[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59987-59988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21001]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.215N]
Extension of the Application Deadline Date for the Fiscal Year
2016; Promise Neighborhoods Program Grant Application
AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement
extends, for certain prospective eligible applicants described
elsewhere in this notice, the deadline date for transmittal of
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016 under the Promise
Neighborhoods program. The Assistant Deputy Secretary takes this action
to allow more time for the preparation and submission of applications
by prospective eligible applicants in Louisiana affected by the severe
storms and flooding that began in that State on August 11, 2016. The
extension of the application deadline date for this competition is
intended to help affected eligible applicants compete fairly with other
eligible applicants under this competition.
Dates:
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 16, 2016.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: October 31, 2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 8, 2016, we published in the Federal
Register (81 FR 44741) a notice inviting applications for new awards
for FY 2016 for the Promise Neighborhoods competition. We are extending
this competition to allow certain prospective eligible applicants more
time to prepare and submit their applications.
Eligibility: The extension of the application deadline date in this
notice applies to eligible applicants under the Promise Neighborhoods
program that are (1) located in a Federally-declared disaster area, as
determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (see
http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema); and (2) adversely affected by
the severe storms and flooding in Louisiana that began on August 11,
2016.
In accordance with the application notice, an eligible organization
for the Promise Neighborhoods program--
(1) Is representative of the geographic area proposed to be served;
(2) Is one of the following:
(a) A nonprofit organization that meets the definition of a
nonprofit
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under 34 CFR 77.1(c), which may include a faith-based nonprofit
organization.
(b) An institution of higher education as defined by section 101(a)
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
(c) An Indian tribe as defined in the application notice for this
competition published by us in the Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81
FR 44741);
(3) Currently provides at least one of the solutions from the
applicant's proposed continuum of solutions in the geographic area
proposed to be served; and
(4) Operates or proposes to work with and involve in carrying out
its proposed project, in coordination with the school's LEA, at least
one public elementary or secondary school located within the identified
geographic area that the grant will serve.
In the case of an eligible applicant that is a partnership, the
extension of the application deadline date applies if any entity
required to be part of the partnership (e.g., a nonprofit organization,
an LEA, or a consortium of schools) are located in a Federally-declared
disaster area, as determined by FEMA, and adversely affected by the
severe storms and flooding in Louisiana that began on August 11, 2016.
An eligible applicant submitting an application under the extended
deadline in this notice must provide in its application a certification
that it meets the criteria for an extension and be prepared to provide
appropriate supporting documentation, if requested. If such an eligible
applicant is submitting its application electronically, the submission
of the application serves as the eligible applicant's attestation that
it meets the criteria for submitting an application under the extended
deadline.
Note: Except for the deadline date, all information in the
application notice for this competition remains the same.
Program Authority: Fund for the Improvement of Education, title
V, part D, subpart 1, sections 5411 through 5413 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. 7243-7243b).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Hawkins, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 4W256, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453-5638. Email address: [email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
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 compact disc) on request to
the program contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT in this notice.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
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Dated: August 25, 2016.
Nadya Chinoy Dabby,
Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement.
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