Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Business and International Education (BIE) Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, 59527-59531 [E9-27686]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Business and
International Education (BIE) Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.153A.
Dates: Applications Available:
November 18, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: January 8, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: March 9, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The BIE Program
provides grants to enhance international
business education programs and to
expand the capacity of the business
community to engage in international
economic activities.
Priorities: This notice includes two
competitive preference priorities and
one invitational priority that are
explained in the following paragraphs.
Competitive Preference Priority: In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii),
these priorities are from the regulations
for this program (34 CFR 661.10 and
661.32). For FY 2010, these priorities
are competitive preference priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award
up to an additional five points under
each priority to an application that
meets that priority.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority I:
Applications that propose projects that
provide innovation and improvement of
international education curricula to
serve the needs of the business
community, including the development
of new programs for nontraditional,
mid-career, or part-time students.
Competitive Preference Priority II:
Applications that propose projects to
internationalize curricula at junior and
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community colleges, and at
undergraduate and graduate schools of
business.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2010,
there is one invitational priority for this
program. 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:
Invitational Priority:
Applications that focus on language
instruction in any of the following
seventy-eight (78) languages selected
from the U.S. Department of Education’s
list of Less Commonly Taught
Languages (LCTLs):
Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian,
Amharic, Arabic (all dialects),
Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi,
Bamanakan (Bamana, Bambara,
Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula),
Belarusian, Bengali (Bangla), Berber (all
languages), Bosnian, Bulgarian,
Burmese, Cebuano (Visayan), Chechen,
Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Gan),
Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Min),
Chinese (Wu), Croatian, Dari, Dinka,
Georgian, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew
(Modern), Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian,
Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kashmiri,
Kazakh, Khmer (Cambodian), Kirghiz,
Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish
(Sorani), Lao, Malay (Bahasa Melayu or
Malaysian), Malayalam, Marathi,
Mongolian, Nepali, Oromo, Panjabi,
Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish,
Portuguese (all varieties), Quechua,
Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala
(Sinhalese), Somali, Swahili, Tagalog,
Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan,
Tigrigna, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian,
Urdu, Uyghur/Uigur, Uzbek,
Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and
Zulu.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130–1130b.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The
regulations in 34 CFR parts 655 and 661.
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Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
Areas of National Need: In
accordance with section 601(c) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1121(c), the
Secretary has consulted with and
received recommendations regarding
the national need for expertise in
foreign languages and world regions
from the head officials of a wide range
of Federal agencies. The Secretary has
taken these recommendations into
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account in developing this notice
inviting applications. A list of foreign
languages and world regions identified
by the Secretary as areas of national
need may be found on links on the
following Web sites: https://www.ed.gov/
about/offices/list/ope/policy.html
https://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie/
legislation.html.
Also included on these Web sites and
links are the specific recommendations
the Secretary received from Federal
agencies.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$102,335,000 for the Title VI
International Education and Foreign
Language Studies: Domestic Programs
for FY 2010, of which we intend to
allocate $2,152,000 for new awards
under this program. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000–
$95,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$86,080.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $95,000 for a single budget
period of 12 months. The Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 25.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education that have entered into
agreements with business enterprises,
trade organizations, or associations that
are engaged in international economic
activity—or a combination or
consortium of these enterprises,
organizations, or associations—for the
purposes of pursuing the activities
authorized under this program.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Section
613(d) of the HEA, (20 U.S.C. 1130a(d))
provides that the applicant’s share of
the total cost of carrying out a program
supported by a grant under the BIE
Program must be no less than 50 percent
of the total cost of the project in each
fiscal year. The non-Federal share of the
cost may be provided either in-kind or
in cash.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Tanyelle Richardson,
International Education Programs
Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6017,
Washington, DC 20006–8521.
Telephone: (202) 502–7626 or by e-mail:
tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
program.
Page Limit: The application narrative
is where you, the applicant, address the
selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. You must
limit the application narrative [Part III]
to no more than 40 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. Page numbers and an
identifier may be outside of the 1’’
margin.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, except titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, captions, and all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs. These
items may be single-spaced. Charts,
tables, figures, and graphs in the
application narrative count toward the
page limit.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch). However, you may
use a 10 point font in charts, tables,
figures, 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 Application for Federal Assistance
face sheet (SF 424); the supplemental
information form required by the
Department of Education; Part II, the
budget information summary form (ED
Form 524); or Part IV, the assurances
and certifications. The page limit also
does not apply to a table of contents.
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However, the page limit does apply to
all of the application narrative section
[Part III]. If you include any attachments
or appendices not specifically requested
in the application package, these items
will be counted as part of your
application narrative [Part III] for
purposes of the page limit requirement.
You must include your complete
response to the selection criteria in the
application narrative.
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: November 18,
2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: January 8, 2010.
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 in
paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement,
please refer to Section IV. 7. Other
Submission Requirements of this notice.
4. 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: March 9, 2010.
5. 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.
6. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
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accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the BIE
Program—CFDA number 84.153A must
be submitted electronically using eApplication, 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. EApplication 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
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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.
(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
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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
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: Tanyelle Richardson,
Business and International Education
Program, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6017,
Washington, DC 20006–8521. FAX:
(202) 502–7860.
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:
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U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.153A),
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 84.153A),
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
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Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are in 34 CFR
661.31 and are as follows: (a) Need for
the project (25 points); (b) plan of
operation (20 points); (c) qualifications
of the key personnel (10 points); (d)
budget and cost effectiveness (15
points); (e) evaluation plan (25 points);
and (f) adequacy of resources (5 points).
2. General: For FY 2010, applications
are randomly divided into groupings.
International business and outreach
experts, organized into panels of three,
will review each application. Each
panel reviews, scores, and ranks its
applications separately from the
applications assigned to the other
panels. However, ultimately, all
applications, without being divided into
groups, will be ranked from the highest
to the lowest score for funding
purposes.
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. 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
electronic data instrument, International
Resource Information System (IRIS), to
complete both the annual and final
reports. The Secretary may also require
more frequent performance reports
under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to:
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appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
purpose of the BIE program is to provide
funds to institutions of higher education
that enter into agreements with trade
associations or businesses for one or
both of the following purposes: to
improve the academic teaching of the
business curriculum at institutions of
higher education and to conduct
outreach activities that expand the
capacity of the business community to
engage in international economic
activities.
The Department will use the
following BIE measures to evaluate its
success in meeting this objective:
Performance Measure 1: The number
of outreach activities that are adopted or
disseminated by grantees within a year,
divided by the total number of BIE
outreach activities conducted in the
current reporting period.
Performance Measure 2: Percentage of
BIE projects judged to be successful by
the program officer, based on a review
of information provided in annual
performance reports.
Efficiency Measure: Cost per highquality, successfully completed BIE
project.
The Department will use information
provided by grantees in their
performance reports submitted via IRIS
as the source of data for these measures.
Reporting screens for institutions can be
viewed at: https://www.ieps-iris.org/iris/
pdfs/BIE.pdf.
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VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Ms.
Tanyelle Richardson, International
Education Programs Service, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6017, Washington, DC
20006–8521. Telephone: (202) 502–7626
or by e-mail:
tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of
this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
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/
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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 and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
Dated: November 12, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection; Comment Request; Energy
Efficiency Conservation Block Grant
Program
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed collection of information that
DOE is developing for submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before January 19,
2010. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible. Any
extension of the comment period will be
applicable to all interested parties.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to Johanna Zetterberg, U.S.
Department of Energy, EE–2K/Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202–
586–1233, or by e-mail at
johanna.zetterberg@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Jody Barringer at
jody.barringer@ee.doe.gov.
The
Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant program is a newly
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established program authorized by the
Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007 (Pub. L. 110–140) and funded
under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (Pub. L. 111–5). The
program provides grants to states,
territories, local governments and
Native American tribal governments to
fund programs that reduce energy use
and fossil fuel emissions and increase
energy efficiency. The information
collected will be used to track the
recipients’ activities, their progress in
achieving program objectives, and funds
expended (including expenditure rates).
The information will also enable DOE to
provide timely information on program
activities and accomplishments to OMB,
Congress and the public. The
President’s pledge of transparency and
accountability in the expenditure of
ARRA funds makes this information
especially important.
This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No. ‘‘New’’; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
‘‘Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant (EECBG) Program Status
Report;’’ (3) Type of Review: Regular
Submission; (4) Purpose: To collect
information on the status of grantee
activities, expenditures, and results, to
ensure that program funds are being
used appropriately, effectively, and
expeditiously; (5) Annual Estimated
Number of Respondents: 2,357; (6)
Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 28,284; (7) Estimated Time
Required per Response: local
governments/tribal governments—2
hours; states/territories—3 hours; (8)
Annual Estimated Number of Burden
Hours: 85,524; and (9) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping
Cost Burden: $3,985.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Business
and International Education (BIE) Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.153A.
Dates: Applications Available: November 18, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 8, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 9, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The BIE Program provides grants to enhance
international business education programs and to expand the capacity of
the business community to engage in international economic activities.
Priorities: This notice includes two competitive preference
priorities and one invitational priority that are explained in the
following paragraphs.
Competitive Preference Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), these priorities are from the regulations for this
program (34 CFR 661.10 and 661.32). For FY 2010, these priorities are
competitive preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we
award up to an additional five points under each priority to an
application that meets that priority.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority I: Applications that propose
projects that provide innovation and improvement of international
education curricula to serve the needs of the business community,
including the development of new programs for nontraditional, mid-
career, or part-time students.
Competitive Preference Priority II: Applications that propose
projects to internationalize curricula at junior and
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community colleges, and at undergraduate and graduate schools of
business.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2010, there is one invitational
priority for this program. 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:
Invitational Priority:
Applications that focus on language instruction in any of the
following seventy-eight (78) languages selected from the U.S.
Department of Education's list of Less Commonly Taught Languages
(LCTLs):
Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian, Amharic, Arabic (all dialects),
Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi, Bamanakan (Bamana, Bambara,
Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula), Belarusian, Bengali (Bangla),
Berber (all languages), Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cebuano (Visayan),
Chechen, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Gan), Chinese (Mandarin),
Chinese (Min), Chinese (Wu), Croatian, Dari, Dinka, Georgian, Gujarati,
Hausa, Hebrew (Modern), Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian, Japanese, Javanese,
Kannada, Kashmiri, Kazakh, Khmer (Cambodian), Kirghiz, Korean, Kurdish
(Kurmanji), Kurdish (Sorani), Lao, Malay (Bahasa Melayu or Malaysian),
Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Oromo, Panjabi, Pashto, Persian
(Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (all varieties), Quechua, Romanian,
Russian, Serbian, Sinhala (Sinhalese), Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Tajik,
Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigrigna, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian,
Urdu, Uyghur/Uigur, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and Zulu.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130-1130b.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR parts
655 and 661.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
Areas of National Need: In accordance with section 601(c) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1121(c), the
Secretary has consulted with and received recommendations regarding the
national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions from
the head officials of a wide range of Federal agencies. The Secretary
has taken these recommendations into account in developing this notice
inviting applications. A list of foreign languages and world regions
identified by the Secretary as areas of national need may be found on
links on the following Web sites: https://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/policy.html https://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie/legislation.html.
Also included on these Web sites and links are the specific
recommendations the Secretary received from Federal agencies.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$102,335,000 for the Title VI International Education and Foreign
Language Studies: Domestic Programs for FY 2010, of which we intend to
allocate $2,152,000 for new awards under this program. The actual level
of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. However, we
are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000-$95,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $86,080.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $95,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education may change the maximum
amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 25.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 24 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that have
entered into agreements with business enterprises, trade organizations,
or associations that are engaged in international economic activity--or
a combination or consortium of these enterprises, organizations, or
associations--for the purposes of pursuing the activities authorized
under this program.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Section 613(d) of the HEA, (20 U.S.C.
1130a(d)) provides that the applicant's share of the total cost of
carrying out a program supported by a grant under the BIE Program must
be no less than 50 percent of the total cost of the project in each
fiscal year. The non-Federal share of the cost may be provided either
in-kind or in cash.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Tanyelle Richardson,
International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6017, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone:
(202) 502-7626 or by e-mail: tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed
in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit the application narrative [Part III] to no
more than 40 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. Page numbers and an
identifier may be outside of the 1'' margin.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, except titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, captions, and all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs. These items may be single-spaced. Charts,
tables, figures, and graphs in the application narrative count toward
the page limit.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch). However, you may use a 10 point
font in charts, tables, figures, 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 Application for
Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424); the supplemental information
form required by the Department of Education; Part II, the budget
information summary form (ED Form 524); or Part IV, the assurances and
certifications. The page limit also does not apply to a table of
contents.
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However, the page limit does apply to all of the application narrative
section [Part III]. If you include any attachments or appendices not
specifically requested in the application package, these items will be
counted as part of your application narrative [Part III] for purposes
of the page limit requirement. You must include your complete response
to the selection criteria in the application narrative.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: November 18, 2009.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 8, 2010.
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 in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to Section IV. 7. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
4. 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: March 9, 2010.
5. 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.
6. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
7. 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 BIE Program--CFDA number 84.153A
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 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
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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: Tanyelle Richardson,
Business and International Education Program, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6017, Washington, DC 20006-8521.
FAX: (202) 502-7860.
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 84.153A), 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 84.153A), 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
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
in 34 CFR 661.31 and are as follows: (a) Need for the project (25
points); (b) plan of operation (20 points); (c) qualifications of the
key personnel (10 points); (d) budget and cost effectiveness (15
points); (e) evaluation plan (25 points); and (f) adequacy of resources
(5 points).
2. General: For FY 2010, applications are randomly divided into
groupings. International business and outreach experts, organized into
panels of three, will review each application. Each panel reviews,
scores, and ranks its applications separately from the applications
assigned to the other panels. However, ultimately, all applications,
without being divided into groups, will be ranked from the highest to
the lowest score for funding purposes.
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. 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 electronic data
instrument, International Resource Information System (IRIS), to
complete both the annual and final reports. The Secretary may also
require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For
specific requirements on reporting, please go to:
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https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The purpose of the BIE program is to
provide funds to institutions of higher education that enter into
agreements with trade associations or businesses for one or both of the
following purposes: to improve the academic teaching of the business
curriculum at institutions of higher education and to conduct outreach
activities that expand the capacity of the business community to engage
in international economic activities.
The Department will use the following BIE measures to evaluate its
success in meeting this objective:
Performance Measure 1: The number of outreach activities that are
adopted or disseminated by grantees within a year, divided by the total
number of BIE outreach activities conducted in the current reporting
period.
Performance Measure 2: Percentage of BIE projects judged to be
successful by the program officer, based on a review of information
provided in annual performance reports.
Efficiency Measure: Cost per high-quality, successfully completed
BIE project.
The Department will use information provided by grantees in their
performance reports submitted via IRIS as the source of data for these
measures. Reporting screens for institutions can be viewed at: https://www.ieps-iris.org/iris/pdfs/BIE.pdf.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Ms. Tanyelle Richardson,
International Education Programs Service, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., room 6017, Washington, DC 20006-8521. Telephone:
(202) 502-7626 or by e-mail: tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as 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.
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 and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
Dated: November 12, 2009.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. E9-27686 Filed 11-17-09; 8:45 am]
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