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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Applications for New Awards;
Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need
Purpose of Program: The GAANN
Program provides grants to academic
departments and programs of
institutions of higher education (IHEs)
to support graduate fellowships for
students with excellent academic
records who demonstrate financial need
and plan to pursue the highest degree
available in their course of study at the
institution.
Background: In accordance with
section 712(b) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.
1135a), the Secretary designates areas of
national need following a required
consultation. Four broad areas have
been identified as national needs:
1. Computer and Information
Sciences: Cybersecurity, secure
computer programming, and artificial
intelligence.
2. Rebuilding the Nation’s
Infrastructure: The Administration’s
Legislative Outline for Rebuilding
Infrastructure in America 1 identifies a
need for public and private investment
in rebuilding the Nation’s infrastructure.
To meet this goal, the Nation needs to
expand the prepared workforce to
ensure timely planning, delivery, and
inspection of infrastructure projects.
Therefore, there is a national need to
increase the number of professional
engineers able to facilitate a wide range
of infrastructure projects.
3. National Civic Literacy: Studies of
American adults’ knowledge of
American history and institutions have
demonstrated low levels of knowledge
and that ‘‘greater civic knowledge
trumps a college degree as the leading
factor in encouraging active civic
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
is issuing a notice inviting applications
for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018
for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need (GAANN) Program,
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) number 84.200A.
DATES: Applications Available: July 30,
2018.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 29, 2018.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common
Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary
Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 2018
(83 FR 6003) and available at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/
pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Ell, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 268–04, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453–6348. Email:
OPE_GAANN_Program@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), contact the Federal
Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
SUMMARY:
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engagement.’’ 2 In order to improve civic
engagement, Americans need a clear
understanding of American history and
the Western traditions that gave rise to
the American Republic.
4. Workforce Development: The
Nation needs innovative solutions that
enable individuals to gain the
knowledge and skills necessary to meet
workforce demands through shorterterm programs that align with the needs
of employers. Professional Science
Master’s (PSM) degrees provide such a
solution within graduate education. To
better meet the Nation’s needs in
computer and information sciences and
in engineering, PSM programs are
included as terminal degree programs
chosen for these areas in this
competition.
Priority: This competition includes
one absolute priority. In accordance
with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this
priority is from the regulations for this
program (34 CFR 648.33(a) and
Appendix to part 648—Academic
Areas).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2018 and
any subsequent year for which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition, this
priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.
The absolute priority is:
Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need.
A project must provide fellowships in
one or more of the following areas of
national need, in an interdisciplinary
program of study involving at least two
of these areas, or for a multidisciplinary
project. A multidisciplinary project is
one that requests fellowships for more
than a single academic department in
one or more of the following areas, and
in which each department’s program of
study is independent.
A. For the following academic areas,
the project must provide fellowships for
programs that lead either to a PSM
degree or a doctoral degree.
1. Computer and Information
Sciences. A degree or a degree with
specialization in one or more of the
following areas:
• Cybersecurity (the interdiscipline of
‘‘Computer and Information Sciences,
General’’ and ‘‘Computer Systems
Analysis’’).
• Secure computer programming (the
interdiscipline of ‘‘Computer and
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Information Sciences, General’’ and
‘‘Computer Programming’’).
• Artificial Intelligence (the
interdiscipline of ‘‘Computer
Programming,’’ ‘‘Information Sciences
and Systems,’’ and ‘‘Computer
Engineering’’).
2. Professional Engineering. A degree
or a degree with specialization in one or
more of the following areas:
• Aerospace, Aeronautical, and
Astronautical Engineering.
• Architectural Engineering.
• Chemical Engineering.
• Civil Engineering.
• Computer Engineering.
• Electrical, Electronic, and
Communications Engineering.
• Industrial/Manufacturing
Engineering.
• Mechanical Engineering.
• Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering.
• Petroleum Engineering.
• Systems Engineering.
• Engineering Design.
• Engineering/Industrial
Management.
• Materials Science.
• Polymer/Plastics Engineering.
B. For the following academic areas,
the project must provide fellowships to
students who plan to pursue the highest
possible degree available in their course
of study at the institution in a program
that provides a master’s degree,
professional degree, or other postbaccalaureate degree in, or a doctorate
that includes, one or more of the
following specializations:
• American Political Development,
Foundations of Western Civilization,
American History and Institutions, or
the American Founding (subsets of
‘‘Area Studies’’).
• Constitutional Law (a subset of
‘‘Law and Legal Studies’’).
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and
99. (b) The Office of Management and
Budget Guidelines to Agencies on
Governmentwide Debarment and
Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
part 180, as adopted and amended as
regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3485. (c) The Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as
adopted and amended as regulations of
the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d)
The regulations for this program in 34
CFR part 648.
Note: The open licensing requirement in 2
CFR 3474.20 does not apply for this program.
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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 IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants,
including funds redistributed as
graduate fellowships to individual
fellows.
Estimated Available Funds:
$18,357,000.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in
subsequent years from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards:
$149,250–$398,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$248,750.
Estimated Number of Awards: 74.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Stipend Level: For the 2018–19
academic year, the institution must pay
the fellow a stipend at a level of support
equal to that provided by the National
Science Foundation Graduate Research
Fellowship Program, except that this
amount must be adjusted as necessary
so as not to exceed the fellow’s
demonstrated level of financial need as
stated under part F of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended.
Institutional Payment: For the 2018–
19 academic year, the institutional
payment is $15,750 per fellow. This
amount was determined by adjusting
the previous academic year’s
institutional payment of $15,426 per
fellow by the U.S. Department of Labor’s
Consumer Price Index for the 2017
calendar year.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants:
(a) Any academic department of an
IHE that provides a course of study
that—
(i) Leads to a graduate degree in an
area of national need; and
(ii) Has been in existence for at least
four years at the time of an application
for a grant under this competition; or
(b) An academic department of an IHE
that—
(i) Satisfies the requirements of
paragraph (a) of this section; and
(ii) Submits a joint application with
one or more eligible non-degree-granting
institutions that have formal
arrangements for the support of doctoral
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degree-granting institutions.
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2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: An
institution must provide, from nonFederal funds, an institutional matching
contribution equal to at least 25 percent
of the grant amount received. (See 34
CFR 648.7.)
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This
program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. (See 34
CFR 648.20(b)(5).)
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this
competition may not award subgrants to
entities to directly carry out project
activities described in its application.
4. Other: For requirements relating to
selecting fellows, see 34 CFR 648.40.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Application Submission
Instructions: For information on how to
submit an application please refer to our
Common Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary
Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 2018
(83 FR 6003) and available at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/
pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
2. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program. Please note that, under 34 CFR
79.8(a), we have shortened the standard
60-day intergovernmental review period
in order to make awards by the end of
FY 2018.
3. Funding Restrictions: We specify
unallowable costs in 34 CFR 648.64. We
reference additional regulations
outlining funding restrictions in the
Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
4. Recommended Page Limit:
Applications that do not follow the page
limit and formatting recommendations
will not be penalized. The application
narrative, Part II of the application, is
where you, the applicant, address the
selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. We
recommend the following page limits
and standards:
• A project narrative in a single
discipline or for an interdisciplinary
course of study should be limited to no
more than 40 pages.
• A project narrative for a
multidisciplinary project should be
limited to no more than 40 pages for
each academic department.
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• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins.
• Double-space all text in the
application project narrative, and singlespace titles, headings, footnotes,
quotations, references, and captions.
• Use a 12-point font.
• Use an easily readable font such as
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial.
• Limit appendices to the following:
Two-page version of a curriculum vitae,
per faculty member; a course listing;
letters of commitment showing
institutional support; a bibliography;
and one additional optional appendix
relevant to the support of the proposals,
recommended not to exceed five pages.
The recommended page limit does not
include Part I, the Application for
Federal Assistance (SF 424) and the
Department of Education Supplemental
Information for the SF 424 Form; the
one-page abstract; the GAANN Statutory
Assurances Form; the GAANN Budget
Spreadsheet(s) Form; the Appendices;
Part III, the Assurances and
Certifications; or an optional two-page
table of contents.
V. Application
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are from 34 CFR
648.31 and are as follows:
(a) Meeting the purposes of the
program (7 points). The Secretary
reviews each application to determine
how well the project will meet the
purposes of the program, including the
extent to which—
(1) The applicant’s general and
specific objectives for the project are
realistic and measurable;
(2) The applicant’s objectives for the
project seek to sustain and enhance the
capacity for teaching and research at the
institution and at State, regional, or
national levels;
(3) The applicant’s objectives seek to
institute policies and procedures to
ensure the enrollment of talented
graduate students from traditionally
underrepresented backgrounds; and
(4) The applicant’s objectives seek to
institute policies and procedures to
ensure that it will award fellowships to
individuals who satisfy the
requirements of 34 CFR 648.40.
(b) Extent of need for the project (5
points). The Secretary considers the
extent to which a grant under the
program is needed by the academic
department by considering—
(1) How the applicant identified the
problems that form the specific needs of
the project;
(2) The specific problems to be
resolved by successful realization of the
goals and objectives of the project; and
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(3) How increasing the number of
fellowships will meet the specific and
general objectives of the project.
(c) Quality of the graduate academic
program (20 points). The Secretary
reviews each application to determine
the quality of the current graduate
academic program for which project
funding is sought, including—
(1) The course offerings and academic
requirements for the graduate program;
(2) The qualifications of the faculty,
including education, research interest,
publications, teaching ability, and
accessibility to graduate students;
(3) The focus and capacity for
research; and
(4) Any other evidence the applicant
deems appropriate to demonstrate the
quality of its academic program.
(d) Quality of the supervised teaching
experience (10 points). The Secretary
reviews each application to determine
the quality of the teaching experience
the applicant plans to provide fellows
under this program, including the extent
to which the project—
(1) Provides each fellow with the
required supervised training in
instruction;
(2) Provides adequate instruction on
effective teaching techniques;
(3) Provides extensive supervision of
each fellow’s teaching performance; and
(4) Provides adequate and appropriate
evaluation of the fellow’s teaching
performance.
(e) Recruitment plan (5 points). The
Secretary reviews each application to
determine the quality of the applicant’s
recruitment plan, including—
(1) How the applicant plans to
identify, recruit, and retain students
from traditionally underrepresented
backgrounds in the academic program
for which fellowships are sought;
(2) How the applicant plans to
identify eligible students for
fellowships;
(3) The past success of the academic
department in enrolling talented
graduate students from traditionally
underrepresented backgrounds; and
(4) The past success of the academic
department in enrolling talented
graduate students for its academic
program.
(f) Project administration (8 points).
The Secretary reviews the quality of the
proposed project administration,
including—
(1) How the applicant will select
fellows, including how the applicant
will ensure that project participants
who are otherwise eligible to participate
are selected without regard to race,
color, national origin, religion, gender,
age, or disabling condition;
(2) How the applicant proposes to
monitor whether a fellow is making
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satisfactory progress toward the degree
for which the fellowship has been
awarded;
(3) How the applicant proposes to
identify and meet the academic needs of
fellows;
(4) How the applicant proposes to
maintain enrollment of graduate
students from traditionally
underrepresented backgrounds; and
(5) The extent to which the policies
and procedures the applicant proposes
to institute for administering the project
are likely to ensure efficient and
effective project implementation,
including assistance to and oversight of
the project director.
(g) Institutional commitment (15
points). The Secretary reviews each
application for evidence that—
(1) The applicant will provide, from
any funds available to it, sufficient
funds to support the financial needs of
the fellows if the funds made available
under the program are insufficient;
(2) The institution’s social and
academic environment is supportive of
the academic success of students from
traditionally underrepresented
backgrounds on the applicant’s campus;
(3) Students receiving fellowships
under this program will receive stipend
support for the time necessary to
complete their courses of study, but in
no case longer than five years; and
(4) The applicant demonstrates a
financial commitment, including the
nature and amount of the institutional
matching contribution, and other
institutional commitments that are
likely to ensure the continuation of
project activities for a significant period
of time following the period in which
the project receives Federal financial
assistance.
(h) Quality of key personnel (5
points). The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of
key personnel the applicant plans to use
on the project, including—
(1) The qualifications of the project
director;
(2) The qualifications of other key
personnel to be used in the project;
(3) The time commitment of key
personnel, including the project
director, to the project; and
(4) How the applicant, as part of its
nondiscriminatory employment
practices, will ensure that its personnel
are selected without regard to race,
color, national origin, religion, gender,
age, or disabling condition, except
pursuant to a lawful affirmative action
plan.
(i) Budget (5 points). The Secretary
reviews each application to determine
the extent to which—
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(1) The applicant shows a clear
understanding of the acceptable uses of
program funds; and
(2) The costs of the project are
reasonable in relation to the objectives
of the project.
(j) Evaluation plan (15 points). The
Secretary reviews each application to
determine the quality of the evaluation
plan for the project, including the extent
to which the applicant’s methods of
evaluation—
(1) Relate to the specific goals and
measurable objectives of the project;
(2) Assess the effect of the project on
the students receiving fellowships
under this program, including the effect
on persons of different racial and ethnic
backgrounds, genders, and ages, and on
persons with disabilities who are served
by the project;
(3) List both process and product
evaluation questions for each project
activity and outcome, including those of
the management plan;
(4) Describe both the process and
product evaluation measures for each
project activity and outcome;
(5) Describe the data collection
procedures, instruments, and schedules
for effective data collection;
(6) Describe how the applicant will
analyze and report the data so that it can
make adjustments and improvements on
a regular basis; and
(7) Include a time-line chart that
relates key evaluation processes and
benchmarks to other project component
processes and benchmarks.
(k) Adequacy of resources (5 points).
The Secretary reviews each application
to determine the adequacy of the
resources that the applicant makes
available to graduate students receiving
fellowships under this program,
including facilities, equipment, and
supplies.
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 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
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Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,
108.8, and 110.23).
Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are
in 34 CFR 648.32.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific
Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under
this program the Department conducts a
review of the risks posed by applicants.
Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the Secretary may
impose specific conditions and, in
appropriate circumstances, high-risk
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 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;
or is otherwise not responsible.
4. Integrity and Performance System:
If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that
over the course of the project period
may exceed the simplified acquisition
threshold (currently $150,000), under 2
CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a
judgment about your integrity, business
ethics, and record of performance under
Federal awards—that is, the risk posed
by you as an applicant—before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider
any information about you that is in the
integrity and performance system
(currently referred to as the Federal
Awardee Performance and Integrity
Information System (FAPIIS)),
accessible through the System for
Award Management. You may review
and comment on any information about
yourself that a Federal agency
previously entered and that is currently
in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of
your currently active grants, cooperative
agreements, and procurement contracts
from the Federal Government exceeds
$10,000,000, the reporting requirements
in 2 CFR part 200, appendix XII, require
you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually.
Please review the requirements in 2 CFR
part 200, appendix XII, if this grant plus
all the other Federal funds you receive
exceed $10,000,000.
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 also may
notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
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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 multiyear 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 and 34 CFR
648.66. To view the performance report
currently required, visit https://
www2.ed.gov/programs/gaann/
performance.html. Please be advised
that the posted report requirements are
for informational purposes only and do
not reflect the actual reporting
instrument that you will use should you
receive a GAANN grant. The Secretary
also may require more frequent
performance reports under 34 CFR
75.720(c). For specific requirements on
reporting, please visit www.ed.gov/fund/
grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
(c) Grantees will be required to submit
a supplement to the Final Performance
Report two years after the expiration of
their GAANN grant. The purpose of this
supplement is to identify and report the
educational outcome of each GAANN
fellow.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993, the following measures will
be used by the Department in assessing
the performance of the GAANN
Program:
(1) The percentage of GAANN fellows
completing the terminal degree in the
designated areas of national need.
(2) The median time to completion of
master’s and doctoral degrees for
GAANN fellows.
(3) The percentage of GAANN fellows
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professional positions in the area of
their studies within one year of
completing the degree.
If funded, you will be required to
collect and report data in your project’s
annual performance report (34 CFR
75.590) on those measures and steps
taken toward improving performance
toward those outcomes. Consequently,
applicants are advised to include these
outcome measures in conceptualizing
the design, implementation, and
evaluation of their proposed projects.
These outcome measures should be
included in the project evaluation plan,
in addition to measures of your progress
toward the goals and objectives specific
to your project.
All grantees will be expected to
submit an annual performance report
documenting their success in addressing
these performance measures.
5. Continuation Awards: In making a
continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among
other things: Whether a grantee has
made substantial progress in achieving
the goals and objectives of the project;
whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its
approved application and budget; and,
if the Secretary has established
performance measurement
requirements, the performance targets in
the grantee’s approved application.
In making a continuation award, 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. 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.
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Dated: July 26, 2018.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, delegated
to perform the duties of Under Secretary and
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 for the Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Program, Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.200A.
DATES: Applications Available: July 30, 2018.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 29, 2018.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an
application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to
Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and available at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Ell, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 268-04, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453-6348. Email: [email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), contact the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at
1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The GAANN Program provides grants to academic
departments and programs of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to
support graduate fellowships for students with excellent academic
records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest
degree available in their course of study at the institution.
Background: In accordance with section 712(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1135a), the Secretary
designates areas of national need following a required consultation.
Four broad areas have been identified as national needs:
1. Computer and Information Sciences: Cybersecurity, secure
computer programming, and artificial intelligence.
2. Rebuilding the Nation's Infrastructure: The Administration's
Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America \1\
identifies a need for public and private investment in rebuilding the
Nation's infrastructure. To meet this goal, the Nation needs to expand
the prepared workforce to ensure timely planning, delivery, and
inspection of infrastructure projects. Therefore, there is a national
need to increase the number of professional engineers able to
facilitate a wide range of infrastructure projects.
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3. National Civic Literacy: Studies of American adults' knowledge
of American history and institutions have demonstrated low levels of
knowledge and that ``greater civic knowledge trumps a college degree as
the leading factor in encouraging active civic
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a clear understanding of American history and the Western traditions
that gave rise to the American Republic.
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Promoting Active Civic Engagement. Available at:
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4. Workforce Development: The Nation needs innovative solutions
that enable individuals to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to
meet workforce demands through shorter-term programs that align with
the needs of employers. Professional Science Master's (PSM) degrees
provide such a solution within graduate education. To better meet the
Nation's needs in computer and information sciences and in engineering,
PSM programs are included as terminal degree programs chosen for these
areas in this competition.
Priority: This competition includes one absolute priority. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this priority is from the
regulations for this program (34 CFR 648.33(a) and Appendix to part
648--Academic Areas).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2018 and any subsequent year for which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet this priority.
The absolute priority is:
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need.
A project must provide fellowships in one or more of the following
areas of national need, in an interdisciplinary program of study
involving at least two of these areas, or for a multidisciplinary
project. A multidisciplinary project is one that requests fellowships
for more than a single academic department in one or more of the
following areas, and in which each department's program of study is
independent.
A. For the following academic areas, the project must provide
fellowships for programs that lead either to a PSM degree or a doctoral
degree.
1. Computer and Information Sciences. A degree or a degree with
specialization in one or more of the following areas:
Cybersecurity (the interdiscipline of ``Computer and
Information Sciences, General'' and ``Computer Systems Analysis'').
Secure computer programming (the interdiscipline of
``Computer and Information Sciences, General'' and ``Computer
Programming'').
Artificial Intelligence (the interdiscipline of ``Computer
Programming,'' ``Information Sciences and Systems,'' and ``Computer
Engineering'').
2. Professional Engineering. A degree or a degree with
specialization in one or more of the following areas:
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering.
Architectural Engineering.
Chemical Engineering.
Civil Engineering.
Computer Engineering.
Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering.
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering.
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
Petroleum Engineering.
Systems Engineering.
Engineering Design.
Engineering/Industrial Management.
Materials Science.
Polymer/Plastics Engineering.
B. For the following academic areas, the project must provide
fellowships to students who plan to pursue the highest possible degree
available in their course of study at the institution in a program that
provides a master's degree, professional degree, or other post-
baccalaureate degree in, or a doctorate that includes, one or more of
the following specializations:
American Political Development, Foundations of Western
Civilization, American History and Institutions, or the American
Founding (subsets of ``Area Studies'').
Constitutional Law (a subset of ``Law and Legal
Studies'').
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 82, 84, 86, 97,
98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to
Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in
2 CFR part 180, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR part
200, as adopted and amended as regulations of the Department in 2 CFR
part 3474. (d) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 648.
Note: The open licensing requirement in 2 CFR 3474.20 does not
apply for this program.
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 IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants, including funds redistributed
as graduate fellowships to individual fellows.
Estimated Available Funds: $18,357,000.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $149,250-$398,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $248,750.
Estimated Number of Awards: 74.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
Stipend Level: For the 2018-19 academic year, the institution must
pay the fellow a stipend at a level of support equal to that provided
by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Program, except that this amount must be adjusted as necessary so as
not to exceed the fellow's demonstrated level of financial need as
stated under part F of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended.
Institutional Payment: For the 2018-19 academic year, the
institutional payment is $15,750 per fellow. This amount was determined
by adjusting the previous academic year's institutional payment of
$15,426 per fellow by the U.S. Department of Labor's Consumer Price
Index for the 2017 calendar year.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants:
(a) Any academic department of an IHE that provides a course of
study that--
(i) Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and
(ii) Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of
an application for a grant under this competition; or
(b) An academic department of an IHE that--
(i) Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section;
and
(ii) Submits a joint application with one or more eligible non-
degree-granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the
support of doctoral
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dissertation research with one or more degree-granting institutions.
Note: Students are not eligible to apply for grants under this
program.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: An institution must provide, from
non-Federal funds, an institutional matching contribution equal to at
least 25 percent of the grant amount received. (See 34 CFR 648.7.)
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements. (See 34 CFR 648.20(b)(5).)
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities
described in its application.
4. Other: For requirements relating to selecting fellows, see 34
CFR 648.40.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Application Submission Instructions: For information on how to
submit an application please refer to our Common Instructions for
Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs,
published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2018 (83 FR 6003) and
available at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
2. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this program. Please note that,
under 34 CFR 79.8(a), we have shortened the standard 60-day
intergovernmental review period in order to make awards by the end of
FY 2018.
3. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR
648.64. We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
4. Recommended Page Limit: Applications that do not follow the page
limit and formatting recommendations will not be penalized. The
application narrative, Part II of the application, is where you, the
applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to
evaluate your application. We recommend the following page limits and
standards:
A project narrative in a single discipline or for an
interdisciplinary course of study should be limited to no more than 40
pages.
A project narrative for a multidisciplinary project should
be limited to no more than 40 pages for each academic department.
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins.
Double-space all text in the application project
narrative, and single-space titles, headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions.
Use a 12-point font.
Use an easily readable font such as Times New Roman,
Courier, Courier New, or Arial.
Limit appendices to the following: Two-page version of a
curriculum vitae, per faculty member; a course listing; letters of
commitment showing institutional support; a bibliography; and one
additional optional appendix relevant to the support of the proposals,
recommended not to exceed five pages.
The recommended page limit does not include Part I, the Application
for Federal Assistance (SF 424) and the Department of Education
Supplemental Information for the SF 424 Form; the one-page abstract;
the GAANN Statutory Assurances Form; the GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s)
Form; the Appendices; Part III, the Assurances and Certifications; or
an optional two-page table of contents.
V. Application
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from 34 CFR 648.31 and are as follows:
(a) Meeting the purposes of the program (7 points). The Secretary
reviews each application to determine how well the project will meet
the purposes of the program, including the extent to which--
(1) The applicant's general and specific objectives for the project
are realistic and measurable;
(2) The applicant's objectives for the project seek to sustain and
enhance the capacity for teaching and research at the institution and
at State, regional, or national levels;
(3) The applicant's objectives seek to institute policies and
procedures to ensure the enrollment of talented graduate students from
traditionally underrepresented backgrounds; and
(4) The applicant's objectives seek to institute policies and
procedures to ensure that it will award fellowships to individuals who
satisfy the requirements of 34 CFR 648.40.
(b) Extent of need for the project (5 points). The Secretary
considers the extent to which a grant under the program is needed by
the academic department by considering--
(1) How the applicant identified the problems that form the
specific needs of the project;
(2) The specific problems to be resolved by successful realization
of the goals and objectives of the project; and
(3) How increasing the number of fellowships will meet the specific
and general objectives of the project.
(c) Quality of the graduate academic program (20 points). The
Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality of the
current graduate academic program for which project funding is sought,
including--
(1) The course offerings and academic requirements for the graduate
program;
(2) The qualifications of the faculty, including education,
research interest, publications, teaching ability, and accessibility to
graduate students;
(3) The focus and capacity for research; and
(4) Any other evidence the applicant deems appropriate to
demonstrate the quality of its academic program.
(d) Quality of the supervised teaching experience (10 points). The
Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality of the
teaching experience the applicant plans to provide fellows under this
program, including the extent to which the project--
(1) Provides each fellow with the required supervised training in
instruction;
(2) Provides adequate instruction on effective teaching techniques;
(3) Provides extensive supervision of each fellow's teaching
performance; and
(4) Provides adequate and appropriate evaluation of the fellow's
teaching performance.
(e) Recruitment plan (5 points). The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of the applicant's recruitment
plan, including--
(1) How the applicant plans to identify, recruit, and retain
students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in the
academic program for which fellowships are sought;
(2) How the applicant plans to identify eligible students for
fellowships;
(3) The past success of the academic department in enrolling
talented graduate students from traditionally underrepresented
backgrounds; and
(4) The past success of the academic department in enrolling
talented graduate students for its academic program.
(f) Project administration (8 points). The Secretary reviews the
quality of the proposed project administration, including--
(1) How the applicant will select fellows, including how the
applicant will ensure that project participants who are otherwise
eligible to participate are selected without regard to race, color,
national origin, religion, gender, age, or disabling condition;
(2) How the applicant proposes to monitor whether a fellow is
making
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satisfactory progress toward the degree for which the fellowship has
been awarded;
(3) How the applicant proposes to identify and meet the academic
needs of fellows;
(4) How the applicant proposes to maintain enrollment of graduate
students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds; and
(5) The extent to which the policies and procedures the applicant
proposes to institute for administering the project are likely to
ensure efficient and effective project implementation, including
assistance to and oversight of the project director.
(g) Institutional commitment (15 points). The Secretary reviews
each application for evidence that--
(1) The applicant will provide, from any funds available to it,
sufficient funds to support the financial needs of the fellows if the
funds made available under the program are insufficient;
(2) The institution's social and academic environment is supportive
of the academic success of students from traditionally underrepresented
backgrounds on the applicant's campus;
(3) Students receiving fellowships under this program will receive
stipend support for the time necessary to complete their courses of
study, but in no case longer than five years; and
(4) The applicant demonstrates a financial commitment, including
the nature and amount of the institutional matching contribution, and
other institutional commitments that are likely to ensure the
continuation of project activities for a significant period of time
following the period in which the project receives Federal financial
assistance.
(h) Quality of key personnel (5 points). The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of key personnel the applicant
plans to use on the project, including--
(1) The qualifications of the project director;
(2) The qualifications of other key personnel to be used in the
project;
(3) The time commitment of key personnel, including the project
director, to the project; and
(4) How the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment
practices, will ensure that its personnel are selected without regard
to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, or disabling
condition, except pursuant to a lawful affirmative action plan.
(i) Budget (5 points). The Secretary reviews each application to
determine the extent to which--
(1) The applicant shows a clear understanding of the acceptable
uses of program funds; and
(2) The costs of the project are reasonable in relation to the
objectives of the project.
(j) Evaluation plan (15 points). The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of the evaluation plan for the
project, including the extent to which the applicant's methods of
evaluation--
(1) Relate to the specific goals and measurable objectives of the
project;
(2) Assess the effect of the project on the students receiving
fellowships under this program, including the effect on persons of
different racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, and ages, and on
persons with disabilities who are served by the project;
(3) List both process and product evaluation questions for each
project activity and outcome, including those of the management plan;
(4) Describe both the process and product evaluation measures for
each project activity and outcome;
(5) Describe the data collection procedures, instruments, and
schedules for effective data collection;
(6) Describe how the applicant will analyze and report the data so
that it can make adjustments and improvements on a regular basis; and
(7) Include a time-line chart that relates key evaluation processes
and benchmarks to other project component processes and benchmarks.
(k) Adequacy of resources (5 points). The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the adequacy of the resources that the
applicant makes available to graduate students receiving fellowships
under this program, including facilities, equipment, and supplies.
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
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).
Additional factors we consider in selecting an application for an
award are in 34 CFR 648.32.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under this program the Department
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR
3474.10, the Secretary may impose specific conditions and, in
appropriate circumstances, high-risk 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 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not
responsible.
4. Integrity and Performance System: If you are selected under this
competition to receive an award that over the course of the project
period may exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (currently
$150,000), under 2 CFR 200.205(a)(2) we must make a judgment about your
integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal
awards--that is, the risk posed by you as an applicant--before we make
an award. In doing so, we must consider any information about you that
is in the integrity and performance system (currently referred to as
the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS)), accessible through the System for Award Management. You may
review and comment on any information about yourself that a Federal
agency previously entered and that is currently in FAPIIS.
Please note that, if the total value of your currently active
grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from the
Federal Government exceeds $10,000,000, the reporting requirements in 2
CFR part 200, appendix XII, require you to report certain integrity
information to FAPIIS semiannually. Please review the requirements in 2
CFR part 200, appendix XII, if this grant plus all the other Federal
funds you receive exceed $10,000,000.
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 also may notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
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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 multiyear 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 and 34 CFR 648.66. To view the performance report currently
required, visit https://www2.ed.gov/programs/gaann/performance.html.
Please be advised that the posted report requirements are for
informational purposes only and do not reflect the actual reporting
instrument that you will use should you receive a GAANN grant. The
Secretary also may require more frequent performance reports under 34
CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please visit
www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
(c) Grantees will be required to submit a supplement to the Final
Performance Report two years after the expiration of their GAANN grant.
The purpose of this supplement is to identify and report the
educational outcome of each GAANN fellow.
4. Performance Measures: Under the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993, the following measures will be used by the
Department in assessing the performance of the GAANN Program:
(1) The percentage of GAANN fellows completing the terminal degree
in the designated areas of national need.
(2) The median time to completion of master's and doctoral degrees
for GAANN fellows.
(3) The percentage of GAANN fellows who have placements in faculty
or professional positions in the area of their studies within one year
of completing the degree.
If funded, you will be required to collect and report data in your
project's annual performance report (34 CFR 75.590) on those measures
and steps taken toward improving performance toward those outcomes.
Consequently, applicants are advised to include these outcome measures
in conceptualizing the design, implementation, and evaluation of their
proposed projects. These outcome measures should be included in the
project evaluation plan, in addition to measures of your progress
toward the goals and objectives specific to your project.
All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance
report documenting their success in addressing these performance
measures.
5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award under 34 CFR
75.253, the Secretary considers, among other things: Whether a grantee
has made substantial progress in achieving the goals and objectives of
the project; whether the grantee has expended funds in a manner that is
consistent with its approved application and budget; and, if the
Secretary has established performance measurement requirements, the
performance targets in the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation award, 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. Other Information
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the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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Dated: July 26, 2018.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, delegated to perform the duties of
Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary
Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-16330 Filed 7-27-18; 8:45 am]
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