[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18001-18007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06566]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-
Serving Institutions Program, Part A
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
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year (FY) 2022 for the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving
Institutions (ANNH) Program, Part A, Assistance Listing Numbers 84.031N
(Alaska Native) and 84.031W (Native Hawaiian). This notice relates to
the approved information collection under OMB control number 1840-0810.
DATES:
Applications Available: March 29, 2022.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 31, 2022.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 27, 2022.
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 December 27, 2021, (86 FR 73264) and available at
www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979. Please note that these Common
Instructions supersede the version published on February 13, 2019, and,
in part, describe the transition from the requirement to register in
SAM.gov a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number to the
implementation of the Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). More information
on the phaseout of DUNS numbers is available at https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/docs/unique-entity-identifier-transition-fact-sheet.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robyn Wood, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2B203, Washington, DC 20202-
4260. Telephone: (202) 453-7744. 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 ANNH Program provides grants to eligible
institutions of higher education (IHEs) to enable them to improve and
expand their capacity to serve Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian
students. Institutions may use these grants to plan, develop, or
implement activities that strengthen the institution.
Background: The ANNH Program is critical to the Department's
efforts to improve college completion for Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian students, who have been traditionally underrepresented in
postsecondary education. Through the absolute priority in this
competition, we give particular attention to projects that promote
student success by providing student support services based on moderate
evidence. This may include, but is not limited to, academic tutoring
and counseling programs. We encourage IHEs to develop and/or enhance
existing internal student support systems and/or train personnel in
strategies and systems of support that provide wraparound services to
students and promote retention to ensure that students receive academic
and wraparound support.
Priority: This notice contains one absolute priority. The absolute
priority is from section 317(c)(2)(H) of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA), and 34 CFR 75.226(d).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2022 and any subsequent year in which we
make awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition,
this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we
consider only applications that meet this priority.
This priority is:
Supporting Student Success by Providing Academic Tutoring and
Counseling Programs, and Student Support Services; Moderate Evidence.
Projects that--
(a) Provide academic tutoring and counseling programs, and student
support services; and
(b) Are supported by evidence that meets the conditions in the
definition of ``moderate evidence.''
Note: Applicants responding to this absolute priority must identify
on the Evidence Form in the application package no more than two
studies that underpin the primary practice or strategy they intend to
carry out based on the activities outlined in the applicant's response
to the absolute priority. The Department will review the research cited
by the applicant to determine if it meets the requirements for moderate
evidence, as well as whether it is sufficiently aligned with the
programs and services proposed under paragraph (a) of the priority. In
assessing the relevance of the research cited to support the proposed
project activity, the Secretary will consider: (1) The overlap in
populations or settings between the cited research and the proposed
project, (2) the relevance of a key finding(s) in the cited research to
the intended outcomes of the proposed project, (3) the similarity
between the project component in the cited research and that of the
proposed project, and (4) the portion of the requested funds that will
be dedicated to the identified evidence-based activities. For those
activities included in their absolute priority, applicants can cite WWC
intervention reports, WWC practice guides, or individual studies, both
those already listed in the Department's WWC Database of Individual
Studies \1\ and those that have not yet been reviewed by the WWC. It is
also important to note that studies listed in the WWC Database of
Individual Studies do not necessarily satisfy the criteria needed to
meet the moderate evidence standard. Therefore, applicants should
themselves ascertain the suitability of the study for the evidence
priority. Applicants may use the WWC Database of Individual Studies to
find and cite studies designated as either Tier I (strong evidence) or
Tier II studies (moderate evidence). (See footnote 1.) Applicants
citing WWC practice guides should pay careful attention to the specific
recommendations that meet moderate evidence standard.
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\1\ Institute of Education Sciences. (n.d.). WWC: Reviews of
Individual Studies. WWC [bond] Reviews of Individual Studies.
Retrieved February 24, 2022, from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ReviewedStudies#/OnlyStudiesWithPositiveEffects:true%7CSetNumber:1%7CEssaRatingId:.
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Definitions: For FY 2022 and any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded applications from this competition,
the following definitions apply. These definitions 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 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.
Moderate evidence means that there is evidence of effectiveness of
a key project component in improving a relevant outcome for a sample
that
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overlaps with the populations or settings proposed to receive that
component, based on a relevant finding from one of the following:
(i) A practice guide prepared by the WWC using version 2.1, 3.0,
4.0, or 4.1 of the WWC Handbooks reporting a ``strong evidence base''
or ``moderate evidence base'' for the corresponding practice guide
recommendation;
(ii) An intervention report prepared by the WWC using version 2.1,
3.0, 4.0, or 4.1 of the WWC Handbooks reporting a ``positive effect''
or ``potentially positive effect'' on a relevant outcome based on a
``medium to large'' extent of evidence, with no reporting of a
``negative effect'' or ``potentially negative effect'' on a relevant
outcome; or
(iii) A single experimental study or quasi-experimental design
study reviewed and reported by the WWC using version 2.1, 3.0, 4.0, or
4.1 of the WWC Handbooks, or otherwise assessed by the Department using
version 4.1 of the WWC Handbooks, as appropriate, and that--
(A) Meets WWC standards with or without reservations;
(B) Includes at least one statistically significant and positive
(i.e., favorable) effect on a relevant outcome;
(C) Includes no overriding statistically significant and negative
effects on relevant outcomes reported in the study or in a
corresponding WWC intervention report prepared under version 2.1, 3.0,
4.0, or 4.1 of the WWC Handbooks; and
(D) Is based on a sample from more than one site (e.g., State,
county, city, school district, or postsecondary campus) and includes at
least 350 students or other individuals across sites. Multiple studies
of the same project component that each meet requirements in paragraphs
(iii)(A), (B), and (C) of this definition may together satisfy the
requirement in this paragraph (iii)(D).
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.
What Works Clearinghouse Handbooks (WWC Handbooks) means the
standards and procedures set forth in the WWC Standards Handbook,
Versions 4.0 or 4.1, and WWC Procedures Handbook, Versions 4.0 or 4.1,
or in the WWC Procedures and Standards Handbook, Version 3.0 or Version
2.1 (all incorporated by reference, see 34 CFR 77.2). Study findings
eligible for review under WWC standards can meet WWC standards without
reservations, meet WWC standards with reservations, or not meet WWC
standards. WWC practice guides and intervention reports include
findings from systematic reviews of evidence as described in the WWC
Handbooks documentation.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1059d (title III, part A, of the 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 ANNH in 34 CFR part 607 have not been updated to
reflect these statutory changes. The statute supersedes all other
regulations.
Note: Projects will be awarded and must be operated in a manner
consistent with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the
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.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Five-year Individual
Development Grants and Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants will
be awarded in FY 2022.
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: $10,408,792.
Individual Development Grants:
Estimated Range of Awards: $775,000-$825,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $800,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $825,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants:
Estimated Range of Awards: $850,000-$900,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $875,000 per year.
Maximum Award: We will not make an award exceeding $900,000 for a
single budget period of 12 months.
Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. a. Eligible Applicants:
This program is authorized by title III, part A, of the HEA. At the
time of submission of their applications, applicants must certify that
an Alaska Native-serving institution has an enrollment of undergraduate
students that are at least 20 percent Alaska Native students or that a
Native Hawaiian-serving institution has an enrollment of undergraduate
students that is at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian students. An
assurance form, which is included in the application materials for this
competition, must be signed by an official for the applicant and
submitted with this application.
To qualify as an eligible institution under the ANNH 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;
(iii) Demonstrate that it (1) has an enrollment of needy students
as described in 34 CFR 607.3; and (2) has low average education and
general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate
student as described in 34 CFR 607.4.
Note: The notice announcing the FY 2022 process for designation of
eligible institutions, and inviting applications for waiver of
eligibility requirements, was published in the Federal Register on
December 16, 2021 (86 FR 71470). The Department extended the deadline
for applications in a notice published in the Federal Register on
February 7, 2022 (87 FR 6855). Only institutions
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that the Department determines are eligible, or which are granted a
waiver under the process described in that notice, may apply for a
grant in this program.
b. Relationship Between the Title III, Part A Programs and the
Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program:
A grantee under the HSI Program, which is authorized under title V
of the HEA, may not receive a grant under any HEA, title III, part A
program. The title III, part A programs are the Strengthening
Institutions Program, the Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
Program, the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions
Program, the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-
Serving Institutions Program, and the Native American-Serving Nontribal
Institutions Program. Furthermore, a current HSI program grantee may
not give up its HSI grant in order to be eligible to receive a grant
under ANNH or any title III, part A program as described in 34 CFR
607.2(g)(1).
An eligible HSI that is not a current grantee under the HSI program
may apply for a FY 2022 grant under all title III, part A programs for
which it is eligible, as well as receive consideration for a grant
under the HSI program. However, a successful applicant may receive only
one grant as described in 34 CFR 607.2(g)(1).
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. However,
we will not award a second Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant to
an otherwise eligible IHE for an award year for which the IHE already
has a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant award under the ANNH
Program. A grantee with an Individual Development Grant or a
Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant may be a subgrantee in one or
more Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants. The lead institution
in a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant must be an eligible
institution. Partners or subgrantees are not required to be eligible
institutions.
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)).
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 December 27, 2021 (86 FR 73264) and available at
www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-27979, which contain requirements and
information on how to submit an application. Please note that these
Common Instructions supersede the version published on February 13,
2019, and, in part, describe the transition from the requirement to
register in SAM.gov a DUNS number to the implementation of the UEI.
More information on the phase-out of DUNS numbers is available at
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ofo/docs/unique-entity-identifier-transition-fact-sheet.pdf.
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 additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
4. Recommended Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of
the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection
criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. We recommend
that you limit the application narrative to no more than 50 pages for
Individual Development Grants and to no more than 65 pages for
Cooperative Arrangement Development Grants. When addressing the
absolute priority, we recommend that you limit your response to no more
than an additional five pages total. Please include a separate heading
when responding to the absolute priority. We also recommend that you
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 Part I, the cover
sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, 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 607.22(a) through (g) and 34 CFR 75.210.
Applicants should address each of the following selection criteria
separately for each proposed activity. We will award up to 100 points
to an application under the selection criteria. The maximum score for
each criterion is noted in parentheses.
(a) Quality of the applicant's comprehensive development plan. (20
points). The extent to which--
(1) The strengths, weaknesses, and significant problems of the
institution's academic programs, institutional management, and fiscal
stability are clearly and comprehensively analyzed and result from a
process that involved major constituencies of the institution;
(2) The goals for the institution's academic programs,
institutional management, and fiscal stability are realistic and based
on comprehensive analysis;
(3) The objectives stated in the plan are measurable, related to
institutional goals, and, if achieved, will contribute to the growth
and self-sufficiency of the institution; and
(4) The plan clearly and comprehensively describes the methods and
resources the institution will use to institutionalize practice and
improvements developed under the proposed project, including, in
particular, how operational costs for personnel, maintenance, and
upgrades of equipment will be paid with institutional resources.
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(b) Quality of activity objectives. (15 points). The extent to
which the objectives for each activity are--
(1) Realistic and defined in terms of measurable results; and
(2) Directly related to the problems to be solved and to the goals
of the comprehensive development plan.
(c) Quality of the project design. (10 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 the extent to which the proposed
project demonstrates a rationale (as defined in this notice).
(d) Quality of implementation strategy. (18 points). The extent to
which--
(1) The implementation strategy for each activity is comprehensive;
(2) The rationale for the implementation strategy for each activity
is clearly described and is supported by the results of relevant
studies or projects; and
(3) The timetable for each activity is realistic and likely to be
attained.
(e) Quality of key personnel. (8 points). The extent to which--
(1) The past experience and training of key professional personnel
are directly related to the stated activity objectives; and
(2) The time commitment of key personnel is realistic.
(f) Quality of project management plan. (10 points). The extent to
which--
(1) Procedures for managing the project are likely to ensure
efficient and effective project implementation; and
(2) The project coordinator and activity directors have sufficient
authority to conduct the project effectively, including access to the
president or chief executive officer.
(g) Quality of evaluation plan. (12 points). The extent to which--
(1) The data elements and the data collection procedures are
clearly described and appropriate to measure the attainment of activity
objectives and to measure the success of the project in achieving the
goals of the comprehensive development plan; and
(2) The data analysis procedures are clearly described and are
likely to produce formative and summative results on attaining activity
objectives and measuring the success of the project on achieving the
goals of the comprehensive development plan.
(3) The extent to which the methods of evaluation will, if well
implemented, produce evidence about the project's effectiveness that
would meet the What Works Clearinghouse standards with or without
reservations as described in the What Works Clearinghouse Handbook (as
defined in 34 CFR 77.1(c)).
(h) Budget. (7 points). The extent to which the proposed costs are
necessary and reasonable in relation to the project's objectives and
scope.
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.
In tie-breaking situations for development grants, 34 CFR 607.23(b)
requires that 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; and
(6) Student services.
For the purpose of these funding considerations, we use 2019-2020
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 program 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:
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(a) Selecting recipients most likely to be successful in delivering
results based on the program objectives through an 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 performance measures established for the purpose of
Department reporting under 34 CFR 75.110.
(a) The percentage change, over the five-year period, of the number
of full-time degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled at Alaska Native
and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (Note: This is a long-term
measure, which will be used to periodically gauge performance);
(b) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students at four-year Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-
Serving Institutions who were in their first year of postsecondary
enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the current year at
the same Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution;
(c) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students at two-year Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-
Serving Institutions who were in their first year of postsecondary
enrollment in the previous year and are enrolled in the current year at
the same Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institution;
(d) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at four-year Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian-Serving Institutions who graduate within six years of
enrollment; and
(e) The percentage of first-time, full-time degree-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at two-year Alaska Native and Native
Hawaiian-Serving Institutions 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, whether
the grantee has made substantial progress in achieving 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
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Michelle Asha Cooper,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs, Delegated the
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
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