Applications for New Awards; Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program, 15606-15610 [2019-07579]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Child
Care Access Means Parents in School
Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
(Department) is issuing a notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2019 for the Child Care Access
Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)
Program, Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) number 84.335A.
This notice relates to the approved
information collection under OMB
control number 1840–0737.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 16,
2019.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: May 31, 2019.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: July 30, 2019.
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 13, 2019
(84 FR 3768), and available at https://
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-201902-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Antoinette Clark Edwards, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Room 278–50, Washington,
DC 20202–4260. Telephone: (202) 453–
7121. Email: antoinette.edwards@
ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The CCAMPIS
Program supports the participation of
low-income parents in postsecondary
education through the provision of
campus-based child care services.
Background: Through the competitive
preference priority in this competition,
the Secretary seeks to encourage
applicants to offer parents a variety of
childcare options. For example,
applicants may propose to provide
student-parents with a greater range of
options at which to direct their
childcare funds. The grantee institution
would still be responsible for fulfilling
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the requirements of the program, by
either: (1) Proactively contracting with a
select number of providers from which
a parent could choose; or (2) contracting
with each eligible provider selected by
a parent. With access to a greater
diversity of childcare settings, parents
would have the opportunity to select an
option that meets the unique
developmental needs of their child and
their own postsecondary educational
needs, including with respect to
transportation, work schedules, and
obligations to other family members.
Additionally, applicants may consider
describing how their new or existing
campus-based child care centers would
offer flexible and affordable child care
arrangements to low-income parents
pursuing postsecondary education, such
as part-time, drop-in, or evening child
care services.
The first absolute priority requires
projects to leverage local and
institutional resources. The Department
also encourages applicants to support
student-parents in connecting with
Federal and state resources that are
available to help provide low-income
parents with access to child care
services. Applicants could also address
how they have taken such resources into
account when identifying the need for
the project and in designing and
targeting the project. We would like to
note the other Federal investments in
childcare, specifically the Child Care
Development Block Grants that are
available to help student-parents.
Priorities: This notice contains two
absolute priorities, one competitive
preference priority and an invitational
priority. In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(iv), the absolute priorities
are from section 419N(d) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1070e(d). The
competitive preference priority is from
the Final Supplemental Priorities and
Definitions for Discretionary Grant
Programs published on March 2, 2018
(83 FR 9096) (Supplemental Priorities).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2019, and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition,
these priorities are absolute priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider
only applications that meet both
priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1: Projects that are
designed to leverage significant local or
institutional resources, including inkind contributions, to support the
activities assisted under section 419N of
the HEA.
Absolute Priority 2: Projects that are
designed to utilize a sliding fee scale for
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child care services provided under
section 419N of the HEA in order to
support a high number of low-income
parents pursuing postsecondary
education at the institution.
Competitive Preference Priority: For
FY 2019, and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is a
competitive preference priority. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to
an additional 5 points to an application,
depending on how well the application
meets this priority.
This priority is:
Projects that are designed to address
increasing access to educational choice
(as defined in this notice) for children
in early learning settings.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2019, and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition, this
priority is an invitational priority.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not
give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other
applications.
This priority is:
Spurring Investment in Opportunity
Zones.
Under this priority, an applicant
must—
(1) Propose to serve children or
students who reside, or attend
elementary or secondary schools or
institutions of higher education, in a
qualified opportunity zone as
designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury under section 1400Z–1 of the
Internal Revenue Code, as amended by
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 115–
97). An applicant must provide the
census tract number of the qualified
opportunity zone for which it proposes
to serve children or students. A list of
qualified opportunity zones, with
census tract numbers, is available at
www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/OpportunityZones.aspx; or
(2) Provide evidence in its application
that it has received, or will receive,
financial assistance from a qualified
opportunity fund under section 1400Z–
2 of the Internal Revenue Code, as
amended by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,
for a purpose directly related to its
proposed project. An applicant must
identify the qualified opportunity fund
from which it has received or will
receive financial assistance.
Definition: This definition is from the
Supplemental Priorities.
Educational choice means the
opportunity for a child or student (or a
family member on their behalf) to create
a high-quality personalized path for
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learning that is consistent with
applicable Federal, State, and local
laws; is in an educational setting that
best meets the child’s or student’s
needs; and, where possible, incorporates
evidence-based activities, strategies, or
interventions. Opportunities made
available to a student through a grant
program are those that supplement what
is provided by a child’s or student’s
geographically assigned school or the
institution in which he or she is
currently enrolled and may include one
or both of these options:
(1) Public educational programs or
courses, including those offered by
traditional public schools, public
charter schools, public magnet schools,
public online education providers, or
other public education providers.
(2) Private or home-based educational
programs or courses, including those
offered by private schools, private
online providers, private tutoring
providers, community or faith-based
organizations, or other private education
providers.
Requirements: An institution of
higher education desiring a grant under
this competition must submit an
application that—
(1) Demonstrates that the institution is
an eligible institution;
(2) Specifies the amount of funds
requested;
(3) Demonstrates the need of lowincome students at the institution for
campus-based child care services by
including in the application—
(A) Information regarding student
demographics;
(B) An assessment of child care
capacity on or near campus;
(C) Information regarding the
existence of waiting lists for existing
child care;
(D) Information regarding additional
needs created by concentrations of
poverty or by geographic isolation; and
(E) Other relevant data;
(4) Contains a description of the
activities to be assisted, including
whether the grant funds will support an
existing child care program or a new
child care program;
(5) Identifies the resources, including
technical expertise and financial
support, the institution will draw upon
to support the child care program and
the participation of low-income
students in the program, such as
accessing social services funding, using
student activity fees to help pay the
costs of child care, using resources
obtained by meeting the needs of
parents who are not low-income
students, and accessing foundation,
corporate or other institutional support,
and demonstrate that the use of the
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resources will not result in increases in
student tuition;
(6) Contains an assurance that the
institution will meet the child care
needs of low-income students through
the provision of services, or through a
contract for the provision of services;
(7) Describes the extent to which the
child care program will coordinate with
the institution’s early childhood
education curriculum, to the extent the
curriculum is available, to meet the
needs of the students in the early
childhood education program at the
institution, and the needs of the parents
and children participating in the child
care program assisted under the
applicant’s project;
(8) In the case of an institution
seeking assistance for a new child care
program—
(A) Provides a timeline, covering the
period from receipt of the grant through
the provision of the child care services,
delineating the specific steps the
institution will take to achieve the goal
of providing low-income students with
child care services;
(B) Specifies any measures the
institution will take to assist lowincome students with child care during
the period before the institution
provides child care services; and
(C) Includes a plan for identifying
resources needed for the child care
services, including space in which to
provide child care services, and
technical assistance if necessary;
(9) Contains an assurance that any
child care facility assisted under this
section will meet the applicable State or
local government licensing,
certification, approval, or registration
requirements; and
(10) Contains a plan for any child care
facility assisted under this section to
become accredited within three years of
the date the institution first receives
assistance under this section.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070e.
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 Supplemental Priorities.
Note: Because there are no programspecific regulations for the CCAMPIS
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Program, applicants are encouraged to
carefully read the authorizing statute: title IV,
part A, subpart 7, section 419N of the HEA
(20 U.S.C. 1070e).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds:
$18,483,334.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in
subsequent fiscal years from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $30,000
to $375,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$133,937.
Maximum Award: In accordance with
section 419N(b)(2)(A) of the HEA, the
maximum annual amount an applicant
may receive under this program is one
percent of the total amount of all
Federal Pell Grant funds awarded to
students enrolled at the institution for
FY 2018. In the event that an applicant’s
maximum award amount is lower than
the statutory minimum award of
$30,000, the grant will be $30,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 138.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of
higher education that awarded a total of
$250,000 or more of Federal Pell Grant
funds during FY 2018 to students
enrolled at the institution.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
program does not require cost sharing or
matching.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this
competition may not award subgrants to
entities to directly carry out project
activities described in its application.
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 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), and
available at https://www.govinfo.gov/
content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/201902206.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
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Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
program.
3. Funding Restrictions: Funding
restrictions are outlined in section
419N(b)(2)(B) of the HEA. We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
4. Recommended 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. We recommend that you (1)
limit the application narrative, which
includes the budget narrative, to no
more than 50 pages and (2) use the
following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ × 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins.
• Double-space all text in the
application narrative, and single-space
titles, headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a 12-point font.
• Use an easily readable font such as
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial.
The recommended 50-page limit does
not apply to Part I, the Application for
Federal Assistance cover sheet (SF 424);
Part II, the Budget Information
Summary form (ED Form 524); Part III,
the CCAMPIS Program Profile form and
the one-page Project Abstract form; or
Part IV, the assurances and
certifications. The recommended page
limit also does not apply to a table of
contents, which you should include in
the application narrative. You must
include your complete response to the
selection criteria in the application
narrative.
Note: Applications that do not follow the
page limit and formatting recommendations
will not be penalized.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from
section 419N of the HEA and the
Department’s regulations at 34 CFR
75.210 and are listed below.
We will award up to 100 points to an
application under the selection criteria
and up to 5 additional points to an
application under the competitive
preference priority, for a total score of
up to 105 points. The maximum number
of points available for each criterion is
indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for the project. (30 points)
In determining the need for the
proposed project, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the
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applicant demonstrates, in its
application, the need for campus-based
child care services for low-income
students at the institution by including
the following (see section 419N(c)(3) of
the HEA):
(i) Information regarding student
demographics.
(ii) An assessment of child care
capacity on or near campus.
(iii) Information regarding the
existence of waiting lists for existing
child care.
(iv) Information regarding additional
needs created by concentrations of
poverty or by geographic isolation.
(v) Other relevant data.
(b) Quality of project design. (25
points)
In determining the quality of the
design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the applicant
describes in its application the activities
to be assisted, including whether the
grant funds will support an existing
child care program or a new child care
program (see section 419N(c)(4) of the
HEA).
(ii) The extent to which the services
to be provided by the proposed project
are focused on those with the greatest
needs (see 34 CFR 75.210(d)(3)(xi)).
Note: For consistency in scoring
applications, readers of applications will be
instructed to include, in their assessment of
focus on service of those with the greatest
needs, the extent to which services are
available during all hours that classes are in
session, including evenings and weekends, to
part-time students and to students who need
only emergency drop-in child care in the
event that regularly scheduled child care is
unexpectedly unavailable.
(iii) The likely impact of the services
to be provided by the proposed project
on the intended recipients of those
services (see 34 CFR 75.210(d)(3)(iv)).
(iv) Whether the application includes
an assurance that the institution will
meet the child care needs of low-income
students through the provision of
services, or through a contract for the
provision of services (see section
419N(c)(6) of the HEA).
(v) The extent to which the child care
program will coordinate with the
institution’s early childhood education
curriculum, to the extent the curriculum
is available, to meet the needs of the
students in the early childhood
education program at the institution,
and the needs of the parents and
children participating in the child care
program assisted under this section (see
section 419N(c)(7) of the HEA).
(vi) The extent to which the proposed
project encourages parental involvement
(see 34 CFR 75.210(c)(2)(xix)).
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(vii) If the applicant is requesting
grant assistance for a new child care
program (see section 419N(c)(8) of the
HEA)—
(1) Whether the applicant provides in
its application a timeline, covering the
period from receipt of the grant through
the provision of the child care services,
delineating the specific steps the
institution will take to achieve the goal
of providing low-income students with
child care services;
(2) The extent to which the applicant
specifies in its application the measures
the institution will take to assist lowincome students with child care during
the period before the institution
provides child care services; and
(3) The extent to which the
application includes a plan for
identifying resources needed for the
child care services, including space in
which to provide child care services and
technical assistance if necessary.
(c) Quality of management plan. (25
points)
In determining the quality of the
management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the
following:
(i) The extent to which the
application includes a management plan
that describes the resources, including
technical expertise and financial
support, the institution will draw upon
to support the child care program and
the participation of low-income
students in the program, such as
accessing social services funding, using
student activity fees to help pay the
costs of child care, using resources
obtained by meeting the needs of
parents who are not low-income
students, and accessing foundation,
corporate or other institutional support,
and demonstrates that the use of the
resources will not result in increases in
student tuition (see section 419N(c)(5)
of the HEA).
(ii) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel (see 34 CFR
75.210(e)(3)(ii)).
(iii) The adequacy of the management
plan to achieve the objectives of the
proposed project on time and within
budget, including clearly defined
responsibilities, timelines, and
milestones for accomplishing project
tasks (see 34 CFR 75.210(g)(2)(i)).
(d) Quality of project evaluation. (15
points)
In determining the quality of the
project evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
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outcomes of the proposed project (see
34 CFR 75.210(h)(2)(i)).
(ii) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation include the use of
objective performance measures that are
clearly related to the intended outcomes
of the project and will produce
quantitative and qualitative data to the
extent possible (see 34 CFR
75.210(h)(2)(iv)).
(iii) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide performance
feedback and permit periodic
assessment of progress toward achieving
intended outcomes (see 34 CFR
75.210(h)(2)(vi)).
(e) Adequacy of resources. (5 points)
In determining the adequacy of
resources for the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the budget is
adequate to support the proposed
project (see 34 CFR 75.210(f)(2)(iii)).
(ii) The extent to which the costs are
reasonable in relation to the number of
persons to be served and to the
anticipated results and benefits (see 34
CFR 75.210(f)(2)(v)).
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 (34 CFR
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
For this competition, a panel of nonFederal readers will review each
application in accordance with the
selection criteria, consistent with 34
CFR 75.217. The individual scores of
the reviewers will be added and the sum
divided by the number of reviewers to
determine the peer review score
received in the review process.
If there are insufficient funds for all
applications with the same total scores,
the Secretary will choose among the tied
applications so as to serve geographical
areas that have been underserved by the
CCAMPIS Program.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific
Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under
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this competition, 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 $250,000), 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 will 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 will 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.
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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. Open Licensing Requirements:
Unless an exception applies, if you are
awarded a grant under this competition,
you will be required to openly license
to the public grant deliverables created
in whole, or in part, with Department
grant funds. When the deliverable
consists of modifications to pre-existing
works, the license extends only to those
modifications that can be separately
identified and only to the extent that
open licensing is permitted under the
terms of any licenses or other legal
restrictions on the use of pre-existing
works. Additionally, a grantee or
subgrantee that is awarded competitive
grant funds must have a plan to
disseminate these public grant
deliverables. This dissemination plan
can be developed and submitted after
your application has been reviewed and
selected for funding. For additional
information on the open licensing
requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
4. 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. 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.
(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the
Secretary may provide a grantee with
additional funding for data collection
analysis and reporting. In this case the
Secretary establishes a data collection
period.
5. Performance Measures: The success
of the CCAMPIS Program will be
measured by the postsecondary
persistence and degree completion rates
of the CCAMPIS Program participants.
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All CCAMPIS Program grantees will be
required to submit an annual
performance report documenting the
persistence and degree attainment of
their participants. Since students may
take different lengths of time to
complete their degrees, multiple years
of performance report data are needed to
determine the degree completion rates
of CCAMPIS Program participants. The
Department will aggregate the data
provided in the annual performance
reports from all grantees to determine
the accomplishment level.
6. 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 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. 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
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Diane Auer Jones,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Certification Notice–255]
Notice of Filing of Self-Certification of
Coal Capability Under the Powerplant
and Industrial Fuel Use Act
Office of Electricity, DOE.
Notice of filing.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On April 1, 2019, Cricket
Valley Energy Center, LLC (CVEC), as
owner and operator of a new baseload
power plant, the Cricket Valley Energy
Project (Project), submitted a coal
capability self-certification to the
Department of Energy (DOE). The
Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act
of 1978, as amended, and regulations
thereunder require DOE to publish a
notice of filing of self-certification in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of coal capability
self-certification filings are available for
public inspection, upon request, in the
Office of Electricity, Mail Code OE–20,
Room 8G–024, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Lawrence at (202) 586–
5260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
1, 2019, CVEC, as owner and operator of
a new baseload power plant, submitted
a coal capability self-certification to the
Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to
section 201(d) of the Powerplant and
Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (FUA),
as amended (42 U.S.C. 8311(d)), and
DOE regulations at 10 CFR 501.61(a).
The FUA and regulations thereunder
require DOE to publish a notice of filing
of self-certification in the Federal
Register within fifteen days. 42 U.S.C.
8311(d)(1); 10 CFR 501.61(c). Section
201(a) of the FUA provides that ‘‘no
new electric powerplant may be
constructed or operated as a base load
powerplant without the capability to
use coal or another alternate fuel as a
primary energy source.’’ 42 U.S.C.
8311(a). Pursuant to section 201(d) of
the FUA, in order to meet the
requirement of coal capability, the
owner or operator of such a facility
proposing to use natural gas or
petroleum as its primary energy source
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(Secretary), prior to construction or
prior to operation as a baseload
powerplant, that such powerplant has
the capability to use coal or another
alternate fuel. See 42 U.S.C. 8311(d)(1).
Such certification establishes
compliance with FUA section 201(a) as
of the date it is filed with the Secretary.
Id.; 10 CFR 501.61(b).
The following owner of a proposed
new baseload electric generating
powerplant has filed a self-certification
of coal-capability with DOE pursuant to
FUA section 201(d) and in accordance
with DOE regulations at 10 CFR 501.61:
Owner: Cricket Valley Energy Center,
LLC.
Design Capacity: 1,020 megawatts
(MW).
Plant Location: Dover Plains, NY
12522.
In-Service Date: January 31, 2020.
Signed in Washington, DC on April 10,
2019.
Christopher Lawrence,
Program Management Analyst, Office of
Electricity.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Coal Council
Office of Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
virtual meeting of the National Coal
Council (NCC) via WebEx. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act requires that
public notice of this meeting be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 11:30
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: This will be virtual meeting
conducted through WebEx. If you wish
to join the meeting you must register by
close of business (5 p.m. EST) on
Friday, May 10th by using the form
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you provide in the on-line registration
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instructions on how to join the meeting
using WebEx. WebEx requires a
computer, web browser and an installed
application (free). Instructions for
joining the webcast will be sent to you
two days in advance of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Child Care Access Means Parents in
School Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2019 for the
Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) Program, Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.335A. This notice relates
to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-
0737.
DATES:
Applications Available: April 16, 2019.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 31, 2019.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 30, 2019.
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 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), and available at
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Antoinette Clark Edwards, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 278-50,
Washington, DC 20202-4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7121. Email:
[email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The CCAMPIS Program supports the participation
of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision
of campus-based child care services.
Background: Through the competitive preference priority in this
competition, the Secretary seeks to encourage applicants to offer
parents a variety of childcare options. For example, applicants may
propose to provide student-parents with a greater range of options at
which to direct their childcare funds. The grantee institution would
still be responsible for fulfilling the requirements of the program, by
either: (1) Proactively contracting with a select number of providers
from which a parent could choose; or (2) contracting with each eligible
provider selected by a parent. With access to a greater diversity of
childcare settings, parents would have the opportunity to select an
option that meets the unique developmental needs of their child and
their own postsecondary educational needs, including with respect to
transportation, work schedules, and obligations to other family
members. Additionally, applicants may consider describing how their new
or existing campus-based child care centers would offer flexible and
affordable child care arrangements to low-income parents pursuing
postsecondary education, such as part-time, drop-in, or evening child
care services.
The first absolute priority requires projects to leverage local and
institutional resources. The Department also encourages applicants to
support student-parents in connecting with Federal and state resources
that are available to help provide low-income parents with access to
child care services. Applicants could also address how they have taken
such resources into account when identifying the need for the project
and in designing and targeting the project. We would like to note the
other Federal investments in childcare, specifically the Child Care
Development Block Grants that are available to help student-parents.
Priorities: This notice contains two absolute priorities, one
competitive preference priority and an invitational priority. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), the absolute priorities are
from section 419N(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1070e(d). The competitive preference priority is from
the Final Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary
Grant Programs published on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096) (Supplemental
Priorities).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2019, and any subsequent year in which
we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, these priorities are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet both priorities.
These priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1: Projects that are designed to leverage
significant local or institutional resources, including in-kind
contributions, to support the activities assisted under section 419N of
the HEA.
Absolute Priority 2: Projects that are designed to utilize a
sliding fee scale for child care services provided under section 419N
of the HEA in order to support a high number of low-income parents
pursuing postsecondary education at the institution.
Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2019, and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications
from this competition, this priority is a competitive preference
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an additional 5
points to an application, depending on how well the application meets
this priority.
This priority is:
Projects that are designed to address increasing access to
educational choice (as defined in this notice) for children in early
learning settings.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2019, and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, this priority is an invitational priority. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(1), we do not give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or absolute preference over other
applications.
This priority is:
Spurring Investment in Opportunity Zones.
Under this priority, an applicant must--
(1) Propose to serve children or students who reside, or attend
elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education, in
a qualified opportunity zone as designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended
by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 115-97). An applicant must
provide the census tract number of the qualified opportunity zone for
which it proposes to serve children or students. A list of qualified
opportunity zones, with census tract numbers, is available at
www.cdfifund.gov/Pages/Opportunity-Zones.aspx; or
(2) Provide evidence in its application that it has received, or
will receive, financial assistance from a qualified opportunity fund
under section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, for a purpose directly related to its proposed
project. An applicant must identify the qualified opportunity fund from
which it has received or will receive financial assistance.
Definition: This definition is from the Supplemental Priorities.
Educational choice means the opportunity for a child or student (or
a family member on their behalf) to create a high-quality personalized
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learning that is consistent with applicable Federal, State, and local
laws; is in an educational setting that best meets the child's or
student's needs; and, where possible, incorporates evidence-based
activities, strategies, or interventions. Opportunities made available
to a student through a grant program are those that supplement what is
provided by a child's or student's geographically assigned school or
the institution in which he or she is currently enrolled and may
include one or both of these options:
(1) Public educational programs or courses, including those offered
by traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet
schools, public online education providers, or other public education
providers.
(2) Private or home-based educational programs or courses,
including those offered by private schools, private online providers,
private tutoring providers, community or faith-based organizations, or
other private education providers.
Requirements: An institution of higher education desiring a grant
under this competition must submit an application that--
(1) Demonstrates that the institution is an eligible institution;
(2) Specifies the amount of funds requested;
(3) Demonstrates the need of low-income students at the institution
for campus-based child care services by including in the application--
(A) Information regarding student demographics;
(B) An assessment of child care capacity on or near campus;
(C) Information regarding the existence of waiting lists for
existing child care;
(D) Information regarding additional needs created by
concentrations of poverty or by geographic isolation; and
(E) Other relevant data;
(4) Contains a description of the activities to be assisted,
including whether the grant funds will support an existing child care
program or a new child care program;
(5) Identifies the resources, including technical expertise and
financial support, the institution will draw upon to support the child
care program and the participation of low-income students in the
program, such as accessing social services funding, using student
activity fees to help pay the costs of child care, using resources
obtained by meeting the needs of parents who are not low-income
students, and accessing foundation, corporate or other institutional
support, and demonstrate that the use of the resources will not result
in increases in student tuition;
(6) Contains an assurance that the institution will meet the child
care needs of low-income students through the provision of services, or
through a contract for the provision of services;
(7) Describes the extent to which the child care program will
coordinate with the institution's early childhood education curriculum,
to the extent the curriculum is available, to meet the needs of the
students in the early childhood education program at the institution,
and the needs of the parents and children participating in the child
care program assisted under the applicant's project;
(8) In the case of an institution seeking assistance for a new
child care program--
(A) Provides a timeline, covering the period from receipt of the
grant through the provision of the child care services, delineating the
specific steps the institution will take to achieve the goal of
providing low-income students with child care services;
(B) Specifies any measures the institution will take to assist low-
income students with child care during the period before the
institution provides child care services; and
(C) Includes a plan for identifying resources needed for the child
care services, including space in which to provide child care services,
and technical assistance if necessary;
(9) Contains an assurance that any child care facility assisted
under this section will meet the applicable State or local government
licensing, certification, approval, or registration requirements; and
(10) Contains a plan for any child care facility assisted under
this section to become accredited within three years of the date the
institution first receives assistance under this section.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070e.
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 Supplemental Priorities.
Note: Because there are no program-specific regulations for the
CCAMPIS Program, applicants are encouraged to carefully read the
authorizing statute: title IV, part A, subpart 7, section 419N of
the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070e).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $18,483,334.
Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of
applications, we may make additional awards in subsequent fiscal years
from the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $30,000 to $375,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $133,937.
Maximum Award: In accordance with section 419N(b)(2)(A) of the HEA,
the maximum annual amount an applicant may receive under this program
is one percent of the total amount of all Federal Pell Grant funds
awarded to students enrolled at the institution for FY 2018. In the
event that an applicant's maximum award amount is lower than the
statutory minimum award of $30,000, the grant will be $30,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 138.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that
awarded a total of $250,000 or more of Federal Pell Grant funds during
FY 2018 to students enrolled at the institution.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
3. Subgrantees: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities
described in its application.
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 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),
and available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.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
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Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for
this program.
3. Funding Restrictions: Funding restrictions are outlined in
section 419N(b)(2)(B) of the HEA. We reference regulations outlining
funding restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this
notice.
4. Recommended 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. We recommend
that you (1) limit the application narrative, which includes the budget
narrative, to no more than 50 pages and (2) use the following
standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins.
Double-space all text in the application narrative, and
single-space titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and
captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a 12-point font.
Use an easily readable font such as Times New Roman,
Courier, Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended 50-page limit does not apply to Part I, the
Application for Federal Assistance cover sheet (SF 424); Part II, the
Budget Information Summary form (ED Form 524); Part III, the CCAMPIS
Program Profile form and the one-page Project Abstract form; or Part
IV, the assurances and certifications. The recommended page limit also
does not apply to a table of contents, which you should include in the
application narrative. You must include your complete response to the
selection criteria in the application narrative.
Note: Applications that do not follow the page limit and
formatting recommendations will not be penalized.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from section 419N of the HEA and the Department's regulations at 34
CFR 75.210 and are listed below.
We will award up to 100 points to an application under the
selection criteria and up to 5 additional points to an application
under the competitive preference priority, for a total score of up to
105 points. The maximum number of points available for each criterion
is indicated in parentheses.
(a) Need for the project. (30 points)
In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant demonstrates, in its
application, the need for campus-based child care services for low-
income students at the institution by including the following (see
section 419N(c)(3) of the HEA):
(i) Information regarding student demographics.
(ii) An assessment of child care capacity on or near campus.
(iii) Information regarding the existence of waiting lists for
existing child care.
(iv) Information regarding additional needs created by
concentrations of poverty or by geographic isolation.
(v) Other relevant data.
(b) Quality of project design. (25 points)
In determining the quality of the design of the proposed project,
the Secretary considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the applicant describes in its application
the activities to be assisted, including whether the grant funds will
support an existing child care program or a new child care program (see
section 419N(c)(4) of the HEA).
(ii) The extent to which the services to be provided by the
proposed project are focused on those with the greatest needs (see 34
CFR 75.210(d)(3)(xi)).
Note: For consistency in scoring applications, readers of
applications will be instructed to include, in their assessment of
focus on service of those with the greatest needs, the extent to
which services are available during all hours that classes are in
session, including evenings and weekends, to part-time students and
to students who need only emergency drop-in child care in the event
that regularly scheduled child care is unexpectedly unavailable.
(iii) The likely impact of the services to be provided by the
proposed project on the intended recipients of those services (see 34
CFR 75.210(d)(3)(iv)).
(iv) Whether the application includes an assurance that the
institution will meet the child care needs of low-income students
through the provision of services, or through a contract for the
provision of services (see section 419N(c)(6) of the HEA).
(v) The extent to which the child care program will coordinate with
the institution's early childhood education curriculum, to the extent
the curriculum is available, to meet the needs of the students in the
early childhood education program at the institution, and the needs of
the parents and children participating in the child care program
assisted under this section (see section 419N(c)(7) of the HEA).
(vi) The extent to which the proposed project encourages parental
involvement (see 34 CFR 75.210(c)(2)(xix)).
(vii) If the applicant is requesting grant assistance for a new
child care program (see section 419N(c)(8) of the HEA)--
(1) Whether the applicant provides in its application a timeline,
covering the period from receipt of the grant through the provision of
the child care services, delineating the specific steps the institution
will take to achieve the goal of providing low-income students with
child care services;
(2) The extent to which the applicant specifies in its application
the measures the institution will take to assist low-income students
with child care during the period before the institution provides child
care services; and
(3) The extent to which the application includes a plan for
identifying resources needed for the child care services, including
space in which to provide child care services and technical assistance
if necessary.
(c) Quality of management plan. (25 points)
In determining the quality of the management plan for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the application includes a management plan
that describes the resources, including technical expertise and
financial support, the institution will draw upon to support the child
care program and the participation of low-income students in the
program, such as accessing social services funding, using student
activity fees to help pay the costs of child care, using resources
obtained by meeting the needs of parents who are not low-income
students, and accessing foundation, corporate or other institutional
support, and demonstrates that the use of the resources will not result
in increases in student tuition (see section 419N(c)(5) of the HEA).
(ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of key project personnel (see 34 CFR 75.210(e)(3)(ii)).
(iii) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks (see 34 CFR 75.210(g)(2)(i)).
(d) Quality of project evaluation. (15 points)
In determining the quality of the project evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
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outcomes of the proposed project (see 34 CFR 75.210(h)(2)(i)).
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible (see 34 CFR 75.210(h)(2)(iv)).
(iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
performance feedback and permit periodic assessment of progress toward
achieving intended outcomes (see 34 CFR 75.210(h)(2)(vi)).
(e) Adequacy of resources. (5 points)
In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed project,
the Secretary considers the following:
(i) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project (see 34 CFR 75.210(f)(2)(iii)).
(ii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to
the number of persons to be served and to the anticipated results and
benefits (see 34 CFR 75.210(f)(2)(v)).
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
(34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
For this competition, a panel of non-Federal readers will review
each application in accordance with the selection criteria, consistent
with 34 CFR 75.217. The individual scores of the reviewers will be
added and the sum divided by the number of reviewers to determine the
peer review score received in the review process.
If there are insufficient funds for all applications with the same
total scores, the Secretary will choose among the tied applications so
as to serve geographical areas that have been underserved by the
CCAMPIS Program.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.205, before awarding grants under this competition, 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
$250,000), 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 will 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 will 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. Open Licensing Requirements: Unless an exception applies, if you
are awarded a grant under this competition, you will be required to
openly license to the public grant deliverables created in whole, or in
part, with Department grant funds. When the deliverable consists of
modifications to pre-existing works, the license extends only to those
modifications that can be separately identified and only to the extent
that open licensing is permitted under the terms of any licenses or
other legal restrictions on the use of pre-existing works.
Additionally, a grantee or subgrantee that is awarded competitive grant
funds must have a plan to disseminate these public grant deliverables.
This dissemination plan can be developed and submitted after your
application has been reviewed and selected for funding. For additional
information on the open licensing requirements please refer to 2 CFR
3474.20.
4. 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. 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.
(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee
with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. In
this case the Secretary establishes a data collection period.
5. Performance Measures: The success of the CCAMPIS Program will be
measured by the postsecondary persistence and degree completion rates
of the CCAMPIS Program participants.
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All CCAMPIS Program grantees will be required to submit an annual
performance report documenting the persistence and degree attainment of
their participants. Since students may take different lengths of time
to complete their degrees, multiple years of performance report data
are needed to determine the degree completion rates of CCAMPIS Program
participants. The Department will aggregate the data provided in the
annual performance reports from all grantees to determine the
accomplishment level.
6. 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 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. 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.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at: www.govinfo.gov. 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 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: April 10, 2019.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Delegated To Perform the Duties of
Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary
Education.
[FR Doc. 2019-07579 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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