Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Overview Information; College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, 73050-73054 [2010-29987]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education Overview Information;
College Assistance Migrant Program
(CAMP); Notice Inviting Applications
for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)
2011
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.149A.
DATES: Applications Available:
November 29, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: January 19, 2011.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: March 21, 2011.
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
CAMP is to provide academic and
financial support to help migrant and
seasonal farmworkers and their children
complete their first year of college and
continue in postsecondary education.
Priorities: This competition includes
four priorities. In accordance with 34
CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the competitive
preference priority for being a ‘‘novice
applicant’’ is from the Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR 75.225).
In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), the competitive
preference priority for ‘‘prior experience
of service delivery’’ is from section
418A(e) of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended by the Higher
Education Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C.
1070d–2(e)). The third priority is an
invitational priority for applications that
promote science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
education. The fourth priority is an
invitational priority for applications that
propose to engage faith-based and
community organizations in the
delivery of services under this program.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2011 these priorities are competitive
preference priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(i) we award: (1) An
additional five points to an application
that meets the ‘‘novice applicant’’
competitive preference priority; and (2)
up to a maximum of 15 additional
points to an application, depending on
how well the applicant meets the ‘‘prior
experience of service delivery’’
competitive preference priority.
These priorities are:
Novice Applicant: The applicant must
be a ‘‘novice applicant’’ as defined in 34
CFR 75.225(a). A novice applicant is
defined as one who has: (i) Never
received a grant or a subgrant under the
CAMP program; (ii) never been a
member of a group application,
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submitted in accordance with 34 CFR
75.127–75.129, that received a grant
under the CAMP program; and (iii) not
had an active discretionary grant from
the Federal government in the five (5)
years before the deadline date of
receiving applications.
Prior Experience of Service Delivery:
For applicants with an expiring CAMP
project, the Secretary will consider the
applicant’s prior experience in
implementing its expiring CAMP
project, based on information contained
in documents previously provided to
the Department, such as annual
performance reports, project evaluation
reports, site visit reports, and the
previously approved CAMP application.
Under this competition, we also are
particularly interested in applications
that address the following priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2011,
these priorities are invitational
priorities. 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 priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1—Science,
Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) Education:
Projects that are designed to address
one or more of the following priority
areas:
(a) Providing students with increased
access to rigorous and engaging
coursework in STEM.
(b) Increasing the number and
proportion of students prepared for
postsecondary or graduate study and
careers in STEM, with a specific focus
on an increase in the number and
proportion of students so prepared who
are from groups traditionally
underrepresented in STEM careers,
including minorities, individuals with
disabilities, and women.
Note: Applicants could consider increasing
participants’ access to studies in STEM
through such activities as counseling and
tutoring of participants in ways that motivate
them to pursue postsecondary education in
the areas of STEM. Similarly, applicants
could consider increasing students’
preparedness for study and careers in STEM
through activities such as referrals to STEMoriented work study, exposure to academic
programs and careers in STEM-related fields,
and providing support services, such as
services to improve participants’ academic
skills and content knowledge, so that they
may pursue studies and careers in STEMrelated fields.
Invitational Priority 2—Faith-Based
and Community Organizations:
Applications that propose to engage
faith-based and community
organizations in the delivery of services
under this program.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070d–2.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Education Regulations (EDGAR) in 34
CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 85, 86,
97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations in 34
CFR part 206. (c) The definitions of a
migratory agricultural worker in 34 CFR
200.81(d), migratory child in 34 CFR
200.81(e), and migratory fisher in 34
CFR 200.81(f). (d) The regulations in 20
CFR 669.110 and 669.320.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutes of higher education (IHEs)
only.
Note: The Department published final
regulations updating the program regulations
in accordance with the changes enacted by
the HEOA in the Federal Register on October
26, 2010 (75 FR 65711). These revised
regulations will be effective on December 27,
2010. The application package identifies any
provisions in part 206 that have been
superseded by enactment of the HEOA.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$2,841,000 for new awards for this
program for FY 2011. The actual level
of funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$180,000–$425,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$410,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a CAMP
award exceeding $425,000 for any of the
five single budget periods of 12 months.
The Assistant Secretary for Elementary
and Secondary Education may change
the maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Minimum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a CAMP
award that is less than $180,000 for any
of the five single budget periods of 12
months. The Assistant Secretary for
Elementary and Secondary Education
may change the minimum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs or private
non-profit organizations (including
faith-based organizations) that plan their
projects in cooperation with an IHE and
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propose to operate some aspects of the
project with the facilities of the IHE.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching. However, consistent with 34
CFR 75.700, which requires an
applicant to comply with its approved
application, an applicant that proposes
non-Federal matching funds and is
awarded a grant must provide those
funds for each year that the funds are
proposed.
3. Annual Meeting Attendance:
Projects funded under this competition
are encouraged to budget for a two-day
Office of Migrant Education Annual
Meeting for CAMP Directors in the
Washington, DC area during each year
of the project period.
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IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: David De Soto, U.S.
Department of Education, Office of
Migrant Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 3E344, Washington,
DC 20202–6135. Telephone: (202) 260–
8103 or by e-mail:
david.de.soto@ed.gov.
The application package content also
can be viewed electronically at the
following address: https://www.ed.gov/
programs/camp/applicant.html.
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.
Page Limit: The application narrative
is where you, the applicant, address the
selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. Panel readers
will award points only for an
applicant’s response to a given selection
criterion that is contained within the
section of the application designated to
address that particular selection
criterion. Readers will not review, or
award points for responses to a given
selection criterion that are in any other
section of the application or appendices.
You must limit the application narrative
to no more than 25 pages, using the
following standards:
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• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ × 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, 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) throughout the
entire application package.
• Appendices must be limited to 20
pages and must include the following:
Resumes, job descriptions of key
personnel. Job descriptions must
include duties and minimum
qualifications. Items in the appendices
will only be used by the program office
for the purpose of approving any future
personnel changes.
The 25-page limit for the project
narrative does not apply to the cover
sheet; the budget section, including the
narrative budget justification; the
assurances and certifications; and the
one-page abstract. However, the page
limit does apply to all of the application
narrative section.
Our reviewers will not read any pages
of your application that exceed the page
limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: November 29,
2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: January 19, 2011.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov). 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 of this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
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requirements and limitations in this
notice. Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: March 21, 2011.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
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, you must—
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number
and TIN with the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR), the Government’s
primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and
TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR registration
with current information while your
application is under review by the
Department and, if you are awarded a
grant, during the project period.
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.
In addition, if you are submitting your
application via Grants.gov, you must (1)
be designated by your organization as an
Authorized Organization Representative
(AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these
steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3Step Registration Guide (see https://
www.grants.gov/section910/
Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
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stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors,
a. Electronic Submission of
including the size of the application and
Applications
the speed of your Internet connection.
Applications for grants under the
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
College Assistance Migrant Program,
you do not wait until the application
CFDA number 84.149A must be
deadline date to begin the submission
submitted electronically using the
process through Grants.gov.
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site
• You should review and follow the
at https://www.Grants.gov. Through this
Education Submission Procedures for
site, you will be able to download a
submitting an application through
copy of the application package,
Grants.gov that are included in the
complete it offline, and then upload and application package for this competition
submit your application. You may not e- to ensure that you submit your
mail an electronic copy of a grant
application in a timely manner to the
application to us.
Grants.gov system. You can also find the
We will reject your application if you Education Submission Procedures
submit it in paper format unless, as
pertaining to Grants.gov under News
described elsewhere in this section, you and Events on the Department’s G5
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
system home page at https://www.G5.gov.
electronic submission requirement and
• You will not receive additional
submit, no later than two weeks before
point value because you submit your
the application deadline date, a written
application in electronic format, nor
statement to the Department that you
will we penalize you if you qualify for
qualify for one of these exceptions.
an exception to the electronic
Further information regarding
submission requirement, as described
calculation of the date that is two weeks elsewhere in this section, and submit
before the application deadline date is
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
provided later in this section under
electronically, including all information
Exception to Electronic Submission
you typically provide on the following
Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant
forms: the Application for Federal
application for the College Assistance
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Migrant Program at https://
Education Supplemental Information for
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
SF 424, Budget Information—Nonthe downloadable application package
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all
for this competition by the CFDA
necessary assurances and certifications.
• You must attach any narrative
number. Do not include the CFDA
sections of your application as files in
number’s alpha suffix in your search
a .PDF (Portable Document) format only.
(e.g., search for 84.149, not 84.149A).
Please note the following:
If you upload a file type other than .PDF
• When you enter the Grants.gov site, or submit a password-protected file, we
you will find information about
will not review that material.
submitting an application electronically
• Your electronic application must
through the site, as well as the hours of
comply with any page-limit
operation.
requirements described in this notice.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
• After you electronically submit
are date and time stamped. Your
your application, you will receive from
application must be fully uploaded and
Grants.gov an automatic notification of
submitted and must be date and time
receipt that contains a Grants.gov
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
tracking number. (This notification
later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
time, on the application deadline date.
receipt by the Department.) The
Except as otherwise noted in this
Department then will retrieve your
section, we will not accept your
application from Grants.gov and send a
application if it is received—that is, date second notification to you by e-mail.
and time stamped by the Grants.gov
This second notification indicates that
system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, the Department has received your
DC time, on the application deadline
application and has assigned your
date. We do not consider an application application a PR/Award number (an EDthat does not comply with the deadline
specified identifying number unique to
requirements. When we retrieve your
your application).
• We may request that you provide us
application from Grants.gov, we will
original signatures on forms at a later
notify you if we are rejecting your
application because it was date and time date.
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competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
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Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of Technical Issues with the
Grants.gov System: If you are
experiencing problems submitting your
application through Grants.gov, please
contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII of this notice and provide an
explanation of the technical problem
you experienced with Grants.gov, along
with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number. We will accept your
application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the
Grants.gov system and that that problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a
determination is made on whether your
application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in
this section apply only to the unavailability
of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the
technical problem you experienced is
unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
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
the Grants.gov system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system; 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
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holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent 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: David De Soto, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 3E344, LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202–6135. FAX:
(202) 205–0089.
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
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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 84.149A, LBJ Basement
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
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c. Submission of Paper Applications by
Hand Delivery
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application by hand,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
CFDA Number 84.149A, 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
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 competition are from 34
CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in
the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We
remind potential applicants that in
reviewing applications in any
discretionary grant competition, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out a previous
award, such as the applicant’s use of
funds, and compliance with grant
conditions. The Secretary may also
consider whether the applicant failed to
submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable
quality.
In addition, in making a competitive
grant award, the Secretary also requires
various assurances including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department of
Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,
108.8, and 110.23).
3. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR
74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary may
impose special conditions on a grant if
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the applicant or grantee is not
financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a
financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 34
CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has
not fulfilled the conditions of a prior
grant; or is otherwise not responsible.
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: (a) If you apply for a
grant under this competition, you must
ensure that you have in place the
necessary processes and systems to
comply with the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
funding under the competition. This
does not apply if you have an exception
under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period,
you must submit a final performance
report, including financial information,
as directed by the Secretary. If you
receive a multi-year award, you must
submit an annual performance report
that provides the most current
performance and financial expenditure
information as directed by the Secretary
in 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may
also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For
specific requirements on reporting,
please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/
grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department
developed the following performance
measures to evaluate the overall
effectiveness of the CAMP: (1) The
percentage of CAMP participants
completing the first academic year of
their postsecondary program, and (2) the
percentage of CAMP participants, after
completing the first academic year of
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college, continue their postsecondary
education.
Applicants must propose annual
targets for these measures in their
applications. The national target for
GPRA 1 for FY 2011 is that 86 percent
of CAMP participants will complete the
first academic year of their
postsecondary program. The national
target for GPRA 2 for 2011 is that 85
percent of CAMP participants after
completing the first academic year of
college, continue their postsecondary
education. The national targets for
subsequent years may be adjusted based
on additional baseline data. The panel
readers will score related selection
criteria on the basis of how well an
applicant addresses these GPRA
measures. Therefore, applicants will
want to consider how they will make
demonstration of a sound capacity to
provide reliable data on GPRA
measures, including the project’s annual
performance targets for addressing the
GPRA performance measures, as is
required by the OMB approved annual
performance report that is included in
the application package. All grantees
will be required to submit, as part of
their annual performance report,
information with respect to these
performance measures.
5. Continuation Awards: In making a
continuation award, the Secretary may
consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the
extent to which a grantee has made
‘‘substantial progress toward meeting the
objectives in its approved application.’’
This consideration includes the review
of a grantee’s progress in meeting the
targets and projected outcomes in its
approved application, and whether the
grantee has expended funds in a manner
that is consistent with its approved
application and budget. In making a
continuation grant, the Secretary also
considers whether the grantee is
operating in compliance with the
assurances in its approved application,
including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit
discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance
from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,
104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
Washington, DC 20202–6135.
Telephone Number: (202) 260–2063, or
by e-mail: tara.ramsey@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal
Relay Service (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: November 23, 2010.
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Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
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HEP project is conducted, and to help
them gain employment or be placed in
an institution of higher education (IHE)
or other postsecondary education or
training.
Priorities: This competition includes
four priorities. In accordance with 34
CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the competitive
preference priority for being a ‘‘novice
applicant’’ is from the Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR 75.225).
In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), the competitive
preference priority for ‘‘prior experience
of service delivery’’ is from section
418A(e) of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended by section 408(3) of
the Higher Education Opportunity Act
(20 U.S.C. 1070d–2(e)). The third
priority is an invitational priority for
applications that promote science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) education. The
fourth priority is an invitational priority
for applications that propose to engage
faith-based and community
organizations in the delivery of services
under this program.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2011 these priorities are competitive
preference priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(2)(i) we award: (1) An
additional five points to an application
that meets the ‘‘novice applicant’’
competitive preference priority; and (2)
up to a maximum of 15 additional
points to an application, depending on
how well the applicant meets the ‘‘prior
experience of service delivery’’
competitive preference priority.
These priorities are:
Novice Applicant
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education; Overview Information; High
School Equivalency Program (HEP);
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
VII. Agency Contact
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.141A.
DATES: Applications Available:
November 29, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: January 19, 2011.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: March 21, 2011.
The applicant must be a ‘‘novice
applicant,’’ as defined in 34 CFR
75.225(a). A novice applicant is defined
as one who has: (i) Never received a
grant or a subgrant under the HEP
program; (ii) never been a member of a
group application, submitted in
accordance with 34 CFR 75.127–75.129,
that received a grant under the HEP
program; and (iii) not had an active
discretionary grant from the Federal
government in the five (5) years before
the deadline date of receiving
applications.
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Prior Experience of Service Delivery
I. Funding Opportunity Description
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project, the Secretary will consider the
applicant’s prior experience in
implementing its expiring HEP project,
based on information contained in
documents previously provided to the
Department, such as annual
performance reports, project evaluation
David De Soto, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Migrant Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room
3E344, Washington, DC 20202–6135.
Telephone Number: (202) 260–8103, or
by e-mail: david.de.soto@ed.gov, or Tara
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Overview
Information; College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP); Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.149A.
DATES: Applications Available: November 29, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 19, 2011.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 21, 2011.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of CAMP is to provide academic and
financial support to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their
children complete their first year of college and continue in
postsecondary education.
Priorities: This competition includes four priorities. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), the competitive preference
priority for being a ``novice applicant'' is from the Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR 75.225).
In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), the competitive preference
priority for ``prior experience of service delivery'' is from section
418A(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher
Education Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 1070d-2(e)). The third priority is
an invitational priority for applications that promote science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The fourth
priority is an invitational priority for applications that propose to
engage faith-based and community organizations in the delivery of
services under this program.
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2011 these priorities are
competitive preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we
award: (1) An additional five points to an application that meets the
``novice applicant'' competitive preference priority; and (2) up to a
maximum of 15 additional points to an application, depending on how
well the applicant meets the ``prior experience of service delivery''
competitive preference priority.
These priorities are:
Novice Applicant: The applicant must be a ``novice applicant'' as
defined in 34 CFR 75.225(a). A novice applicant is defined as one who
has: (i) Never received a grant or a subgrant under the CAMP program;
(ii) never been a member of a group application, submitted in
accordance with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129, that received a grant under the
CAMP program; and (iii) not had an active discretionary grant from the
Federal government in the five (5) years before the deadline date of
receiving applications.
Prior Experience of Service Delivery: For applicants with an
expiring CAMP project, the Secretary will consider the applicant's
prior experience in implementing its expiring CAMP project, based on
information contained in documents previously provided to the
Department, such as annual performance reports, project evaluation
reports, site visit reports, and the previously approved CAMP
application.
Under this competition, we also are particularly interested in
applications that address the following priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2011, these priorities are
invitational priorities. 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 priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1--Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) Education:
Projects that are designed to address one or more of the following
priority areas:
(a) Providing students with increased access to rigorous and
engaging coursework in STEM.
(b) Increasing the number and proportion of students prepared for
postsecondary or graduate study and careers in STEM, with a specific
focus on an increase in the number and proportion of students so
prepared who are from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM
careers, including minorities, individuals with disabilities, and
women.
Note: Applicants could consider increasing participants' access
to studies in STEM through such activities as counseling and
tutoring of participants in ways that motivate them to pursue
postsecondary education in the areas of STEM. Similarly, applicants
could consider increasing students' preparedness for study and
careers in STEM through activities such as referrals to STEM-
oriented work study, exposure to academic programs and careers in
STEM-related fields, and providing support services, such as
services to improve participants' academic skills and content
knowledge, so that they may pursue studies and careers in STEM-
related fields.
Invitational Priority 2--Faith-Based and Community Organizations:
Applications that propose to engage faith-based and community
organizations in the delivery of services under this program.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070d-2.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Education Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 84,
85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations in 34 CFR part 206. (c) The
definitions of a migratory agricultural worker in 34 CFR 200.81(d),
migratory child in 34 CFR 200.81(e), and migratory fisher in 34 CFR
200.81(f). (d) The regulations in 20 CFR 669.110 and 669.320.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutes of
higher education (IHEs) only.
Note: The Department published final regulations updating the
program regulations in accordance with the changes enacted by the
HEOA in the Federal Register on October 26, 2010 (75 FR 65711).
These revised regulations will be effective on December 27, 2010.
The application package identifies any provisions in part 206 that
have been superseded by enactment of the HEOA.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$2,841,000 for new awards for this program for FY 2011. The actual
level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $180,000-$425,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $410,000.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a CAMP
award exceeding $425,000 for any of the five single budget periods of
12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Education may change the maximum amount through a notice published in
the Federal Register.
Minimum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a CAMP
award that is less than $180,000 for any of the five single budget
periods of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education may change the minimum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 7.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs or private non-profit organizations
(including faith-based organizations) that plan their projects in
cooperation with an IHE and
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propose to operate some aspects of the project with the facilities of
the IHE.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching. However, consistent with 34 CFR 75.700, which
requires an applicant to comply with its approved application, an
applicant that proposes non-Federal matching funds and is awarded a
grant must provide those funds for each year that the funds are
proposed.
3. Annual Meeting Attendance: Projects funded under this
competition are encouraged to budget for a two-day Office of Migrant
Education Annual Meeting for CAMP Directors in the Washington, DC area
during each year of the project period.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: David De Soto, U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Migrant Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 3E344, Washington, DC 20202-6135. Telephone: (202)
260-8103 or by e-mail: david.de.soto@ed.gov.
The application package content also can be viewed electronically
at the following address: https://www.ed.gov/programs/camp/applicant.html.
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.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. Panel readers will award points only for an applicant's
response to a given selection criterion that is contained within the
section of the application designated to address that particular
selection criterion. Readers will not review, or award points for
responses to a given selection criterion that are in any other section
of the application or appendices. You must limit the application
narrative to no more than 25 pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5 x 11, on one side
only, with 1'' margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, 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) throughout the entire application
package.
Appendices must be limited to 20 pages and must include
the following: Resumes, job descriptions of key personnel. Job
descriptions must include duties and minimum qualifications. Items in
the appendices will only be used by the program office for the purpose
of approving any future personnel changes.
The 25-page limit for the project narrative does not apply to the
cover sheet; the budget section, including the narrative budget
justification; the assurances and certifications; and the one-page
abstract. However, the page limit does apply to all of the application
narrative section.
Our reviewers will not read any pages of your application that
exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: November 29, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 19, 2011.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). 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
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice. Deadline for
Intergovernmental Review: March 21, 2011.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 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, you must--
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the Central
Contractor Registry (CCR), the Government's primary registrant
database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
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.
In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov,
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined in the
Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see https://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this
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competition 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 College Assistance Migrant
Program, CFDA number 84.149A must be submitted electronically using the
Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at https://www.Grants.gov. Through
this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application
package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your
application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
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.
You may access the electronic grant application for the College
Assistance Migrant Program at https://www.Grants.gov. You must search
for the downloadable application package for this competition by the
CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.149, not 84.149A).
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. We do not consider an application that does not comply
with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application
because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5
system home page at https://www.G5.gov.
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 .PDF (Portable Document) format only. If you upload a
file type other than .PDF 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.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send
a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether
your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
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 the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; 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
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holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to the Department,
explaining which of the two grounds for an exception prevent 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: David De Soto, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E344, LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202-6135. FAX: (202) 205-0089.
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 84.149A, 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 84.149A, 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 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 competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in the application
package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, and compliance with grant conditions. The
Secretary may also consider whether the applicant failed to submit a
timely performance report or submitted a report of unacceptable
quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR 74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary
may impose special conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is
not financially stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance;
has a financial or other management system that does not meet the
standards in 34 CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has not fulfilled
the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not responsible.
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: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary in 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department developed the following
performance measures to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the CAMP:
(1) The percentage of CAMP participants completing the first academic
year of their postsecondary program, and (2) the percentage of CAMP
participants, after completing the first academic year of
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college, continue their postsecondary education.
Applicants must propose annual targets for these measures in their
applications. The national target for GPRA 1 for FY 2011 is that 86
percent of CAMP participants will complete the first academic year of
their postsecondary program. The national target for GPRA 2 for 2011 is
that 85 percent of CAMP participants after completing the first
academic year of college, continue their postsecondary education. The
national targets for subsequent years may be adjusted based on
additional baseline data. The panel readers will score related
selection criteria on the basis of how well an applicant addresses
these GPRA measures. Therefore, applicants will want to consider how
they will make demonstration of a sound capacity to provide reliable
data on GPRA measures, including the project's annual performance
targets for addressing the GPRA performance measures, as is required by
the OMB approved annual performance report that is included in the
application package. All grantees will be required to submit, as part
of their annual performance report, information with respect to these
performance measures.
5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the extent to which a
grantee has made ``substantial progress toward meeting the objectives
in its approved application.'' This consideration includes the review
of a grantee's progress in meeting the targets and projected outcomes
in its approved application, and whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and
budget. In making a continuation grant, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David De Soto, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Migrant Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room
3E344, Washington, DC 20202-6135. Telephone Number: (202) 260-8103, or
by e-mail: david.de.soto@ed.gov, or Tara Ramsey, U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Migrant Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room
3E342, Washington, DC 20202-6135. Telephone Number: (202) 260-2063, or
by e-mail: tara.ramsey@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (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: November 23, 2010.
Thelma Mel[eacute]ndez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2010-29987 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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