School Leadership Program, 20686 [E9-10353]

Download as PDF 20686 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 85 / Tuesday, May 5, 2009 / Notices from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday. Electronic Access to This Document: You may 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/ fed-register/. 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. Sue Betka, Acting Director, Institute of Education Sciences. [FR Doc. E9–10294 Filed 5–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.363A] School Leadership Program AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the fiscal year (FY) 2008 grant slate for the School Leadership Program. SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed in FY 2008 for the School Leadership Program authorized by Title II, part A, subpart 5 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, to make new grant awards in FY 2009. The Secretary takes this action because a significant number of high-quality applications remain on last year’s grant slate. We expect to use an estimated $3 million for new awards in FY 2009. The actual level of funding depends on the amount of FY 2009 program funds that are available after the Department makes 22 expected continuation awards. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beatriz Ceja, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 4W210, Washington, DC 20202–5960. Telephone: (202) 205–5009 or via Internet: beatriz.ceja@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the VerDate Nov<24>2008 23:12 May 04, 2009 Jkt 217001 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) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department published a notice inviting applications for new School Leadership Program awards for FY 2008 in the Federal Register on March 3, 2008 (73 FR 11504). In response to the March 3 notice inviting applications, we received a significant number of high-quality applications and made 22 new grant awards. However, many applications that were awarded high scores by peer reviewers did not receive funding in FY 2008 because of insufficient appropriations. The Department’s FY 2009 appropriation is sufficient to permit the Department to make continuation awards to each of these 22 grantees and make a small number of new School Leadership Program awards. Rather than using program funds for a new peer review process, the Department has decided to use the remaining funds (after continuation awards are made) to select grantees in FY 2009 from the existing slate of applications. This slate was developed during the FY 2008 competition using the selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions referenced in the March 3 notice inviting applications (73 FR 11504). Note: To be eligible to receive a grant under this notice all applicants being considered for funding must meet all statutory eligibility criteria (i.e., be a highneed LEA, a consortium of high-need LEAs, or a partnership that includes one or more high-need LEAs), and be able to demonstrate a commitment to implement the scope and objectives of the project proposed in the application submitted in 2008. Only applications from the 2008 slate will be considered. Our intent is to fund down the slate from the last 2008 funded application until available funds are exhausted. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6651(b). 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 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Dated: April 30, 2009. James H. Shelton, III, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement. [FR Doc. E9–10353 Filed 5–4–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Notice of Sunshine Act Notice AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance Commission. ACTION: Notice of Virtual Public Forum for EAC Board of Advisors. DATE AND TIME: Monday, May 11, 2009, 9 a.m. EDT through Friday, May 15, 2009, 9 p.m. EDT. PLACE: EAC Board of Advisors Virtual Meeting Room at www.eac.gov. Once at the main page of EAC’s Web site, viewers should click the link to the Board of Advisors Virtual Meeting Room. The virtual meeting room will open on Monday, May 11, 2009, at 9 a.m. EDT and will close on Friday, May 15, 2009, at 9 P.M. EDT. The site will be available 24 hours per day during that 5-day period. PURPOSE: The EAC Board of Advisors will review and provide comment on Phase I of the draft Election Operations Assessment. Phase I of the project is an information gathering and modeling phase designed to create the framework for the remaining two phases of the project. The scope of the document and the project that created it are geared toward the procedures and equipment that move the ballot through the electoral process. The end goal of the election operations assessment is to create a work product that will allow the EAC to evaluate security risks to various types of voting systems (i.e. hand counted paper ballots, Precinct Based Optical Scan, or Remote Electronic Systems, etc.) and in order to better inform their work with future iterations of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines. In addition, the assessment will allow policy makers and election officials to assess the potential risks to systems that they are looking to purchase in the future. E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E9-10353]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.363A]


School Leadership Program

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the fiscal year (FY) 2008 grant 
slate for the School Leadership Program.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the grant slate developed in FY 
2008 for the School Leadership Program authorized by Title II, part A, 
subpart 5 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended, to make new grant awards in FY 2009. The Secretary takes this 
action because a significant number of high-quality applications remain 
on last year's grant slate. We expect to use an estimated $3 million 
for new awards in FY 2009. The actual level of funding depends on the 
amount of FY 2009 program funds that are available after the Department 
makes 22 expected continuation awards.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beatriz Ceja, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 4W210, Washington, DC 20202-5960. 
Telephone: (202) 205-5009 or via Internet: beatriz.ceja@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) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published a notice inviting applications for new 
School Leadership Program awards for FY 2008 in the Federal Register on 
March 3, 2008 (73 FR 11504).
    In response to the March 3 notice inviting applications, we 
received a significant number of high-quality applications and made 22 
new grant awards. However, many applications that were awarded high 
scores by peer reviewers did not receive funding in FY 2008 because of 
insufficient appropriations.
    The Department's FY 2009 appropriation is sufficient to permit the 
Department to make continuation awards to each of these 22 grantees and 
make a small number of new School Leadership Program awards. Rather 
than using program funds for a new peer review process, the Department 
has decided to use the remaining funds (after continuation awards are 
made) to select grantees in FY 2009 from the existing slate of 
applications. This slate was developed during the FY 2008 competition 
using the selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions 
referenced in the March 3 notice inviting applications (73 FR 11504).

    Note: To be eligible to receive a grant under this notice all 
applicants being considered for funding must meet all statutory 
eligibility criteria (i.e., be a high-need LEA, a consortium of 
high-need LEAs, or a partnership that includes one or more high-need 
LEAs), and be able to demonstrate a commitment to implement the 
scope and objectives of the project proposed in the application 
submitted in 2008. Only applications from the 2008 slate will be 
considered. Our intent is to fund down the slate from the last 2008 
funded application until available funds are exhausted.


    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6651(b).

    Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as 
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), on the 
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
    To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in 
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the 
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.


    Dated: April 30, 2009.
James H. Shelton, III,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
[FR Doc. E9-10353 Filed 5-4-09; 8:45 am]
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