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**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

Page

**Dear Applicant Letter** 4

**Competition Highlights** 6

**Grants.gov Submission Procedures and Tips for Applicants** 9

**Application Transmittal Instructions** 12

::: Definition-Term
**Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications for**
:::

::: Definition-Term
**New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007** 15
:::

GAANN Authorizing Legislation 35

GAANN Code of Federal Regulations 41

Intergovernmental Review State Single Point of Contact 53

**General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) Section 427** 57

**Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)** 58

**INSTRUCTIONS**

Instructions for Completing the Application Package 59

**INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMS** 62

**PART I:**

Instructions for the SF-424 Form 63

Instructions for Department of Education

Supplemental Information for SF 424 Form 65

Definitions for Department of Education

Supplemental Information for SF 424 Form 66

**PART II:**

GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s) Form Instructions 69

GAANN Statutory Assurances Form Instructions 71

Instructions for General Educations Provisions Act (GEPA) Section 427 72

Instructions for Completion of SF-LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
73

**INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION NARRATIVE** 75

**PART III:**

Instructions for Application Narrative 76

# FORMS 79

GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s) Form 80

GAANN Statutory Assurances Form 82

**APPLICATION CHECKLIST** 83

Paperwork Burden Statement 84

September 11, 2006

Dear Applicant:

 

Thank you for your interest in the Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need (GAANN) program. The GAANN program provides grants to
academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education to
support graduate fellowships for students with excellent academic
records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest
degree available in their course of study.

This letter highlights a few items in the fiscal year (FY) 2007
application package that will be important to you in applying for grants
under this program. You should review the entire application package
carefully before preparing and submitting your application. Information
on the GAANN program is accessible at the U.S. Department of Education
Website at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/gaann/index.html.

This application package contains the GAANN programmatic regulations and
statute along with the forms needed to submit a complete application
package.

**In the FY 2007 competition, there is an absolute priority and
Invitational Priority.** Within the absolute priority, the Secretary is
particularly interested in receiving single discipline grant
applications in the following academic areas designated by the Secretary
as areas of national need for fiscal year 2007: biology, chemistry,
computer and information sciences, engineering, mathematics, nursing,
and physics. Within the Invitational Priority, the Secretary is strongly
encouraging Engineering programs that are consistent with the
President's Advanced Energy Initiative.

A department or program of an institution of higher education may also
submit a multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary project application in
two or more of the designated academic areas of need listed below. **A
*multi-disciplinary* *application* must request funding for two or more
proposed programs of study that are independent and unrelated to one
another. An *interdisciplinary application* must request funding for a
single proposed program of study that involves academic fields in two or
more disciplines.**

No single department or program may receive an amount that is less than
\$100,000 or more than \$750,000 as an aggregate total of new and
continuing GAANN grants in any fiscal year. A department or program may
not submit more than one application for a new GAANN grant in any fiscal
year.

We are requiring that applications for the FY 2007 grant competition
under the GAANN Program be submitted electronically using Grants.gov. We
urge you to acquaint yourself with the requirements of Grants.gov as
soon as possible. A thorough discussion of Grants.gov is included in the
application package. Grants.gov is accessible through its portal page
at:

[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)

For further information regarding the program, please contact Mr. Gary
Thomas via e-mail at <ope_gaann_program@ed.gov>.

The Notice Inviting Application for New Awards published in the [Federal
Register]{.underline} is the official document describing the
requirements for applying for a GAANN grant program and provides
application submission procedures. You should not rely upon any
information that is inconsistent with the guidance contained within the
official document.

We look forward to receiving your application and appreciate your
efforts to promote excellence in graduate education.

 

Sincerely,

 

 /signed/ 

Susan E. Beaudoin

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary

Higher Education Programs

**[Competition Highlights]{.underline}**

1.  We are implementing a change in the electronic submission process.
    **GAANN applications submitted for FY 2007 competition must be
    submitted electronically using Grants.gov.** You are urged to
    acquaint yourself with the requirements of Grants.gov early as the
    [registration procedures may require 5 or more days to
    complete]{.underline}. A more thorough discussion is included later
    in this application package. Grants.gov is accessible through its
    portal page at:

> [**http://www.grants.gov**](http://www.grants.gov/)

2.  It is important to know that the Grants.gov site works differently
    than the Department's e-Application system used in past
    competitions.

> Grants.gov does not allow applicants to "un-submit" applications.
> Therefore, if you discover that changes or additions are needed once
> your application has been accepted and validated by the Department,
> you must "re-submit" the application. You should know that if the
> Department receives duplicate applications, we will accept and process
> the application with the latest "date/time received" validation.

3.  Each application must include a one-page abstract containing the
    following information:

    -   The name of your institution and the type of application your
        institution is submitting (i.e. single discipline,
        interdisciplinary, or multidisciplinary);

    -   A short summary covering the designated area(s) of national need
        and the anticipated number of GAANN fellows to be involved; and

    -   Information provided in the GAANN one-page abstract must be
        double-spaced and attached into the "ED Abstract Form" in the
        Grants.gov system. Further instructions are provided in the
        "INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION NARRATIVE" section of the
        application package.

> 4\. An Absolute Priority is included for this FY 2007 competition, and
> the department will only consider applications that address these
> areas of national need. As stated in the "Dear Applicant" letter and
> the "Notice inviting applications", the FY 2007 designated areas of
> national need under the GAANN program are as follows:

-   Biology

-   Chemistry

-   Computer and Information Sciences

-   Engineering

-   Mathematics

-   Nursing

-   Physics

> **NOTE: Geological Sciences is no longer designated as an area of
> national need. Applicants that submit an application outside of the
> designated areas of national need will be deemed ineligible.**
>
> 5\. The GAANN program has introduced the following invitational
> priority for FY 2007:
>
> Engineering programs that promote the development of alternative
> energy sources to reduce America's dependency on foreign oil. This
> invitational priority is consistent with the President's Advanced
> Energy Initiative. **However** **in accordance with 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.**

6.  The following documents are specific to the GAANN Program and should
    be reviewed carefully to ensure that these documents are attached
    into the Grants.gov system correctly:

> **[Information about the GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s)
> Form:]{.underline}** Applicants must submit the Budget Spreadsheet(s)
> Form electronically **as a separate document**. Please note that more
> detailed instructions for attaching the budget spreadsheet form are
> covered in the "INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMS" section of the application
> package. Your Budget Narrative should be included in the "Project
> Narrative Attachment Form" located in Part III; and

-   **[Information about the GAANN Statutory Assurances
    Form:]{.underline}** Applicants must submit the GAANN Statutory
    Assurances Form electronically **as a separate document**. Please
    note that more detailed instructions for attaching this form are
    covered in the "INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMS" section on the application.

7.  Applicants must double space the application project narrative and
    use not less than a 12-point font. A 10-point font may be used in
    charts, tables, figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes. The
    following fonts are required to be used: Times New Roman, Courier,
    Courier New, or Arial. Applications submitted in any other font,
    including Times Roman and Arial Narrow will not be accepted.

8.  Electronic submission of applications is required; therefore, you
    must submit an electronic application unless you follow the
    procedures outlined in the [Federal Register]{.underline} notice
    inviting applications for new awards for FY 2007 and qualify for one
    of the exceptions to the electronic submission requirements. If you
    think you may need an exception, you are urged to review the
    requirement promptly.

9.  Applicants are required to adhere to the page limit in the
    Application Narrative portion of the application. The "Notice
    inviting applications" for new awards for FY 2007, published in the
    [Federal Register,]{.underline} contains specific information
    governing page limits for each grant type and formatting
    instructions. The page limits for the FY 2007 GAANN competition are
    as follows:

-   Single Discipline -- 40 pages

-   Interdisciplinary -- 60 pages

-   Multi-Disciplinary -- 40 pages per academic discipline included in
    the proposal

    10. Please note, once you download an application from Grants.gov,
        you will be working offline and saving data on your computer.
        Please be sure to note where you are saving the Grants.gov file
        on your computer. You will need to log on to Grants.gov to
        attach and submit the application. (This is different from
        e-Application, where you are working online and saving data to
        the Department's database.) You must provide a DUNS number that
        was used when your organization registered with the Central
        Contractor Registry (CCR).

    11. Please go to <http://www.grants.gov/ForApplicants> for help with
        Grants.gov and click on the links in the lower right corner of
        the screen under Applicant Tips and Tools. For additional tips
        related to submitting grant applications, please refer to the
        Grants.gov Submit Application Tips found on the Grants.gov
        homepage [http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/). Also,
        refer to the procedures and tips for applicants found on page
        nine of the application package.

IMPORTANT -- PLEASE READ FIRST

**U.S. Department of Education**

***[Grants.gov Submission Procedures and Tips for
Applicants]{.underline}***

Please note that the Grants.gov site works differently than the U.S.
Department of Education's (Department) e-Application system. To
facilitate your use of Grants.gov, this document includes important
submission procedures you need to be aware of to ensure your application
is received in a timely manner and accepted by the Department.

1)  **REGISTER EARLY** -- Grants.gov registration is a one-time process
    that may take five or more days to complete. You may begin working
    on your application while completing the registration process, but
    you cannot submit an application until all of the Get Started steps
    are complete. For detailed information on the Get Started Steps,
    please go to: <http://www.grants.gov/GetStarted>.

2)  **SUBMIT EARLY** -- **We strongly recommend that you do not wait
    until the last day to submit your application. Grants.gov will put a
    date/time stamp on your application and then process it after it is
    fully uploaded.** The time it takes to upload an application will
    vary depending on a number of factors including the size of the
    application and the speed of your Internet connection, and the time
    it takes Grants.gov to process the application will vary as well. If
    Grants.gov rejects your application (see step three below), you will
    need to resubmit successfully before 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date.

Note: To submit successfully, you must provide the DUNS number on your
application that was used when your organization registered with the CCR
(Central Contractor Registry).

3)  **VERIFY SUBMISSION IS OK** -- You will want to verify that
    Grants.gov and the Department receive your Grants.gov submission in
    a timely manner and that it was validated successfully. To see the
    date/time your application was received, login to Grants.gov and
    click on the Check Application Status link. For a successful
    submission, the date/time received should be earlier than 4:30 p.m.
    on the deadline date, AND the application status should be:
    Validated, Received by Agency, or Agency Tracking Number Assigned.

> If the date/time received is later than 4:30 p.m. Washington, D.C.
> time, on the closing date, your application is late. If your
> application has a status of "Received" it is still awaiting validation
> by Grants.gov. Once validation is complete, the status will either
> change to "Validated" or "Rejected with Errors." If the status is
> "Rejected with Errors," your application has not been received
> successfully. Some of the reasons Grants.gov may reject an application
> can be found on the Grants.gov site:
> <http://www.grants.gov/assets/ApplicationErrorTips.doc>. If you
> discover your application is late or has been rejected, please see the
> instructions below. Note: You will receive a series of confirmations
> both online and via e-mail about the status of your application.
> Please do not rely solely on e-mail to confirm whether your
> application has been received in a timely manner and validated
> successfully.

# Submission Problems -- What should you do?

If you have problems submitting to Grants.gov before the closing date,
please contact Grants.gov Customer Support at 1-800-518-4726 or use the
customer support available on the Web site:
<http://www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport>.

If electronic submission is [optional]{.underline} and you have problems
that you are unable to resolve before the deadline date and time for
electronic applications, please follow the transmittal instructions for
hard copy applications in the *Federal Register* notice and get a hard
copy application postmarked by midnight on the deadline date.

If electronic submission is [required]{.underline}, you must submit an
electronic application before 4:30 p.m., unless you follow the
procedures in the *Federal Register* notice and qualify for one of the
exceptions to the electronic submission requirement [and]{.underline}
submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a
written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. (See the *Federal Register* notice for detailed
instructions.)

# Helpful Hints When Working with Grants.gov

Please note, once you download an application from Grants.gov, you will
be working offline and saving data on your computer. Please be sure to
note where you are saving the Grants.gov file on your computer. You will
need to log on to Grants.gov to upload and submit the application. (This
is different from e-Application, where you are working online and saving
data to the Department's database.) **You must provide on your
application the DUNS number that was used when your organization
registered with the CCR.**

Please go to <http://www.grants.gov/ForApplicants> for help with
Grants.gov and click on the links in the lower right corner of the
screen under Applicant Tips and Tools. For additional tips related to
submitting grant applications, please refer to the Grants.gov Submit
Application Tips found on the Grants.gov homepage
[http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/).

# 

# Dial-Up Internet Connections

When using a dial up connection to upload and submit your application,
it can take significantly longer than when you are connected to the
Internet with a high-speed connection, e.g. cable modem/DSL/T1. While
times will vary depending upon the size of your application, it can take
a few minutes to a few hours to complete your grant submission using a
dial up connection.

If you do not have access to a high-speed connection and electronic
submission is required, you may want to consider following the
instructions in the *Federal Register* notice to obtain an exception to
the electronic submission requirement [no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date]{.underline}. (See the *Federal Register*
notice for detailed instructions.)

# 

# MAC Users

If you do not have a Windows operating System, you will need to use a
Windows Emulation program to submit an application using Grants.gov. For
additional information, review the [PureEdge Support for
Macintosh](http://www.grants.gov/GrantsGov_UST_Grantee/!SSL!/WebHelp/MacSupportforPureEdge.pdf)
white paper published by Pure Edge:
<http://www.grants.gov/GrantsGov_UST_Grantee/!SSL!/WebHelp/MacSupportforPureEdge.pdf>,
and/or contact Grants.gov Customer Support
(<http://www.grants.gov/CustomerSupport>) for more information.

**If you do not have a Windows emulation program and electronic
submission is required, please follow instructions in the *Federal
Register* notice to obtain an exception to the electronic submission
requirement [no later than two weeks before the application deadline
date]{.underline}.** (See the *Federal Register* notice for detailed
instructions.)

#### Application Transmittal Instructions

##### ATTENTION ELECTRONIC APPLICANTS: Please note that you must follow the Application Procedures as described in the [Federal Register]{.underline} notice announcing the grant competition. 

##### [This program requires the electronic submission of]{.underline} applications; specific requirements and waiver instructions can be found in the [Federal]{.underline} [Register]{.underline} notice. 

**According to the instructions found in the [Federal
Register]{.underline} notice, those requesting and qualifying for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement may submit an
application via mail, commercial carrier or by hand delivery.**

### 

If you want to apply for a grant and be considered for funding, you must
meet the following deadline requirements:

### Applications Submitted Electronically

**You must submit your grant application through the Internet using the
software provided on the Grants.gov Web site
([http://www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/)) by 4:30 p.m.
(Washington, D.C. time) on or before the application deadline date**.

If you submit your application through the Internet via the Grants.gov
Web site, you will receive an automatic acknowledgment when we receive
your application.

For more information on using Grants.gov, please refer to the "Notice
Inviting Applications" that was published in the [Federal
Register]{.underline}, or visit http://www.grants.gov.

### Applications Delivered by Mail

You must mail the original and two copies of your application on or
before the application deadline date to:

## 

## U.S. Department of Education 

**Application Control Center**

**Attention: (CFDA Number - 84.200A)**

**400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.**

**Washington, DC 20202 -- 4260**

You must show one of the following as proof of mailing:

1.  A legibly dated U. S. Postal Service Postmark

2.  A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U. S.
    Postal Service

3.  A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
    carrier

4.  Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the U. S. Secretary of
    Education

If you mail an application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

1.  A private metered postmark, or

2.  A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Services

An applicant should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly
provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant
should check with its local post office.

Special Note: Due to potential disruptions to normal mail delivery, the
Department encourages you to consider using an alternative delivery
method (for example, a commercial carrier, such as Federal Express or
United Parcel Service; U. S. Postal Service Express Mail; or a courier
service) to transmit your application for this competition to the
Department. If you use an alternative delivery method, please obtain the
appropriate proof of mailing under "Applications Delivered by Mail,"
then follow the instructions for "Applications Delivered by Hand."

**[Applications Delivered by Commercial Carrier:]{.underline}**

If you use an alternative delivery method, please obtain the appropriate
proof of mailing under "Applications Sent by Mail," then follow the
instructions under the appropriate delivery method.

You must mail the original and two copies of your application on or
before the application deadline date to:

**U.S. Department of Education**

##### Application Control Center -- Stop 4260

**Attention: (CDFA Number - 84.200A)**

**7100 Old Landover Road**

**Landover, MD 20785-1506**

### Applications Delivered by Hand

You or your courier must hand deliver the original and two copies of the
application by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on or before the
deadline date to the following address:

**U.S. Department of Education**

##### Application Control Center 

##### Attention: (CFDA Number - 84.200A)

**550 12^th^ Street, SW**

Potomac Center Plaza -- Room 7067

Washington, D.C. 20202 - 4260

####### Application Control Center Hours of Operation

The Application Control Center accepts application deliveries daily
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time), except
Saturdays, Sundays and Federal holidays.

####### Grant Application Receipt from the Application Control Center

If you send your application by mail or if you or your courier delivers
it by hand, the Application Control Center will mail a Grant Application
Receipt Acknowledgment to you.

If you do not receive the notification of application receipt within 15
days from the mailing of the application, you should call the U.S.
Department of Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

**[Late Applications]{.underline}**

If your application is late, we will notify you that we will not
consider the application.

4000-01-U

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education

Overview Information

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need

Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2007.

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number]{.underline}:
84.200A

[Dates]{.underline}:

Applications Available: September 11, 2006.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 20, 2006.

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 19, 2007.

[Eligible Applicants]{.underline}: Academic departments of institutions
of higher education that meet the requirements in 34 CFR 648.2.

[Estimated Available Funds]{.underline}: The Administration has
requested \$9,725,000 for new awards under this program for FY 2007. The
actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.

[Estimated Range of Awards]{.underline}: \$126,672 - \$750,000.

[Estimated Average Size of Awards]{.underline}: \$216,111.

[Estimated Number of Awards]{.underline}: 45.

[Note]{.underline}: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

[Project Period]{.underline}: Up to 36 months.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

[Purpose of Program]{.underline}: This program provides fellowships in
areas of national need to assist graduate students with excellent
academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the
highest degree available in their courses of study.

[Priority]{.underline}: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), this
priority is from the regulations for this program (34 CFR 648.33(a) and
Appendix to part 648---Academic Areas).

[Absolute Priority]{.underline}: For FY 2007, this priority is an
absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet this priority.

This priority is:

[Areas of National Need]{.underline}

A project must provide fellowships in one or more of the following areas
of national need: Biology; General Chemistry; Computer and Information
Sciences; General Engineering; General Mathematics; Nursing; and
Physics.

Within this absolute priority the Secretary is particularly interested
in applications that address the following invitational priority:

[Invitational Priority]{.underline}: 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:

Engineering programs that promote the development of alternative energy
sources to reduce America's dependency on foreign oil. This invitational
priority is consistent with the President's Advanced Energy Initiative.

[Program Authority]{.underline}: 20 U.S.C. 1135.

[Applicable Regulations]{.underline}: (a) The Education Department

General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77,
79, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program
in 34 CFR Part 648.

II\. Award Information

[Type of Award]{.underline}: Discretionary grants, redistributed as
fellowships to individual fellows.

[Estimated Available Funds]{.underline}: The Administration has
requested \$9,725,000 for new awards under this program for FY 2007. The
actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.

[Estimated Range of Awards]{.underline}: \$126,672 - \$750,000.

[Estimated Average Size of Awards]{.underline}: \$216,111.

[Estimated Number of Awards]{.underline}: 45.

[Note]{.underline}: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.

[Project Period]{.underline}: Up to 36 months.

[Stipend Level]{.underline}: The Secretary will determine the fellowship
stipend for Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need for the
academic year 2007-2008 based on the level of support provided by the
graduate fellowships of the National Science Foundation as of February
1, 2007. However, the Secretary will adjust the amount, as necessary, so
as not to exceed the fellow's demonstrated level of financial need as
calculated for purposes of the Federal student financial aid programs
under Title IV, part F of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

[Institutional Payment]{.underline}: The Secretary will determine the
institutional payment for the academic year 2007-2008 by adjusting the
previous academic year institutional payment, which is \$12,224 per
fellow, by the U.S. Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index for the
2006 calendar year.

III\. Eligibility Information

1\. [Eligible Applicants]{.underline}: Academic departments of
institutions of higher education that meet the requirements in 34 CFR
648.2.

2\. [Cost Sharing or Matching]{.underline}: This program involves
matching (See 34 CFR 648.7).

3\. [Other]{.underline}: For requirements relating to selecting fellows,
see 34 CFR 648.40.

IV\. Application and Submission Information

1\. [Address to Request Application Package]{.underline}: Gary Thomas,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6016, Washington,
DC 20006-8524. Fax: (202) 502-7859.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape,
or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed in
this section.

2\. [Content and Form of Application Submission]{.underline}:
Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the
forms you must submit, are in the application package for this program.

Page Limits: The application narrative (Part III of the application) is
where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers
use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III as follows:

-   An application in a single discipline must be

    limited to the equivalent of no more than 40 pages.

-   An interdisciplinary application must be limited to the equivalent
    of no more than 60 pages. An interdisciplinary application must
    request funding for a single proposed program of study that involves
    two or more academic disciplines.

-   A multi-disciplinary application must be limited to the equivalent
    of no more than 40 pages for each academic discipline included in
    the proposal. A multi-disciplinary application must request funding
    for two or more proposed programs of study that are independent and
    unrelated to one another.

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-   A "page" is 8.5" x 11", on one side only, with 1"

margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. Page numbers and an
identifier may be within the 1" margin.

-   Double space (no more than three lines per vertical

    inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles,
    headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions. However,
    you may single space all text in charts, tables, figures, and
    graphs. Charts, tables, figures, and graphs presented in the
    application narrative count toward the page limit.

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-   Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman,

Courier, Courier New, or Arial. Applications submitted in any other font
(including Times Roman and Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.

-   Appendices are limited to the following: Curriculum

Vitae---no more than two pages per faculty member; a course listing;
letters of support; a bibliography; and one additional optional appendix
relevant to the support of the proposal, not to exceed five pages.

The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the
Budget section; the Assurances and Certifications; the one page
abstract; or the appendices. However you must include all of the
application narrative in Part III.

We will reject your application if---

-   You apply these standards and exceed the page limit;

or

-   You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page
    limit.

3\. [Submission Dates and Times]{.underline}:

Applications Available: September 11, 2006.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: November 20, 2006.

Applications for grants under this program must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov). For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer
to section IV. 6. [Other Submission Requirements]{.underline} in this
notice.

We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.

Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: January 19, 2007.

4\. [Intergovernmental Review]{.underline}: 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.

5\. [Funding Restrictions]{.underline}: We specify unallowable costs in
34 CFR 648.64. We reference additional regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the [Applicable Regulations]{.underline} section of this
notice.

6\. [Other Submission Requirements]{.underline}: Applications for grants
under this program must be submitted electronically, unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the instructions
in this section.

a\. [Electronic Submission of Applications]{.underline}.

Applications for grants under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need Competition---CFDA Number 84.200A must be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at:
http://www.grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a
copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload
and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a
grant application to us.

We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format unless,
as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of the
exceptions to the electronic submission requirement [and]{.underline}
submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a
written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under [Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement]{.underline}.

You may access the electronic grant application for the Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need Program at: http://www.grants.gov.
You must search for the downloadable application package for this
program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha
suffix in your search.

Please note the following:

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about
submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as
the hours of operation.

• Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date stamped. Your
application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and must be date/time
stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in
this section, we will not consider your application if it is date/time
stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your
application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your
application because it was date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system
after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date.

• The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary
depending on a variety of factors including the size of the application
and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly
recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to
begin the submission process through Grants.gov.

• You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for
submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the
application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your
application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also
find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at
http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.

• To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all of
the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see
http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp). These steps
include: (1) registering your organization, (2) registering yourself as
an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and (3) getting
authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are
outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see
http://www.grants.gov/section910/Grants.govRegistration Brochure.pdf).
You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used
with this registration. Please note that the registration process may
take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed
all registration steps to allow you to successfully submit an
application via Grants.gov.

• You will not receive additional point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you
qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as
described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in
paper format.

• You must submit all documents electronically, including all
information typically included on the following forms: Application for
Federal Education Assistance (SF 424), the Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424, Budget
Information\--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications. Please note that two of these forms\--the
SF 424 and the Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF
424\--have replaced the ED 424 (Application for Federal Education
Assistance). You must attach any narrative sections of your application
as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF (Portable
Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file
types specified above or submit a password protected file, we will not
review that material.

• Your electronic application must comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.

• After you electronically submit your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov
tracking number. The Department will retrieve your application from
Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-mail that will
include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to
your application).

• We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a
later date.

[Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of Technical Issues with
the Grants.gov System]{.underline}: If you are prevented from
electronically submitting your application on the application deadline
date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will
grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the
following business day to enable you to transmit your application
electronically, or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application
by following the mailing instructions as described elsewhere in this
notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on the deadline date, please contact the person listed elsewhere
in this notice under [For Further Information Contact]{.underline}, and
provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with
Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if
available). We will accept your application if we can confirm that a
technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department
will contact you after a determination is made on whether your
application will be accepted.

[Note]{.underline}: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to
the unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system.
We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to
submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date and time
or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the
Grants.gov system.

[Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement]{.underline}: You
qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, and
may submit your application in paper format, if you are unable to submit
an application through the Grants.gov system because----

• You do not have access to the Internet; or

• You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to the
Grants.gov system; and

• No later than two weeks before the application deadline date (14
calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the application
deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business day
following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement to
the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.

Address and mail or fax your statement to: Gary Thomas, U.S. Department
of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6016, Washington, DC 20006-8521.
FAX: (202) 502-7859.

Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the mail or
hand delivery instructions described in this notice.

b\. [Submission of Paper Applications by Mail]{.underline}.

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier), your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following
address:

[By mail through the U.S. Postal Service]{.underline}:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

> Attention: (CFDA Number: 84.200A)

400 Maryland Avenue, SW.

Washington, DC 20202-4260

or

[By mail through a commercial carrier]{.underline}:

U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center -- Stop 4260

> Attention: (CFDA Number: 84.200A)
>
> 7100 Old Landover Road

Landover, MD 20785-1506

Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:

\(1\) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,

\(2\) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,

\(3\) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or

\(4\) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.

If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof of mailing:

\(1\) A private metered postmark, or

\(2\) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date,
we will not consider your application.

[Note]{.underline}: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a
dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with
your local post office.

c\. [Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery]{.underline}.

If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application
deadline date, to the Department at the following address:

> U.S. Department of Education
>
> Application Control Center
>
> Attention: (CFDA Number: 84.200A)
>
> 550 12th Street, SW.
>
> Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza

Washington, DC 20202-4260

The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between
8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays
and Federal holidays.

[Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications]{.underline}: If
you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department:

\(1\) You must indicate on the envelope and --- if not provided by the
Department --- in Item 4 of the Application for Federal Education
Assistance (SF 424) the CFDA number -- and suffix letter, if any -- of
the competition under which you are submitting your application.

\(2\) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.

V. Application Review Information

1.  [Selection Criteria]{.underline}: The selection criteria for this
    program are in 34 CFR 648.31.

2.  [Review and Selection Process]{.underline}: Additional factors we
    consider in selecting an application for an award are in 34 CFR
    648.32.

VI\. Award Administration Information

1\. [Award Notices]{.underline}: If your application is successful, we
notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant
Award Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.

If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we
notify you.

2\. [Administrative and National Policy Requirements]{.underline}: We
identify administrative and national policy requirements in the
application package and reference these and other requirements in the
[Applicable Regulations]{.underline} section of this notice.

We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an
award in the [Applicable Regulations]{.underline} 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\. [Reporting]{.underline}: 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 multi-year award, you must
submit an annual performance report that provides the most current
performance and financial expenditure information as specified by the
Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118 and in 34 CFR 648.66.

4\. [Performance Measures]{.underline}: Under the Government Performance
and Results Act (GPRA), three measures have been developed for
evaluating the overall effectiveness of the Graduate Assistance in Areas
of National Need program: 1) The percentage of fellows in the Graduate
Assistance in Areas of National Need program who obtain a terminal
degree in an area of national need; 2) The percentage of fellows in the
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program from traditionally
underrepresented populations who obtain a terminal degree in an area of
national need; and 3) The median duration of time from entering graduate
school until degree completion compared to comparable doctoral students
as identified annually in the Survey of Earned Doctorates.

All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance report
documenting their success in addressing these performance measures.

VII\. Agency Contacts

[For Further Information Contact]{.underline}: Gary Thomas, U.S.
Department of Education, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
Program, 1990 K Street, NW., room 6016, Washington, DC 20006-8521.
Telephone: (202) 502-7767 or by email: OPE_GAANN_PROGRAM@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person listed in this section.

VIII\. Other Information

[Electronic Access to This Document]{.underline}: You may view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in
the [Federal Register]{.underline}, in text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.

To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free
at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

[Note]{.underline}: The official version of this document is the
document published in the [Federal Register]{.underline}. Free Internet
access to the official edition of the [Federal Register]{.underline} and
the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.

Dated:

[\_/signed/\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

> James F. Manning,
>
> Acting Assistant Secretary
>
> Office of Postsecondary Education

*1998 Amendments to Higher Education Act of 1965*

###### **TITLE VII\--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS**

**SEC. 701. REVISION OF TITLE VII.**

Title VII (20 U.S.C. 1132a et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

####### \'TITLE VII\--GRADUATE AND POSTSECONDARY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS 

**\'SEC. 700. PURPOSE.**

\'It is the purpose of this title\--

\'(1) to authorize national graduate fellowship programs\--

> \'(A) in order to attract students of superior ability and
> achievement, exceptional promise, and demonstrated financial need,
> into high-quality graduate programs and provide the students with the
> financial support necessary to complete advanced degrees; and
>
> \'(B) that are designed to\--
>
> \'(i) sustain and enhance the capacity for graduate education in areas
> of national need; and
>
> \'(ii) encourage talented students to pursue scholarly careers in the
> humanities, social sciences, and the arts; and

\'(2) to promote postsecondary programs.

######## \'PART A---GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS 

######### \'Subpart 2\--Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need 

\'SEC. 711. GRANTS TO ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS OF INSTITUTIONS.

\'(a) GRANT AUTHORITY **-**

> \'(1) IN GENERAL - The Secretary shall make grants to academic
> departments, programs and other academic units of institutions of
> higher education that provide courses of study leading to a graduate
> degree in order to enable such institutions to provide assistance to
> graduate students in accordance with this subpart.
>
> \'(2) ADDITIONAL GRANTS - The Secretary may also make grants to such
> departments, programs and other academic units of institutions of
> higher education granting graduate degrees which submit joint
> proposals involving non-degree granting institutions which have formal
> arrangements for the support of doctoral dissertation research with
> degree-granting institutions. Non-degree granting institutions
> eligible for awards as part of such joint proposals include any
> organization which\--
>
> \'(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
> of 1986, and is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code;
>
> \'(B) is organized and operated substantially to conduct scientific
> and cultural research and graduate training programs;
>
> \'(C) is not a private foundation;
>
> \'(D) has academic personnel for instruction and counseling who meet
> the standards of the institution of higher education in which the
> students are enrolled; and
>
> \'(E) has necessary research resources not otherwise readily available
> in such institutions to such students.

\'(b) AWARD AND DURATION OF GRANTS -

> \'(1) AWARDS - The principal criterion for the award of grants shall
> be the relative quality of the graduate programs presented in
> competing applications. Consistent with an allocation of awards based
> on quality of competing applications, the Secretary shall, in awarding
> such grants, promote an equitable geographic distribution among
> eligible public and private institutions of higher education.

\'(2) DURATION AND AMOUNT -

> \'(A) DURATION - The Secretary shall award a grant under this subpart
> for a period of 3 years.
>
> \'(B) AMOUNT - The Secretary shall award a grant to an academic
> department, program or unit of an institution of higher education
> under this subpart for a fiscal year in an amount that is not less
> than \$100,000 and not greater than \$750,000.
>
> \'(3) REALLOTMENT - Whenever the Secretary determines that an academic
> department, program or unit of an institution of higher education is
> unable to use all of the amounts available to the department, program
> or unit under this subpart, the Secretary shall, on such dates during
> each fiscal year as the Secretary may fix, re-allot the amounts not
> needed to academic departments, programs and units of institutions
> which can use the grants authorized by this subpart.

\'(c) PREFERENCE TO CONTINUING GRANT RECIPIENTS -

\'(1) IN GENERAL - The Secretary shall make new grant awards under this
subpart only to the extent that each previous grant recipient under this
subpart has received continued funding in accordance with subsection
(b)(2)(A).

> \'(2) RATABLE REDUCTION- To the extent that appropriations under this
> subpart are insufficient to comply with paragraph (1), available funds
> shall be distributed by ratably reducing the amounts required to be
> awarded under subsection (b)(2)(A).

\'SEC. 712. INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.

\'(a) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA - Any academic department, program or unit of
an institution of higher education that offers a program of post
baccalaureate study leading to a graduate degree in an area of national
need (as designated under subsection (b)) may apply for a grant under
this subpart. No department, program or unit shall be eligible for a
grant unless the program of post baccalaureate study has been in
existence for at least 4 years at the time of application for assistance
under this subpart.

\'(b) DESIGNATION OF AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED- After consultation with
appropriate Federal and nonprofit agencies and organizations, the
Secretary shall designate areas of national need. In making such
designations, the Secretary shall take into account the extent to which
the interest in the area is compelling, the extent to which other
Federal programs support post baccalaureate study in the area concerned,
and an assessment of how the program could achieve the most significant
impact with available resources.

\'SEC. 713. CRITERIA FOR APPLICATIONS.

\'(a) SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS - The Secretary shall make grants to
academic departments, programs and units of institutions of higher
education on the basis of applications submitted in accordance with
subsection (b). Applications shall be ranked on program quality by
review panels of nationally recognized scholars and evaluated on the
quality and effectiveness of the academic program and the achievement
and promise of the students to be served. To the extent possible
(consistent with other provisions of this section), the Secretary shall
make awards that are consistent with recommendations of the review
panels.

\'(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS - An academic department, program or unit
of an institution of higher education, in the department, program or
unit\'s application for a grant, shall\--

\'(1) describe the current academic program of the applicant for which
the grant is sought;

> \'(2) provide assurances that the applicant will provide, from other
> non-Federal sources, for the purposes of the fellowship program under
> this subpart an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the amount of
> the grant received under this subpart, which contribution may be in
> cash or in kind, fairly valued;
>
> \'(3) set forth policies and procedures to assure that, in making
> fellowship awards under this subpart, the institution will seek
> talented students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, as
> determined by the Secretary;
>
> \'(4) describe the number, types, and amounts of the fellowships that
> the applicant intends to offer with grant funds provided under this
> part;
>
> \'(5) set forth policies and procedures to assure that, in making
> fellowship awards under this subpart, the institution will make awards
> to individuals who\--
>
> \'(A) have financial need, as determined under part F of title IV;
>
> \'(B) have excellent academic records in their previous programs of
> study; and
>
> \'(C) plan to pursue the highest possible degree available in their
> course of study;
>
> \'(6) set forth policies and procedures to ensure that Federal funds
> made available under this subpart for any fiscal year will be used to
> supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that would
> otherwise be made available for the purpose of this subpart and in no
> case to supplant those funds;
>
> \'(7) provide assurances that, in the event that funds made available
> to the academic department, program or unit under this subpart are
> insufficient to provide the assistance due a student under the
> commitment entered into between the academic department, program or
> unit and the student, the academic department, program or unit will,
> from any funds available to the department, program or unit, fulfill
> the commitment to the student;

\'(8) provide that the applicant will comply with the limitations set
forth in section 715;

> \'(9) provide assurances that the academic department will provide at
> least 1 year of supervised training in instruction for students; and

\'(10) include such other information as the Secretary may prescribe.

**\'SEC. 714. AWARDS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS.**

\'(a) COMMITMENTS TO GRADUATE STUDENTS -

> \'(1) IN GENERAL - An academic department, program or unit of an
> institution of higher education shall make commitments to graduate
> students who are eligible students under section 484 (including
> students pursuing a doctoral degree after having completed a master\'s
> degree program at an institution of higher education) at any point in
> their graduate study to provide stipends for the length of time
> necessary for a student to complete the course of graduate study, but
> in no case longer than 5 years.
>
> \'(2) SPECIAL RULE - No such commitments shall be made to students
> under this subpart unless the academic department, program or unit has
> determined adequate funds are available to fulfill the commitment from
> funds received or anticipated under this subpart, or from
> institutional funds.

\'(b) AMOUNT OF STIPENDS - The Secretary shall make payments to
institutions of higher education for the purpose of paying stipends to
individuals who are awarded fellowships under this subpart. The stipends
the Secretary establishes shall reflect the purpose of the program under
this subpart to encourage highly talented students to undertake graduate
study as described in this subpart. In the case of an individual who
receives such individual\'s first stipend under this subpart in academic
year 1999-2000 or any succeeding academic year, such stipend shall be
set at a level of support equal to that provided by the National Science
Foundation graduate fellowships, except such amount shall be adjusted as
necessary so as not to exceed the fellow\'s demonstrated level of need
as determined under part F of title IV.

\'(c) TREATMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL PAYMENTS - An institution of higher
education that makes institutional payments for tuition and fees on
behalf of individuals supported by fellowships under this subpart in
amounts that exceed the institutional payments made by the Secretary
pursuant to section 716(a) may count such excess toward the amounts the
institution is required to provide pursuant to section 714(b)(2).

\'(d) ACADEMIC PROGRESS REQUIRED - Notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection (a), no student shall receive an award\--

\'(1) except during periods in which such student is maintaining
satisfactory progress in, and devoting essentially full time to, study
or research in the field in which such fellowship was awarded; or

> \'(2) if the student is engaging in gainful employment other than
> part-time employment involved in teaching, research, or similar
> activities determined by the institution to be in support of the
> student\'s progress towards a degree.

\'SEC. 715. ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR COST OF EDUCATION.

\'(a) INSTITUTIONAL PAYMENTS -

> \'(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall (in addition to stipends paid to
> individuals under this subpart) pay to the institution of higher
> education, for each individual awarded a fellowship under this subpart
> at such institution, an institutional allowance. Except as provided in
> paragraph (2), such allowance shall be, for 1999-2000 and succeeding
> academic years, the same amount as the institutional payment made for
> 1998-1999 adjusted annually thereafter in accordance with inflation as
> determined by the Department of Labor\'s Consumer Price Index for the
> previous calendar year.
>
> \'(2) REDUCTION- The institutional allowance paid under paragraph (1)
> shall be reduced by the amount the institution charges and collects
> from a fellowship recipient for tuition and other expenses as part of
> the recipient\'s instructional program.

\'(b) USE FOR OVERHEAD PROHIBITED- Funds made available pursuant to this
subpart may not be used for the general operational overhead of the
academic department or program.

\'SEC. 716. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

\'There are authorized to be appropriated \$35,000,000 for fiscal year
1999 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding
fiscal years to carry out this subpart.

\[Code of Federal Regulations\]

\[Title 34, Volume 3\]

\[Revised as of July 1, 2002\]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

\[CITE: 34CFR648.1\]

# TITLE 34\--EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

**PART 648\--GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED**

### Subpart A\--General

Sec. 648.1 What is the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
program?

The Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program provides
fellowships through academic departments of institutions of higher
education to assist graduate students of superior ability who
demonstrate financial need.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135a)

\[58 FR 65842, Dec. 16, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 13487, Mar. 18, 1999\]

## Sec. 648.2 Who is eligible for a grant?

\(a\) The Secretary awards grants to the following:

\(1\) Any academic department of an institution of higher education that
provides a course of study that\--

\(i\) Leads to a graduate degree in an area of national need; and

\(ii\) Has been in existence for at least four years at the time of an
application for a grant under this part.

\(2\) An academic department of an institution of higher education
that\--

\(i\) Satisfies the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section;
and

\(ii\) Submits a joint application with one or more eligible
non-degree-granting institutions that have formal arrangements for the
support of doctoral dissertation research with one or more
degree-granting institutions.

\(b\) A formal arrangement under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section is
a written agreement between a degree-granting institution and an
eligible non-degree-granting institution whereby the degree-granting
institution accepts students from the eligible non-degree-granting
institution as doctoral degree candidates with the intention of awarding
these students doctorates in an area of national need.

\(c\) The Secretary does not award a grant under this part for study at
a school or department of divinity.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135a)

Sec. 648.3 What activities may the Secretary fund?

\(a\) The Secretary awards grants to institutions of higher education to
fund fellowships in one or more areas of national need.

(b)(1) For the purposes of this part, the Secretary designates areas of
national need from the academic areas listed in the appendix to this
part or from the resulting inter-disciplines.

\(2\) The Secretary announces these areas of national need in a notice
published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135a)

## Sec. 648.4 What is included in the grant?

Each grant awarded by the Secretary consists of the following:

\(a\) The stipends paid by the Secretary through the institution of
higher education to fellows. The stipend provides an allowance to a
fellow for the fellow\'s (and his or her dependents\') subsistence and
other expenses.

\(b\) The institutional payments paid by the Secretary to the
institution of higher education to be applied against each fellow\'s
tuition, fees, and the costs listed in Sec. 648.62(b).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135c, 1135d)

Sec. 648.5 What is the amount of a grant?

\(a\) The amount of a grant to an academic department may not be less
than \$100,000 and may not be more than \$750,000 in a fiscal year.

\(b\) In any fiscal year, no academic department may receive more than
\$750,000 as an aggregate total of new and continuing grants.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135)

Sec. 648.6 What is the duration of a grant?

The duration of a grant awarded under this part is a maximum of three
annual budget periods during a three-year (36-month) project period.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135)

Sec. 648.7 What is the institutional matching contribution?

An institution shall provide, from non-Federal funds, an institutional
matching contribution equal to at least 25 percent of the amount of the
grant received under this part, for the uses indicated in Sec. 648.63.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135b, 1135c)

**Sec. 648.8 What regulations apply?**

The following regulations apply to this program:

\(a\) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) as follows:

\(1\) 34 CFR part 74 (Administration of Grants to Institutions of Higher
Education, Hospitals, and Nonprofit Organizations).

\(2\) 34 CFR part 75 (Direct Grant Programs).

\(3\) 34 CFR part 77 (Definitions that Apply to Department Regulations).

\(4\) 34 CFR part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of Department of
Education Programs and Activities).

\(5\) 34 CFR part 82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying).

\(6\) 34 CFR part 85 (Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension
(Non-procurement) and Government-wide Requirements for Drug-Free
Workplace (Grants)).

\(7\) 34 CFR part 86 (Drug-Free Schools and Campuses).

\(b\) The regulations in this part.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135)

**Sec. 648.9 What definitions apply?**

\(a\) *Definitions in EDGAR*.. The following terms used in this part are
defined in 34 CFR 77.1:

Applicant Equipment

Application Grant

Award Nonprofit

Budget Project period

Budget period Secretary

Department Supplies

EDGAR

\(b\) *Other definitions*. The following definitions also apply to this
part:

**Academic department** means any department, program, unit, or any
other administrative subdivision of an institution of higher education
that\--

\(i\) Directly administers or supervises post-baccalaureate instruction
in a specific discipline; and

\(ii\) Has the authority to award academic course credit acceptable to
meet degree requirements at an institution of higher education.

**Academic field** means an area of study in an academic department
within an institution of higher education other than a school or

department of divinity.

**Academic year** means the 12-month period commencing with the fall
instructional term of the institution.

Application period means the period in which the Secretary solicits
applications for this program.

**Discipline** means a branch of instruction or learning.

**Eligible non-degree granting institution** means any institution
that\--

\(i\) Conducts post-baccalaureate academic programs of study but does
not award doctoral degrees in an area of national need;

\(ii\) Is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and is exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the Code;

\(iii\) Is organized and operated substantially to conduct scientific
and cultural research and graduate training programs;

\(iv\) Is not a private foundation;

\(v\) Has academic personnel for instruction and counseling who meet the
standards of the institution of higher education in which the

students are enrolled; and

\(vi\) Has necessary research resources not otherwise readily available
in the institutions in which students are enrolled.

**Fees** mean non-refundable charges paid by a graduate student for
services, materials, and supplies that are not included within the
tuition charged by the institution in which the student is enrolled.

**Fellow** means a recipient of a fellowship under this part.

**Fellowship** means an award made by an institution of higher education
to an individual for graduate study under this part at the institution
of higher education.

**Financial need** means the fellow\'s financial need as determined
under title IV, part F, of the HEA for the period of the fellow\'s
enrollment

in the approved academic field of study for which the fellowship was
awarded.

**General operational overhead** means non-instructional expenses
incurred by an academic department in the normal administration and

conduct of its academic program, including the costs of supervision,
recruitment, capital outlay, debt service, indirect costs, or any other
costs not included in the determination of tuition and non-refundable
fee charges.

**Graduate student** means an individual enrolled in a program of
post-baccalaureate study at an institution of higher education.

**Graduate study** means any program of post-baccalaureate study at an
institution of higher education.

**HEA** means the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

**Highest possible degree available** means a doctorate in an academic
field or a master\'s degree, professional degree, or other post-

baccalaureate degree if a doctorate is not available in that academic
field.

**Institution of higher education (Institution)** means an institution
of higher education, other than a school or department of divinity, as
defined in section 1201(a) of the HEA.

**Inter-discipline** means a course of study that involves academic
fields in two or more disciplines.

**Minority** means Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian American,
Black (African-American), Hispanic American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific
Islander.

**Multi-disciplinary application** means an application that requests
fellowships for more than a single academic department in areas of

national need designated as priorities by the Secretary under this part.

**Project** means the activities necessary to assist, whether from grant
funds or institutional resources, fellows in the successful completion

of their designated educational programs.

**Satisfactory progress** means that a fellow meets or exceeds the
institution\'s criteria and standards established for a graduate
student\'s continued status as an applicant for the graduate degree in
the academic field for which the fellowship was awarded.

**School or department of divinity** means an institution, or an
academic department of an institution, whose program is specifically for

the education of students to prepare them to become ministers of
religion or to enter into some other religious vocation or to prepare

them to teach theological subjects.

**Students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds** mean women

and minorities who traditionally are underrepresented in areas of
national need as designated by the Secretary.

**Supervised training** means training provided to fellows under the
guidance and direction of faculty in the academic department.

**Tuition** means the charge for instruction by the institution of
higher education in which the fellow is enrolled.

**Underrepresented in areas of national need** means proportionate
representation as measured by degree recipients, that is less than the

proportionate representation in the general population, as indicated
by\--

\(i\) The most current edition of the Department\'s Digest of
Educational Statistics;

\(ii\) The National Research Council\'s Doctorate Recipients from United
States Universities;

\(iii\) Other standard statistical references, as announced annually in
the Federal Register notice inviting applications for new awards

under this program; or

\(iv\) As documented by national survey data submitted to and accepted
by the Secretary on a case-by-case basis.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135d)

Subpart B\--How Does an Institution of Higher Education Apply for a
Grant?

Sec. 648.20 How does an institution of higher education apply for a
grant?

\(a\) To apply for a grant under this part, an institution of higher
education shall submit an application that responds to the appropriate

selection criteria in Sec. 648.31.

\(b\) In addition, an application for a grant must\--

\(1\) Describe the current academic program for which the grant is
sought;

\(2\) Request a specific number of fellowships to be awarded on a
full-time basis for the academic year covered under the grant in each

academic field included in the application;

\(3\) Set forth policies and procedures to ensure that in making
fellowship awards under this part the institution will seek talented
students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds;

\(4\) Set forth policies and procedures to assure that in making
fellowship awards under this part the institution will make awards to
individuals who satisfy the requirements of Sec. 648.40;

\(5\) Set forth policies and procedures to ensure that Federal funds
made available under this part for any fiscal year will be used to
supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that
otherwise would be made available for the purposes of this part and, in
no case, to supplant those funds;

\(6\) Provide assurances that the institution will provide the
institutional matching contribution described in Sec. 648.7;

\(7\) Provide assurances that, in the event that funds made available to
the academic department under this part are insufficient to provide the
assistance due a student under the commitment entered into between the
academic department and the student, the academic department will, from
any funds available to it, fulfill the commitment to the student;

\(8\) Provide that the institution will comply with the requirements in
subpart F; and

\(9\) Provide assurances that the academic department will provide at
least one year of supervised training in instruction to students

receiving fellowships under this program.

\(c\) In any application period, an academic department may not submit
more than one application for new awards.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1840-0604)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135b)

\[58 FR 65842, Dec. 16, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 13487, Mar. 18, 1999\]

Subpart C\--How Does the Secretary Make an Award?

Sec. 648.30 How does the Secretary evaluate an application?

\(a\) The Secretary evaluates an application on the basis of the
criteria in Sec. 648.31.

\(b\) The Secretary awards up to 100 points for these criteria.

\(c\) The maximum possible score for each criterion is indicated in
parentheses.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135b)

Sec. 648.31 What selection criteria does the Secretary use?

The Secretary uses the following criteria to evaluate an application:

\(a\) **Meeting the purposes of the program***.* (7 points) The
Secretary reviews each application to determine how well the project
will meet the

purposes of the program, including the extent to which\--

\(1\) The applicant\'s general and specific objectives for the project
are realistic and measurable;

\(2\) The applicant\'s objectives for the project seek to sustain and
enhance the capacity for teaching and research at the institution and at

State, regional, or national levels;

\(3\) The applicant\'s objectives seek to institute policies and
procedures to ensure the enrollment of talented graduate students from
traditionally underrepresented backgrounds; and

\(4\) The applicant\'s objectives seek to institute policies and
procedures to ensure that it will award fellowships to individuals who
satisfy the requirements of Sec. 648.40.

\(b\) **Extent of need for the project.** (5 points) The Secretary
considers the extent to which a grant under the program is needed by the
academic department by considering\--

\(1\) How the applicant identified the problems that form the specific
needs of the project;

\(2\) The specific problems to be resolved by successful realization of
the goals and objectives of the project; and

\(3\) How increasing the number of fellowships will meet the specific
and general objectives of the project.

\(c\) **Quality of the graduate academic program.** (25 points) The
Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality of the

current graduate academic program for which project funding is sought,
including\--

\(1\) The course offerings and academic requirements for the graduate
program;

\(2\) The qualifications of the faculty, including education, research
interest, publications, teaching ability, and accessibility to graduate
students;

\(3\) The focus and capacity for research; and

\(4\) Any other evidence the applicant deems appropriate to demonstrate
the quality of its academic program.

\(d\) **Quality of the supervised teaching experience.** (5 points) The
Secretary reviews each application to determine the quality of the

teaching experience the applicant plans to provide fellows under this
program, including the extent to which the project\--

\(1\) Provides each fellow with the required supervised training in
instruction;

\(2\) Provides adequate instruction on effective teaching techniques;

\(3\) Provides extensive supervision of each fellow\'s teaching
performance; and

\(4\) Provides adequate and appropriate evaluation of the fellow\'s
teaching performance.

\(e\) **Recruitment plan.** (10 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of the applicant\'s recruitment

plan, including\--

\(1\) How the applicant plans to identify, recruit, and retain students
from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in the academic

program for which fellowships are sought;

\(2\) How the applicant plans to identify eligible students for
fellowships;

\(3\) The past success of the academic department in enrolling talented
graduate students from traditionally underrepresented

backgrounds; and

\(4\) The past success of the academic department in enrolling talented
graduate students for its academic program.

\(f\) **Project administration.** (7 points) The Secretary reviews the
quality of the proposed project administration, including\--

\(1\) How the applicant will select fellows, including how the applicant
will ensure that project participants who are otherwise eligible to
participate are selected without regard to race, color, national origin,
religion, gender, age, or disabling condition;

\(2\) How the applicant proposes to monitor whether a fellow is making
satisfactory progress toward the degree for which the fellowship has

been awarded;

\(3\) How the applicant proposes to identify and meet the academic needs
of fellows;

\(4\) How the applicant proposes to maintain enrollment of graduate
students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds; and

\(5\) The extent to which the policies and procedures the applicant
proposes to institute for administering the project are likely to ensure

efficient and effective project implementation, including assistance to
and oversight of the project director.

\(g\) **Institutional commitment.** (14 points) The Secretary reviews
each application for evidence that\--

\(1\) The applicant will provide, from any funds available to it,
sufficient funds to support the financial needs of the fellows if the
funds made available under the program are insufficient;

\(2\) The institution\'s social and academic environment is supportive
of the academic success of students from traditionally underrepresented
backgrounds on the applicant\'s campus;

\(3\) Students receiving fellowships under this program will receive
stipend support for the time necessary to complete their courses of
study, but in no case longer than 5 years; and

\(4\) The applicant demonstrates a financial commitment, including the
nature and amount of the institutional matching contribution, and other

institutional commitments that are likely to ensure the continuation of
project activities for a significant period of time following the period

in which the project receives Federal financial assistance.

\(h\) **Quality of key personnel.** (5 points) The Secretary reviews
each application to determine the quality of key personnel the applicant

plans to use on the project, including\--

\(1\) The qualifications of the project director;

\(2\) The qualifications of other key personnel to be used in the
project;

\(3\) The time commitment of key personnel, including the project
director, to the project; and

\(4\) How the applicant, as part of its nondiscriminatory employment
practices, will ensure that its personnel are selected without regard to
race, color, national origin, religion,

gender, age, or disabling condition, except pursuant to a lawful
affirmative action plan.

\(i\) **Budget.** (5 points) The Secretary reviews each application to
determine the extent to which\--

\(1\) The applicant shows a clear understanding of the acceptable uses
of program funds; and

\(2\) The costs of the project are reasonable in relation to the
objectives of the project.

\(j\) **Evaluation plan.** (12 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the quality of the evaluation plan for the
project, including the extent to which the applicant\'s methods of
evaluation\--

\(1\) Relate to the specific goals and measurable objectives of the
project;

\(2\) Assess the effect of the project on the students receiving
fellowships under this program, including the effect on persons of

different racial and ethnic backgrounds, genders, and ages, and on
persons with disabilities who are served by the project;

\(3\) List both process and product evaluation questions for each
project activity and outcome, including those of the management plan;

\(4\) Describe both the process and product evaluation measures for each
project activity and outcome;

\(5\) Describe the data collection procedures, instruments, and
schedules for effective data collection;

\(6\) Describe how the applicant will analyze and report the data so
that it can make adjustments and improvements on a regular basis; and

\(7\) Include a time-line chart that relates key evaluation processes
and benchmarks to other project component processes and benchmarks.

\(k\) **Adequacy of resources.** (5 points) The Secretary reviews each
application to determine the adequacy of the resources that the
applicant makes available to graduate students receiving fellowships
under this program, including facilities, equipment, and supplies.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1840-0604)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135c)

Sec. 648.32 What additional factors does the Secretary consider?

\(a\) **Continuation awards.** (1) Before funding new applications, the
Secretary gives preference to grantees requesting their second or third

year of funding.

\(2\) If appropriations for this program are insufficient to fund all
continuation grantees for the second and third years at the approved

funding level, the Secretary prorates the available funds, if any, among
the continuation grantees and, if necessary, awards continuation grants
of less than \$100,000.

\(b\) **Equitable distribution**. In awarding grants, the Secretary
will, consistent with an allocation of awards based on the quality of

competing applications, ensure the following:

\(1\) An equitable geographic distribution of grants to eligible
applicant institutions of higher education.

\(2\) An equitable distribution of grants to eligible applicant public
and eligible applicant private institutions of higher education.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135c)

Sec. 648.33 What priorities and absolute preferences does the Secretary
establish?

\(a\) For each application period, the Secretary establishes as an area
of national need and gives absolute preference to one or more of the
general disciplines and sub-disciplines listed as priorities in the
appendix to this part or the resulting inter-disciplines.

\(b\) The Secretary announces the absolute preferences in a notice
published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135a)

## Subpart D\--How Are Fellows Selected?

Sec. 648.40 How does an academic department select fellows?

\(a\) In selecting individuals to receive fellowships, an academic
department shall consider only individuals who\--

\(1\) Are currently enrolled as graduate students, have been accepted at
the grantee institution, or are enrolled or accepted as graduate
students at an eligible non-degree-granting institution;

\(2\) Are of superior ability;

\(3\) Have an excellent academic record;

\(4\) Have financial need;

\(5\) Are planning to pursue the highest possible degree available in
their course of study;

\(6\) Are planning a career in teaching or research;

\(7\) Are not ineligible to receive assistance under 34 CFR 75.60; and

(8)(i) Are United States citizens or nationals;

\(ii\) Are permanent residents of the United States;

\(iii\) Provide evidence from the Immigration and Naturalization Service
that they are in the United States for other than a temporary purpose
with the intention of becoming permanent residents; or

\(iv\) Are citizens of any one of the Freely Associated States.

\(b\) An individual who satisfies the eligibility criteria in paragraph
(a) of this section, but who attends an institution that does not offer
the highest possible degree available in the individual\'s course of
study, is eligible for a fellowship if the individual plans to attend
subsequently an institution that offers this degree.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135b)

\[58 FR 65842, Dec. 16, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 13487, Mar. 18, 1999\]

Sec. 648.41 How does an individual apply for a fellowship?

An individual shall apply directly to an academic department of an
institution of higher education that has received a grant.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135c)

Subpart E\--How Does the Secretary Distribute Funds?

Sec. 648.50 What are the Secretary\'s payment procedures?

\(a\) The Secretary awards to the institution of higher education a
stipend and an institutional payment for each individual awarded a
fellowship under this part.

\(b\) If an academic department of an institution of higher education is
unable to use all of the amounts available to it under this part, the

Secretary reallots the amounts not used to academic departments of other
institutions of higher education for use in the academic year following
the date of the reallotment.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135a, 1135c, 1135d)

**Sec. 648.51 What is the amount of a stipend?**

\(a\) For a fellowship initially awarded for an academic year prior to
the academic year 1993-94, the institution shall pay the fellow a
stipend in an amount that equals the fellow\'s financial need or
\$10,000, whichever is less.

\(b\) For a fellowship initially awarded for the academic year 1993-94,
or any succeeding academic year, the institution shall pay the fellow a
stipend at a level of support equal to that provided by the National
Science Foundation graduate fellowships, except that this amount must be
adjusted as necessary so as not to exceed the fellow\'s demonstrated
level of financial need as determined under part F of title IV of the
HEA. The Secretary announces the amount of the stipend in a notice
published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135c)

\[58 FR 65842, Dec. 16, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 13487, Mar. 18, 1999\]

Sec. 648.52 What is the amount of the institutional payment?

\(a\) For academic year 1998-1999, the amount of the institutional
payment received by an institution of higher education for each student

awarded a fellowship at the institution is \$10,222. Thereafter, the
Secretary adjusts the amount of the institutional payment annually in

accordance with inflation as determined by the United States Department
of Labor\'s Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year. The

Secretary announces the amount of the institutional payment in a notice
published in the Federal Register.

\(b\) The institutional allowance paid under paragraph (a) of this
section is reduced by the amount the institution charges and collects
from a fellowship recipient for tuition and other expenses as part of
the recipient\'s instructional program.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135d)

\[58 FR 65842, Dec. 16, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 13487, Mar. 18, 1999\]

Subpart F\--What Are the Administrative Responsibilities of the
Institution?

Sec. 648.60 When does an academic department make a commitment to a
fellow to provide stipend support?

\(a\) An academic department makes a commitment to a fellow at any point
in his or her graduate study for the length of time necessary for the
fellow to complete the course of graduate study, but in no case longer
than five years.

\(b\) An academic department shall not make a commitment under paragraph
(a) of this section to provide stipend support unless the academic
department has determined that adequate funds are available to fulfill
the commitment either from funds received or anticipated under this part
or from institutional funds.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135c)

Sec. 648.61 How must the academic department supervise the training of
fellows?

The institution shall provide to fellows at least one academic year of
supervised training in instruction at the graduate or undergraduate

level at the schedule of at least one-half-time teaching assistant.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135b)

Sec. 648.62 How can the institutional payment be used?

\(a\) The institutional payment must be first applied against a
fellow\'s tuition and fees.

\(b\) After payment of a fellow\'s tuition and fees, the institutional
payment may be applied against educational expenses of the fellow that

are not covered by tuition and fees and are related to the academic
program in which the fellow is enrolled. These expenses include the

following:

\(1\) Costs for rental or purchase of any books, materials, or supplies
required of students in the same course of study.

\(2\) Costs of computer hardware, project specific software, and other
equipment prorated by the length of the student\'s fellowship over the

reasonable life of the equipment.

\(3\) Membership fees of professional associations.

\(4\) Travel and per diem to professional association meetings and
registration fees.

\(5\) International travel, per diem, and registration fees to
participate in educational activities.

\(6\) Expenses incurred in research.

\(7\) Costs of reproducing and binding of educational products.

\(c\) The institutional payment must supplement and, to the extent
practical, increase the funds that would otherwise be made available for
the purpose of the program and, in no case, to supplant institutional
funds currently available for fellowships.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135b, 1135d)

Sec. 648.63 How can the institutional matching contribution be used?

\(a\) The institutional matching contribution may be used to\--

\(1\) Provide additional fellowships to graduate students who are not
already receiving fellowships under this part and who satisfy the

requirements of Sec. 648.40;

\(2\) Pay for tuition, fees, and the costs listed in Sec. 648.62(b);

\(3\) Pay for costs of providing a fellow\'s instruction that are not
included in the tuition or fees paid to the institution in which the
fellow is enrolled; and

\(4\) Supplement the stipend received by a fellow under Sec. 648.51 in
an amount not to exceed a fellow\'s financial need.

\(b\) An institution may not use its institutional matching contribution
to fund fellowships that were funded by the institution prior to the
award of the grant.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135b, 1135c)

**Sec. 648.64 What are unallowable costs?**

Neither grant funds nor the institutional matching funds may be used to
pay for general operational overhead costs of the academic department.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135, 1135d)

Sec. 648.65 How does the institution of higher education disburse and
return funds?

\(a\) An institution that receives a grant shall disburse a stipend to a
fellow in accordance with its regular payment schedule, but shall not
make less than one payment per academic term.

\(b\) If a fellow withdraws from an institution before completion of an
academic term, the institution may award the fellowship to another

individual who satisfies the requirements in Sec. 648.40.

\(c\) If a fellowship is vacated or discontinued for any period of time,
the institution shall return a prorated portion of the institutional
payment and unexpended stipend funds to the Secretary,

unless the Secretary authorizes the use of those funds for a subsequent
project period. The institution shall return the prorated portion of the

institutional payment and unexpended stipend funds at a time and in a
manner determined by the Secretary.

\(d\) If a fellow withdraws from an institution before the completion of
the academic term for which he or she received a stipend installment,

the fellow shall return a prorated portion of the stipend installment to
the institution at a time and in a manner determined by the Secretary.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135c, 1135d)

**Sec. 648.66 What records and reports are required from the
institution?**

\(a\) An institution of higher education that receives a grant shall
provide to the Secretary, prior to the receipt of grant funds for

disbursement to a fellow, a certification that the fellow is enrolled
in, is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full
time to study in the academic field for which the grant was made.

\(b\) An institution of higher education that receives a grant shall
keep records necessary to establish\--

\(1\) That each student receiving a fellowship satisfies the eligibility
requirements in Sec. 648.40;

\(2\) The time and amount of all disbursements and return of stipend
payments;

\(3\) The appropriate use of the institutional payment; and

\(4\) That assurances, policies, and procedures provided in its
application have been satisfied.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
1840-0604)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135-1135d)

Subpart G\--What Conditions Must Be Met by a Fellow After an Award?

Sec. 648.70 What conditions must be met by a fellow?

To continue to be eligible for a fellowship, a fellow must\--

\(a\) Maintain satisfactory progress in the program for which the
fellowship was awarded;

\(b\) Devote essentially full time to study or research in the academic
field in which the fellowship was awarded; and

\(c\) Not engage in gainful employment, except on a part-time basis in
teaching, research, or similar activities determined by the academic

department to be in support of the fellow\'s progress toward a degree.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135c)

## Appendix to Part 648\--Academic Areas

The Secretary may give an absolute preference to any of the academic
areas listed as disciplines or subdisciplines below, or the resulting
inter-disciplines. The list was derived from the Classification of
Instructional Programs (CIP) developed by the Office of Educational

Research and Improvement of the U.S. Department of Education and
includes the instructional programs that may constitute courses of
studies toward graduate degrees. The code number to the left of each
discipline and subdiscipline is the Department\'s identification code
for that particular type of instructional program.

05\. Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies

05.01 Area Studies

05.02 Ethnic and Cultural Studies

11\. Computer and Information Sciences

> 11.01 Computer and Information Sciences, General

11.02 Computer Programming

11.04 Information Sciences and Systems

11.05 Computer Systems Analysis

11.07 Computer Science

13\. Education

13.01 Education, General

13.02 Bilingual/Bicultural Education

13.03 Curriculum and Instruction

> 13.04 Education Administration and Supervision
>
> 13.05 Educational/Instructional Media Design
>
> 13.06 Educational Evaluation, Research, and Statistics
>
> 13.07 International and Comparative Education

13.08 Educational Psychology

9.  Social and Philosophical Foundations

> of Education

13.10 Special Education

> 13.11 Student Counseling and Personnel
>
> Services

13.12 General Teacher Education

13.13 Teacher Education, Specific Academic,

and Vocational Programs

> 13.14 Teaching English as a Second Language/Foreign Language

14\. Engineering

14.01 Engineering, General

2.  Aerospace, Aeronautical, and

> Astronautical Engineering

14.03 Agricultural Engineering

14.04 Architectural Engineering

5.  Bioengineering and Biomedical

> Engineering

14.06 Ceramic Sciences and Engineering

14.07 Chemical Engineering

14.08 Civil Engineering

14.09 Computer Engineering

10. Electrical, Electronic, and

> Communications Engineering

14.11 Engineering Mechanics

14.12 Engineering Physics

14.13 Engineering Science

14. Environmental/Environmental Health

> Engineering

14.15 Geological Engineering

14.16 Geophysical Engineering

14.17 Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

14.18 Materials Engineering

14.19 Mechanical Engineering

14.20 Metallurgical Engineering

14.21 Mining and Mineral Engineering

22. Naval Architecture and Marine

> Engineering

14.23 Nuclear Engineering

14.24 Ocean Engineering

14.25 Petroleum Engineering

14.27 Systems Engineering

14.28 Textile Sciences and Engineering

14.29 Engineering Design

14.30 Engineering/Industrial Management

14.31 Materials Science

14.32 Polymer/Plastics Engineering

16\. Foreign Languages

16.01 Foreign Languages and Literatures

3.  East and Southeast Asian Languages

> and Literatures

4.  East European Languages and

> Literatures

16.05 Germanic Languages and Literatures

16.06 Greek Languages and Literatures

16.07 South Asian Languages and Literatures

16.09 Romance Languages and Literatures

11. Middle Eastern Languages and

> Literatures

12. Classical and Ancient Near Eastern

> Languages and Literatures

22\. Law and Legal Studies

1.  Law and Legal Studies

25\. Library Science

25.01 Library Science/Librarianship

25.03 Library Assistant

26\. Biological Sciences/Life Sciences

26.01 Biology, General

26.02 Biochemistry and Biophysics

26.03 Botany

26.04 Cell and Molecular Biology

26.05 Microbiology/Bacteriology

6.  Miscellaneous Biological

> Specializations

26.07 Zoology

27\. Mathematics

27.01 Mathematics

27.03 Applied Mathematics

27.05 Mathematic Statistics

40\. Physical Sciences

40.01 Physical Sciences, General

40.02 Astronomy

40.03 Astrophysics

4.  Atmospheric Sciences and

> Meteorology

40.05 Chemistry

40.06 Geological and Related Sciences

40.07 Miscellaneous Physical Sciences

40.08 Physics

42\. Psychology

42.01 Psychology

42.02 Clinical Psychology

3.  Cognitive Psychology and

> Psycholinguistics

42.04 Community Psychology

42.06 Counseling Psychology

42.07 Developmental and Child Psychology

42.08 Experimental Psychology

9.  Industrial and Organizational

> Psychology
>
> 42.11 Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology

42.16 Social Psychology

42.17 School Psychology

50\. Visual and Performing Arts

50.01 Visual and Performing Arts

50.02 Crafts, Folk Art, and Artisanry

50.03 Dance

50.04 Design and Applied Arts

50.05 Dramatic/Theater Arts and Stagecraft

50.06 Film/Video and Photographic Arts

50.07 Fine Arts and Art Studies

50.09 Music

51\. Health Professions and Related Sciences

51.01 Chiropractic (D.C., D.C.M.)

2.  Communication Disorders Sciences

> and Services

51.03 Community Health Services

51.04 Dentistry (D.D.S., D.M.D.)

5.  Dental Clinical Sciences/Graduate

> Dentistry (M.S., Ph.D.) 51.06 Dental Services51.07 Health and Medical
> Administrative
>
> Services

51.08 Health and Medical Assistants

9.  Health and Medical Diagnostic and

> Treatment Services

10. Health and Medical Laboratory

> Technologies/Technicians

11. Health and Medical Preparatory

> Programs

51.12 Medicine (M.D.)

51.13 Medical Basic Science

51.14 Medical Clinical Services (M.S., Ph.D)

51.15 Mental Health Services

51.16 Nursing

51.17 Optometry (O.D.)

51.18 Ophthalmic/Optometric Services

51.19 Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

51.20 Pharmacy

51.21 Podiatry (D.P.M., D.P., Pod.D.)

51.22 Public Health

51.23 Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services

51.24 Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.)

51.25 Veterinary Clinical Services

51.27 Miscellaneous Health Professions

**STATE SINGLE POINTS OF CONTACT (SPOCs)**

It is estimated that in 2004 the Federal Government will outlay \$400
billion in grants to State and local governments. Executive Order 12372,
\"Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs,\" was issued with the
desire to foster the intergovernmental partnership and strengthen
federalism by relying on State and local processes for the coordination
and review of proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal
development. The Order allows each State to designate an entity to
perform this function. Below is the official list of those entities. For
those States that have a home page for their designated entity, a direct
link has been provided on the official version:
<http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html>.

**States that are not listed on this page have chosen not to participate
in the intergovernmental review process, and therefore do not have a
SPOC. If you are located within one of these States, you may still send
application materials directly to a Federal awarding agency.**

Contact information for Federal agencies that award grants can be found
in [The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Contents
Page](http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_CATALOG_DYN.show).
You can access Appendix IV by Agency
\[http://12.46.245.173/CFDA/appx4_web.pdf\] or by State
\[http://12.46.245.173/CFDA/appx4_web_state.pdf\].

+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [**ARKANSAS**](http://www.whit    | [*                               |
| ehouse.gov/goodbye/45b34a17bcc01d | *CALIFORNIA**](http://www.whiteh |
| 55a678350a2eedaddd1856d98d.html)\ | ouse.gov/goodbye/cf1a58b969f7b06 |
| Tracy L. Copeland\                | 470a7931ed7e9581c5e8fab5c.html)\ |
| Manager, State Clearinghouse\     | Grants Coordination\             |
| Office of Intergovernmental       | State Clearinghouse\             |
| Services\                         | Office of Planning and Research\ |
| Department of Finance and Admin.\ | P.O. Box 3044, Room 222\         |
| 1515 W. 7th St., Room 412\        | Sacramento, California           |
| Little Rock, Arkansas 72203\      | 95812-3044\                      |
| Telephone: (501) 682-1074\        | Telephone: (916) 445-0613\       |
| Fax: (501) 682-5206\              | Fax: (916) 323-3018\             |
| [tlcopeland@dfa.state.ar.us](ma   | <state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov> |
| ilto:tlcopeland@dfa.state.ar.us ) |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [**DELAWARE**](http://www.whit    | [**DISTRICT OF                   |
| ehouse.gov/goodbye/6933b8af48e27a | COLUMBIA**](http://www.whiteh    |
| 67ce4a28e97c0c66e0dc7d9e4d.html)\ | ouse.gov/goodbye/cd10d790887e7f4 |
| Sandra R. Stump\                  | a2796ea8d1b5efeb46b979ca1.html)\ |
| Executive Department\             | Marlene Jefferson\               |
| Office of the Budget\             | DC Government Office of          |
| 540 S. Dupont Highway, 3rd Floor\ | Partnerships                     |
| Dover, Delaware 19901\            |                                  |
| Telephone: (302) 739-3323\        | And Grants Development\          |
| Fax: (302) 739-5661\              | 441 4th Street, NW\              |
| [sandy.stump@state.de.us]         | Washington, DC 20001\            |
| (mailto:sandy.stump@state.de.us ) | Telephone: (202) 727-6518\       |
|                                   | Fax: (202) 727-1652\             |
|                                   | [marle                           |
|                                   | ne.Jefferson@dc.gov]{.underline} |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [**FLORIDA**](http://www.whit     | [**GEORGIA**](http://www.whiteh  |
| ehouse.gov/goodbye/63b38d2041cfd8 | ouse.gov/goodbye/898508bd9ea5e42 |
| b0b37935b1583b944fd8efc98f.html)\ | 9192b9f78d3792fca2fc79701.html)\ |
| Lauren P. Milligan\               | Barbara Jackson\                 |
| Florida State Clearinghouse\      | Georgia State Clearinghouse\     |
| Florida Dept. of Environmental    | 270 Washington Street, SW, 8^th^ |
| Protection\                       | Floor\                           |
| 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., Mail     | Atlanta, Georgia 30334\          |
| Station 47\                       | Telephone: (404) 656-3855\       |
| Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000\  | Fax: (404) 656-7901\             |
| Telephone: (850) 245-2161\        | <gach@mail.opb.state.ga.us>      |
| Fax: (850) 245-2190\              |                                  |
| <Lauren.Milligan@dep.state.fl.us> |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [**ILLINOIS**](http://www.whit    | **IOWA**\                        |
| ehouse.gov/goodbye/4ca59f3262146f | Kathy Mable\                     |
| 0bf55304cd9d98d8b5485a0dd8.html)\ | Iowa Department of Management    |
| Roukaya McCaffrey\                |                                  |
| Department of Commerce and\       | State Capitol Building Room G    |
|    Economic Opportunities\        | 12\                              |
| 620 East Adams, 6th Floor\        | 1007 E Grand Avenue\             |
| Springfield, Illinois 62701\      | Des Moines, Iowa 50319\          |
| Telephone: (217) 524-0188\        | Telephone: (515) 242-8834\       |
| Fax: (217) 558-0473\              | Fax: (515) 242-5897\             |
| [roukaya_mcc                      | <Kathy.Mable@iowa.gov>           |
| affrey@illinoisbiz.biz](mailto:ro |                                  |
| ukaya_mccaffrey@illinoisbiz.biz ) |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **KENTUCKY**\                     | **MAINE**\                       |
| Ron Cook\                         | Joyce Benson\                    |
| The Govenor's Office for Local    | State Planning Office\           |
| Development\                      | 184 State Street\                |
| 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite  | 38 State House Station\          |
| 340\                              | Augusta, Maine 04333\            |
| Frankfort, Kentucky 40601\        | Telephone: (207) 287-3261\       |
| Telephone: (502) 573-2382/(800)   | (direct): (207) 287-1461\        |
| 346-5606\                         | Fax: (207) 287-6489\             |
| Fax: (502) 573-2512\              | <joyce.benson@state.me.us>       |
| [R]{.underli                      |                                  |
| ne}<on.cook@Ky.>[Gov]{.underline} |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [**MARYLAND**](http://www.whit    | **MICHIGAN**\                    |
| ehouse.gov/goodbye/53cef4f1cabeea | Richard Pfaff\                   |
| f32421c742009c1247dcd9e156.html)\ | Southeast Michigan Council of    |
| Linda C. Janey, J.D.\             | Governments\                     |
| Director, Capital Planning and    | 535 Griswold, Suite 300\         |
|                                   | Detroit, Michigan 48226\         |
| Development Review\               | Telephone: (313) 961-4266\       |
| Maryland Department of Planning\  | Fax: (313) 961-4869\             |
| 301 West Preston Street, Room     | <pfaff@semcog.org>               |
| 1104\                             |                                  |
| Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2305\   |                                  |
| Telephone: (410) 767-4490\        |                                  |
| Fax: (410) 767-4480\              |                                  |
| <linda@mail.op.state.md.us>       |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **MISSISSIPPI**\                  | [**MISSOURI**](http://www.whiteh |
| Mildred Tharpe\                   | ouse.gov/goodbye/d151d8f3a7c159b |
| Clearinghouse Officer\            | 03c222c07d79e8d0b1fdccdc4.html)\ |
| Department of Finance and         | Federal Assistance               |
| Administration\                   | Clearinghouse\                   |
| 1301 Woolfolk Building, Suite E\  | Office of Administration\        |
| 501 North West Street\            | P.O. Box 809\                    |
| Jackson, Mississippi 39201\       | Truman Building, Room 840\       |
| Telephone: (601) 359-6762\        | Jefferson City, Missouri 65102\  |
| Fax: (601) 359-6758               | Telephone: (573) 751-4834\       |
|                                   | Fax: (573) 522-4395\             |
|                                   | <igr@mail.oa.state.mo.us>        |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [**NEVADA**](http://www.whit      | [**NEW                           |
| ehouse.gov/goodbye/be5d3d8b9b3d12 | HAMPSHIRE**](http://www.whiteh   |
| 8ba076ed34765f8c725f24e1c0.html)\ | ouse.gov/goodbye/95d4995c7e38920 |
| Michael Stafford\                 | 287f0ac19b85a5e4a6511a151.html)\ |
| Department of Administration\     | MaryAnn Manoogian\               |
| State Clearinghouse\              | Director, New Hampshire Office   |
| 209 E. Musser Street, Room 200\   | of                               |
| Carson City, Nevada 89701\        |                                  |
| Telephone: (775) 684-0209\        | Energy and Planning\             |
| Fax: (775) 684-0260\              | Attn: Intergovernmental Review   |
| [                                 | Process\                         |
| mstafford@budget.state.nv.us](mai | Benjamin Frost\                  |
| lto:helliott@govmail.state.nv.us) | 57 Regional Drive\               |
|                                   | Concord, New Hampshire           |
|                                   | 03301-8519\                      |
|                                   | Telephone: (603) 271-2155\       |
|                                   | Fax: (603) 271-2615\             |
|                                   | <irp@nh.gov>                     |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **NEW YORK**\                     | [**NORTH                         |
| Linda Shkreli\                    | DAKOTA**](http://www.whiteh      |
| Office of Public Security\        | ouse.gov/goodbye/f549674d3662fba |
| Homeland Security Grants          | f55ea74f5a14640c0d79867c0.html)\ |
| Coordination\                     | Jim Boyd\                        |
| 633 3rd Avenue\                   | ND Department of Commerce\       |
| New York, New York 10017\         | 1600 East Century Avenue, Suite  |
| Telephone: (212) 867-1289\        | 2\                               |
| Fax: (212) 867-1725               | P.O. Box 2057\                   |
|                                   | Bismarck, North Dakota           |
|                                   | 58505-2057\                      |
|                                   | Telephone: (701) 328-2676\       |
|                                   | Fax: (701) 328-2308\             |
|                                   | <jboyd@state.nd.us>              |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **RHODE ISLAND**\                 | [**SOUTH                         |
| Joyce Karger\                     | CAROLINA**](http://www.whiteh    |
| Department of Administration\     | ouse.gov/goodbye/b0ee3f975f4f84c |
| Statewide Planning Program\       | e8709d07322dafd8d901fdcfc.html)\ |
| One Capitol Hill\                 | SC Clearinghouse\                |
| Providence, Rhode Island          | Budget and Control Board\        |
| 02908-5870\                       | Office of State Budget\          |
| Telephone: (401) 222-6181\        | 1201 Main Street, Suite 950\     |
| Fax: (401) 222-2083\              | Columbia, South Carolina 29201\  |
| [jkarger@doa.state.ri.us          | Telephone: (803) 734-0494\       |
| ](mailto:knelson@doa.state.ri.us) | Fax: (803) 734-0645\             |
|                                   | <c                               |
|                                   | learinghouse@budget.state.sc.us> |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| [**TEXAS**](http://www.whit       | [**UTAH**](http://www.whiteh     |
| ehouse.gov/goodbye/aa749e01ac5965 | ouse.gov/goodbye/955fd5813088bc1 |
| 0d5f83ef05c0fb91e650483c90.html)\ | 5036d64297f09fbe699bf1ca2.html)\ |
| Denise S. Francis\                | Sophia DiCaro\                   |
| Director, State Grants Team\      | Utah State Clearinghouse\        |
| Governor\'s Office of Budget and  | Governor\'s Office of Planning   |
| Planning\                         | and Budget Utah\                 |
| P.O. Box 12428\                   | Capitol Complex\                 |
| Austin, Texas 78711\              | Suite E210, P.O. Box 142210\     |
| Telephone: (512) 305-9415\        | Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2210\ |
| Fax: (512) 936-2681\              | Telephone: (801) 538-1027\       |
| <dfrancis@governor.state.tx.us>   | Fax: (801) 538-1547\             |
|                                   | [ddicaro@uta                     |
|                                   | h.gov](mailto:cwalters@utah.gov) |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **WEST VIRGINIA**\                | [                                |
| Fred Cutlip, Director\            | **WISCONSIN**](http://www.whiteh |
| Community Development Division\   | ouse.gov/goodbye/27884c4e1a60681 |
| West Virginia Development Office\ | 000394e1dbb08817fbc688148.html)\ |
| Building #6, Room 553\            | Jeff Smith\                      |
| Charleston, West Virginia 25305\  | Section Chief, Federal/State     |
| Telephone: (304) 558-4010\        | Relations\                       |
| Fax: (304) 558-3248\              | Wisconsin Department of          |
| <fcutlip@wvdo.org>                | Administration\                  |
|                                   | 101 East Wilson Street, 6th      |
|                                   | Floor\                           |
|                                   | P.O. Box 7868\                   |
|                                   | Madison, Wisconsin 53707\        |
|                                   | Telephone: (608) 266-0267\       |
|                                   | Fax: (608) 267-6931\             |
|                                   | <jeffrey.smith@doa.state.wi.us>  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **AMERICAN SAMOA**\               | **GUAM**\                        |
| Pat M. Galea\'i\                  | Director\                        |
| Federal Grants/Programs           | Bureau of Budget and Mgmt.       |
| Coordinator\                      | Research\                        |
| Office of Federal Programs/Office | Office of the Governor\          |
| of the Governor\                  | P.O. Box 2950\                   |
| Department of Commerce\           | Agana, Guam 96910\               |
| American Samoa Government\        | Telephone: 011-671-472-2285\     |
| Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799\  | Fax: 011-671-472-2825\           |
| Telephone: (684) 633-5155\        | <jer@ns.gov.gu>                  |
| Fax: (684) 633-4195\              |                                  |
| <pmgaleai@samoatelco.com>         |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS**\        | **PUERTO RICO**\                 |
| Ms. Jacoba T. Seman\              | Jose Caballero / Mayra Silva\    |
| Federal Programs Coordinator\     | Puerto Rico Planning Board\      |
| Office of Management and Budget\  | Federal Proposals Review Office\ |
| Office of the Governor\           | Minillas Government Center\      |
| Saipan, MP 96950\                 | P.O. Box 41119\                  |
| Telephone: (670) 664-2289\        | San Juan, Puerto Rico            |
| Fax: (670) 664-2272\              | 00940-1119\                      |
| <omb.jseman@saipan.com>           | Telephone: (787) 723-6190\       |
|                                   | Fax: (787) 722-6783              |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| **VIRGIN ISLANDS**\               |                                  |
| Ira Mills\                        |                                  |
| Director, Office of Management    |                                  |
| and Budget\                       |                                  |
| #41 Norre Gade Emancipation       |                                  |
| Garden Station,\                  |                                  |
| Second Floor\                     |                                  |
| Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands      |                                  |
| 00802\                            |                                  |
| Telephone: (340) 774-0750\        |                                  |
| Fax: (340) 776-0069               |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+

Changes to this list can be made only after OMB is notified by a
state\'s officially designated representative. E-mail messages can be
sent to **ephillips@omb.eop.gov.** If you prefer, you may send
correspondence to the following postal address:

> Attn: Grants Management\
> Office of Management and Budget\
> New Executive Office Building, Suite 6025\
> 725 17th Street, N.W.\
> Washington, DC 20503

**Please note:** Inquiries about obtaining a federal grant should not be
sent to the OMB e-mail or postal address shown above. The best source
for this information is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance or
[CFDA](http://www.whitehouse.gov/cgi-bin/good-bye.cgi?url=http://www.cfda.gov)
[http://www.cfda.gov](http://www.cfda.gov/) and the Grants.gov Web site
([http://www.grants.gov]{.underline}).

#### General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)

#### Section 427

**\*ALL APPLICANTS [MUST]{.underline} INCLUDE INFORMATION IN THEIR
APPLICATIONS TO ADDRESS THIS PROVISION IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDING UNDER
THIS PROGRAM.**

**Section 427 requires each applicant to include in its application a
description of the steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure
equitable access to, and participation in, its federally-assisted
program for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with
special needs.**

**This section allows applicants discretion in developing the required
description. The statute highlights six barriers that can impede
equitable access or participation that you may address: *gender, race,
national origin, color disability,* or *age.***

**A general statement of an applicant's nondiscriminatory hiring policy
is not sufficient to meet this requirement. Applicants must identify
potential barriers and explain steps they will take to overcome these
barriers.**

**\*Note:** Applicants are required to address this provision by
attaching a statement to the ED GEPA 427 Form that must be downloaded
from Grants.gov.

**The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)**

**What is GPRA?**

The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) is a
straightforward statute that requires all federal agencies to manage
their activities with attention to the consequences of those activities.
Each agency is to clearly state what it intends to accomplish, identify
the resources required, and periodically report their progress to the
Congress. In so doing, it is expected that the GPRA will contribute to
improvements in accountability for the expenditures of public funds,
improve congressional decision-making through more objective information
on the effectiveness of federal programs, and promote a new government
focus on results, service delivery, and customer satisfaction.

**How has the Department of Education Responded to the GPRA
Requirements?**

As required by GPRA, the Department of Education has prepared a
strategic plan for 2002-2007. This plan reflects the Department's
priorities and integrates them with its mission and program authorities
and describes how the Department will work to improve education for all
children and adults in the U.S. The Department's goals, as listed in the
plan, are:

*Goal 1: Create a Culture of Achievement*

*Goal 2: Improve Student Achievement*

*Goal 3: Develop Safe Schools and Strong Character*

*Goal 4: Transform Education into an Evidence-based Field*

*Goal 5: Enhance the Quality of and Access to Postsecondary and Adult
Education*

*Goal 6: Establish Management Excellence*

The performance measures for the GAANN program are part of the
Department's plan for meeting Goal 5: Enhance the Quality of and Access
to Postsecondary and Adult Education.

**What are the Performance Measures for the GAANN Program?**

The Department's specific goal for the GAANN program is \"to increase
the number of persons trained at the highest academic level" in the
areas of national need. The objective and performance measures are as
follows:

**Increase the number of graduate students in areas of national need,
including the number from**

**underrepresented populations.**

1.  **Graduate school completion:** Increase the percentage of GAANN
    fellows who obtain a doctorate degree in an area of national need.

2.  **Enrollment of targeted populations:** Increase the percentage of
    GAANN fellows from traditionally underrepresented populations.

3.  **Time-to-Degree:** The median time-to-degree completion for GAANN
    fellows will be less than the median duration for doctoral students
    in comparable fields as indicated by the Survey of Earned
    Doctorates.

All grantees will be expected to submit an annual performance report
documenting their success in addressing these performance measures.

A.  

**[The GAANN program application consists of three parts. These parts
are organized in the same manner that the submitted application should
be organized. The parts are as follows:]{.underline}**

**[Part I]{.underline}:**

1.  **Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424)**

2.  **Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424**

**[Part II]{.underline}:**

1.  **GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s) Form**

> The "**GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s) Form"** is where applicants provide
> budget information for the **[GAANN Budget Summary]{.underline}**.
> Applicants must submit the Budget Spreadsheet(s) Form electronically
> **as a separate document and attach the document(s) into "Other
> Attachments Forms"**. Please note that more detailed instructions for
> attaching the Budget Spreadsheet Form are covered in the "INSTRUCTIONS
> FOR FORMS" section of the application package. Your Budget Narrative
> should be included in the "Project Narrative Attachment Form" located
> in Part III.

2.  **Assurances and Certifications Forms**

> The following **Assurances and Certifications Forms** **[must be
> downloaded from the Grants.gov website. Complete and attach the forms
> into the Grants.gov system.]{.underline}** Please note that more
> detailed instructions for attaching these forms are covered in the
> "INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMS" section of the application package.

-   ED GEPA 427 Form

-   Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B) Form

-   Grants.gov Lobbying Form (formerly Certification Regarding Lobbying
    (ED 80-0013)

-   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) Form

3.  **GAANN Statutory Assurances Form**

> Applicants must attach the form into the "Other Attachments Form" in
> the Grants.gov system. Please note that more detailed instructions for
> attaching this form are covered in the "INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMS"
> section of the application package.
>
> **[Part III]{.underline}:**

1.  **ED Abstract Form**

> The "ED Abstract Form" can be found in the Grants.gov system.
> Applicants will attach a one-page abstract narrative that will provide
> an overview of the proposed project.
>
> **2. Project Narrative Attachment form**
>
> []{.mark}
>
> The "Project Narrative Attachment Form" can be found in the Grants.gov
> system. Applicants will attach their narrative responses to the
> selection criteria that will be used to evaluate applications
> submitted for this competition.
>
> The Budget Narrative is a part of the selection criteria and should be
> included in the "Project Narrative Attachment Form".
>
> Information about formatting, page limits and the selection criteria
> are found in the "APPLICATION NARRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS" section of the
> application package.

3.  **Appendices**

> The documents to be included in the appendices must be attached
> electronically as separate documents. Applicants should save the
> documents in Microsoft Word as either a .DOC (document) .RTF (rich
> text) or .PDF (Portable Document) file. Once the documents have been
> saved, the applicant must attach the documents included in the
> appendices to the "Other Attachments Form" section in the Grants.gov
> system.

## INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SF-424

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 60 minutes per response, including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project (0348-0043), Washington, DC 20503.

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET. SEND IT TO THE ADDRESS PROVIDED BY THE SPONSORING AGENCY.

> This is a standard form (including the continuation sheet) required
> for use as a cover sheet for submission of preapplications and
> applications and related information under discretionary programs.
> Some of the items are required and some are optional at the discretion
> of the applicant or the Federal agency (agency). Required items are
> identified with an asterisk on the form and are specified in the
> instructions below. In addition to the instructions provided below,
> applicants must consult agency instructions to determine specific
> requirements.

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+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 1 | **Type of      |                | 1 | **Name Of Federal Agency**: |
| \ | Submission:**  |                | 0 | (Required) Enter the name   |
| . | (Required):    |                | \ | of the Federal agency from  |
|   | Select one     |                | . | which assistance is being   |
|   | type of        |                |   | requested with this         |
|   | submission in  |                |   | application.                |
|   | accordance     |                |   |                             |
|   | with agency    |                |   |                             |
|   | instructions.  |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | -              |                |   |                             |
|   | Preapplication |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | -              |                |   |                             |
|   |    Application |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | -   Cha        |                |   |                             |
|   | nged/Corrected |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |    Application |                |   |                             |
|   |     -- If      |                |   |                             |
|   |     requested  |                |   |                             |
|   |     by the     |                |   |                             |
|   |     agency,    |                |   |                             |
|   |     check if   |                |   |                             |
|   |     this       |                |   |                             |
|   |     submission |                |   |                             |
|   |     is to      |                |   |                             |
|   |     change or  |                |   |                             |
|   |     correct a  |                |   |                             |
|   |     previously |                |   |                             |
|   |     submitted  |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |   application. |                |   |                             |
|   |     Unless     |                |   |                             |
|   |     requested  |                |   |                             |
|   |     by the     |                |   |                             |
|   |     agency,    |                |   |                             |
|   |     applicants |                |   |                             |
|   |     may not    |                |   |                             |
|   |     use this   |                |   |                             |
|   |     to submit  |                |   |                             |
|   |     changes    |                |   |                             |
|   |     after the  |                |   |                             |
|   |     closing    |                |   |                             |
|   |     date.      |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                | 1 | **Catalog Of Federal        |
|   |                |                | 1 | Domestic Assistance         |
|   |                |                | \ | Number/Title:** Enter the   |
|   |                |                | . | Catalog of Federal Domestic |
|   |                |                |   | Assistance number and title |
|   |                |                |   | of the program under which  |
|   |                |                |   | assistance is requested, as |
|   |                |                |   | found in the program        |
|   |                |                |   | announcement, if            |
|   |                |                |   | applicable.                 |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 2 | Type of        |                | 1 | **Funding Opportunity       |
| \ | Application:   |                | 2 | Number/Title:** (Required)  |
| . | (Required)     |                | \ | Enter the Funding           |
|   | Select one     |                | . | Opportunity Number and      |
|   | type of        |                |   | title of the opportunity    |
|   | application in |                |   | under which assistance is   |
|   | accordance     |                |   | requested, as found in the  |
|   | with agency    |                |   | program announcement.       |
|   | instructions.  |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | -   New -- An  |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |    application |                |   |                             |
|   |     that is    |                |   |                             |
|   |     being      |                |   |                             |
|   |     submitted  |                |   |                             |
|   |     to an      |                |   |                             |
|   |     agency for |                |   |                             |
|   |     the first  |                |   |                             |
|   |     time.      |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | -              |                |   |                             |
|   | Continuation - |                |   |                             |
|   |     An         |                |   |                             |
|   |     extension  |                |   |                             |
|   |     for an     |                |   |                             |
|   |     additional |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | funding/budget |                |   |                             |
|   |     period for |                |   |                             |
|   |     a project  |                |   |                             |
|   |     with a     |                |   |                             |
|   |     projected  |                |   |                             |
|   |     completion |                |   |                             |
|   |     date. This |                |   |                             |
|   |     can        |                |   |                             |
|   |     include    |                |   |                             |
|   |     renewals.  |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | ```{=html}     |                |   |                             |
|   | <!-- -->       |                |   |                             |
|   | ```            |                |   |                             |
|   | -   Revision - |                |   |                             |
|   |     Any change |                |   |                             |
|   |     in the     |                |   |                             |
|   |     Federal    |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |   Government's |                |   |                             |
|   |     financial  |                |   |                             |
|   |     obligation |                |   |                             |
|   |     or         |                |   |                             |
|   |     contingent |                |   |                             |
|   |     liability  |                |   |                             |
|   |     from an    |                |   |                             |
|   |     existing   |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |    obligation. |                |   |                             |
|   |     If a       |                |   |                             |
|   |     revision,  |                |   |                             |
|   |     enter the  |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |    appropriate |                |   |                             |
|   |     letter(s). |                |   |                             |
|   |     More than  |                |   |                             |
|   |     one may be |                |   |                             |
|   |     selected.  |                |   |                             |
|   |     If         |                |   |                             |
|   |     \"Other\"  |                |   |                             |
|   |     is         |                |   |                             |
|   |     selected,  |                |   |                             |
|   |     please     |                |   |                             |
|   |     specify in |                |   |                             |
|   |     text box   |                |   |                             |
|   |     provided.  |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | > A. Increase  |                |   |                             |
|   | > Award B.     |                |   |                             |
|   | > Decrease     |                |   |                             |
|   | > Award        |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | C. Increase    |                |   |                             |
|   | Duration D.    |                |   |                             |
|   | Decrease       |                |   |                             |
|   | Duration       |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | E. Other       |                |   |                             |
|   | (specify)      |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                | 1 | **Competition               |
|   |                |                | 3 | Identification              |
|   |                |                | \ | Number/Title:** Enter the   |
|   |                |                | . | Competition Identification  |
|   |                |                |   | Number and title of the     |
|   |                |                |   | competition under which     |
|   |                |                |   | assistance is requested, if |
|   |                |                |   | applicable.                 |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                | 1 | **Areas Affected By         |
|   |                |                | 4 | Project:** List the areas   |
|   |                |                | \ | or entities using the       |
|   |                |                | . | categories (e.g., cities,   |
|   |                |                |   | counties, states, etc.)     |
|   |                |                |   | specified in agency         |
|   |                |                |   | instructions. Use the       |
|   |                |                |   | continuation sheet to enter |
|   |                |                |   | additional areas, if        |
|   |                |                |   | needed.                     |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 3 | **Date         |                | 1 | **Descriptive Title of      |
| \ | Received:**    |                | 5 | Applicant's Project:**      |
| . | Leave this     |                | \ | (Required) Enter a brief    |
|   | field blank.   |                | . | descriptive title of the    |
|   | This date will |                |   | project. If appropriate,    |
|   | be assigned by |                |   | attach a map showing        |
|   | the Federal    |                |   | project location (e.g.,     |
|   | agency.        |                |   | construction or real        |
|   |                |                |   | property projects). For     |
|   |                |                |   | preapplications, attach a   |
|   |                |                |   | summary description of the  |
|   |                |                |   | project.                    |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 4 | **Applicant    |                |   |                             |
| \ | Identifier**:  |                |   |                             |
| . | Enter the      |                |   |                             |
|   | entity         |                |   |                             |
|   | identifier     |                |   |                             |
|   | assigned by    |                |   |                             |
|   | the Federal    |                |   |                             |
|   | agency, if     |                |   |                             |
|   | any, or        |                |   |                             |
|   | applicant's    |                |   |                             |
|   | control        |                |   |                             |
|   | number, if     |                |   |                             |
|   | applicable.    |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 5 | **Federal      |                | 1 | **Congressional Districts   |
| a | Entity         |                | 6 | Of**: (Required) 16a. Enter |
|   | Identifier**:  |                | \ | the applicant's             |
|   | Enter the      |                | . | Congressional District, and |
|   | number         |                |   | 16b. Enter all District(s)  |
|   | assigned to    |                |   | affected by the program or  |
|   | your           |                |   | project. Enter in the       |
|   | organization   |                |   | format: 2 characters State  |
|   | by the Federal |                |   | Abbreviation -- 2-3         |
|   | Agency, if     |                |   | characters District Number, |
|   | any.           |                |   | e.g., CA-12 for California  |
|   |                |                |   | 12^th^ district, NC-103 for |
|   |                |                |   | North Carolina's 103^rd^    |
|   |                |                |   | district.                   |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   | -   If all congressional    |
|   |                |                |   |     districts in a state    |
|   |                |                |   |     are affected, enter     |
|   |                |                |   |     "all" for the district  |
|   |                |                |   |     number, e.g., MD-all    |
|   |                |                |   |     for all congressional   |
|   |                |                |   |     districts in Maryland.  |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   | -   If nationwide, i.e. all |
|   |                |                |   |     districts within all    |
|   |                |                |   |     states are affected,    |
|   |                |                |   |     enter US-all.           |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   | -   If the program/project  |
|   |                |                |   |     is outside the US,      |
|   |                |                |   |     enter 00-000.           |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 5 | **Federal      |                |   |                             |
| b | Award          |                |   |                             |
| . | Identifier**:  |                |   |                             |
|   | For new        |                |   |                             |
|   | applications   |                |   |                             |
|   | leave blank.   |                |   |                             |
|   | For a          |                |   |                             |
|   | continuation   |                |   |                             |
|   | or revision to |                |   |                             |
|   | an existing    |                |   |                             |
|   | award, enter   |                |   |                             |
|   | the previously |                |   |                             |
|   | assigned       |                |   |                             |
|   | Federal award  |                |   |                             |
|   | identifier     |                |   |                             |
|   | number. If a   |                |   |                             |
|   | cha            |                |   |                             |
|   | nged/corrected |                |   |                             |
|   | application,   |                |   |                             |
|   | enter the      |                |   |                             |
|   | Federal        |                |   |                             |
|   | Identifier in  |                |   |                             |
|   | accordance     |                |   |                             |
|   | with agency    |                |   |                             |
|   | instructions.  |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 6 | **Date         |                |   |                             |
| \ | Received by    |                |   |                             |
| . | State:** Leave |                |   |                             |
|   | this field     |                |   |                             |
|   | blank. This    |                |   |                             |
|   | date will be   |                |   |                             |
|   | assigned by    |                |   |                             |
|   | the State, if  |                |   |                             |
|   | applicable.    |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 7 | **State        |                |   |                             |
| \ | Application    |                |   |                             |
| . | Identifier:**  |                |   |                             |
|   | Leave this     |                |   |                             |
|   | field blank.   |                |   |                             |
|   | This           |                |   |                             |
|   | identifier     |                |   |                             |
|   | will be        |                |   |                             |
|   | assigned by    |                |   |                             |
|   | the State, if  |                |   |                             |
|   | applicable.    |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 8 | **Applicant    |                |   |                             |
| \ | Information**: |                |   |                             |
| . | Enter the      |                |   |                             |
|   | following in   |                |   |                             |
|   | accordance     |                |   |                             |
|   | with agency    |                |   |                             |
|   | instructions:  |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   | **a. Legal     |                |   |                             |
|   | Name**:        |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required):    |                |   |                             |
|   | Enter the      |                |   |                             |
|   | legal name of  |                |   |                             |
|   | applicant that |                |   |                             |
|   | will undertake |                |   |                             |
|   | the assistance |                |   |                             |
|   | activity. This |                |   |                             |
|   | is the name    |                |   |                             |
|   | that the       |                |   |                             |
|   | organization   |                |   |                             |
|   | has registered |                |   |                             |
|   | with the       |                |   |                             |
|   | Central        |                |   |                             |
|   | Contractor     |                |   |                             |
|   | Registry.      |                |   |                             |
|   | Information on |                |   |                             |
|   | registering    |                |   |                             |
|   | with CCR may   |                |   |                             |
|   | be obtained by |                |   |                             |
|   | visiting the   |                |   |                             |
|   | Grants.gov     |                |   |                             |
|   | website.       |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                | 1 | **Proposed Project Start    |
|   |                |                | 7 | and End Dates**: (Required) |
|   |                |                | \ | Enter the proposed start    |
|   |                |                | . | date and end date of the    |
|   |                |                |   | project.                    |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   | **b.           |                |   |                             |
|   | Emp            |                |   |                             |
|   | loyer/Taxpayer |                |   |                             |
|   | Number         |                |   |                             |
|   | (EIN/TIN):**   |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required):    |                |   |                             |
|   | Enter the      |                |   |                             |
|   | Employer or    |                |   |                             |
|   | Taxpayer       |                |   |                             |
|   | Identification |                |   |                             |
|   | Number (EIN or |                |   |                             |
|   | TIN) as        |                |   |                             |
|   | assigned by    |                |   |                             |
|   | the Internal   |                |   |                             |
|   | Revenue        |                |   |                             |
|   | Service. If    |                |   |                             |
|   | your           |                |   |                             |
|   | organization   |                |   |                             |
|   | is not in the  |                |   |                             |
|   | US, enter      |                |   |                             |
|   | 44-4444444.    |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                | 1 | **Estimated Funding:**      |
|   |                |                | 8 | (Required) Enter the amount |
|   |                |                | \ | requested or to be          |
|   |                |                | . | contributed during the      |
|   |                |                |   | first funding/budget period |
|   |                |                |   | by each contributor. Value  |
|   |                |                |   | of in-kind contributions    |
|   |                |                |   | should be included on       |
|   |                |                |   | appropriate lines, as       |
|   |                |                |   | applicable. If the action   |
|   |                |                |   | will result in a dollar     |
|   |                |                |   | change to an existing       |
|   |                |                |   | award, indicate only the    |
|   |                |                |   | amount of the change. For   |
|   |                |                |   | decreases, enclose the      |
|   |                |                |   | amounts in parentheses.     |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   | **c.           |                |   |                             |
|   | Organizational |                |   |                             |
|   | DUNS**:        |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required)     |                |   |                             |
|   | Enter the      |                |   |                             |
|   | organization's |                |   |                             |
|   | DUNS or DUNS+4 |                |   |                             |
|   | number         |                |   |                             |
|   | received from  |                |   |                             |
|   | Dun and        |                |   |                             |
|   | Bradstreet.    |                |   |                             |
|   | Information on |                |   |                             |
|   | obtaining a    |                |   |                             |
|   | DUNS number    |                |   |                             |
|   | may be         |                |   |                             |
|   | obtained by    |                |   |                             |
|   | visiting the   |                |   |                             |
|   | Grants.gov     |                |   |                             |
|   | website.       |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   | **d.           |                |   |                             |
|   | Address**:     |                |   |                             |
|   | Enter the      |                |   |                             |
|   | complete       |                |   |                             |
|   | address as     |                |   |                             |
|   | follows:       |                |   |                             |
|   | Street address |                |   |                             |
|   | (Line 1        |                |   |                             |
|   | required),     |                |   |                             |
|   | City           |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required),    |                |   |                             |
|   | County, State  |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required, if  |                |   |                             |
|   | country is     |                |   |                             |
|   | US), Province, |                |   |                             |
|   | Country        |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required),    |                |   |                             |
|   | Zip/Postal     |                |   |                             |
|   | Code           |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required, if  |                |   |                             |
|   | country is     |                |   |                             |
|   | US).           |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                | 1 | **Is Application Subject to |
|   |                |                | 9 | Review by State Under       |
|   |                |                | \ | Executive Order 12372       |
|   |                |                | . | Process?** Applicants       |
|   |                |                |   | should contact the State    |
|   |                |                |   | Single Point of Contact     |
|   |                |                |   | (SPOC) for Federal          |
|   |                |                |   | Executive Order 12372 to    |
|   |                |                |   | determine whether the       |
|   |                |                |   | application is subject to   |
|   |                |                |   | the State intergovernmental |
|   |                |                |   | review process. Select the  |
|   |                |                |   | appropriate box. If "a." is |
|   |                |                |   | selected, enter the date    |
|   |                |                |   | the application was         |
|   |                |                |   | submitted to the State      |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   | **e.           |                |   |                             |
|   | Organizational |                |   |                             |
|   | Unit:** Enter  |                |   |                             |
|   | the name of    |                |   |                             |
|   | the primary    |                |   |                             |
|   | organizational |                |   |                             |
|   | unit (and      |                |   |                             |
|   | department or  |                |   |                             |
|   | division, if   |                |   |                             |
|   | a              |                |   |                             |
|   | pplicable**)** |                |   |                             |
|   | that will      |                |   |                             |
|   | undertake the  |                |   |                             |
|   | assistance     |                |   |                             |
|   | activity, if   |                |   |                             |
|   | applicable.    |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   | **f. Name and  |                |   |                             |
|   | contact        |                |   |                             |
|   | information of |                |   |                             |
|   | person to be   |                |   |                             |
|   | contacted on   |                |   |                             |
|   | matters        |                |   |                             |
|   | involving this |                |   |                             |
|   | application**: |                |   |                             |
|   | Enter the name |                |   |                             |
|   | (First and     |                |   |                             |
|   | last name      |                |   |                             |
|   | required),     |                |   |                             |
|   | organizational |                |   |                             |
|   | affiliation    |                |   |                             |
|   | (if affiliated |                |   |                             |
|   | with an        |                |   |                             |
|   | organization   |                |   |                             |
|   | other than the |                |   |                             |
|   | applicant      |                |   |                             |
|   | organization), |                |   |                             |
|   | telephone      |                |   |                             |
|   | number         |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required),    |                |   |                             |
|   | fax number,    |                |   |                             |
|   | and email      |                |   |                             |
|   | address        |                |   |                             |
|   | (Required) of  |                |   |                             |
|   | the person to  |                |   |                             |
|   | contact on     |                |   |                             |
|   | matters        |                |   |                             |
|   | related to     |                |   |                             |
|   | this           |                |   |                             |
|   | application.   |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                | 2 | **Is the Applicant          |
|   |                |                | 0 | Delinquent on any Federal   |
|   |                |                | \ | Debt?** (Required) Select   |
|   |                |                | . | the appropriate box. This   |
|   |                |                |   | question applies to the     |
|   |                |                |   | applicant organization, not |
|   |                |                |   | the person who signs as the |
|   |                |                |   | authorized representative.  |
|   |                |                |   | Categories of debt include  |
|   |                |                |   | delinquent audit            |
|   |                |                |   | disallowances, loans and    |
|   |                |                |   | taxes.                      |
|   |                |                |   |                             |
|   |                |                |   | If yes, include an          |
|   |                |                |   | explanation on the          |
|   |                |                |   | continuation sheet.         |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
|   |                |                |   |                             |
+---+----------------+----------------+---+-----------------------------+
| 9 | Type of        |                | 2 | **Authorized                |
| \ | Applicant:     |                | 1 | Representative**:           |
| . | (Required)     |                | \ | (Required) To be signed and |
|   |                |                | . | dated by the authorized     |
|   | Select up to   |                |   | representative of the       |
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# INSTRUCTIONS FOR

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR SF 424**

1.  **Project Director.** Name, address, telephone and fax numbers, and
    e-mail address of the person to be contacted on matters involving
    this application.

**2. Novice Applicant.** Check **"Yes"** or "**No**" only if assistance
is being requested under a program that gives special consideration to
novice applicants. Otherwise, **leave blank.**

Check "**Yes"** if you meet the requirements for novice applicants
specified in the regulations in 34 CFR 75.225 and included on the
attached page entitled "Definitions for Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424." By checking "Yes" the applicant
certifies that it meets these novice applicant requirements. Check
"**No**" if you do not meet the requirements for novice applicants**.**

**3. Human Subjects Research.** (See I. A. "Definitions" in attached
page entitled "Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental
Information For SF 424.")

**If Not Human Subjects Research.** Check "**No**" if research
activities involving human subjects are not planned at any time during
the proposed project period. The remaining parts of Item 3 are then not
applicable.

**If Human Subjects Research.** Check "**Yes**" if research activities
involving human subjects are planned at any time during the proposed
project period, either at the applicant organization or at any other
performance site or collaborating institution. Check "**Yes**" even if
the research is exempt from the regulations for the protection of human
subjects. (See I. B. "Exemptions" in attached page entitled "Definitions
for Department of Education Supplemental Information For SF 424.")

**3a. If Human Subjects Research is Exempt from the Human Subjects
Regulations.** Check "**Yes**" if all the research activities proposed
are designated to be exempt from the regulations. Insert the exemption
number(s) corresponding to one or more of the six exemption categories
listed in I. B. "Exemptions." In addition, follow the instructions in
II. A. "Exempt Research Narrative" in the attached page entitled
"Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental Information For SF
424."

**3a. If Human Subjects Research is Not Exempt from Human Subjects
Regulations.** Check "**No**" if some or all of the planned research
activities are covered (not exempt). In addition, follow the
instructions in II. B. "Nonexempt Research Narrative" in the page
entitled "Definitions for Department of Education Supplemental
Information For SF 424

**3a. Human Subjects Assurance Number.** If the applicant has an
approved Federal Wide (FWA) on file with the Office for Human Research
Protections (OHRP), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that
covers the specific activity, insert the number in the space provided.
If the applicant does not have an approved assurance on file with OHRP,
enter "None." In this case, the applicant, by signature on the SF-424,
is declaring that it will comply with 34 CFR 97 and proceed to obtain
the human subjects assurance upon request by the designated ED official.
If the application is recommended/selected for funding, the designated
ED official will request that the applicant obtain the assurance within
30 days after the specific formal request.

**Note about Institutional Review Board Approval.** ED does not require
certification of Institutional Review Board approval with the
application. However, if an application that involves non-exempt human
subjects research is recommended/selected for funding, the designated ED
official will request that the applicant obtain and send the
certification to ED within 30 days after the formal request.

## Paperwork Burden Statement. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 1890-0017. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average between 15 and 45 minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-4700. If you have comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission of this form write directly to: Joyce I. Mays, Application Control Center, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12^th^ Street, S.W. Room 7076, Washington, D.C. 20202-4260. 

**DEFINITIONS FOR**

# DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR SF 424

# (Attachment to Instructions for Supplemental Information for SF 424)

**Definitions:**

**Novice Applicant (See 34 CFR 75.225**). For discretionary grant
programs under which the Secretary gives special consideration to novice
applications, a novice applicant means any applicant for a grant from ED
that---

-   Has never received a grant or subgrant under the program from which
    it seeks funding;

-   Has never been a member of a group application, submitted in
    accordance with 34 CFR 75.127-75.129, that received a grant under
    the program from which it seeks funding; and

-   Has not had an active discretionary grant from the Federal
    government in the five years before the deadline date for
    applications under the program. For the purposes of this
    requirement, a grant is active until the end of the grant's project
    or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that
    extend the grantee's authority to obligate funds.

In the case of a group application submitted in accordance with 34 CFR
75.127-75.129, a group includes only parties that meet the requirements
listed above.

#### PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH

**I. Definitions and Exemptions**

**A. Definitions.**

A research activity involves human subjects if the activity is research,
as defined in the Department's regulations, and the research activity
will involve use of human subjects, as defined in the regulations.

---**Research**

The ED Regulations for the Protection of Human Subjects, Title 34, Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 97, define research as "a systematic
investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation,
designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge." *If an
activity follows a deliberate plan whose purpose is to develop or
contribute to generalizable knowledge it is research.* Activities which
meet this definition constitute research whether or not they are
conducted or supported under a program that is considered research for
other purposes. For example, some demonstration and service programs may
include research activities.

**---Human Subject**

The regulations define human subject as "a living individual about whom
an investigator (whether professional or student) conducting research
obtains (1) data through intervention or interaction with the
individual, or (2) identifiable private information." *(1) If an
activity involves obtaining information about a living person by
manipulating that person or that person's environment, as might occur
when a new instructional technique is tested, or by communicating or
interacting with the individual, as occurs with surveys and interviews,
the definition of human subject is met. (2) If an activity involves
obtaining private information about a living person in such a way that
the information can be linked to that individual (the identity of the
subject is or may be readily determined by the investigator or
associated with the information), the definition of human subject is
met.* \[Private information includes information about behavior that
occurs in a context in which an individual can reasonably expect that no
observation or recording is taking place, and information which has been
provided for specific purposes by an individual and which the individual
can reasonably expect will not be made public (for example, a school
health record).\]

**B. Exemptions.**

Research activities in which the **[only]{.underline}** involvement of
human subjects will be in one or more of the following six categories of
***exemptions*** are not covered by the regulations:

\(1\) Research conducted in established or commonly accepted educational
settings, involving normal educational practices, such as (a) research
on regular and special education instructional strategies, or (b)
research on the effectiveness of or the comparison among instructional
techniques, curricula, or classroom management methods.

\(2\) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive,
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior, unless: (a) information
obtained is recorded in such a manner that human subjects can be
identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects; and
(b) any disclosure of the human subjects' responses outside the research
could reasonably place the subjects at risk of criminal or civil
liability or be damaging to the subjects' financial standing,
employability, or reputation. ***If the subjects are children, exemption
2 applies only to research involving educational tests and observations
of public behavior when the investigator(s) do not participate in the
activities being observed. Exemption 2 does not apply if children are
surveyed or interviewed or if the research involves observation of
public behavior and the investigator(s) participate in the activities
being observed.*** \[Children are defined as persons who have not
attained the legal age for consent to treatments or procedures involved
in the research, under the applicable law or jurisdiction in which the
research will be conducted.\]

\(3\) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive,
diagnostic, aptitude, achievement), survey procedures, interview
procedures or observation of public behavior that is not exempt under
section (2) above, if the human subjects are elected or appointed public
officials or candidates for public office; or federal statute(s)
require(s) without exception that the confidentiality of the personally
identifiable information will be maintained throughout the research and
thereafter.

\(4\) Research involving the collection or study of existing data,
documents, records, pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens, if
these sources are publicly available or if the information is recorded
by the investigator in a manner that subjects cannot be identified,
directly or through identifiers linked to the subjects.

\(5\) Research and demonstration projects which are conducted by or
subject to the approval of department or agency heads, and which are
designed to study, evaluate, or otherwise examine: (a) public benefit or
service programs; (b) procedures for obtaining benefits or services
under those programs; (c) possible changes in or alternatives to those
programs or procedures; or (d) possible changes in methods or levels of
payment for benefits or services under those programs.

\(6\) Taste and food quality evaluation and consumer acceptance studies,
(a) if wholesome foods without additives are consumed or (b) if a food
is consumed that contains a food ingredient at or below the level and
for a use found to be safe, or agricultural chemical or environmental
contaminant at or below the level found to be safe, by the Food and Drug
Administration or approved by the Environmental Protection Agency or the
Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.

**II. Instructions for Exempt and Nonexempt Human Subjects Research
Narratives**

If the applicant marked "Yes" for Item 3 of Department of Education
Supplemental Information for SF 424, the applicant must provide a human
subjects "exempt research" or "nonexempt research" narrative. Insert the
narrative(s) in the space provided. If you have multiple projects and
need to provide more than one narrative, be sure to label each set of
responses as to the project they address.

**A. Exempt Research Narrative.**

If you marked "Yes" for item 3 a. and designated exemption numbers(s),
provide the "exempt research" narrative. The narrative must contain
sufficient information about the involvement of human subjects in the
proposed research to allow a determination by ED that the designated
exemption(s) are appropriate. The narrative must be succinct.

**B. Nonexempt Research Narrative.**

If you marked "No" for item 3 a. you must provide the "nonexempt
research" narrative. The narrative must address the following seven
points. Although no specific page limitation applies to this section of
the application, be succinct.

\(1\) **Human Subjects Involvement and Characteristics**: Provide a
detailed description of the proposed involvement of human subjects.
Describe the characteristics of the subject population, including their
anticipated number, age range, and health status. Identify the criteria
for inclusion or exclusion of any subpopulation. Explain the rationale
for the involvement of special classes of subjects, such as children,
children with disabilities, adults with disabilities, persons with
mental disabilities, pregnant women, prisoners, institutionalized
individuals, or others who are likely to be vulnerable

\(2\) **Sources of Materials**: Identify the sources of research
material obtained from individually identifiable living human subjects
in the form of specimens, records, or data. Indicate whether the
material or data will be obtained specifically for research purposes or
whether use will be made of existing specimens, records, or data.

\(3\) **Recruitment and Informed Consent**: Describe plans for the
recruitment of subjects and the consent procedures to be followed.
Include the circumstances under which consent will be sought and
obtained, who will seek it, the nature of the information to be provided
to prospective subjects, and the method of documenting consent. State if
the Institutional Review Board (IRB) has authorized a modification or
waiver of the elements of consent or the requirement for documentation
of consent.

\(4\) **Potential Risks**: Describe potential risks (physical,
psychological, social, legal, or other) and assess their likelihood and
seriousness. Where appropriate, describe alternative treatments and
procedures that might be advantageous to the subjects.

\(5\) **Protection Against Risk**: Describe the procedures for
protecting against or minimizing potential risks, including risks to
confidentiality, and assess their likely effectiveness. Where
appropriate, discuss provisions for ensuring necessary medical or
professional intervention in the event of adverse effects to the
subjects. Also, where appropriate, describe the provisions for
monitoring the data collected to ensure the safety of the subjects.

\(6\) **Importance of the Knowledge to be Gained**: Discuss the
importance of the knowledge gained or to be gained as a result of the
proposed research. Discuss why the risks to subjects are reasonable in
relation to the anticipated benefits to subjects and in relation to the
importance of the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result.

\(7\) **Collaborating Site(s)**: If research involving human subjects
will take place at collaborating site(s) or other performance site(s),
name the sites and briefly describe their involvement or role in the
research.

***Copies of the Department of Education's Regulations for the
Protection of Human Subjects, 34 CFR Part 97 and other pertinent
materials on the protection of human subjects in research are available
from the Grants Policy and Oversight Staff, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
20202-4250, telephone: (202) 245-6120, and on the U.S. Department of
Education's Protection of Human Subjects in Research Web Site:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/OCFO/humansub.html***

NOTE: The **State Applicant Identifier** on the SF 424 is for State Use
only. Please complete it on the OMB Standard 424 in the upper right
corner of the form (if applicable)

######## [GAANN BUDGET SPREADSHEET(S) FORM]{.underline}

######## [INFORMATION INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}

The GAANN Budget Spreadsheet Form(s) can be found in the "Forms" section
of the application package.

**[ATTENTION:]{.underline}**

**[\*\*Special Instructions for attaching GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s)
Form\*\*]{.underline}**

The GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s) Form must be attached electronically as
a separate document. Applicants should copy and paste the spreadsheet in
Microsoft Word and save the document as either a .DOC (document) .RTF
(rich text) or .PDF (Portable Document) file in landscape format. This
spreadsheet can be found in the "FORMS" section of the application
package. **[DO NOT MODIFY OR CHANGE THE CONTENTS IN ANY
WAY]{.underline}**. Once the spreadsheet(s) has been completed, the
applicant must attach the document to the "Other Attachments Form" in
the Grants.gov system.

It is important to note that the Budget Spreadsheet Form(s) is attached
SEPARATELY from the budget narrative, which is attached as part of the
application narrative.

**[General Instructions]{.underline}**

Prepare Part II - Budget Information forms for ***all years*** of your
proposed project.

-   Single discipline or area applicants need ***only*** complete
    Sections A and B.

-   Applicants requesting support for more than one discipline or area
    must complete Section A and B for ***each*** discipline for which
    support is requested ***and*** Section C and D summary data.

**[Note]{.underline}:** The program regulations, Sec. 648.5(b), state
that in any fiscal year, no academic department may receive more than
\$750,000 as an aggregate total of new and continuing grants.

**[Section A: Fellowship Data for Each Discipline]{.underline}**

Complete this section for each discipline or area proposed for your
fellowship project.

1\. [Discipline and CIP code]{.underline}. Enter the national need
priority area or discipline and the Classification of Instructional
Programs (CIP) code listed in the program regulations. List only one
discipline or area and one CIP code. **If support for more than one
discipline or area is requested, a separate form (Section A and B) must
be completed for each discipline or area.**

2\. [Number of fellowships from Federal funds]{.underline}. Enter the
number of fellowships to be supported from Federal funds for each year
of the proposed project.

3\. [Additional fellowships from institutional matching
contributions]{.underline}. Enter the number of additional fellowships
that will be supported from institutional matching contributions for
each year of the proposed project.

**[Section B: Federal Funds Requested and Required Institutional
Matching Contribution]{.underline}**

**Institutional matching contributions must equal a minimum of 25% of
the Federal funds requested.**

3.  [Stipends]{.underline}. Enter the dollar amounts of requested
    Federal funds and non-Federal contributions (institutional matching)
    for each year of the proposed project. Sum the totals for all the
    years of the proposed project. Estimate a stipend of \$30,000 per
    GAANN fellow for each academic year.

5\. [Institutional payment]{.underline}. Enter the Federal funds for the
institutional payment for each year of the proposed project. Sum the
total for all the years of the proposed project. Estimate an
institutional payment of \$12,224 per GAANN fellow for each academic
year.

6 - 8. [Tuition, fees, and other educational costs]{.underline}. Enter
the amounts of tuition, fees, and other educational costs to be
contributed from institutional matching (non-Federal) funds for each
year of the proposed project. Sum the totals for all the years of the
proposed project.

9\. [Total]{.underline}. Sum the Federal funds requested and the
institutional matching funds to be contributed for each year of the
proposed project. Sum the totals for all the years of the proposed
project. Total Federal funds requested must not be less than \$100,000
nor greater than \$750,000 in any fiscal year, see "Note" above.
**Institutional matching contributions must be no less than 25% of
Federal funds awarded.**

10\. [Total program funds]{.underline}. Enter the total of Federal and
institutional (non-Federal) matching funds for each year of the proposed
project. Sum the totals for all the years of the proposed project.

**[Section C: Fellowship Data Summary for Two or More
Disciplines]{.underline}**

Complete this section if ***two or more*** disciplines or areas are
proposed for your fellowship project.

1\. [Disciplines and CIP codes]{.underline}. Enter the national need
priority areas or disciplines and the Classification of Instructional
Programs (CIP) codes for [all]{.underline} areas addressed in the
application. The data entered must be consistent with entries in all the
Section A and B forms completed for each single discipline.

2\. [Total number of fellowships from Federal funds]{.underline}. Enter
the total number of fellowships for all disciplines to be supported from
Federal funds for each year of the proposed project.

3\. [Total additional fellowships from institutional matching
contributions]{.underline}. Enter the total number of additional
fellowships, if any, that will be supported for all disciplines from
institutional matching contributions for each year of the proposed
project.

**[Section D: Summary of Federal Funds Requested and Required
Institutional Matching Contributions]{.underline}**

Use this section to summarize all requested allowable costs for all
disciplines for all the years of the proposed project. Sum all totals.
See the instructions for Section C.

**[GAANN STATUTORY ASSURANCES FORM INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}**

The GAANN Statutory Assurances Form can be found in the "Forms" section
of the application package.

[]{.mark}

**[ATTENTION:]{.underline}**

**[\*\*Special Instructions for attaching the Statutory
Assurances\*\*]{.underline}**

The GAANN Statutory Assurances Form must be attached electronically as a
separate document. Applicants should copy and paste the form in
Microsoft Word and save the document as either a .DOC (document) .RTF
(rich text) or .PDF (Portable Document) file. **[DO NOT MODIFY OR CHANGE
THE CONTENTS IN ANY WAY]{.underline}**. Once the Statutory Assurances
document has been signed and dated, the applicant must attach the
document to the "Other Attachments Form" in the Grants.gov system.

#### [GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT (GEPA) SECTION 427 INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}

**\*ALL APPLICANTS [MUST]{.underline} INCLUDE INFORMATION IN THEIR
APPLICATIONS TO ADDRESS THIS PROVISION IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FUNDING UNDER
THIS PROGRAM.**

**Section 427 requires each applicant to include in its application a
description of the steps the applicant proposes to take to ensure
equitable access to, and participation in, its federally-assisted
program for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with
special needs.**

**This section allows applicants discretion in developing the required
description. The statute highlights six barriers that can impede
equitable access or participation that you may address: *gender, race,
national origin, color disability,* or *age.***

**A general statement of an applicant's nondiscriminatory hiring policy
is not sufficient to meet this requirement. Applicants must identify
potential barriers and explain steps they will take to overcome these
barriers.**

**\*Note:** Applicants are required to address this provision by
attaching a statement to the ED GEPA 427 Form that must be downloaded
from Grants.gov.

**INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION OF SF-LLL, DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING
ACTIVITIES**

This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, whether
subawardee or prime Federal recipient, at the initiation or receipt of a
covered Federal action, or a material change to a previous filing,
pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The filing of a form is
required for each payment or agreement to make payment to any lobbying
entity for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress,
or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with a covered
Federal action. Complete all items that apply for both the initial
filing and material change report. Refer to the implementing guidance
published by the Office of Management and Budget for additional
information.

1\. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which lobbying
activity is and/or has been secured to influence the outcome of a
covered Federal action.

2\. Identify the status of the covered Federal action.

3\. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If this is a
followup report caused by a material change to the information
previously reported, enter the year and quarter in which the change
occurred. Enter the date of the last previously submitted report by this
reporting entity for this covered Federal action.

4\. Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
reporting entity. Include Congressional District, if known. Check the
appropriate classification of the reporting entity that designates if it
is, or expects to be, a prime or subaward recipient. Identify the tier
of the subawardee, e.g., the first subawardee of the prime is the 1st
tier. Subawards include but are not limited to subcontracts, subgrants
and contract awards under grants.

5\. If the organization filing the report in item 4 checks "Subawardee,"
then enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the prime
Federal recipient. Include Congressional District, if known.

6\. Enter the name of the federal agency making the award or loan
commitment. Include at least one organizational level below agency name,
if known. For example, Department of Transportation, United States Coast
Guard.

7\. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered
Federal action (item 1). If known, enter the full Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants, cooperative agreements,
loans, and loan commitments.

8\. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number available for
the Federal action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request for Proposal
(RFP) number; Invitations for Bid (IFB) number; grant announcement
number; the contract, grant, or loan award number; the
application/proposal control number assigned by the Federal agency).
Included prefixes, e.g., "RFP-DE-90-001."

9\. For a covered Federal action where there has been an award or loan
commitment by the Federal agency, enter the Federal amount of the
award/loan commitment for the prime entity identified in item 4 or 5.

10\. (a) Enter the full name, address, city, State and zip code of the
lobbying registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 engaged by
the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influence the covered
Federal action.

> \(b\) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing services,
> and include full address if different from 10(a). Enter Last Name,
> First Name, and Middle Initial (MI).

11\. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print his/her
name, title, and telephone number.

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**[APPLICATION NARRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}**

Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov. Please
refer to pages 9 to 12 of the application package for more information
regarding new electronic submission requirements.

Before preparing the application narrative, the applicant should read
**[carefully]{.underline}** the program statute, Notice Inviting New
Applications, and the program regulations, including Subpart B, §648.20,
[How does an Institution of Higher Education Apply for a
Grant?]{.underline} and Subpart C, §648.30 through §648.33, [How Does
the Secretary Make an Award?]{.underline}

####### Application Narrative Content: 

######## Project Abstract

Each application must complete a "Project Abstract Form" which should
contain the following information:

-   The name of your institution and the type of application your
    institution is submitting (i.e. single discipline,
    interdisciplinary, or multidisciplinary); and

-   A short summary covering the designated area(s) of national need and
    the anticipated number of GAANN fellows to be involved.

Information provided in the one-page abstract must be double-spaced and
attached into the Project Abstract Form in the Grants.gov system.

2.  **Project Narrative**

Address each selection criterion, including all sub-criteria, in
sequential order. The selection criteria can be found in the program
regulations, **Subpart C, §648.31, [What Selection Criteria Does the
Secretary Use?]{.underline}** The selection criteria can also be
reviewed in the Notice Inviting New Applications.

**NOTE: Section 648.31 -- What selection criteria does the Secretary
use?**

The selection criteria at C.F.R. 648.31, consider an applicant's
policies and procedures to ensure enrollment of talented graduate
students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. Do these
criteria require an applicant to give priority to or set aside stipends
for students based on race or ethnicity?

That is not the intent of the selection criteria. Rather, they are
intended to direct applicants to engage in outreach and recruitment
efforts as a means of fostering the enrollment of eligible students from
traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. The GAANN criteria do not
independently require or authorize applicants to give priority for or
set aside stipends for students based on race or ethnicity. It should be
noted, however, that an institution of higher education (IHE) is
permitted to take race and ethnicity into consideration in the award of
financial aid, provided that the institution complies with the legal
principles described in the Department's policy guidance on
race-targeted financial aid, under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act,
which was published in the Federal Register on February 23, 1994 (59
FED.REG8756). In summary, it is permissible for IHE's to consider race
and ethnicity in granting financial aid in order to promote diversity of
their student body and to remedy the effects of discrimination. As
explained in this guidance, use of race or ethnicity as a remedy or to
promote diversity must be narrowly tailored to achieve those objectives.
IHE's that seek to do this should consult the policy guidance for
further clarification on how to ensure that race-targeted financial aid
is narrowly tailored to meet the objectives of remedying past
discrimination or promoting diversity. IHE's in the Fifth Circuit should
note that the legality of discrimination in a public school system as a
whole is unclear in light of the Fifth Circuit's decision in [Hopwood v.
Texas]{.underline}, 78F 3d 932 (5^th^ Cir.) [cert.]{.underline} [denied,
Texas v.]{.underline} [Hopwood]{.underline}, 115 S. CT. 2581 (1996).

> []{.mark}

**[Narrative Page Limits:]{.underline}**

1.  Single discipline must be limited to the equivalent of no more than
    40 pages.

2.  Interdisciplinary applications, as defined below, must be limited to
    the equivalent of no more than 60 pages.

3.  Multidisciplinary applications, as defined below, must be limited to
    the equivalent of no more than 40 pages for each academic discipline
    included in the proposal.

    **\*Note:** An interdisciplinary application must request funding
    for a single proposed program of study that involves in two or more
    disciplines. A multidisciplinary application must request funding
    for two or more proposed programs of study that are independent and
    unrelated to one another. Applicants must abide by the definitions
    of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary when applying page
    limits.

    Page limitation requirements do not apply to the following standard
    forms: the SF 424 Form; the Budget Spreadsheet Form; the Assurances
    and Certifications; the Project Abstract Form; or the Appendices.

    **Note: Page limitations requirements for the application narrative
    section will be strictly enforced. Your application will be rejected
    if you exceed the page limits outlined above.**

    **Formatting Requirements**

    **ALL** applications (single, interdisciplinary, or
    multidisciplinary) must apply the following standards:

[]{.mark}

-   A "page" is 8.5\" x 11\", on one side only, with 1\" margins at the
    top, bottom, and both sides. Page numbers and an identifier may be
    within the 1" margin.

-   Double-space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text
    in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes,
    quotations, references, and captions. However, you may single space
    all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. Charts, tables,
    figures, and graphs presented in the application narrative count
    toward the page limit.

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-   Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
    New or Arial. Applications submitted in any other font (including
    Times Roman, Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.

-   Use not less than a 12-point font. However, you may use a 10-point
    font in charts, tables, figures, graphs, footnotes, and endnotes.

3.  **Appendices**

> []{.mark}

-   Appendices are limited to the following:

    1.  Curriculum Vitae - no more than two (2) pages per faculty
        member;

    2.  Course listing;

    3.  Letters of support;

    4.  Bibliography; and

    5.  One additional optional appendix relevant to the support of the
        proposal, not to exceed five (5) pages.

> The documents to be included in the appendices must be attached
> electronically as separate documents. Applicants should save the
> documents in Microsoft Word as either a .DOC (document) .RTF (rich
> text) or .PDF (Portable Document) file. Once the documents have been
> saved, the applicant must attach the documents included in the
> appendices to the "Other Attachments Form" section in the Grants.gov
> system.

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="12"><h1
id="graduate-assistance-in-areas-of-national-need-gaann-fellowship-program">GRADUATE
ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED (GAANN) FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM</h1></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12">PART II. - BUDGET INFORMATION</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="12"><h1
id="section-a-fellowship-data-for-each-single-discipline">SECTION A:
FELLOWSHIP DATA FOR EACH SINGLE DISCIPLINE</h1></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">1. Discipline and CIP code</td>
<td colspan="4">2. Number of fellowships from Federal funds</td>
<td colspan="4">3. Additional fellowships from institutional matching
contributions</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="4"><p>1st year:</p>
<p>2nd year:</p>
<p>3rd year:</p></td>
<td colspan="4"><p>1st year:</p>
<p>2nd year:</p>
<p>3rd year:</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"><h1
id="section-b-federal-funds-requested-and-required-institutional-matching-contributions">SECTION
B: FEDERAL FUNDS REQUESTED AND REQUIRED INSTITUTIONAL MATCHING
CONTRIBUTIONS</h1></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">1st Year</td>
<td colspan="2">2nd Year</td>
<td colspan="2">3rd Year</td>
<td colspan="2">Total</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">Allowable Cost Categories</td>
<td>Federal</td>
<td>Non-Federal</td>
<td>Federal</td>
<td>Non-Federal</td>
<td>Federal</td>
<td>Non-Federal</td>
<td>Federal</td>
<td>Non-Federal</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">4. Stipends</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">5. Institutional Payment</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">6. Tuition</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">7. Fees</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">8. Other Educational Costs</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">9. Total</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">10. Total Program Funds (Federal + Non-Federal)</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Note: Please refer to 34 CFR Part 648 Subpart F\-- [What are the
Administrative Responsibilities of the Institution for budget
information.]{.underline}

(Federal funds remaining at the end of the current budget period will be
carried over into the next budget period. The total amount of the next
budget period may be reduced by the amount carried over.)

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"><h5
id="graduate-assistance-in-areas-of-national-need-gaann-fellowship-program-1">GRADUATE
ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED (GAANN) FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM</h5></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="12"><h1
id="fellowship-data-summary-for-two-or-more-disciplines">FELLOWSHIP DATA
SUMMARY FOR TWO OR MORE DISCIPLINES</h1></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="12"><h5
id="section-c-fellowship-data-summary-for-two-or-more-disciplines">SECTION
C: FELLOWSHIP DATA SUMMARY FOR TWO OR MORE DISCIPLINES</h5></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">1. Disciplines and CIP codes</td>
<td colspan="4" rowspan="6"><p>2. Total number of fellowships from
Federal funds</p>
<p>1st year:</p>
<p>2nd year:</p>
<p>3rd year:</p></td>
<td colspan="4" rowspan="6"><p>3. Total additional fellowships from
institutional matching contributions</p>
<p>1st year:</p>
<p>2nd year:</p>
<p>3rd year:</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="12"><h1
id="section-d-summary-of-federal-funds-requested-and-required-institutional-matching-contributions">SECTION
D: SUMMARY OF FEDERAL FUNDS REQUESTED AND REQUIRED INSTITUTIONAL
MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS</h1></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">1st Year</td>
<td colspan="2">2nd Year</td>
<td colspan="2">3rd Year</td>
<td colspan="2">Total</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">Allowable Cost Categories</td>
<td>Federal</td>
<td>Non-Federal</td>
<td>Federal</td>
<td>Non-Federal</td>
<td>Federal</td>
<td>Non-Federal</td>
<td>Federal</td>
<td>Non-Federal</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">4. Stipends</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">5. Institutional Payment</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">6. Tuition</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">7. Fees</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">8. Other Educational Costs</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">9. Total</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4">10. Total Program Funds (Federal +Non-Federal)</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

(Federal funds remaining at the end of the current budget period will be
carried over into the next budget period. The total amount of the next
budget period may be reduced by the amount carried over).

GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED PROGRAM

**[STATUTORY ASSURANCES]{.underline}**

**[NOTE: DO NOT MODIFY OR AMEND THIS PAGE. COPY, SAVE AND ATTACH TO THE
"OTHER ATTACHMENTS FORM".]{.underline}**

This form must be signed by the official who has authority to commit the
organization to accept Federal funds and submitted with the application.

1\. From the funds received under this program, the applicant will make
commitments to graduate students at any point of their graduate study to
provide stipends for the length of time necessary for the student to
complete the course of graduate study, but in no case longer than five
years. No such commitments will be made to students under this program
unless the applicant has determined that adequate funds are available to
fulfill the commitment from either funds received or anticipated under
this program, or from institutional funds. In the event that funds made
available to the academic department under the program are insufficient
to provide the assistance due a student under the commitment entered
into between the academic department and the student, the academic
department will endeavor, from any funds available to it, to fulfill the
commitment to the student.

2\. For a fellowship initially awarded for the academic year 1998-99, or
any succeeding academic year, the applicant will ensure that a stipend
paid a fellow will be at a level of support equal to that provided by
the National Science Foundation graduate fellowships, as of February 1,
2006, except that such amounts shall be adjusted as necessary so as not
to exceed the fellow\'s demonstrated level of financial need.

3\. The applicant will ensure that no student shall receive an award
except during periods in which such student is maintaining satisfactory
progress in, and devoting essentially full time to, study or research in
the field in which such fellowship was awarded, or if the student is
engaging in gainful employment other than part-time employment involved
in teaching, research, or similar activities determined by the
institution to be in support of the student\'s progress toward a degree.

4\. The applicant will ensure that it will provide, from other
non-Federal funds, for the purposes of the fellowship program under this
part an amount equal to at least 25 percent of the amount of the grant
received under this part.

5\. The applicant will ensure that Federal funds or institutional
matching contribution made available under this part for any fiscal year
will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the
funds that would otherwise be made available for the purpose of this
part and in no case to supplant those funds.

6\. The applicant will ensure that the academic department will provide
at least one year of supervised training in instruction in accordance
with §648.61 of the program regulations.

**Signature of Authorized Certifying Official Date**

**[Application Checklist]{.underline}**

Use this Checklist while preparing your Application Package. These parts
are organized in the same manner that the submitted application should
be organized. The parts are as follows:

**[Part I]{.underline}:**

**Application for Federal Assistance (SF 424)**

**Department of Education Supplemental Information for SF 424**

**[Part II]{.underline}:**

**GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s) Form**

Attach GAANN Budget Spreadsheet(s) Form in "Other Attachments Form"

**Assurances, Certifications, and Survey Forms**

> All "Assurances, Certifications, and Survey Forms" [must be
> completed]{.underline}

-   ED GEPA 427 Form

-   Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF 424B)

-   Grants.gov Lobbying Form (formerly Certification Regarding Lobbying
    (ED 80-0013)

-   Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL)

**GAANN Statutory Assurances**

Attach GAANN Statutory Assurances in "Other Attachments Form".

**[Part III]{.underline}:**

**SF-424 Project Abstract Form**

> Attach Abstract to the "ED Abstract Form" in Grants.gov

######  **Project Application Narrative Attachment Form** 

> Attach Table of Contents (optional), and Responses to selection
> criteria

**Attachments**

> Attach Appendices to "Other Attachments Form"

**Paperwork Burden Statement**

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this
information collection is 1840-0604. The time required to complete this
information collection is estimated to average 41.33 hours per response,
including the time to review instructions, search existing data
resources, gather needed data, and complete and review the information
collection. If you have any comments concerning the accuracy of the time
estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to:
U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC 20202-5247. If you have
comments or concerns regarding the status of your individual submission
of this form, write directly to: The Graduate Assistance in Areas of
National Need Fellowship Program, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street, N.W., 6^th^ floor, Washington, DC 20006-8521.