Department of Education April 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Expanding Access to Well-Rounded Courses Demonstration Grants program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.424D. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894- 0006.

The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes priorities under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.263D/E/F. The Assistant Secretary may use one or more of these priorities for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and later years. We take this action to improve employment outcomes and raise expectations for all people with disabilities. The program funds time- limited pilot innovative rehabilitation training projects to develop, refine, implement, evaluate, and disseminate innovative methods of training vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel to support the work of the State VR agencies in the following topic areas: Client Assistance Program (84.263D); assisting and supporting individuals with disabilities pursuing self-employment, business ownership, and telecommuting (84.263E); and field-initiated projects in an area related to VR (84.263F).

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) proposes a funding priority and definitions under the State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) program, which assists States in reforming and improving their systems for personnel preparation and personnel development in order to improve results for children with disabilities. We take this action to focus attention on the need to improve results for children with disabilities by empowering personnel to select professional development activities to improve their ability to serve children with disabilities. The Department may use the proposed priority and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and later years.

On February 25, 2020, the Department of Education (Department or we) published in the Federal Register (85 FR 10660) a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Migrant Education Program Consortium Incentive Grant (CIG) Program competition, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.144F. The NIA established a deadline date of April 27, 2020, for the transmittal of applications. This notice extends the deadline date for transmittal of applications until May 27, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. and extends the date of intergovernmental review until July 27, 2020.

The mission of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is to improve early childhood, educational, and employment outcomes and raise expectations for all people with disabilities, their families, their communities, and the Nation. As such, the Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for Parent Information and Training Program-Technical Assistance for Parent Training and Information Centers, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.235G. The national center under this competition is designed to provide technical assistance to, and coordination among, the State-level Parent Training and Information (PTI) centers that are funded under section 303(c) of the Rehabilitation Act, known as the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) PTI centers, and to establish and maintain partnerships with the State-level PTI centers established pursuant to section 671 and 681(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), known as the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)-funded PTIs. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1820-0028.

On January 24, 2020, we published in the Federal Register a notice of application deadline for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 SRSA Program application cycle (SRSA notice), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.358A. The SRSA notice established a deadline date of April 17, 2020, for the transmittal of applications. This notice extends the FY 2020 application deadline for all eligible applicants to May 15, 2020.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

On April 2, 2020, the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the general, establishing eligibility, maintaining eligibility, and losing eligibility sections of the Institutional Eligibility regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), related to distance education and innovation. In that document, the Secretary also proposes to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations issued under the HEA. This document corrects the name, telephone number, and email address of the individual to whom postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery should be addressed and to whom requests for further information should be directed.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.423A. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the EIR program Mid-phase Grants, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.411B (Mid-phase Grants). This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894-0006.

The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes priorities, requirements, and definitions to fund a Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management (VRTAC-QM) and a Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers 84.264J and 84.264K. The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities, requirements, and definitions for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2020 and later years. We take this action to focus Federal financial assistance on identified national needs and to improve employment outcomes under the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program and raise expectations for all people with disabilities. We intend the VRTAC-QM to provide training and technical assistance to State VR agencies that will better enable VR personnel to manage available resources, improve effective service delivery, and increase the number and quality of employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. We intend the VRTAC-QE to provide training and technical assistance to State VR agencies that will better enable VR personnel, especially VR counselors, to implement innovative and effective VR and employment strategies and practices to increase the number and quality of employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2020 for the Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) program, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.371C. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1894- 0006.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

The Secretary proposes to amend the general, establishing eligibility, maintaining eligibility, and losing eligibility sections of the Institutional Eligibility regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), related to distance education and innovation. In addition, the Secretary proposes to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations issued under the HEA.