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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
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on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
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(CFDA Number 84.382A), 550 12th
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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.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are from 34 CFR
75.209(a) and 75.210, and are as
follows—
Need for the project (20 points);
Quality of the project design (15
points);
Quality of project services (15 points);
Quality of project personnel (10
points);
Adequacy of resources (5 points);
Quality of the management plan (20
points);
Quality of project evaluation (15
points).
Additional information regarding these
criteria is in the application package for
this competition.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Applicants must provide, as an
attachment to the application, the
documentation the institution relied
upon to determine that at least 40
percent of the institution’s
undergraduate enrollment are Black
American students.
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Note: The 40 percent requirement applies
only to undergraduate Black American
students and is calculated based upon
unduplicated undergraduate enrollment.
Instructions for formatting and submitting
the verification documentation to
e-Application are in the application package
for this competition.
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 in
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as directed by
the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118.
Grantees are required to use the 524B
Grant Performance Report to complete
both annual and the final report. The
Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting please go to:
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing
the effectiveness of the PBI Program:
(1) The number of full-time degreeseeking undergraduates enrolling at
PBIs.
(2) The increase in the persistence
rate for students enrolled at PBIs.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Blanca Rodriguez, Teacher and Student
Development Programs Service, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6162, Washington, DC
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20006–8515. Telephone: (202) 502–
7728, or by e-mail:
blanca.rodriguez@ed.gov or sara starke,
Teacher and Student Development
Programs Service, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room
6019, Washington, DC 20006–8515.
Telephone: (202) 502–7688, or by email: sara.starke@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 either of 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
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fedregister.
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edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
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index.html.
Delegation of Authority: The Secretary
of Education has delegated authority to
Daniel T. Madzelan, Director,
Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the
Office of Postsecondary Education, to
perform the function of the Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
Dated: April 24, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Title IV, Part I, Section 499 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as
Amended—Competitive Loan Auction
Pilot Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education.
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ACTION: Notice of cancellation of the
auction under the Competitive Loan
Auction Pilot Program for the right to
originate PLUS loans to new parent
borrowers under the Federal Family
Education Loan (FFEL) Program.
SUMMARY: Through this notice, the
Secretary of Education (the Secretary)
announces the cancellation of the
auction (Auction) that was scheduled to
occur on April 15, 2009 under the
Competitive Loan Auction Pilot
Program (Auction Program) for the
rights to originate PLUS loans to parent
borrowers under the FFEL Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the Auction Program
go to https://www.ed.gov/ope/plusauction or contact: Donald Conner, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 8030, Washington, DC
20006. Telephone (202) 502–7818, or by
fax to (202) 502–7873. You may also email your questions about the Auction
Program to: donald.conner@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 this document in an accessible
format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by
contacting the program contact person
listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Federal Register of March 3, 2009, the
Secretary announced his intention to
conduct, and invited eligible FFEL
lenders to participate in, an Auction for
the rights to originate PLUS loans to
new parent borrowers under the FFEL
Program (74 FR 9232). Through the
Auction, the Secretary would award the
rights to originate PLUS loans to new
parent borrowers under the Federal
PLUS Program authorized by section
428B of Title IV of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), for loan
periods beginning on or after July 1,
2009 and ending on or before June 30,
2011.
The period for the submission by
lenders of pre-qualification requests for
the Auction closed on April 1, 2009. In
order for the Auction to have been
considered successful for any State, at
least two lenders must have submitted
pre-qualification requests for that State.
However, the Department failed to
receive two requests for prequalification for any State, and for the
vast majority of States the Department
received no requests. For this reason,
the Secretary has determined that the
purpose of the Competitive Loan
Auction Pilot Program has been
frustrated, and he is cancelling the
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Auction that was scheduled to occur on
April 15, 2009. During the 2009–10 and
2010–11 award years, Parent PLUS
loans under the FFEL Program may be
made by any eligible lender selected by
the parent borrower.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF), on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
fedregister.
To use PDF, you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
DC area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.
Delegation of Authority: The Secretary
of Education has delegated authority to
Daniel T. Madzelan, Director,
Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the
Office of Postsecondary Education, to
perform the functions of the Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
Dated: April 24, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, FIPSE—Special Focus
Competition: The U.S.-Russia
Program: Improving Research and
Educational Activities in Higher
Education; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.116S.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 30,
2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: June 29, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The U.S.-Russia
Program encourages cooperative
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education programs between
institutions of higher education (IHEs)
in the Russian Federation and the
United States of America. The objective
of this program is to provide grants that
demonstrate partnerships between
Russian and American IHEs that
contribute to the development and
promotion of educational opportunities
between the two nations. The aim is to
use the educational content as the
vehicle for learning languages, cultural
appreciation, sharing knowledge, and
forming long-term relationships
between the two countries. In the
context of the modern international
society and a global economy, an
understanding of the cultural context
plays a vital role in education and
training.
Thus, this program is designed to
support the formation of educational
consortia of American and Russian IHEs
to encourage mutual socio-culturallinguistic cooperation; the joint
development of curricula, educational
materials, and other types of
educational and methodological
activities; and related educational
student and staff mobility (exchanges).
Russian institutions will apply to The
Russian Ministry of Education and
Science for funding.
Priority: Under this competition, we
are particularly interested in
applications that address the following
priority.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2009, this
priority is an 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.
Applicants must select one academic
discipline as the subject area for their
grant proposal in this U.S.-Russia
competition. For the year 2009, the
Department and the Russian Ministry
have jointly decided to make up to three
awards, as follows:
(A) Environmental Science Studies—
No more than one award.
(B) Biotechnology—No more than one
award.
(C) Any discipline, other than (A) and
(B)—No more than one award.
Applications are invited from
institutions of higher education with the
capacity to contribute to a collaborative
project in the areas listed with a Russian
institution. The consortium partners,
through promoting the study of and
communication in foreign languages, are
expected to increase awareness and
understanding of the two cultures, and
to strengthen the professional and
scholarly ties between the two
countries.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Title IV, Part I, Section 499
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended--Competitive Loan
Auction Pilot Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of
Education.
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ACTION: Notice of cancellation of the auction under the Competitive
Loan Auction Pilot Program for the right to originate PLUS loans to new
parent borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)
Program.
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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Secretary of Education (the
Secretary) announces the cancellation of the auction (Auction) that was
scheduled to occur on April 15, 2009 under the Competitive Loan Auction
Pilot Program (Auction Program) for the rights to originate PLUS loans
to parent borrowers under the FFEL Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the Auction
Program go to https://www.ed.gov/ope/plus-auction or contact: Donald
Conner, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 8030,
Washington, DC 20006. Telephone (202) 502-7818, or by fax to (202) 502-
7873. You may also e-mail your questions about the Auction Program to:
donald.conner@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 this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed in this
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of March 3, 2009,
the Secretary announced his intention to conduct, and invited eligible
FFEL lenders to participate in, an Auction for the rights to originate
PLUS loans to new parent borrowers under the FFEL Program (74 FR 9232).
Through the Auction, the Secretary would award the rights to originate
PLUS loans to new parent borrowers under the Federal PLUS Program
authorized by section 428B of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA), for loan periods beginning on or after July 1,
2009 and ending on or before June 30, 2011.
The period for the submission by lenders of pre-qualification
requests for the Auction closed on April 1, 2009. In order for the
Auction to have been considered successful for any State, at least two
lenders must have submitted pre-qualification requests for that State.
However, the Department failed to receive two requests for pre-
qualification for any State, and for the vast majority of States the
Department received no requests. For this reason, the Secretary has
determined that the purpose of the Competitive Loan Auction Pilot
Program has been frustrated, and he is cancelling the Auction that was
scheduled to occur on April 15, 2009. During the 2009-10 and 2010-11
award years, Parent PLUS loans under the FFEL Program may be made by
any eligible lender selected by the parent borrower.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
Delegation of Authority: The Secretary of Education has delegated
authority to Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, Forecasting and Policy
Analysis for the Office of Postsecondary Education, to perform the
functions of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
Dated: April 24, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. E9-9884 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]
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