[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10014-10018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4021]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Predominantly Black Institutions Competitive Grant Program;
Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Predominantly
Black Institutions Competitive Grant Program; Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards Using Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 Funds
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.382A.
Dates: Applications Available: February 23, 2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 25, 2011.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 23, 2011.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Predominantly Black
Institutions (PBI) Program is to strengthen PBIs to carry out programs
in the following areas: science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics (STEM); health education; internationalization or
globalization; teacher preparation; or improving educational outcomes
of African-American males.
Priorities: These priorities are from the notice of final
supplemental priorities and definitions for discretionary grant
programs, published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR
78486).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2011, these priorities
are competitive preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we
award an additional two and a half points to an application that meets
one of the priorities, or an additional five points to an application
that meets both of these priorities.
These priorities are:
1. Increasing Postsecondary Success
Increasing the number and proportion of high-need students (as
defined in this notice) who persist in and complete college or other
postsecondary education and training; and
2. Enabling More Data-Based Decision-Making
Projects that are designed to collect (or obtain), analyze, and use
high-quality and timely data, including data on program participant
outcomes, in accordance with privacy requirements (as defined in this
notice), in the following priority area:
Improving postsecondary student outcomes relating to enrollment,
persistence, and completion and leading to career success.
Definitions: These definitions are from the notice of final
supplemental priorities and definitions for discretionary grant
programs, published in the Federal Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR
78486).
High-need children and high-need students means children and
students at risk of educational failure, such as children and students
who are living in poverty, who are English learners, who are far below
grade level or who are not on track to becoming college- or career-
ready by graduation, who have left school or college before receiving,
respectively, a regular high school diploma or a college degree or
certificate, who are at risk of not graduating with a diploma on time,
who are homeless, who are in foster care, who are pregnant or parenting
teenagers, who have been incarcerated, who are new immigrants, who are
migrant, or who have disabilities.
Privacy requirements means the requirements of the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. 1232g, and its
implementing regulations in 34 CFR part 99, the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C.
552a, as well as all applicable Federal, State and local requirements
regarding privacy.
Program Authority: Title III, part F, section 371 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1067q).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final supplemental
priorities and definitions for discretionary grant programs, published
in the Federal Register on December 15, 2010 (75 FR 78486).
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $15,000,000.
Note: Funds appropriated for this program for FY 2010 remain
available for obligation in FY 2011 pursuant to 20 U.S.C.
1067q(b)(1)(B)).
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $600,000.
Estimated Number of Awards: 25.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 48 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to apply, an institution of
higher education (IHE) must have submitted the ``Application for
Designation as an Eligible Institution'' and must have received FY 2010
designation as an eligible institution for programs under title III and
title V of the HEA. The original deadline for applying for designation
as an eligible institution was January 6, 2010. (74 FR 64059-64062).
However, the FY 2010 eligibility process was reopened with an
application deadline of September 13, 2010 for PBIs (and certain other
institutions) to allow maximum participation of potentially eligible
applicants (74 FR 49484). The regulations explaining the standards for
designation can be found in 34 CFR 607.2 through 607.5. In addition, an
applicant must--
(a) Have an enrollment of needy students, as defined by section
371(c)(3) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1067q(c)(3)). The term enrollment of
needy students means the enrollment at the eligible IHE with respect to
which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate students enrolled
in an academic program leading to a degree--
(i) In the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which
the determination is made, were Federal Pell Grant recipients for such
year;
(ii) Come from families that receive benefits under a means-tested
Federal benefit program (as defined in section 371(c)(5) of the HEA, 20
U.S.C. 1067q(c)(5));
(iii) Attended a public or nonprofit private secondary school
that--
(A) Is in the school district of a local educational agency that
was eligible for assistance under part A of title I of the
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), for any year during which the student attended
such secondary school; and
(B) For the purpose of this paragraph and for that year, was
determined by the Secretary (pursuant to regulations and after
consultation with the State educational agency of the State in which
the school is located) to be a school in which the enrollment of
children counted under a measure of poverty described in section
1113(a)(5) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)) exceeds 30 percent of the
total enrollment of such school; or
(iv) Are first-generation college students, as that term is defined
in section 402A(h) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11(h)), and a majority
of such first-generation college students are low-income individuals,
as that term is defined in section 402A(h) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a-
11(h));
(b) Have an average educational and general expenditure that is
low, per full-time equivalent undergraduate student in comparison with
the average educational and general expenditure per full-time
equivalent undergraduate student of IHEs that offer similar
instruction. The Secretary may waive this requirement, in accordance
with section 392(b) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1068a(b)), in the same manner
as the Secretary applies the waiver requirements to grant applicants
under section 312(b)(1)(B) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1058(b)(1)(B));
(c) Have an enrollment of undergraduate students--
(i) That is at least 40 percent Black American students;
(ii) That is at least 1,000 undergraduate students;
(iii) Of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate
students enrolled at the institution are low-income individuals, as
that term is defined in section 402A(h) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a-
11(h)), or first generation college students, as that term is defined
in section 402A(h) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11(h)); and
(iv) Of which not less than 50 percent of the undergraduate
students are enrolled in an educational program leading to a bachelor's
or associate's degree that the institution is licensed to award by the
State in which the institution is located;
(d) Is legally authorized to provide, and provides, within the
State an educational program for which the IHE awards a bachelor's
degree or, in the case of a junior or community college, an associate's
degree;
(e) Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or
association determined by the Secretary to be a reliable authority as
to the quality of training offered, or is, according to such an agency
or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation; and
(f) Is not receiving assistance under part B of title III or part A
of Title V of the HEA or an annual authorization of appropriations
under the Act of March 2, 1867 (20 U.S.C. 123).
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Bernadette D. Miles,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006.
Telephone: 202-502-7616, or by e-mail: Bernadette.Miles@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of the application
package in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed
in this section.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this program.
Page Limit: The application narrative is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit the application narrative [Part III] to no
more than 40 pages, using the following standards. For purposes of
determining compliance with the page limit, each page on which there
are words will be counted as one full page except as specifically
discussed below.
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Page numbers and an
identifier may be outside of the 1'' margin.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, except titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. Charts, tables,
figures, and graphs in the application narrative may be singled spaced
and will count toward the page limit.
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. Applications submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet SF 424;
Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-
page abstract. The page limit also does not apply to a table of
contents. If you include any attachments or appendices not specifically
requested, these items will be counted as part of the program narrative
(Part III) for purposes of the page limit requirement. You must include
your complete response to the selection criteria in the program
narrative.
We will reject your application if you exceed the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: February 23, 2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: April 25, 2011.
Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically, or in paper format by mail or hand delivery
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV.7. Other Submission
Requirements of this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Individuals with disabilities who need an accommodation or
auxiliary aid in connection with the application process should contact
the person listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII
of this notice. If the Department provides an accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability in connection with the
application process, the individual's application remains subject to
all other requirements and limitations in this notice.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: June 23, 2011.
4. 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.
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5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Data Universal Numbering System Number, Taxpayer Identification
Number, and Central Contractor Registry: To do business with the
Department of Education, you must--
a. Have a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and a
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);
b. Register both your DUNS number and TIN with the Central
Contractor Registry (CCR), the Government's primary registrant
database;
c. Provide your DUNS number and TIN on your application; and
d. Maintain an active CCR registration with current information
while your application is under review by the Department and, if you
are awarded a grant, during the project period.
You can obtain a DUNS number from Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number
can be created within one business day.
If you are a corporate entity, agency, institution, or
organization, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue Service.
If you are an individual, you can obtain a TIN from the Internal
Revenue Service or the Social Security Administration. If you need a
new TIN, please allow two to five weeks for your TIN to become active.
The CCR registration process may take five or more business days to
complete. If you are currently registered with the CCR, you may not
need to make any changes. However, please make certain that the TIN
associated with your DUNS number is correct. Also note that you will
need to update your CCR registration on an annual basis. This may take
three or more business days to complete.
In addition, if you are submitting your application via Grants.gov,
you must (1) be designated by your organization as an Authorized
Organization Representative (AOR); and (2) register yourself with
Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these steps are outlined in the
Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf).
7. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this program must be submitted electronically unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions in
this section.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Predominantly Black Institutions
Program, CFDA Number 84.382A, must be submitted electronically using
the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at http://www.Grants.gov.
Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the
application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit
your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant
application to us.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and submit, no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
You may access the electronic grant application for the
Predominantly Black Institutions Program at www.Grants.gov. You must
search for the downloadable application package for this program by the
CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your
search (e.g., search for 84.382, not 84.382A).
Please note the following:
When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find
information about submitting an application electronically through the
site, as well as the hours of operation.
Applications received by Grants.gov are date and time
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted and must
be date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as
otherwise noted in this section, we will not accept your application if
it is received--that is, date and time stamped by the Grants.gov
system--after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. We do not consider an application that does not comply
with the deadline requirements. When we retrieve your application from
Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application
because it was date and time stamped by the Grants.gov system after
4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.
The amount of time it can take to upload an application
will vary depending on a variety of factors, including the size of the
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline
date to begin the submission process through Grants.gov.
You should review and follow the Education Submission
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are
included in the application package for this program to ensure that you
submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system.
You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to
Grants.gov under News and Events on the Department's G5 system home
page at http://www.G5.gov.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
all information you typically provide on the following forms: the
Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424), the Department of
Education Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and
certifications.
You must attach any narrative sections of your application
as files in a .PDF (Portable Document) format only. If you upload a
file type other than a .PDF or submit a password-protected file, we
will not review that material.
Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive from Grants.gov an automatic notification of receipt that
contains a Grants.gov tracking number. (This notification indicates
receipt by Grants.gov only, not receipt by the Department.) The
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send
a second notification to you by e-mail. This second notification
indicates that the Department has received your application and has
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified
identifying number unique to your application).
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues
with the Grants.gov System: If you are experiencing problems submitting
your application through Grants.gov, please contact the Grants.gov
Support Desk, toll free, at 1-800-518-4726. You must obtain a
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number and must keep a record of it.
If you are prevented from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
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date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will
grant you an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, the
following business day to enable you to transmit your application
electronically or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application
by following the mailing instructions described elsewhere in this
notice.
If you submit an application after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date, please contact the person
listed under For Further Information Contact in section VII of this
notice and provide an explanation of the technical problem you
experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk
Case Number. We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The
Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether
your application will be accepted.
Note: The extensions to which we refer in this section apply
only to the unavailability of, or technical problems with, the
Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed
to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before
the application deadline date and time or if the technical problem
you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the Grants.gov system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Grants.gov system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevents you from using the Internet to submit your application.
If you mail your written statement to the Department, it must be
postmarked no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date. If you fax your written statement to the Department, we must
receive the faxed statement no later than two weeks before the
application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Bernadette D. Miles,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006.
FAX: 202-502-7861.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.382A), LBJ Basement Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-4260.
You must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.382A), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you
mail or hand deliver your application to the Department--
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by
the Department--in Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, including
suffix letter, if any, of the competition under which you are
submitting your application; and
(2) The Application Control Center will mail to you a
notification of receipt of your grant application. If you do not
receive this notification within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this program are
from 34 CFR 75.209(a) and 75.210, and are as follows--
Need for the project (20 points);
Quality of the project design (15 points);
Quality of project services (15 points);
Quality of project personnel (10 points);
Adequacy of resources (5 points);
Quality of the management plan (20 points);
Quality of project evaluation (15 points).
Additional information regarding these criteria is in the application
package for this competition.
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, 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).
An additional factor we consider in selecting an application for an
award is that applicants must provide, as an attachment to the
application, the
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documentation the institution relied upon to determine that at least 40
percent of the institution's undergraduate enrollment are Black
American students.
Note: The 40 percent requirement applies only to undergraduate
Black American students and is calculated based upon unduplicated
undergraduate enrollment. Instructions for formatting and submitting
the verification documentation to e-Application are in the
application package for this competition.
3. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR 74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary
may impose special 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 34 CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has not fulfilled
the conditions of a prior grant; or is otherwise not responsible.
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). 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. 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 multi-year 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 http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of
the PBI Program:
a. The percentage change of the number of full-time degree-granting
undergraduate students enrolled at PBIs.
b. The percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking
undergraduate students at four-year PBIs who were in their first year
of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in
the current year at the same four-year PBI.
c. The percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking
undergraduate students at two-year PBIs who were in their first year of
postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the
current year at the same two-year PBI.
d. The percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at four-year PBIs who graduate within
six years of enrollment.
e. The percentage of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at two-year PBIs who graduate within
three years of enrollment.
f. Efficiency measure: Federal cost per undergraduate degree at
PBIs.
5. Continuation Awards: In making a continuation award, the
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the extent to which a
grantee has made ``substantial progress toward meeting the objectives
in its approved application.'' This consideration includes the review
of a grantee's progress in meeting the targets and projected outcomes
in its approved application, and whether the grantee has expended funds
in a manner that is consistent with its approved application and
budget. In making a continuation grant, 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. Agency Contact
For Further Information Contact: Bernadette D. Miles, Institutional
Services, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20006. Telephone: 202-502-7616, or by e-mail:
Bernadette.Miles@ed.gov.
If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free,
at 1-800-877-8339.
VIII. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister. To
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at
this site.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Dated: February 17, 2010.
Eduardo M. Ochoa,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2011-4021 Filed 2-22-11; 8:45 am]
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