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methods, procedures, and rehabilitation
technology that maximize the full
inclusion and integration into society,
employment, independent living, family
support, and economic and social selfsufficiency, of individuals with
disabilities, especially individuals with
the most significant disabilities, and to
improve the effectiveness of services
authorized under the Act.
Note: This program is in concert with
NIDRR’s currently approved long-range plan
(the Plan). The Plan is comprehensive and
integrates many issues relating to disability
and rehabilitation research topics. The Plan,
which was published in the Federal Register
on February 15, 2006 (71 FR 8166), can be
accessed on the Internet at the following site:
www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/
2006-1/021506d.html.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Through the implementation of the
Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1) Improve the
quality and utility of disability and
rehabilitation research; (2) foster an
exchange of expertise, information, and
training to facilitate the advancement of
knowledge and understanding of the
unique needs of traditionally
underserved populations; (3) determine
the best strategies and programs to
improve rehabilitation outcomes for
underserved populations; (4) identify
research gaps; (5) identify mechanisms
for integrating research and practice;
and (6) disseminate findings.
Priorities: Under this competition we
are particularly interested in
applications that address one or more of
the following priorities.
Invitational Priorities: Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets these invitational
priorities a competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
(1) The Secretary is particularly
interested in applications from eligible
applicants who are individuals with
disabilities.
(2) The Secretary is particularly
interested in applications that result in
practical methods of improving
participation and community living and
employment outcomes for individuals
with disabilities.
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Research Fellowships Program is to
build research capacity by providing
support to highly qualified individuals,
including those who are individuals
with disabilities, to perform research on
the rehabilitation of individuals with
disabilities.
Fellows must conduct original
research in an area authorized by
section 204 of the Act. Section 204
authorizes research, demonstration
projects, training, and related activities,
the purposes of which are to develop
Note: The Secretary is interested in
outcomes-oriented research projects that use
rigorous scientific methodologies. To address
this interest, applicants are encouraged to
articulate goals, objectives, and expected
outcomes for the proposed research
activities. Proposals should describe how
results and planned outputs are expected to
contribute to advances in knowledge or
improvements in policy and practice.
Applicants should propose projects that are
optimally designed to be consistent with
these goals. Submission of the information
identified under this paragraph is not
required by law or regulation, but is desired.
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BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Research Fellowships Program
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Service, National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR), Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information: Research
Fellowships Program.
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.133F–1.
DATES:
Applications Available: January 17,
2013.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting:
February 7, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 18, 2013.
Full Text of Announcement
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(e).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR 75.60 and 75.61, and parts 77,
81, 82, 84, and 97. (b) The Education
Department suspension and debarment
regulations in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The
regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 356. (d) The regulations in 34 CFR
350.51 and 350.52.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$106,817,000 for the NIDRR program for
FY 2013, of which we intend to use an
estimated $505,000 for the Research
Fellowships Program. 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.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2014 from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $60,000
to $65,000 for Merit Fellowships and
$70,000 to $75,000 for Distinguished
Fellowships. (These fellowships are
described in the Eligible Applicant
section of this notice.)
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$63,000 for Merit Fellowships and
$73,000 for Distinguished Fellowships.
Maximum Awards: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $65,000 for Merit
Fellowships and $75,000 for
Distinguished Fellowships for a single
budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
may change the maximum amount
through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: Seven,
including both Merit Fellowships and
Distinguished Fellowships.
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 12 months. We
will reject any application that proposes
a project period exceeding 12 months.
The Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
may change the maximum project
period through a notice published in the
Federal Register.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible
individuals must: (1) Satisfy the
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requirements of 34 CFR 75.60 and 75.61
and (2) have training and experience
that indicate a potential for engaging in
scientific research related to the
solution of rehabilitation problems of
individuals with disabilities. The
program provides two categories of
research fellowships: Merit Fellowships
and Distinguished Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Merit
Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or
experience in independent study in an
area which is directly pertinent to
disability and rehabilitation.
Note: In the most recent competitions for
this program, Merit Fellowship recipients
had research experience at the doctoral level.
(b) To be eligible for a Distinguished
Fellowship, an individual must have
seven or more years of research
experience in subject areas, methods, or
techniques relevant to rehabilitation
research and must have a doctorate,
other terminal degree, or comparable
academic qualifications.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be
recipients of research fellowships.
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: www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
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) or a text telephone (TTY), call,
toll free: 1–877–576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its
email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this program as
follows: CFDA number 84.133F.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
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
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the application package for this
program.
Page Limit: The project narrative
section of the application, which must
be uploaded into the Project Narrative
Attachment Form on Grants.gov, is
where you, the applicant, address the
selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. You must
limit the project narrative of your
application to the equivalent of no more
than 24 double-spaced 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. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
The page limit for the project
narrative does not apply to the
documents you upload under the other
two Grants.gov headings: ED Project
Abstract and Other Attachments. The
ED Project Abstract Form should
contain only your one-page abstract.
The Other Attachments Form should
contain all other attachments, including
your bibliography, eligibility statement,
resume/curriculum vitae, and letters of
recommendation/support. Information
regarding the protection of human
subjects, if applicable, should be
included under the Other Attachments
Form or in the place provided on the
SF–424 Supplemental Form. You do not
need to upload a table of contents for
your application, as this will be
automatically generated by Grants.gov.
We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit for the project
narrative or if you apply other standards
and exceed the equivalent of the page
limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 17,
2013.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting:
February 7, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 18, 2013.
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
(including dates and times) about how
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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
program is not subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Applicants
are not required to submit a budget with
their proposal.
The Merit Fellowship and
Distinguished Fellowship awards are
one Full Time Equivalent (FTE) awards.
Fellows must work principally on the
fellowship during the term of the
fellowship award. We define ‘‘one FTE’’
as equal to 40 hours per week. No fellow
is allowed to be a direct recipient of
Federal government grant funds in
addition to those provided by the Merit
Fellowship or Distinguished Fellowship
grant (during the duration of the
fellowship award performance period).
Fellows may, subject to compliance
with their institution’s policy on
additional employment, work on a
Federal grant that has been awarded to
the fellow’s institution.
To satisfy the requirement that
fellows devote one FTE to the
fellowship work, applicants must
include in their Eligibility Statement a
plan for how they will fulfill the
obligation to work principally on the
fellowship during the term of the
fellowship award. We will reject your
application if you fail to include such a
plan in your Eligibility Statement.
We reference regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Requirements for Registering for
Grants.gov and Submitting Your
Application:
All individuals applying for a
research fellowship must register at
www.Grants.gov prior to submitting
their application. To register with
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Grants.gov you must know the Funding
Opportunity Number (FON) of the grant
opportunity you are applying for. You
can obtain this number by searching
Grants.gov using the CFDA number,
84.133. This search will lead you to
available NIDRR solicitations and
identify the FON for each. You will use
the FON to register in Grants.gov. Once
you register with Grants.gov, to facilitate
the safe and secure transfer of your
application to the Department, you will
be asked to create a profile with your
username and password, which will be
used to identify you within the system,
and create an electronic signature.
Details on registering with Grants.gov as
an individual are outlined in the
following Grants.gov tutorial:
www.grants.gov/assets/
IndividualRegistrationOverview.html.
To register with Grants.gov, you do
not have to provide a Data Universal
Numbering System Number, a Taxpayer
Identification Number, or your Social
Security Number (SSN). You also do not
have to complete a Central Contractor
Registry or System for Award
Management registration in order to
access Grants.gov or submit your
application.
However, your SSN is required to
complete your application for a research
fellowship.
7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
program must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Research Fellowships Program, CFDA
Number 84.133F–1, 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 email 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
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Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant
application for the Research
Fellowships Program at
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number’s
alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search
for 84.133, not 84.133F).
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 program 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 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.
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• 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, and all necessary assurances
and certifications.
• You must upload any narrative
sections and all other attachments to
your application as files in a PDF
(Portable Document) read-only, nonmodifiable format only. Do not upload
an interactive or fillable PDF file. If you
upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF or submit a
password-protected file, we will not
review that material. Additional,
detailed information on how to attach
files is in the application instructions.
• 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. Once the Department
receives your application from
Grants.gov, Grants.gov will send you a
second notification indicating that the
‘‘Grantor agency has retrieved your
application’’ and assigned your
application a PR/Award number (a
Department-specified identifying
number unique to your application).
These two automatic notifications from
Grants.gov should not be interpreted as
evidence that your application was
correctly uploaded or that it is without
any disqualifying errors. For
instructions on how to verify that your
application was submitted on time and
was successfully validated as having no
disqualifying errors, refer to ‘‘Grants.gov
Submission Tips’’ available under News
and Events on the G5 Web site at https:
//www.g5.gov/int/wps/portal or refer to
Section E in the FY 2013 Application
Package for New Grants under the
Research Fellowships Program.
• 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.,
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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 prevents you from using the
Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to
the Department, it must be postmarked
no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Marlene Spencer, U.S.
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Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Room 5133, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC
20202–2700. FAX: (202) 245–7643.
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 84.133F–1)
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 84.133F–1)
550 12th Street SW., Room 7041,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington,
DC 20202–4260.
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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
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1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are from 34 CFR
356.30 through 356.32 and are listed in
the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We
remind potential applicants that in
reviewing applications in any
discretionary grant competition, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out a previous
award, such as the applicant’s use of
funds, 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
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(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 www.ed.gov
/fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate
the overall success of its research
program, NIDRR assesses the quality of
its funded projects through review of
grantee performance and products. Each
year, NIDRR examines a portion of its
grantees to determine the extent to
which grantees are conducting highquality research and related activities
that lead to high-quality products.
Performance measures for the Research
Fellowships Program include—
• The percentage of NIDRR-supported
fellows, post-doctoral trainees, and
doctoral students who publish results of
NIDRR-sponsored research in refereed
journals;
• The percentage of grantee research
and development that has appropriate
study design, meets rigorous standards
of scientific and/or engineering
methods, and builds on and contributes
to knowledge in the field; and
• The number of publications per
award based on NIDRR-funded research
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and development activities in refereed
journals.
NIDRR evaluates the overall success
of individual research and development
grants through a review of grantee
performance and products. NIDRR uses
information submitted by grantees as
part of their final performance report for
these reviews. Approved final
performance report guidelines require
grantees to submit information
regarding research methods, results,
outputs, and outcomes. Because grants
made under the Research Fellowships
Program are limited to a maximum of 12
months, they are not eligible for
continuation awards.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact:
Either Lynn Medley or Marlene Spencer
as follows: Lynn Medley, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., room 5140, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202–2700.
Telephone: (202) 245–7338 or by email:
lynn.medley@ed.gov. Marlene Spencer,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., room 5133, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202–2700.
Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by email:
marlene.spencer@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, 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 compact disc) 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 or TTY, 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: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
other documents of this Department
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You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
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Dated: January 14, 2013.
Michael Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge
Reservation
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge
Reservation. The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.
770) requires that public notice of this
meeting be announced in the Federal
Register.
SUMMARY:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013,
6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Energy
Information Center, Office of Science
and Technical Information, 1
Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
37830.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator,
Department of Energy Oak Ridge
Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM–
90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865)
241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email:
noemp@oro.doe.gov or check the Web
site at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of
the Board: The purpose of the Board is
to make recommendations to DOE–EM
and site management in the areas of
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• Welcome and Announcements
• Comments from the Deputy
Designated Federal Officer
• Comments from the DOE,
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, and Environmental
Protection Agency Liaisons
• Public Comment Period
• Fiscal Year 2015 Oak Ridge EM
Budget and Prioritization Presentation
• Additions/Approval of Agenda
• Motions/Approval of January 9,
2013 Meeting Minutes
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Public Participation: The EM SSAB,
Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Melyssa P.
Noe at least seven days in advance of
the meeting at the phone number listed
above. Written statements may be filed
with the Board either before or after the
meeting. Individuals who wish to make
oral statements pertaining to the agenda
item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at
the address or telephone number listed
above. Requests must be received five
days prior to the meeting and reasonable
provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy
Designated Federal Officer is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments will
be provided a maximum of five minutes
to present their comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the
address and phone number listed above.
Minutes will also be available at the
following Web site: https://
www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/
minutes.htm.
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2013.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP13–13–000]
Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Natrium
to Market Project and Request for
Comments on Environmental Issues
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of
the Natrium to Market Project (Project)
involving construction and operation of
facilities by Dominion Transmission,
Inc. (Dominion) in Greene and
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
The Commission will use this EA in its
decision-making process to determine
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convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of
the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public
and interested agencies on the project.
Your input will help the Commission
staff determine what issues they need to
evaluate in the EA. Details on how to
submit written comments are in the
Public Participation section of this
notice. Please note that the scoping
period will close on February 11, 2013.
This notice is being sent to the
Commission’s current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and
local government representatives should
notify their constituents of this
proposed project and encourage them to
comment on their areas of concern.
Dominion provided landowners with
a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
To Know?’’. This fact sheet addresses a
number of typically-asked questions,
including the use of eminent domain
and how to participate in the
Commission’s proceedings. It is also
available for viewing on the FERC Web
site (www.ferc.gov).
Summary of the Proposed Project
Dominion proposes to construct and
operate the Natrium to Market Project to
provide 185,000 dekatherms per day of
firm natural gas transportation service to
Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
The project would consist of the
following facilities:
• A new 7,700-horsepower (hp) gas
turbine/compressor package and
auxiliary equipment at Dominion’s
existing Crayne Compressor Station in
Greene County, Pennsylvania;
• Upgraded measurement and
regulation (M&R) facilities, referred to as
the Crayne II M&R facility, located near
Dominion’s existing Crayne Compressor
Station; and
• Modification of existing regulators,
installation of a jumper line, and
overpressure regulation on pipelines
within the grounds of the existing J.B.
Tonkin Compressor Station in
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
The general location of the project
facilities is shown in appendix 1.1
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of
appendices were sent to all those receiving this
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call (202)
502–8371. For instructions on connecting to
eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Research Fellowships Program
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service,
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR),
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information: Research Fellowships Program.
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY)
2013.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133F-1.
DATES:
Applications Available: January 17, 2013.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: February 7, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 18, 2013.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Research Fellowships Program
is to build research capacity by providing support to highly qualified
individuals, including those who are individuals with disabilities, to
perform research on the rehabilitation of individuals with
disabilities.
Fellows must conduct original research in an area authorized by
section 204 of the Act. Section 204 authorizes research, demonstration
projects, training, and related activities, the purposes of which are
to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that
maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment,
independent living, family support, and economic and social self-
sufficiency, of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals
with the most significant disabilities, and to improve the
effectiveness of services authorized under the Act.
Note: This program is in concert with NIDRR's currently approved
long-range plan (the Plan). The Plan is comprehensive and integrates
many issues relating to disability and rehabilitation research
topics. The Plan, which was published in the Federal Register on
February 15, 2006 (71 FR 8166), can be accessed on the Internet at
the following site: www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/2006-1/021506d.html.
Through the implementation of the Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1) Improve
the quality and utility of disability and rehabilitation research; (2)
foster an exchange of expertise, information, and training to
facilitate the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the unique
needs of traditionally underserved populations; (3) determine the best
strategies and programs to improve rehabilitation outcomes for
underserved populations; (4) identify research gaps; (5) identify
mechanisms for integrating research and practice; and (6) disseminate
findings.
Priorities: Under this competition we are particularly interested
in applications that address one or more of the following priorities.
Invitational Priorities: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give
an application that meets these invitational priorities a competitive
or absolute preference over other applications.
These priorities are:
(1) The Secretary is particularly interested in applications from
eligible applicants who are individuals with disabilities.
(2) The Secretary is particularly interested in applications that
result in practical methods of improving participation and community
living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Note: The Secretary is interested in outcomes-oriented research
projects that use rigorous scientific methodologies. To address this
interest, applicants are encouraged to articulate goals, objectives,
and expected outcomes for the proposed research activities.
Proposals should describe how results and planned outputs are
expected to contribute to advances in knowledge or improvements in
policy and practice. Applicants should propose projects that are
optimally designed to be consistent with these goals. Submission of
the information identified under this paragraph is not required by
law or regulation, but is desired.
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(e).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75.60 and 75.61, and parts
77, 81, 82, 84, and 97. (b) The Education Department suspension and
debarment regulations in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The regulations for this
program in 34 CFR part 356. (d) The regulations in 34 CFR 350.51 and
350.52.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$106,817,000 for the NIDRR program for FY 2013, of which we intend to
use an estimated $505,000 for the Research Fellowships Program. 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.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2014 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $60,000 to $65,000 for Merit Fellowships
and $70,000 to $75,000 for Distinguished Fellowships. (These
fellowships are described in the Eligible Applicant section of this
notice.)
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $63,000 for Merit Fellowships and
$73,000 for Distinguished Fellowships.
Maximum Awards: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $65,000 for Merit Fellowships and $75,000 for
Distinguished Fellowships for a single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal
Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: Seven, including both Merit Fellowships
and Distinguished Fellowships.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 12 months. We will reject any application
that proposes a project period exceeding 12 months. The Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change
the maximum project period through a notice published in the Federal
Register.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible individuals must: (1) Satisfy the
requirements of 34 CFR 75.60 and 75.61 and (2) have training and
experience that indicate a potential for engaging in scientific
research related to the solution of rehabilitation problems of
individuals with disabilities. The program provides two categories of
research fellowships: Merit Fellowships and Distinguished Fellowships.
(a) To be eligible for a Merit Fellowship, an individual must have
either advanced professional training or experience in independent
study in an area which is directly pertinent to disability and
rehabilitation.
Note: In the most recent competitions for this program, Merit
Fellowship recipients had research experience at the doctoral level.
(b) To be eligible for a Distinguished Fellowship, an individual
must have seven or more years of research experience in subject areas,
methods, or techniques relevant to rehabilitation research and must
have a doctorate, other terminal degree, or comparable academic
qualifications.
Note: Institutions are not eligible to be recipients of research
fellowships.
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: www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/. 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) or a text telephone (TTY),
call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at
its email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this program as follows: CFDA number 84.133F.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or compact disc) 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 program.
Page Limit: The project narrative section of the application, which
must be uploaded into the Project Narrative Attachment Form on
Grants.gov, is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria
that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit the
project narrative of your application to the equivalent of no more than
24 double-spaced 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. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit for the project narrative does not apply to the
documents you upload under the other two Grants.gov headings: ED
Project Abstract and Other Attachments. The ED Project Abstract Form
should contain only your one-page abstract. The Other Attachments Form
should contain all other attachments, including your bibliography,
eligibility statement, resume/curriculum vitae, and letters of
recommendation/support. Information regarding the protection of human
subjects, if applicable, should be included under the Other Attachments
Form or in the place provided on the SF-424 Supplemental Form. You do
not need to upload a table of contents for your application, as this
will be automatically generated by Grants.gov.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit for
the project narrative or if you apply other standards and exceed the
equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: January 17, 2013.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: February 7, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 18, 2013.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how
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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 program is not subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
5. Funding Restrictions: Applicants are not required to submit a
budget with their proposal.
The Merit Fellowship and Distinguished Fellowship awards are one
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) awards. Fellows must work principally on the
fellowship during the term of the fellowship award. We define ``one
FTE'' as equal to 40 hours per week. No fellow is allowed to be a
direct recipient of Federal government grant funds in addition to those
provided by the Merit Fellowship or Distinguished Fellowship grant
(during the duration of the fellowship award performance period).
Fellows may, subject to compliance with their institution's policy on
additional employment, work on a Federal grant that has been awarded to
the fellow's institution.
To satisfy the requirement that fellows devote one FTE to the
fellowship work, applicants must include in their Eligibility Statement
a plan for how they will fulfill the obligation to work principally on
the fellowship during the term of the fellowship award. We will reject
your application if you fail to include such a plan in your Eligibility
Statement.
We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Requirements for Registering for Grants.gov and Submitting Your
Application:
All individuals applying for a research fellowship must register at
www.Grants.gov prior to submitting their application. To register with
Grants.gov you must know the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) of the
grant opportunity you are applying for. You can obtain this number by
searching Grants.gov using the CFDA number, 84.133. This search will
lead you to available NIDRR solicitations and identify the FON for
each. You will use the FON to register in Grants.gov. Once you register
with Grants.gov, to facilitate the safe and secure transfer of your
application to the Department, you will be asked to create a profile
with your username and password, which will be used to identify you
within the system, and create an electronic signature. Details on
registering with Grants.gov as an individual are outlined in the
following Grants.gov tutorial: www.grants.gov/assets/IndividualRegistrationOverview.html.
To register with Grants.gov, you do not have to provide a Data
Universal Numbering System Number, a Taxpayer Identification Number, or
your Social Security Number (SSN). You also do not have to complete a
Central Contractor Registry or System for Award Management registration
in order to access Grants.gov or submit your application.
However, your SSN is required to complete your application for a
research fellowship.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in
this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Research Fellowships Program,
CFDA Number 84.133F-1, 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 email 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 Research
Fellowships Program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the
downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number.
Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g.,
search for 84.133, not 84.133F).
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 program 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 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.
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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, and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
You must upload any narrative sections and all other
attachments to your application as files in a PDF (Portable Document)
read-only, non-modifiable format only. Do not upload an interactive or
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only,
non-modifiable PDF or submit a password-protected file, we will not
review that material. Additional, detailed information on how to attach
files is in the application instructions.
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. Once the Department receives
your application from Grants.gov, Grants.gov will send you a second
notification indicating that the ``Grantor agency has retrieved your
application'' and assigned your application a PR/Award number (a
Department-specified identifying number unique to your application).
These two automatic notifications from Grants.gov should not be
interpreted as evidence that your application was correctly uploaded or
that it is without any disqualifying errors. For instructions on how to
verify that your application was submitted on time and was successfully
validated as having no disqualifying errors, refer to ``Grants.gov
Submission Tips'' available under News and Events on the G5 Web site at
https://www.g5.gov/int/wps/portal or refer to Section E in the FY 2013
Application Package for New Grants under the Research Fellowships
Program.
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
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Marlene Spencer, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5133, Potomac
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2700. FAX: (202) 245-7643.
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 84.133F-1) 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 84.133F-1) 550 12th Street SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
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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 356.30 through 356.32 and are listed in the application
package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, 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: (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 www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
research program, NIDRR assesses the quality of its funded projects
through review of grantee performance and products. Each year, NIDRR
examines a portion of its grantees to determine the extent to which
grantees are conducting high-quality research and related activities
that lead to high-quality products. Performance measures for the
Research Fellowships Program include--
The percentage of NIDRR-supported fellows, post-doctoral
trainees, and doctoral students who publish results of NIDRR-sponsored
research in refereed journals;
The percentage of grantee research and development that
has appropriate study design, meets rigorous standards of scientific
and/or engineering methods, and builds on and contributes to knowledge
in the field; and
The number of publications per award based on NIDRR-funded
research and development activities in refereed journals.
NIDRR evaluates the overall success of individual research and
development grants through a review of grantee performance and
products. NIDRR uses information submitted by grantees as part of their
final performance report for these reviews. Approved final performance
report guidelines require grantees to submit information regarding
research methods, results, outputs, and outcomes. Because grants made
under the Research Fellowships Program are limited to a maximum of 12
months, they are not eligible for continuation awards.
VII. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Either Lynn Medley or Marlene
Spencer as follows: Lynn Medley, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., room 5140, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2700.
Telephone: (202) 245-7338 or by email: lynn.medley@ed.gov. Marlene
Spencer, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room
5133, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2700. Telephone: (202) 245-7532 or by
email: marlene.spencer@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, 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 compact disc) 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 or TTY, 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: 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:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced
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search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents
published by the Department.
Dated: January 14, 2013.
Michael Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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