Applications for New Awards; Language Resource Centers Program, 10184-10189 [2022-03789]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10184-10189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03789]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Language Resource Centers Program

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 fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Language Resource 
Centers (LRC) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.229A. This notice 
relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 
1840-0808.

DATES: 
    Applications Available: February 23, 2022.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 25, 2022.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 23, 2022.
    Preapplication Webinar information: The Department will hold a 
preapplication meeting via webinar for prospective applicants. Detailed 
information regarding this webinar will be provided on the LRC 
Applicant Information website at www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpslrc/applicant.html.

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 December 27, 2021 (86 FR 73264) and available at 
www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979. Please note that these Common 
Instructions supersede the version published on February 13, 2019, and, 
in part, describe the transition from the requirement to register in 
SAM.gov a

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Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to the implementation of 
the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). More information on the phase-out 
of DUNS numbers is available at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/docs/unique-entity-identifier-transition-fact-sheet.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Collins, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B234, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: (202)453-7854. 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 LRC Program provides grants to institutions 
of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs for establishing, 
strengthening, and operating centers that serve as resources for 
improving the Nation's capacity for teaching and learning foreign 
languages through teacher training, research, materials development, 
assessment, and dissemination projects.
    Priorities: This notice includes one absolute priority and one 
competitive preference priority. In accordance with 34 CFR 
75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute priority is from 34 CFR 669.22(a)(2). 
The competitive preference priority is from the Secretary's Final 
Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant 
Programs published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2021 (86 FR 
70612) (Supplemental Priorities).
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2022 and any subsequent year in 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 priority is:
    Specific Foreign Languages for Study or Materials Development.
    Background: Under 34 CFR 669.22(a)(2), the Department may establish 
a priority for specific foreign languages for study or materials 
development. For the absolute priority, we took into consideration the 
findings in the Modern Language Association (MLA) survey \1\ of fall 
2016 undergraduate and graduate enrollments in language courses at 
2,547 postsecondary institutions in the United States. Of 1,417,921 
total enrollments, the three most-studied modern foreign languages 
included Spanish, with 712,240 enrollments or 50 percent; French, with 
175,667 enrollments or 12 percent; and German, with 80,594 enrollments 
or 6 percent. Together, these three languages represented 968,501, or 
68 percent, of enrollments. Other languages, with 34,830 enrollments, 
constituted 25 percent of enrollments for the same period.
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    \1\ Modern Language Association, ``Enrollments in Languages 
Other Than English in United States Institutions of Higher 
Education, Summer 2016 and Fall 2016: Preliminary Report'' 
(February, 2018) (p 13).
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    The findings in the MLA survey are consistent with the definition 
of ``Less Commonly Taught Languages'' (LCTLs) used by the Center for 
Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA).\2\ CARLA defines 
LCTLs as ``all of the world's languages except English, French, German, 
and Spanish.''
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    \2\ Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition, 
University of Minnesota. www.carla.umn.edu
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    Priority: Applications that propose activities with a significant 
focus on the teaching and learning of any modern foreign languages 
except French, German, and Spanish.
    Competitive Preference Priority: For FY 2022 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 
five points to an application that meets the Competitive Preference 
Priority.
    This priority is:
    Promoting Equity in Student Access to Educational Resources and 
Opportunities (up to 5 points).
    Projects that will be implemented by or in partnership with one or 
more of the following entities:
    (1) Community colleges (as defined in this notice).
    (2) Historically Black colleges and universities (as defined in 
this notice).
    (3) Tribal Colleges and Universities (as defined in this notice).
    (4) Minority-serving institutions (as defined in this notice).
    Definitions: The definitions below are from the Supplemental 
Priorities.
    Community college means ``junior or community college'' as defined 
in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended 
(HEA).
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities means colleges and 
universities that meet the criteria set out in 34 CFR 608.2.
    Minority-Serving Institution means an institution that is eligible 
to receive assistance under sections 316 through 320 of part A of title 
III, under part B of title III, or under title V of the HEA.
    Tribal College or University has the meaning ascribed it in section 
316(b)(3) of the HEA.
    Note: The institutions designated eligible under title III and 
title V may be viewed at the following link: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1121, 1123.
    Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner 
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in Federal 
civil rights laws.
    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 parts 655 and 
669. (e) The Supplemental Priorities.
    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.
    Areas of National Need: In accordance with section 601(c) of the 
HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1121(c), the Secretary consulted with a wide range of 
Federal agencies and received recommendations regarding national need 
for expertise in foreign language and world regions. These agencies' 
recommendations may be viewed at www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/languageneeds.html.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: $2,746,768.
    The Administration has requested $2,746,768 for new awards for this 
program for FY 2022. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on 
final congressional action. However, we are inviting applications to 
allow enough time to complete the grant process before the end of the 
current fiscal year if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
    Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of 
applications,

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we may make additional awards in FY 2023, FY 2024, and FY 2025 from the 
list of unfunded applications from this competition.
    Estimated Range of Awards: $130,000-$197,000 per year.
    Estimated Average Size of Awards: $171,000 per year.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 16.
    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
    Project Period: Up to 48 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs (as defined in section 101 of the HEA 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)) or consortia of IHEs.
    2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost 
sharing or matching.
    b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses a training 
indirect cost rate. This limits indirect cost reimbursement to an 
entity's actual indirect costs, as determined in its negotiated 
indirect cost rate agreement, or eight percent of a modified total 
direct cost base, whichever amount is less. For more information 
regarding training indirect cost rates, see 34 CFR 75.562. For more 
information regarding indirect costs, or to obtain a negotiated 
indirect cost rate, please see www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocfo/intro.html.
    c. Administrative Cost Limitation: This program does not include 
any program-specific limitation on administrative expenses. All 
administrative expenses must be reasonable and necessary and conform to 
Cost Principles described in 2 CFR part 200 subpart E of the Uniform 
Guidance.
    3. Subgrantees: Under 34 CFR 75.708(b) and (c), a grantee under 
this competition may award subgrants--to directly carry out project 
activities described in its application--to the following types of 
entities: IHEs, nonprofit organizations, professional organizations, or 
businesses. The grantee may award subgrants to entities it has 
identified in the approved application or that it selects through a 
competition under procedures established by the grantee.
    4. a. Reasonable and Necessary Costs: Applicants must ensure that 
all costs included in the proposed budget are reasonable and necessary 
to meet the goals and objectives of the proposed project. Any costs 
determined by the Secretary to be unreasonable or unnecessary will be 
removed from the final approved budget.
    b. Audits: (i) A non-Federal entity that expends $750,000 or more 
during the non-Federal entity's fiscal year in Federal awards must have 
a single or program-specific audit conducted for that year in 
accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR part 200. (2 CFR 200.501(a))
    (ii) A non-Federal entity that expends less than $750,000 during 
the non-Federal entity's fiscal year in Federal awards is exempt from 
Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 
200.503 (Relation to Other Audit Requirements), but records must be 
available for review or audit by appropriate officials of the Federal 
agency, pass-through entity, and Government Accountability Office 
(GAO). (2 CFR 200.501(d)).

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Application Submission Instructions: Applicants are required to 
follow the Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of 
Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal 
Register on December 27, 2021 (86 FR 73264) and available at 
www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979, which contain requirements and 
information on how to submit an application. Please note that these 
Common Instructions supersede the version published on February 13, 
2019, and, in part, describe the transition from the requirement to 
register in SAM.gov a DUNS number to the implementation of the UEI. 
More information on the phase-out of DUNS numbers is available at 
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/docs/unique-entity-identifier-transition-fact-sheet.pdf.
    2. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of 
projects that may be proposed in applications for the LRC grant 
competition, your application may include business information that you 
consider proprietary. In 34 CFR 5.11 we define ``business information'' 
and describe the process we use in determining whether any of that 
information is proprietary and, thus, protected from disclosure under 
Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552, as 
amended). We plan to post on our website a selection of funded 
abstracts and applications' narrative sections.
    Consistent with Executive Order 12600, please designate in your 
application any information that you believe is exempt from disclosure 
under Exemption 4. In the appropriate Appendix section of your 
application, under ``Other Attachments Form,'' please list the page 
number or numbers on which we can find this information. For additional 
information please see 34 CFR 5.11(c).
    3. 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.
    4. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR 
669.30. We reference additional regulations outlining funding 
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
    5. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of 
the application) is where you, the applicant, address the priorities, 
selection criteria, and application requirements that reviewers use to 
evaluate your application. We recommend that you (1) limit the 
application 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 at the top, bottom, and both sides.
     Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) 
all text in the application narrative, except titles, headings, 
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in 
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
     Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller 
than 10 pitch (characters per inch). However, you may use a 10 point 
font in charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
     Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, 
Courier New, or Arial.
    The recommended page limit applies to the entirety of the 
application narrative. The recommended page limit does not apply to the 
Application for Federal Assistance face sheet (SF 424); the 
supplemental SF 424 form; Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs 
(ED 524); the detailed line-item budget; the assurances and 
certifications, and the response to section 427 of the General 
Education Provisions Act; the project abstract; the table of contents; 
or the appendices.
    6. Award Basis: In determining whether to approve a grant award and 
the amount of such award, the Department will take into consideration, 
among other things, the applicant's performance and use of funds under 
a previous or existing award under any Department program (34 CFR 
75.217(d)(3)(ii) and 75.233(b)). In assessing the applicant's 
performance and use of funds under a previous or existing award, the 
Secretary will consider, among other things, the outcomes the applicant 
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and the results of any Departmental grant monitoring, including the 
applicant's progress in remedying any deficiencies identified in such 
monitoring.

V. Application Review Information

    1. Selection Criteria: The following selection criteria for this 
program are from 34 CFR 655.31 and 669.21. The maximum score under the 
selection criteria, taken together with the maximum number of points 
awarded to applicants that address the competitive preference priority, 
is 105 points. The maximum score for each selection criterion is 
indicated in parentheses below.
    (a) Plan of Operation (up to 15 points).
    The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows 
the quality of the plan of operation for the project.
    The Secretary looks for information that shows--
    (1) High quality in the design of the project;
    (2) An effective plan of management that ensures proper and 
efficient administration of the project;
    (3) A clear description of how the objectives of the project relate 
to the purpose of the program;
    (4) The way the applicant plans to use its resources and personnel 
to achieve each objective; and
    (5) A clear description of how the applicant will provide equal 
access and treatment for eligible project participants who are members 
of groups that have been traditionally underrepresented, such as--
    (i) Members of racial or ethnic minority groups;
    (ii) Women; and
    (iii) Handicapped persons.
    (b) Quality of Key Personnel (up to 10 points).
    The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows 
the quality of the key personnel the applicant plans to use on the 
project.
    (1) The Secretary looks for information that shows--
    (a) The qualifications of the project director (if one is to be 
used);
    (b) The qualifications of each of the other key personnel to be 
used in the project. In the case of faculty, the qualifications of the 
faculty and the degree to which that faculty is directly involved in 
the actual teaching and supervision of students;
    (c) The time that each person referred to in paragraphs (b)(1)(a) 
and (b) of this section plans to commit to the project; and
    (d) The extent to which the applicant, as part of its 
nondiscriminatory employment practices, encourages applications for 
employment from persons who are members of groups that have been 
traditionally underrepresented, such as members of racial or ethnic 
minority groups, women, handicapped persons, and the elderly.
    (2) To determine the qualifications of a person, the Secretary 
considers evidence of past experience and training, in fields related 
to the objectives of the project, as well as other information that the 
applicant provides.
    (c) Budget and Cost-Effectiveness (up to 10 points).
    The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows 
that the project has an adequate budget and is cost effective.
    The Secretary looks for information that shows--
    (1) The budget for the project is adequate to support the project 
activities; and
    (2) Costs are reasonable in relation to the objectives of the 
project.
    (d) Evaluation Plan (up to 20 points).
    The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows 
the quality of the evaluation plan for the project.
    The Secretary looks for information that shows methods of 
evaluation that are appropriate for the project and, to the extent 
possible, are objective and produce data that are quantifiable.
    (e) Adequacy of Resources (up to 5 points).
    The Secretary reviews each application for information that shows 
that the applicant plans to devote adequate resources to the project.
    The Secretary looks for information that shows--
    (1) Other than a library, facilities that the applicant plans to 
use are adequate (language laboratory, museums, etc.); and
    (2) The equipment and supplies that the applicant plans to use are 
adequate.
    (f) Need and Potential Impact (up to 20 points).
    The Secretary reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The extent to which the proposed materials or activities are 
needed in the foreign languages on which the project focuses;
    (2) The extent to which the proposed materials may be used 
throughout the United States; and
    (3) The extent to which the proposed work or activity may 
contribute significantly to strengthening, expanding, or improving 
programs of foreign language study in the United States.
    (g) Likelihood of Achieving Results (up to 10 points).
    The Secretary reviews each application to determine--
    (1) The quality of the outlined methods and procedures for 
preparing the materials; and
    (2) The extent to which plans for carrying out activities are 
practicable and can be expected to produce the anticipated results.
    (h) Description of Final Form of Results (up to 10 points).
    The Secretary reviews each application to determine the degree of 
specificity and the appropriateness of the description of the expected 
results from the project.
    2. Review and Selection Process: We remind potential applicants 
that in reviewing applications in any discretionary grant competition, 
the Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.217(d)(3), the past 
performance of the applicant in carrying out a previous award, such as 
the applicant's use of funds, achievement of project objectives, and 
compliance with grant conditions. The Secretary may also consider 
whether the applicant failed to submit a timely performance report or 
submitted a report of unacceptable quality.
    In addition, in making a competitive grant award, the Secretary 
also requires various assurances including those applicable to Federal 
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or 
activities receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department 
of Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).
    For the FY 2022 LRC competition, all applications will be assigned 
to peer review panels. Readers who serve on the peer review panels are 
selected based on their expertise in the specialized area studies, 
international studies, and modern foreign language(s) necessary to 
effectively review, score, and rank the applications assigned to them.
    The Department will select applications for funding consideration 
based on their ranking in the competition. In cases where the peer 
reviewers' average scores are the same for two or more applications 
same in the rank order listing, but there are insufficient funds to 
support all of the equally ranked applications, the Department will use 
the scores assigned to selection criterion (f): Need and Potential 
Impact to break the tie.
    3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 
200.206, before awarding grants under this program the Department 
conducts a review of the risks posed by applicants. Under 2 CFR 
200.208, the Secretary may impose specific conditions and, under 2 CFR 
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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 200.206(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 (SAM). 
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.
    5. In General: In accordance with the Office of Management and 
Budget's guidance located at 2 CFR part 200, all applicable Federal 
laws, and relevant Executive guidance, the Department will review and 
consider applications for funding pursuant to this notice inviting 
applications in accordance with:
    (a) Selecting recipients most likely to be successful in delivering 
results based on the program objectives through an objective process of 
evaluating Federal award applications (2 CFR 200.205);
    (b) Prohibiting the purchase of certain telecommunication and video 
surveillance services or equipment in alignment with section 889 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 115--232) (2 CFR 
200.216);
    (c) Providing a preference, to the extent permitted by law, to 
maximize use of goods, products, and materials produced in the United 
States (2 CFR 200.322); and
    (d) Terminating agreements in whole or in part to the greatest 
extent authorized by law if an award no longer effectuates the program 
goals or agency priorities (2 CFR 200.340).

VI. Award Administration Information

    1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your 
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award 
Notification (GAN); or we may send you an email containing a link to 
access an electronic version of your GAN. We may notify you informally, 
also.
    If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, 
we notify you.
    2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify 
administrative and national policy requirements in the application 
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable 
Regulations section of this notice.
    We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of 
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and 
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also 
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding 
commitments under the grant.
    3. 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 in 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.
    Performance reports for the LRC Program must be submitted 
electronically into the office of International and Foreign Language 
(IFLE) web-based reporting system, International Resource Information 
System (IRIS). For information about IRIS and to view the reporting 
instructions, please go to https://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/LRC.pdf.
    (c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the Secretary may provide a grantee 
with additional funding for data collection analysis and reporting. If 
a grantee is provided additional funding for this purpose, the 
Secretary establishes a data collection period.
    5. Performance Measures: The following measures have been 
established for the purpose of Department reporting under 34 CFR 
75.110, and will be used to evaluate the success of the LRC Program:
    (a) Percentage of LRC products or activities judged to be 
successful by LRC customers with respect to quality, usefulness and 
relevance.
    (b) Percentage of LRC products judged to be successful by an 
independent expert review panel with respect to quality, usefulness and 
relevance.
    (c) Cost per LRC project that increased the number of training 
programs for K-16 instructors of LCTLs (efficiency measure).
    The information provided by grantees in their performance reports 
submitted via the IRIS reporting system will be the source of data for 
these measures. Reporting screens for institutions can be viewed at: 
https://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/LRC.pdf.
    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, whether 
the grantee has

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made substantial progress in achieving 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: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an 
accessible format. The Department will provide the requestor with an 
accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text 
format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, 
audiotape, compact disc, or other accessible format.
    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 via the Federal Digital System 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 
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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 
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by the Department.

Michelle Asha Cooper,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, Delegated the 
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
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