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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 98 / Friday, May 20, 2011 / Notices jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 4. 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 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 goal of the SPDG Program is to reform and improve State systems for personnel preparation and professional development in early intervention, educational, and transition services in order to improve results for children with disabilities. The Department is VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:22 May 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 revising the performance measures developed for this program pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 to better assess the success of the program in meeting these goals. The revised measures will assess the extent to which: • Projects use evidence-based professional development practices to support the attainment of identified competencies. • Participants in SPDG professional development demonstrate improvement in implementation of SPDG-supported practices over time. • Projects use SPDG professional development funds to provide activities designed to sustain the use of SPDGsupported practices. • Highly qualified special education teachers that have participated in SPDG supported special education teacher retention activities remain as special education teachers two years after their initial participation in these activities. Each grantee funded under this competition must collect and annually report data related to its performance on these measures in the project’s annual and final performance report to the Department in accordance with section 653(d) of IDEA and 34 CFR 75.590. Applicants should discuss in the application narrative how they propose to collect performance data for these 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 Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4096, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245–6673. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 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) by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. Electronic Access to This Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site 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). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: https:// www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Dated: May 16, 2011. Alexa Posny, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 2011–12471 Filed 5–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA Number: 84.299B] Funding Down Slate; Indian Education Professional Development Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the fiscal year (FY) 2010 grant slate. AGENCY: The Secretary intends to use the existing slate of applications from the FY 2010 competition for the Professional Development Grants program authorized by 20 U.S.C. 7442 to make new grant awards in FY 2011. The Secretary takes this action because there SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sfmt 4703 29227 E:\FR\FM\20MYN1.SGM 20MYN1 29228 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 98 / Friday, May 20, 2011 / Notices jlentini on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES are a significant number of unfunded high-quality applications on the FY 2010 slate and there are very limited funds available for new awards for FY 2011. We expect to use an estimated $1,030,816 for new awards in FY 2011. The actual level of funding depends on the amount of FY 2011 program funds that are available after the Department makes continuation awards. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lana Shaughnessy, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E231, Washington, DC 20202– 6335. Telephone: (202) 205–2528 or via e-mail: Lana.Shaughnessy@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department published a notice inviting applications for new awards under the Professional Development Grant program for FY 2010 in the Federal Register on December 18, 2009 (74 FR 67182). In response to the notice inviting applications, we received a significant number of high-quality applications and made eight awards. However, many applications that received high scores from peer reviewers did not receive grants in FY 2010 because of the limited funds available for the program. In addition, we made additional awards from FY 2011 funds to two applicants that were inadvertently not funded in FY 2010 due to an administrative error. The FY 2010 slate was based on the selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions referenced in the December 18, 2009 notice inviting applications (74 FR 67182). Note: To be eligible to receive a grant under this notice all applicants, including all applicants in a consortium of eligible entities, being considered for funding must currently meet all statutory eligibility criteria and demonstrate a commitment to implement the scope and objectives of the project proposed in the application submitted in FY 2010. Only applications from the FY 2010 slate will be considered. Our intent is to fund down the slate in rank order from the last FY 2010 funded application until all available funds are obligated. Program authority: 20 U.S.C. 7442. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:22 May 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 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 via the Federal Digital System at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site 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). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: https:// www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Dated: May 17, 2011. ´ Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 2011–12501 Filed 5–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA Number 84.299A] Funding Down Slate; Demonstration Grants for Indian Children Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the fiscal year (FY) 2010 grant slate. AGENCY: The Secretary intends to use the existing slate of applications from the FY 2010 competition for the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program authorized by 20 U.S.C. 7441 to make new grant awards in FY 2011. The Secretary takes this action because there are a significant number of unfunded, high-quality applications on the FY 2010 slate and there are very limited funds available for new awards in FY 2011. We expect to use an estimated $1,030,815 for new awards in FY 2011. The actual level of funding depends on the amount of FY 2011 program funds that are available after the Department makes continuation awards. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lana Shaughnessy, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E231, Washington, DC 20202– 6335. Telephone: (202) 205–2528 or via e-mail: Lana.Shaughnessy@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Department published a notice inviting applications for new awards under the Demonstration Grants for Indian Children program for FY 2010 in the Federal Register on December 3, 2009 (74 FR 63398). We extended the closing date announced in that notice from February 18, 2010, to February 25, 2010 by a notice published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2010 (75 FR 6192). In response to those notices, we received a significant number of highquality applications and made 10 awards. However, many applications that received high scores from peer reviewers did not receive grants in FY 2010 because of the limited funds available for the program. In addition, we made additional awards from FY 2011 funds to two applicants that were inadvertently not funded in FY 2010 due to an administrative error. The FY 2010 slate was based on the selection criteria, application requirements, and definitions referenced in the December 3, 2009 notice inviting applications (74 FR 63398). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Note: To be eligible to receive a grant under this notice all applicants, including all applicants in a consortium of eligible entities, being considered for funding must currently meet all statutory eligibility criteria and demonstrate a commitment to implement the scope and objectives of the project proposed in the application submitted in FY 2010. Only applications from the FY 2010 slate will be considered. Our intent is to fund down the slate in rank order from the last FY 2010 funded application until all available funds are obligated. Program authority: 20 U.S.C. 7441. Electronic Access to This Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site 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). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. E:\FR\FM\20MYN1.SGM 20MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29227-29228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12501]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Number: 84.299B]


Funding Down Slate; Indian Education Professional Development 
Program

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down the fiscal year (FY) 2010 grant 
slate.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use the existing slate of 
applications from the FY 2010 competition for the Professional 
Development Grants program authorized by 20 U.S.C. 7442 to make new 
grant awards in FY 2011. The Secretary takes this action because there

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are a significant number of unfunded high-quality applications on the 
FY 2010 slate and there are very limited funds available for new awards 
for FY 2011. We expect to use an estimated $1,030,816 for new awards in 
FY 2011. The actual level of funding depends on the amount of FY 2011 
program funds that are available after the Department makes 
continuation awards.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lana Shaughnessy, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3E231, Washington, DC 20202-
6335. Telephone: (202) 205-2528 or via e-mail: Lana.Shaughnessy@ed.gov.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an 
accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request by contacting the person listed under For Further 
Information Contact.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department published a notice inviting 
applications for new awards under the Professional Development Grant 
program for FY 2010 in the Federal Register on December 18, 2009 (74 FR 
67182). In response to the notice inviting applications, we received a 
significant number of high-quality applications and made eight awards. 
However, many applications that received high scores from peer 
reviewers did not receive grants in FY 2010 because of the limited 
funds available for the program. In addition, we made additional awards 
from FY 2011 funds to two applicants that were inadvertently not funded 
in FY 2010 due to an administrative error.
    The FY 2010 slate was based on the selection criteria, application 
requirements, and definitions referenced in the December 18, 2009 
notice inviting applications (74 FR 67182).

    Note: To be eligible to receive a grant under this notice all 
applicants, including all applicants in a consortium of eligible 
entities, being considered for funding must currently meet all 
statutory eligibility criteria and demonstrate a commitment to 
implement the scope and objectives of the project proposed in the 
application submitted in FY 2010. Only applications from the FY 2010 
slate will be considered. Our intent is to fund down the slate in 
rank order from the last FY 2010 funded application until all 
available funds are obligated.


    Program authority: 20 U.S.C. 7442.

    Electronic Access to This Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System 
at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site 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). To 
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at 
the site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: https://www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Dated: May 17, 2011.
Thelma Mel[eacute]ndez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2011-12501 Filed 5-19-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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