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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Carol M. White
Physical Education Program; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215F.
Dates:
Applications Available: January 16,
2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 6, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 6, 2009.
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Carol M.
White Physical Education Program
(PEP) provides grants to local
educational agencies (LEAs) and
community-based organizations (CBOs)
to initiate, expand, or enhance physical
education programs, including afterschool programs, for students in
kindergarten through 12th grade. Grant
recipients must implement programs
that help students make progress toward
meeting State standards.
Priorities: This competition has three
priorities—one absolute priority and a
competitive preference priority and
invitational priority within the absolute
priority. In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(iv), the absolute priority is
from sections 5503 and 5504(a) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended by the No
Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA)
(20 U.S.C. 7261b, 7261c). In accordance
with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the
competitive preference priority is from
34 CFR 75.225.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2009 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is the initiation,
expansion, and improvement of
physical education programs (which
may include after-school programs) in
order to make progress toward meeting
State standards for physical education
for kindergarten through 12th grade
students by (1) providing equipment
and support to enable students to
participate actively in physical
education activities; and (2) providing
funds for staff and teacher training and
education.
A physical education program funded
under this absolute priority must
provide for one or more of the
following:
(1) Fitness education and assessment
to help students understand, improve,
or maintain their physical well-being.
(2) Instruction in a variety of motor
skills and physical activities designed to
enhance the physical, mental, and social
or emotional development of every
student.
(3) Development of, and instruction
in, cognitive concepts about motor skills
and physical fitness that support a
lifelong healthy lifestyle.
(4) Opportunities to develop positive
social and cooperative skills through
physical activity participation.
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(5) Instruction in healthy eating habits
and good nutrition.
(6) Opportunities for professional
development for teachers of physical
education to stay abreast of the latest
research, issues, and trends in the field
of physical education.
Competitive Preference Priority:
Within this absolute priority, we give
competitive preference to applications
that address the following priority.
This priority is for applications from
novice applicants.
The term novice applicant means any
applicant for a grant from the
Department of Education that—
(1) Has never received a grant or
subgrant under the program from which
it seeks funding;
(2) Has never been a member of a
group application, submitted in
accordance with 34 CFR 75.127 through
75.129, that received a grant under the
program from which it seeks funding;
and
(3) Has not had an active
discretionary grant from the Federal
Government in the five years before the
deadline date for transmittal of
applications under the program. For the
purpose of this requirement, a grant is
active until the end of the grant’s project
or funding period, including any
extensions of those periods that extend
the grantee’s authority to obligate funds.
In the case of a group application
submitted in accordance with 34 CFR
75.127 through 75.129, to qualify as a
novice applicant, all group members
must meet the requirements described.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we
award an additional 5 points to an
application that meets the competitive
preference priority.
Invitational Priority: Within this
absolute priority, we are particularly
interested in applications that address
the following invitational priority.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not
give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other
applications.
This priority is for projects that
propose programs to address problems
identified by the applicant in a selfassessment, using the Physical
Education and Other Physical Activity
Programs and Nutrition Services
modules of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention’s School Health
Index (SHI) that are appropriate for the
schools to be served by the grant.
Applicants addressing this priority in
their applications are invited to include
their SHI scores for these two modules
in their application for funding, and to
plan on completing the same Physical
Education and Other Physical Activity
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Programs and Nutrition Services
modules of the SHI at the end of the
project period.
CBOs are invited to partner with an
LEA or school to complete the Physical
Education and Other Physical Activity
Programs and Nutrition Services
modules of the SHI since the selfassessment tool is designed to assess
school-based programs and policies
related to physical activity and nutrition
services.
Information about the SHI is available
at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s Web site at https://
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7261–
7261f.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99, and 299. (b) The
notice of final eligibility requirement for
the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
discretionary grant programs published
in the Federal Register on December 4,
2006 (71 FR 70369).
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration’s budget request for FY
2009 does not include funds for this
program. However, we are inviting
applications now to allow enough time
to complete the grant process before the
end of the current fiscal year, if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards later in
FY 2009 and in subsequent years from
the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$100,000–$500,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 95.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (a) LEAs,
including charter schools that are
considered LEAs under State law, and
CBOs, including faith-based
organizations provided that they meet
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the applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements.
(b) The Secretary limits eligibility
under this discretionary grant
competition to LEAs or CBOs that do
not currently have an active grant under
the PEP program. For the purpose of this
eligibility requirement, a grant is
considered active until the end of the
grant’s project or funding period,
including any extensions of those
periods that extend the grantee’s
authority to obligate funds.
2. (a) Cost Sharing or Matching: In
accordance with section 5506 of the
ESEA, the Federal share of the project
costs may not exceed (a) 90 percent of
the total cost of a program for the first
year for which the program receives
assistance; and (b) 75 percent of such
cost for the second and each subsequent
year.
(b) Supplement-Not-Supplant: This
competition involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements.
Funds made available under this
program must be used to supplement,
and not supplant, any other Federal,
State, or local funds available for
physical education activities in
accordance with section 5507 of the
ESEA.
3. Other: An application for funds
under this program may provide for the
participation, in the activities funded, of
(a) students enrolled in private
nonprofit elementary schools or
secondary schools, and their parents
and teachers; or (b) home-schooled
students, and their parents and teachers.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet or from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet,
use the following address: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed/
applicant.html. To obtain a copy from
ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the
following: Education Publications
Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1–
877–433–7827. Fax: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–
576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this program or
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.215F.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
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in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the person or
team listed under Alternative Format in
section VIII of this notice.
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.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 16,
2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 6, 2009.
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 in paper format by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to
section IV.6. Other Submission
Requirements of 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 of 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: May 6, 2009.
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: Funds may
not be used for construction activities or
for extracurricular activities, such as
team sports and Reserve Officers’
Training Corps program activities.
In accordance with section 5505(b) of
the ESEA, not more than five percent of
grant funds provided under this
program to an LEA or CBO for any fiscal
year may be used for administrative
expenses.
We reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice. Information about prohibited
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activities and use of funds also is
included in the application package for
this competition.
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.
We are participating as a partner in
the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
site. The Carol M. White Physical
Education Program, CFDA Number
84.215F, 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 Carol M. White
Physical Education Program at https://
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number’s
alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search
for 84.215, not 84.215F).
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 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not accept your
application if it is received—that is, date
and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system—after 4:30:00 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
4:30:00 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
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the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the submission
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this program 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.
• 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
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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 4:30:00 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
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII of 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 4:30:00 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
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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 following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215F), LBJ Basement
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you 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 84.215F), 550 12th
Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 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—
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(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 this program are from 34 CFR
75.210 and are listed in the application
package.
2. Review and Selection Process: An
additional factor we consider in
selecting an application for an award is
equitable distribution of awards among
LEAs and CBOs serving urban and rural
areas. (See 20 U.S.C. 7261e(b).)
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: There are reporting
requirements under this program,
including under section 5505(a) of the
ESEA and 34 CFR 75.118 and 75.720. In
accordance with section 5505(a) of the
ESEA, grantees under this program are
required to submit an annual report
that—
(1) Describes the activities conducted
during the preceding year; and
(2) Demonstrates that progress has
been made toward meeting State
standards for physical education.
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 directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary
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may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR
75.720(c).
This annual report must also address
progress toward meeting the
performance and efficiency measures
established by the Secretary for this
program and described in the next
section of this notice.
At the end of the project period, a
final performance and financial report
must be submitted as specified by the
Secretary in 34 CFR 75.720. 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 collecting
data to use in assessing the effectiveness
of PEP.
(a) Physical Activity.
(i) The percentage of students served
by the grant who engage in 150 minutes
of moderate to vigorous physical
activity per week (elementary school
students); and
(ii) The percentage of students served
by the grant who engage in 225 minutes
of moderate to vigorous physical
activity per week (middle and high
school students).
(b) Efficiency. The cost (based on
expenditures of the grant as well as
matching funds) per student who
achieves the level of physical activity
required to meet the physical activity
measure (150 minutes of moderate to
vigorous physical activity per week for
elementary school students, and 225
minutes of moderate to vigorous
physical activity per week for middle
and high school students).
These measures constitute the
Department’s measures of success for
this program. Consequently, applicants
for a grant under this program are
advised to give careful consideration to
these measures in conceptualizing the
approach and evaluation of their
proposed project. If funded, applicants
will be asked to collect and report data
in their performance and final reports
about progress toward these measures.
For specific requirements on grantee
reporting, please go to https://
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible 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 of
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.
VII. Agency Contact
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Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 10071, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
202–245–7871 or by e-mail:
Carlette.Huntley@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
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Dated: January 12, 2009.
Deborah A. Price,
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Higher
Education Disaster Relief; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.938R.
DATES: Applications Available: January
16, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of PreApplications: January 27, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 26, 2009.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Higher
Education Disaster Relief Grants
Program provides funds to institutions
of higher education (IHEs) that are
located in an area affected by
hurricanes, floods, and other natural
disasters occurring during 2008 for
which the President declared a major
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Assistance Act of 1974. The funds may
only be used to defray the expenses
incurred by IHEs that were forced to
close, or relocate, or whose operations
were impaired as a result of damage
directly caused by such hurricanes,
floods, and other natural disasters
occurring during 2008. Funds may be
used to cover lost revenue,
reimbursement for expenses already
incurred, and for construction. Funds
may also be used to enable these IHEs
to provide grants to their students who
attend the IHE for academic years
beginning on or after July 1, 2008.
Criteria for Awarding Funds: Under
the Consolidated Security, Disaster
Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110–
329), only IHEs as defined in section
101 or section 102(c) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), that are located in an area in
which a major disaster was declared in
accordance with section 401 of the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act during
calendar year 2008, are eligible to apply
for funds under this program. A list of
these areas is available at: https://www.
gismaps.fema.gov/2008pages/
lcurrent.shtm.
Public Law 110–329 authorizes the
Department to make these funds
available based on criteria established
by the Secretary. Accordingly, the
Secretary establishes the following
factors as criteria that will be used in
allocating these funds:
(1) The expenses that would have
been covered by revenues lost by the
IHE as a direct result of the major
disaster;
(2) The expenses incurred by the IHE
in remedying the effects of the disaster;
(3) The costs of construction
associated with physical damage caused
by the disaster; and
(4) Any amount of any insurance
settlement or other reimbursement
received by the IHE including from a
Federal or other relief agency. An IHE
must include information responsive to
each of these criteria in its preapplication. After reviewing the preapplications, the Secretary may decide
to use the number or amount of Pell
Grants received at any time during the
2006–07 and 2007–08 award years, as
reflected in the Department’s records, as
a factor in determining the amount of
the individual grants to ensure a fair
distribution of funds in accordance with
statutory requirements.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:
Under the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), and section 437 of
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Carol
M. White Physical Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215F.
Dates:
Applications Available: January 16, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 6, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 6, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Carol M. White Physical Education Program
(PEP) provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) and
community-based organizations (CBOs) to initiate, expand, or enhance
physical education programs, including after-school programs, for
students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Grant recipients must
implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting
State standards.
Priorities: This competition has three priorities--one absolute
priority and a competitive preference priority and invitational
priority within the absolute priority. In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(iv), the absolute priority is from sections 5503 and 5504(a)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7261b, 7261c).
In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the competitive preference
priority is from 34 CFR 75.225.
Absolute Priority: For FY 2009 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition,
this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we
consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is the initiation, expansion, and improvement of
physical education programs (which may include after-school programs)
in order to make progress toward meeting State standards for physical
education for kindergarten through 12th grade students by (1) providing
equipment and support to enable students to participate actively in
physical education activities; and (2) providing funds for staff and
teacher training and education.
A physical education program funded under this absolute priority
must provide for one or more of the following:
(1) Fitness education and assessment to help students understand,
improve, or maintain their physical well-being.
(2) Instruction in a variety of motor skills and physical
activities designed to enhance the physical, mental, and social or
emotional development of every student.
(3) Development of, and instruction in, cognitive concepts about
motor skills and physical fitness that support a lifelong healthy
lifestyle.
(4) Opportunities to develop positive social and cooperative skills
through physical activity participation.
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(5) Instruction in healthy eating habits and good nutrition.
(6) Opportunities for professional development for teachers of
physical education to stay abreast of the latest research, issues, and
trends in the field of physical education.
Competitive Preference Priority: Within this absolute priority, we
give competitive preference to applications that address the following
priority.
This priority is for applications from novice applicants.
The term novice applicant means any applicant for a grant from the
Department of Education that--
(1) Has never received a grant or subgrant under the program from
which it seeks funding;
(2) Has never been a member of a group application, submitted in
accordance with 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129, that received a grant
under the program from which it seeks funding; and
(3) Has not had an active discretionary grant from the Federal
Government in the five years before the deadline date for transmittal
of applications under the program. For the purpose of this requirement,
a grant is active until the end of the grant's project or funding
period, including any extensions of those periods that extend the
grantee's authority to obligate funds.
In the case of a group application submitted in accordance with 34
CFR 75.127 through 75.129, to qualify as a novice applicant, all group
members must meet the requirements described.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award an additional 5 points to an
application that meets the competitive preference priority.
Invitational Priority: Within this absolute priority, we are
particularly interested in applications that address the following
invitational priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets this invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.
This priority is for projects that propose programs to address
problems identified by the applicant in a self-assessment, using the
Physical Education and Other Physical Activity Programs and Nutrition
Services modules of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
School Health Index (SHI) that are appropriate for the schools to be
served by the grant. Applicants addressing this priority in their
applications are invited to include their SHI scores for these two
modules in their application for funding, and to plan on completing the
same Physical Education and Other Physical Activity Programs and
Nutrition Services modules of the SHI at the end of the project period.
CBOs are invited to partner with an LEA or school to complete the
Physical Education and Other Physical Activity Programs and Nutrition
Services modules of the SHI since the self-assessment tool is designed
to assess school-based programs and policies related to physical
activity and nutrition services.
Information about the SHI is available at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention's Web site at https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7261-7261f.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99, and 299. (b) The notice of final
eligibility requirement for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
discretionary grant programs published in the Federal Register on
December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70369).
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration's budget request for
FY 2009 does not include funds for this program. However, we are
inviting applications now to allow enough time to complete the grant
process before the end of the current fiscal year, if Congress
appropriates funds for this program.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards later in FY 2009 and in
subsequent years from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000-$500,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $300,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 95.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: (a) LEAs, including charter schools that
are considered LEAs under State law, and CBOs, including faith-based
organizations provided that they meet the applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements.
(b) The Secretary limits eligibility under this discretionary grant
competition to LEAs or CBOs that do not currently have an active grant
under the PEP program. For the purpose of this eligibility requirement,
a grant is considered active until the end of the grant's project or
funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend
the grantee's authority to obligate funds.
2. (a) Cost Sharing or Matching: In accordance with section 5506 of
the ESEA, the Federal share of the project costs may not exceed (a) 90
percent of the total cost of a program for the first year for which the
program receives assistance; and (b) 75 percent of such cost for the
second and each subsequent year.
(b) Supplement-Not-Supplant: This competition involves supplement-
not-supplant funding requirements.
Funds made available under this program must be used to supplement,
and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds available
for physical education activities in accordance with section 5507 of
the ESEA.
3. Other: An application for funds under this program may provide
for the participation, in the activities funded, of (a) students
enrolled in private nonprofit elementary schools or secondary schools,
and their parents and teachers; or (b) home-schooled students, and
their parents and teachers.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet or from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following
address: https://www.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed/applicant.html. To
obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following:
Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398.
Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. Fax: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-
576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.215F.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package
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in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or
computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under
Alternative Format in section VIII of this notice.
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.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 16, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 6, 2009.
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 in
paper format by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV.6.
Other Submission Requirements of 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
of 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: May 6, 2009.
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: Funds may not be used for construction
activities or for extracurricular activities, such as team sports and
Reserve Officers' Training Corps program activities.
In accordance with section 5505(b) of the ESEA, not more than five
percent of grant funds provided under this program to an LEA or CBO for
any fiscal year may be used for administrative expenses.
We reference additional regulations outlining funding restrictions
in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice. Information about
prohibited activities and use of funds also is included in the
application package for this competition.
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.
We are participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov
Apply site. The Carol M. White Physical Education Program, CFDA Number
84.215F, 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 Carol M.
White Physical Education Program at https://www.Grants.gov. You must
search for the downloadable application package for this program by the
CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.215, not 84.215F).
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 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system--after 4:30:00 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
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this program 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.
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
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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 4:30:00 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 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 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 4:30:00
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 following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.215F), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you 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
84.215F), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 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 this program are
from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: An additional factor we consider
in selecting an application for an award is equitable distribution of
awards among LEAs and CBOs serving urban and rural areas. (See 20
U.S.C. 7261e(b).)
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: There are reporting requirements under this program,
including under section 5505(a) of the ESEA and 34 CFR 75.118 and
75.720. In accordance with section 5505(a) of the ESEA, grantees under
this program are required to submit an annual report that--
(1) Describes the activities conducted during the preceding year;
and
(2) Demonstrates that progress has been made toward meeting State
standards for physical education.
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 directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary
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may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR
75.720(c).
This annual report must also address progress toward meeting the
performance and efficiency measures established by the Secretary for
this program and described in the next section of this notice.
At the end of the project period, a final performance and financial
report must be submitted as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR
75.720. 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 collecting data to use in
assessing the effectiveness of PEP.
(a) Physical Activity.
(i) The percentage of students served by the grant who engage in
150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week
(elementary school students); and
(ii) The percentage of students served by the grant who engage in
225 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week (middle
and high school students).
(b) Efficiency. The cost (based on expenditures of the grant as
well as matching funds) per student who achieves the level of physical
activity required to meet the physical activity measure (150 minutes of
moderate to vigorous physical activity per week for elementary school
students, and 225 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per
week for middle and high school students).
These measures constitute the Department's measures of success for
this program. Consequently, applicants for a grant under this program
are advised to give careful consideration to these measures in
conceptualizing the approach and evaluation of their proposed project.
If funded, applicants will be asked to collect and report data in their
performance and final reports about progress toward these measures. For
specific requirements on grantee reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlette Huntley, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 10071, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-245-7871 or by e-mail:
Carlette.Huntley@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible 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 of 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: January 12, 2009.
Deborah A. Price,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
[FR Doc. E9-956 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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