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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools;
Overview Information; Educational
Facilities Clearinghouse; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.215T.
Dates:
Applications Available: June 17, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 30, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 19, 2010.
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Educational
Facilities Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse)
will provide technical assistance and
training on the planning, design,
financing, construction, operation, and
maintenance of public nursery and prekindergarten, kindergarten-throughgrade-12, and higher education
facilities. The Clearinghouse will also
develop resources and assemble best
practices on issues related to ensuring
safe, healthy, and high-performance
public education facilities, including on
procedures for identifying hazards and
conducting vulnerability assessments.
Priority: We are establishing this
priority for the FY 2010 grant
competition and any subsequent year in
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which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition, in accordance with section
437(d)(1) of the General Education
Provisions Act (GEPA), 20 U.S.C.
1232(d)(1).
Absolute Priority: We are establishing
this priority to provide a Clearinghouse
for public nursery, pre-kindergarten,
and kindergarten-through-grade-12
schools, and higher education facilities,
to support decision-making related to
educational facility planning, design,
financing, construction, improvement,
operation, and maintenance. This
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Establishment of the Clearinghouse.
This priority supports the
establishment of a Clearinghouse to
collect and disseminate information on
effective educational practices and the
latest research regarding the planning,
design, financing, construction,
improvement, operations, and
maintenance of safe, healthy, highperformance public facilities for nursery
and pre-kindergarten, kindergartenthrough-grade 12, and higher education.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2010 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, 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. Under this competition we
are particularly interested in
applications that address the following
priority.
This priority is:
Development and Dissemination of
Information on Green Building
Practices.
Under this priority, applicants may
propose to develop and disseminate
resources and research regarding best
practices in constructing and
maintaining environmentally sound
educational facilities using green
building practices. For the purposes of
this competition the term ‘‘green
building,’’ as defined by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, is the
practice of creating structures and using
processes that are environmentally
responsible and resource-efficient
throughout a building’s life-cycle from
siting through design, construction,
operation, maintenance, renovation, and
deconstruction. This practice expands
and complements the classical building
design concerns of economy, utility,
durability, and comfort.
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Requirements: Applicants for grants
under this competition must meet the
following requirements:
1. Establish and maintain a Web site.
To be considered for an award,
applicants must include in their
application a plan to establish and
maintain a dedicated Web site that will
include electronic resources, such as
links to published articles and research,
related to the planning, design,
financing, construction, improvement,
operation, and maintenance of safe,
healthy, high- performance public
facilities for nursery and prekindergarten, kindergarten-throughgrade-12, and higher education. The
Web site should be established within
90 days of the award and must be
maintained for the duration of the
project.
2. Develop Resource Materials. The
project funded under this competition
must develop resources that support the
planning, design, financing,
construction, improvement, operation,
and maintenance of safe, healthy, highperformance public facilities for nursery
and pre-kindergarten, kindergartenthrough-grade-12 schools, and higher
education. Applicants must plan to
develop at least three publications each
year. All publication topics must be
reviewed and approved by the
Department. In general, the three
publications will consist of two short
(3–4 pages) resource documents that
provide a general overview of a
particular topic and one longer (8–10
pages) resource document that provides
detailed research or analysis on a
particular topic.
3. Distance-Learning Events.
Applicants must plan to convene up to
three distance-learning events each year
on topics related to the absolute priority
in this notice. The events must be at
least one hour in duration and must be
aired and archived on the
Clearinghouse’s Web site. All proposed
topics, materials, and presenters must
be reviewed and approved by the
Department.
4. Training. Applicants must plan to
develop and conduct at least two
training programs per year for public
nursery, pre-kindergarten, and
kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools;
local educational agencies (LEAs); or
public higher education facilities.
Training topics must include
information on the planning, design,
financing, construction, improvement,
operation, or maintenance of public
educational facilities. Specific training
topics could include training on the
vulnerability assessment process,
including on selecting a vulnerability
assessment tool, evaluating educational
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facility risks and hazards, setting
priorities and reporting on identified
vulnerabilities, developing written
plans to address hazards, and
identifying best practices in
constructing and maintaining
environmentally sound educational
facilities using green building practices.
Training will be conducted upon
request or based on input from the
Department or from public nursery, prekindergarten, and kindergarten-throughgrade-12 schools; LEAs; or public higher
education facilities using appropriate
Clearinghouse staff or subcontractors.
All training topics, materials, and
requests for training must be approved
in advance by the Department.
Applicants must include funds in their
budget request for travel, lodging, and
per diem costs to administer the training
programs at the host site.
5. Technical Assistance. The project
funded under this competition must
provide technical assistance to public
nursery, pre-kindergarten, and
kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools;
LEAs; or public higher education
facilities regarding issues related to the
planning, design, financing,
construction, improvement, operation,
and maintenance of public educational
facilities. The technical assistance may
be provided in the form of electronic or
telephone assistance when requested
from these parties or by the Department.
Applicants must plan to provide
specialized, on-site technical assistance
to up to six public nursery, prekindergarten, and kindergarten-throughgrade-12 schools; LEAs; or public higher
education facilities. The technical
assistance must consist of consultation
regarding the planning, design,
financing, construction, improvement,
operation, or maintenance of public
educational facilities. Specific technical
assistance topics might include
information related to assessing
facilities and conducting vulnerability
assessments; developing written plans
to address identified hazards; and other
safe school facility-related topics. Onsite technical assistance visits will be
conducted upon request or based on
input from the Department or by public
nursery, pre-kindergarten, and
kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools;
LEAs; or public higher education
facilities using appropriate
Clearinghouse staff or subcontractors.
The Department must be informed in
advance of all technical assistance
visits. The Clearinghouse must include
in its budget funding for travel, lodging,
and per diem costs of its staff or
subcontractors to conduct the on-site
technical assistance visits.
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Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:
Under the Administrative Procedure Act
(5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally
offers interested parties the opportunity
to comment on proposed priorities and
other requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of
GEPA, however, allows the Secretary to
exempt from rulemaking requirements,
regulations governing the first grant
competition under a new or
substantially revised program authority.
This is the first competition for an
educational facilities clearinghouse
under section 5411 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as amended and, therefore, qualifies for
this exemption. In order to ensure
timely grant awards, the Secretary has
decided to forgo public comment on the
absolute priority and requirements
under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA. This
absolute priority and requirements will
apply to the FY 2010 grant competition
and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7243–
7243b, the Consolidated Appropriations
Act of 2010, Public Law 111–117.
Applicable Regulations: 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.
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
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative
agreement.
Estimated Available Funds:
$1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State or local
educational agencies, institutions of
higher education (IHEs), or other public
or private agencies, organizations, or
institutions.
For the purposes of this competition,
the term ‘‘institution of higher
education’’ is defined in section 101(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended by the Higher Education
Opportunity Act of 2008, Public Law
110–315 as: An educational institution
of higher education in any State that—
(1) Admits as regular students only
persons having a certificate of
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graduation from a school providing
secondary education, or the recognized
equivalent of such a certificate or
persons who meet the requirements of
section 484(d)(3) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended;
(2) Is legally authorized within such
State to provide a program of education
beyond secondary education;
(3) Provides an educational program
for which the institution awards a
bachelor’s degree or provides not less
than a two-year program that is
acceptable for full credit toward such a
degree or awards a degree that is
acceptable for admission to a graduate
or professional degree program, subject
to review and approval by the Secretary;
(4) Is a public or other nonprofit
institution; and
(5) Is accredited by a nationally
recognized accrediting agency or
association or, if not so accredited, is an
institution that has been granted
preaccreditation status by such an
agency or association that has been
recognized by the Secretary for the
granting of preaccreditation status, and
the Secretary has determined that there
is satisfactory assurance that the
institution will meet the accreditation
standards of such an agency or
association within a reasonable time.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Sara Strizzi, U.S. Department
of Education, 550 12th Street, SW., 10th
Floor, Washington, DC 20202–6450.
Telephone: (303) 346–0924 or by e-mail:
sara.strizzi@ed.gov. You can also obtain
an application package via the Internet.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use
the following address: https://
www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
grantapps/.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: June 17, 2010.
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Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 30, 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.
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 in this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 19, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition 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
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System
Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and Central Contractor
Registry: To do business with the
Department of Education, (1) you must
have a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN); (2) you
must register both of those numbers
with the Central Contractor Registry
(CCR), the Government’s primary
registrant database; and (3) you must
provide those same numbers on your
application.
You can obtain a DUNS number from
Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency,
institution, or organization, you can
obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
Service. If you are an individual, you
can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security
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Administration. If you need a new TIN,
please allow 2–5 weeks for your TIN to
become active.
The CCR registration process may take
five or more business days to complete.
If you are currently registered with the
CCR, you may not need to make any
changes. However, please make certain
that the TIN associated with your DUNS
number is correct. Also note that you
will need to update your CCR
registration on an annual basis. This
may take three or more business days to
complete.
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 a grant under the
Educational Facilities Clearinghouse
program—CFDA Number 84.215T 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 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The eApplication system will not accept an
application for this program after 4:30
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
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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
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
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 Office
of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at (202)
485–0041 or (202) 245–7166.
• 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
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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 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
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: Sara Strizzi, U.S.
Department of Education, 550 12th
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Street, SW., 10th Floor, Washington, DC
20202–6450. Fax: (202) 485–0041.
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 84.215T), 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 84.215T), 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.
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Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper
Applications: If you mail or hand deliver
your application to the Department—
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the Department—in
Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,
including suffix letter, if any, of the
competition under which you are submitting
your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail to you a notification of receipt of your
grant application. If you do not receive this
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 competition 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 in this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section in
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as directed by
the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The
Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measure: We have
identified the following Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993
(GPRA) performance measure for
assessing the effectiveness of the
Clearinghouse: The percentage of
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recipients of Clearinghouse on-site
training or technical assistance that
implement one or more changes in
improving their education facility based
upon Clearinghouse recommendations
within six months of the training or
technical assistance.
If needed, upon award of the grant,
the Secretary will work with the grantee
to refine or augment this measure.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Strizzi, U.S. Department of Education,
550 12th Street, SW., 10th Floor,
Washington, DC 20202–6450.
Telephone: (303) 346–0924 or by e-mail:
sara.strizzi@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/
index.html.
Dated: June 10, 2010.
Kevin Jennings,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools.
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Texas; request for public comment.
SUMMARY: EPA is offering holders of
Texas flexible air permits an
opportunity to participate in a voluntary
compliance audit program (hereinafter
‘‘Audit Program’’) that is intended to
expeditiously identify the Federallyenforceable Clean Air Act (CAA) unit
specific emission limitations, operating
parameter requirements, and
monitoring, reporting, and
recordkeeping (MMR) requirements for
determining compliance for all units
covered by a facility’s flexible permit.
EPA believes that the program will
generate environmental benefits for the
public in Texas as well as a measure of
regulatory stability for holders of Texas
flexible permits. EPA is requesting
informal comment on the Audit
Program. EPA will respond generally to
comments received and reserves its
right to make modifications to
implementation of the Audit Program at
its discretion, as warranted.
DATES: All comments should be
submitted by July 2, 2010. Executed
audit agreements may be submitted no
later than October 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on the
Audit Program, identified by Docket ID
No. EPA–R06–OAR–2010–0510, by one
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• U.S. EPA Region 6 ‘‘Contact Us’’
Web site: https://epa.gov/region6/
r6coment.htm. Please click on ‘‘6EN’’
(Enforcement) and select ‘‘CAA
Enforcement’’ before submitting
comments.
• E-mail: Mr. John Jones at
jones.john-l@epa.gov.
• Fax.: Mr. John Jones, Air
Enforcement Section (6EN–AA), at fax
number (214) 665–3177.
• Mail: Mr. John Jones, Air
Enforcement Section (6EN–AA),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445
Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas
75202–2733.
• Hand or Courier Delivery: Mr. John
Jones, Air Enforcement Section (6EN–
AA), Environmental Protection Agency,
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas,
Texas 75202–2733. Such deliveries are
accepted only between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays, except for
legal holidays.
Instructions: Direct comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R06–OAR–2010–
0510.
All comments received will be
included in the public docket without
change and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov,
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provided, unless comment includes
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your submittal.
In an effort to consolidate comments
received, EPA prefers that information
be submitted via https://
www.regulations.gov. If you send a
submittal by e-mail directly to EPA
without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the submittal
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Enforcement Section (6EN–AA),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445
Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas
75202–2733. The file will be made
available by appointment for public
inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review
Room between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal
holidays. Contact the person listed in
the paragraph below to make an
appointment. If possible, please make
the appointment at least two working
days in advance of your visit. There will
be a 15 cent per page fee for making
photocopies of documents. On the day
of the visit, please check in at the EPA
Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross
Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas,
75202–2733.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the Audit Program for
Texas flexible permit holders, please
contact Mr. John Jones, Air Enforcement
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information;
Educational Facilities Clearinghouse; Notice Inviting Applications for
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215T.
Dates:
Applications Available: June 17, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 30, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 19, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Educational Facilities Clearinghouse
(Clearinghouse) will provide technical assistance and training on the
planning, design, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance
of public nursery and pre-kindergarten, kindergarten-through-grade-12,
and higher education facilities. The Clearinghouse will also develop
resources and assemble best practices on issues related to ensuring
safe, healthy, and high-performance public education facilities,
including on procedures for identifying hazards and conducting
vulnerability assessments.
Priority: We are establishing this priority for the FY 2010 grant
competition and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the
list of unfunded applicants from this competition, in accordance with
section 437(d)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20
U.S.C. 1232(d)(1).
Absolute Priority: We are establishing this priority to provide a
Clearinghouse for public nursery, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten-
through-grade-12 schools, and higher education facilities, to support
decision-making related to educational facility planning, design,
financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance. This
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider
only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Establishment of the Clearinghouse.
This priority supports the establishment of a Clearinghouse to
collect and disseminate information on effective educational practices
and the latest research regarding the planning, design, financing,
construction, improvement, operations, and maintenance of safe,
healthy, high-performance public facilities for nursery and pre-
kindergarten, kindergarten-through-grade 12, and higher education.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition, 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.
Under this competition we are particularly interested in applications
that address the following priority.
This priority is:
Development and Dissemination of Information on Green Building
Practices.
Under this priority, applicants may propose to develop and
disseminate resources and research regarding best practices in
constructing and maintaining environmentally sound educational
facilities using green building practices. For the purposes of this
competition the term ``green building,'' as defined by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, is the practice of creating structures
and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-
efficient throughout a building's life-cycle from siting through
design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and
deconstruction. This practice expands and complements the classical
building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort.
Requirements: Applicants for grants under this competition must
meet the following requirements:
1. Establish and maintain a Web site. To be considered for an
award, applicants must include in their application a plan to establish
and maintain a dedicated Web site that will include electronic
resources, such as links to published articles and research, related to
the planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation,
and maintenance of safe, healthy, high- performance public facilities
for nursery and pre-kindergarten, kindergarten-through-grade-12, and
higher education. The Web site should be established within 90 days of
the award and must be maintained for the duration of the project.
2. Develop Resource Materials. The project funded under this
competition must develop resources that support the planning, design,
financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of
safe, healthy, high-performance public facilities for nursery and pre-
kindergarten, kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools, and higher
education. Applicants must plan to develop at least three publications
each year. All publication topics must be reviewed and approved by the
Department. In general, the three publications will consist of two
short (3-4 pages) resource documents that provide a general overview of
a particular topic and one longer (8-10 pages) resource document that
provides detailed research or analysis on a particular topic.
3. Distance-Learning Events. Applicants must plan to convene up to
three distance-learning events each year on topics related to the
absolute priority in this notice. The events must be at least one hour
in duration and must be aired and archived on the Clearinghouse's Web
site. All proposed topics, materials, and presenters must be reviewed
and approved by the Department.
4. Training. Applicants must plan to develop and conduct at least
two training programs per year for public nursery, pre-kindergarten,
and kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools; local educational agencies
(LEAs); or public higher education facilities. Training topics must
include information on the planning, design, financing, construction,
improvement, operation, or maintenance of public educational
facilities. Specific training topics could include training on the
vulnerability assessment process, including on selecting a
vulnerability assessment tool, evaluating educational
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facility risks and hazards, setting priorities and reporting on
identified vulnerabilities, developing written plans to address
hazards, and identifying best practices in constructing and maintaining
environmentally sound educational facilities using green building
practices. Training will be conducted upon request or based on input
from the Department or from public nursery, pre-kindergarten, and
kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools; LEAs; or public higher education
facilities using appropriate Clearinghouse staff or subcontractors. All
training topics, materials, and requests for training must be approved
in advance by the Department. Applicants must include funds in their
budget request for travel, lodging, and per diem costs to administer
the training programs at the host site.
5. Technical Assistance. The project funded under this competition
must provide technical assistance to public nursery, pre-kindergarten,
and kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools; LEAs; or public higher
education facilities regarding issues related to the planning, design,
financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of
public educational facilities. The technical assistance may be provided
in the form of electronic or telephone assistance when requested from
these parties or by the Department.
Applicants must plan to provide specialized, on-site technical
assistance to up to six public nursery, pre-kindergarten, and
kindergarten-through-grade-12 schools; LEAs; or public higher education
facilities. The technical assistance must consist of consultation
regarding the planning, design, financing, construction, improvement,
operation, or maintenance of public educational facilities. Specific
technical assistance topics might include information related to
assessing facilities and conducting vulnerability assessments;
developing written plans to address identified hazards; and other safe
school facility-related topics. On-site technical assistance visits
will be conducted upon request or based on input from the Department or
by public nursery, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten-through-grade-12
schools; LEAs; or public higher education facilities using appropriate
Clearinghouse staff or subcontractors. The Department must be informed
in advance of all technical assistance visits. The Clearinghouse must
include in its budget funding for travel, lodging, and per diem costs
of its staff or subcontractors to conduct the on-site technical
assistance visits.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure
Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested parties
the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities and other
requirements. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, however, allows the Secretary
to exempt from rulemaking requirements, regulations governing the first
grant competition under a new or substantially revised program
authority. This is the first competition for an educational facilities
clearinghouse under section 5411 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended and, therefore, qualifies for this
exemption. In order to ensure timely grant awards, the Secretary has
decided to forgo public comment on the absolute priority and
requirements under section 437(d)(1) of GEPA. This absolute priority
and requirements will apply to the FY 2010 grant competition and any
subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7243-7243b, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2010, Public Law 111-117.
Applicable Regulations: 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.
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 only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.
Estimated Available Funds: $1,000,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: State or local educational agencies,
institutions of higher education (IHEs), or other public or private
agencies, organizations, or institutions.
For the purposes of this competition, the term ``institution of
higher education'' is defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of
2008, Public Law 110-315 as: An educational institution of higher
education in any State that--
(1) Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of
graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the
recognized equivalent of such a certificate or persons who meet the
requirements of section 484(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended;
(2) Is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of
education beyond secondary education;
(3) Provides an educational program for which the institution
awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a two-year program
that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree or awards a
degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional
degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary;
(4) Is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
(5) Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or
association or, if not so accredited, is an institution that has been
granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that
has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of
preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is
satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation
standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Sara Strizzi, U.S.
Department of Education, 550 12th Street, SW., 10th Floor, Washington,
DC 20202-6450. Telephone: (303) 346-0924 or by e-mail:
sara.strizzi@ed.gov. You can also obtain an application package via the
Internet. To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address:
https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed
in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: June 17, 2010.
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Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 30, 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.
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
in this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 19, 2010.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition 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
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and Central Contractor Registry: To do business with the
Department of Education, (1) you must have a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); (2)
you must register both of those numbers with the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR), the Government's primary registrant database; and (3)
you must provide those same numbers on your application.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow 2-5 weeks for your TIN to become active.
The CCR registration process may take five or more business days to
complete. If you are currently registered with the CCR, you may not
need to make any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN
associated with your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will
need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take
three or more business days to complete.
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 a grant under the Educational Facilities
Clearinghouse program--CFDA Number 84.215T 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 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application
for this program after 4:30 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 Office of Safe and
Drug-Free Schools 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 Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools at (202) 485-0041 or (202) 245-7166.
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
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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 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: Sara Strizzi, U.S.
Department of Education, 550 12th Street, SW., 10th Floor, Washington,
DC 20202-6450. Fax: (202) 485-0041.
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 84.215T), 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 84.215T), 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 competition 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 in this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section in this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements
on reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measure: We have identified the following Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance measure for
assessing the effectiveness of the Clearinghouse: The percentage of
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recipients of Clearinghouse on-site training or technical assistance
that implement one or more changes in improving their education
facility based upon Clearinghouse recommendations within six months of
the training or technical assistance.
If needed, upon award of the grant, the Secretary will work with
the grantee to refine or augment this measure.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Strizzi, U.S. Department of
Education, 550 12th Street, SW., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-6450.
Telephone: (303) 346-0924 or by e-mail: sara.strizzi@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/.
Dated: June 10, 2010.
Kevin Jennings,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
[FR Doc. 2010-14681 Filed 6-16-10; 8:45 am]
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