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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need
(GAANN); Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.200A.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 13,
2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 16, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 15, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program
provides fellowships in areas of national
need to assist graduate students with
excellent academic records who
demonstrate financial need and plan to
pursue the highest degree available in
their courses of study at the institution.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR
648.33(a) and Appendix to part 648—
Academic Areas).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2009, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Areas of National Need: A project
must provide fellowships in one or
more of the following areas of national
need: Biology, Chemistry, Computer and
Information Sciences, Engineering,
Mathematics, Nursing, Physics, and
Educational Assessment, Evaluation,
and Research.
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Within this absolute priority, the
Secretary is particularly interested in
applications that address the following
invitational priority:
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: Educational
Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Programs that focus on preparing
students at the Master’s or Ph.D. level
who will be trained in statistics and
measurement theory to become
psychometricians. These psychometrics
programs focus on the principles and
procedures for designing, developing,
implementing, and evaluating test and
other mechanisms used to measure
learning, evaluate student progress, and
assess the performance of specific
teaching tools, strategies and curricula.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85,
86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR Part 648.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants,
redistributed as fellowships to
individual fellows.
Estimated Available Funds: We
estimate that $22,773,000 will be
available for new awards for this
program in FY 2009. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
Congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$128,628–$214,380.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$213,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 107.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Stipend Level: The Secretary will
determine the fellowship stipend for
GAANN for the academic year 2009–
2010 based on the level of support
provided by the graduate fellowships of
the National Science Foundation, as of
February 1, 2009. However, the
Secretary will adjust the amount, as
necessary, so as not to exceed the
fellow’s demonstrated level of financial
need as calculated for purposes of the
Federal Student Financial Aid Programs
under Title IV, Part F of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Institutional Payment: The Secretary
will determine the institutional
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payment for the academic year 2009–
2010 by adjusting the previous
academic year institutional payment,
which is $12,876 per fellow, by the U.S.
Department of Labor’s Consumer Price
Index for the 2008 calendar year.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Academic
departments of institutions of higher
education that meet the requirements in
34 CFR 648.2.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program involves matching (See 34 CFR
648.7).
3. Other: For requirements relating to
selecting fellows, see 34 CFR 648.40.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Gary Thomas, U.S. Department
of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room
6016, Washington, DC 20006–8524.
Telephone (202) 502–7767; or, by email: gary.thomas@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
program.
Page Limit: The application narrative,
Part II of the application, is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. You must limit the
application narrative, Part II, as follows:
• An application in a single
discipline must be limited to the
equivalent of no more than 40 pages.
• An inter-disciplinary application
must be limited to the equivalent of no
more than 60 pages. An interdisciplinary application must request
funding for a single proposed program
of study that involves two or more
academic disciplines.
• A multi-disciplinary application
must be limited to the equivalent of no
more than 40 pages for each academic
department included in the proposal. A
multi-disciplinary application must
request funding for two or more
academic departments in areas of
national need designated as priorities by
the Secretary that are independent and
unrelated to one another.
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• 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″ margin.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions. However, you
may single space all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs. Charts,
tables, figures, and graphs presented in
the application narrative count toward
the page limit.
• 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, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
• Appendices are limited to the
following: Curriculum Vitae—no more
than two pages per faculty member, a
course listing, letters of support, a
bibliography, and one additional
optional appendix relevant to the
support of the proposal, not to exceed
five pages.
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the Application for Federal Assistance
(SF 424); the Supplemental Information
Form required by the Department of
Education; Part III, the assurances and
certifications; the GAANN Statutory
Assurance Form; the GAANN Budget
Spreadsheet(s) form; the one-page
abstract or the appendices. The page
limit also does not apply to the table of
contents, if you include one. However,
you must include all of the application
narrative in Part II.
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 13,
2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 16, 2009.
Applications for grants under this
program 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 of this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
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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 15, 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: We specify
unallowable costs in 34 CFR 648.64. We
reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
GAANN Competition, CFDA number
84.200A, 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
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 GAANN Program at
https://www.Grants.gov. You must search
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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 84.200, not 84.200A).
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 4:30:00 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://
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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, the GAANN Budget
Spreadsheet(s) Form, and the GAANN
Statutory Assurances and all
certifications.
• You must attach any narrative
sections of your application as files in
a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or
.PDF (Portable Document) format. If you
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
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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.
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
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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: Gary Thomas, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6016, Washington, DC
20006–8524. Fax (202) 502–7859.
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 following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number: 84.200A), 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.
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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
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address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number: 84.200A), 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 in 34 CFR
648.31.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are
in 34 CFR 648.32.
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 will notify
you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
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expenditure information as directed by
the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118 and
34 CFR 648.66. Grantees will be
required to submit a supplement to the
Final Performance Report two years
after the expiration of their GAANN
grant. The purpose of the supplement to
the Final Performance Report is to
identify and report the educational
outcome of each GAANN Fellow.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA), the following
measures will be used by the
Department in assessing the
performance of the GAANN Program:
(1) The percentage of GAANN Fellows
completing the terminal degree in the
designated areas of national need;
(2) The percentage of GAANN Fellows
from traditionally underrepresented
groups enrolled in a terminal degree
program in the designated areas of
national need; and
(3) The median time to completion of
Master’s and Doctorate degrees for
GAANN students.
If funded, you will be asked to collect
and report data in your project’s annual
performance report (EDGAR, 34 CFR
75.590) on these measures and on steps
taken toward improving performance on
these outcomes. Consequently,
applicants are advised to include these
outcomes in conceptualizing the design,
implementation, and evaluation of their
proposed projects. Their measurement
should be a part of the project
evaluation plan, along with measures of
your progress on the goals and
objectives specific to your project.
All grantees will be expected to
submit an annual performance report
documenting their success in addressing
these performance measures.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Thomas, U.S. Department of Education,
Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need Program, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6016, Washington, DC
20006–8524. Telephone: (202) 502–
7767, or by e-mail: gary.thomas@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
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Dated: February 10, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Delegated the Authority to Perform the
Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
2009 Department of Energy Regional
Nuclear Suppliers Outreach Event
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) Office of Environmental
Management (EM), and the National
Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA), will co-sponsor a Regional
Nuclear Suppliers Outreach Event for
suppliers interested in providing service
and products in the nuclear sector.
DATES: March 17–18, 2009, 8 a.m.–5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Augusta Marriott Hotel &
Suites, Two Tenth Street, Augusta,
Georgia 30901.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Shafer, Event Planner,
Performance Results Corporation, 20201
Century Boulevard, Suite 285,
Germantown, Maryland 20874. Phone
(301) 540–7100, Fax (301) 540–7550 or
e-mail: jshafer@prc8a.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the meeting: This Regional
Nuclear Suppliers Outreach Event is an
excellent opportunity for companies
interested in working in the DOE
nuclear sector to gain insights into the
current and future markets for products
and services at the Portsmouth/Paducah
Project Office, Oak Ridge Office, and
Savannah River Sites, and requirements
to enter or to continue to work on
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nuclear projects in the DOE-complex. In
addition, participants will have the
opportunity to interact directly with
senior executives, project managers, and
procurement personnel working for
DOE and NNSA and its prime
contractors; and, gain insight into
Nuclear Quality Assurance program
requirements applicable to both the
DOE and commercial nuclear industry
sectors.
The purpose of this forum is two fold.
First, it will help ensure that all EM and
NNSA sites have an adequate number of
qualified nuclear and non-nuclear
suppliers for future projects and
programs. Second, it will provide
information for suppliers regarding the
needs of DOE projects and programs for
their products and services in the years
ahead.
Agenda on March 17, 2009
8 a.m. Welcome and Logistics
8:15 a.m. Keynote Addresses
• TBD.
• Perspectives on NNSA Nuclear
Project Needs.
• Perspectives on DOE Energy Park
Initiative, Property for Community
Reuse Organization.
• Perspectives on U.S. Business
Competitiveness in Nuclear Energy.
10 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Market Outlooks for
Nuclear Suppliers
• Commercial Nuclear Industry
Outlook: New Nuclear Power Plants
Applications for the Eastern U.S.
• DOE/EM Outlook: Regional Major
Construction and Operation
Projects.
• DOE/NNSA Outlook: Regional
Major Construction and Operation
Projects.
12 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. NQA–1 Based Procurement
Challenges and Major Issues
• Perspectives on EM Nuclear Project
Needs.
• Panel Session #1: Nuclear Services
(Design, Engineering, Construction).
• Panel Session #2: Nuclear
Equipment (Pumps, Valves, Tanks,
Pipes, Etc.).
5:30 p.m. Reception
• EM/NNSA Site Tables: Federal and
Contractor procurement
representatives from Savannah
River, Oak Ridge, and Portsmouth
and Paducah will be available to
discuss specific needs and issues.
• NQA–1 Table: ASME representative
will be available to discuss Quality
Assurance Program requirements
and program implementation.
12 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. 4–Hour Training Session for
Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Suppliers
• What Is the NQA–1 Process?
1:30 p.m. SRS Tours (Salt Waste
Processing Facility, MOX, Defense
Waste Processing Facility)
Registration Information: There is no
event fee. Participants may register at
https://www.prc8a.com/doernsoe, or by
contacting Jennifer Shafer at the address
or telephone number listed above.
Issued at Washington, DC, on February 9,
2009.
Dae Y. Chung,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety
Management and Operations, Environmental
Management.
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Agenda on March 18, 2009
8 a.m. NQA–1 Based Procurement
Challenges and Major Issues
• Panel Session #3: Savannah River
Procurement Process and Liability
and Indemnification Issues.
9 a.m. NQA Requirements and Impact
on Suppliers
• What Is a Quality Assurance
Program and How Does a Company
Establish One?
9:30 a.m. DOE Site and Industry
Procurement Interactions
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of
Science.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear
Science Advisory Committee (NSAC).
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that
public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Monday, March 2, 2009, 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Marriott Bethesda North
Hotel & Conference Center, 5701
Marinelli Road, Bethesda, Maryland
20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda L. May, U.S. Department of
Energy, SC–26/Germantown Building,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–1290,
Telephone: 301–903–0536.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice and guidance on a continuing
basis to the Department of Energy and
the National Science Foundation on
scientific priorities within the field of
basic nuclear science research.
Tentative Agenda: Agenda will
include discussions of the following:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN); Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.200A.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 13, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 16, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 15, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program provides fellowships in areas of
national need to assist graduate students with excellent academic
records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest
degree available in their courses of study at the institution.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority
is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR 648.33(a) and Appendix
to part 648--Academic Areas).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2009, this priority is an absolute
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that
meet this priority.
This priority is:
Areas of National Need: A project must provide fellowships in one
or more of the following areas of national need: Biology, Chemistry,
Computer and Information Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Nursing,
Physics, and Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research.
Within this absolute priority, the Secretary is particularly
interested in applications that address the following invitational
priority:
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: Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Programs that focus on preparing students at the Master's or Ph.D.
level who will be trained in statistics and measurement theory to
become psychometricians. These psychometrics programs focus on the
principles and procedures for designing, developing, implementing, and
evaluating test and other mechanisms used to measure learning, evaluate
student progress, and assess the performance of specific teaching
tools, strategies and curricula.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR Part 648.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants, redistributed as fellowships
to individual fellows.
Estimated Available Funds: We estimate that $22,773,000 will be
available for new awards for this program in FY 2009. The actual level
of funding, if any, depends on final Congressional action. However, we
are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $128,628-$214,380.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $213,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 107.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Stipend Level: The Secretary will determine the fellowship stipend
for GAANN for the academic year 2009-2010 based on the level of support
provided by the graduate fellowships of the National Science
Foundation, as of February 1, 2009. However, the Secretary will adjust
the amount, as necessary, so as not to exceed the fellow's demonstrated
level of financial need as calculated for purposes of the Federal
Student Financial Aid Programs under Title IV, Part F of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Institutional Payment: The Secretary will determine the
institutional
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payment for the academic year 2009-2010 by adjusting the previous
academic year institutional payment, which is $12,876 per fellow, by
the U.S. Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index for the 2008
calendar year.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Academic departments of institutions of
higher education that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 648.2.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program involves matching (See 34
CFR 648.7).
3. Other: For requirements relating to selecting fellows, see 34
CFR 648.40.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Gary Thomas, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6016, Washington, DC
20006-8524. Telephone (202) 502-7767; or, by e-mail:
gary.thomas@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed
in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limit: The application narrative, Part II of the application,
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit the
application narrative, Part II, as follows:
An application in a single discipline must be limited to
the equivalent of no more than 40 pages.
An inter-disciplinary application must be limited to the
equivalent of no more than 60 pages. An inter-disciplinary application
must request funding for a single proposed program of study that
involves two or more academic disciplines.
A multi-disciplinary application must be limited to the
equivalent of no more than 40 pages for each academic department
included in the proposal. A multi-disciplinary application must request
funding for two or more academic departments in areas of national need
designated as priorities by the Secretary that are independent and
unrelated to one another.
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'' margin.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. However, you may
single space all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. Charts,
tables, figures, and graphs presented in the application narrative
count toward the page limit.
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, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
Appendices are limited to the following: Curriculum
Vitae--no more than two pages per faculty member, a course listing,
letters of support, a bibliography, and one additional optional
appendix relevant to the support of the proposal, not to exceed five
pages.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the Application for
Federal Assistance (SF 424); the Supplemental Information Form required
by the Department of Education; Part III, the assurances and
certifications; the GAANN Statutory Assurance Form; the GAANN Budget
Spreadsheet(s) form; the one-page abstract or the appendices. The page
limit also does not apply to the table of contents, if you include one.
However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part II.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 13, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 16, 2009.
Applications for grants under this program 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 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 15, 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: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR
648.64. We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in
this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the GAANN Competition, CFDA number
84.200A, 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 GAANN
Program at https://www.Grants.gov. You must search
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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 84.200, not 84.200A).
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 4:30:00
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 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, the GAANN Budget
Spreadsheet(s) Form, and the GAANN Statutory Assurances and all
certifications.
You must attach any narrative sections of your application
as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable
Document) format. If you 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 4:30:00 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.
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
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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: Gary Thomas, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6016, Washington, DC
20006-8524. Fax (202) 502-7859.
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 following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number: 84.200A), 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 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: 84.200A), 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
in 34 CFR 648.31.
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are in 34 CFR 648.32.
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 will notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must 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 and 34 CFR 648.66. Grantees will be required to
submit a supplement to the Final Performance Report two years after the
expiration of their GAANN grant. The purpose of the supplement to the
Final Performance Report is to identify and report the educational
outcome of each GAANN Fellow.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the following measures will be used by the
Department in assessing the performance of the GAANN Program:
(1) The percentage of GAANN Fellows completing the terminal degree
in the designated areas of national need;
(2) The percentage of GAANN Fellows from traditionally
underrepresented groups enrolled in a terminal degree program in the
designated areas of national need; and
(3) The median time to completion of Master's and Doctorate degrees
for GAANN students.
If funded, you will be asked to collect and report data in your
project's annual performance report (EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.590) on these
measures and on steps taken toward improving performance on these
outcomes. Consequently, applicants are advised to include these
outcomes in conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation
of their proposed projects. Their measurement should be a part of the
project evaluation plan, along with measures of your progress on the
goals and objectives specific to your project.
All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance
report documenting their success in addressing these performance
measures.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Gary Thomas, U.S. Department of
Education, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Program, 1990
K Street, NW., room 6016, Washington, DC 20006-8524. Telephone: (202)
502-7767, or by e-mail: gary.thomas@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.
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Dated: February 10, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. E9-3163 Filed 2-12-09; 8:45 am]
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