Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 58, Monday, March 29, 2021, Notices (FR Doc. 2021–06527)
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These pages of the Federal Register (Vol. 86, No. 58, Monday, March 29, 2021) carry FR Doc. 2021–06527, a Department of Education notice from the Office of Postsecondary Education inviting applications for Supplemental Assistance to Institutions of Higher Education (SAIHE) grants under CRRSAA. The notice lists Estimated Available Funds of $113,485,680, with applications available March 29, 2021 and a deadline for transmittal of applications of April 28, 2021. It says the Department accepted public comments on proposed eligibility criteria from February 25, 2021 through March 8, 2021 and received comments from fourteen entities. The pages also carry the end of a Department of Defense information collection notice for DD Form 2737 and the start of an Office of Elementary and Secondary Education notice.
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capability analyses to indicate a diverse, day operations, instruction, and student Therefore, to determine the types of
healthy, and competitive industrial base supports due to coronavirus. institutions that would be funded under
capable of meeting Department DATES: the statutory focus of ‘‘greatest unmet
demands. Additionally, the information Applications Available: March 29, needs related to coronavirus,’’ the
is required to perform the industrial 2021. Department published a notice on
assessments required by Chapter 148, Deadline for Transmittal of February 25, 2021,1 that announced the
section 2502 of Title 10 of the U.S. Applications: April 28, 2021. Department’s proposed institutional
Code; and to support development of a ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
eligibility criteria for the SAIHE
defense industrial base information obtaining and submitting an program and invited public comment.
system as required by Section 722 of the The Department accepted public
application, please refer to our Common
1992 Defense Production Act, as comments from February 25, 2021
Instructions for Applicants to
amended, and Section 802 of Executive through March 8, 2021. The Department
Department of Education Discretionary
Order 12919. Respondents are received comments from fourteen
Grant Programs, published in the
companies/facilities specifically entities representing institutions of
Federal Register on February 12, 2018 higher education and trade
identified as being of interest to the (83 FR 6003) and available at
Department of Defense. Industrial organizations. Of the comments
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/ received, many of the comments
Capabilities Questionnaire DD Form pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
2737 records pertinent information supported funding for Minority Serving
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Institutions (MSIs), especially those
needed to conduct industrial base
Karen Epps, U.S. Department of IHEs not included in the MSI,
analysis for senior DoD leadership to
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP)
ensure a robust defense industrial base
Room 2B133, Washington, DC 20202. allocation tables. Additionally, while
to support the warfighter.
Telephone: (202) 377–3711. Email: there was a positive response with the
Affected Public: Business or other for
HEERF@ed.gov. criteria included in the notice, many of
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
If you use a telecommunications the commentors further noted the
Annual Burden Hours: 153,600.
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text importance of including institutions
Number of Respondents: 12,800.
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay serving low-income and diverse
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– populations. Also, some of the
Annual Responses: 12,800.
8339. commenters requested funding to
Average Burden per Response: 12
hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: support institutions serving high
Frequency: On occasion. graduate populations. The Department
Full Text of Announcement also received comments that requested
Dated: March 24, 2021. funding for institutions that serve high
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Aaron T. Siegel, populations of students with financial
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Purpose of Program: The SAIHE needs, including institutions in rural
Officer, Department of Defense. program supports IHEs that the areas, citing the limited resources and
[FR Doc. 2021–06431 Filed 3–26–21; 8:45 am] Secretary determines, after allocating economic challenges for students. There
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
funds under section 314(a) of the was also a comment to place emphasis
CRRSAA, have unmet needs related to on trade schools, apprenticeships, and
coronavirus. training programs.
Background: On December 27, 2020, Therefore, after reviewing the
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION the Coronavirus Response and Relief comments received and discussions
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 with several organizations representing
Applications for New Awards; Fund for
(CRRSAA), division M of), Public Law institutions of higher education, the
the Improvement of Postsecondary
116–260, was signed into law. Section Department believes that the types of
Education—Supplemental Assistance
314(a)(3) of CRRSAA provides 0.5 IHEs highlighted under each absolute
to Institutions of Higher Education
percent, or approximately $113.5 priority capture the intent of CRRSAA
(SAIHE)
million, of a portion of the Education 314 (a)(3). The groups of IHEs that the
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Stabilization Fund for part B of title VII Department has categorized as meeting
Education, Department of Education. of the Higher Education Act of 1965 the statutory focus of having additional
ACTION: Notice. (HEA), as amended, for public and needs related to institutional and
private nonprofit institutions of higher student costs associated with
SUMMARY: The Department of Education education that the Secretary determines coronavirus are described under each
(Department) is issuing a notice have, after allocating other funds priority. This notice establishes the
announcing the availability of funds and available under CRRSAA HEERF, the eligibility requirements an institution
the application deadline for new grants greatest unmet needs related to must meet to be funded under one of the
to institutions of higher education coronavirus, including institutions with seven absolute priorities.
(institutions) under the Higher large populations of graduate students Under Absolute Priority 1, the
Education Emergency Relief Fund, and institutions that did not otherwise Department will provide funding to
Supplemental Assistance to Institutions receive an allocation under CRRSAA. institutions that were not designated as
of Higher Education (SAIHE), We note that, while proprietary eligible under the HEA, as amended,
Assistance Listing Number (ALN) institutions were eligible for grants title III and V programs at the time that
84.425S, under the Coronavirus under CARES Act section 18004(a)(1), the Department allocated funds under
Response and Relief Supplemental they are not considered an eligible CRRSAA section 314(a)(2)—Minority
Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA). institution under this program as Serving Institution (MSI)/Strengthening
The SAIHE program supports eligibility is limited under CRRSAA Institutions Program (SIP)—but that
institutions of higher education (IHEs) section 314(a)(3) to those institutions
with unmet needs related to recovery that are eligible under part B of title VII 1 https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/
from disruptions in the finances, day-to- of the HEA. heerfiieligibilitymemo.pdf.
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were subsequently designated as eligible uncertainty such students face. . .’’.2 main CRRSSA formula toward Pell
for FY 2021. Under this priority, the Department has recipients meant that these institutions
Under Absolute Priority 2, the set two minimum thresholds for these did not receive particularly large awards
Department will provide funding to institutions, both of which must be met: relative to the size of their student body.
institutions that were eligible to receive (1) Fifty percent or more of However, because some standalone
funding under CRRSAA section undergraduate students enrolled in Fall graduate schools may have small
314(a)(1) (public and nonprofit IHEs 2018 were Pell Grant recipients (this undergraduate offerings, we have
participating in the title IV program) but will ensure that funds awarded under chosen 90 percent as a threshold to
did not receive an award because they this priority are targeted to institutions ensure we do not exclude a college that
did not report student data in the 2018/ that serve a high percent of low-income is primarily a graduate institution with
19 Integrated Postsecondary Education students); and (2) a 4.5 percent or more a limited amount of non-graduate
Data System (IPEDS) data collection, decline in student enrollment (this will programs.
which was the data used in calculating help to identify the IHEs that should be Priorities: This notice contains seven
the formula awards for CRRSAA section considered as having unmet need). absolute priorities. We are establishing
314(a)(1). According to recent reports,3 several these priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2021
Under Absolute Priority 3, the IHEs are experiencing significant grant competitions and any subsequent
Department will provide funding to declines in enrollment because of the year in which we make awards from the
institutions that were eligible to receive pandemic; this is especially true at rural list of unfunded applications from this
funding under section 18004(a)(1) of the community colleges. According to a competition, in accordance with section
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic recently published report by the 437(d)(1) of the General Education
Security Act (CARES Act), but did not Association of Community College Provisions Act (GEPA), 20 U.S.C.
receive an award because the applicant Trustees, ‘‘Strengthening Rural 1232(d)(1).
did not apply by the deadline, resulting Community College: Innovations and Absolute Priorities: These priorities
from unsuccessful attempts to apply, or Opportunities,’’ the coronavirus has are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
because the applicant failed to submit a exacerbated some of the social and 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
complete application under the correct economic challenges facing many rural applications that meet one of these
grants.gov funding opportunity number. communities, negatively impacting rural priorities.
The Department will not accept community colleges 4 and the students The Secretary intends to award grants
applications from IHEs that we cannot they serve. Therefore, the Department is under each of the absolute priorities.
verify have previously attempted to also using this priority to target rural Applicants must clearly identify the
apply through grants.gov for a section community colleges. Through this specific absolute priority that the
18004(a)(1) grant. priority, the Department seeks to make proposed project addresses in the
Under Absolute Priority 4, the awards to IHEs that meet the criteria set SAIHE Program Profile Information
Department will fund branch campuses forth in absolute priority 6 to get Form. Each applicant may submit only
designated as eligible under titles III and additional financial aid to students to one application under this competition
V of the HEA (according to the FY 2021 support their continued engagement and that addresses one absolute priority.
Eligibility Matrix) but were not funded reengagement in postsecondary In selecting grantees across Absolute
through CRRSAA section 314(a)(2) education. Priorities 1–7, the Department will fund
either directly or through their parent Finally, the Department is each applicant according to the absolute
institutions because the Department did establishing priority 7, to provide priority for which it is applying. The
not have the requisite data to calculate additional support to institutions with allocation formula used for allocating
their allocations. high percentages of graduate students. funds will be specific to each priority.
Under Absolute Priority 5, the Congress specified in CRRSAA section Depending on the number of
Department seeks to fund institutions 314(a)(3) that, in allocating funds to applications received for each of the
that can demonstrate that, because their institutions with the greatest unmet priorities, the Department may prioritize
institution merged after December 27, need due to the coronavirus, the one priority over another and may
2020 (the date CRRSAA was enacted) or Department should consider institutions reduce funding across all priorities to
had a recent change in HEA title IV with large populations of graduate fund the maximum number of
Program Participation Agreement (PPA) students. Accordingly, under this applicants.
effective date resulting in the institution priority, the Department is awarding In calculating award amounts under
being underfunded due to the formula funds to eligible institutions for which each priority, the Department will apply
methodology used to calculate graduate students are 90 percent or the following:
allocations under CRRSAA section more of their student population. This For Absolute Priorities 1 and 4, the
314(a)(1). threshold of 90 percent reflects the funds will be allocated based on the
Under Absolute Priority 6, the Department’s goal of targeting funds to formula methodology that was used to
Department invites applications from institutions with large graduate calculate CRRSAA section 314(a)(2)
community colleges and institutions of populations since the weighting of the MSI/SIP allocations (available at https://
higher education located in rural www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/
settings that serve a high percentage of 2 http://pellinstitute.org/indicators/reports_ heerfiia2methodology.pdf).
low-income students and have 2020.shtml. For Absolute Priorities 2 and 5, the
experienced significant enrollment 3 https://nscresearchcenter.org/wp-content/
funds will be allocated based on the
declines, indicating particularly acute uploads/Covid19-TransferMobilityProgress-Final formula methodology that was used for
Fall2020.pdf.
institutional needs. According to the 4 Rush-Marlowe, R. (2021). Strengthening Rural CRRSAA section 314(a)(1) (available at
Pell Institute for the Study of Community Colleges: Innovations and https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/
Opportunity of Higher Education, ‘‘the Opportunities. Washington, DC Association of ope/314a1methodologyheerfii.pdf),
lowest income students in the United Community College Trustees. This paper may only while incorporating the data provided
be reproduced or disseminated, in whole or in part,
States face great obstacles paying for with proper attribution and within terms of this
in the SAIHE Program Profile
college and the impact of the COVID–19 Creative Commons license for noncommercial use: Information Form under these absolute
epidemic may compound the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/. priorities. In addition to the formula for
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Absolute Priority 5, the Department will 84.425F) because it was not included in Absolute Priority 5—Institutions of
take into account any funds already the IPEDS data collection that was used Higher Education That Merged After
received under CRRSAA section to allocate awards, but otherwise is CRRSAA, or Whose PPA Effective Date
314(a)(1) by the institution. eligible, Title IV-participating IHE on or Resulted in the Institution Being
For Absolute Priority 3, the funds will after December 27, 2020 as indicated by Underfunded due to the Formula
be allocated based on the amount an their PPA effective date. An institution Methodology Used for Allocation Under
applicant would have received based on funded under this absolute priority CRRSAA Section 314(a)(1)
the formula methodology for CARES Act must expend their SAIHE funds in the An institution that received a
section 18004(a)(1) (available at https:// same manner as required under the CRRSAA section 314(a)(1) allocation
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/ CRRSAA (HEERF II) section 314(a)(1) that did not reflect the institution’s total
heerf90percentformulaallocation program (i.e., institutions must spend at student enrollment or Pell recipients
explanation.pdf). least the amount received under the because of either (1) an institutional
For Absolute Priority 6, awards for CARES Act section 18004(a)(1) student merger that was not captured in its
applicants under this absolute priority portion for financial aid grants to CRRSAA section 314(a)(1) allocation or
will be based on the number of Pell students, or, if not funded under the (2) had a recent change in HEA title IV
Grant recipients the institution serves. CARES Act, must spend at least 50 Program Participation Agreement (PPA)
The per Pell recipient amount will be percent of funds on grants to students). effective date resulting in the institution
established after the Department An IHE must complete Section 5 of the being underfunded due to the formula
receives all the applications under this Program Profile Information Form for methodology used to calculate
priority. this absolute priority.
For Absolute Priority 7, the allocations under CRRSAA section
Department will use the number of Absolute Priority 3—Applicants for 314(a)(1). An institution funded under
graduate students enrolled at the Assistance Under Section 18004(a)(1) of this priority must use at least 50 percent
institution as reported on the SAIHE the CARES Act That Did Not Receive of SAIHE award for financial aid grants
Program Profile Information Form to CARES Act Section 18004(a)(1) Award to students. An IHE must complete
calculate the allocation. Section 5 of the Program Profile
A public or private non-profit Information Form for this absolute
Note: Those institutions that are
institution that was eligible to receive priority.
applying under absolute priority 1 or 4,
funding under CARES Act (HEERF I)
should ensure that they have completed Absolute Priority 6—Institutions of
section 18004(a)(1) and did not receive
the FY 2021 eligibility process under Higher Education That Serve a High
funding under one or both of the CARES
parts A and F of title III and title V of Percent of Students With Financial
Act (HEERF I) section 18004(a)(1)
the HEA, as published in a notice in the Need and Have Experienced Declining
student aid portion or section
Federal Register on March 4, 2021 (86 Enrollment
18004(a)(1) institutional portion
FR 12665).
programs (ALNs 84.425E and 84.425F) Institutions that—
These priorities are:
due to missing the application deadline, (a) Have—
Absolute Priority 1—Minority Serving which resulted from an unsuccessful (1) Experienced a decrease in student
Institutions (MSI) and Strengthening previous attempt to apply for funding, enrollment of 4.5 percent or more
Institutions Program (SIP) Institutions an incomplete application, or an between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020; and
That Did Not Receive CRRSAA Section application submitted under an (2) Had a total student undergraduate
314(a)(2) Award incorrect funding opportunity number. enrollment in Fall 2019 of which 50
An institution that meets the An institution funded under this percent or more are Pell Grant
eligibility requirements in FY 2021 for category must expend the SAIHE award recipients; and
HEA Title III and Title V for any of the in the same manner as required under (b) Are one or both of—
MSI programs or SIP and did not receive CARES Act (HEERF I) section (1) A community college (as defined
any funds under CRRSAA section 18004(a)(1) programs. An IHE must in this notice); or
314(a)(2) of the CRRSAA (ALNs 84.425J, complete Section 5 of the Program (2) Located in a rural campus setting.
84.425K, 84.425L, or 84.425M) because Profile Information Form for this Note: The following campus settings
it was not eligible in FY 2020 and have absolute priority. will be considered rural: Town-Fringe,
not otherwise received funding under Absolute Priority 4—Minority Serving Town-Distant, Town-Remote, Rural
CRRSAA section 314(a)(2). An IHE must Institution Branch Campuses That Did Fringe, Rural-Distant, Rural-Remote, as
demonstrate that it meets the eligibility Not Receive CRRSAA Section 314(a)(2) defined by the National Center for
requirements for FY 2021 for HEA Title Award Education Statistics (NCES) College
III or Title V as published in a notice in Navigator search tool. Applicants may
the Federal Register on March 4, 2021 An institution that is a branch campus look up individual campus locale
(86 FR 12665) by completing Section 5 that was designated through the FY settings at: https://nces.ed.gov/
of the Program Profile Information Form 2021 Titles II and V Eligibility process 5 collegenavigator/.
for this absolute priority. as meeting MSI or SIP criteria but did An institution funded under this
not, either independently or through the priority must use the funds awarded for
Absolute Priority 2—Institutions of parent institution, receive CRRSAA financial aid grants to students,
Higher Education Eligible Under Section section 314(a)(2) funding, and the including students needing financial
314(a)(1) of the CRRSAA That Did Not parent institution did not qualify under assistance to reenroll.
Receive CRRSAA Section 314(a)(1) Absolute Priority 1. An IHE must In making awards under this priority,
Award complete Section 5 of the Program the Department will give priority to
An institution that did not receive Profile Information Form for this eligible applicants in the following
funds under the CRRSAA section absolute priority. order: Tier 1: Community colleges in
314(a)(1) student aid portion or section rural locale settings; Tier 2: Community
314(a)(1) institutional portion (HEERF 5 https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/ colleges not in rural locale settings; and
II) programs (ALNs 84.425E and idues/eligibility.html. Tier 3: Other public and private
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nonprofit institutions of higher Applicable Regulations: (a) The authorized by the HEA that address
education in rural locale settings. Education Department General needs related to coronavirus; and make
Depending on the funds available for Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR additional financial grants to students,
this absolute priority, some applicants parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, which may be used for any component
may not be funded based on tier and 99. (b) The Office of Management of the student’s cost of attendance or for
rankings. An IHE must complete Section and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on emergency costs that arise due to
5 of the Program Profile Information Governmentwide Debarment and coronavirus, such as tuition, food,
Form for this absolute priority. Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR housing, health care (including mental
part 180, as adopted and amended as health care), or child care.
Absolute Priority 7—Institutions With a
Large Graduate Student Population regulations of the Department in 2 CFR IV. Application and Submission
part 3485. (c) The Uniform Information
A public or private non-profit Administrative Requirements, Cost
institution in which graduate students Principles, and Audit Requirements for 1. Application Submission
make up 90 percent or more of total Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as Instructions: For information on how to
enrollment. An institution funded under adopted and amended as regulations of submit an application please refer to our
this priority must use funds awarded for the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. Common Instructions for Applicants to
financial aid grants to graduate students Department of Education Discretionary
with financial need associated with the II. Award Information Grant Programs, published in the
coronavirus (e.g., loss of employment, Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Federal Register on February 12, 2018
decreased wages, childcare). An IHE Estimated Available Funds: (83 FR 6003), and available at
must complete Section 5 of the Program $113,485,680. www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/
Profile Information Form for this Estimated Range of Awards: The pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
absolute priority. range of awards will depend on the 2. Intergovernmental Review: This
Definitions: For fiscal year (FY) 2021 absolute priority for which an competition is subject to Executive
grant competitions and any subsequent institution is applying. See the Absolute Order 12372 and the regulations in 34
year in which we make awards from the Priorities section of this notice for more CFR part 79. However, under 34 CFR
list of unfunded applications from this information. For any of the absolute 79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental
competition, we are establishing the priorities included in this notice, should review in order to make awards in a
definition of ‘‘community college’’ and the Department receive more timely manner.
‘‘Minority Serving Institution,’’ in applications than it has available 3. Funding Restrictions: We reference
accordance with section 437(d)(1) of funding under CRRSAA section regulations outlining funding
GEPA, 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1). 314(a)(3), the Department reserves the restrictions in the Applicable
Community college means an right to make ratable reductions for any Regulations section of this notice.
institution that meets the definition in of the allocations under any of the Additionally, no funds received by an
section 312(f) of the HEA (20 U.S.C. absolute priorities. For Absolute Priority IHE under this section shall be used to
1058(f)) or an IHE (as defined in section 6, the Department may not fund all fund contractors for the provision of
101 of the HEA) that awards degrees and eligible applications, and will pre-enrollment recruitment activities;
certificates, more than 50 percent of prioritized by tier. marketing or recruitment; endowments;
which are not bachelor’s degrees (or an Project Period: Up to 12 months. capital outlays associated with facilities
equivalent) or master’s, professional, or Note: The Department is not bound by related to athletics, sectarian
other advanced degrees. any estimates in this notice. instruction, or religious worship; senior
Minority-Serving Institution means an administrator or executive salaries,
institution that is eligible to receive III. Eligibility Information
benefits, bonuses, contracts, incentives;
assistance under sections 316 through 1. Eligible Applicants: Eligible stock buybacks, shareholder dividends,
320 of part A of title III, under part B applicants are IHEs as defined in section capital distributions, and stock options;
of title III, or under title V of the HEA. 101 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1001), that or any other cash or other benefit for a
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: are public or private non-profit IHEs senior administrator or executive.
Under the Administrative Procedure Act and meet the criteria under the absolute 4. Recommended Page Limit: There is
(5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally priority for which they are applying. a 10-page recommended page limit. The
offers interested parties the opportunity With the exception of Absolute Priority application for this program includes
to comment on proposed priorities and 4, institutional eligibility is based on the the Standard form 424, the Certificate
definitions. Section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, six-digit OPEID. and Agreement, and the SAIHE Program
however, allows the Secretary to exempt 2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This Profile. If you wish to include any
from rulemaking requirements program does not require cost sharing or additional documents, those documents
regulations governing the first grant matching. should be included under the other
competition under a new or 3. Subgrantees: Subgrants are not attachments form. The project narrative
substantially revised program authority. allowed under this program. form in grants.gov is where you, the
This is the first grant competition for 4. Uses of Funds: Unless noted applicant, will include the Certificate
this program under section 314(a)(3) of otherwise in this notice, in accordance and Agreement for this program and the
CRRSAA, and therefore qualifies for this with section 314(c) of the CRRSAA, SAIHE Program Profile.
exemption. To ensure timely grant grantees may use these grant funds for 5. Program Profile: Applicants must
awards, the Secretary has decided to their institutional costs to defray complete the program profile and
forgo public comment on the priorities expenses associated with coronavirus submit under the program narrative
and definitions under section 437(d)(1) (including lost revenue, reimbursement form in grants.gov.
of GEPA. for expenses already incurred,
Program Authority: The Coronavirus technology costs associated with a V. Application Review Information
Response and Relief Supplemental transition to distance education, faculty 1. Review and Selection Process: We
Appropriations Act, 2021 (CRRSAA), and staff trainings, and payroll); carry remind potential applicants that in
Division M of Public Law 116–260. out student support activities reviewing applications in any
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discretionary grant competition, the from the Federal Government exceeds the document published in the Federal
Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR $10,000,000, the reporting requirements Register. You may access the official
75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, edition of the Federal Register and the
applicant in carrying out a previous require you to report certain integrity Code of Federal Regulations at
award, such as the applicant’s use of information to FAPIIS semiannually. www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can
funds, achievement of project Please review the requirements in 2 CFR view this document, as well as all other
objectives, and compliance with grant part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant documents of this Department
conditions. The Secretary may also plus all the other Federal funds you published in the Federal Register, in
consider whether the applicant failed to receive exceed $10,000,000. text or Portable Document Format
submit a timely performance report or (PDF). To use PDF you must have
submitted a report of unacceptable VI. Award Administration Information
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
quality. 1. Award Notices: If your application available free at the site.
In addition, in making a competitive is successful, the individuals listed as You may also access documents of the
grant award, the Secretary requires the Authorizing Representative and Department published in the Federal
various assurances, including those Director will receive a Grant Award Register by using the article search
applicable to Federal civil rights laws Notification (GAN); or we may send you feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
that prohibit discrimination in programs an email containing a link to access an Specifically, through the advanced
or activities receiving Federal financial electronic version of your GAN. search feature at this site, you can limit
assistance from the Department (34 CFR If your application is not evaluated or your search to documents published by
100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). not selected for funding, we will notify the Department.
For this competition, the Department you.
has waived the peer review process for 2. Administrative and National Policy Michelle Asha Cooper,
this program. Department staff will Requirements: We identify Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
review eligible applications using the administrative and national policy Education.
absolute priority criteria provided in requirements in the application package [FR Doc. 2021–06527 Filed 3–26–21; 8:45 am]
this notice. and reference these and other BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
2. Risk Assessment and Specific requirements in the Applicable
Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR Regulations section of this notice.
200.206, before awarding grants under We reference the regulations outlining DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
this competition the Department the terms and conditions of an award in
[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0002]
conducts a review of the risks posed by the Applicable Regulations section of
applicants. Under 2 CFR 200.208, the this notice and include these and other Agency Information Collection
Secretary may impose specific specific conditions in the GAN. The Activities; Submission to the Office of
conditions and, under 2 CFR 3474.10, in GAN also incorporates your approved Management and Budget for Review
appropriate circumstances, high-risk application as part of your binding and Approval; Comment Request;
conditions on a grant if the applicant or commitments under the grant. Migrant Student Information Exchange
grantee is not financially stable; has a 3. Reporting: Reporting requirements User Application Form
history of unsatisfactory performance; are specified in each program’s
has a financial or other management Certification and Agreement or AGENCY: Office of Elementary and
system that does not meet the standards Supplemental Agreement. Secondary Education (OESE),
in 2 CFR part 200, subpart D; has not (b) At the end of your project period, Department of Education (ED).
fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; you must submit a final performance ACTION: Notice.
or is otherwise not responsible. report, including financial information,
4. Integrity and Performance System: as directed by the Secretary. If you SUMMARY: In accordance with the
If you are selected under this receive a multiyear award, you must Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
competition to receive an award that submit an annual performance report proposing an extension without change
over the course of the project period that provides the most current of a currently approved collection.
may exceed the simplified acquisition performance and financial expenditure DATES: Interested persons are invited to
threshold (currently $250,000), under 2 information as directed by the Secretary submit comments on or before April 28,
CFR 200.206(a)(2) we must make a under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 2021.
judgment about your integrity, business may also require more frequent ADDRESSES: Written comments and
ethics, and record of performance under performance reports under 34 CFR recommendations for proposed
Federal awards—that is, the risk posed 75.720(c). information collection requests should
by you as an applicant—before we make
VII. Other Information be sent within 30 days of publication of
an award. In doing so, we must consider
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
any information about you that is in the Accessible Format: On request to the
do/PRAMain. Find this information
integrity and performance system program contact person listed under FOR
collection request by selecting
(currently referred to as the Federal FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
Awardee Performance and Integrity individuals with disabilities can obtain
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
Information System (FAPIIS)), this document and a copy of the
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accessible through the System for application package in an accessible
checkbox. Comments may also be sent
Award Management. You may review format. The Department will provide the
to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.
and comment on any information about requestor with an accessible format that
yourself that a Federal agency may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
previously entered and that is currently text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 specific questions related to collection
in FAPIIS. file, braille, large print, audiotape, or activities, please contact Benjamin Starr,
Please note that, if the total value of compact disc, or other accessible format. (202) 245–8116.
your currently active grants, cooperative Electronic Access to This Document: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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