§ 263.22 What are the application requirements for these grants? ( a ) Each application must contain— ( 1 ) A description of how Indian Tribes and parents and families of Indian children and youth have been, and will be, involved in developing and implementing the proposed activities;
( 2 ) Assurances that the applicant will participate, at the request of the Secretary, in any national evaluation of this program;
( 3 ) Information demonstrating that the proposed project is evidence-based, where applicable, or is based on an existing evidence-based program that has been modified to be culturally appropriate for Indian students;
( 4 ) A description of how the applicant will continue the proposed activities once the grant period is over; and
( 5 ) Other assurances and information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
( b ) The Secretary may require an applicant to satisfy any of the requirements in this paragraph. When inviting applications for a competition under the Demonstration Grants program, the Secretary establishes the application requirements through a notice inviting applications published in the Federal Register. If specified in the notice inviting applications, an applicant must submit— ( 1 ) Evidence, which could be either a needs assessment conducted within the last three years or other data analysis, of— ( i ) The greatest barriers, both in and out of school, to the readiness of local Indian students for college and careers;
( ii ) Opportunities in the local community to support Indian students; and
( iii ) Existing local policies, programs, practices, service providers, and funding sources.
( 2 ) A copy of an agreement signed by the partners in the proposed project, identifying the responsibilities of each partner in the project. The agreement can be either— ( i ) A consortium agreement that meets the requirements of 34 CFR 75.128, if each of the entities are eligible entities under this program; or
( ii ) Another form of partnership agreement, such as a memorandum of understanding or a memorandum of agreement, if not all the partners are eligible entities under this program.
( 3 ) A plan, which includes measurable objectives, to evaluate reaching the project goal or goals.
( 4 ) A plan for how the applicant will oversee service providers and ensure that students receive high-quality services under the project.
( 5 ) ( i ) For an applicant that is not a Tribe, if 50 percent or more of the total student population of the schools to be served by the project consists of members of one Tribe, documentation that that Tribe is a partner for the proposed project.
( ii ) For an applicant that is an LEA or SEA and is not required by paragraph (i) of this section to partner with a specific Tribe, documentation that at least one Tribe or Indian organization is a partner for the proposed project.
( 6 ) An assurance that— ( i ) Services will be supplemental to the education program provided by local schools attended by the students to be served;
( ii ) Funding will be supplemental to existing sources, such as Johnson O'Malley funding; and
( iii ) The availability of funds for supplemental special education and related services (*i.e.,* services that are not part of the special education and related services, supplementary aids and services, and program modifications or supports for school personnel that are required to make a free appropriate public education (FAPE) available under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to a child with a disability in conformity with the child's IEP or the regular or special education and related aids and services required to make FAPE available under a Section 504 plan, if any) does not affect the right of the child to receive FAPE under Part B of the IDEA or Section 504, and the respective implementing regulations.
( 7 ) For an applicant that does not propose a planning period— ( i ) A description of the service selection method required in § 263.25(d).
( ii ) A description of the parent involvement and feedback process required in § 263.25(e).
( iii ) A sample of the written agreement required in § 263.25(f).
( iv ) A description of the process to choose students to be served, as required in § 263.25(g).
[80 FR 22412, Apr. 22, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 43450, July 17, 2020]