Application Deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014; Small, Rural School Achievement Program, 24694-24695 [2014-10025]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 24694 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 84 / Thursday, May 1, 2014 / Notices data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 524B). 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Performance reporting requirements are found in 34 CFR 74.51, 75.118, 75.253, 75.590 and 80.40 of the Education Department General Administrative Regulations. Dated: April 28, 2014. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2014–09983 Filed 4–30–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA: Number: 84.358A.] Application Deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014; Small, Rural School Achievement Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish the deadline for submission of fiscal year (FY) 2014 SRSA grant applications. An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application must do so electronically by the deadline in this notice. SUMMARY: Application Deadline: May 30, 2014, 4:30:00 p.m. Washington, DC time. DATES: Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W107, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 401–0039 or by email: reap@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 8339. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Which LEAs are eligible for an award under the SRSA program? An LEA (including a public charter school that is considered an LEA under State law) is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if— (a) The total number of students in average daily attendance at all of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 600, or each county in which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and (b)(1) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a school locale code of 7 or 8 by the Department’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES); or (2) The Secretary has determined, based on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the State educational agency, that the LEA is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the State. Note: The school locale codes are the locale codes determined on the basis of the NCES school code methodology in place on the date of enactment of section 6211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. Which eligible LEAs must submit an application to receive an FY 2014 SRSA Grant Award? An eligible LEA must submit an application to receive an FY 2014 SRSA grant award if that LEA has never submitted an application for SRSA funds in any prior year. All eligible LEAs that need to submit an application to receive an SRSA grant award in a given year are highlighted in yellow on the SRSA eligibility spreadsheets, which are posted annually on the SRSA program Web site at www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/ eligibility.html. Under the regulations in 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary makes a grant only to an eligible party that submits an application. Given the limited purpose served by the application under the SRSA program, the Secretary considers the application requirement to be met if an LEA submitted an SRSA application for any prior year. In this circumstance, unless an LEA advises the Secretary by the application deadline that it is withdrawing its application, the Secretary deems the application that an LEA previously submitted to remain in effect for FY 2014 funding, and the LEA does not have to submit an additional application. We intend to provide, by May 15, 2014, a list of LEAs eligible for FY 2014 funds on the Department’s Web site at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/ eligibility.html. This Web site will indicate which eligible LEAs must submit an electronic application to the Department to receive an FY 2014 SRSA grant award, and which eligible LEAs are considered already to have met the application requirement. Eligible LEAs that need to submit an application in order to receive FY 2014 SRSA funds must do so electronically E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 84 / Thursday, May 1, 2014 / Notices by the deadline established in this notice. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Electronic Submission of Applications An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application to receive FY 2014 SRSA funds must submit an electronic application by May 30, 2014, 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. If it submits its application after this deadline, the LEA will receive a grant award only to the extent that funds are available after the Department awards grants to other eligible LEAs under the program. Submission of an electronic application involves the use of the Department’s G5 System. Prospective applicants can access the electronic application for the SRSA Program at: www.g5.gov. When applicants access this site, they will receive specific instructions regarding the information to include in the SRSA application. The hours of operation of the G5 Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday (Washington, DC time). Please note that the system is unavailable after 8:00 p.m. on Sundays, and after 9:00 p.m. on Wednesdays for maintenance (Washington, DC time). Any modifications to these hours are posted on the G5 Web site. Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer disc) on request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 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 search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7345–7345b. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:30 Apr 30, 2014 Jkt 232001 Dated: April 28, 2014. Deborah S. Delisle, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 2014–10025 Filed 4–30–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Applications for New Awards; Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Overview Information Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2014. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.206A. DATES: Applications Available: May 1, 2014. Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: May 21, 2014. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 24, 2014. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 25, 2014. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education (Javits) program is to carry out a coordinated program of scientifically based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities designed to build and enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools nationwide to meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students. Priority: This priority is from the notice of final priority for this program, published in the Federal Register on April 21, 2008 (73 FR 21329). Absolute Priority: For FY 2014 and any subsequent year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority. This priority is: Javits Demonstration Programs. Under this priority, grantees must ‘‘scale up’’ and evaluate models designed to increase the number of gifted and talented students from underrepresented groups who, through PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24695 gifted and talented education programs, perform at high levels of academic achievement. For this priority, ‘‘scaling up’’ means selecting a model designed to increase the number of gifted and talented students from underrepresented groups who, through gifted and talented education programs, perform at high levels of academic achievement that has demonstrated effectiveness on a small scale and expanding the model for use with gifted and talented students in broader settings (such as in multiple schools, grade levels, or districts, or in other educational settings) or with different populations of gifted and talented students (i.e., different populations of these students based on differences such as the socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, geographic, and linguistic backgrounds of the students and their families). With regard to this priority, the term ‘‘underrepresented groups’’ includes economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals with limited English proficiency, and individuals with disabilities. To meet this priority, applicants must include all of the following in their applications: (1) Evidence from one or more scientifically based research and evaluation studies indicating that the proposed model has raised the achievement of gifted and talented students from one or more underrepresented groups in one or more core subject areas. (2) Evidence from one or more scientifically based research and evaluation studies that the proposed model has resulted in the identification of and provision of services to increased numbers of students from underrepresented groups who participate in gifted and talented education programs. (3) Evidence that the applicant has significant expertise on its leadership team in each of the following areas: Gifted and talented education, research and program evaluation, content knowledge in one or more core academic subject areas, and working with underrepresented groups. (4) A sound plan for implementing the model in multiple settings or with multiple populations. (5) A research and evaluation plan that employs an experimental or quasiexperimental design to measure the impact of the model on the achievement of students from underrepresented groups, including students who are economically disadvantaged or limited English proficient, or who have disabilities, and on the number of these students who are identified as gifted E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA: Number: 84.358A.]


Application Deadline for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014; Small, Rural 
School Achievement Program

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program, the 
U.S. Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula 
basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the 
unique needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish 
the deadline for submission of fiscal year (FY) 2014 SRSA grant 
applications.
    An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application must do 
so electronically by the deadline in this notice.

DATES: Application Deadline: May 30, 2014, 4:30:00 p.m. Washington, DC 
time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 3W107, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202) 401-0039 or by email: reap@ed.gov.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Which LEAs are eligible for an award under the SRSA program?

    An LEA (including a public charter school that is considered an LEA 
under State law) is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if--
    (a) The total number of students in average daily attendance at all 
of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600, or each county in 
which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population 
density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and
    (b)(1) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a 
school locale code of 7 or 8 by the Department's National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES); or
    (2) The Secretary has determined, based on a demonstration by the 
LEA and concurrence of the State educational agency, that the LEA is 
located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency of the 
State.

    Note: The school locale codes are the locale codes determined on 
the basis of the NCES school code methodology in place on the date 
of enactment of section 6211(b) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, as amended.

Which eligible LEAs must submit an application to receive an FY 2014 
SRSA Grant Award?

    An eligible LEA must submit an application to receive an FY 2014 
SRSA grant award if that LEA has never submitted an application for 
SRSA funds in any prior year.
    All eligible LEAs that need to submit an application to receive an 
SRSA grant award in a given year are highlighted in yellow on the SRSA 
eligibility spreadsheets, which are posted annually on the SRSA program 
Web site at www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html.
    Under the regulations in 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary makes a 
grant only to an eligible party that submits an application. Given the 
limited purpose served by the application under the SRSA program, the 
Secretary considers the application requirement to be met if an LEA 
submitted an SRSA application for any prior year. In this circumstance, 
unless an LEA advises the Secretary by the application deadline that it 
is withdrawing its application, the Secretary deems the application 
that an LEA previously submitted to remain in effect for FY 2014 
funding, and the LEA does not have to submit an additional application.
    We intend to provide, by May 15, 2014, a list of LEAs eligible for 
FY 2014 funds on the Department's Web site at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/eligibility.html. This Web site will indicate which 
eligible LEAs must submit an electronic application to the Department 
to receive an FY 2014 SRSA grant award, and which eligible LEAs are 
considered already to have met the application requirement.
    Eligible LEAs that need to submit an application in order to 
receive FY 2014 SRSA funds must do so electronically

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by the deadline established in this notice.

Electronic Submission of Applications

    An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application to 
receive FY 2014 SRSA funds must submit an electronic application by May 
30, 2014, 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. If it submits its 
application after this deadline, the LEA will receive a grant award 
only to the extent that funds are available after the Department awards 
grants to other eligible LEAs under the program.
    Submission of an electronic application involves the use of the 
Department's G5 System. Prospective applicants can access the 
electronic application for the SRSA Program at: www.g5.gov. When 
applicants access this site, they will receive specific instructions 
regarding the information to include in the SRSA application.
    The hours of operation of the G5 Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 
until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. 
Sunday (Washington, DC time). Please note that the system is 
unavailable after 8:00 p.m. on Sundays, and after 9:00 p.m. on 
Wednesdays for maintenance (Washington, DC time). Any modifications to 
these hours are posted on the G5 Web site.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format 
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer disc) on request to 
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.
    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 search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7345-7345b.

    Dated: April 28, 2014.
Deborah S. Delisle,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2014-10025 Filed 4-30-14; 8:45 am]
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