Reopening; Application for New Awards; Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program, 61591 [2022-22114]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 61591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22114]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Reopening; Application for New Awards; Basic Needs for 
Postsecondary Students Program

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of application period.

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SUMMARY: On August 2, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) 
published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) 
for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for the Basic Needs for 
Postsecondary Students (Basic Needs) Program, Assistance Listing Number 
84.116N. This notice reopens this competition to allow more time for 
the preparation and submission of applications by eligible applicants 
that are affected applicants (as described in Eligibility below), 
located in Puerto Rico, portions of Alaska covered by a Presidential 
major disaster declaration, and areas under a Presidential major 
disaster or emergency declaration resulting from Hurricane Ian, which 
includes Florida, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, North Carolina, and 
South Carolina.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications for Affected 
Applicants: October 14, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Njeri Clark, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, room 2B186, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-6224. Email: [email protected].
    If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and 
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 2, 2022, we published in the 
Federal Register the NIA for the Basic Needs Program (87 FR 47201). 
Under the NIA, applications were due on October 3, 2022. We are 
reopening this competition for affected applicants described below to 
allow them more time--until October 14, 2022--to prepare and submit 
their applications.
    Eligibility:
    The reopening of this competition applies to eligible applicants 
under the Basic Needs competition that are affected applicants. An 
eligible applicant for this competition is defined in the NIA. To 
qualify as an affected applicant, the applicant must have a mailing 
address that is located in a jurisdiction that is part of one of the 
applicable federally declared disaster areas and must provide 
appropriate supporting documentation, if requested.
    The affected areas are those in which assistance to individuals or 
public assistance has been authorized under the following FEMA 
declarations:
     Puerto Rico (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4671);
     Portions of Alaska covered by a Presidential major 
disaster declaration (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4672);
     Florida (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4673);
     The Seminole Tribe of Florida (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4675);
     North Carolina (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3586); and 
 South Carolina (https://www.fema.gov/disaster/3585).
    Affected applicants that have already timely submitted applications 
under the FY 2022 Basic Needs competition may submit a new application, 
but they are not required to do so. If a new application is not 
submitted, the Department will use the application that was submitted 
by the original deadline. If a new application is submitted, the 
Department will consider the application that is last submitted and 
timely received. Applications that did not meet the original deadline 
may be resubmitted to be considered for review.
    We are not reopening the application period for all applicants. 
Thus, applications from applicants that are not affected applicants may 
not be submitted as part of this reopened period for submission of 
applications.

    Note:  All information in the NIA remains the same, except for 
the deadline date for affected applicants.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138-1138d; and the Explanatory 
Statement accompanying Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-103) (Explanatory Statement).
    Accessible Format: On request to the contact person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can 
obtain this notice, the NIA, and a copy of the application 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, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
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Nasser Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-22114 Filed 10-11-22; 8:45 am]
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