Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students; Overview Information; Foreign Language Assistance Program-Local Educational Agencies With Institutions of Higher Education; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, 18202-18208 [E9-9132]
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FTX–03 Mission
Two launches were conducted at KLC
between March 12, 2008, and March 11,
2009. The first was a monitored launch
of a Flight Test Experimental–03 (FTX–
03) long range ballistic missile on July
18, 2008 at 13:47:00 hr ADT. Aerial
surveys to document marine mammals
in the primary survey area (6–mile
radius of the KLC launch pads) were
flown using single-engine fixed-wing
aircraft 1 day prior to (July 17), the day
of (July 18), and 3 days (July 19–21) post
launch. On July 17, 2008, video
equipment and a noise monitor were
deployed on the northeast side of Ugak
Island, 4.2 miles (6.8 km) from the
launch site, and another noise monitor
was deployed on Narrow Cape , 0.9
miles (1.4 km) from the launch site.
Sound level monitoring equipment at
Ugak Island registered noise above
general ambient levels for one minute
thirty three seconds with an SEL of 89.6
dBA. The one-second broadband peak
noise level was 108.3 dBC. The 1/3
octave broadband noise level peaked
between 63 and 250 Hz with a
maximum noise level of 90.7 dB at 100
Hz. Sound level monitoring equipment
at Narrow Cape registered noise above
general ambient levels for one minute
fifty seconds with an SEL of 112.6 dBA.
The one-second broadband peak noise
level was 145.6 dBC. The 1/3 octave
broadband noise level peaked between
63 and 400 Hz with a maximum noise
level at 105.8 dB at 315 Hz.
Video equipment was focused on the
Steller sea lion haulout on the east side
of Ugak Island because no seal lions
were present at the traditional haulout
on the gravel spit at Ugak. This haulout
was occupied by 1–5 seal lions during
the aerial surveys, and 0–3 sea lions
during video monitoring. However, the
camera battery was depleted about two
hours before the launch so the
immediate effects of the launch on
Steller sea lions could not be
determined. However, three sea lions
were seen at the haulout during the
aerial survey conducted within two
hours after the launch, the same number
recorded when the camera battery died;
therefore, if any behavioral impacts did
occur, they were short lived.
Harbor seals were the most abundant
marine mammal counted. Daily totals
ranged from 610 seals on July 20, 2008
to 1,534 seals on July 21, 2008. The
count of harbor seals before the launch
(853 seals) was similar immediately post
launch (840 seals). For the three days
after launch, 744, 610, and 1,534 harbor
seals, respectively, were sighted in the
primary study area. Therefore, NMFS
does not expect that the launch had a
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long term impact on harbor seals in the
action area.
FTG–05 Mission
The second monitored launch of an
Flight Test Ground-based Interceptor–05
(FTG–05) ballistic missile was
conducted at KLC on December 5, 2008
at 11:04 hr ADT. Five monitoring
surveys were scheduled between
December 4–8, 2008; however, foul
weather precluded flying from all but
one day. No monitoring survey was
completed pre-launch and only one
survey was completed post-launch;
however, one aerial survey was flown
over part of the primary study area three
days before the launch (December 2)
prior to the designated monitoring
surveys. Foul weather precluded
helicopter access to Ugak Island,
therefore no video equipment or sound
monitoring device was deployed at this
location. However, a sound level
monitor was deployed on Narrow Cape.
This noise monitoring device registered
noise above general ambient levels for
one minute forty one seconds with an
SEL of 112.4 dBA. The one-second
broadband peak noise level was 126.1
dBC. The 1/3 octave broadband noise
level peaked between 63 and 400 Hz
with a maximum noise level at 106.6 dB
at 200 Hz.
Steller sea lions did not use the spit
on northern Ugak Island (the traditional
haulout site) during the December 7
survey; however, this has been the trend
during the past few years. One sea lion
was sighted during that day on the
suprtidal rock on the eastern side of
Ugak, the same location where they
were sighted during the FTX–03 launch,
as described above.
During the December 7 survey, 971
harbor seals were sighted in the primary
study area. All were sighted on Ugak
Island with the largest single haulout
located on the northeast side of the
island with 444 seals. Because only one
survey was completed and no video
monitoring system was set up during
the FTG–05 launch, the actual impacts
to Steller sea lions and harbor seals can
not be determined. However, AADC did
collect video monitoring data of Steller
sea lions during a FTG–02 launch in
2006. During that launch, two sea lions
were present on Ugak Rock. The
animals raised their heads in response
to launch noise, which peaked at 105.6
dBC and had an SEL of 90.1dBA over
one minute and eight seconds; however,
they did not flush into the water. For
comparative purposes, the Narrow Cape
the peak noise level during this launch
was 128 dBC with a SEL of 112.5dBA
over one minute 23–seconds which is
comparable to the December FTG–05
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launch, as described above. Therefore,
NMFS anticipates that reactions of
Steller sea lions, if present, were likely
similar to those recorded previously.
In summary, NMFS concludes the
impacts from the FTX–03 and FTG–05
flight were similar based on similar
acoustic monitoring measurements from
both launches. No mortality or injury
was observed during the FTX–03 launch
and likely did not occur during the
FTG–05 launch.
Authorization
Accordingly, NMFS has issued an
LOA to AADC authorizing takes of
marine mammals incidental to rocket
launches at the KLC. Issuance of this
LOA is based on findings, described in
the preamble to the final rule (71 FR
4297, January 26, 2006) and supported
by information contained in AADC’s
required 2007 annual report, that the
activities described under this LOA will
result in the take of small numbers of
marine mammals, have a negligible
impact on marine mammal stocks, and
will not have an unmitigable adverse
impact on the availability of the affected
marine mammal stocks for subsistence
uses.
Dated: April 16, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for
Limited English Proficient Students;
Overview Information; Foreign
Language Assistance Program—Local
Educational Agencies With Institutions
of Higher Education; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.293A.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 21,
2009.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:
May 11, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 27, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 27, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Foreign
Language Assistance Program (FLAP)
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provides grants to local educational
agencies (LEAs) for innovative model
programs providing for the
establishment, improvement, or
expansion of foreign language study for
elementary and secondary school
students. Under this competition, as
required by Public Law 111–8 (the
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009), 5year grants will be awarded to LEAs to
work in partnership with one or more
institutions of higher education (IHEs)
to establish or expand articulated
programs of study in languages critical
to United States national security in
order to enable successful students to
achieve a superior level of proficiency
in those languages. In addition, an LEA
that receives a grant under this program
must use the funds to support programs
that show promise of being continued
beyond the grant period and
demonstrate approaches that can be
disseminated to and duplicated in other
LEAs. Projects supported under this
program may also include a professional
development component.
Priorities: This notice involves one
absolute priority and four competitive
preference priorities. The absolute
priority is from the notice of final
priority for this program, published in
the Federal Register on May 19, 2006
(71 FR 29228). In accordance with 34
CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), Competitive
Preference Priorities #1 through #4 are
from section 5493 of the Foreign
Language Assistance Act of 2001 (20
U.S.C. 7259b).
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:
Critical Need Languages
This priority supports projects that
establish, improve or expand foreign
language learning, primarily during the
traditional school day, within grade
kindergarten through grade 12, that
exclusively teach one or more of the
following less commonly taught
languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean,
Japanese, Russian, and languages in the
Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language
families.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2009 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition, these priorities are
competitive preference priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii) we give
preference to an application that meets
one or more of these priorities.
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Note: There is no advantage to addressing
all four competitive preference priorities.
Creating a program around all four priorities
may result in an unfocused program design.
We give preference to applications describing
programs that meet any one of these
priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority #1.
Projects that include intensive summer
foreign language programs for
professional development.
Competitive Preference Priority #2.
Projects that link non-native English
speakers in the community with the
schools in order to promote two-way
language learning.
Competitive Preference Priority #3.
Projects that make effective use of
technology, such as computer-assisted
instruction, language laboratories, or
distance learning, to promote foreign
language study.
Competitive Preference Priority #4.
Projects that promote innovative
activities, such as foreign language
immersion, partial foreign language
immersion, or content-based
instruction.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7259a7259b; Public Law 111–8 (the Omnibus
Appropriations Act, 2009).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The notice of
final priority, published in the Federal
Register on May 19, 2006 (71 FR 29228).
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:
$5,193,495.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2010 from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$100,000—$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$200,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $300,000 for a single budget
period of 12 months. The Assistant
Deputy Secretary and Director for the
Office of English Language Acquisition,
Language Enhancement, and Academic
Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students (OELA) may change
the maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 26.
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: 60 months.
Applications that request funding for a
project period of other than 60 months
will be deemed ineligible and will not
be read.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs,
including charter schools that are
considered LEAs under State law, in
partnership with one or more
institutions of higher education.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Section
5492(c)(1) of the Foreign Language
Assistance Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C.
7259a(c)(1)) requires that the Federal
share of a project funded under this
program for each fiscal year be 50
percent. For example, an LEA
requesting $100,000 in Federal funding
for its foreign language program each
fiscal year must match that amount with
$100,000 of non-Federal funding for
each year. 34 CFR 80.24 of EDGAR
addresses Federal cost-sharing
requirements.
If an LEA does not have adequate
resources to pay the non-Federal share
of the cost, a waiver may be requested.
An LEA may request a waiver of part,
or all, of the matching requirement. The
waiver request should be submitted by
letter to the Secretary of Education and
included in the application. An
authorized representative of the LEA,
such as the superintendent of schools,
should sign the letter.
The request for waiver should—
• Provide an explanation, supported
with appropriate documentation, of the
basis for the LEA’s position that it does
not have adequate resources to pay the
non-Federal share of the cost of the
project.
• Specify the amount, if any, of the
non-Federal share that the LEA can pay.
We recommend that LEAs that are
unable to provide the required level of
non-Federal support for their project
provide as much non-Federal support as
possible. Further information on
submitting a waiver request is included
in the application package.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Yvonne Putney-Mathieu, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5C138, Washington,
DC 20202–6510. Telephone: (202) 401–
1461 or by e-mail:
yvonne.mathieu@ed.gov.
Note: Please include ‘‘84.293A LEA IHE
Application Request’’ in the subject heading
of your e-mail.
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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
competition.
Notice of Intent to Apply: If you
intend to apply for a grant under this
competition, contact Yvonne Mathieu
by e-mail: yvonne.mathieu@ed.gov.
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Note: Please include ‘‘84.293A LEA IHE
Intent to Apply’’ in the subject heading of
your e-mail. The e-mail should specify: (1)
The LEA name, (2) city, (3) State, and (4)
language(s) of instruction. We will consider
an application submitted by the deadline
date for transmittal of applications, even if
the applicant did not provide us notice of its
intent to apply.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. You must limit the
application narrative to the equivalent
of no more than 35 pages using the
following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget
section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the two-page abstract.
However, the page limit does apply to
all of the application narrative section
in Part III.
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit; or if you apply
other standards and exceed the
equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
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Applications Available: April 21,
2009.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:
May 11, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 27, 2009.
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. For information (including
dates and times) about how to submit
your application electronically, or by
mail or hand delivery if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, please refer to
section IV. 6. Other Submission
Requirements 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: July 27, 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 reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section in 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
Foreign Language Assistance Program—
Local Educational Agencies with
Institutions of Higher Education—CFDA
Number 84.293A must be submitted
electronically using e-Application,
accessible through the Department’s eGrants Web site at:
https://e-grants.ed.gov.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
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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.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. E–
Application will not accept an
application for this program after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the application
process.
• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday
until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00
a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that,
because of maintenance, the system is
unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on
Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and
between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington,
DC time. Any modifications to these
hours are posted on the e-Grants Web
site.
• 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: the Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for
SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all
necessary assurances and certifications.
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
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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.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application Unavailability:
If you are prevented from electronically
submitting your application on the
application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will
grant you an extension of one business
day to enable you to transmit your
application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this
extension if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2)(a) E–Application is unavailable for
60 minutes or more between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date; or
(b) E–Application is unavailable for
any period of time between 3:30 p.m.
and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgment of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If e-Application is unavailable
due to technical problems with the
system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be
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sent to all registered users who have
initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to
the unavailability of e-Application.
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
e-Application because––
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity
to upload large documents to
e-Application; 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 prevents you from using the
Internet to submit your application. If
you mail your written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Rebecca Richey, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5C144, Washington,
DC 20202–6510. Fax: (202) 260–5496.
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 84.293A), 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.
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(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application, by hand,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.293A), 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
grant notification within 15 business days
from the application deadline date, you
should call the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are from 34 CFR
75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the
following paragraphs. The Notes we
have included after each criterion are
guidance to assist applicants in
understanding each criterion as they
prepare their applications and are not
required (except that Notes I and II
under paragraph (b) and the note under
paragraph (d) are required) by statute or
regulation. The maximum score for all
of these criteria is 100 points. The
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maximum score for each criterion is
indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for project. (5 points)
The Secretary considers the need for
the proposed project. In determining the
need for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the extent to which
specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have
been identified and will be addressed by
the proposed project, including the
nature and magnitude of those gaps or
weaknesses.
Notes for (a) Need for Project
Note I: In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to describe how the
proposed project will address gaps or
weaknesses in foreign language instruction
by conducting activities, such as increasing
enrollment in critical foreign languages
during the course of the grant by adding
languages, adding grades or course levels,
recruiting students, and expanding to
additional schools.
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Note II: In addressing this criterion,
applicants may also want to describe how the
proposed project will improve instruction;
for example, by hiring highly qualified
teachers, improving teacher skills through
professional development, expanding the
curriculum, and increasing the minutes of
instruction per day or week.
(b) Quality of the project design. (60
points)
The Secretary considers the quality of
the design of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the design of
the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the design of
the proposed project reflects up-to-date
knowledge from research and effective
practice.
(2) The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable.
(3) The extent to which the design for
implementing and evaluating the
proposed project will result in
information to guide possible
replication of project activities or
strategies, including information about
the effectiveness of the approach or
strategies employed by the project.
(4) The extent to which the proposed
project is designed to build capacity and
yield results that will extend beyond the
period of Federal financial assistance.
(5) The extent to which the proposed
project will establish linkages with
other appropriate agencies and
organizations providing services to the
target population.
(6) The extent to which the design of
the proposed project includes a
thorough, high-quality review of the
relevant literature, a high-quality plan
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for project implementation, and the use
of appropriate methodological tools to
ensure successful achievement of
project objectives.
Notes for (b) Quality of the Project
Design
Note I: Under this competition, as required
by Public Law 111–8 (the Omnibus
Appropriations Act, 2009), 5-year grants will
be awarded to LEAs to work in partnership
with one or more institutions of higher
education (IHEs) to establish or expand
articulated programs of study in languages
critical to United States national security in
order to enable successful students to achieve
a superior level of proficiency in those
languages.
Note II: Please note that Title V, Part D,
Subpart 9, section 5492 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended, requires the establishment,
improvement or expansion of foreign
language study for elementary and secondary
students; supports programs that show the
promise of being continued beyond the grant
period; and supports programs that
demonstrate approaches that can be
disseminated and duplicated in other LEAs.
Projects supported under this program may
also include a professional development
component.
Note III: In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to consider describing
how the project is aligned with standards for
foreign language learning and performance
guidelines for K–12 learners, is articulated
across grade levels, and is designed to ensure
that students will, when they graduate from
high school, have the skills needed to
achieve a superior level of foreign language
proficiency by the end of an undergraduate
program.
Note IV: In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to consider describing
the specific definition to be used for an
articulated program of study. For example:
Each grade level of the elementary-schoolthrough-college foreign language program is
designed to expand sequentially on the
achievement students have made in the
previous level, with a goal of achieving a
superior level of language proficiency.
Note V: In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to consider describing
the specific definition to be used for a
superior level of language proficiency. For
example: A proficiency level of 3, as
measured by the Federal Interagency
Language Roundtable (ILR); or a Superior
level, as measured by the American Council
on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
(ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines, achieved by
a student.
Note VI: In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to describe planned
assessments to be selected or developed, how
they are standards-based and performancebased, and how they are appropriate for
measuring student language proficiency in
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the planned model of instruction and
targeted languages.
Note VII: In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to consider describing
a plan to carry out activities under the grant
as part of their required partnership with one
or more IHEs; such as including how each
partner will be involved in the planning,
development, and implementation of the
project; the resources to be provided by each
partner; the rationale for selecting the
partner(s); and the specific activities (such as
curriculum development, assessment
development and professional development)
that the partner(s) will contribute to the grant
during each year of the project.
Note VIII: In addressing this criterion, the
applicant may want to describe how program
objectives are aligned with the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
measures for this program.
Notice IX: In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to consider discussing
how the project design is based on a review
of the relevant literature to include available
curriculum and instructional materials in the
target language.
(c) Quality of project personnel. (10
points)
The Secretary considers the quality of
the personnel who will carry out the
proposed project. In determining the
quality of project personnel, the
Secretary considers the extent to which
the applicant encourages applications
for employment from persons who are
members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented
based on race, color, national origin,
gender, age, or disability. In addition,
the Secretary considers the following
factors:
(1) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of the
project director or principal
investigator.
(2) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel.
(d) Quality of the management plan.
(10 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of
the management plan for the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the
management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the
following factors:
(1) The adequacy of the management
plan to achieve the objectives of the
proposed project on time and within
budget, including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and
milestones for accomplishing project
tasks.
(2) The extent to which the time
commitments of the project director and
principal investigator and other key
project personnel are appropriate and
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adequate to meet the objectives of the
proposed project.
Note for (d) Quality of the management
plan
Please note that 34 CFR 75.112(b) of
EDGAR requires an applicant to include
a narrative that describes how and
when, in each budget period of the
project, the applicant plans to meet each
project objective.
(e) Quality of the project evaluation.
(15 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of
the evaluation to be conducted of the
proposed project. In determining the
quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project.
(2) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation include the use of
objective performance measures that are
clearly related to the intended outcomes
of the project and will produce
quantitative and qualitative data to the
extent possible.
(3) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes.
(4) The extent to which the evaluation
will provide guidance about effective
strategies suitable for replication or
testing in other settings.
Note for (e) Quality of the project
evaluation
Grantees will be expected to report on
the progress of their evaluation through
the required annual performance report
as discussed in section VI.4 of this
notice. In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to consider using
the evaluation plan to shape the
development of the project from the
beginning of the grant period.
Applicants also may want to include
benchmarks to monitor progress toward
specific project objectives, including
ambitious student foreign language
proficiency objectives, and outcome
measures to assess the impact on
teaching and learning or other important
outcomes for project participants.
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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.
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2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Grant Administration: Applicants
are encouraged to budget for a two-day
meeting for project directors in
Washington, DC and attending a FLAP
meeting at the American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Conference in San Diego.
4. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. You must also submit an
annual performance report that provides
the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as
specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR
75.118. The Secretary may also require
more frequent performance reports
under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: In response
to the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), the Department
developed three objectives for
evaluating the overall effectiveness of
the Foreign Language Assistance
Program (FLAP) LEA program. Grantees
funded under this competition will be
expected to collect and report to the
Department data related to these
measures. Applicants should discuss in
the application narrative how they
propose to collect these data.
Grantees under this competition are
not expected to report on Objective 1,
Measures 1.1 of 2 and 1.2 of 2.
Objective 1: To expand foreign
language study in non-critical languages
for students served by FLAP.
Measure 1.1 of 2: The number of
students participating in foreign
language instruction in the non-critical
languages(s) in the schools funded by
FLAP.
Measure 1.2 of 2: The average number
of minutes per week of foreign language
instruction in the non-critical
languages(s) in the schools funded by
FLAP.
Objective 2: To expand foreign
language study in critical languages for
students served by FLAP.
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Measure 2.1 of 2: The number of
students participating in foreign
language instruction in the critical
language(s) in the schools funded by
FLAP.
Measure 2.2 of 2: The average number
of minutes per week of foreign language
instruction in the critical languages(s)
provided in the schools funded by
FLAP.
Objective 3: To improve the foreign
language proficiency of students served
by FLAP.
Measure 3.1 of 1: The number of
students in FLAP projects who meet
ambitious project objectives for foreign
language proficiency.
We will expect each LEA funded
under this competition to document
how its project is helping the
Department meet these performance
measures. Grantees will be expected to
report on progress in meeting these
performance measures in their Annual
Performance Report and in their Final
Performance Report.
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Richey, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5C144, Washington, DC 20202–
6510. Telephone: (202) 401–1443 or by
e-mail: rebecca.richey@ed.gov or
Cynthia Ryan, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5C140, Washington, DC 20202–
6510. Telephone: (202) 401–1436 or by
e-mail: cynthia.ryan@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
persons 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
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Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Dated: April 16, 2009.
Richard Smith,
Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and
Director, Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for
Limited English Proficient Students;
Overview Information; Foreign
Language Assistance Program—Local
Educational Agencies
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2009.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.293B.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 21,
2009.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply:
May 11, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 27, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 27, 2009.
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Foreign
Language Assistance Program (FLAP)
provides grants to local educational
agencies (LEAs) for innovative model
programs providing for the
establishment, improvement, or
expansion of foreign language study for
elementary and secondary school
students. An LEA that receives a grant
under this program must use the funds
to support programs that show promise
of being continued beyond the grant
period and demonstrate approaches that
can be disseminated to and duplicated
in other LEAs. Projects supported under
this program may also include a
professional development component.
Priorities: This notice involves six
competitive preference priorities and
two invitational priorities. Competitive
Preference Priority #1 is from the notice
of final priority for this program
published in the Federal Register on
May 19, 2006 (71 FR 29228). In
accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), Competitive Preference
Priorities #2 through #6 are from section
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5493 of the Foreign Language Assistance
Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7259b).
Competitive Preference Priority #1.
For FY 2009 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition, this priority is a
competitive preference priority. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to
an additional 10 points to an
application, depending on how well the
application meets this priority.
This priority is:
Competitive Preference Priority #1—
Critical Need Languages
This priority supports projects that
establish, improve, or expand foreign
language learning, primarily during the
traditional school day, within grade
kindergarten through grade 12, and that
exclusively teach one or more of the
following less commonly taught
languages: Arabic, Chinese, Korean,
Japanese, Russian, and languages in the
Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language
families.
Competitive Preference Priorities #2
through #6: For FY 2009 and any
subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, these
priorities are competitive preference
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii)
we give preference to an application
that meets one or more of these
priorities.
Note: There is no advantage to addressing
all of Competitive Preference Priorities #2
through #6. Creating a program around all
five priorities may result in an unfocused
program design. We give preference to
applications describing programs that meet
any one of these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority #2.
Projects that include intensive summer
foreign language programs for
professional development.
Competitive Preference Priority #3.
Projects that link non-native English
speakers in the community with the
schools in order to promote two-way
language learning.
Competitive Preference Priority #4.
Projects that promote the sequential
study of a foreign language for students,
beginning in elementary schools.
Competitive Preference Priority #5.
Projects that make effective use of
technology, such as computer-assisted
instruction, language laboratories, or
distance learning, to promote foreign
language study.
Competitive Preference Priority #6.
Projects that promote innovative
activities, such as foreign language
immersion, partial foreign language
immersion, or content-based
instruction.
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Invitational Priorities: Within
Competitive Preference Priorities #1
through #6, we are particularly
interested in applications that address
the following priorities. For FY 2009
and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, these
priorities are invitational priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not
give an application that meets one or
more of these invitational priorities a
competitive or absolute preference over
other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority #1.
Applicants that propose to develop
high levels of student foreign language
proficiency through increased
instructional time in the foreign
language, research-based instructional
practices, and opportunities that
enhance classroom instruction such as
community-based activities and studyabroad experiences.
Invitational Priority #2. Applicants
that propose to collaborate with an
institution of higher education to
provide professional development for
foreign language teachers, which may
include teacher ‘‘action research’’
projects, coursework designed to assist
teachers in meeting certification or
licensure requirements, or long-term
professional development to improve
teacher instruction and assessment
strategies.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7259a–
7259b.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The notice of final
priority, published in the Federal
Register on May 19, 2006 (71 FR 29228).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$8,602,733.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2010 from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$100,000—$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$200,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $300,000 for a single budget
period of 12 months. The Assistant
Deputy Secretary and Director for the
Office of English Language Acquisition,
Language Enhancement, and Academic
Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students (OELA) may change
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students; Overview
Information; Foreign Language Assistance Program--Local Educational
Agencies With Institutions of Higher Education; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.293A.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 21, 2009.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 11, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 27, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 27, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP)
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provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative
model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or
expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school
students. Under this competition, as required by Public Law 111-8 (the
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009), 5-year grants will be awarded to
LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions of higher
education (IHEs) to establish or expand articulated programs of study
in languages critical to United States national security in order to
enable successful students to achieve a superior level of proficiency
in those languages. In addition, an LEA that receives a grant under
this program must use the funds to support programs that show promise
of being continued beyond the grant period and demonstrate approaches
that can be disseminated to and duplicated in other LEAs. Projects
supported under this program may also include a professional
development component.
Priorities: This notice involves one absolute priority and four
competitive preference priorities. The absolute priority is from the
notice of final priority for this program, published in the Federal
Register on May 19, 2006 (71 FR 29228). In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), Competitive Preference Priorities 1 through
4 are from section 5493 of the Foreign Language Assistance Act
of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7259b).
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:
Critical Need Languages
This priority supports projects that establish, improve or expand
foreign language learning, primarily during the traditional school day,
within grade kindergarten through grade 12, that exclusively teach one
or more of the following less commonly taught languages: Arabic,
Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, and languages in the Indic,
Iranian, and Turkic language families.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2009 and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from
this competition, these priorities are competitive preference
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(ii) we give preference to an
application that meets one or more of these priorities.
Note: There is no advantage to addressing all four competitive
preference priorities. Creating a program around all four priorities
may result in an unfocused program design. We give preference to
applications describing programs that meet any one of these
priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority #1. Projects that include intensive
summer foreign language programs for professional development.
Competitive Preference Priority #2. Projects that link non-native
English speakers in the community with the schools in order to promote
two-way language learning.
Competitive Preference Priority #3. Projects that make effective
use of technology, such as computer-assisted instruction, language
laboratories, or distance learning, to promote foreign language study.
Competitive Preference Priority #4. Projects that promote
innovative activities, such as foreign language immersion, partial
foreign language immersion, or content-based instruction.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7259a-7259b; Public Law 111-8 (the
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The notice of final priority,
published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2006 (71 FR 29228).
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: $5,193,495.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2010 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000--$300,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $200,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $300,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director for the Office of English
Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement
for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) may change the maximum
amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 26.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: 60 months. Applications that request funding for a
project period of other than 60 months will be deemed ineligible and
will not be read.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs, including charter schools that are
considered LEAs under State law, in partnership with one or more
institutions of higher education.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Section 5492(c)(1) of the Foreign
Language Assistance Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7259a(c)(1)) requires that
the Federal share of a project funded under this program for each
fiscal year be 50 percent. For example, an LEA requesting $100,000 in
Federal funding for its foreign language program each fiscal year must
match that amount with $100,000 of non-Federal funding for each year.
34 CFR 80.24 of EDGAR addresses Federal cost-sharing requirements.
If an LEA does not have adequate resources to pay the non-Federal
share of the cost, a waiver may be requested. An LEA may request a
waiver of part, or all, of the matching requirement. The waiver request
should be submitted by letter to the Secretary of Education and
included in the application. An authorized representative of the LEA,
such as the superintendent of schools, should sign the letter.
The request for waiver should--
Provide an explanation, supported with appropriate
documentation, of the basis for the LEA's position that it does not
have adequate resources to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of the
project.
Specify the amount, if any, of the non-Federal share that
the LEA can pay.
We recommend that LEAs that are unable to provide the required
level of non-Federal support for their project provide as much non-
Federal support as possible. Further information on submitting a waiver
request is included in the application package.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Yvonne Putney-Mathieu,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5C138,
Washington, DC 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 401-1461 or by e-mail:
yvonne.mathieu@ed.gov.
Note: Please include ``84.293A LEA IHE Application Request'' in
the subject heading of your e-mail.
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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 competition.
Notice of Intent to Apply: If you intend to apply for a grant under
this competition, contact Yvonne Mathieu by e-mail:
yvonne.mathieu@ed.gov.
Note: Please include ``84.293A LEA IHE Intent to Apply'' in the
subject heading of your e-mail. The e-mail should specify: (1) The
LEA name, (2) city, (3) State, and (4) language(s) of instruction.
We will consider an application submitted by the deadline date for
transmittal of applications, even if the applicant did not provide
us notice of its intent to apply.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit the
application narrative to the equivalent of no more than 35 pages using
the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the two-page abstract.
However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative
section in Part III.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit; or if
you apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: April 21, 2009.
Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 11, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 27, 2009.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants site. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer
to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements 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: July 27, 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 reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section in 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 Foreign Language Assistance
Program--Local Educational Agencies with Institutions of Higher
Education--CFDA Number 84.293A must be submitted electronically using
e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants Web site
at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
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.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. E-Application will not accept an application for this
program after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process.
The hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6:00
a.m. Monday until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until
8:00 p.m. Sunday, Washington, DC time. Please note that, because of
maintenance, the system is unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on Sundays and
6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6:00 a.m.
on Thursdays, Washington, DC time. Any modifications to these hours are
posted on the e-Grants Web site.
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: the
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. 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
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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.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the SF 424.
(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because e-Application
is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of one business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically, by mail, or by
hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 60 minutes or more between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) E-Application is unavailable for any period of time between
3:30 p.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If e-Application is unavailable due
to technical problems with the system and, therefore, the application
deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all registered users
who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions referred to in this
section apply only to the unavailability of e-Application.
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 e-Application because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
e-Application; 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
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Rebecca Richey, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5C144,
Washington, DC 20202-6510. Fax: (202) 260-5496.
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 84.293A), 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 84.293A), 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 grant notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the following paragraphs.
The Notes we have included after each criterion are guidance to assist
applicants in understanding each criterion as they prepare their
applications and are not required (except that Notes I and II under
paragraph (b) and the note under paragraph (d) are required) by statute
or regulation. The maximum score for all of these criteria is 100
points. The
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maximum score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for project. (5 points)
The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project. In
determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary considers
the extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude
of those gaps or weaknesses.
Notes for (a) Need for Project
Note I: In addressing this criterion, applicants may want to
describe how the proposed project will address gaps or weaknesses in
foreign language instruction by conducting activities, such as
increasing enrollment in critical foreign languages during the
course of the grant by adding languages, adding grades or course
levels, recruiting students, and expanding to additional schools.
Note II: In addressing this criterion, applicants may also want
to describe how the proposed project will improve instruction; for
example, by hiring highly qualified teachers, improving teacher
skills through professional development, expanding the curriculum,
and increasing the minutes of instruction per day or week.
(b) Quality of the project design. (60 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the design of the proposed project reflects
up-to-date knowledge from research and effective practice.
(2) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(3) The extent to which the design for implementing and evaluating
the proposed project will result in information to guide possible
replication of project activities or strategies, including information
about the effectiveness of the approach or strategies employed by the
project.
(4) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of
Federal financial assistance.
(5) The extent to which the proposed project will establish
linkages with other appropriate agencies and organizations providing
services to the target population.
(6) The extent to which the design of the proposed project includes
a thorough, high-quality review of the relevant literature, a high-
quality plan for project implementation, and the use of appropriate
methodological tools to ensure successful achievement of project
objectives.
Notes for (b) Quality of the Project Design
Note I: Under this competition, as required by Public Law 111-8
(the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009), 5-year grants will be
awarded to LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions
of higher education (IHEs) to establish or expand articulated
programs of study in languages critical to United States national
security in order to enable successful students to achieve a
superior level of proficiency in those languages.
Note II: Please note that Title V, Part D, Subpart 9, section
5492 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended, requires the establishment, improvement or expansion of
foreign language study for elementary and secondary students;
supports programs that show the promise of being continued beyond
the grant period; and supports programs that demonstrate approaches
that can be disseminated and duplicated in other LEAs. Projects
supported under this program may also include a professional
development component.
Note III: In addressing this criterion, applicants may want to
consider describing how the project is aligned with standards for
foreign language learning and performance guidelines for K-12
learners, is articulated across grade levels, and is designed to
ensure that students will, when they graduate from high school, have
the skills needed to achieve a superior level of foreign language
proficiency by the end of an undergraduate program.
Note IV: In addressing this criterion, applicants may want to
consider describing the specific definition to be used for an
articulated program of study. For example: Each grade level of the
elementary-school-through-college foreign language program is
designed to expand sequentially on the achievement students have
made in the previous level, with a goal of achieving a superior
level of language proficiency.
Note V: In addressing this criterion, applicants may want to
consider describing the specific definition to be used for a
superior level of language proficiency. For example: A proficiency
level of 3, as measured by the Federal Interagency Language
Roundtable (ILR); or a Superior level, as measured by the American
Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency
Guidelines, achieved by a student.
Note VI: In addressing this criterion, applicants may want to
describe planned assessments to be selected or developed, how they
are standards-based and performance-based, and how they are
appropriate for measuring student language proficiency in the
planned model of instruction and targeted languages.
Note VII: In addressing this criterion, applicants may want to
consider describing a plan to carry out activities under the grant
as part of their required partnership with one or more IHEs; such as
including how each partner will be involved in the planning,
development, and implementation of the project; the resources to be
provided by each partner; the rationale for selecting the
partner(s); and the specific activities (such as curriculum
development, assessment development and professional development)
that the partner(s) will contribute to the grant during each year of
the project.
Note VIII: In addressing this criterion, the applicant may want
to describe how program objectives are aligned with the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) measures for this program.
Notice IX: In addressing this criterion, applicants may want to
consider discussing how the project design is based on a review of
the relevant literature to include available curriculum and
instructional materials in the target language.
(c) Quality of project personnel. (10 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the personnel who will carry
out the proposed project. In determining the quality of project
personnel, the Secretary considers the extent to which the applicant
encourages applications for employment from persons who are members of
groups that have traditionally been underrepresented based on race,
color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. In addition, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director or principal investigator.
(2) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel.
(d) Quality of the management plan. (10 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project. In determining the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks.
(2) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and
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adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed project.
Note for (d) Quality of the management plan
Please note that 34 CFR 75.112(b) of EDGAR requires an applicant to
include a narrative that describes how and when, in each budget period
of the project, the applicant plans to meet each project objective.
(e) Quality of the project evaluation. (15 points)
The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project. In determining the quality of the
evaluation, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(1) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project.
(2) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible.
(3) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes.
(4) The extent to which the evaluation will provide guidance about
effective strategies suitable for replication or testing in other
settings.
Note for (e) Quality of the project evaluation
Grantees will be expected to report on the progress of their
evaluation through the required annual performance report as discussed
in section VI.4 of this notice. In addressing this criterion,
applicants may want to consider using the evaluation plan to shape the
development of the project from the beginning of the grant period.
Applicants also may want to include benchmarks to monitor progress
toward specific project objectives, including ambitious student foreign
language proficiency objectives, and outcome measures to assess the
impact on teaching and learning or other important outcomes for project
participants.
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. Grant Administration: Applicants are encouraged to budget for a
two-day meeting for project directors in Washington, DC and attending a
FLAP meeting at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages (ACTFL) Conference in San Diego.
4. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. You must also submit an annual performance report
that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure
information as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. The
Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: In response to the Government Performance
and Results Act (GPRA), the Department developed three objectives for
evaluating the overall effectiveness of the Foreign Language Assistance
Program (FLAP) LEA program. Grantees funded under this competition will
be expected to collect and report to the Department data related to
these measures. Applicants should discuss in the application narrative
how they propose to collect these data.
Grantees under this competition are not expected to report on
Objective 1, Measures 1.1 of 2 and 1.2 of 2.
Objective 1: To expand foreign language study in non-critical
languages for students served by FLAP.
Measure 1.1 of 2: The number of students participating in foreign
language instruction in the non-critical languages(s) in the schools
funded by FLAP.
Measure 1.2 of 2: The average number of minutes per week of foreign
language instruction in the non-critical languages(s) in the schools
funded by FLAP.
Objective 2: To expand foreign language study in critical languages
for students served by FLAP.
Measure 2.1 of 2: The number of students participating in foreign
language instruction in the critical language(s) in the schools funded
by FLAP.
Measure 2.2 of 2: The average number of minutes per week of foreign
language instruction in the critical languages(s) provided in the
schools funded by FLAP.
Objective 3: To improve the foreign language proficiency of
students served by FLAP.
Measure 3.1 of 1: The number of students in FLAP projects who meet
ambitious project objectives for foreign language proficiency.
We will expect each LEA funded under this competition to document
how its project is helping the Department meet these performance
measures. Grantees will be expected to report on progress in meeting
these performance measures in their Annual Performance Report and in
their Final Performance Report.
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Richey, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5C144, Washington, DC 20202-
6510. Telephone: (202) 401-1443 or by e-mail: rebecca.richey@ed.gov or
Cynthia Ryan, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5C140, Washington, DC 20202-6510. Telephone: (202) 401-1436 or by
e-mail: cynthia.ryan@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 persons 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
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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: April 16, 2009.
Richard Smith,
Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English
Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement
for Limited English Proficient Students.
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