's application
remains subject to all other requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: February 5, 2008.
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 regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section in this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail
or hand delivery.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
To comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are
participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov site. The
Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program, CFDA
Number 84.365C, is included in this project. We request your
participation in Grants.gov.
If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must
use 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.
You may access the electronic grant application for the Native
American and Alaska Native Children in School Program at https://
www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application
package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the
CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., for 84.365, not for
84.365C).
Please note the following:
Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
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 submit your application in paper format.
If you submit your application electronically, 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).
If you submit your application electronically, 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 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, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30 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
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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 either person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice and
provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with
Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number. We will
accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem
occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your
ability to submit your application by 4:30 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.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), 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
84.365C), 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
84.365C), 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, 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 submit your application in paper format by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) 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 84.365C), 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 75.210 of EDGAR and section 3115 of the ESEA, as amended by
NCLB. The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100 points. The
maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.
The Notes we have included after each criterion are guidance to
assist applicants in understanding the criterion as they prepare their
applications and are not required by statute or regulation.
(a) Project activities. (10 points)
The Secretary reviews each application to determine how well the
applicant proposes to carry out activities that will--
(1) Increase the English language proficiency of LEP children by
providing high-quality language instruction educational programs that
are based on scientifically based research demonstrating the
effectiveness of the programs in increasing English proficiency and
student academic achievement in core academic subjects; and (5 points)
(2) Provide high-quality professional development to classroom
teachers (including teachers in classroom settings that are not the
settings of language instruction educational programs), principals,
administrators, and other school or community-based organizational
personnel, that is--
(i) Designed to improve the quality of instruction to and
assessment of LEP children;
(ii) Designed to enhance the ability of such teachers to understand
and use curricula, assessment measures, and instructional strategies
for LEP children;
(iii) Based on scientifically based research demonstrating the
effectiveness of the professional development in substantially
increasing these teachers' subject matter knowledge, teaching
knowledge, and teaching skills; and
(iv) Of sufficient intensity and duration to have a positive and
lasting impact on the teachers' performance. (5 points)
(b) Need for project. (5 points)
The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project. In
determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary considers
the extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude
of those gaps or weaknesses. (5 points)
Note: For example, we look for information on the academic and
language development needs of students selected to participate in
the program, based on the results of student English language
proficiency assessments and content assessments, including current
data on achievement levels in English language proficiency and
content subjects of proposed student participants.
(c) Quality of the project design. (25 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(15 points)
Note: For example, we look for ambitious measurable objectives
that reflect GPRA measures of improved student English
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language proficiency and knowledge of content subjects, and that
include annual targets of expected student achievement in English
language proficiency and in content subjects.
(ii) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of
Federal financial assistance. (5 points)
(iii) The extent to which the proposed project encourages parental
involvement. (5 points)
(d) Quality of project personnel. (10 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the personnel who will carry
out the proposed project.
(i) In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability. (2 points)
(ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of the project director. (4 points)
(iii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of key project personnel. (4 points)
(e) Adequacy of resources. (5 points)
The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project. In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the extent to which the costs are
reasonable in relation to the number of persons to be served and to the
anticipated results and benefits. (5 points)
Note: For example, we look for information on the number of
Native American LEP students to be served and the number of teachers
that will participate in professional development activities in
relation to the project costs.
(f) Quality of the management plan. (15 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the adequacy of the
management plan to achieve the objectives of the proposed project on
time and within budget, including clearly defined responsibilities,
timelines, and milestones for accomplishing project tasks. (15 points)
Note: For example, we look for information on how management
activities support the accomplishment of each objective, costs
associated with the accomplishment of each objective, persons
responsible for each management activity, and timeframes for the
completion of each management activity.
(g) Quality of the project evaluation. (30 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project. In determining the quality of the
evaluation, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project. (5 points)
Note: For example, we look for information on how each proposed
objective will be evaluated.
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible. (15 points)
Note: For example, we look for information on how the proposed
project will collect, analyze and report quantitative data on the
Performance Measures discussed in section VI of this notice.
(iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation provide for
examining the effectiveness of project implementation strategies. (5
points)
(iv) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes. (5 points)
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 Notice
(GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
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 in this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section in 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 and report that provides the most current
performance financial expenditure information as directed by the
Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/
apply/appforms/appforms. html.
4. Performance Measures: Under GPRA, Federal departments and
agencies must clearly describe the goals and objectives of programs,
identify resources and actions needed to accomplish goals and
objectives, develop a means of measuring progress made, and regularly
report on achievement. One important source of program information on
successes and lessons learned is the project evaluation conducted under
individual grants. The Department has developed the following GPRA
performance measures for evaluating the overall effectiveness of the
Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program:
(i) The percentage of LEP students served by the program who score
proficient or above on the State reading assessment.
(ii) The percentage of LEP students served by the program who are
making progress in learning English as measured by the State approved
English language proficiency assessment.
(iii) The percentage of LEP students served by the program who are
attaining proficiency in English as measured by the State approved
English language proficiency assessment.
Grantees will be expected to report on progress in meeting these
GPRA performance measures for the Native American and Alaska Native
Children in School Program in their Annual Performance Report and in
their Final Performance Report.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trini Torres, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., Potomac Center Plaza, Room 10065, Washington, DC 20202-6510.
Telephone: (202) 245-7134, or by e-mail: trinidad.torres-
carrion@ed.gov.
If you use TDD, call FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an alternative format
(e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII in this notice.
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Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) 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: October 18, 2007.
Margarita P. Pinkos,
Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English
Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement
for Limited English Proficient Students.
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