Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008, 26970-26974 [E8-10520]
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Program Authority: Section 499A and Title
III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1099e.
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Asian American
and Native American Pacific IslanderServing Institutions (AANAPISI) and
Native American-Serving Nontribal
Institutions (NASNTI) Programs; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84,
85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) 34 CFR 607.5.
(c) Applicants are encouraged to
carefully read the authorizing statute.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Numbers: 84.382B and 84.382C.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
DATES:
Applications Available: May 12, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 26, 2008.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 25, 2008.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The AANAPISI
and the NASNTI programs provide
grants to eligible institutions of higher
education to enable them to improve
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI):
2-year development grants .............................................................................................
Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI):
2-year development grants .............................................................................................
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
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1. Eligible Applicants: An institution
of higher education is eligible to receive
funds if such institution is a AANAPISI
or a NASNTI.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: These
programs do not require cost sharing or
matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Darlene B. Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
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NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006–
8513. Telephone: (202) 502–7576 or by
e-mail: darlene.collins@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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
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II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
See following chart.
Maximum Award: See following
chart.
Estimated Number of Awards: See
following chart.
Maximum
award amount
Program name and type of award
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
their academic quality, increase their
self sufficiency and strengthen their
capacity to serve students. To meet the
definition of an AANAPISI, an
institution must have an enrollment of
undergraduate students that is at least
10 percent Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander. To meet the
definition of an NASNTI, an institution
must have an enrollment of
undergraduate students that is at least
10 percent Native American at the time
of application.
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number
of awards
Estimated
average award
amount
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the application packages for these
programs.
Page Limits: We have established
mandatory page limits for the
applications to be submitted under this
notice. You must limit your application
to the equivalent of no more than 50
pages for an individual development
grant under the AANAPISI and the
NASNTI programs, 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. Page numbers and an
identifier may be within the 1″ margins.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, except single
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space titles, headings, footnotes,
quotations, references, captions and all
text in charts, tables, and graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch). However, you may
use a 10 point font in charts, tables,
figures, and graphs.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman and Arial Narrow) will be
rejected.
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the Application for Federal Assistance
Face Sheet (SF 424); the Supplemental
Information for SF 424 Form required
by the Department of Education; Part II,
the Budget Information Summary Form
(ED Form 524); and Part IV, the
Assurances and Certifications. The page
limit also does not apply to a Table of
Contents and the Program Abstract. If
you include any attachments or
appendices, these items will be counted
as part of the Program Narrative (Part III
of the application) for purposes of the
page limit requirement. You must
include your complete response to the
selection criteria in the program
narrative. The page limit applies to all
of the application narrative section [Part
III].
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: May 12, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 26, 2008.
Applications for grants under these
programs 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 in paper format 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 in section VII in this notice. If
the Department provides an
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.
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Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: August 25, 2008.
4. Intergovernmental Review: These
programs are 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 these
programs.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
the regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section in this notice.
Applicability of Executive Order
13202. Applicants that apply for
construction funds must comply with
Executive Order 13202 signed by
President George W. Bush on February
17, 2001, and amended on April 6,
2001. This Executive Order provides
that recipients of Federal construction
funds may not ‘‘require or prohibit
bidders, offerors, contractors, or
subcontractors to enter into or adhere to
agreements with one or more labor
organizations, on the same or other
construction project(s)’’ or ‘‘otherwise
discriminate against bidders, offerors,
contractors, or subcontractors for
becoming or refusing to become or
remain signatories or otherwise adhere
to agreements with one or more labor
organizations, on the same or other
construction project(s).’’ However, the
Executive Order does not prohibit
contractors or subcontractors from
voluntarily entering into these
agreements. Projects funded under these
programs that include construction
activity will be provided a copy of this
Executive Order and will be asked to
certify that they will adhere to it.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under the
AANAPISI and the NASNTI Programs
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
AANAPISI and the NANSTI programs,
authorized by Section 499A of the HEA
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.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
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submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the AANAPISI and the
NASNTI programs at https://
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this program competition by the
CFDA Number. Do not include the
CFDA Number’s alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.382, not
84.382B or 84.382C).
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 received—that is, date
and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system—after 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements. 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 these programs
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.
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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
indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
receipt by the Department.) The
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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
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 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.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
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unable to submit an application through
the Grants.gov system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days; or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to
the Department, it must be postmarked
no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Darlene Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006–
8513. FAX: (202) 502–7861.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number: 84.382B or
84.382C), 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:
84.382B or 84.382C), 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.
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(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: 84.382B or 84.382C),
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.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for these programs are in the
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),
34 CFR 75.210. Applicants must address
each of the following selection criteria
(separately for each proposed activity).
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The total weight of the selection criteria
is 100 points; the weight of each
criterion is noted in parentheses.
I. Need for project. (Maximum 20
points) In determining the need for the
proposed project, the Secretary
considers:
A. The magnitude of the need for the
services to be provided or the activities
to be carried out by the proposed
project. (10 points)
B. The extent to which the proposed
project will focus on serving or
otherwise addressing the needs of
disadvantaged individuals. (5 points)
C. 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)
II. Quality of the project design.
(Maximum 15 points) In determining
the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers:
A. The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable. (10 points)
B. The extent to which the design of
the proposed project is appropriate to,
and will successfully address, the needs
of the target population or other
identified needs. (5 points)
III. Quality of project services.
(Maximum 15 points) In determining
the quality of the services to be
provided by the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the quality and
sufficiency of strategies for ensuring
equal access and treatment for eligible
project participants who are members of
groups that have traditionally been
underrepresented based on race, color,
national origin, gender, age, or
disability. In addition, the Secretary
considers:
A. The extent to which the services to
be provided by the proposed project are
appropriate to the needs of the intended
recipients or beneficiaries of those
services. (10 points)
B. The extent to which the services to
be provided by the proposed project
reflect up-to-date knowledge from
research and effective practice. (5
points)
IV. Quality of project personnel.
(Maximum 10 points) 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. In addition,
the Secretary considers:
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A. The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of the
project director or principal
investigator. (5 points)
B. The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel. (5 points)
V. Adequacy of resources. (Maximum
5 points) In determining the adequacy of
resources for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers:
A. The extent to which the budget is
adequate to support the proposed
project. (3 points)
B. The extent to which the costs are
reasonable in relation to the objectives,
design, and potential significance of the
proposed project. (2 points)
VI. Quality of the management plan.
(Maximum 20 points) In determining
the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project, the Secretary
considers:
A. 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. (10 points)
B. The adequacy of procedures for
ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the
proposed project. (5 points)
C. The adequacy of mechanisms for
ensuring high-quality products and
services from the proposed project. (5
points)
VII. Quality of the project evaluation.
(Maximum 15 points) In determining
the quality of the evaluation, the
Secretary considers:
A. 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)
B. 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. (5 points)
C. The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes. (5 points)
2. Review and Selection Process: For
two-year individual development
grants, awards will be made in rank
order according to the average score
received from a panel of three readers.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
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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 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 report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 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: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing
the effectiveness of these programs:
(a) The percentage change, over the
two-year grant period, of the number of
full-time degree-seeking undergraduate
students enrolled at AANAPISI and
NASNTI.
(b) The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate
students who were in their first year of
postsecondary enrollment in the
previous year and are enrolled in the
current year at the same AANAPISI and
NASNTI institution.
(c) The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate
students enrolled at four-year
AANAPISI and NASNTI who graduate
within six years of enrollment.
(d) The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate
students enrolled at two-year AANAPISI
and NASNTI who graduate within three
years of enrollment.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Darlene Collins, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20006–8513.
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Telephone: (202) 502–7576 or by e-mail:
darlene.collins@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the 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.
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
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index.html.
Dated: May 7, 2008.
Diane Auer Jones,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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Notice of Proposed Waivers for the
Rehabilitation Training—Rehabilitation
Continuing Education Program (RCEP)
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to
waive the requirements in 34 CFR
75.250 and 75.261(a) and (c)(2) of the
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),
respectively, that generally prohibit
project periods exceeding five years and
project period extensions involving the
obligation of additional Federal funds.
These waivers would enable seven
current RCEP grantees to provide
continuing education to employees of
vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies
and their partners and to continue to
receive some additional Federal funding
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DATES: We must receive your comments
on or before May 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
these proposed waivers to Christine
Marschall, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave, SW.,
room 5053, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2800. If you
prefer to send your comments through
the Internet, use the following address:
Christine.Marschall@ed.gov.
You must include the term ‘‘RCEP
Waivers’’ in the subject line of your
electronic message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Marschall. Telephone: (202)
245–7429 or via Internet:
Christine.Marschall@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation To Comment
We invite you to submit comments
regarding this notice of proposed
waivers.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all public comments
about this notice of proposed waivers in
room 5053, Potomac Center Plaza, 550
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC,
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through
Friday of each week except Federal
holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record
On request, we will supply an
appropriate aid, such as a reader or
print magnifier, to an individual with a
disability who needs assistance to
review the comments or other
documents in the public rulemaking
record for this proposed priority. If you
want to schedule an appointment for
this type of aid, please contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Supplementary Information
The RCEPs provide continuing
education to employees of State VR
agencies and their partners, as well as
other rehabilitation services agencies.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Asian
American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
(AANAPISI) and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI)
Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2008
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.382B and
84.382C.
DATES:
Applications Available: May 12, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 26, 2008.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 25, 2008.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The AANAPISI and the NASNTI programs provide
grants to eligible institutions of higher education to enable them to
improve their academic quality, increase their self sufficiency and
strengthen their capacity to serve students. To meet the definition of
an AANAPISI, an institution must have an enrollment of undergraduate
students that is at least 10 percent Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander. To meet the definition of an NASNTI, an institution
must have an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10
percent Native American at the time of application.
Program Authority: Section 499A and Title III of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1099e.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) 34 CFR 607.5. (c) Applicants are
encouraged to carefully read the authorizing statute.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $5,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: See following chart.
Maximum Award: See following chart.
Estimated Number of Awards: See following chart.
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Estimated Estimated
Program name and type of award Maximum award number of average award
amount awards amount
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Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions (AANAPISI):
2-year development grants................................ $1,250,0000 4 $1,250,000
Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI):
2-year development grants................................ 1,250,000 4 1,250,000
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: An institution of higher education is
eligible to receive funds if such institution is a AANAPISI or a
NASNTI.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: These programs do not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Darlene B. Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC
20006-8513. Telephone: (202) 502-7576 or by e-mail:
darlene.collins@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) 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 packages for these programs.
Page Limits: We have established mandatory page limits for the
applications to be submitted under this notice. You must limit your
application to the equivalent of no more than 50 pages for an
individual development grant under the AANAPISI and the NASNTI
programs, 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. Page numbers and an
identifier may be within the 1'' margins.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, except single
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space titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, captions and
all text in charts, tables, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch). However, you may use a 10 point
font in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will be rejected.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the Application for
Federal Assistance Face Sheet (SF 424); the Supplemental Information
for SF 424 Form required by the Department of Education; Part II, the
Budget Information Summary Form (ED Form 524); and Part IV, the
Assurances and Certifications. The page limit also does not apply to a
Table of Contents and the Program Abstract. If you include any
attachments or appendices, these items will be counted as part of the
Program Narrative (Part III of the application) for purposes of the
page limit requirement. You must include your complete response to the
selection criteria in the program narrative. The page limit applies to
all of the application narrative section [Part III].
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: May 12, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 26, 2008.
Applications for grants under these programs 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 in paper format 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 in section VII
in this notice. If the Department provides an 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: August 25, 2008.
4. Intergovernmental Review: These programs are 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 these programs.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference the regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section in this
notice.
Applicability of Executive Order 13202. Applicants that apply for
construction funds must comply with Executive Order 13202 signed by
President George W. Bush on February 17, 2001, and amended on April 6,
2001. This Executive Order provides that recipients of Federal
construction funds may not ``require or prohibit bidders, offerors,
contractors, or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements
with one or more labor organizations, on the same or other construction
project(s)'' or ``otherwise discriminate against bidders, offerors,
contractors, or subcontractors for becoming or refusing to become or
remain signatories or otherwise adhere to agreements with one or more
labor organizations, on the same or other construction project(s).''
However, the Executive Order does not prohibit contractors or
subcontractors from voluntarily entering into these agreements.
Projects funded under these programs that include construction activity
will be provided a copy of this Executive Order and will be asked to
certify that they will adhere to it.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under the
AANAPISI and the NASNTI Programs 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 AANAPISI and the NANSTI programs,
authorized by Section 499A of the HEA 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 the AANAPISI
and the NASNTI programs at https://www.Grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package for this program competition by
the CFDA Number. Do not include the CFDA Number's alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.382, not 84.382B or 84.382C).
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 received--that is, date and time stamped by the
Grants.gov system--after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. We do not consider an application that does
not comply with the deadline requirements. 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 these programs 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.
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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--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 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 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
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.
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: Darlene Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC
20006-8513. FAX: (202) 502-7861.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number: 84.382B or
84.382C), 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: 84.382B
or 84.382C), 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.
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(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: 84.382B or 84.382C), 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
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for these programs
are in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR), 34 CFR 75.210. Applicants must address each of the following
selection criteria (separately for each proposed activity). The total
weight of the selection criteria is 100 points; the weight of each
criterion is noted in parentheses.
I. Need for project. (Maximum 20 points) In determining the need
for the proposed project, the Secretary considers:
A. The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the
activities to be carried out by the proposed project. (10 points)
B. The extent to which the proposed project will focus on serving
or otherwise addressing the needs of disadvantaged individuals. (5
points)
C. 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)
II. Quality of the project design. (Maximum 15 points) In
determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers:
A. The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(10 points)
B. The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population or other identified needs. (5 points)
III. Quality of project services. (Maximum 15 points) In
determining the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the quality and sufficiency of
strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for eligible project
participants who are members of groups that have traditionally been
underrepresented based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or
disability. In addition, the Secretary considers:
A. The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project are appropriate to the needs of the intended recipients or
beneficiaries of those services. (10 points)
B. The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and effective
practice. (5 points)
IV. Quality of project personnel. (Maximum 10 points) 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. In addition, the Secretary
considers:
A. The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director or principal investigator. (5 points)
B. The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel. (5 points)
V. Adequacy of resources. (Maximum 5 points) In determining the
adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers:
A. The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project. (3 points)
B. The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
(2 points)
VI. Quality of the management plan. (Maximum 20 points) In
determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers:
A. 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. (10 points)
B. The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project. (5 points)
C. The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products
and services from the proposed project. (5 points)
VII. Quality of the project evaluation. (Maximum 15 points) In
determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary considers:
A. 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)
B. 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. (5 points)
C. The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes. (5 points)
2. Review and Selection Process: For two-year individual
development grants, awards will be made in rank order according to the
average score received from a panel of three readers.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and
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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 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 report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
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: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
these programs:
(a) The percentage change, over the two-year grant period, of the
number of full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at
AANAPISI and NASNTI.
(b) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students who were in their first year of postsecondary
enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the current year at
the same AANAPISI and NASNTI institution.
(c) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at four-year AANAPISI and NASNTI who
graduate within six years of enrollment.
(d) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at two-year AANAPISI and NASNTI who
graduate within three years of enrollment.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darlene Collins, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20006-8513.
Telephone: (202) 502-7576 or by e-mail: darlene.collins@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the 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.
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: May 7, 2008.
Diane Auer Jones,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. E8-10520 Filed 5-9-08; 8:45 am]
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