[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 4261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01464]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Corrections to Points Awarded for Competitive Preference
Priorities and Updated Links to Two Studies; Student Support Services
Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information: Student Support Services (SSS) Program;
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.042A.
SUMMARY: On December 18, 2014, we published a notice in the Federal
Register (79 FR 75722) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2015 for the SSS Program. The U.S. Department of Education
(Department) is providing corrections to the point allocation
information for Competitive Preference Priority (CPP) 1(a)--Influencing
the Development of Non-Cognitive Factors; CPP 1(b)--Strategies to
Influence the Development of Non-Cognitive Factors Supported by
Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness; and CPP 2(a)--Providing
Individualized Counseling for Personal, Career, and Academic Matters.
In addition, the Department is providing updated links to two studies
associated with the CPPs.
DATES: Applications Available: December 18, 2014.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 2, 2015.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ReShone Moore, Ph.D., U.S. Department
of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 7000, Washington, DC 20006-8510.
Telephone: (202) 502-7893 or by email: [email protected] or, if
unavailable, Lavelle Wright, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street NW., Room 7000, Washington, DC 20006-8510. Telephone: (202) 502-
7674 or by email: [email protected].
If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 18, 2014, we published a notice
in the Federal Register (79 FR 75722) inviting applications for new
awards for FY 2015 for the SSS Program. It has come to the Department's
attention that information regarding the point allocation for CPPs
1(a), 1(b), and 2(a) is inaccurate. The December 18, 2014 notice
inviting applications incorrectly states that ``up to'' one additional
point is available for each of CPPs 1(a) and 2(a) and ``up to'' two
additional points are available for CPP 1(b). Through this notice, the
Department is providing a correction to CPPs 1(a), 1(b), and 2(a) by
deleting the phrase ``up to'' from the point allocations for each of
these CPPs. Under this competition, applicants will be able to earn one
additional point for CPP 1(a) and two additional points for CPP 1(b).
Additionally, under this competition, applicants will be able to earn
one additional point for CPP 2(a) and two additional points for CPP
2(b). No partial points will be awarded for addressing any portion of
the CPPs.
Lastly, it also has come to the Department's attention that the
links to two studies associated with the CCPs are inoperable.
Therefore, to assist potential applicants in responding to the CPPs, we
are providing updated links to the two studies. The updated links are
listed below:
Bettinger, E.P., & Baker, R. (2011). The effects of student coaching
in college: An evaluation of a randomized experiment in student
mentoring.
https://ed.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/bettinger_baker_030711.pdf
Walton, G.M. & Cohen, G.L. (2011). A brief social-belonging
intervention improves academic and health outcomes of minority
students. Science, 331, 1447-1451.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6023/1447.full
All other information in the December 18, 2014, notice remains
unchanged, except for the CPP point corrections and the study link
updates. The deadline for transmittal of applications of February 2,
2015 and the deadline for intergovernmental review of April 2, 2015
remain unchanged.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy
of the application package in an accessible format (e.g., braille,
large print, audiotape, or compact disc) by contacting the program
contact person listed in this section.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
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Dated: January 22, 2015.
Ericka M. Miller,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2015-01464 Filed 1-26-15; 8:45 am]
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