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Applications for New Awards; Race to
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Race to the Top Fund Phase 3
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011.
Applications Available:
November 16, 2011.
Date of Meetings for Prospective
Applicants: November 16, 2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part I
Applications: November 22, 2011,
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part II
Applications: December 16, 2011,
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time.
DATES:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Race to the
Top program, the largest competitive
education grant program in U.S. history,
is designed to provide incentives to
States to implement system-changing
reforms that result in improved student
achievement, narrowed achievement
gaps, and increased high school
graduation and college enrollment rates.
On April 15, 2011, President Obama
signed into law Public Law 112–10, the
Department of Defense and Full-Year
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
(FY 2011 Appropriations Act), which
made $698.6 million available for the
Race to the Top Fund, authorized the
Secretary to make awards on ‘‘the basis
of previously submitted applications,’’
and amended the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
to permit the Secretary to make grants
for improving early childhood care and
learning under the program. On May 25,
2011, the Department announced that
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approximately $500 million of these
funds would support the new Race to
the Top—Early Learning Challenge
program and that approximately $200
million would be made available to
some or all of the nine unfunded
finalists from the 2010 Race to the Top
Phase 2 competition. While $200
million is not sufficient to support full
implementation of the plans submitted
during the Phase 2 competition, the
Department believes that making these
funds available to the remaining nine
finalists is the best way to reward these
States for the ambitious reforms they
have begun and enable them to carry out
meaningful portions of the plans
proposed in their applications. The
Department may use any unused funds
from Race to the Top Phase 3 to make
awards in the Race to the Top—Early
Learning Challenge program.
Conversely, the Department may use
any unused funds from the Race to the
Top—Early Learning Challenge program
to make awards for Race to the Top
Phase 3.
Requirements: Except where
otherwise indicated in this notice
inviting applications or in the notice of
final requirements for the Race to the
Top Phase 3 program, published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register, the applicable final
requirements and definitions of key
terms from the notice of final priorities,
requirements, definitions, and selection
criteria, published in the Federal
Register on November 18, 2009 (74 FR
59688), apply to the Race to the Top
Phase 3 application process.
The following application
requirements are from the Race to the
Top Phase 3 notice of final requirements
published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register and apply to this
program.
Award Process: The Department will
make awards through a two-part
application process. States that meet the
eligibility requirements must submit
Part I of the application. Part I must
meet the requirements in part A of the
Application Requirements section and
provide the required assurances in the
Application Assurances section.
The Department will notify eligible
applicants that met the application
requirements and provided the required
application assurances, and it will
provide an estimate of the Race to the
Top Phase 3 funds available to each
based on the number of qualified
applicants.
Qualified applicants then must
submit Part II of the application for
review and approval by the Secretary.
Part II must meet the requirements in
Part B of the Application Requirements
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section. It must also include a detailed
plan and budget describing the activities
selected from the State’s Race to the Top
Phase 2 application that will be
implemented with Race to the Top
Phase 3 funding in accordance with the
budget requirements in the Race to the
Top Phase 3 notice of final requirements
published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register and repeated in the
Budget Requirements section in this
notice.
Eligibility Requirements: States that
were finalists, but did not receive grant
awards, in the 2010 Race to the Top
Phase 2 competition are eligible to
receive Race to the Top Phase 3 awards.
Therefore, only the States of Arizona,
California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky,
Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and South Carolina are eligible to apply
for Race to the Top Phase 3 awards.
Application Requirements: To receive
Race to the Top Phase 3 funding, an
eligible applicant must meet two
application requirements:
A. In Part I of the application, a State
must submit the signatures of the
Governor, the State’s chief school
officer, and the president of the State
board of education, or their authorized
representatives.
B. In Part II of the application, a State
must include performance measures, by
sub-criteria, for any activities selected
for funding under Race to the Top Phase
3 for which such measures were not
included in the State’s Phase 2
application.
Application Assurances: The
Governor (or the Governor’s authorized
representative) must provide the
following assurances in the State’s Race
to the Top Phase 3 application:
(a) The State is in compliance with
the Education Jobs Fund maintenanceof-effort requirements in section
101(10)(A) of Public Law 111–226.
(b) The State is in compliance with
the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Phase 2 requirements with respect to
Indicator (b)(1) regarding the State’s
statewide longitudinal data system. (See
notice of final requirements, definitions,
and approval criteria for the State Fiscal
Stabilization Fund Program published
in the Federal Register on November 12,
2009 (74 FR 58436)), and the interim
final requirement and request for
comments for the State Fiscal
Stabilization Fund Program published
in the Federal Register on September
23, 2011 (76 FR 59036).
(c) At the time the State submits its
application, there are no legal, statutory,
or regulatory barriers at the State level
to linking data on student achievement
or student growth to teachers and
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principals for the purpose of teacher
and principal evaluation.
(d) The State will maintain its
commitment to improving the quality of
its assessments, evidenced by the State’s
participation in a consortium of States
that—
(i) Is working toward jointly
developing and implementing common,
high-quality assessments aligned with a
common set of K–12 standards that
prepare students for college and careers;
and
(ii) Includes a significant number of
States.
(e) The State will maintain, at a
minimum, the conditions for reform
described in its Race to the Top Phase
2 application, including—
(i) The State’s adoption and
implementation of a common set of K–
12 standards that prepare students for
college and careers, as specified in
section (B)(1)(ii) of the State’s Race to
the Top Phase 2 application;
(ii) The State’s statutory and
regulatory framework related to
improving teacher and school leader
effectiveness and ensuring an equitable
distribution of effective teachers and
leaders, as described in section D of the
State’s Race to the Top Phase 2
application;
(iii) The State’s statutory and
regulatory framework for implementing
effective school and LEA turnaround
measures, as described in section E of
the State’s Race to the Top Phase 2
application; and
(iv) The State’s statutory and
regulatory framework for supporting the
creation and expansion of highperforming charter schools and other
innovative schools, as described in
section (F)(2) of its Race to the Top
Phase 2 application.
(f) The State will maintain its
commitment to comprehensive reforms
and innovation designed to increase
student achievement and to continued
progress in the four reform areas
specified in the ARRA, including the
adoption and implementation of college
and career-ready standards and highquality assessments, improving the
collection and use of data, increasing
teacher effectiveness and equity in the
distribution of effective teachers, and
turning around the State’s lowest
achieving schools.
(g) The State will select activities for
funding that are consistent with the
commitment to comprehensive reform
and innovation that the State
demonstrated in its Race to the Top
Phase 2 application, including activities
that are most likely to improve science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) education.
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(h) The State will comply with all of
the accountability, transparency, and
reporting requirements that apply to the
Race to the Top program (See the notice
of final priorities, requirements,
definitions, and selection criteria for the
Race to the Top Fund published in the
Federal Register on November 18, 2009
(74 FR 59688)), with the exception of
reporting requirements applicable solely
to funds provided under the ARRA.
(Note: The ARRA section 1512 reporting
requirements do not apply to the funds
we will award under the Race to the
Top Phase 3 award process).
(i) The State will comply with the
requirements of any evaluation of the
program, or of specific activities
pursued as part of the program,
conducted and supported by the
Department.
Budget Requirements: An eligible
applicant must apply for a proportional
share of the approximately $200 million
available for Race to the Top Phase 3
awards based primarily on its share of
the population of children ages 5
through 17 across the nine States. The
estimated amounts for which each
eligible State could apply are shown in
the following table. The amounts
provided in this table are based on the
assumption that all eligible States will
apply for a share of available funding;
the amounts will increase if one or more
eligible States do not apply or do not
meet the application requirements.
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II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$200,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$12,250,000–$49,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$22,000,000.
Maximum Award: Up to
Amount
$200,000,000, depending on the number
$12,250,000 of applicants.
12,250,000
Estimated Number of Awards: Up to
12,250,000 nine.
12,250,000
17,500,000
28,000,000
28,000,000
28,000,000
49,000,000
Once the Department notifies an
applicant of the final amount of funds
it is eligible to receive, the applicant
must submit a Part II application that
includes a detailed plan and budget.
The plan and budget must describe the
activities the applicant has selected
from its Race to the Top Phase 2
application that it proposes to
implement with Race to the Top Phase
3 funding, including how the State will
allocate a meaningful share of its Phase
3 award to advance STEM education in
the State.
The plan and budget must also
provide—
(a) An explanation of why the
applicant has selected these activities;
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(b) An explanation of why the
applicant believes these activities will
have the greatest impact on advancing
its overall statewide reform plan.
Program Authority: American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
Division A, Section 14006, Public Law
111–5, as amended by section 310 of
Division D, Title III of Public Law 111–
117, the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2010, and section 1832(a)(2) of
Public Law 112–10, the Department of
Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011. (Note: In the
ARRA, the Race to the Top program is
referred to as ‘‘State Incentive Grants.’’)
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of
final requirements for the Race to the
Top Phase 3 program published
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
Register. (c) The notice of final
priorities, requirements, definitions, and
selection criteria, published in the
Federal Register on November 18, 2009
(74 FR 59688).
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States that
were finalists, but did not receive grant
awards, in the 2010 Race to the Top
Phase 2 competition are eligible to
receive Race to the Top Phase 3 awards.
Therefore, only the States of Arizona,
California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky,
Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and South Carolina are eligible to apply
for Race to the Top Phase 3 awards.
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: The Race to the Top Phase 3
application is divided into two parts—
Part I and Part II. In Part I of the
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application, the applicant provides the
required signatures and assurances. In
Part II of the application, the applicant
provides its Race to the Top Phase 3
plan, budget, and performance measure
information.
An applicant may obtain Part I and
Part II of the application package via the
Internet, using the following address:
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/
racetothetop/phase3-resources.html.
Alternatively, an applicant may obtain
Part I of the application package by
contacting: Meredith Farace, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., room 7E208, Washington,
DC 20202–0200, (202) 453–6690.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission:
Requirements concerning the content
of the application, together with the
forms a State must submit, are in the
application package for this program.
For information about how to submit
your application by mail or hand
delivery, please refer to 7. Other
Submission Requirements in this
section.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: November 16,
2011. Date of Meetings for Prospective
Applicants: November 16, 2011.
To assist prospective applicants in
preparing an application and to respond
to questions, the Department will host a
Webinar for prospective applicants on
November 16, 2011. Detailed
information about this Webinar will be
posted on the Department’s Web site at
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/
racetothetop/phase3-resources.html.
Announcements of any other technical
assistance opportunities for prospective
applicants will also be available at this
Web site.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part I
Applications: November 22, 2011, 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part II
Applications: December 16, 2011, 4:30
p.m., Washington, DC time.
The Department will 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.
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4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System
Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and Central Contractor
Registry: To do business with the
Department of Education, you must—
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number
and TIN with the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR), the Government’s
primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and
TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR registration
with current information while your
application is under review by the
Department and, if you are awarded a
grant, during the project period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from
Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency,
institution, or organization, you can
obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue
Service. If you are an individual, you
can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security
Administration. If you need a new TIN,
please allow 2–5 weeks for your TIN to
become active.
The CCR registration process may take
five or more business days to complete.
If you are currently registered with the
CCR, you may not need to make any
changes. However, please make certain
that the TIN associated with your DUNS
number is correct. Also note that you
will need to update your CCR
registration on an annual basis. This
may take three or more business days to
complete.
7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted by mail or
hand delivery. We strongly recommend
the use of overnight mail.
a. Application Submission Format and
Deadline
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted in electronic
format on a CD or DVD, with CD-ROM
or DVD-ROM preferred. In addition,
applicants must submit a signed paper
original of Part I of the application and
one copy of that signed original.
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Autopenned or faxed signature pages,
photocopies, and .PDFs (Adobe Portable
Document Format) are not acceptable
originals. Part I of the application
includes the Application Assurances
and Certifications.
We strongly recommend the applicant
to submit a CD or DVD of its application
that includes the following files:
(1) A single file that contains the body
of the application, including required
budget tables, that has been converted
into a .PDF format so that the .PDF is
searchable. Note that a .PDF created
from a scanned document will not be
searchable.
(2) A single file in a .PDF format that
contains all of the required signature
pages. The signature pages may be
scanned and turned into a PDF.
(3) Copies of the completed electronic
budget spreadsheets with the required
budget tables, which should be in a
separate file from the body of the
application. The spreadsheets will be
used by the Departments for budget
reviews.
Each of these items must be clearly
labeled with the State’s name and any
other relevant identifying information.
States must not password-protect these
files.
We must receive all grant applications
by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. We will
not accept an application for this
program after 4:30 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. Therefore, we strongly recommend
that applicants arrange for mailing or
hand delivery of their application in
advance of the application deadline
date.
b. Submission of Applications by Mail
If you submit your application (i.e.,
the CD or DVD, the signed paper
original of Part I of the application, and
the copy of that original) by mail
(through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier), 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 84.395A, LBJ
Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202–
4260.
c. Submission of Applications by Hand
Delivery
If you submit your application (i.e.,
the CD or DVD, the signed paper
original of Part I the application, and the
copy of that original) by hand delivery,
you (or a courier service) must deliver
the original and two copies of your
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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 84.395A, 550 12th Street
SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between
8 a.m. and 4:30 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 program
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 Race to the
Top program selection criteria,
published in the Federal Register on
November 18, 2009 (74 FR 59688) apply
to the Race to the Top Phase 3
application process.
2. Review and Selection Process: The
Department will make awards through a
two-part application process. States that
meet the eligibility requirements must
submit Part I of the application. Part I
must meet the requirements in Part A of
the Application Requirements section
and provide the required assurances in
the Application Assurances section.
The Department will notify eligible
applicants that met the application
requirements and provided the required
application assurances, and it will
provide an estimate of the Race to the
Top Phase 3 funds available to each
based on the number of qualified
applicants.
Qualified applicants then must
submit Part II of the application for
review and approval by the Secretary.
Part II must meet the requirements in
Part B of the Application Requirements
section. It must also include a detailed
plan and budget describing the activities
selected from the State’s Race to the Top
Phase 2 application that will be
implemented with Race to the Top
Phase 3 funding in accordance with the
budget requirements in the Race to the
Top Phase 3 notice of final requirements
published elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register and repeated in the
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Budget Requirements section in this
notice.
We remind potential applicants that
in reviewing applications in any
discretionary grant program, 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 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: The Race to the Top
reporting requirements, published in the
Federal Register on November 18, 2009
(74 FR 59688) apply to the Race to the
Top Phase 3 application process.
4. Performance Measures: The Race to
the Top Phase 1 and Phase 2
performance measures, published in the
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(74 FR 59688), apply to the Race to the
Top Phase 3 program. In addition, as
indicated in the Race to the Top Phase
3 application requirements, applicants
must develop and propose for the
Department’s approval, performance
measures for sub-criteria that do not
have performance measures in the Race
to the Top Phase 2 application.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Meredith Farace, Implementation and
Support Unit, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
room 7E208, Washington, DC 20202–
0200. Telephone: (202) 453–6690 or by
email: phase3comments@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the FRS, toll
free, at 1–(800) 877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
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: November 9, 2011.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Notice of Open and Closed
Meeting Sessions.
ACTION:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of the
upcoming meeting of the National
Assessment Governing Board (Board)
and also describes the specific functions
of the Board. Notice of this meeting is
required under Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This
notice is issued to provide members of
the general public with an opportunity
to attend and/or provide comments.
Individuals who will need special
accommodations in order to attend the
meeting (e.g.: interpreting services,
assistive listening devices, materials in
alternative format) should notify Munira
Mwalimu at (202) 357–6938 or at
Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than
November 21, 2011. We will attempt to
meet requests after this date, but cannot
guarantee availability of the requested
accommodation. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
SUMMARY:
December 1–3, 2011.
Times:
December 1: Schedule for Ad Hoc,
Assessment Development, and
Executive Committee.
DATES:
Meetings
Ad Hoc Committee: Open Session:
8:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.
Assessment Development Committee:
Closed Session: 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.;
Open Session: 2:30 p.m.–4 p.m.
Executive Committee: Open Session:
4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.; Closed Session:
5:30 p.m.–6 p.m.
December 2: Schedule for Full Board
and Committee Meetings
Full Board: Open Session: 8:15 a.m.–
10 a.m.; Closed Session: 12:30 p.m.–2
p.m.; Open Session: 2:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee
(ADC): Open Session: 10:15 a.m.–11:30
a.m.; Closed Session: 11:30 a.m.–12:30
p.m.
Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology (COSDAM): Open Session:
10:15 a.m.–12 p.m.; Closed Session: 12
p.m.–12:30 p.m.
Reporting and Dissemination
Committee (R&D): Open Session: 10:15
a.m.–12:30 p.m.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
December 3: Schedule for Nominations
Committee and Board Meeting
National Assessment Governing
Board; Meeting
Nominations Committee: Closed
Session: 7:15 a.m.–8:15 a.m.
Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.–
12 p.m.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Race to the Top Fund Phase 3
AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary, Department of Education
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information
Race to the Top Fund Phase 3
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY)
2011.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.395A.
DATES: Applications Available: November 16, 2011.
Date of Meetings for Prospective Applicants: November 16, 2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part I Applications: November 22, 2011,
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part II Applications: December 16,
2011, 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Race to the Top program, the largest
competitive education grant program in U.S. history, is designed to
provide incentives to States to implement system-changing reforms that
result in improved student achievement, narrowed achievement gaps, and
increased high school graduation and college enrollment rates.
On April 15, 2011, President Obama signed into law Public Law 112-
10, the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations
Act, 2011 (FY 2011 Appropriations Act), which made $698.6 million
available for the Race to the Top Fund, authorized the Secretary to
make awards on ``the basis of previously submitted applications,'' and
amended the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to
permit the Secretary to make grants for improving early childhood care
and learning under the program. On May 25, 2011, the Department
announced that
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approximately $500 million of these funds would support the new Race to
the Top--Early Learning Challenge program and that approximately $200
million would be made available to some or all of the nine unfunded
finalists from the 2010 Race to the Top Phase 2 competition. While $200
million is not sufficient to support full implementation of the plans
submitted during the Phase 2 competition, the Department believes that
making these funds available to the remaining nine finalists is the
best way to reward these States for the ambitious reforms they have
begun and enable them to carry out meaningful portions of the plans
proposed in their applications. The Department may use any unused funds
from Race to the Top Phase 3 to make awards in the Race to the Top--
Early Learning Challenge program. Conversely, the Department may use
any unused funds from the Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge
program to make awards for Race to the Top Phase 3.
Requirements: Except where otherwise indicated in this notice
inviting applications or in the notice of final requirements for the
Race to the Top Phase 3 program, published elsewhere in this issue of
the Federal Register, the applicable final requirements and definitions
of key terms from the notice of final priorities, requirements,
definitions, and selection criteria, published in the Federal Register
on November 18, 2009 (74 FR 59688), apply to the Race to the Top Phase
3 application process.
The following application requirements are from the Race to the Top
Phase 3 notice of final requirements published elsewhere in this issue
of the Federal Register and apply to this program.
Award Process: The Department will make awards through a two-part
application process. States that meet the eligibility requirements must
submit Part I of the application. Part I must meet the requirements in
part A of the Application Requirements section and provide the required
assurances in the Application Assurances section.
The Department will notify eligible applicants that met the
application requirements and provided the required application
assurances, and it will provide an estimate of the Race to the Top
Phase 3 funds available to each based on the number of qualified
applicants.
Qualified applicants then must submit Part II of the application
for review and approval by the Secretary. Part II must meet the
requirements in Part B of the Application Requirements section. It must
also include a detailed plan and budget describing the activities
selected from the State's Race to the Top Phase 2 application that will
be implemented with Race to the Top Phase 3 funding in accordance with
the budget requirements in the Race to the Top Phase 3 notice of final
requirements published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register
and repeated in the Budget Requirements section in this notice.
Eligibility Requirements: States that were finalists, but did not
receive grant awards, in the 2010 Race to the Top Phase 2 competition
are eligible to receive Race to the Top Phase 3 awards. Therefore, only
the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky,
Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina are eligible to
apply for Race to the Top Phase 3 awards.
Application Requirements: To receive Race to the Top Phase 3
funding, an eligible applicant must meet two application requirements:
A. In Part I of the application, a State must submit the signatures
of the Governor, the State's chief school officer, and the president of
the State board of education, or their authorized representatives.
B. In Part II of the application, a State must include performance
measures, by sub-criteria, for any activities selected for funding
under Race to the Top Phase 3 for which such measures were not included
in the State's Phase 2 application.
Application Assurances: The Governor (or the Governor's authorized
representative) must provide the following assurances in the State's
Race to the Top Phase 3 application:
(a) The State is in compliance with the Education Jobs Fund
maintenance-of-effort requirements in section 101(10)(A) of Public Law
111-226.
(b) The State is in compliance with the State Fiscal Stabilization
Fund Phase 2 requirements with respect to Indicator (b)(1) regarding
the State's statewide longitudinal data system. (See notice of final
requirements, definitions, and approval criteria for the State Fiscal
Stabilization Fund Program published in the Federal Register on
November 12, 2009 (74 FR 58436)), and the interim final requirement and
request for comments for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program
published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2011 (76 FR 59036).
(c) At the time the State submits its application, there are no
legal, statutory, or regulatory barriers at the State level to linking
data on student achievement or student growth to teachers and
principals for the purpose of teacher and principal evaluation.
(d) The State will maintain its commitment to improving the quality
of its assessments, evidenced by the State's participation in a
consortium of States that--
(i) Is working toward jointly developing and implementing common,
high-quality assessments aligned with a common set of K-12 standards
that prepare students for college and careers; and
(ii) Includes a significant number of States.
(e) The State will maintain, at a minimum, the conditions for
reform described in its Race to the Top Phase 2 application,
including--
(i) The State's adoption and implementation of a common set of K-12
standards that prepare students for college and careers, as specified
in section (B)(1)(ii) of the State's Race to the Top Phase 2
application;
(ii) The State's statutory and regulatory framework related to
improving teacher and school leader effectiveness and ensuring an
equitable distribution of effective teachers and leaders, as described
in section D of the State's Race to the Top Phase 2 application;
(iii) The State's statutory and regulatory framework for
implementing effective school and LEA turnaround measures, as described
in section E of the State's Race to the Top Phase 2 application; and
(iv) The State's statutory and regulatory framework for supporting
the creation and expansion of high-performing charter schools and other
innovative schools, as described in section (F)(2) of its Race to the
Top Phase 2 application.
(f) The State will maintain its commitment to comprehensive reforms
and innovation designed to increase student achievement and to
continued progress in the four reform areas specified in the ARRA,
including the adoption and implementation of college and career-ready
standards and high-quality assessments, improving the collection and
use of data, increasing teacher effectiveness and equity in the
distribution of effective teachers, and turning around the State's
lowest achieving schools.
(g) The State will select activities for funding that are
consistent with the commitment to comprehensive reform and innovation
that the State demonstrated in its Race to the Top Phase 2 application,
including activities that are most likely to improve science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
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(h) The State will comply with all of the accountability,
transparency, and reporting requirements that apply to the Race to the
Top program (See the notice of final priorities, requirements,
definitions, and selection criteria for the Race to the Top Fund
published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2009 (74 FR 59688)),
with the exception of reporting requirements applicable solely to funds
provided under the ARRA. (Note: The ARRA section 1512 reporting
requirements do not apply to the funds we will award under the Race to
the Top Phase 3 award process).
(i) The State will comply with the requirements of any evaluation
of the program, or of specific activities pursued as part of the
program, conducted and supported by the Department.
Budget Requirements: An eligible applicant must apply for a
proportional share of the approximately $200 million available for Race
to the Top Phase 3 awards based primarily on its share of the
population of children ages 5 through 17 across the nine States. The
estimated amounts for which each eligible State could apply are shown
in the following table. The amounts provided in this table are based on
the assumption that all eligible States will apply for a share of
available funding; the amounts will increase if one or more eligible
States do not apply or do not meet the application requirements.
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State Amount
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Colorado................................................ $12,250,000
Louisiana............................................... 12,250,000
South Carolina.......................................... 12,250,000
Kentucky................................................ 12,250,000
Arizona................................................. 17,500,000
Illinois................................................ 28,000,000
Pennsylvania............................................ 28,000,000
New Jersey.............................................. 28,000,000
California.............................................. 49,000,000
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Once the Department notifies an applicant of the final amount of
funds it is eligible to receive, the applicant must submit a Part II
application that includes a detailed plan and budget. The plan and
budget must describe the activities the applicant has selected from its
Race to the Top Phase 2 application that it proposes to implement with
Race to the Top Phase 3 funding, including how the State will allocate
a meaningful share of its Phase 3 award to advance STEM education in
the State.
The plan and budget must also provide--
(a) An explanation of why the applicant has selected these
activities; and
(b) An explanation of why the applicant believes these activities
will have the greatest impact on advancing its overall statewide reform
plan.
Program Authority: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
Division A, Section 14006, Public Law 111-5, as amended by section 310
of Division D, Title III of Public Law 111-117, the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2010, and section 1832(a)(2) of Public Law 112-10,
the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act,
2011. (Note: In the ARRA, the Race to the Top program is referred to as
``State Incentive Grants.'')
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final requirements
for the Race to the Top Phase 3 program published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register. (c) The notice of final priorities,
requirements, definitions, and selection criteria, published in the
Federal Register on November 18, 2009 (74 FR 59688).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $200,000,000.
Estimated Range of Awards: $12,250,000-$49,000,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $22,000,000.
Maximum Award: Up to $200,000,000, depending on the number of
applicants.
Estimated Number of Awards: Up to nine.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States that were finalists, but did not
receive grant awards, in the 2010 Race to the Top Phase 2 competition
are eligible to receive Race to the Top Phase 3 awards. Therefore, only
the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky,
Louisiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina are eligible to
apply for Race to the Top Phase 3 awards.
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: The Race to the Top
Phase 3 application is divided into two parts--Part I and Part II. In
Part I of the application, the applicant provides the required
signatures and assurances. In Part II of the application, the applicant
provides its Race to the Top Phase 3 plan, budget, and performance
measure information.
An applicant may obtain Part I and Part II of the application
package via the Internet, using the following address: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/phase3-resources.html. Alternatively,
an applicant may obtain Part I of the application package by
contacting: Meredith Farace, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., room 7E208, Washington, DC 20202-0200, (202) 453-6690.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission:
Requirements concerning the content of the application, together
with the forms a State must submit, are in the application package for
this program. For information about how to submit your application by
mail or hand delivery, please refer to 7. Other Submission Requirements
in this section.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: November 16, 2011. Date of Meetings for
Prospective Applicants: November 16, 2011.
To assist prospective applicants in preparing an application and to
respond to questions, the Department will host a Webinar for
prospective applicants on November 16, 2011. Detailed information about
this Webinar will be posted on the Department's Web site at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/phase3-resources.html. Announcements
of any other technical assistance opportunities for prospective
applicants will also be available at this Web site.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part I Applications: November 22, 2011,
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time.
Deadline for Transmittal of Part II Applications: December 16,
2011, 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time.
The Department will 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.
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4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and Central Contractor Registry: To do business with the
Department of Education, you must--
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the Central
Contractor Registry (CCR), the Government's primary registrant
database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow 2-5 weeks for your TIN to become active.
The CCR registration process may take five or more business days to
complete. If you are currently registered with the CCR, you may not
need to make any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN
associated with your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will
need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take
three or more business days to complete.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted by mail or hand delivery. We strongly
recommend the use of overnight mail.
a. Application Submission Format and Deadline
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted in
electronic format on a CD or DVD, with CD-ROM or DVD-ROM preferred. In
addition, applicants must submit a signed paper original of Part I of
the application and one copy of that signed original. Autopenned or
faxed signature pages, photocopies, and .PDFs (Adobe Portable Document
Format) are not acceptable originals. Part I of the application
includes the Application Assurances and Certifications.
We strongly recommend the applicant to submit a CD or DVD of its
application that includes the following files:
(1) A single file that contains the body of the application,
including required budget tables, that has been converted into a .PDF
format so that the .PDF is searchable. Note that a .PDF created from a
scanned document will not be searchable.
(2) A single file in a .PDF format that contains all of the
required signature pages. The signature pages may be scanned and turned
into a PDF.
(3) Copies of the completed electronic budget spreadsheets with the
required budget tables, which should be in a separate file from the
body of the application. The spreadsheets will be used by the
Departments for budget reviews.
Each of these items must be clearly labeled with the State's name
and any other relevant identifying information. States must not
password-protect these files.
We must receive all grant applications by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date. We will not accept an
application for this program after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that
applicants arrange for mailing or hand delivery of their application in
advance of the application deadline date.
b. Submission of Applications by Mail
If you submit your application (i.e., the CD or DVD, the signed
paper original of Part I of the application, and the copy of that
original) by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial
carrier), 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 84.395A, LBJ
Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260.
c. Submission of Applications by Hand Delivery
If you submit your application (i.e., the CD or DVD, the signed
paper original of Part I the application, and the copy of that
original) by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) 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 84.395A, 550 12th Street SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 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 program 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 Race to the Top program selection
criteria, published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2009 (74 FR
59688) apply to the Race to the Top Phase 3 application process.
2. Review and Selection Process: The Department will make awards
through a two-part application process. States that meet the
eligibility requirements must submit Part I of the application. Part I
must meet the requirements in Part A of the Application Requirements
section and provide the required assurances in the Application
Assurances section.
The Department will notify eligible applicants that met the
application requirements and provided the required application
assurances, and it will provide an estimate of the Race to the Top
Phase 3 funds available to each based on the number of qualified
applicants.
Qualified applicants then must submit Part II of the application
for review and approval by the Secretary. Part II must meet the
requirements in Part B of the Application Requirements section. It must
also include a detailed plan and budget describing the activities
selected from the State's Race to the Top Phase 2 application that will
be implemented with Race to the Top Phase 3 funding in accordance with
the budget requirements in the Race to the Top Phase 3 notice of final
requirements published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register
and repeated in the
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Budget Requirements section in this notice.
We remind potential applicants that in reviewing applications in
any discretionary grant program, 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
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: The Race to the Top reporting requirements, published
in the Federal Register on November 18, 2009 (74 FR 59688) apply to the
Race to the Top Phase 3 application process.
4. Performance Measures: The Race to the Top Phase 1 and Phase 2
performance measures, published in the Federal Register on November 18,
2009, (74 FR 59688), apply to the Race to the Top Phase 3 program. In
addition, as indicated in the Race to the Top Phase 3 application
requirements, applicants must develop and propose for the Department's
approval, performance measures for sub-criteria that do not have
performance measures in the Race to the Top Phase 2 application.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meredith Farace, Implementation and
Support Unit, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
room 7E208, Washington, DC 20202-0200. Telephone: (202) 453-6690 or by
email: phase3comments@ed.gov.
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Dated: November 9, 2011.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2011-29582 Filed 11-15-11; 8:45 am]
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