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Applications for New Awards;
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Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
is issuing a notice inviting applications
for fiscal year (FY) 2024 for the
American Overseas Research Centers
(AORC) program, Assistance Listing
Number 84.274A. This notice relates to
the approved information collection
under OMB control number 1840–0006.
DATES:
Applications Available: January 26,
2024.
Pre-Application Webinar Information:
The Department will hold a preapplication webinar for prospective
applicants. Detailed information
regarding the webinar, including date
and time, will be provided on the
website for the AORC program at
https://www2.ed.gov/programs/
iegpsaorc/applicant.html.
Additionally, for prospective
applicants that have never received a
grant from the Department and those
that are interested in learning more
about the process, please review the
grant funding basics resource at https://
www2.ed.gov/documents/funding-101/
funding-101-basics.pdf.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 26, 2024.
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 7, 2022
(87 FR 75045) and available at
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. Please note that these
Common Instructions supersede the
version published on December 27,
2021.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl E. Gibbs, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 5C103, Lyndon Baines Johnson
(LBJ) Building, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453–5690. Email:
cheryl.gibbs@ed.gov.
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:
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The AORC
program provides grants to consortia of
institutions of higher education (IHEs)
in the United States to establish or
operate an overseas research center
(Center) to promote postgraduate
research, exchanges, and area studies.
AORC grants may be used for all or a
portion of the costs to operate and
maintain the overseas Center; organize
and manage conferences; develop or
acquire teaching and research materials;
acquire or preserve library collections;
bring scholars and faculty to the Center
to teach or conduct research; support
the salaries for Center staff and visiting
faculty and professional development
stipends and fellowships; pay the travel
costs for Center staff and project
participants; and to publish and
disseminate materials for the academic
community and the public.
Priorities: Under this competition we
are particularly interested in
applications that address the following
priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2024
and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded
applications from this competition,
these priorities are invitational
priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not
give an application that meets these
invitational priorities a competitive or
an absolute preference over other
applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1—Professional
Development Opportunities for
Participants from Community Colleges,
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, and Minority Serving
Institutions.
Projects that provide professional
development opportunities to
participants from community colleges,
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, and Minority-Serving
Institutions. The opportunities may be
provided domestically or overseas and
may include curriculum development
workshops to create new courses or to
incorporate global content and
competencies into existing courses,
language instructional programs for the
beginning to advanced levels, or
participation in academic conferences
relevant to the Center’s focus.
For the purpose of this invitational
priority—
Community college means ‘‘junior or
community college’’ as defined in
section 312(f) of the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20
U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an ‘‘institution of
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higher education’’ as defined in section
101 of the HEA, that awards degrees and
certificates, more than 50 percent of
which are not bachelor’s (or an
equivalent) or master’s, professional, or
other advanced degrees.
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.
Note: The institutions currently
designated eligible under title III and
title V of the HEA may be viewed at the
following link: https://www2.ed.gov/
about/offices/list/ope/idues/
eligibility.html.
Invitational Priority 2—Open Access
to Center-related Research,
Instructional, and Scholarly Resources.
Projects that provide open access to
Center-related research studies,
conference proceedings, online libraries,
digital archives, instructional materials,
scholarly publications, and other
resources related to the scholarly and
cultural foci of the Center.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1128a
and 1132–1132–7.
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, 81, 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.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part
86 apply to IHEs only.
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II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Department estimates that $1,347,635
will be available for new awards in the
AORC program in FY 2024. 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
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fiscal year, if Congress appropriates
funds for this program.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in
subsequent years from the list of
unfunded applications from this
competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $53,000–
$82,000 for each budget period of 12
months.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$58,000 for each budget period of 12
months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 17.
Note: The Department is not bound by
any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Consortia of
United States (U.S.) IHEs that receive
more than 50 percent of their funding
from public or private U.S. sources,
have a permanent presence in the
country where the Center is located, and
are organizations described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code,
which are exempt from taxation under
section 501(a) of such Code.
Note: If you are a nonprofit
organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you
may demonstrate your nonprofit status
by providing: (1) proof that the Internal
Revenue Service currently recognizes
the applicant as an organization to
which contributions are tax deductible
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a
State taxing body or the State attorney
general certifying that the organization
is a nonprofit organization operating
within the State and that no part of its
net earnings may lawfully benefit any
private shareholder or individual; (3) a
certified copy of the applicant’s
certificate of incorporation or similar
document if it clearly establishes the
nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4)
any item described above if that item
applies to a State or national parent
organization, together with a statement
by the State or parent organization that
the applicant is a local nonprofit
affiliate.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This
competition does not require cost
sharing or matching.
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This
program uses an 8 percent restricted
indirect cost rate. 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
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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: A grantee under this
competition may not award subgrants to
entities to directly carry out project
activities described in its application.
4. Build America, Buy America Act:
This program is not subject to the Build
America, Buy America Act (Pub. L. 117–
58) domestic sourcing requirements.
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 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and
available at https://www.federal
register.gov/documents/2022/12/07/
2022-26554/common-instructions-forapplicants-to-department-of-educationdiscretionary-grant-programs, which
contain requirements and information
on how to submit an application. Please
note that these Common Instructions
supersede the version published on
December 27, 2021.
2. Submission of Proprietary
Information: Given the types of projects
that may be proposed in applications for
the AORC 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).
Because we plan to post on our
website the abstracts of all funded
applications, you may wish to request
confidentiality of business information.
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.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
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restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
5. Recommended Page Limit: The
application narrative (Part III) 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 to
no more than 30 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, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, except the 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).
• Use one of the following fonts:
Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not
apply to Part I, Application for Federal
Assistance cover sheet (SF 424); the
Supplemental Information Form SF
424B; Part II, ED 524 (Summary Budget
A) and the detailed budget justification
(Summary Budget C); or Part IV,
assurances, and certifications. The page
limit also does not apply to the one-page
abstract, the curriculum vitae, the
bibliography, or the letters of support.
However, the recommended page limit
does apply to the entirety of the
application narrative.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 75.210. The total maximum score
for the selection criteria is 100 points.
The maximum number of points for
each criterion is indicated in
parentheses.
The Secretary evaluates all
applications for a project under this
program using the following criteria:
(a) Need for project (up to 20 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the need
for the proposed project.
(2) In determining the need for the
proposed project, the Secretary
considers the magnitude of the need for
the services to be provided or the
activities to be carried out by the
proposed project. (up to 20 points)
(b) Quality of the project design (up to
10 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the
quality of the design of the proposed
project.
(2) In determining the quality of the
design of the proposed project, the
Secretary considers the following
factors:
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(i) The extent to which the goals,
objectives, and outcomes to be achieved
by the proposed project are clearly
specified and measurable. (up to 5
points)
(ii) The extent to which fellowship
recipients or other project participants
are to be selected based on academic
excellence. (up to 5 points)
(c) Quality of project services (up to
25 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the
quality of the services to be provided by
the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the
services to be provided by the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the
quality and sufficiency of strategies for
ensuring equal access and treatment for
eligible project participants who are
members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented
based on race, color, national origin,
gender, age, or disability. (up to 5
points)
(3) In addition, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the services to
be provided by the proposed project are
appropriate to the needs of the intended
recipients or beneficiaries of those
services. (up to 10 points)
(ii) The extent to which the training
or professional development services to
be provided by the proposed project are
of sufficient quality, intensity, and
duration to lead to improvements in
practice among the recipients of those
services. (up to 10 points)
(d) Quality of project personnel (up to
15 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the
quality of the personnel who will carry
out the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of
project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the
applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are
members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented
based on race, color, national origin,
gender, age, or disability. (up to 5
points)
(3) In addition, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of the
project director or principal
investigator. (up to 5 points)
(ii) The qualifications, including
relevant training and experience, of key
project personnel. (up to 5 points)
(e) Adequacy of resources (up to 15
points).
(1) The Secretary considers the
adequacy of resources for the proposed
project.
(2) In determining the adequacy of
resources for the proposed project, the
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Secretary considers the following
factors:
(i) The adequacy of support, including
facilities, equipment, supplies, and
other resources, from the applicant
organization or the lead applicant
organization. (up to 5 points)
(ii) The extent to which the budget is
adequate to support the proposed
project. (up to 5 points)
(iii) 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. (up to
5 points)
(f) Quality of project evaluation (up to
15 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the
quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the
evaluation, the Secretary considers the
following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are appropriate to the
context within which the project
operates. (up to 5 points)
(ii) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation are thorough, feasible, and
appropriate to the goals, objectives, and
outcomes of the proposed project. (up to
5 points)
(iii) The extent to which the methods
of evaluation will provide timely
guidance for quality assurance. (up to 5
points)
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).
All applications submitted to the FY
2024 AORC program competition will
be evaluated and scored by peer
reviewers with expertise in are area
studies, modern foreign languages,
global competencies, and postgraduate
research.
The Department’s G6 e-Reader system
will produce the rank order listing of all
applications in the competition based
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on the scores that peer reviewers
assigned to the selection criteria. In
situations where two or more
applications are tied with the same
overall score in the rank order listing,
we will use the scores for selection
criterion (a) Need for the project as a
tiebreaker. If this criterion does not
resolve the tied scores, we will use the
scores for criterion (c) Quality of project
services as the tiebreaker.
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 3474.10, 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 200.206(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. 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
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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
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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 program 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.
Note: Grantees under this competition
will submit their performance reports
electronically using the International
Resource Information System (IRIS), the
web-based reporting system for the
International and Foreign Language
Education office. Information about the
reporting system and the AORC
performance report instructions may be
viewed at https://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/
AORC.pdf.
5. Performance Measures: IFLE has
established the following performance
measure for the AORC program for the
purpose of Department reporting under
34 CFR 75.110:
The number of individuals
conducting postgraduate research
utilizing the services of the overseas
Centers.
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
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
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Western Area Power Administration
Falcon and Amistad Projects—Rate
Order No. WAPA–216
Western Area Power
Administration, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of
firm power formula rate for the Falcon
and Amistad Projects.
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AGENCY:
The Colorado River Storage
Project Management Center (CRSP MC)
of the Western Area Power
Administration (WAPA) proposes to
extend the existing firm power formula
rate, without any changes, for the
Falcon and Amistad Projects (Projects)
through June 7, 2029. The existing firm
power formula rate expires on June 7,
2024.
A consultation and comment
period will begin January 26, 2024 and
end February 26, 2024. The CRSP MC
will accept written comments any time
during the consultation and comment
period.
DATES:
Written comments and
requests to be informed of Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
actions concerning the proposed
extension submitted by WAPA to FERC
for approval should be sent to: Rodney
Bailey, CRSP Manager, Colorado River
Storage Project Management Center,
Western Area Power Administration,
1800 South Rio Grande Avenue,
Montrose, CO 81401, or email:
CRSPMC-rateadj@wapa.gov. The CRSP
MC will post information about the
proposed formula rate extension and
written comments received to its
website at: www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/
about-wapa/regions/crsp/rates/rateorder-216.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tamala Gheller, Rates Manager,
Colorado River Storage Project
Management Center, Western Area
Power Administration, 970–240–6545,
or email: CRSPMC-rate-adj@wapa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Falcon and Amistad Dams are features
of international water storage projects
located on the Rio Grande River
between Texas and Mexico. The portion
of the dams located in the United States
is operated by the United States
International Boundary and Water
Commission (USIBWC). Under
arrangements with the United States
Department of State and USIBWC,
WAPA is the Federal agency responsible
for marketing and selling the electricity
generated at these facilities. WAPA
markets the power generated at the
Falcon and Amistad Dams as a
combined product to only one customer:
South Texas Electric Cooperative. The
cost of the power is determined by a
formula rate. This formula rate was
initially approved by the Federal Power
Commission (FPC), the predecessor to
FERC, in FPC Docket No. E–9566 on
August 12, 1977 (59 FPC 1653), for a 5year period effective on the date of
initial operation of Amistad Power
Plant, June 8, 1983.1 The formula rate
ADDRESSES:
SUMMARY:
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1 A 5-year rate extension of this same formula rate
through June 7, 1993, was approved by FERC on
June 20, 1988, at 44 FERC ¶ 62,058. Subsequent 5year extensions of the same formula rate have been
approved by FERC; the most recent approval was
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has been subsequently extended and reapproved without change. The current
formula rate was approved in 2009 2 and
extended in 2014 and 2019.
Most recently, on June 20, 2019, FERC
approved and confirmed Rate Schedule
Falcon and Amistad Projects’ Firm
Power Formula Rate under Rate Order
No. WAPA–186 for a 5-year period
through June 7, 2024.3 This schedule
applies to firm energy sales. In
accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a),4 the
CRSP MC is proposing to extend the
existing formula rate under Rate
Schedule Falcon and Amistad Projects’
Firm Power Formula Rate for the period
of June 8, 2024, through June 7, 2029.
The existing formula rate is viewable on
the CRSP MC website at:
www.wapa.gov/about-wapa/regions/
crsp/rates/amistad-history. The formula
rate calculates the amount WAPA must
annually repay to the Department of the
Treasury for the United States’
investment in the Falcon and Amistad
hydroelectric facilities, with interest, as
well as associated operation,
maintenance, and administrative costs.
This annual installment is collected in
12 monthly payments and is
independent of the amount of available
generation. The existing formula rate
provides sufficient revenue to pay all
annual costs, including interest
expense, and repay investment within
the allowable period consistent with the
cost recovery criteria set forth in
Department of Energy (DOE) Order RA
6120.2.
In accordance with 10 CFR 903.23(a),
the CRSP MC has determined it is not
necessary to hold public information or
public comment forums for this rate
action but is initiating a 30-day
consultation and comment period to
give the public an opportunity to
comment on the proposed extension.
The CRSP MC will review and consider
all timely public comments at the
conclusion of the consultation and
comment period and adjust the proposal
as appropriate.
Legal Authority
By Delegation Order No. S1–DEL–
RATES–2016, effective November 19,
2016, the Secretary of Energy delegated:
(1) the authority to develop power and
transmission rates to the WAPA
on June 20, 2019, in Docket No. EF19–3–000, which
approved the same formula rate through June 7,
2024.
2 Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule
on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF09–5101–000,
129 FERC ¶ 62,206 (2009).
3 Order Confirming and Approving Rate Schedule
on a Final Basis, FERC Docket No. EF19–3–000, 167
FERC ¶ 62,187 (2019).
4 50 FR 37835 (Sept. 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347
(Feb. 21, 2019).
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; American Overseas Research 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) 2024 for the American Overseas
Research Centers (AORC) program, Assistance Listing Number 84.274A.
This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB
control number 1840-0006.
DATES:
Applications Available: January 26, 2024.
Pre-Application Webinar Information: The Department will hold a
pre-application webinar for prospective applicants. Detailed
information regarding the webinar, including date and time, will be
provided on the website for the AORC program at https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsaorc/applicant.html.
Additionally, for prospective applicants that have never received a
grant from the Department and those that are interested in learning
more about the process, please review the grant funding basics resource
at https://www2.ed.gov/documents/funding-101/funding-101-basics.pdf.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 26, 2024.
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 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and available at
www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs. Please note that these Common Instructions supersede
the version published on December 27, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl E. Gibbs, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5C103, Lyndon Baines Johnson
(LBJ) Building, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-5690. 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:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The AORC program provides grants to consortia
of institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States to
establish or operate an overseas research center (Center) to promote
postgraduate research, exchanges, and area studies. AORC grants may be
used for all or a portion of the costs to operate and maintain the
overseas Center; organize and manage conferences; develop or acquire
teaching and research materials; acquire or preserve library
collections; bring scholars and faculty to the Center to teach or
conduct research; support the salaries for Center staff and visiting
faculty and professional development stipends and fellowships; pay the
travel costs for Center staff and project participants; and to publish
and disseminate materials for the academic community and the public.
Priorities: Under this competition we are particularly interested
in applications that address the following priorities.
Invitational Priorities: For FY 2024 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications from this
competition, these priorities are invitational priorities.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1), we do not give an application that meets
these invitational priorities a competitive or an absolute preference
over other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority 1--Professional Development Opportunities for
Participants from Community Colleges, Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, and Minority Serving Institutions.
Projects that provide professional development opportunities to
participants from community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions. The opportunities may
be provided domestically or overseas and may include curriculum
development workshops to create new courses or to incorporate global
content and competencies into existing courses, language instructional
programs for the beginning to advanced levels, or participation in
academic conferences relevant to the Center's focus.
For the purpose of this invitational priority--
Community college means ``junior or community college'' as defined
in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
(20 U.S.C. 1058(f)); or an ``institution of
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higher education'' as defined in section 101 of the HEA, that awards
degrees and certificates, more than 50 percent of which are not
bachelor's (or an equivalent) or master's, professional, or other
advanced degrees.
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.
Note: The institutions currently designated eligible under title
III and title V of the HEA may be viewed at the following link: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/idues/eligibility.html.
Invitational Priority 2--Open Access to Center-related Research,
Instructional, and Scholarly Resources.
Projects that provide open access to Center-related research
studies, conference proceedings, online libraries, digital archives,
instructional materials, scholarly publications, and other resources
related to the scholarly and cultural foci of the Center.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1128a and 1132-1132-7.
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, 81, 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.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Department estimates that $1,347,635
will be available for new awards in the AORC program in FY 2024. 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, we may make additional awards in subsequent years from
the list of unfunded applications from this competition.
Estimated Range of Awards: $53,000-$82,000 for each budget period
of 12 months.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $58,000 for each budget period of
12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 17.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Consortia of United States (U.S.) IHEs that
receive more than 50 percent of their funding from public or private
U.S. sources, have a permanent presence in the country where the Center
is located, and are organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code, which are exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of such Code.
Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you
may demonstrate your nonprofit status by providing: (1) proof that the
Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an
organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State
taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the
organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and
that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private
shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant's
certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly
establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item
described above if that item applies to a State or national parent
organization, together with a statement by the State or parent
organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.
2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not require
cost sharing or matching.
b. Indirect Cost Rate Information: This program uses an 8 percent
restricted indirect cost rate. 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: A grantee under this competition may not award
subgrants to entities to directly carry out project activities
described in its application.
4. Build America, Buy America Act: This program is not subject to
the Build America, Buy America Act (Pub. L. 117-58) domestic sourcing
requirements.
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 7, 2022 (87 FR 75045) and available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/07/2022-26554/common-instructions-for-applicants-to-department-of-education-discretionary-grant-programs, which contain requirements and information on how to
submit an application. Please note that these Common Instructions
supersede the version published on December 27, 2021.
2. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of
projects that may be proposed in applications for the AORC 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).
Because we plan to post on our website the abstracts of all funded
applications, you may wish to request confidentiality of business
information.
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.
4. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
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restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
5. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III) 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 to no more than 30 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, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, except the 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).
Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier,
Courier New, or Arial.
The recommended page limit does not apply to Part I, Application
for Federal Assistance cover sheet (SF 424); the Supplemental
Information Form SF 424B; Part II, ED 524 (Summary Budget A) and the
detailed budget justification (Summary Budget C); or Part IV,
assurances, and certifications. The page limit also does not apply to
the one-page abstract, the curriculum vitae, the bibliography, or the
letters of support. However, the recommended page limit does apply to
the entirety of the application narrative.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210. The total maximum score for the selection
criteria is 100 points. The maximum number of points for each criterion
is indicated in parentheses.
The Secretary evaluates all applications for a project under this
program using the following criteria:
(a) Need for project (up to 20 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project.
(2) In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers the magnitude of the need for the services to be provided or
the activities to be carried out by the proposed project. (up to 20
points)
(b) Quality of the project design (up to 10 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the design of the
proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the design of the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(up to 5 points)
(ii) The extent to which fellowship recipients or other project
participants are to be selected based on academic excellence. (up to 5
points)
(c) Quality of project services (up to 25 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the services to be
provided by the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the services to be provided by
the proposed project, the Secretary considers the quality and
sufficiency of strategies for ensuring equal access and treatment for
eligible project participants who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability. (up to 5 points)
(3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the services to be provided by the proposed
project are appropriate to the needs of the intended recipients or
beneficiaries of those services. (up to 10 points)
(ii) The extent to which the training or professional development
services to be provided by the proposed project are of sufficient
quality, intensity, and duration to lead to improvements in practice
among the recipients of those services. (up to 10 points)
(d) Quality of project personnel (up to 15 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the personnel who will
carry out the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of project personnel, the Secretary
considers the extent to which the applicant encourages applications for
employment from persons who are members of groups that have
traditionally been underrepresented based on race, color, national
origin, gender, age, or disability. (up to 5 points)
(3) In addition, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director or principal investigator. (up to 5 points)
(ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of key project personnel. (up to 5 points)
(e) Adequacy of resources (up to 15 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the adequacy of resources for the
proposed project.
(2) In determining the adequacy of resources for the proposed
project, the Secretary considers the following factors:
(i) The adequacy of support, including facilities, equipment,
supplies, and other resources, from the applicant organization or the
lead applicant organization. (up to 5 points)
(ii) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project. (up to 5 points)
(iii) 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. (up to 5 points)
(f) Quality of project evaluation (up to 15 points).
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the evaluation to be
conducted of the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the evaluation, the Secretary
considers the following factors:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are appropriate
to the context within which the project operates. (up to 5 points)
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project. (up to 5 points)
(iii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will provide
timely guidance for quality assurance. (up to 5 points)
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).
All applications submitted to the FY 2024 AORC program competition
will be evaluated and scored by peer reviewers with expertise in are
area studies, modern foreign languages, global competencies, and
postgraduate research.
The Department's G6 e-Reader system will produce the rank order
listing of all applications in the competition based
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on the scores that peer reviewers assigned to the selection criteria.
In situations where two or more applications are tied with the same
overall score in the rank order listing, we will use the scores for
selection criterion (a) Need for the project as a tiebreaker. If this
criterion does not resolve the tied scores, we will use the scores for
criterion (c) Quality of project services as the tiebreaker.
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
3474.10, 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 200.206(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. 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 program
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.
Note: Grantees under this competition will submit their performance
reports electronically using the International Resource Information
System (IRIS), the web-based reporting system for the International and
Foreign Language Education office. Information about the reporting
system and the AORC performance report instructions may be viewed at
https://iris.ed.gov/iris/pdfs/AORC.pdf.
5. Performance Measures: IFLE has established the following
performance measure for the AORC program for the purpose of Department
reporting under 34 CFR 75.110:
The number of individuals conducting postgraduate research
utilizing the services of the overseas Centers.
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 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
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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).
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Nasser H. Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2024-01443 Filed 1-25-24; 8:45 am]
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