[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 92 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26492-26496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10231]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice
inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving
Institutions (AANAPISI) Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.382B.
This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB
control number 1840-0798.
DATES:
Applications Available: May 14, 2021.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 28, 2021.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: August 27, 2021.
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 February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), and available at
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pearson Owens, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B109, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7997. Email: [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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The AANAPISI Program provides grants to
eligible institutions of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to
improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander students. Institutions may use these grants
to plan, develop, or implement activities that strengthen the
institution.
The Department encourages applicants to describe how their services
will improve educational outcomes for Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander students. The Department strongly encourages
applicants to develop a five-year plan that will improve the assistance
provided by the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
serving institution to Asian American and Native American Pacific
Islander students and low-income individuals.
Priorities: This notice contains two competitive preference
priorities and one invitational priority. Competitive Preference
Priority 1 is from the Secretary's Notice of Final Supplemental
Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs, published
in the Federal Register on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9096) (Supplemental
Priorities). Competitive Preference Priority 2 is from the
Administrative Priorities for Discretionary Grant Programs, published
in the Federal Register on March 9, 2020 (85 FR 13640) (Administrative
Priorities).
Competitive Preference Priorities: For FY 2021 and any subsequent
year in which we make awards from the list of unfunded applications
from this competition, these priorities are competitive preference
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an additional
five points to an application, depending on how well the application
meets Competitive Preference Priority 1. We award an additional three
points to an application that meets Competitive Preference Priority 2.
These priorities are:
Competitive Preference Priority 1--Fostering Flexible and
Affordable Paths to Obtaining Knowledge and Skills (up to 5 points).
Providing work-based learning experiences (such as internships,
apprenticeships, and fellowships) that align with in-demand industry
sectors or occupations (as defined in section 3(23) of the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014).
Competitive Preference Priority 2--Applications from New Potential
Grantees (3 points).
Under this priority, an applicant must demonstrate that it has
never received a grant, including through membership in a group
application submitted in accordance with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129, under
the AANAPISI Part F program.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2021, there is one invitational
priority for this program. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an
application that meets this invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other applications.
This priority is:
Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Students' Mental Health and
Academic Outcomes Through Student Support Services.
Projects designed to provide integrated student support services
(also known as wrap-around services) for students to address mental
health and academic support needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. An
applicant should describe in its application how it will collaborate
with any partners to provide resources to support students and
communities hit the hardest by COVID-19 and implement evidence-based
best practices to address the existing inequities exacerbated by the
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pandemic. The proposed system of integrated student support services
should include services, including those not funded through the
AANAPISI Program, that meet the whole needs of students from low-income
backgrounds, including aid for school supplies, transportation costs as
allowable by program regulations, connections to mental health
services, mentoring, tutoring, and peer support groups, that help
ensure success in postsecondary education.
Definitions: The definitions below are from 34 CFR 77.1.
Demonstrates a rationale means a key project component included in
the project's logic model is informed by research or evaluation
findings that suggest the project component is likely to improve
relevant outcomes.
Logic model (also referred to as a theory of action) means a
framework that identifies key project components of the proposed
project (i.e., the active ``ingredients'' that are hypothesized to be
critical to achieving the relevant outcomes) and describes the
theoretical and operational relationships among the key project
components and relevant outcomes.
Note: In developing logic models, applicants may want to use
resources such as the Regional Educational Laboratory Program's (REL
Pacific) Education Logic Model Application, available at https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/elm.asp, to help design their
logic models. Other sources include: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014025.pdf, https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/pacific/pdf/REL_2014007.pdf, and https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northeast/pdf/REL_2015057.pdf.
Project component means an activity, strategy, intervention,
process, product, practice, or policy included in a project. Evidence
may pertain to an individual project component or to a combination of
project components (e.g., training teachers on instructional practices
for English learners and follow-on coaching for these teachers).
Relevant outcome means the student outcome(s) or other outcome(s)
the key project component is designed to improve, consistent with the
specific goals of the program.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067q (title III, part F, of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)).
Note: In 2008, the HEA was amended by the Higher Education
Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), Public Law 110-315. Please note that
the regulations for the AANAPISI Program in 34 CFR part 607 have not
been updated to reflect these statutory changes.
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, 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. (d) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 607. (e)
The Supplemental Priorities. (f) The Administrative Priorities.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Five-year Individual
Development Grants and Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants will
be awarded in FY 2021.
Note: A cooperative arrangement is an arrangement to carry out
allowable grant activities between an institution eligible to receive a
grant under this part and another eligible or ineligible IHE, under
which the resources of the cooperating institutions are combined and
shared to better achieve the purposes of this part and avoid costly
duplication of effort.
Estimated Available Funds: $4,638,703.
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.
Individual Development Grants:
Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000-$300,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $275,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $300,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants:
Estimated Range of Awards: $350,000-$400,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $375,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $400,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants:
This program is authorized by title III, part F, of the HEA. At the
time of submission of their applications, applicants must certify their
total undergraduate headcount enrollment and that at least 10 percent
of the IHE's enrollment is Asian American or Native American Pacific
Islander. An assurance form, which is included in the application
materials for this competition, must be signed by an official for the
applicant and submitted.
To qualify as an eligible institution under the AANAPISI Program,
an institution must--
(i) Be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized
accrediting agency or association that the Secretary has determined to
be a reliable authority as to the quality of education or training
offered;
(ii) Be legally authorized by the State in which it is located to
be a junior or community college or to provide an educational program
for which it awards a bachelor's degree; and
(iii) Be designated as an ``eligible institution,'' as defined in
34 CFR 600.2, by demonstrating that it: (1) Has an enrollment of needy
students as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and (2) has low average
educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE)
undergraduate student as described in 34 CFR 607.4.
Note: The Department published a notice in the Federal Register on
March 4, 2021 (86 FR 12665) that described the process for applying for
designation as an eligible institution and set a deadline for
applications of April 5, 2021. On April 13, 2021, the Department
published a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 19231) reopening the
process and extending the deadline for applications to April 16, 2021.
Only institutions that the Department determines are eligible, or that
are granted a waiver under the process described in the March 4, 2021
notice, may apply for a grant in this program.
An eligible IHE that submits applications for an Individual
Development Grant and a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant in
this competition may be awarded both in the same fiscal year. A grantee
with an Individual Development Grant or a Cooperative Arrangement
Development Grant may be a partner in one or more Cooperative
Development Arrangement Grants. The lead institution in a Cooperative
Arrangement Development Grant must be an eligible institution.
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Partners are not required to be eligible institutions.
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 program does not require cost
sharing or matching.
b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This program involves supplement-not-
supplant funding requirements. Grant funds must be used so that they
supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that would
otherwise be available for the activities to be carried out under the
grant and in no case supplant those funds (34 CFR 607.30 (b)).
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.
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 February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), and available at
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf, which
contain requirements and information on how to submit an application.
2. 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.
3. Funding Restrictions: We specify unallowable costs in 34 CFR
607.10(c). We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in
the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
4. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative 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 50 pages for Individual
Development Grants and no more than 65 pages for Cooperative
Arrangement Development Grants 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 as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger, and 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 the cover sheet; the
budget section, including the narrative budget justification; the
assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract and the
bibliography. However, the recommended page limit does apply to all of
the application narrative.
Note: The Budget Information-Non-Construction Programs Form (ED
524) Sections A-C are not the same as the narrative response to the
Budget section of the selection criteria.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The following selection criteria for this
competition are from 34 CFR 75.210. Applicants should address each of
the following selection criteria separately for each proposed activity.
The selection criteria are worth a total of 100 points; the maximum
score for each criterion is noted in parentheses.
(a) Need for project. (Maximum 10 points)
(1) The Secretary considers the need for the proposed project.
(2) In determining the need for the proposed project, the Secretary
considers:
(i) The extent to which the proposed project will focus on serving
or otherwise addressing the needs of disadvantaged individuals. (5
points)
(ii) The extent to which specific gaps or weaknesses in services,
infrastructure, or opportunities have been identified and will be
addressed by the proposed project, including the nature and magnitude
of those gaps or weaknesses. (5 points)
(b) Quality of the project design. (Maximum 35 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:
(i) The extent to which the goals, objectives, and outcomes to be
achieved by the proposed project are clearly specified and measurable.
(15 points)
(ii) The extent to which the design of the proposed project is
appropriate to, and will successfully address, the needs of the target
population or other identified needs. (10 points)
(iii) The extent to which the proposed project demonstrates a
rationale (as defined in this notice). (10 points)
(c) Quality of project services. (Maximum 10 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. (3 points)
(3) In addition, the Secretary considers:
(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. (3 points)
(ii) The extent to which the services to be provided by the
proposed project reflect up-to-date knowledge from research and
effective practice. (4 points)
(d) Quality of project personnel. (Maximum 10 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
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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. (3 points)
(3) In addition, the Secretary considers:
(i) The qualifications, including relevant training and experience,
of the project director or principal investigator. (4 points)
(ii) The qualifications, including relevant training and
experience, of key project personnel. (3 points)
(e) Adequacy of resources. (Maximum 5 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:
(i) The extent to which the budget is adequate to support the
proposed project. (3 points)
(ii) The extent to which the costs are reasonable in relation to
the objectives, design, and potential significance of the proposed
project. (2 points)
(f) Quality of the management plan. (Maximum 15 points)
(1) The Secretary considers the quality of the management plan for
the proposed project.
(2) In determining the quality of the management plan for the
proposed project, the Secretary considers:
(i) The adequacy of the management plan to achieve the objectives
of the proposed project on time and within budget, including clearly
defined responsibilities, timelines, and milestones for accomplishing
project tasks. (5 points)
(ii) The adequacy of procedures for ensuring feedback and
continuous improvement in the operation of the proposed project. (5
points)
(iii) The adequacy of mechanisms for ensuring high-quality products
and services from the proposed project. (5 points)
(g) Quality of the project evaluation. (Maximum 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:
(i) The extent to which the methods of evaluation are thorough,
feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives, and outcomes of the
proposed project. (10 points)
(ii) The extent to which the methods of evaluation include the use
of objective performance measures that are clearly related to the
intended outcomes of the project and will produce quantitative and
qualitative data to the extent possible. (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).
A panel of three non-Federal reviewers will review and score each
application in accordance with the selection criteria. A rank order
funding slate will be made from this review. Awards will be made in
rank order according to the average score received from the peer review
and from any competitive preference priorities addressed by the
applicant.
In tie-breaking situations for development grants, under 34 CFR
607.23(b), we award one additional point to an application from an IHE
that has an endowment fund of which the current market value, per FTE
enrolled student, is less than the average current market value of the
endowment funds, per FTE enrolled student, at comparable type
institutions that offer similar instruction. We award one additional
point to an application from an IHE that has expenditures for library
materials per FTE enrolled student that are less than the average
expenditure for library materials per FTE enrolled student at similar
type institutions. We also add one additional point to an application
from an IHE that proposes to carry out one or more of the following
activities:
(1) Faculty development.
(2) Funds and administrative management.
(3) Development and improvement of academic programs.
(4) Acquisition of equipment for use in strengthening management
and academic programs.
(5) Joint use of facilities.
(6) Student services.
For the purpose of these funding considerations, we use 2018-2019
data.
If a tie remains after applying the tie-breaker mechanism above,
priority will be given to applicants that have the lowest endowment
values per FTE enrolled student.
3. Risk Assessment and Specific Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR
200.206, before awarding grants under this competition 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
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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 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.
5. Performance Measures: The Secretary has established the
following key Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA)
performance measures for assessing the effectiveness of the AANAPISI
Program:
(a) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students at four-year AANAPISIs who were in their first
year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled
in the current year at the same AANAPISI.
(b) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students at two-year AANAPISIs who were in their first
year of postsecondary enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled
in the current year at the same AANAPISI.
(c) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at four-year AANAPISIs who graduate
within six years of enrollment.
(d) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at two-year AANAPISIs who graduate
within three years of enrollment.
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, the
performance targets in the grantee's approved application.
In making a continuation award, 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. Other Information
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format.
The Department will provide the requestor with an accessible format
that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb
drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc,
or other accessible format.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
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Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
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by the Department.
Michelle Asha Cooper,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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