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Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room
6147, Washington, DC 20006–8544.
Telephone: (202) 502–7500 or by e-mail:
Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov. The agency
contact person does not mail
application materials and does not
accept applications.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Dates:
Applications Available: June 18, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 3, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: October 1, 2009.
project period. The Assistant Secretary
for Postsecondary Education may
change the maximum amount through a
notice published in the Federal
Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 40.
Full Text of Announcement
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in Section VII of
this notice.
Electronic Access to this Document:
You can view this document, as well as
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Purpose of Program: The Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education (FIPSE) supports innovative
grants and cooperative agreements to
improve postsecondary education. It
supports reforms, innovations, and
significant improvements of
postsecondary education that respond to
problems of national significance and
serve as national models. Under the
FIPSE Program, the Secretary may make
grants for special projects concerning
areas of national need.
Priority: Under this competition, we
are particularly interested in
applications that meet the following
invitational 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.
This priority is:
Under this priority we are particularly
interested in projects that propose
innovative efforts to increase
opportunities for students to rent
college course materials.
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
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138–1138d.
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84,
85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except Federally
recognized Indian Tribes.
Dated: June 15, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
(IHEs) only.
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II. Award Information
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education (FIPSE)—Special Focus
Competition: College Course Materials
Rental Initiative; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.116Y.
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Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$10,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$200,000–$300,000 for a two-year
project period. $100,000–$150,000 for a
one-year project period.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$250,000 for a two-year project period.
$125,000 for a one-year project period.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $300,000 for a two-year
project period or $150,000 for a one-year
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Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
IHEs, other public and private
nonprofit institutions and agencies, and
combinations of these institutions and
agencies.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address To Request Application
Package
You can obtain an application
package via the Internet or from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet,
use the following address: https://
e-grants.ed.gov. To obtain a copy from
ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the
following: Education Publications
Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1–
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–
576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this program or
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.116Y.
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 person or
team listed under Accessible Format in
Section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission
Requirements concerning the content
of an application, together with the
forms you must submit, are in the
application package for this program.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is the section
in which the applicant addresses most
of the selection criteria that reviewers
use to evaluate the application. The
application narrative must be limited to
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no more than 20 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, except titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions. Charts, tables,
figures, and graphs in the application
narrative may be single spaced and will
count toward the page limit.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch). However, you may
use a 10 point font in charts, tables,
figures, and graphs.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
• The page limit does not apply to
Part I, the title page; Part II, the budget
summary form (ED Form 524); Part IV,
assurances, certifications, and the
response to Section 427 of the General
Education Provisions Act (GEPA); the
table of contents; the project abstract; or
the appendix. The appendix may
include only the project evaluation
chart, summaries of the qualifications of
key personnel, letters of support, and
references. If you include any
attachments or appendices not
specifically requested, these items will
be counted as part of the program
narrative (Part III) for purposes of the
page limit requirement.
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Applications Available: June 18, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 3, 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 system. 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
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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: October 1, 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 of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications
Applications for grants under this
FIPSE Special Focus Competition—
CFDA number 84.116Y must be
submitted electronically using eApplication, accessible through the
Department’s e-Grants portal page 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
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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
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.
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(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
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 eApplication; 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
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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: Levenia Ishmell, Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room
6147, Washington, DC 20006–8544.
FAX: (202) 502–7877.
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 84.116Y), 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.
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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
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 84.116Y), 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 and are listed in the application
package.
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
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person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in Section VII
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 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.html.
4. Performance Measures
Under the Government Performance
and Results Act of 1993, the following
measures will be used by the
Department in assessing the
performance of this program:
(1) The percentage of funded grantees
reporting project dissemination to
others; and
(2) The percentage of funded projects
reporting institutionalization on their
home campuses.
If funded, you will be asked to collect
and report data on these measures in
your project’s annual performance
report (34 CFR 75.590). Applicants are
also advised to consider these two
measures in conceptualizing the design,
implementation, and evaluation of the
proposed project because of their
importance in the application review
process. Collection of data on these
measures should be a part of the project
evaluation plan, along with measures of
progress on goals and objectives that are
specific to your project.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Levenia Ishmell, Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room
6147, Washington, DC 20006–8544.
Telephone: (202) 502–7500 or by e-mail:
Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov. The agency
contact person does not mail
application materials and does not
accept applications.
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
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of
this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
fedregister.
To use PDF, you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about
using PDF, call the U.S. Government
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–
888–293–6498; or in the Washington,
DC, area at (202) 512–1530.
Note: The official version of this document
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
edition of the Federal Register and the Code
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
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: June 15, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13436–000]
Hydrodynamics, Inc.; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application
Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and
Competing Applications
June 11, 2009.
On April 27, 2009, Hydrodynamics,
Inc. filed an application for a
preliminary permit, pursuant to section
4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing
to study the feasibility of the Quake
Lake Hydroelectric Project, which
would be located at Quake Lake on the
Madison River, in Madison and Gallatin
Counties, Montana. The project would
be located on U.S. Forest Service and
private lands. The sole purpose of a
preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
the permit holder priority to file a
license application during the permit
term. A preliminary permit does not
authorize the permit holder to perform
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any land-disturbing activities or
otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners’
express permission.
The proposed project would consist of
the following:
(1) An existing 1,380-foot-long, 210foot-high landslide-formed earthen dam;
(2) an existing reservoir having a surface
area of 636 acres and a storage capacity
of approximately 50,000 acre-feet at the
normal water surface elevation of 6,395
feet mean sea level; (3) a new 30-foot by
30-foot, 50-foot-high submerged
concrete intake; (4) a new 9-footdiameter, 3,200-foot-long penstock; (5) a
new powerhouse containing two
generating units with a combined
installed capacity of 5.05 megawatts; (6)
a new tailrace discharging flows into the
Madison River; (7) a new substation; (8)
a new 12.5-kilovolt, 4-mile-long
transmission line; and (9) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed project would
have an average annual generation of 40
gigawatt-hours.
Applicant Contact: Ben Singer,
Project Manager, Hydrodynamics, Inc.,
P.O. Box 1136, Bozeman, MT 59771;
phone: (406) 587–5086.
FERC Contact: Dianne Rodman, (202)
502–6077.
Deadline for filing comments, motions
to intervene, competing applications
(without notices of intent), or notices of
intent to file competing applications: 60
days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene,
notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. If unable to be filed
electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit
these types of filings please go to the
Commission’s Web site located at
https://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp. More information about
this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link of Commission’s
Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number
(P–13436) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance,
call toll-free 1–866–208–3372.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Special Focus
Competition: College Course Materials Rental Initiative; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116Y.
Dates:
Applications Available: June 18, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 3, 2009.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 1, 2009.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education (FIPSE) supports innovative grants and cooperative agreements
to improve postsecondary education. It supports reforms, innovations,
and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to
problems of national significance and serve as national models. Under
the FIPSE Program, the Secretary may make grants for special projects
concerning areas of national need.
Priority: Under this competition, we are particularly interested in
applications that meet the following invitational 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.
This priority is:
Under this priority we are particularly interested in projects that
propose innovative efforts to increase opportunities for students to
rent college course materials.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education (IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $10,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $200,000-$300,000 for a two-year project
period. $100,000-$150,000 for a one-year project period.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $250,000 for a two-year project
period. $125,000 for a one-year project period.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $300,000 for a two-year project period or $150,000 for
a one-year project period. The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education may change the maximum amount through a notice published in
the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 40.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
IHEs, other public and private nonprofit institutions and agencies,
and combinations of these institutions and agencies.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
This program does not require cost sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package
You can obtain an application package via the Internet or from the
Education Publications Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via the
Internet, use the following address: https://e-grants.ed.gov. To obtain
a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: Education
Publications Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone,
toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-
576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.116Y.
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 person or team listed under
Accessible Format in Section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Requirements concerning the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this
program.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is the section in which the applicant addresses most of the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate the application. The
application narrative must be limited to
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no more than 20 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, except titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. Charts, tables,
figures, and graphs in the application narrative may be single spaced
and will count toward the page limit.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger, or no
smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). However, you may use a 10
point font in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the title page;
Part II, the budget summary form (ED Form 524); Part IV, assurances,
certifications, and the response to Section 427 of the General
Education Provisions Act (GEPA); the table of contents; the project
abstract; or the appendix. The appendix may include only the project
evaluation chart, summaries of the qualifications of key personnel,
letters of support, and references. If you include any attachments or
appendices not specifically requested, these items will be counted as
part of the program narrative (Part III) for purposes of the page limit
requirement.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Applications Available: June 18, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 3, 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 system. 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: October 1, 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 of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement
in accordance with the instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications
Applications for grants under this FIPSE Special Focus
Competition--CFDA number 84.116Y must be submitted electronically using
e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants portal page
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 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.
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(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: Levenia Ishmell, Fund
for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 6147, Washington, DC 20006-8544.
FAX: (202) 502-7877.
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 84.116Y), 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 84.116Y), 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 and are listed in the application package.
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
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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 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.html.
4. Performance Measures
Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, the
following measures will be used by the Department in assessing the
performance of this program:
(1) The percentage of funded grantees reporting project
dissemination to others; and
(2) The percentage of funded projects reporting
institutionalization on their home campuses.
If funded, you will be asked to collect and report data on these
measures in your project's annual performance report (34 CFR 75.590).
Applicants are also advised to consider these two measures in
conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation of the
proposed project because of their importance in the application review
process. Collection of data on these measures should be a part of the
project evaluation plan, along with measures of progress on goals and
objectives that are specific to your project.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levenia Ishmell, Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., Room 6147, Washington, DC 20006-8544. Telephone:
(202) 502-7500 or by e-mail: Levenia.Ishmell@ed.gov. The agency contact
person does not mail application materials and does not accept
applications.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in Section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
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: June 15, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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