Reopening; Applications for New Awards; Promise Neighborhoods Program, 62401 [2022-22424]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 62401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22424]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Reopening; Applications for New Awards; Promise Neighborhoods 
Program

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice; reopening of application period.

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SUMMARY: On June 29, 2022, the Department of Education (Department) 
published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) 
for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Promise Neighborhoods competition, 
Assistance Listing Number 84.215N. The NIA established a deadline date 
of September 27, 2022, for transmittal of applications, which was 
subsequently extended until October 7, 2022. 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 21, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Wilson, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 3W101, Washington, DC 20202-
6450. Telephone: (202) 453-6709. 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 June 29, 2022, we published the NIA for 
the FY 2022 Promise Neighborhoods competition in the Federal Register 
(87 FR 38719). On July 25, 2022, we published an extension notice in 
the Federal Register (87 FR 44107) because Grants.gov, the system used 
to submit applications electronically, was closed for site maintenance 
from September 23-29, 2022. We are reopening this competition for 
affected applicants described below to allow them more time--until 
October 21, 2022--to prepare and submit their applications.
    Eligibility: The reopening of this competition applies to eligible 
applicants under the Promise Neighborhoods program 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 Promise Neighborhood competition may submit a new 
application on or before the new application deadline of October 21, 
2022, 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 (or first extended) deadline. If a new application is 
submitted, the Department will consider the application that is last 
submitted and timely received by 11:59:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on 
October 21, 2022. Any application submitted by an affected applicant 
under the new deadline must contain evidence (e.g., the applicant 
organization mailing address) that the applicant is located in one of 
the applicable federally declared disaster areas and, if requested, 
must provide appropriate supporting documentation.
    We are not reopening the application period for all applicants. 
Applications from applicants that are not affected, as defined above, 
will not be accepted past the October 7, 2022, deadline.
    Note: All information in the NIA for this competition remains the 
same, except for the deadline date for affected applicants.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7273-7274.
    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, or compact disc, or other accessible format.
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James F. Lane,
Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Delegated the Authority to 
Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for the 
Office, Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-22424 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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