Native Hawaiian Education Program; Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Overview Information; Native Hawaiian Education Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, 7175-7181 [2011-2897]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2011 / Notices
Ludtke, 441 F.2d 660, 663–64 (CCPA 1971);
Swinehart, 439 F.2d at 212–213(‘‘[I]t is
elementary that the mere recitation of a
newly discovered function or property,
inherently possessed by things in the prior
art, does not cause a claim drawn to those
things to distinguish over the prior art.
Additionally, where the Patent Office has
reason to believe that a functional limitation
asserted to be critical for establishing novelty
in the claimed subject matter may, in fact, be
an inherent characteristic of the prior art, it
possesses the authority to require the
applicant to prove that the subject matter
shown to be in the prior art does not possess
the characteristic relied on.’’).
170 In re Paulsen, 30 F.3d 1475, 1479–80
(Fed. Cir. 1994).
171 Id.
172 Id.
173 Leapfrog Enters., Inc. v. Fisher-Price,
Inc., 485 F.3d 1157, 1161 (Fed. Cir. 2007)
(‘‘Accommodating a prior art mechanical
device that accomplishes [a desired] goal to
modern electronics would have been
reasonably obvious to one of ordinary skill in
designing children’s learning devices.
Applying modern electronics to older
mechanical devices has been commonplace
in recent years.’’); In re Venner, 262 F.2d 91,
95 (CCPA 1958); see also MPEP § 2144.04.
174 KSR Int’l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S.
398, 417 (2007); see also MPEP § 2143,
Exemplary Rationales D and F.
175 Muniauction, Inc. v. Thomson Corp.,
532 F.3d 1318, 1326–27 (Fed. Cir. 2008).
[FR Doc. 2011–2841 Filed 2–8–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–16–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
Comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Education
(the Department), in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The Director,
Information Collection Clearance
Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of
Management, invites comments on the
proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 11,
2011.
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:08 Feb 08, 2011
Jkt 223001
Comments regarding burden
and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please
note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. The Department
of Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: February 4, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of the Secretary
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: U.S. Department of
Education Supplemental Information on
the SF–424 Form.
OMB Control Number: 1894–0007.
Agency Form Number(s): SF–424
(U.S. Department of Education
Supplemental Information).
Frequency of Responses: New
Awards.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; Individuals or household;
Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local,
or Tribal Government, State Educational
Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 19,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,270.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of
Education Supplemental Information
form for the SF–424 is used together
with the SF–424, Application for
PO 00000
Frm 00031
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
7175
Federal Assistance. The Supplemental
Information form includes several
needed data elements/questions that are
not included on the SF–424,
Application for Federal Assistance. We
are requesting extension of the currently
approved version of the Supplemental
Information form.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on link
number 3910. When you access the
information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
[FR Doc. 2011–2885 Filed 2–8–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Native Hawaiian Education Program;
Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education; Overview Information;
Native Hawaiian Education Program;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.362A.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 9,
2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 11, 2011.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Native Hawaiian Education (NHE)
program is to support innovative
projects that enhance the educational
services provided to Native Hawaiian
children and adults. These projects may
include those activities authorized
under section 7205(a)(3) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA).
Note: In prior years, Congress has expressly
authorized that program funds may be used
to support the construction, renovation, or
modernization of any elementary school,
secondary school, or structure related to an
E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM
09FEN1
7176
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2011 / Notices
elementary school or secondary school, run
by the Department of Education of the State
of Hawaii, that served a predominately
Native Hawaiian student body. This will be
a permissible use of fiscal year (FY) 2011
funds only if Congress specifically authorizes
the use of these funds for this purpose.
Priorities: This competition includes
six competitive preference priorities. In
accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), competitive preference
priorities one through four are from
section 7205(a)(2) of the ESEA (20
U.S.C. 7515(a)(2)) and competitive
preference priorities five and six are
from the notice of final supplemental
priorities and definitions for
discretionary grant programs, published
in the Federal Register on December 15,
2010 (75 FR 78486).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For
FY 2011 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition, these priorities are
competitive preference priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award an
additional five points to an application
that meets one or more of these
priorities. The application will receive
only five additional points if it meets
one or more of these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1—
Needs of At-risk Children and Youth
Projects that are designed to meet the
needs of at-risk children and youth.
Competitive Preference Priority 2—
Native Hawaiian Underemployment
Projects that are designed to address
needs in fields or disciplines in which
Native Hawaiians are underemployed.
Competitive Preference Priority 3—
Hawaiian Language Instruction
Projects that are designed to address
the use of the Hawaiian language in
instruction.
Competitive Preference Priority 4—
Beginning Reading and Literacy
Projects that are designed to address
beginning reading and literacy among
students in kindergarten through third
grade.
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
Competitive Preference Priority 5—
Improving Early Learning Outcomes
Projects that are designed to improve
school readiness and success for highneed children (as defined in this notice)
from birth through third grade (or any
age group of high-need children within
this range) through a focus on one or
more of the following priority areas:
(a) Physical well-being and motor
development.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:08 Feb 08, 2011
Jkt 223001
(b) Social-emotional development.
(c) Language and literacy
development.
(d) Cognition and general knowledge,
including early numeracy and early
scientific development.
(e) Approaches toward learning.
Competitive Preference Priority 6—
Improving Achievement and High
School Graduation Rates
Projects that address one or more of
the following priority areas:
(a) Accelerating learning and helping
to improve high school graduation rates
(as defined in this notice) and college
enrollment rates for students with
disabilities.
(b) Accelerating learning and helping
to improve high school graduation rates
(as defined in this notice) and college
enrollment rates for English learners.
(c) Accelerating learning and helping
to improve high school graduation rates
(as defined in this notice) and college
enrollment rates for high-need children
and high-need students (as defined in
this notice).
(d) Accelerating learning and helping
to improve high school graduation rates
(as defined in this notice) and college
enrollment rates in high-poverty schools
(as defined in this notice).
(e) Accelerating learning and helping
to improve high school graduation rates
(as defined in this notice) and college
enrollment rates for all students in an
inclusive manner that ensures that the
specific needs of high-need children
and high-need students (as defined in
this notice) participating in the project
are addressed.
Note: In order to receive additional points
under a competitive preference priority, an
application must provide adequate and
sufficient information that clearly
substantiates its claim that it meets the
competitive priority.
Definitions: These definitions are
from the notice of final supplemental
priorities and definitions for
discretionary grant programs, published
in the Federal Register on December 15,
2010 (75 FR 78486).
Graduation rate means a four-year
adjusted cohort graduation rate
consistent with 34 CFR 200.19(b)(1) and
may also include an extended-year
adjusted cohort graduation rate
consistent with 34 CFR 200.19(b)(1)(v) if
the State in which the proposed project
is implemented has been approved by
the Secretary to use such a rate under
title I of the ESEA.
High-need children and high-need
students means children and students at
risk of educational failure, such as
children and students who are living in
poverty, who are English learners, who
PO 00000
Frm 00032
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
are far below grade level or who are not
on track to becoming college- or careerready by graduation, who have left
school or college before receiving,
respectively, a regular high school
diploma or a college degree or
certificate, who are at risk of not
graduating with a diploma on time, who
are homeless, who are in foster care,
who are pregnant or parenting
teenagers, who have been incarcerated,
who are new immigrants, who are
migrant, or who have disabilities.
High-poverty school means a school
in which at least 50 percent of students
are eligible for free or reduced-price
lunches under the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act or in which
at least 50 percent of students are from
low-income families as determined
using one of the criteria specified under
section 1113(a)(5) of the ESEA. For
middle and high schools, eligibility may
be calculated on the basis of comparable
data from feeder schools. Eligibility as a
high-poverty school under this
definition is determined on the basis of
the most currently available data.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7511–7517.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84,
85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of
final supplemental priorities and
definitions for discretionary grant
programs, published in the Federal
Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR
78486).
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$34,315,000 for the NHE program for FY
2011, of which we intend to use an
estimated $12,146,000 for this
competition. 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:
$250,000–$950,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$425,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 29.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM
09FEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2011 / Notices
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Native
Hawaiian educational organizations;
Native Hawaiian community-based
organizations; public and private
nonprofit organizations, agencies, and
institutions with experience in
developing or operating Native
Hawaiian programs or programs of
instruction in the Native Hawaiian
language; and consortia of the
previously mentioned organizations,
agencies, and institutions.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet or from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet,
use the following address: https://
www.ed.gov/programs/nathawaiian/
applicant.html. To obtain a copy from
ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the
following: ED Pubs, U.S. Department of
Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria,
VA 22304. Telephone, toll free: 1–877–
433–7827. FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–576–
7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: https://www.EDPubs.gov or at
its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this program or
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.362A.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the person or
team listed under Accessible Format in
section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition. Page Limit: The
application narrative is where you, the
applicant, address the selection criteria
that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit the
application narrative to no more than 25
pages, using the following standards:
• 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,
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:08 Feb 08, 2011
Jkt 223001
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial.
The page limit does not apply to the
cover sheet; the budget section,
including the recommended five-page
budget narrative; the one-page abstract;
the assurances and certifications; and
the other attachments, including the
resumes of up to five key personnel,
endnotes, indirect cost rate agreements,
if applicable, and five letters of support.
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. None of the material sent as
appendices to the narrative, with the
exception of resumes, budget narrative,
letters of support, and endnotes, will be
sent to the reviewers.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 9,
2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: April 11, 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.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Under section
7205(b) of the ESEA, not more than five
percent of funds provided to a grantee
under this competition for any fiscal
PO 00000
Frm 00033
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
7177
year may be used for administrative
purposes. We reference additional
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. You must 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
competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM
09FEN1
7178
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2011 / Notices
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
Applications for grants under the
deadline date to begin the submission
NHE program, CFDA number 84.362A,
process through Grants.gov.
must be submitted electronically using
• You should review and follow the
the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
Education Submission Procedures for
site at www.Grants.gov. Through this
submitting an application through
site, you will be able to download a
Grants.gov that are included in the
copy of the application package,
application package for this competition
complete it offline, and then upload and
to ensure that you submit your
submit your application. You may not e- application in a timely manner to the
mail an electronic copy of a grant
Grants.gov system. You can also find the
application to us.
Education Submission Procedures
We will reject your application if you pertaining to Grants.gov under News
submit it in paper format unless, as
and Events on the Department’s G5
described elsewhere in this section, you system home page at https://www.G5.gov.
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
• You will not receive additional
electronic submission requirement and
point value because you submit your
submit, no later than two weeks before
application in electronic format, nor
the application deadline date, a written
will we penalize you if you qualify for
statement to the Department that you
an exception to the electronic
qualify for one of these exceptions.
submission requirement, as described
Further information regarding
elsewhere in this section, and submit
calculation of the date that is two weeks your application in paper format.
before the application deadline date is
• 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.
forms: the Application for Federal
You may access the electronic grant
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
application for the NHE program at
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.
number. Do not include the CFDA
• You must attach any narrative
number’s alpha suffix in your search
sections of your application as files in
(e.g., search for 84.362, not 84.362A).
a .PDF (Portable Document) format only.
Please note the following:
If you upload a file type other than a
• When you enter the Grants.gov site, .PDF or submit a password-protected
you will find information about
file, we 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).
application from Grants.gov, we will
• We may request that you provide us
notify you if we are rejecting your
original signatures on forms at a later
application because it was date and time date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
stamped by the Grants.gov system after
in Case of Technical Issues With the
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
Grants.gov System: If you are
the application deadline date.
experiencing problems submitting your
• The amount of time it can take to
application through Grants.gov, please
upload an application will vary
contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
depending on a variety of factors,
including the size of the application and toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:08 Feb 08, 2011
Jkt 223001
PO 00000
Frm 00034
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
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
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
E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM
09FEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2011 / Notices
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: Joanne Osborne, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 3E214, Washington,
DC 20202–6200. FAX: (202) 260–8969.
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 84.362A),
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.
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
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,
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:08 Feb 08, 2011
Jkt 223001
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 84.362A),
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 program are from 34 CFR
75.210 and are listed in the following
paragraphs. The maximum score for all
criteria is 100 points. The maximum
possible score for each criterion is
indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for project (10 points). The
Secretary considers the need for the
proposed project. In determining the
need for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following
factors:
(i) The magnitude of the need for the
services to be provided or the activities
to be carried out by the proposed project
(5 points).
(ii) The extent to which the proposed
project will focus on serving or
otherwise addressing the needs of
disadvantaged individuals (5 points).
(b) Significance (10 points). The
Secretary considers the significance of
the proposed project. In determining the
significance of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following
factors:
(i) The extent to which the proposed
project is likely to build local capacity
to provide, improve, or expand services
that address the needs of the target
population (5 points).
(ii) The extent to which the proposed
project involves the development or
demonstration of promising new
strategies that build on, or are
PO 00000
Frm 00035
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
7179
alternatives to, existing strategies (5
points).
(c) Quality of the project design (25
points). The Secretary considers the
quality of the design of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the
design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following
factors:
(i) The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable (5 points).
(ii) 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).
(iii) The extent to which the proposed
project is designed to build capacity and
yield results that will extend beyond the
period of Federal financial assistance (5
points).
(iv) The extent to which the design of
the proposed project reflects up-to-date
knowledge from research and effective
practice (5 points).
(v) The extent to which the proposed
project represents an exceptional
approach to the priority or priorities
established for the competition (5
points).
(d) Quality of project services (15
points). The Secretary considers the
quality of the services to be provided by
the proposed project. In determining the
quality of the services to be provided by
the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) 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
(5 points).
(ii) The likelihood that the services to
be provided by the proposed project
will lead to improvements in the
achievement of students as measured
against rigorous academic standards (5
points).
(iii) The extent to which the training
or professional development services to
be provided by the proposed project are
of sufficient quality, intensity, and
duration to lead to improvements in
practice among the recipients of those
services (5 points).
(e) Adequacy of resources (10 points).
The Secretary considers the adequacy of
the resources for the proposed project.
In determining the adequacy of
resources for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following
factors:
E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM
09FEN1
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
7180
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2011 / Notices
(i) The extent to which the budget is
adequate to support the proposed
project (2 points).
(ii) The extent to which the costs are
reasonable in relation to the objectives,
design, and potential significance of the
proposed project (4 points).
(iii) The extent to which the costs are
reasonable in relation to the number of
persons to be served and to the
anticipated results and benefits (4
points).
(f) Quality of the management plan
(15 points). The Secretary considers the
quality of the management plan for the
proposed project. In determining the
quality of the management plan for the
proposed project, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) 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 (8 points).
(ii) The extent to which the time
commitments of the project director and
principal investigator and other key
project personnel are appropriate and
adequate to meet the objectives of the
proposed project (7 points).
(g) Quality of the project evaluation
(15 points). The Secretary considers the
quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the
evaluation, the Secretary considers the
following factors:
(i) 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 and qualitative data to the
extent possible (5 points).
(ii) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes (5 points).
(iii) The extent to which the
evaluation will provide guidance about
effective strategies suitable for
replication or testing in other settings (5
points).
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, achievement of project
objectives, and compliance with grant
conditions. The Secretary may also
consider whether the applicant failed to
submit a timely performance report or
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:08 Feb 08, 2011
Jkt 223001
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 Notice (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 the
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
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary
may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR
75.720(c). For specific requirements on
reporting, please go to https://
PO 00000
Frm 00036
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Department has established the
following Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance
measures for this program: (1) The
percentage of Native Hawaiian students
in schools served by the program who
meet or exceed proficiency standards in
reading, mathematics, and science on
the State assessments; (2) The
percentage of Native Hawaiian children
participating in early education
programs who consistently demonstrate
school readiness in literacy as measured
by the Hawaii School Readiness
Assessment; (3) The percentage of
Native Hawaiian students in schools
served by the program who graduate
from high school with a regular high
school diploma, as defined in 34 CFR
200.19(b)(1)(iv), in four years; and (4)
The percentage of students participating
in a Hawaiian language program
conducted under the Native Hawaiian
Education program who meet or exceed
proficiency standards in reading on a
test of the Hawaiian language.
All grantees will be expected to
submit an annual performance report
that includes data addressing these
performance measures, to the extent that
they apply to the grantee’s project.
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:
Joanne Osborne, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3E214, Washington, DC 20202–
6200. Telephone: (202) 401–1265 or by
e-mail: Joanne.Osborne@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–800–877–8339.
E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM
09FEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2011 / Notices
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: February 4, 2011.
´
Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2011–2897 Filed 2–8–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students
With Disabilities
Advisory Commission on
Accessible Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students
with Disabilities, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services,
U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting and
public hearing.
AGENCY:
The notice sets forth the
schedule and agenda of the meeting of
the Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary
Education for Students with Disabilities.
The notice also describes the functions
of the Commission. Notice of the
meeting is required by section 10(a)(2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
and is intended to notify the public of
its opportunity to attend.
DATES: Open Meeting: February 24–25,
2011.
Public Hearing: February 24, 2011.
TIME: February 24, 2011: The open
meeting will occur from 8:30 a.m.–3:30
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
17:08 Feb 08, 2011
Jkt 223001
p.m. and the public hearing will occur
from 4 p.m.–9 p.m.
February 25, 2011: The open meeting
will occur from 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Jacksonville
Riverfront Hotel, 225 East Coastline
Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Shook, Program Specialist,
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, United States
Department of Education, 550 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202;
telephone: (202) 245–7642, fax: 202–
245–7638.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary
Education for Students with Disabilities
(the Commission) is established under
Section 772 of the Higher Education
Opportunity Act, Public Law 110–315,
dated August 14, 2008. The Commission
is established to conduct a
comprehensive study, which will—(I)
‘‘assess the barriers and systemic issues
that may affect, and technical solutions
available that may improve, the timely
delivery and quality of accessible
instructional materials for
postsecondary students with print
disabilities, as well as the effective use
of such materials by faculty and staff;
and (II) make recommendations related
to the development of a comprehensive
approach to improve the opportunities
for postsecondary students with print
disabilities to access instructional
materials in specialized formats in a
time frame comparable to the
availability of instructional materials for
postsecondary nondisabled students.’’
In making recommendations for the
study, ‘‘the Commission shall consider—
(I) how students with print disabilities
may obtain instructional materials in
accessible formats within a time frame
comparable to the availability of
instructional materials for nondisabled
students; and to the maximum extent
practicable, at costs comparable to the
costs of such materials for nondisabled
students; (II) the feasibility and
technical parameters of establishing
standardized electronic file formats,
such as the National Instructional
Materials Accessibility Standard as
defined in Section 674(e)(3) of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, to be provided by publishers of
instructional materials to producers of
materials in specialized formats,
institutions of higher education, and
eligible students; (III) the feasibility of
establishing a national clearinghouse,
repository, or file-sharing network for
electronic files in specialized formats
and files used in producing
PO 00000
Frm 00037
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
7181
instructional materials in specialized
formats, and a list of possible entities
qualified to administer such
clearinghouse, repository, or network;
(IV) the feasibility of establishing
market-based solutions involving
collaborations among publishers of
instructional materials, producers of
materials in specialized formats, and
institutions of higher education; (V)
solutions utilizing universal design; and
(VI) solutions for low-incidence, highcost requests for instructional materials
in specialized formats.’’
The Commission will meet in open
session on Thursday and Friday, and
will discuss the work of Commission to
date. The Commission will also discuss
the structure and content of the
Commission report and review the
timeline for completing the report. The
Commission’s discussion will address
the four areas that members have
identified as being crucial to the
development of the report: Legal,
Technology, Market Model and Low
Incidence/High Cost. The Commission
will focus on an analysis of Legal and
Technology issues.
The purpose of the public hearing is
for the Commission to receive
information from its stakeholders on
issues pertaining to accessible
instructional materials in postsecondary
education. The public hearing session
will address issues related to law,
technology, the market model, and lowincidence/high-cost materials.
Additionally, the public hearing will
focus on individual experiences related
to accessible instructional materials in
postsecondary education.
Detailed minutes of the meeting and
hearing, will be available to the public
within 14 days of the meeting. Records
are kept of all Commission proceedings
and are available for public inspection
at the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, United States
Department of Education, 550 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202,
Monday—Friday during the hours of 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Additional Information
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices, or
material in alternative format) should
notify Elizabeth Shook at (202) 245–
7642, no later than February 18, 2011.
We will make every attempt to meet
requests for accommodations after this
date, but, cannot guarantee their
availability. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM
09FEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7175-7181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2897]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Native Hawaiian Education Program; Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education; Overview Information; Native Hawaiian Education
Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2011
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.362A.
Dates:
Applications Available: February 9, 2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 11, 2011.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Native Hawaiian Education
(NHE) program is to support innovative projects that enhance the
educational services provided to Native Hawaiian children and adults.
These projects may include those activities authorized under section
7205(a)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended (ESEA).
Note: In prior years, Congress has expressly authorized that
program funds may be used to support the construction, renovation,
or modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or
structure related to an
[[Page 7176]]
elementary school or secondary school, run by the Department of
Education of the State of Hawaii, that served a predominately Native
Hawaiian student body. This will be a permissible use of fiscal year
(FY) 2011 funds only if Congress specifically authorizes the use of
these funds for this purpose.
Priorities: This competition includes six competitive preference
priorities. In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), competitive
preference priorities one through four are from section 7205(a)(2) of
the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7515(a)(2)) and competitive preference priorities
five and six are from the notice of final supplemental priorities and
definitions for discretionary grant programs, published in the Federal
Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR 78486).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2011 and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from
this competition, these priorities are competitive preference
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award an additional five
points to an application that meets one or more of these priorities.
The application will receive only five additional points if it meets
one or more of these priorities.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1--Needs of At-risk Children and Youth
Projects that are designed to meet the needs of at-risk children
and youth.
Competitive Preference Priority 2--Native Hawaiian Underemployment
Projects that are designed to address needs in fields or
disciplines in which Native Hawaiians are underemployed.
Competitive Preference Priority 3--Hawaiian Language Instruction
Projects that are designed to address the use of the Hawaiian
language in instruction.
Competitive Preference Priority 4--Beginning Reading and Literacy
Projects that are designed to address beginning reading and
literacy among students in kindergarten through third grade.
Competitive Preference Priority 5--Improving Early Learning Outcomes
Projects that are designed to improve school readiness and success
for high-need children (as defined in this notice) from birth through
third grade (or any age group of high-need children within this range)
through a focus on one or more of the following priority areas:
(a) Physical well-being and motor development.
(b) Social-emotional development.
(c) Language and literacy development.
(d) Cognition and general knowledge, including early numeracy and
early scientific development.
(e) Approaches toward learning.
Competitive Preference Priority 6--Improving Achievement and High
School Graduation Rates
Projects that address one or more of the following priority areas:
(a) Accelerating learning and helping to improve high school
graduation rates (as defined in this notice) and college enrollment
rates for students with disabilities.
(b) Accelerating learning and helping to improve high school
graduation rates (as defined in this notice) and college enrollment
rates for English learners.
(c) Accelerating learning and helping to improve high school
graduation rates (as defined in this notice) and college enrollment
rates for high-need children and high-need students (as defined in this
notice).
(d) Accelerating learning and helping to improve high school
graduation rates (as defined in this notice) and college enrollment
rates in high-poverty schools (as defined in this notice).
(e) Accelerating learning and helping to improve high school
graduation rates (as defined in this notice) and college enrollment
rates for all students in an inclusive manner that ensures that the
specific needs of high-need children and high-need students (as defined
in this notice) participating in the project are addressed.
Note: In order to receive additional points under a competitive
preference priority, an application must provide adequate and
sufficient information that clearly substantiates its claim that it
meets the competitive priority.
Definitions: These definitions are from the notice of final
supplemental priorities and definitions for discretionary grant
programs, published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR
78486).
Graduation rate means a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate
consistent with 34 CFR 200.19(b)(1) and may also include an extended-
year adjusted cohort graduation rate consistent with 34 CFR
200.19(b)(1)(v) if the State in which the proposed project is
implemented has been approved by the Secretary to use such a rate under
title I of the ESEA.
High-need children and high-need students means children and
students at risk of educational failure, such as children and students
who are living in poverty, who are English learners, who are far below
grade level or who are not on track to becoming college- or career-
ready by graduation, who have left school or college before receiving,
respectively, a regular high school diploma or a college degree or
certificate, who are at risk of not graduating with a diploma on time,
who are homeless, who are in foster care, who are pregnant or parenting
teenagers, who have been incarcerated, who are new immigrants, who are
migrant, or who have disabilities.
High-poverty school means a school in which at least 50 percent of
students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches under the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or in which at least 50
percent of students are from low-income families as determined using
one of the criteria specified under section 1113(a)(5) of the ESEA. For
middle and high schools, eligibility may be calculated on the basis of
comparable data from feeder schools. Eligibility as a high-poverty
school under this definition is determined on the basis of the most
currently available data.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7511-7517.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81,
82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final supplemental
priorities and definitions for discretionary grant programs, published
in the Federal Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR 78486).
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$34,315,000 for the NHE program for FY 2011, of which we intend to use
an estimated $12,146,000 for this competition. 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: $250,000-$950,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $425,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 29.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
[[Page 7177]]
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian educational organizations;
Native Hawaiian community-based organizations; public and private
nonprofit organizations, agencies, and institutions with experience in
developing or operating Native Hawaiian programs or programs of
instruction in the Native Hawaiian language; and consortia of the
previously mentioned organizations, agencies, and institutions.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet or from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following
address: https://www.ed.gov/programs/nathawaiian/applicant.html. To
obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: ED Pubs,
U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1-877-
576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: https://www.EDPubs.gov or at its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program or competition as follows: CFDA number 84.362A.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the person or team listed under
Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition. Page
Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant, address
the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application.
You must limit the application narrative 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, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
The page limit does not apply to the cover sheet; the budget
section, including the recommended five-page budget narrative; the one-
page abstract; the assurances and certifications; and the other
attachments, including the resumes of up to five key personnel,
endnotes, indirect cost rate agreements, if applicable, and five
letters of support. 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. None of the material sent as appendices to the
narrative, with the exception of resumes, budget narrative, letters of
support, and endnotes, will be sent to the reviewers.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 9, 2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 11, 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.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Under section 7205(b) of the ESEA, not
more than five percent of funds provided to a grantee under this
competition for any fiscal year may be used for administrative
purposes. We reference additional 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. You must 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 competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement
in accordance with the instructions in this section.
[[Page 7178]]
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the NHE program, CFDA number 84.362A,
must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov
Apply site at 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 NHE program
at 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 84.362, not
84.362A).
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 a .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 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
[[Page 7179]]
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: Joanne Osborne, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E214,
Washington, DC 20202-6200. FAX: (202) 260-8969.
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 84.362A), 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 84.362A), 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 program are
from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the following paragraphs. The
maximum score for all criteria is 100 points. The maximum possible
score for each criterion is indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for project (10 points). The Secretary considers the need
for the proposed project. In determining the need for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or
the activities to be carried out by the proposed project (5 points).
(ii) The extent to which the proposed project will focus on serving
or otherwise addressing the needs of disadvantaged individuals (5
points).
(b) Significance (10 points). The Secretary considers the
significance of the proposed project. In determining the significance
of the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the proposed project is likely to build
local capacity to provide, improve, or expand services that address the
needs of the target population (5 points).
(ii) The extent to which the proposed project involves the
development or demonstration of promising new strategies that build on,
or are alternatives to, existing strategies (5 points).
(c) Quality of the project design (25 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the design of the proposed project. In
determining the quality of the design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable
(5 points).
(ii) 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).
(iii) The extent to which the proposed project is designed to build
capacity and yield results that will extend beyond the period of
Federal financial assistance (5 points).
(iv) The extent to which the design of the proposed project
reflects up-to-date knowledge from research and effective practice (5
points).
(v) The extent to which the proposed project represents an
exceptional approach to the priority or priorities established for the
competition (5 points).
(d) Quality of project services (15 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the services to be provided by the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the services to be provided by
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) 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 (5 points).
(ii) The likelihood that the services to be provided by the
proposed project will lead to improvements in the achievement of
students as measured against rigorous academic standards (5 points).
(iii) The extent to which the training or professional development
services to be provided by the proposed project are of sufficient
quality, intensity, and duration to lead to improvements in practice
among the recipients of those services (5 points).
(e) Adequacy of resources (10 points). The Secretary considers the
adequacy of the resources for the proposed project. In determining the
adequacy of resources for the proposed project, the Secretary considers
the following factors:
[[Page 7180]]
(i) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project (2 points).
(ii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to
the objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed
project (4 points).
(iii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to
the number of persons to be served and to the anticipated results and
benefits (4 points).
(f) Quality of the management plan (15 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the management plan for the proposed project.
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) 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 (8 points).
(ii) The extent to which the time commitments of the project
director and principal investigator and other key project personnel are
appropriate and adequate to meet the objectives of the proposed project
(7 points).
(g) Quality of the project evaluation (15 points). The Secretary
considers the quality of the evaluation to be conducted of the proposed
project. In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) 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 and
qualitative data to the extent possible (5 points).
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes (5 points).
(iii) The extent to which the evaluation will provide guidance
about effective strategies suitable for replication or testing in other
settings (5 points).
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, achievement of project objectives, 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 Notice
(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 the 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 under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Department has established the
following Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA)
performance measures for this program: (1) The percentage of Native
Hawaiian students in schools served by the program who meet or exceed
proficiency standards in reading, mathematics, and science on the State
assessments; (2) The percentage of Native Hawaiian children
participating in early education programs who consistently demonstrate
school readiness in literacy as measured by the Hawaii School Readiness
Assessment; (3) The percentage of Native Hawaiian students in schools
served by the program who graduate from high school with a regular high
school diploma, as defined in 34 CFR 200.19(b)(1)(iv), in four years;
and (4) The percentage of students participating in a Hawaiian language
program conducted under the Native Hawaiian Education program who meet
or exceed proficiency standards in reading on a test of the Hawaiian
language.
All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance
report that includes data addressing these performance measures, to the
extent that they apply to the grantee's project.
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: Joanne Osborne, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E214, Washington, DC 20202-
6200. Telephone: (202) 401-1265 or by e-mail: Joanne.Osborne@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
[[Page 7181]]
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: February 4, 2011.
Thelma Mel[eacute]ndez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2011-2897 Filed 2-8-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
