Application for New Awards; Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs, 23920-23926 [2013-09543]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period for the Notice of
Intent To Prepare the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands Joint
Military Training Environmental Impact
Statement/Overseas Environmental
Impact Statement
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
(MARFORPAC), as the Executive Agent
designated by the United States (U.S.)
Pacific Command (PACOM), is
extending the public scoping comment
period for the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Joint
Military Training Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS)/Overseas EIS (OEIS)
until May 13, 2013. A Notice of Intent
(NOI) was published in the Federal
Register on Thursday, March 14, 2013
(Vol. 78, No. 50, Pages 16257–16259).
The Notice announced the initial public
scoping comment period, including
three public scoping meetings that took
place on Wednesday, April 10, 2013;
Thursday, April 11, 2013 and Friday,
April 12, 2013. The public scoping
meetings provided an opportunity for
the public to obtain additional
information and provide comments on
the proposed action. The NOI requested
the submission of all public scoping
comments to MARFORPAC by April 29,
2013 Chamorro Standard Time (ChST).
With this Notice, MARFORPAC is
extending the public scoping comment
period until May 13, 2013 (ChST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please visit the project Web site or
contact the CNMI Joint Military
Training EIS/OEIS Project Manager by
telephone at 808–472–1253 or by email
via the project Web site
(www.cnmijointmilitarytrainingeis.com).
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SUMMARY:
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Pursuant
to section (102)(2)(c) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as implemented by the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
Code of Federal Regulations parts 1500–
1508), and Executive Order 12114, and
United States Marine Corps NEPA
implementing regulations in Marine
Corps Order P5090.2A, MARFORPAC,
as the Executive Agent designated by
PACOM, announces its intent to prepare
an EIS/OEIS to evaluate the potential
impacts associated with preliminary
alternatives for meeting PACOM Service
Components’ unfilled unit level and
combined level military training
requirements in the Western Pacific.
The proposed action is to establish a
series of live-fire and maneuver Ranges
and Training Areas (RTAs) within the
CNMI to meet this purpose.
Existing Department of Defense RTAs
and support facilities in the Western
Pacific, particularly those in the
Mariana Islands, are insufficient to
support PACOM Service Components’
U.S. Code (U.S.C.) Title 10 training
requirements for the region. The
expansion of existing RTAs and
construction of new RTAs will satisfy
identified training deficiencies for
PACOM forces that are based in or
regularly train in the Mariana Islands.
These RTAs will be available to U.S.
forces and their allies on a continuous
and uninterrupted schedule. These
RTAs are needed to support ongoing
operational requirements, changes to
U.S. force structure and geographic
positioning of forces, and U.S. training
relationships with allied nations.
MARFORPAC, as the Executive
Agent, has invited the Federal Aviation
Administration; International
Broadcasting Bureau; U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers; National Marine Fisheries
Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
and U.S. Department of Interior, Office
of Insular Affairs, to participate as
cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the EIS/OEIS. MARFORPAC has also
developed a Memorandum of
Understanding with the military
services regarding their support and
engagement in the development of the
EIS/OEIS.
More information on the proposed
action can be found on the previously
published NOI (see Federal Register on
March 14, 2013 (Vol. 78, No. 50, Pages
16257–16259)). Federal, State, and local
agencies, elected officials, and other
interested parties and individuals, are
invited and encouraged to review and
comment on proposed action.
Comments on the proposed action can
be submitted via the project Web site
(www.cnmijointmilitarytrainingeis.com)
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or submitted in writing to: Naval
Facilities Engineering Command,
Pacific, Attn: EV21, CNMI Joint Military
Training EIS/OEIS Project Manager, 258
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, JBPHH, HI
96860–3134.
All comments must be postmarked or
electronically dated on or before May
13, 2013 (ChST).
C.K. Chiappetta,
Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge
Advocate General, U.S. Navy. Federal
Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Application for New Awards;
Education Research and Special
Education Research Grant Programs
Institute of Education Sciences,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information: Education
Research and Special Education
Research Grants Notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2014.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.305A,
84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305D, and
84.305H.
SUMMARY: The Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences (Institute)
announces the Institute’s FY 2014
competitions for grants to support
education research and special
education research. The Director takes
this action under the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The
Institute’s purpose in awarding these
grants is to provide national leadership
in expanding fundamental knowledge
and understanding of developmental
and school readiness outcomes for
infants and toddlers with or at risk for
disability, and of education outcomes
for all students from early childhood
education through postsecondary and
adult education.
DATES: The dates when applications are
available and the deadlines for
transmittal of applications invited under
this notice are indicated in the chart at
the end of this notice.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The central
purpose of the Institute’s research grant
programs is to provide parents,
educators, students, researchers,
policymakers, and the general public
with reliable and valid information
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about education practices that support
learning and improve academic
achievement and access to education
opportunities for all students. In
carrying out its grant programs, the
Institute provides support for programs
of research in areas of demonstrated
national need.
The Institute’s National Center for
Education Research (NCER) will hold
five competitions: One competition for
education research, one competition for
education research training, one
competition for education research and
development centers, one competition
for statistical and research methodology
in education, and one competition for
partnerships and collaborations focused
on problems of practice or policy.
The Institute’s National Center for
Special Education Research (NCSER)
will not hold competitions in FY 2014.
NCER Competitions
The Education Research Competition.
Under this competition, NCER will
consider only applications that address
one of the following education research
topics:
• Cognition and Student Learning
• Early Learning Programs and
Policies
• Education Technology
• Effective Teachers and Effective
Teaching
• English Learners
• Improving Education Systems:
Policies, Organization, Management,
and Leadership
• Mathematics and Science Education
• Postsecondary and Adult Education
• Reading and Writing
• Social and Behavioral Context for
Academic Learning
The Education Research Training
Competition. Under this competition,
NCER will consider only applications
that address one of the following three
topics:
• Predoctoral Interdisciplinary
Research Training
• Methods Training for Education
Researchers
• Training in Education Research Use
and Practice
The Education Research and
Development Centers Competition.
Under this competition, NCER will
consider only applications that address
one of the following two topics:
• Developmental Education
Assessment and Instruction
• Knowledge Utilization
The Statistical and Research
Methodology in Education Competition.
Under this competition, NCER will
consider only applications that address
one of the following two topics:
• Statistical and Research
Methodology Grants
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• Early Career Statistical and
Research Methodology Grants
Partnerships and Collaborations
Focused on Problems of Practice or
Policy Competition. Under this
competition, NCER will consider only
applications that address one of the
following three topics:
• Researcher-Practitioner
Partnerships in Education Research
• Continuous Improvement in
Education Research
• Evaluation of State and Local
Education Programs and Policies
NCSER Competitions
The Institute’s National Center for
Special Education Research will not
hold competitions for FY 2014. The
Director intends to use the grant slates
developed in FY 2013 for the Special
Education Research Grants program and
the Accelerating the Academic
Achievement of Students with Learning
Disabilities Research Initiative to make
new grant awards in FY 2014. The
Director takes this action because
significant numbers of high quality
applications remain on the FY 2013
grant slates and limited funding will be
available for new grant awards in FY
2014. We will select grantees in FY 2014
from the existing slates of applicants
developed during the FY 2013
competitions. We expect to make 13
grant awards across the two NCSER
competitions in FY 2013.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.
Applicable Regulations: The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86,
97, 98, and 99. (b) The Education
Department suspension and debarment
regulations in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The
EDGAR regulations in 34 CFR part 75,
except for 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b),
75.102, 75.103, 75.105, 75.109(a),
75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211,
75.217(a)–(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221,
75.222, and 75.230.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants
and cooperative agreements.
Fiscal Information: Although
Congress has not yet enacted an
appropriation for fiscal year 2014, the
Institute is inviting applications for
these competitions now so that it may
give applicants adequate time to prepare
their applications before the
competitions take place. The
Department may announce additional
topics later in 2013. The actual award of
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grants will depend on the availability of
funds. The size of the awards will
depend on the scope of the projects
proposed. The number of awards made
under each competition will depend on
the quality of the applications received
for that competition, the availability of
funds, and the following limits on
awards for specific competitions and
topics set by the Institute.
For the National Center for Education
Research’s Education Research Training
competition, no more than five grants
will be awarded under the Predoctoral
Interdisciplinary Research Training
topic because of the large amount of
funding required by these awards.
For the National Center for Education
Research’s Education Research and
Development Centers competition, no
more than one grant will be awarded
under the Developmental Education
Assessment and Instruction topic and
no more than one grant will be awarded
under the Knowledge Utilization topic
because the Center only intends to
establish one center for each topic.
For the National Center for Education
Research’s Partnerships and
Collaborations Focused on Problems of
Practice or Policy competition, no more
than four grants will be awarded under
the Continuous Improvement in
Education Research topic because this
topic is being competed for the first
time.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2015 from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Applicants that
have the ability and capacity to conduct
scientifically valid research are eligible
to apply. Eligible applicants include,
but are not limited to, non-profit and
for-profit organizations and public and
private agencies and institutions, such
as colleges and universities.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: These
programs do not require cost sharing or
matching.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Request for Applications and Other
Information: Information regarding
program and application requirements
for the competitions will be contained
in the NCER Requests for Applications
(RFAs), which will be available at the
following Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/
funding/.
RFAs Available: The RFAs for the
Education Research, Education Research
Training, Education Research and
Development Centers Competition,
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Statistical and Research Methodology in
Education, and the Partnerships and
Collaborations Focused on Problems of
Practice or Policy competitions will be
available at the Web site listed above on
or before May 2, 2013. The dates on
which the application packages for
these competitions will be available are
indicated in the chart at the end of this
notice.
The selection criteria, requirements
concerning the content of an
application, and review procedures for
the competitions are contained in the
RFAs. The RFAs also include
information on the maximum award
available under each grant competition.
Applications that include proposed
budgets higher than the relevant
maximum award will not be considered
for an award. The Director of the
Institute may change the maximum
amount through a notice in the Federal
Register.
2. Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: The deadline dates for
transmittal of applications invited under
this notice are indicated in the chart at
the end of this notice and in the RFAs
for the competitions.
3. Submission Requirements: Each
competition will have its own
application. Applications for grants
under these competitions must be
obtained from and submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov
Apply site (Grants.gov). For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, please refer to
section V. 1. Electronic Submission of
Applications in 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 VIII of this notice
and the chart at the end 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. Data Universal Numbering System
Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, Central Contractor Registry,
and System for Award Management: To
do business with the Department of
Education, you must—
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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)—and, after July 24, 2012,
with the System for Award Management
(SAM)—the Government’s primary
registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and
TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR or SAM
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 or SAM 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 annually. This may
take three or more business days to
complete. Information about SAM is
available at SAM.gov.
In addition, if you are submitting your
application via Grants.gov, you must (1)
be designated by your organization as an
Authorized Organization Representative
(AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these
steps are outlined at the following
Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/
applicants/get_registered.jsp.
V. Submission of Applications
Applications for grants under these
competitions must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
1. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Education Research, Education Research
Training, Education Research and
Development Centers, Statistical and
Research Methodology in Education,
and the Partnerships and Collaborations
Focused on Problems of Practice or
Policy competitions, CFDA Numbers
84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305D,
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and 84.305H 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
applications for the Education Research,
Education Research Training, Education
Research and Development Centers,
Statistical and Research Methodology in
Education, and the Partnerships and
Collaborations Focused on Problems of
Practice or Policy competitions at
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for each competition by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA
number’s alpha suffix in your search
(e.g., search for 84.305, not 84.305A).
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
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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 the competition
to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the
Grants.gov system. You can also find the
Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov under News
and Events on the Department’s G5
system home page at www.G5.gov.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submit
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information
you typically provide on the following
forms: Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424 Research & Related
(R&R)) and the other R&R forms
including, Project Performance Site
Locations, Other Project Information,
Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded),
Research and Related Budget (Total
Federal and Non-Federal), 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. 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.
• Your electronic application must
comply with any page-limit
requirements described in this notice.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive from
Grants.gov an automatic notification of
receipt that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. (This notification
indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not
receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your
application from Grants.gov and send a
second notification to you by email.
This second notification indicates that
the Department has received your
application and has assigned your
application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to
your application).
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• 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 VIII 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
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before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to
the Department, it must be postmarked
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: Ellie Pelaez, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Room 602e,
Washington, DC 20208. FAX: (202) 219–
1466.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
2. 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: [Identify
the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, for the competition
under which you are applying.]), 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.
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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.
3. 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: [Identify
the CFDA number, including suffix
letter, if any, for the competition
under which you are applying.]), 550
12th Street SW., Room 7041, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,
and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department—
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 10 of the SF 424
(R&R) 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.
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VI. Application Review Information
1. 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
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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).
2. 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.
VII. 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. Grant Administration: Applicants
should budget for a three-day meeting
for project directors to be held in
Washington, DC.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
grant under one of the competitions
announced in this notice, 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
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fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
5. Performance Measures: To evaluate
the overall success of its education
research grant program, the Institute
annually assesses the number of IESsupported interventions with evidence
of efficacy in improving student
outcomes including school readiness,
academic outcomes (reading, writing,
mathematics, and science), high school
graduation and dropout, postsecondary
enrollment and completion, and in
enhancing teacher characteristics that
have been shown to have a positive
effect on student outcomes. For the
special education research grant
program, the Institute annually assesses
the number of IES-supported
interventions with evidence of efficacy
in improving student outcomes in
school readiness, academics, and
behavior. The data for these annual
measures are based on What Works
Clearinghouse (WWC) reviews of initial
findings on interventions from IES
research grants, such as findings that
will have been presented as papers at a
convention or working papers provided
to IES by its grantees. The WWC reviews
these reports and rates them using the
WWC published standards to determine
whether the evidence from these
research grants meets evidence
standards of the WWC and demonstrates
a statistically significant positive effect
in improving the relevant outcome. The
Institute also annually assesses the
performance of its research training and
special education research training
programs by measuring the number of
individuals who have been or are being
trained in IES-funded research training
programs and the number of fellows
working in the field of education after
they have completed the training
program.
6. Continuation Awards: In making a
continuation award, the Secretary may
consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the
extent to which a grantee has made
‘‘substantial progress toward meeting
the objectives in its approved
application.’’ This consideration
includes the review of a grantee’s
progress in meeting the targets and
projected outcomes in its approved
application, and whether the grantee
has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application
and budget. In making a continuation
grant, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in
compliance with the assurances in its
approved application, including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
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assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
IX. Other Information
The
contact person associated with a
particular research competition is listed
in the chart at the end of this notice and
in the RFA package. The date on which
applications will be available, the
deadline for transmittal of applications,
the estimated range of awards, and the
project period are also listed in the chart
and in the RFAs that are posted at the
following Web sites: https://ies.ed.gov/
funding/. www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/
ies/programs.html.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
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 this 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
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Agency Contact
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the RFA package in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to the appropriate program
contact person listed in the chart at the
end 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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Dated: April 18, 2013.
John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES
CFDA No. and name
Application package
available
Deadline for transmittal of applications
Estimated range of
awards *
Project period
For further information
contact
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National Center for Education Research (NCER)
84.305A Education Research:
fi Cognition and
Student Learning.
fi Early Learning
Programs and
Policies.
fi Education Technology.
fi Effective Teachers and Effective
Teaching.
fi English Learners.
fi Improving Education Systems:
Policies, Organization, Management,
and Leadership.
fi Mathematics and
Science Education.
fi Postsecondary
and Adult Education.
fi Reading and
Writing.
fi Social and Behavioral Context
for Academic
Learning.
84.305B Research
Training Programs in
the Education
Sciences:
fi Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training.
fi Methods Training
for Education Researchers.
fi Training in Education Research
Use and Practice.
84.305C Education Research and Development Centers:
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September 4, 2013
$100,000 to
$1,000,000.
Up to 5 years ..........
Emily Doolittle.
Emily.Doolittle@ed.gov.
June 6, 2013 ...........
September 4, 2013
$50,000 to $800,000
Up to 5 years ..........
Meredith Larson.
Meredith.Larson@ed.gov.
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INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES—Continued
CFDA No. and name
Application package
available
fi National ReJune 6, 2013 ...........
search and Development Center on
Developmental
Education Assessment and Instruction.
fi National Research and Development Center on
Knowledge Utilization.
84.305D Statistical and
Research Methodology
in Education:
fi Statistical and
June 6, 2013 ...........
Research Methodology Grants.
fi Early Career Statistical and Research Methodology Grants.
84.305H Partnerships
and Collaborations Focused on Problems of
Practice or Policy:
fi Researcher-Prac- June 6, 2013 ...........
titioner Partnerships in Education
Research.
fi Continuous Improvement Research in Education.
fi Evaluation of
State and Local
Education Programs and Policies.
Deadline for transmittal of applications
Estimated range of
awards *
Project period
For further information
contact
September 4, 2013
$1,000,000 to
$2,000,000.
Up to 5 years ..........
Rebecca McGillWilkinson.
Rebecca.McGill@ed.gov.
September 4, 2013
$40,000 to $300,000
Up to 3 years ..........
Phill Gagne.
Phill.Gagne@ed.gov.
September 4, 2013
$100,000 to
$1,000,000.
Up to 5 years ..........
Allen Ruby.
Allen.Ruby@ed.gov.
* These estimates are annual amounts.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
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Draft ULP PEIS at the following
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Application for New Awards; Education Research and Special
Education Research Grant Programs
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information: Education Research and Special Education
Research Grants Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2014.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.305A,
84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305D, and 84.305H.
SUMMARY: The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
(Institute) announces the Institute's FY 2014 competitions for grants
to support education research and special education research. The
Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002. The Institute's purpose in awarding these grants is to provide
national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and
understanding of developmental and school readiness outcomes for
infants and toddlers with or at risk for disability, and of education
outcomes for all students from early childhood education through
postsecondary and adult education.
DATES: The dates when applications are available and the deadlines for
transmittal of applications invited under this notice are indicated in
the chart at the end of this notice.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The central purpose of the Institute's research
grant programs is to provide parents, educators, students, researchers,
policymakers, and the general public with reliable and valid
information
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about education practices that support learning and improve academic
achievement and access to education opportunities for all students. In
carrying out its grant programs, the Institute provides support for
programs of research in areas of demonstrated national need.
The Institute's National Center for Education Research (NCER) will
hold five competitions: One competition for education research, one
competition for education research training, one competition for
education research and development centers, one competition for
statistical and research methodology in education, and one competition
for partnerships and collaborations focused on problems of practice or
policy.
The Institute's National Center for Special Education Research
(NCSER) will not hold competitions in FY 2014.
NCER Competitions
The Education Research Competition. Under this competition, NCER
will consider only applications that address one of the following
education research topics:
Cognition and Student Learning
Early Learning Programs and Policies
Education Technology
Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching
English Learners
Improving Education Systems: Policies, Organization,
Management, and Leadership
Mathematics and Science Education
Postsecondary and Adult Education
Reading and Writing
Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning
The Education Research Training Competition. Under this
competition, NCER will consider only applications that address one of
the following three topics:
Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training
Methods Training for Education Researchers
Training in Education Research Use and Practice
The Education Research and Development Centers Competition. Under
this competition, NCER will consider only applications that address one
of the following two topics:
Developmental Education Assessment and Instruction
Knowledge Utilization
The Statistical and Research Methodology in Education Competition.
Under this competition, NCER will consider only applications that
address one of the following two topics:
Statistical and Research Methodology Grants
Early Career Statistical and Research Methodology Grants
Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or
Policy Competition. Under this competition, NCER will consider only
applications that address one of the following three topics:
Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research
Continuous Improvement in Education Research
Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and
Policies
NCSER Competitions
The Institute's National Center for Special Education Research will
not hold competitions for FY 2014. The Director intends to use the
grant slates developed in FY 2013 for the Special Education Research
Grants program and the Accelerating the Academic Achievement of
Students with Learning Disabilities Research Initiative to make new
grant awards in FY 2014. The Director takes this action because
significant numbers of high quality applications remain on the FY 2013
grant slates and limited funding will be available for new grant awards
in FY 2014. We will select grantees in FY 2014 from the existing slates
of applicants developed during the FY 2013 competitions. We expect to
make 13 grant awards across the two NCSER competitions in FY 2013.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.
Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 77, 80, 81, 82,
84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Education Department suspension and
debarment regulations in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The EDGAR regulations in
34 CFR part 75, except for 34 CFR 75.100, 75.101(b), 75.102, 75.103,
75.105, 75.109(a), 75.200, 75.201, 75.209, 75.210, 75.211, 75.217(a)-
(c), 75.219, 75.220, 75.221, 75.222, and 75.230.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants and cooperative agreements.
Fiscal Information: Although Congress has not yet enacted an
appropriation for fiscal year 2014, the Institute is inviting
applications for these competitions now so that it may give applicants
adequate time to prepare their applications before the competitions
take place. The Department may announce additional topics later in
2013. The actual award of grants will depend on the availability of
funds. The size of the awards will depend on the scope of the projects
proposed. The number of awards made under each competition will depend
on the quality of the applications received for that competition, the
availability of funds, and the following limits on awards for specific
competitions and topics set by the Institute.
For the National Center for Education Research's Education Research
Training competition, no more than five grants will be awarded under
the Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training topic because of
the large amount of funding required by these awards.
For the National Center for Education Research's Education Research
and Development Centers competition, no more than one grant will be
awarded under the Developmental Education Assessment and Instruction
topic and no more than one grant will be awarded under the Knowledge
Utilization topic because the Center only intends to establish one
center for each topic.
For the National Center for Education Research's Partnerships and
Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or Policy competition,
no more than four grants will be awarded under the Continuous
Improvement in Education Research topic because this topic is being
competed for the first time.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in FY 2015 from the list of
unfunded applicants from this competition.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Applicants that have the ability and
capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to
apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, non-profit
and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and
institutions, such as colleges and universities.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: These programs do not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Request for Applications and Other Information: Information
regarding program and application requirements for the competitions
will be contained in the NCER Requests for Applications (RFAs), which
will be available at the following Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/funding/.
RFAs Available: The RFAs for the Education Research, Education
Research Training, Education Research and Development Centers
Competition,
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Statistical and Research Methodology in Education, and the Partnerships
and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or Policy
competitions will be available at the Web site listed above on or
before May 2, 2013. The dates on which the application packages for
these competitions will be available are indicated in the chart at the
end of this notice.
The selection criteria, requirements concerning the content of an
application, and review procedures for the competitions are contained
in the RFAs. The RFAs also include information on the maximum award
available under each grant competition. Applications that include
proposed budgets higher than the relevant maximum award will not be
considered for an award. The Director of the Institute may change the
maximum amount through a notice in the Federal Register.
2. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: The deadline dates for
transmittal of applications invited under this notice are indicated in
the chart at the end of this notice and in the RFAs for the
competitions.
3. Submission Requirements: Each competition will have its own
application. Applications for grants under these competitions must be
obtained from and submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply
site (Grants.gov). For information (including dates and times) about
how to submit your application electronically, or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery if you qualify for an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, please refer to section V. 1. Electronic
Submission of Applications in 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 VIII
of this notice and the chart at the end 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. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, Central Contractor Registry, and System for Award Management:
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)--and, after July 24, 2012, with the System
for Award Management (SAM)--the Government's primary registrant
database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR or SAM 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 or SAM 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 annually. This may take three or
more business days to complete. Information about SAM is available at
SAM.gov.
In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov,
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined at the
following Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp.
V. Submission of Applications
Applications for grants under these competitions must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an exception to this requirement
in accordance with the instructions in this section.
1. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Education Research, Education
Research Training, Education Research and Development Centers,
Statistical and Research Methodology in Education, and the Partnerships
and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or Policy
competitions, CFDA Numbers 84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305D, and
84.305H 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 applications for the Education
Research, Education Research Training, Education Research and
Development Centers, Statistical and Research Methodology in Education,
and the Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice
or Policy competitions at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the
downloadable application package for each competition by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search
(e.g., search for 84.305, not 84.305A).
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
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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 the competition to ensure that
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures
pertaining to Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5
system home page at www.G5.gov.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms:
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424 Research & Related (R&R))
and the other R&R forms including, Project Performance Site Locations,
Other Project Information, Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded),
Research and Related Budget (Total Federal and Non-Federal), 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. 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.
Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send
a second notification to you by email. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline date because of technical
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension
until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to
enable you to transmit your application electronically or by hand
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VIII of this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether
your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked 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: Ellie Pelaez, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 602e,
Washington, DC 20208. FAX: (202) 219-1466.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
2. 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: [Identify the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if
any, for the competition under which you are applying.]), 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.
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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.
3. 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: [Identify the CFDA number, including suffix letter, if
any, for the competition under which you are applying.]), 550 12th
Street SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 10 of the SF 424 (R&R) 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.
VI. Application Review Information
1. 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).
2. 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.
VII. 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. Grant Administration: Applicants should budget for a three-day
meeting for project directors to be held in Washington, DC.
4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under one of the
competitions announced in this notice, 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.
5. Performance Measures: To evaluate the overall success of its
education research grant program, the Institute annually assesses the
number of IES-supported interventions with evidence of efficacy in
improving student outcomes including school readiness, academic
outcomes (reading, writing, mathematics, and science), high school
graduation and dropout, postsecondary enrollment and completion, and in
enhancing teacher characteristics that have been shown to have a
positive effect on student outcomes. For the special education research
grant program, the Institute annually assesses the number of IES-
supported interventions with evidence of efficacy in improving student
outcomes in school readiness, academics, and behavior. The data for
these annual measures are based on What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
reviews of initial findings on interventions from IES research grants,
such as findings that will have been presented as papers at a
convention or working papers provided to IES by its grantees. The WWC
reviews these reports and rates them using the WWC published standards
to determine whether the evidence from these research grants meets
evidence standards of the WWC and demonstrates a statistically
significant positive effect in improving the relevant outcome. The
Institute also annually assesses the performance of its research
training and special education research training programs by measuring
the number of individuals who have been or are being trained in IES-
funded research training programs and the number of fellows working in
the field of education after they have completed the training program.
6. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the extent to which a
grantee has made ``substantial progress toward meeting the objectives
in its approved application.'' This consideration includes the review
of a grantee's progress in meeting the targets and projected outcomes
in its approved application, and whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and
budget. In making a continuation grant, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial
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assistance from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and
110.23).
VIII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The contact person associated with a
particular research competition is listed in the chart at the end of
this notice and in the RFA package. The date on which applications will
be available, the deadline for transmittal of applications, the
estimated range of awards, and the project period are also listed in
the chart and in the RFAs that are posted at the following Web sites:
https://ies.ed.gov/funding/. www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.
IX. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the RFA package in an accessible format (e.g.,
braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the
appropriate program contact person listed in the chart at the end 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: 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 this
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 search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Dated: April 18, 2013.
John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
Institute of Education Sciences
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Deadline for
CFDA No. and name Application package transmittal of Estimated range of Project period For further
available applications awards * information contact
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National Center for Education Research (NCER)
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84.305A Education Research:
[dec222] Cognition and Student June 6, 2013.......... September 4, 2013..... $100,000 to Up to 5 years........ Emily Doolittle.
Learning. $1,000,000. Emily.Doolittle@ed.go
v.
[dec222] Early Learning
Programs and Policies.
[dec222] Education Technology..
[dec222] Effective Teachers and
Effective Teaching.
[dec222] English Learners......
[dec222] Improving Education
Systems: Policies,
Organization, Management, and
Leadership.
[dec222] Mathematics and
Science Education.
[dec222] Postsecondary and
Adult Education.
[dec222] Reading and Writing...
[dec222] Social and Behavioral
Context for Academic Learning.
84.305B Research Training Programs
in the Education Sciences:
[dec222] Predoctoral June 6, 2013.......... September 4, 2013..... $50,000 to $800,000.. Up to 5 years........ Meredith Larson.
Interdisciplinary Research Meredith.Larson@ed.go
Training. v.
[dec222] Methods Training for
Education Researchers.
[dec222] Training in Education
Research Use and Practice.
84.305C Education Research and
Development Centers:
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[dec222] National Research and June 6, 2013.......... September 4, 2013..... $1,000,000 to Up to 5 years........ Rebecca McGill-
Development Center on $2,000,000. Wilkinson.
Developmental Education Rebecca.McGill@ed.gov
Assessment and Instruction. .
[dec222] National Research and
Development Center on
Knowledge Utilization.
84.305D Statistical and Research
Methodology in Education:
[dec222] Statistical and June 6, 2013.......... September 4, 2013..... $40,000 to $300,000.. Up to 3 years........ Phill Gagne.
Research Methodology Grants. Phill.Gagne@ed.gov.
[dec222] Early Career
Statistical and Research
Methodology Grants.
84.305H Partnerships and
Collaborations Focused on Problems
of Practice or Policy:
[dec222] Researcher- June 6, 2013.......... September 4, 2013..... $100,000 to Up to 5 years........ Allen Ruby.
Practitioner Partnerships in $1,000,000. Allen.Ruby@ed.gov.
Education Research.
[dec222] Continuous Improvement
Research in Education.
[dec222] Evaluation of State
and Local Education Programs
and Policies.
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* These estimates are annual amounts.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
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