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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation
Long-Term Training Program—
Rehabilitation Specialty Areas
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training
Program—Rehabilitation Specialty
Areas.
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2014.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Numbers: 84.129F, H, P, and Q.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Applications Available: July 23,
2014.
Date of Pre-Application Webinars:
July 30, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 22, 2014.
DATES:
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Full Text of Announcement
ACTION:
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training
program provides financial assistance
for projects that provide—
(1) Basic or advanced training leading
to an academic degree in areas of
personnel shortages in rehabilitation as
identified by the Secretary;
(2) A specified series of courses or
programs of study leading to the award
of a certificate in areas of personnel
shortages in rehabilitation as identified
by the Secretary; and
(3) Support for medical residents
enrolled in residency training programs
in the specialty of physical medicine
and rehabilitation.
Priorities: This notice includes two
absolute priorities. Absolute Priority 1 is
from the regulations for this program (34
CFR 386.1). Absolute Priority 2 is from
the notice of final priority for this
program, published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register.
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2014 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, these
priorities are absolute priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that meet both of these
absolute priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1—Rehabilitation
Long-Term Training Programs Designed
to Provide Academic Training in Areas
of Personnel Shortages.
Applications that propose to provide
training in the priority areas of (1)
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Suh, Office of Research and
Technology Applications, Space and
Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific,
Code 72120, 53560 Hull St, Bldg A33
Room 2531, San Diego, CA 92152–5001,
telephone 619–553–5118, E-Mail:
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SUMMARY:
Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404.
Dated: July 16, 2014.
N. A. Hagerty-Ford,
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General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison
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Vocational Evaluation and Work
Adjustment (84.129F); (2) Rehabilitation
of Individuals Who Are Mentally Ill
(84.129H); (3) Rehabilitation of
Individuals Who are Blind or Have
Vision Impairments (84.129P); and (4)
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing (84.129Q).
Absolute Priority 2—Rehabilitation
Specialty Areas.
Note: The full text of this priority is
included in the notice of final priority for
this program published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register and in the
application package for this competition.
Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project:
In deciding whether to continue funding
any Long-Term Training program for the
fourth and fifth years, the Secretary will
consider the requirements of 34 CFR
75.253(a), and in addition—
(a) The recommendation of the
Rehabilitation Services Administration
(RSA) project officer who will monitor
the reported annual performance of the
grantee’s training program and measure
it against the projections stated in the
grantee’s application. This includes the
number of students actually enrolled in
the grantee’s training program, the
number of students who successfully
enter qualifying employment with State
VR Agencies, and the number who
obtain qualifying employment in related
agencies.
(b) The timeliness and effectiveness
with which all requirements of the grant
award have been or are being met by the
grantee, including the submission of
annual performance reports and annual
RSA scholar payback program reports,
and adherence to fiduciary
responsibilities related to the budget
submitted in the application; and
(c) The quality, relevance, and
usefulness of the grantee’s training
program and activities and the degree to
which the training program and
activities and their outcomes have
contributed to significantly improving
the quality of VR professionals ready for
employment with State VR Agencies
and related agencies. This will be
measured by the percentage of students
entering eligible employment under 34
CFR 386.34.
Grantees must also provide
assurances that they will abide by all of
the administrative and performance
reporting requirements associated with
the RSA scholar payback program
reports and will retain all the necessary
documentation including the
scholarship agreement and exit forms
and any other documentation necessary
to ensure students understand their
financial liabilities under this program
(34 CFR part 386).
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Note: While applicants may not hire staff
or select trainees based on race or national
origin/ethnicity, they may conduct outreach
activities to increase the pool of eligible
minority candidates. We may disqualify and
not consider for funding any applicant that
indicates that it will hire or train a certain
number or percentage of minority candidates.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 86, and 99. (b) The Education
Department debarment and suspension
regulations in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The
regulations in 34 CFR parts 385 and 386.
(d) The notice of final priority for this
program, published elsewhere in this
issue of the Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
(IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$3,592,502.
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.
Estimated Range of Awards: See
chart.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
See chart.
Maximum Award: See chart.
Estimated Number of Awards: See
chart.
Project Period: See chart.
APPLICATION NOTICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014
[Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program—Rehabilitation Specialty Areas]
CFDA number and
name
Vocational Evaluation
and Work Adjustment (84.129F).
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are
Mentally Ill
(84.129H).
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who are
Blind or Have Vision
Impairments
(84.129P).
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who are
Deaf or Hard of
Hearing (84.129Q).
Applications
available
Deadline
for
transmittal
of applications
Estimated
average size
of
awards
Estimated
range of
awards
Maximum
award
(budget
period of
12
months) 1
Estimated
number of
awards
Project period
Contact person
Mary Yang, 202–245–
6327,
mary.yang@ed.gov,
PCP, Room 5028.
Hae Min Lee, 202–245–
7411,
hae.min.lee@ed.gov,
PCP, Room 5026.
Karen Holliday, 202–
245–7318,
karen.holliday@ed.gov,
PCP, Room 5090.
7–23–14
8–22–14
$140,000–
$150,000
$145,000
$150,000
2
Up to 60 mos.
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140,000–150,000
145,000
150,000
8
Up to 60 mos.
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140,000–150,000
145,000
150,000
7
Up to 60 mos.
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....................
140,000–150,000
145,000
150,000
7
Up to 60 mos.
Don Bunuan, 202–245–
6616, don.bunuan@
ed.gov, PCP, Room
5046.
1 We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $150,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.
sharing requirements, or charged to another
Federal award.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States and
public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including Indian tribes
and IHEs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost
sharing of at least 10 percent of the total
cost of the project is required of grantees
under the Rehabilitation Long-Term
Training program. The Secretary may
waive part of the non-Federal share of
the cost of the project after negotiations
if the applicant demonstrates that it
does not have sufficient resources to
contribute the entire match (34 CFR
386.30).
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect
cost reimbursement on a training grant is
limited to the recipient’s actual indirect
costs, as determined by its negotiated
indirect cost rate agreement, or eight percent
of a modified total direct cost base,
whichever amount is less. Indirect costs in
excess of the limit may not be charged
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1. Address to Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet, from the
Education Publications Center (ED
Pubs), or from the program office.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use
the following address: www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,
fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S.
Department of Education, P.O. Box
22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827.
FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call,
toll free: 1–877–576–7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web
site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its
email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
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competition as follows: CFDA number
84.129F, H, P, or Q.
To obtain a copy from the program
office, contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII of this notice.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain a copy of the application package
in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or compact disc)
by contacting the person or team listed
under Accessible Format in section VIII
of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative
(Part III of the application) is where you,
the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate
your application. You must limit the
application narrative to the equivalent
of no more than 45 pages, using the
following standards:
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• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial. An application submitted
in any other font (including Times
Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
accepted.
The page limit of 45 pages applies to
all of the application narrative section,
Part III. We will reject your application
if you exceed the page limit for Part III.
However, the page limit does not
apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the
narrative budget justification; Part IV,
the assurances and certifications; or the
one-page double-spaced abstract.
If you submit optional materials such
as resumes, a bibliography, or letters of
support, please limit these materials to
a total of no more than 30 pages.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: July 23, 2014.
Date of Pre-Application Webinars:
Interested parties are invited to
participate in one of two pre-application
Webinars. The pre-application Webinars
with staff from the Department will be
held on July 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. and
2:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. The
Webinars will be recorded. For further
information about the pre-application
Webinars, contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 22, 2014.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be 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 IV. 7. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who
need an accommodation or auxiliary aid
in connection with the application
process should contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If
the Department provides an
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an
individual with a disability in
connection with the application
process, the individual’s application
remains subject to all other
requirements and limitations in this
notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
competition is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
CFR part 79. However, under 34 CFR
79.8(a), we waive the intergovernmental
review in order to make an award by the
end of FY 2014.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System
Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and 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 System for Award
Management (SAM) (formerly the
Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the
Government’s primary registrant
database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and
TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active 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 to two
business days.
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 SAM registration process can take
approximately seven business days, but
may take upwards of several weeks,
depending on the completeness and
accuracy of the data entered into the
SAM database by an entity. Thus, if you
think you might want to apply for
Federal financial assistance under a
program administered by the
Department, please allow sufficient time
to obtain and register your DUNS
number and TIN. We strongly
recommend that you register early.
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Note: Once your SAM registration is active,
you will need to allow 24 to 48 hours for the
information to be available in Grants.gov and
before you can submit an application through
Grants.gov.
If you are currently registered with
SAM, 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 registration
annually. This may take three or more
business days to complete.
Information about SAM is available at
SAM.gov. To further assist you with
obtaining and registering your DUNS
number and TIN in SAM or updating
your existing SAM account, we have
prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, which
you can find at: https://www2.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
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/
web/grants/register.html.
7. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation
Long-Term Training—Rehabilitation
Specialty Areas competition, CFDA
numbers 84.129F, H, P, and Q, 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.
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You may access the electronic grant
application for the Rehabilitation
Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term
Training Program—Rehabilitation
Specialty Areas competition at
www.Grants.gov. You must search for
the downloadable application package
for this competition by the CFDA
number. Do not include the CFDA
number’s alpha suffix in your search
(e.g., search for 84.129, not 84.129F, H,
P, or Q).
Please note the following:
• When you enter the Grants.gov site,
you will find information about
submitting an application electronically
through the site, as well as the hours of
operation.
• Applications received by Grants.gov
are date and time stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and
submitted and must be date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no
later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date.
Except as otherwise noted in this
section, we will not accept your
application if it is received—that is, date
and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on the application deadline
date. We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements. When we retrieve your
application from Grants.gov, we will
notify you if we are rejecting your
application because it was date and time
stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date.
• The amount of time it can take to
upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors,
including the size of the application and
the speed of your Internet connection.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that
you do not wait until the application
deadline date to begin the submission
process through Grants.gov.
• You should review and follow the
Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through
Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this 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.
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• You must submit all documents
electronically, including all information
you typically provide on the following
forms: The Application for Federal
Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for
SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), 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).
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on forms at a later
date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of Technical Issues with the
Grants.gov System: If you are
experiencing problems submitting your
application through Grants.gov, please
contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,
toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must
obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case
Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with
the Grants.gov system, we will grant you
an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, the following
business day to enable you to transmit
your application electronically or by
hand delivery. You also may mail your
application by following the mailing
instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
the application deadline date, please
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII of this notice and provide an
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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 the problem
affected your ability to submit your
application by 4:30:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a
determination is made on whether your
application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in
this section apply only to the unavailability
of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov
system. We will not grant you an extension
if you failed to fully register to submit your
application to Grants.gov before the
application deadline date and time or if the
technical problem you experienced is
unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
the Grants.gov system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevents you from using the
Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to
the Department, it must be postmarked
no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Hae Min Lee, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Room 5026, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202–2800. FAX:
(202) 245–7411.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
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Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.129F, H, P, or Q), LBJ
Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202–
4260.
You must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
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c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application by hand,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.129F, H, P, or Q), 550
12th Street SW., Room 7039, 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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number,
including suffix letter, if any, of the
competition under which you are submitting
your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will
mail to you a notification of receipt of your
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grant application. If you do not receive this
notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call
the U.S. Department of Education
Application Control Center at (202) 245–
6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 75.210 and 34 CFR 386.20 and are
listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We
remind potential applicants that in
reviewing applications in any
discretionary grant competition, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out a previous
award, such as the applicant’s use of
funds, achievement of project
objectives, and compliance with grant
conditions. The Secretary may also
consider whether the applicant failed to
submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable
quality.
In addition, in making a competitive
grant award, the Secretary also requires
various assurances including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department of
Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,
108.8, and 110.23).
3. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR
74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary may
impose special conditions on a grant if
the applicant or grantee is not
financially stable; has a history of
unsatisfactory performance; has a
financial or other management system
that does not meet the standards in 34
CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has
not fulfilled the conditions of a prior
grant; or is otherwise not responsible.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN); or we may send you an email
containing a link to access an electronic
version of your 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
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this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a
grant under this competition, you must
ensure that you have in place the
necessary processes and systems to
comply with the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive
funding under the competition. This
does not apply if you have an exception
under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period,
you must submit a final performance
report, including financial information,
as directed by the Secretary. If you
receive a multi-year award, you must
submit an annual performance report
that provides the most current
performance and financial expenditure
information as directed by the Secretary
under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary
may also require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR
75.720(c). For specific requirements on
reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/
fund/grant/apply/appforms/
appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal
departments and agencies to improve
the effectiveness of programs by
engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and
measuring program results against those
goals.
The goal of RSA’s Rehabilitation
Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term
Training—Rehabilitation Specialty
Areas program is to increase the number
of qualified vocational rehabilitation
(VR) personnel, including counselors
and other professional staff, working in
State VR or related agencies. At least 75
percent of all grant funds must be used
for direct payment of student
scholarships.
Grantees are required to maintain a
system that safeguards the privacy of
current and former scholars from the
time they are enrolled in the program
until they successfully meet their
service obligation through qualified
employment or monetary repayment.
This system must ensure that scholars
sign a payback agreement and an exit
form when they exit the program,
regardless of whether they drop out, are
removed, or successfully complete the
program. Specifically, each grantee is
required to maintain the following
scholar information:
(a) Current contact information for all
students receiving scholarships,
including home address, email, and a
phone number (home or cell);
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(b) A point of contact for each scholar
in the event that the grantee is unable
to contact the student. This contact
must be at least 21 years of age and may
be a parent, relative, spouse, partner,
sibling, or guardian;
(c) Cumulative financial support
granted to scholars;
(d) Scholar debt in years;
(e) Program completion date and
reason for exit for each scholar;
(f) Annual documentation from the
scholar’s employer(s) until the scholar
completes the service obligation. This
documentation must include the
following elements in order to verify
qualified employment: start date of
employment to the present date,
confirmation of full-time or part-time
employment (if the scholar is working
part-time the number of hours per week
must be included in the
documentation), type of employment,
and a description of the roles and
responsibilities performed on the job.
This information is required for each
employer if the scholar has worked in
more than one setting in order to meet
the service obligation.
If the scholar is employed in a related
agency, the agency must also provide
documentation to validate that there is
a relationship with the State VR agency.
This may be a formal or informal
contract, cooperative agreement,
memorandum of understanding, or
related document;
(g) Annual documentation from the
scholar’s institution of higher education
to verify dates of deferral, if applicable.
The documentation may be prepared by
the scholar’s advisor or department
chair and must include: Confirmation of
enrollment date, estimated graduation
date, confirmation that the scholar is
enrolled in a full-time course of study,
and confirmation of the scholar’s intent
to fulfill the service obligation upon
completion of the program.
Grantees are required to report
annually to RSA on the data elements
described above using the RSA Grantee
Reporting Form, OMB number 1820–
0617, an electronic reporting system
supported by the RSA Management
Information System. In addition,
grantees are required to utilize all forms
required by RSA to prepare and process
repayment, as well as requests for
deferral and exceptions. The RSA
Grantee Reporting Form collects specific
data, including the number of scholars
entering the rehabilitation workforce,
the rehabilitation field each scholar
enters, and the type of employment
setting each scholar chooses (e.g., State
VR agency, nonprofit service provider,
or professional practice group). This
form allows RSA to measure results
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against the goal of increasing the
number of qualified VR personnel
working in State VR and related
agencies.
In addition, all Rehabilitation LongTerm Training—Rehabilitation
Specialty Areas grantees must submit
the following quantitative and
qualitative data in an annual
performance report:
(a) Program activities that occurred
during each fiscal year from October 1
to March 31 and projected program
activities to occur from April 1 to
September 30. For subsequent reporting
years, grantees confirm projections
made from the prior year;
(b) Summary of academic support and
counseling provided to scholars to
ensure successful completion;
(c) Summary of career counseling
provided to scholars upon program
completion to ensure that they have
support during their search for
qualifying employment, as well as
during their initial months of their
employment. This may include, but is
not limited to, informing scholars of
professional contacts, networks, and job
leads, matching scholars with mentors
in the field, and connecting scholars to
other necessary resources and
information;
(d) Summary of partnership and
coordination activities with State VR
agencies and community-based
rehabilitation providers. This may
include, but is not limited to, obtaining
input and feedback regarding curricula
from State VR agencies and communitybased rehabilitation providers;
organizing internships, practicum
agreements, job shadowing, and
mentoring opportunities; and assessing
scholars at the work site;
(e) Assistance provided to scholars
who may not be meeting academic
standards or who are performing poorly
in a practicum or internship setting;
(f) Results of the program evaluation,
as well as information describing how
these results will be used to make
necessary adjustments and
improvements to the program;
(g) Results from scholar internship,
practicum, job shadowing, or mentoring
assessments, as well as information
describing how those results will be
used to ensure that future scholars
receive all necessary preparation and
training prior to program completion;
(h) Results from scholar evaluations
and information describing how these
results will be used to ensure that future
scholars will be proficient in meeting
the needs and demands of today’s
consumers and employers;
(i) Number of scholars who began an
internship during the reporting period;
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(j) Number of scholars who completed
an internship during the reporting
period;
(k) Number of scholars who dropped
out or were dismissed from the program
during the reporting period;
(l) Number of scholars receiving RSA
scholarships during the reporting
period;
(m) Number of scholars who
graduated from the program during the
reporting period;
(n) Number of scholars who obtained
qualifying employment during the
reporting period;
(o) Number of vacancies filled in the
State VR agency with qualified
counselors from the program during the
reporting period;
(p) A budget and narrative detailing
expenditures covering the period of
October 1 through March 31 and
projected expenditures from April 1
through September 30. The budget
narrative must also verify progress
towards meeting the 10 percent match
requirement. For subsequent reporting
years, grantees will confirm projections
made from the prior year; and
(q) Other information, as requested by
RSA, in order to verify substantial
progress and effectively report program
impact to Congress and key
stakeholders.
5. Continuation Awards: In making a
continuation award, the Secretary may
consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the
extent to which a grantee has made
‘‘substantial progress toward meeting
the objectives in its approved
application.’’ This consideration
includes the review of a grantee’s
progress in meeting the targets and
projected outcomes in its approved
application, and whether the grantee
has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application
and budget. In making a continuation
grant, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in
compliance with the assurances in its
approved application, including those
applicable to Federal civil rights laws
that prohibit discrimination in programs
or activities receiving Federal financial
assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
VII. Agency Contact
See
chart in the Award Information section
in this notice for the name, room
number, telephone number, and email
address of the contact person for each
specialty area of this competition. You
can write to the specialty area contact
person at the following address: U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Avenue SW., Potomac Center Plaza
(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2600.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the
FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
at: 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.
Dated: July 18, 2014.
Melody Musgrove,
Director, Office for Special Education
Programs.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Council on Indian
Education
U. S. Department of Education.
Notice of An Open
Teleconference Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming teleconference meeting of the
National Advisory Council on Indian
Education (the Council) and is intended
to notify the general public of the
meeting. This notice also describes the
functions of the Council. Notice of the
Council’s meetings is required under
Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
DATE AND TIME: August 4, 2014—1:00
p.m.–3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
LOCATION:
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The meeting will be conducted via
conference call with NACIE members.
Up to 50 dial-in, listen-only phone lines
will be made available to the public on
a first come, first serve basis. Dial in 5–
10 minutes prior to start time using the
Participant Phone Number and
Participant Passcode. The Participant
Phone Number is 888–523–1208 and the
Participant code is: 727274. The public
may also attend the conference call
meeting at the U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Room 1W103, Washington, DC 20202–
6400. Members of the public should
report to the security desk 10–15
minutes before the scheduled start of
the conference call. A form of Federal
I.D. will be required for security
clearance and escorted access to the
meeting room.
Details About the Meeting Location
Will Be Posted on the Council Web site
on July 29, 2014. Web site: www.NACIEED.org (To RSVP, and for NACIE
Meeting Updates, 2014 Report to
Congress, and Final Agenda)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The National Advisory Council on
Indian Education is authorized by
Section 7141 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act. The Council
is established within the Department of
Education to advise the Secretary of
Education on the funding and
administration (including the
development of regulations, and
administrative policies and practices) of
any program over which the Secretary
has jurisdiction and includes Indian
children or adults as participants or
programs that may benefit Indian
children or adults, including any
program established under Title VII,
Part A of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act. The Council submits to
Congress, not later than June 30 of each
year, a report on the activities of the
Council that includes recommendations
the Council considers appropriate for
the improvement of Federal education
programs that include Indian children
or adults as participants or that may
benefit Indian children or adults, and
recommendations concerning the
funding of any such program. One of the
Council’s responsibilities is to develop
and provide recommendations to the
Secretary of Education on the funding
and administration (including the
development of regulations, and
administrative policies and practices) of
any program over which the Secretary
has jurisdiction that can benefit Indian
children or adults participating in any
program which could benefit Indian
children. The Council is convening this
public teleconference meeting to review,
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advise, and discuss the following items:
(1) Recommendations to the Secretary of
Education concerning the funding and
administration (including the
development of regulations and
administrative policies and practices) of
programs; (2) The President’s Visit to
Indian Country; (3) My Brother’s Keeper
Initiative; (4) The Joint Committee on
Indian Education; (5) White House
Council on Native Americans Affairs
(WHCNAA) and Interagency Working
Group on Indian Education; (6) Native
Language Working Group; (7) NACIE
Vacancies Update; and (8) Response to
the 2013–2014 Recommendations to the
Secretary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenelle Leonard, Designated Federal
Official, Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone:
202–205–2161. Fax: 202–205–5870.
The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will
need an auxiliary aid or service to
participate in the meeting (e.g.,
interpreting service, assistive listening
device, or materials in an alternate
format), notify the contact person listed
in this notice by July 29, 2014. There
will not be an opportunity for public
comment during this meeting; however,
members of the public are encouraged to
submit written comments via email to
TribalConsultation@ed.gov by July 31,
2014.
A report of the meeting activities and
related matters that are informative to
the public and consistent with the
policy of section 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) will
be available to the public within 21 days
of the meeting. Records are kept of all
Council proceedings and are available
for public inspection at the Office of
Indian Education, United States
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202.
Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Training:
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program--Rehabilitation Specialty
Areas
AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program--Rehabilitation Specialty
Areas.
Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY)
2014.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.129F, H,
P, and Q.
DATES: Applications Available: July 23, 2014.
Date of Pre-Application Webinars: July 30, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 22, 2014.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program
provides financial assistance for projects that provide--
(1) Basic or advanced training leading to an academic degree in
areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation as identified by the
Secretary;
(2) A specified series of courses or programs of study leading to
the award of a certificate in areas of personnel shortages in
rehabilitation as identified by the Secretary; and
(3) Support for medical residents enrolled in residency training
programs in the specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Priorities: This notice includes two absolute priorities. Absolute
Priority 1 is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR 386.1).
Absolute Priority 2 is from the notice of final priority for this
program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2014 and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this
competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet both of these
absolute priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1--Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Programs
Designed to Provide Academic Training in Areas of Personnel Shortages.
Applications that propose to provide training in the priority areas
of (1) Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment (84.129F); (2)
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are Mentally Ill (84.129H); (3)
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who are Blind or Have Vision Impairments
(84.129P); and (4) Rehabilitation of Individuals Who are Deaf or Hard
of Hearing (84.129Q).
Absolute Priority 2--Rehabilitation Specialty Areas.
Note: The full text of this priority is included in the notice
of final priority for this program published elsewhere in this issue
of the Federal Register and in the application package for this
competition.
Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project: In deciding whether to
continue funding any Long-Term Training program for the fourth and
fifth years, the Secretary will consider the requirements of 34 CFR
75.253(a), and in addition--
(a) The recommendation of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (RSA) project officer who will monitor the reported
annual performance of the grantee's training program and measure it
against the projections stated in the grantee's application. This
includes the number of students actually enrolled in the grantee's
training program, the number of students who successfully enter
qualifying employment with State VR Agencies, and the number who obtain
qualifying employment in related agencies.
(b) The timeliness and effectiveness with which all requirements of
the grant award have been or are being met by the grantee, including
the submission of annual performance reports and annual RSA scholar
payback program reports, and adherence to fiduciary responsibilities
related to the budget submitted in the application; and
(c) The quality, relevance, and usefulness of the grantee's
training program and activities and the degree to which the training
program and activities and their outcomes have contributed to
significantly improving the quality of VR professionals ready for
employment with State VR Agencies and related agencies. This will be
measured by the percentage of students entering eligible employment
under 34 CFR 386.34.
Grantees must also provide assurances that they will abide by all
of the administrative and performance reporting requirements associated
with the RSA scholar payback program reports and will retain all the
necessary documentation including the scholarship agreement and exit
forms and any other documentation necessary to ensure students
understand their financial liabilities under this program (34 CFR part
386).
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Note: While applicants may not hire staff or select trainees
based on race or national origin/ethnicity, they may conduct
outreach activities to increase the pool of eligible minority
candidates. We may disqualify and not consider for funding any
applicant that indicates that it will hire or train a certain number
or percentage of minority candidates.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 86, and 99. (b) The Education Department debarment and
suspension regulations in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The regulations in 34
CFR parts 385 and 386. (d) The notice of final priority for this
program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions
of higher education (IHEs) only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $3,592,502.
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.
Estimated Range of Awards: See chart.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: See chart.
Maximum Award: See chart.
Estimated Number of Awards: See chart.
Project Period: See chart.
Application Notice for Fiscal Year 2014
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Maximum
Deadline for Estimated award
Applications transmittal Estimated range average (budget Estimated
CFDA number and name available of of awards size of period of number of Project period Contact person
applications awards 12 months) awards
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Vocational Evaluation and Work 7-23-14 8-22-14 $140,000-$150,00 $145,000 $150,000 2 Up to 60 mos..... Mary Yang, 202-
Adjustment (84.129F). 0 245-6327,
mary.yang@ed.gov, PCP, Room
5028.
Rehabilitation of Individuals ............ ............ 140,000-150,000 145,000 150,000 8 Up to 60 mos..... Hae Min Lee, 202-
Who Are Mentally Ill 245-7411,
(84.129H). hae.min.lee@ed.gov, PCP, Room
5026.
Rehabilitation of Individuals ............ ............ 140,000-150,000 145,000 150,000 7 Up to 60 mos..... Karen Holliday,
Who are Blind or Have Vision 202-245-7318,
Impairments (84.129P). karen.holliday@ed.gov, PCP,
Room 5090.
Rehabilitation of Individuals ............ ............ 140,000-150,000 145,000 150,000 7 Up to 60 mos..... Don Bunuan, 202-
Who are Deaf or Hard of 245-6616,
Hearing (84.129Q). don.bunuan@ed.gov, PCP, Room
5046.
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\1\ We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $150,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal Register.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States and public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including Indian tribes and IHEs.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing of at least 10 percent of
the total cost of the project is required of grantees under the
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program. The Secretary may waive part
of the non-Federal share of the cost of the project after negotiations
if the applicant demonstrates that it does not have sufficient
resources to contribute the entire match (34 CFR 386.30).
Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect cost reimbursement on
a training grant is limited to the recipient's actual indirect
costs, as determined by its negotiated indirect cost rate agreement,
or eight percent of a modified total direct cost base, whichever
amount is less. Indirect costs in excess of the limit may not be
charged directly, used to satisfy matching or cost-sharing
requirements, or charged to another Federal award.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an
application package via the Internet, from the Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), or from the program office.
To obtain a copy via the Internet, use the following address:
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/.
To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the following:
ED Pubs, U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, VA
22304. Telephone, toll free: 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (703) 605-6794. If
you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call, toll free: 1-877-576-7734.
You can contact ED Pubs at its Web site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at
its email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.129F, H, P, or Q.
To obtain a copy from the program office, contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or compact disc) by contacting the person or team listed under
Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition.
Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application)
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit the
application narrative to the equivalent of no more than 45 pages, using
the following standards:
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A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit of 45 pages applies to all of the application
narrative section, Part III. We will reject your application if you
exceed the page limit for Part III.
However, the page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet;
Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-
page double-spaced abstract.
If you submit optional materials such as resumes, a bibliography,
or letters of support, please limit these materials to a total of no
more than 30 pages.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: July 23, 2014.
Date of Pre-Application Webinars: Interested parties are invited to
participate in one of two pre-application Webinars. The pre-application
Webinars with staff from the Department will be held on July 30, 2014
at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Washington, DC time. The Webinars will be
recorded. For further information about the pre-application Webinars,
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in
section VII of this notice.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 22, 2014.
Applications for grants under this competition must be 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 IV. 7. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. However,
under 34 CFR 79.8(a), we waive the intergovernmental review in order to
make an award by the end of FY 2014.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and 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 System for Award
Management (SAM) (formerly the Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the
Government's primary registrant database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active 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 to two business days.
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 SAM registration process can take approximately seven business
days, but may take upwards of several weeks, depending on the
completeness and accuracy of the data entered into the SAM database by
an entity. Thus, if you think you might want to apply for Federal
financial assistance under a program administered by the Department,
please allow sufficient time to obtain and register your DUNS number
and TIN. We strongly recommend that you register early.
Note: Once your SAM registration is active, you will need to
allow 24 to 48 hours for the information to be available in
Grants.gov and before you can submit an application through
Grants.gov.
If you are currently registered with SAM, 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 registration annually. This may take three or more business days
to complete.
Information about SAM is available at SAM.gov. To further assist
you with obtaining and registering your DUNS number and TIN in SAM or
updating your existing SAM account, we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip
Sheet, which you can find at: https://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.
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/web/grants/register.html.
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Rehabilitation Training:
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--Rehabilitation Specialty Areas
competition, CFDA numbers 84.129F, H, P, and Q, 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.
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You may access the electronic grant application for the
Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program--
Rehabilitation Specialty Areas competition at www.Grants.gov. You must
search for the downloadable application package for this competition by
the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.129, not 84.129F, H, P, or Q).
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. We do not consider an application that does not comply
with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application
because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this 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: The
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), 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 VII of this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that the
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether
your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Hae Min Lee, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5026, PCP,
Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-7411.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal
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Service or a commercial carrier) your application to the Department.
You must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or
before the application deadline date, to the Department at the
following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control
Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.129F, H, P, or Q), LBJ Basement
Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with
your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.129F, H, P, or Q), 550 12th Street SW., Room 7039,
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 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210 and 34 CFR 386.20 and are listed in the
application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition,
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
3. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR 74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary
may impose special conditions on a grant if the applicant or grantee is
not financially stable; has a history of unsatisfactory performance;
has a financial or other management system that does not meet the
standards in 34 CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has not fulfilled
the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not responsible.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally,
also.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition,
you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and
systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170
should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply
if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).
(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the most current performance and
financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34
CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance
reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting,
please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the
effectiveness of programs by engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program results
against those goals.
The goal of RSA's Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term
Training--Rehabilitation Specialty Areas program is to increase the
number of qualified vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel, including
counselors and other professional staff, working in State VR or related
agencies. At least 75 percent of all grant funds must be used for
direct payment of student scholarships.
Grantees are required to maintain a system that safeguards the
privacy of current and former scholars from the time they are enrolled
in the program until they successfully meet their service obligation
through qualified employment or monetary repayment. This system must
ensure that scholars sign a payback agreement and an exit form when
they exit the program, regardless of whether they drop out, are
removed, or successfully complete the program. Specifically, each
grantee is required to maintain the following scholar information:
(a) Current contact information for all students receiving
scholarships, including home address, email, and a phone number (home
or cell);
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(b) A point of contact for each scholar in the event that the
grantee is unable to contact the student. This contact must be at least
21 years of age and may be a parent, relative, spouse, partner,
sibling, or guardian;
(c) Cumulative financial support granted to scholars;
(d) Scholar debt in years;
(e) Program completion date and reason for exit for each scholar;
(f) Annual documentation from the scholar's employer(s) until the
scholar completes the service obligation. This documentation must
include the following elements in order to verify qualified employment:
start date of employment to the present date, confirmation of full-time
or part-time employment (if the scholar is working part-time the number
of hours per week must be included in the documentation), type of
employment, and a description of the roles and responsibilities
performed on the job. This information is required for each employer if
the scholar has worked in more than one setting in order to meet the
service obligation.
If the scholar is employed in a related agency, the agency must
also provide documentation to validate that there is a relationship
with the State VR agency. This may be a formal or informal contract,
cooperative agreement, memorandum of understanding, or related
document;
(g) Annual documentation from the scholar's institution of higher
education to verify dates of deferral, if applicable. The documentation
may be prepared by the scholar's advisor or department chair and must
include: Confirmation of enrollment date, estimated graduation date,
confirmation that the scholar is enrolled in a full-time course of
study, and confirmation of the scholar's intent to fulfill the service
obligation upon completion of the program.
Grantees are required to report annually to RSA on the data
elements described above using the RSA Grantee Reporting Form, OMB
number 1820-0617, an electronic reporting system supported by the RSA
Management Information System. In addition, grantees are required to
utilize all forms required by RSA to prepare and process repayment, as
well as requests for deferral and exceptions. The RSA Grantee Reporting
Form collects specific data, including the number of scholars entering
the rehabilitation workforce, the rehabilitation field each scholar
enters, and the type of employment setting each scholar chooses (e.g.,
State VR agency, nonprofit service provider, or professional practice
group). This form allows RSA to measure results against the goal of
increasing the number of qualified VR personnel working in State VR and
related agencies.
In addition, all Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--Rehabilitation
Specialty Areas grantees must submit the following quantitative and
qualitative data in an annual performance report:
(a) Program activities that occurred during each fiscal year from
October 1 to March 31 and projected program activities to occur from
April 1 to September 30. For subsequent reporting years, grantees
confirm projections made from the prior year;
(b) Summary of academic support and counseling provided to scholars
to ensure successful completion;
(c) Summary of career counseling provided to scholars upon program
completion to ensure that they have support during their search for
qualifying employment, as well as during their initial months of their
employment. This may include, but is not limited to, informing scholars
of professional contacts, networks, and job leads, matching scholars
with mentors in the field, and connecting scholars to other necessary
resources and information;
(d) Summary of partnership and coordination activities with State
VR agencies and community-based rehabilitation providers. This may
include, but is not limited to, obtaining input and feedback regarding
curricula from State VR agencies and community-based rehabilitation
providers; organizing internships, practicum agreements, job shadowing,
and mentoring opportunities; and assessing scholars at the work site;
(e) Assistance provided to scholars who may not be meeting academic
standards or who are performing poorly in a practicum or internship
setting;
(f) Results of the program evaluation, as well as information
describing how these results will be used to make necessary adjustments
and improvements to the program;
(g) Results from scholar internship, practicum, job shadowing, or
mentoring assessments, as well as information describing how those
results will be used to ensure that future scholars receive all
necessary preparation and training prior to program completion;
(h) Results from scholar evaluations and information describing how
these results will be used to ensure that future scholars will be
proficient in meeting the needs and demands of today's consumers and
employers;
(i) Number of scholars who began an internship during the reporting
period;
(j) Number of scholars who completed an internship during the
reporting period;
(k) Number of scholars who dropped out or were dismissed from the
program during the reporting period;
(l) Number of scholars receiving RSA scholarships during the
reporting period;
(m) Number of scholars who graduated from the program during the
reporting period;
(n) Number of scholars who obtained qualifying employment during
the reporting period;
(o) Number of vacancies filled in the State VR agency with
qualified counselors from the program during the reporting period;
(p) A budget and narrative detailing expenditures covering the
period of October 1 through March 31 and projected expenditures from
April 1 through September 30. The budget narrative must also verify
progress towards meeting the 10 percent match requirement. For
subsequent reporting years, grantees will confirm projections made from
the prior year; and
(q) Other information, as requested by RSA, in order to verify
substantial progress and effectively report program impact to Congress
and key stakeholders.
5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the extent to which a
grantee has made ``substantial progress toward meeting the objectives
in its approved application.'' This consideration includes the review
of a grantee's progress in meeting the targets and projected outcomes
in its approved application, and whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and
budget. In making a continuation grant, the Secretary also considers
whether the grantee is operating in compliance with the assurances in
its approved application, including those applicable to Federal civil
rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities
receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See chart in the Award Information
section in this notice for the name, room number, telephone number, and
email address of the contact person for each specialty area of this
competition. You can write to the specialty area contact person at the
following address: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
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Avenue SW., Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2600.
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) on request to
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: 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.
Dated: July 18, 2014.
Melody Musgrove,
Director, Office for Special Education Programs.
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