Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010, 39513-39518 [2010-16819]
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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 84.116H, 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.
the applicant’s failure under any
Department program to submit a
performance report or its submission of
a performance report of unacceptable
quality. 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3).
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. The Secretary may also
require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For
specific requirements on reporting,
please go to:
4. Performance Measures:
The Department will assess the
performance of this program by
measuring the extent to which funded
projects have successfully placed
students in early childhood education
jobs and emergency preparedness jobs.
If funded, you will be asked to collect
and report data on this measure in your
project’s annual performance report, in
accordance with 34 CFR 75.590.
VII. Agency Contact
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are from 34 CFR
75.210. Additional information
regarding these criteria is in the
application package for this program
competition.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are
as follows. In making grant awards for
this program, the Department will
consider information concerning the
applicant’s performance and use of
funds under a previous award under
any Department program and will
consider any information concerning
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Claire D. Cornell, Off-Campus
Community Service Program, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., room 6151, Washington, DC
20006–8544. Telephone: (202) 502–7609
or by e-mail: claire.cornell@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
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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.
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: July 6, 2010.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Asian American
and Native American Pacific IslanderServing Institutions (AANAPISI)
Program; Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.031L.
Dates: Applications Available: July 9,
2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 9, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The AANAPISI
program provides grants to eligible
institutions of higher education (IHEs)
to enable them to improve their
academic quality, increase their self
sufficiency, and strengthen their
capacity to make a substantial
contribution to the higher education
resources of the Nation. At the time of
application, IHEs applying for funds
under the AANAPISI program must
have an enrollment of undergraduate
students that is at least 10 percent Asian
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American or Native American Pacific
Islander.
Priorities: Under this competition, we
are particularly interested in
applications that address the following
invitational priorities:
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010,
there are four invitational priorities for
this program. Under 34 CFR 75.105–
(c)(1) we do not give an application that
meets these invitational priorities a
competitive or absolute preference over
other applications.
These invitational priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1.
Projects that will support activities
that will improve the institution’s
persistence and graduation rates,
including comprehensive student
support services and alcohol and other
drug prevention programs.
Invitational Priority 2.
Projects proposing to work with the
appropriate State agencies to develop
strategies for using State longitudinal
data systems to track outcomes for
students attending the grantee
institution, including the extent to
which the students complete
certificates, 2-year degrees, and 4-year
degrees at other institutions.
Invitational Priority 3.
Projects proposing to develop
academic programs to improve course
completion rates or develop innovative
programs that are designed to increase
completion rates.
Invitational Priority 4.
Projects proposing to develop dual
enrollment programs that facilitate the
transition between high school and
college or career pathways programs
that integrate basic academic instruction
with technical or professional
occupational training to advance
individuals, particularly adult learners,
on a career path toward high-wage
occupations in high-demand industries.
Program Authority: Title III, Part A
Section 320 of the HEA (20 U.S.C.
1059g).
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84,
85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except Federally
recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$3,564,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
See table below.
Program name and type of award
Minimum/maximum
award amount
Estimated number of awards
Estimated
average award
amount
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
(AANAPISI) ............................................................................................................
Title III, Part A Five-Year Individual Development Grants ........................................
Five-Year Cooperative Arrangement Grants .............................................................
..................................
$200,000–400,000
200,000–500,000
............................
10
1
............................
$300,000
350,000
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice. Applicants should
periodically check the Title III Part A
programs Web site for further information.
The address is: https://www.ed.gov/programs/
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Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: An IHE is
eligible to receive funds if it qualifies as
an Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander-serving
Institution (AANAPISI).
Asian American. The term ‘‘Asian
American’’ means a person having
origins in any of the original peoples of
the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
Indian subcontinent (including, for
example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan,
Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the
Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
Vietnam), as defined in the Office of
Management and Budget’s Standards for
Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting
Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity as
published on October 30, 1997 (62 FR
58789). The term ‘‘American Pacific
Islander’’ means any descendant of the
aboriginal people of any island in the
Pacific Ocean that is a territory or
possession of the United States.
Applicants, at the time of submission,
will be required to certify their total
undergraduate headcount enrollment.
Applicants will also be required to
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certify that 10 percent of the IHE’s
enrollment is Asian American or Native
American Pacific Islander as defined for
the AANAPISI program. An assurance
form that is included in the application
materials for this competition must be
submitted and signed by an official for
the applicant. AANAPISI applicants
must also meet other requirements to be
designated as eligible.
To qualify as an eligible institution
under the AANAPISI program, an
institution must, among other
requirements—
(1) Be accredited or pre-accredited by
a nationally recognized accrediting
agency or association that the Secretary
has determined to be a reliable authority
as to the quality of education or training
offered;
(2) Be legally authorized by the State
in which it is located to be a junior
college or to provide an educational
program for which it awards a
bachelor’s degree;
(3) Be designated as an ‘‘eligible
institution’’ by demonstrating that it: (A)
Has an enrollment of needy students as
described in 34 CFR 607.3; and (B) has
low average educational and general
expenditures per full-time equivalent
(FTE) undergraduate student as
described in 34 CFR 607.4.
Note: The notice for applying for
designation as an eligible institution was
published on December 7, 2009, 74 FR
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64059, and applications were due on January
6, 2010. Only institutions that submitted
applications by the deadline date of January
6, 2010 and that the Department determined
are eligible may apply for a grant.
Relationship between the Title III,
Part A programs, and the HispanicServing Institutions (HSI) program.
Note 1: A grantee under the Developing
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program,
which is authorized by Title V of the HEA,
may not receive a grant under any HEA, Title
III, Part A programs, including the AANAPISI
program. Further, a current HSI program
grantee may not give up its HSI grant in order
to receive a grant under any Title III, Part A
program.
Note 2: An eligible HSI that does not fall
within the limitation described in Note 1
(i.e., is not a current grantee under the HSI
program) may apply for a FY 2010 grant
under all Title III, Part A programs for which
it is eligible, as well as receive consideration
for a grant under the HSI program. However,
a successful applicant may receive only one
grant.
Note 3: The Department will make fiveyear awards for individual development
grants and five-year awards for cooperative
arrangement grants in rank order from the
funding slates according to the average score
received from a panel of three readers.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: There are
no cost sharing or matching
requirements for this program unless
funds are used for an endowment.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package:
You can obtain an application via the
Internet using the following address:
https://e-grants.ed.gov. If you do not
have access to the Internet, please
contact Pearson Owens or Darlene
Collins, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor,
Washington, DC 20006–8513. You may
contact these individuals at the
following e-mail addresses or telephone
numbers:
Pearson.Owens@ed.gov; (202) 502–7804.
Darlene.Collins@ed.gov; (202) 502–
7576.
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 Limits: We have established
mandatory page limits for both the
Individual Development Grant and the
Cooperative Arrangement Development
Grant applications. You must limit the
section of the narrative that addresses
the selection criteria to no more than 50
pages for the Individual Development
Grant application and 70 pages for the
Cooperative Arrangement Grant
application, using the following
standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1 inch margins at the top,
bottom, and both sides. Page numbers
and an identifier may be within the 1″
margins.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions. However, you
may single space all text in charts,
tables, figures, and graphs. Charts,
tables, figures, and graphs presented 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, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes.
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
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New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the Application for Federal Assistance
(SF 424); the Supplemental Information
for SF 424 Form required by the
Department of Education; Part II, the
Budget Information Summary Form (ED
Form 524); and Part IV, the Assurances
and Certifications. The page limit also
does not apply to the Table of Contents,
the Program one-page Abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, or the letters
of support. If you include any
attachments or appendices, these items
will be counted as part of the Program
Narrative (Part III of the application) for
purposes of the page limit requirement.
You must include your complete
response to the selection criteria in the
program narrative.
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: July 9, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 9, 2010.
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
accessible through the Department’s
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.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
the regulations outlining funding
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restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
Applicability of Executive Order
13202. Applicants that apply for
construction funds must comply with
Executive Order 13202 signed by
President George W. Bush on February
17, 2001, and amended on April 6,
2001. This Executive Order provides
that recipients of Federal construction
funds may not ‘‘require or prohibit
bidders, offerors, contractors, or
subcontractors to enter into or adhere to
agreements with one or more labor
organizations, on the same or other
construction project(s)’’ or ‘‘otherwise
discriminate against bidders, offerors,
contractors, or subcontractors for
becoming or refusing to become or
remain signatories or otherwise adhere
to agreements with one or more labor
organizations, on the same or other
construction project(s).’’ However, the
Executive Order does not prohibit
contractors or subcontractors from
voluntarily entering into these
agreements. Projects funded under this
program that include construction
activity will be provided a copy of this
Executive Order and will be asked to
certify that they will adhere to it.
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.
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7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under the
AANAPISI 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
AANAPISI program CFDA Number
84.031L—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. 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
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
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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 acknowledgement 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
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(b) E-Application is unavailable for
any period of time between 3:30 p.m.
and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgement 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: Pearson Owens or Darlene
Collins, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor,
Washington, DC 20006–8513. FAX:
(202) 502–7861.
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
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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 84.031L),
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.
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uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Application 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 84.031L),
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,
D.C. 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
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(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 from the
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR 75.210. Applicants must address
each of the following selection criteria
(separately for each proposed activity).
The total weight of the selection criteria
is 100 points; the weight of each
criterion is noted in parentheses.
a. Need for project. (Maximum 20
points) In determining the need for the
proposed project, the Secretary
considers:
1. The magnitude of the need for the
services to be provided or the activities
to be carried out by the proposed
project. (10 points)
2. The extent to which the proposed
project will focus on serving or
otherwise addressing the needs of
disadvantaged individuals. (5 points)
3. The extent to which specific gaps
or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have
been identified and will be addressed by
the proposed project, including the
nature and magnitude of those gaps or
weaknesses. (5 points)
b. Quality of the project design.
(Maximum 15 points) In determining
the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers:
1. The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable. (10 points)
2. The extent to which the design of
the proposed project is appropriate to,
and will successfully address, the needs
of the target population or other
identified needs. (5 points)
c. Quality of project services.
(Maximum 15 points) In determining
the quality of the services to be
provided by the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the quality and
sufficiency of strategies for ensuring
equal access and treatment for eligible
project participants who are members of
groups that have traditionally been
underrepresented based on race, color,
national origin, gender, age, or
disability. In addition, the Secretary
considers:
1. The extent to which the services to
be provided by the proposed project are
appropriate to the needs of the intended
recipients or beneficiaries of those
services. (10 points)
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2. The extent to which the services to
be provided by the proposed project
reflect up-to-date knowledge from
research and effective practice. (5
points)
d. Quality of project personnel.
(Maximum 10 points) In determining
the quality of project personnel, the
Secretary considers the extent to which
the applicant encourages applications
for employment from persons who are
members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented
based on race, color, national origin,
gender, age, or disability.
In addition, the Secretary considers:
1. The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of the
project director or principal
investigator. (5 points)
2. The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel. (5 points)
e. Adequacy of resources. (Maximum
5 points) In determining the adequacy of
resources for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers:
1. The extent to which the budget is
adequate to support the proposed
project. (3 points)
2. The extent to which the costs are
reasonable in relation to the objectives,
design, and potential significance of the
proposed project. (2 points)
f. Quality of the management plan.
(Maximum 20 points) In determining
the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project, the Secretary
considers:
1. The adequacy of the management
plan to achieve the objectives of the
proposed project on time and within
budget, including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and
milestones for accomplishing project
tasks. (10 points)
2. The adequacy of procedures for
ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the
proposed project. (5 points)
3. The adequacy of mechanisms for
ensuring high-quality products and
services from the proposed project.
(5 points)
g. Quality of the project evaluation.
(Maximum 15 points) In determining
the quality of the evaluation, the
Secretary considers:
1. The extent to which the methods of
evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives and
outcomes of the proposed project. (5
points)
2. The extent to which the methods of
evaluation include the use of objective
performance measures that are clearly
related to the intended outcomes of the
project and will produce quantitative
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and qualitative data to the extent
possible. (5 points)
3. The extent to which the methods of
evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes. (5 points)
2. Review and Selection Process: For
five-year individual development grants
and five-year cooperative arrangement
grants, awards will be made in rank
order according to the average score
received from a panel of three readers.
3. Tie-breaker for Development
Grants. In tie-breaking situations for
development grants, 34 CFR 607.23(b)
requires that we award one additional
point to an application from an IHE that
has an endowment fund of which the
current market value, per full-time
equivalent (FTE) enrolled student, is
less than the average current market
value of the endowment funds, per FTE
enrolled student at comparable
institutions that offer similar
instruction. We award one additional
point to an application from an IHE that
has expenditures for library materials
per FTE enrolled student that are less
than the average expenditures for library
materials per FTE enrolled student at
comparable institutions that offer
similar instruction. We also add one
additional point to an application from
an IHE that proposes to carry out one or
more of the following activities—
1. Faculty development;
2. Funds and administrative
management;
3. Development and improvement of
academic programs;
4. Acquisition of equipment for use in
strengthening management and
academic programs;
5. Joint use of facilities; and
6. Student services.
For the purpose of these funding
considerations, we use 2007–2008 data.
If a tie remains after applying the tiebreaker mechanism above, priority will
be given in the case of applicants for:
(a) Individual development grants to
applicants that have the lowest
endowment values per FTE enrolled
student; and (b) cooperative
arrangement grants to applicants in
accordance with section 394(b) of the
HEA, if the Secretary determines that
the cooperative arrangement is
geographically and economically sound
or will benefit the applicant institution.
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.
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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 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 in 34 CFR 75.118 and 34
CFR 607.31. The Secretary may also
require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For
specific requirements on reporting,
please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/
grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Secretary has established the following
key performance measures for assessing
the effectiveness of the AANAPISI
program:
a. The percentage change, over a fiveyear period, of the number of full-time,
degree-seeking undergraduates enrolling
at AANAPISIs. Note that this is a longterm measure, which will be used to
periodically gauge performance,
beginning in FY 2009;
b. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate
students at four-year AANAPISIs who
were in their first year of postsecondary
enrollment in the previous year and are
enrolled in the current year at the same
AANAPISI;
c. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate
students at two-year AANAPISIs who
were in their first year of postsecondary
enrollment in the previous year and are
enrolled in the current year at the same
AANAPISI;
d. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate
students enrolled at four-year
AANAPISIs who graduate within six
years of enrollment; and
e. The percentage of first-time, fulltime degree-seeking undergraduate
students enrolled at two-year
AANAPISIs who graduate within three
years of enrollment.
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VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pearson Owens or Darlene Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street,
NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC 20006–
8513. You may contact these
individuals at the following e-mail
addresses or telephone numbers:
Pearson.Owens@ed.gov; (202) 502–7804.
Darlene.Collins@ed.gov; (202) 502–
7576.
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
persons listed 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.
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: July 6, 2010.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Asian
American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions
(AANAPISI) Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.031L.
Dates: Applications Available: July 9, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 9, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The AANAPISI program provides grants to
eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to
improve their academic quality, increase their self sufficiency, and
strengthen their capacity to make a substantial contribution to the
higher education resources of the Nation. At the time of application,
IHEs applying for funds under the AANAPISI program must have an
enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10 percent Asian
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American or Native American Pacific Islander.
Priorities: Under this competition, we are particularly interested
in applications that address the following invitational priorities:
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2010, there are four invitational
priorities for this program. Under 34 CFR 75.105-(c)(1) we do not give
an application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive
or absolute preference over other applications.
These invitational priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1.
Projects that will support activities that will improve the
institution's persistence and graduation rates, including comprehensive
student support services and alcohol and other drug prevention
programs.
Invitational Priority 2.
Projects proposing to work with the appropriate State agencies to
develop strategies for using State longitudinal data systems to track
outcomes for students attending the grantee institution, including the
extent to which the students complete certificates, 2-year degrees, and
4-year degrees at other institutions.
Invitational Priority 3.
Projects proposing to develop academic programs to improve course
completion rates or develop innovative programs that are designed to
increase completion rates.
Invitational Priority 4.
Projects proposing to develop dual enrollment programs that
facilitate the transition between high school and college or career
pathways programs that integrate basic academic instruction with
technical or professional occupational training to advance individuals,
particularly adult learners, on a career path toward high-wage
occupations in high-demand industries.
Program Authority: Title III, Part A Section 320 of the HEA (20
U.S.C. 1059g).
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except Federally recognized Indian tribes.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,564,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: See table below.
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Estimated
Program name and type of award Minimum/maximum Estimated number average award
award amount of awards amount
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Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander- ................... ................ ................
Serving Institutions (AANAPISI).......................
Title III, Part A Five-Year Individual Development $200,000-400,000 10 $300,000
Grants................................................
Five-Year Cooperative Arrangement Grants............... 200,000-500,000 1 350,000
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Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice. Applicants should periodically check the Title III Part A
programs Web site for further information. The address is: https://www.ed.gov/programs/aanapi/.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: An IHE is eligible to receive funds if it
qualifies as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
serving Institution (AANAPISI).
Asian American. The term ``Asian American'' means a person having
origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia,
or the Indian subcontinent (including, for example, Cambodia, China,
India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands,
Thailand, and Vietnam), as defined in the Office of Management and
Budget's Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal
Data on Race and Ethnicity as published on October 30, 1997 (62 FR
58789). The term ``American Pacific Islander'' means any descendant of
the aboriginal people of any island in the Pacific Ocean that is a
territory or possession of the United States. Applicants, at the time
of submission, will be required to certify their total undergraduate
headcount enrollment. Applicants will also be required to certify that
10 percent of the IHE's enrollment is Asian American or Native American
Pacific Islander as defined for the AANAPISI program. An assurance form
that is included in the application materials for this competition must
be submitted and signed by an official for the applicant. AANAPISI
applicants must also meet other requirements to be designated as
eligible.
To qualify as an eligible institution under the AANAPISI program,
an institution must, among other requirements--
(1) Be accredited or pre-accredited by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to
be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training
offered;
(2) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to be
a junior college or to provide an educational program for which it
awards a bachelor's degree;
(3) Be designated as an ``eligible institution'' by demonstrating
that it: (A) Has an enrollment of needy students as described in 34 CFR
607.3; and (B) has low average educational and general expenditures per
full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR
607.4.
Note: The notice for applying for designation as an eligible
institution was published on December 7, 2009, 74 FR 64059, and
applications were due on January 6, 2010. Only institutions that
submitted applications by the deadline date of January 6, 2010 and
that the Department determined are eligible may apply for a grant.
Relationship between the Title III, Part A programs, and the
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) program.
Note 1: A grantee under the Developing Hispanic-Serving
Institutions (HSI) program, which is authorized by Title V of the
HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, Title III, Part A
programs, including the AANAPISI program. Further, a current HSI
program grantee may not give up its HSI grant in order to receive a
grant under any Title III, Part A program.
Note 2: An eligible HSI that does not fall within the limitation
described in Note 1 (i.e., is not a current grantee under the HSI
program) may apply for a FY 2010 grant under all Title III, Part A
programs for which it is eligible, as well as receive consideration
for a grant under the HSI program. However, a successful applicant
may receive only one grant.
Note 3: The Department will make five-year awards for individual
development grants and five-year awards for cooperative arrangement
grants in rank order from the funding slates according to the
average score received from a panel of three readers.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: There are no cost sharing or matching
requirements for this program unless funds are used for an endowment.
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IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package:
You can obtain an application via the Internet using the following
address: https://e-grants.ed.gov. If you do not have access to the
Internet, please contact Pearson Owens or Darlene Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC
20006-8513. You may contact these individuals at the following e-mail
addresses or telephone numbers:
Pearson.Owens@ed.gov; (202) 502-7804.
Darlene.Collins@ed.gov; (202) 502-7576.
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 Limits: We have established mandatory page limits for both the
Individual Development Grant and the Cooperative Arrangement
Development Grant applications. You must limit the section of the
narrative that addresses the selection criteria to no more than 50
pages for the Individual Development Grant application and 70 pages for
the Cooperative Arrangement Grant application, using the following
standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1 inch
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Page numbers and an
identifier may be within the 1'' margins.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. However, you may
single space all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. Charts,
tables, figures, and graphs presented 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, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes.
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the Application for
Federal Assistance (SF 424); the Supplemental Information for SF 424
Form required by the Department of Education; Part II, the Budget
Information Summary Form (ED Form 524); and Part IV, the Assurances and
Certifications. The page limit also does not apply to the Table of
Contents, the Program one-page Abstract, the resumes, the bibliography,
or the letters of support. If you include any attachments or
appendices, these items will be counted as part of the Program
Narrative (Part III of the application) for purposes of the page limit
requirement. You must include your complete response to the selection
criteria in the program narrative.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: July 9, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 9, 2010.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) accessible through the Department's 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.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference the regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
Applicability of Executive Order 13202. Applicants that apply for
construction funds must comply with Executive Order 13202 signed by
President George W. Bush on February 17, 2001, and amended on April 6,
2001. This Executive Order provides that recipients of Federal
construction funds may not ``require or prohibit bidders, offerors,
contractors, or subcontractors to enter into or adhere to agreements
with one or more labor organizations, on the same or other construction
project(s)'' or ``otherwise discriminate against bidders, offerors,
contractors, or subcontractors for becoming or refusing to become or
remain signatories or otherwise adhere to agreements with one or more
labor organizations, on the same or other construction project(s).''
However, the Executive Order does not prohibit contractors or
subcontractors from voluntarily entering into these agreements.
Projects funded under this program that include construction activity
will be provided a copy of this Executive Order and will be asked to
certify that they will adhere to it.
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.
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7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under the
AANAPISI 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 AANAPISI program CFDA Number
84.031L--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 acknowledgement 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 this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgement 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: Pearson Owens or Darlene
Collins, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor,
Washington, DC 20006-8513. FAX: (202) 502-7861.
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
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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 84.031L), 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 Application 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 84.031L), 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, D.C. 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
from the Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75.210. Applicants must address each of the following
selection criteria (separately for each proposed activity). The total
weight of the selection criteria is 100 points; the weight of each
criterion is noted in parentheses.
a. Need for project. (Maximum 20 points) In determining the need
for the proposed project, the Secretary considers:
1. The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or the
activities to be carried out by the proposed project. (10 points)
2. The extent to which the proposed project will focus on serving
or otherwise addressing the needs of disadvantaged individuals. (5
points)
3. The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude
of those gaps or weaknesses. (5 points)
b. Quality of the project design. (Maximum 15 points) In
determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers:
1. The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(10 points)
2. The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population or other identified needs. (5 points)
c. Quality of project services. (Maximum 15 points) In determining
the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the quality and sufficiency of strategies for
ensuring equal access and treatment for eligible project participants
who are members of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented
based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. In
addition, the Secretary considers:
1. The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project are appropriate to the needs of the intended recipients or
beneficiaries of those services. (10 points)
2. The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and effective
practice. (5 points)
d. Quality of project personnel. (Maximum 10 points) In determining
the quality of project personnel, the Secretary considers the extent to
which the applicant encourages applications for employment from persons
who are members of groups that have traditionally been underrepresented
based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability.
In addition, the Secretary considers:
1. The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director or principal investigator. (5 points)
2. The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of key project personnel. (5 points)
e. Adequacy of resources. (Maximum 5 points) In determining the
adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers:
1. The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project. (3 points)
2. The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to the
objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed project.
(2 points)
f. Quality of the management plan. (Maximum 20 points) In
determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers:
1. The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives of
the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks. (10 points)
2. The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and continuous
improvement in the operation of the proposed project. (5 points)
3. The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products
and services from the proposed project. (5 points)
g. Quality of the project evaluation. (Maximum 15 points) In
determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary considers:
1. The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives and outcomes of the
proposed project. (5 points)
2. The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use of
objective performance measures that are clearly related to the intended
outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative
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and qualitative data to the extent possible. (5 points)
3. The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes. (5 points)
2. Review and Selection Process: For five-year individual
development grants and five-year cooperative arrangement grants, awards
will be made in rank order according to the average score received from
a panel of three readers.
3. Tie-breaker for Development Grants. In tie-breaking situations
for development grants, 34 CFR 607.23(b) requires that we award one
additional point to an application from an IHE that has an endowment
fund of which the current market value, per full-time equivalent (FTE)
enrolled student, is less than the average current market value of the
endowment funds, per FTE enrolled student at comparable institutions
that offer similar instruction. We award one additional point to an
application from an IHE that has expenditures for library materials per
FTE enrolled student that are less than the average expenditures for
library materials per FTE enrolled student at comparable institutions
that offer similar instruction. We also add one additional point to an
application from an IHE that proposes to carry out one or more of the
following activities--
1. Faculty development;
2. Funds and administrative management;
3. Development and improvement of academic programs;
4. Acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening management and
academic programs;
5. Joint use of facilities; and
6. Student services.
For the purpose of these funding considerations, we use 2007-2008
data. If a tie remains after applying the tie-breaker mechanism above,
priority will be given in the case of applicants for: (a) Individual
development grants to applicants that have the lowest endowment values
per FTE enrolled student; and (b) cooperative arrangement grants to
applicants in accordance with section 394(b) of the HEA, if the
Secretary determines that the cooperative arrangement is geographically
and economically sound or will benefit the applicant institution.
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 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 in
34 CFR 75.118 and 34 CFR 607.31. The Secretary may also require more
frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the AANAPISI program:
a. The percentage change, over a five-year period, of the number of
full-time, degree-seeking undergraduates enrolling at AANAPISIs. Note
that this is a long-term measure, which will be used to periodically
gauge performance, beginning in FY 2009;
b. The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students at four-year AANAPISIs who were in their first
year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled
in the current year at the same AANAPISI;
c. The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students at two-year AANAPISIs who were in their first
year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled
in the current year at the same AANAPISI;
d. The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at four-year AANAPISIs who graduate
within six years of enrollment; and
e. The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at two-year AANAPISIs who graduate
within three years of enrollment.
VII. Agency Contacts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pearson Owens or Darlene Collins, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th floor, Washington, DC
20006-8513. You may contact these individuals at the following e-mail
addresses or telephone numbers:
Pearson.Owens@ed.gov; (202) 502-7804.
Darlene.Collins@ed.gov; (202) 502-7576.
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 persons listed 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: July 6, 2010.
Daniel T. Madzelan,
Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis.
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